The Princesses Doubts

While at amasya vermithor then realized his mistakes and felt the guilt inside his heart. He then apologized to dolions army for his offense including his brother and father. But he wasn't so sure about his elder sister. He can't help but remember her sisters disappointed face while she was staring him down as he fell to the floor once he was slapped. He then built up the courage to send her an apology and she accepted it. But he knew very well that his sister now doubts his loyalty to the empire and to their family. And he was correct to think so because Ceres was easily suspicious of everyone considering the past rivalries between brother's. Mainly the late prince Esmond and keiran's rivaly...

1 year later

The imperial children are now 20 years of age. Prince thermidor was able to gain full authority in Adonai and was able to gain the respect of his new subjects. He was yet to we'd as he's decided to instead serve the empire until it is stable enough for him to guarantee that no one will harm his family. He began to command his ministers to invent new types of weapons such as guns & canons to once again gain more power for his fathers safety and the empires against rivals. He also focused on his health and trained 5am in the morning till 3pm at noon after that he'd attend his council from 3pm to 10pm for provincial affairs, but the princes day hasn't finished yet as after all that work he'd have to write reports from 10pm to 12pm and only then will he be able to sleep and rest. 19 hours of work and 5 hours of rest. The prince has adapted this routine for a few years now and it has proven it's efficiency as the prince has a massive athletic build and he has grown more knowledge in ruling the empire. But the prince had no intention in ruling but instead only support his brother once vermithor ascends the throne...

Ceres has gotten into trouble in Trystia as the ministers are now questioning her fertility as she has not yet produced an heir. Her standing became shaky after the incident of her brothers and now the common folk are also questioning her ability to produce an heir for the prince. Luckily yongqi wasn't in a rush to have an heir and Pascifyed Ceres whenever she would have anxiety attacks and assured her that even if they won't be able to have an heir he would still stand by her and cherish her. But that statement made Ceres question her standing even further... "Even if we won't be able to have a child I will still stand beside you and cherish you." Ceres was haunted my yongqi's statement as he had only said to stand beside her and not to love her if they didn't have a child. Now Ceres was under pressure even more as she overthinks everything. She begain to desperately try to have a child with yongqi but there was still no outcome. Her temper began to change signs of her anxiety began to show as she slept no longer than 2 hours and ate only once a day. This worried the prince so he tried to persuade her to eat and sleep more. But he failed after months and months of persuading the prince was running out of patience. And soon he did. He was so frustrated and began to scold Ceres about her behavior and Ceres further became scared of losing the prince. She tried to hug the prince tightly trying to stop him from leaving her but he pushed her aside and left. Ceres cried day and night as her health began to decline from all the pressure. Now she has lost yongqi's love and care she wasn't sure of what's next...

Vermithor finally was able to gain back the trust of his father and brother and began to do his duties as governor of amasya. But he still had a problem. The prince still harbors jealousy against his brother and tries to compete with thermidor in every opportunity he can. But as always he fails. He then just started to focus on amasya and expanding it by requesting that he is to be allowed to campaign for him to be able to conquer more land's to expand amasya. It was approved and he and his army soon went their way to conquer land's.

Yongqi was now in frustration with Ceres and there was now a rift between them. He then focused on state affairs and helping his mother guard and protect their palace as his mother's cousin the empress Athena and her clan began to test and strike yongqi and empress Ali's empire. Now yongqi spent most of his time training for battle and gaining more soldiers to defend his mother's empire. Not only that but also to train his two brothers Xi-men and Xu-xiao. His brothers were still young in age and he was more than 10 years their senior. It was his duty to protect the as his father was away. He soon began preparations for their defense as he feared that his aunt would come and attack them and catch them off guard. While yongqi was busy with war Ceres was in pain and was mentally unstable as she fears that she would be hunted down by his husbands advisors and she might get deposed. She began to drink recklessly and her health furth6 declined. Not only that but many women began to seduce yongqi for him to sire imperial heirs. Yongqi had his advisors daughters trying to seduce him and arouse him for them to be able to give yongqi and heir and replace Ceres as his legal wife. Yongqi then began to question on whether or not he should sire them his imperial children. But one woman caught his attention. His main advisors daughter. And he wanted to give him her his child...