Fools

In the Xie family residence, a woman stretched her limbs tiredly. She just finished the exhausting paperwork.

This is Xie Jia Li, the current Head of the Xie Household.

Xie Jia Li just wanted to sleep right now when her terminal suddenly rang making her frowned. Looking at the familiar name earned a disgusted look on her face.

However, her eyes were lively and shining.

"You bitch. Are you seriously calling right now? I'm busy!"

Anyone who heard her would be shocked by her vulgar words. Especially since it's coming from the respected Head of Xie Family.

[Do you think I wanted to call you?] the woman on the other line snorted. [I'm also busy right now! I'm preparing a letter to the Emperor.]

This woman is her bestfriend ever since their academy days, Marcella Orvana.

Xie Jia Li frozed when she heard it. "Eh? Did something happened?"

Marcella sighed. [My grandson got entangled with the third prince at the party. We received an invitation to become the third prince's official playmate.] she explained.

She blank out for a moment before bursting into laughter. "Hahahahaha! This is karma, bitch! How did that even happened?"

Marcella was angry by her reaction and rolled her eyes. [I don't know! Don't asked me. Anyways, we accpeted it.]

Xie Jia Li frozed when she heard that. Her face turned serious. "It seems like the Duchess called me for a favor?" her words became formal after realizing the situation.

[That's right. So, what do you think? Will you be willing to help our family?] though she asked casually, she's actually nervous.

The two of them were friends but this is a big matter and Xie Jia Li can't just agree. Soon, she heard a sigh.

"Actually, my granddaughter went to the party. When she came home with my son, she said, [I have seen a lot of fools in the party. Were people in my age really that dumb? Well, the third prince is pretty cute though.] Can you believed that?" her voice sound listless.

Marcella was stunned. [Your granddaughter said what?!]

Xie Jia Li's granddauther, Xie Mingyue is known for her intelligence. She's matured for her age, and have peculiar taste.

For her to say that the prince is cute... what the hell just happened at the party?!

Actually, Xie Mingyue has her reason. She's a child who's an esper. Her ability, [Extrasensory Perception] allows her to perceive things that normal people don't.

Her eyes could see the young prince's personality and emotions. And she found Caleb whose emotions were like a roller coaster adorable.

His heart is pure and he's a bubbly child.

This made Xie Mingyue, who's the complete opposite of him, very interested on the third prince.

"Don't send a letter. Let's meet him directly at the palace."

It was the start of the two Ducal Households' cooperation.

Their First Mission- [Appoint Caleb Xyrus as the Crown Prince]

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Immediately, the two Duchess sent a letter to the Emperor, requesting for a private meeting.

It was approved at the same day and the meeting was scheduled tomorrow. The Emperor's choice was pretty obvious.

He probably didn't even expect that the third prince would be so capable to pull the two Ducal Households with him. He wondered if he underestimated that child.

Even he, never received the support of those two households before. The Orvana and Xie Family had always remained neutral, never participating in the Imperial Family's fight for the throne.

To appoint someone as the Crown Prince/Princess, one would need the approval of atleast four Ducal Households of the Empire. The princes and princesses would need to work hard starting from the young age if they want to sit on the throne.

If you become the Crown Prince/Princess, the throne was pretty much yours as long as you didn't do anything outrageous.

Conour, never managed to move the Head of these two Households. No matter how his late father tried to asked them, they remained cold.

He never found out the reason for their stubbornness.

But now, after a single party, they sided with the third prince?! What kind of move did he made?

His son is definitely a genius!

***

The two Duchess were invited inside the Emperor's office. Beside him, is the Captain of the Imperial Guards, Arin Tien.

The two Duchess bowed their and gave their hreetings first before sitting down on the sofa inside the office while the Emperor sat in front of them.

"Captain Arin, you can leave the room first. I have something important to talk about with Duchess Marcella and Duchess Jia Li."

Arin saluted before leaving the room, closing the door behind him.

Affer he left, Xie Jia Li who was sitting elegantly with a cold expression instantly fell back to the headrest of the sofa with poof. She comfortably settled herself in there, almost lying down.

Conour: "..."

Marcella just calmly drank the preapred tea on the coffee table, indifferent about the situation.

"Hey, Jia Li! Are you crazy? Your in the presence of the Emperor!" Conour couldn't help but complained.

Xie Jia Li just blankly stared at him with a bored expression, rolling her eyes before closing her eyes, she even took out a pillow as if she's preparing to sleep.

A vein buldge in his head and he angrily slapped Xie Jia Li's arms. "Sit properly!" he tried to pull her arms but this is the Marshal they were talking about.

She's a Grade 8.5 like the Emperor but her physique is Grade 9 while the Emperor's only Grade 8.

"Arrgh! You're so annoying!"

In the end, Xie Jia Li was annoyed and ended up kicking the coffee table with a bang.

Conour looked at the destroyed coffee table, his hand was faster than his brain and he immediately grabbed Xie Jia Li's hair.

"You bitch! How dare you! Do you know how expensive that is?! That's made of gold, you idiot!"

Xie Jia Li is shocked as she immediately fought back.

"Oh my god! Do you kmow how much time I spent taking care of this beautiful hair of mine! Conour, you son of a bitch! I'll kill you!"

"You dare call me by my name! Aaahhh! My clothes!"

"Let go of my hair! You bastard!"

Marcella sighed, a shield made of esper energy slowly materialized in front of her as she activated her protective gear. She also clicked a hidden button on the sofa, the room instantly changed.

The furnitures disappeared even the broken coffee table and tea pot.

She opened her terminal to send a message to her worried husband.

[Richard (the one I married): Are you okay?]

[Richard (the one I married): Should I come there?]

[You: No need. But it's gonna take awhile]

[Richard (the one I married): Are they fighting again?]

[You: Who do you think will win?]

Marcella didn't wait for hee husband's respond.

[You: Should be Conous this time. He grabbed Jia Li's hair.]

She then sent a picture of the two respected figure in the Empire.

One of them who is grabbing the other hair was already half-naked, while the other couldn't do anything but just shout threats since she value her hair too much. She just tried to grabbed Conour by his clothes but with her strength, she ended up tearing it apart.

The picture she casually sent will shook the whole Empire if someone ever saw it.

After Marcella finished chatting with his husband, she grew bored. There's no tea or snacks that she can eat so she decided to stop the fight anymore.

She'd rather sleep than watched this idiotic fight. She used her ability, [Telekinesis], to unlocked the door, while speaking.

Her tone was light and casual as she asked, "Oh, it's Captain Arin?"

But the two people who shouldn't be able to hear it from their shouting frozed in their position. They mechanically turned their heads toward the door but didn't see anyone.

They blank out for a moment.

"How could Captain Arin barged in without permission?" she mockingly asked them.

"Fools." Marcella meecilessly insulted them.

***