CHAPTER 17

ONE MONTH LATER

Everything was still a shock to him. He still had not told anyone what exactly happened back then in the inn the night of the fire. The Saintess left him with his family, it had been her plan all along and yet he had no idea.

He just thought he would avenge what happened to him and then he would go back with her but that wasn’t the case. The Empress was deposed to the cold palace and since she was the crown prince’s mother the Emperor was lenient with her and didn’t punish the crown prince.

The Prime Minister was sent to exile and all of his wealth was taken by the government. Many officials were removed from their posts and new blood was brought in.

His mother was promoted to become the Imperial Noble Consort and she was now the head of the harem. His mother was now very powerful for a woman who didn’t have a lot of officials to rely on when she came.