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Imperial Palace Wife Lee was screaming her lungs out in the imperial hospital. She had went into labour the few hours prior and Alexander was with her the whole time, trying to comfort the distraught female."I am never getting pregnant again." She gnashed out her teeth as she looked at Tyler dead in the eye with so much hatred and anger it actually made the emperor shudder."You heard her, your majesty. No more babies." Aria said to the male besides him, nudging him in the ribs."But what of the royal line." Tyler asked on purpose."Go bed the other wives!" The imperial palace wife yelled from the other side of the bed as she crouched down in pain."Oh wait they're dismissed because you were to stuck up on one loose vagina!" She continued to cuss the emperor out."What scum bag impregnates his wife's lesbian best friend?!" She spat heavily as a massive cramp hit her abdomen. Tyler looked confusedly at the laboring woman and to his empress, Aria just shrugged, despite knowing full well that the Imperial Palace Wife was a rainbow as they come."After this your so dead!" She screeched."My lady, I advise you to stay calm." The midwife said pissing of the palace wife even more."You try giving birth!""I have four kids, my lady." The midwife replied, totally oblivious of the threat in Lee's eyes.In the end Imperial Palace Wife Lee gave birth to a beautiful healthy baby boy named Arthur, a name Alexander chose for him.The emperor and empress had called upon a few selected personnel of the media to attend a press conference at the national assembly house. The matter to discuss was the dismissal of the imperial harem and abolish the law permitting harems. The wives had given that much input after having heard the empress' condition about their dismissal. They told the empress that abolishing the harem could save a lot of royals and the other people lots of trouble."Are you ready?" Tyler asked the seemingly shaky empress. It has been a long time since Aria has stood in front of a crowd, especially when that crowd were his people."Just a little bit nervous, nothing more." Aria said shaking his hands. His body, a bump visible was a little jittery from the adrenaline rushing through his veins."You'll be fine, I'll be right next to you." Tyler comforter holding the shorter male in his embrace."You're speaking, don't forget. I'm just spectating." Aria stated looking up at the handsome older male."I thought you were going to, it was your idea." Tyler said, chuckling at his wife's childish behavior."It's your country." Aria retorted making the emperor smile and rub his belly."It's our country and yes I'll address them." He said kissing the top of Aria's head resulting in a slap to his hand from the empress."Step away from me." Aria stated glaring at the emperor, who did nothing and just smiled. Aria snickered and rolled his eyes."Stand up and bow for the royal monarchs of the country." The national speaker said overheard the speakers in the room.The crowd did as told and greeted Tyler and Aria as they stepped on the royal podium, where there were cushioned chairs and a desk infront of them with microphones sticking out of the end of the desk."The emperor will now address the nation and it's citizens." Nomad, the national speaker said.Tyler looked at the man and nodded his head at him, pulling the rather flexible microphone. He looked at the crowd before him and took in the architecture of the huge spacious room. Like a normal assembly house room, it had rows upon rows of desks and chairs, microphones attached to each designated seating area."Greetings my people, I have a very important issue to address to the people of this country and I wanted to better say that in person than over the ministers of this court." Tyler stated, making the crowd murmur a little."The empress and I have a few announcements to make about he future of our country. The first being we're expecting our fifth legitimate child, the Imperial Palace Wife also gave birth a week ago and that the harem will be dismissed." Tyler said calmly and the people in the crowd listened in very attentively, some writing and others recording, obviously it was the media and paparazzi. Cameras shuttered every second as Tyler continued to speak."The dismissal of the harem also comes with a new law. Any household that has more than one wive legally or illegal will be charged a fine of not less than G3000 or will face imprisonment of up to 3 years maximum.""Your majesty, that seems a bit too harsh." A man interrupted the emperor."You will be given a chance to speak. Let the emperor finish." Nomad said to the restless paparazzi, they were ready to jump the emperor with questions."As I was saying, this law came about because of my personal harem and I saw that it's not fair upon the other wives that only one or two get favoured will the rest ignored." Tyler finished and let the national speaker take over."We will now take in questions only regarding this. You over there." Nomad stated as he let the paparazzi have their way with the royal couple."Your majesty, you stated that, the harem will be dismissed, what of the Imperial Concubine and Imperial Palace Wife, prior to this, news came that the third princess is to be the crown princess and her birth mother is the imperial concubine. So my question is are the mothers of the heirs also getting dismissed." A reporter asked as she was given the floor by the national speaker."The mothers of the heirs are not to be dismissed unless stated otherwise." Aria answered from his seat."Next question?" The national speaker said."Your highness. Rumor has it that your dismissed half of the ministers of the court, why?" A male bold reporter asked."We are discussing matters of the harem, how-""It's ok, I'll answer. This was also a matter we were going to address in a few seconds, but you've beat us to it. Yes I have dismissed some of the ministers, there was evidence of corruption and I had to intervene. " Aria stated as he looked at the male reporter with no emotion in his eyes."Anyone else?""Your majesty, forgive my bluntness, but there's news going around that the legitimate heirs have been abdicated of their rights to the throne, could you highness or his majesty say something on that?" Another male reporter asked."You seem to be in my family's business too much, but since we're the monarchs it's understandable. Yes, I have removed my children from the line of ascension, may I will reinstate them, but we'll just have to wait and see." Aria stated."Another person?" Nomad asked."Your majesty, the civilians are speculating in the new armies that were seen entering the country that his majesty must have sold the country." A female reporter uttered with no fear at all, Tyler chuckled and her naive tactics."The armies you've seen were from my wife's personal division. I'm sure everyone here knows that the empress was once a crown prince, so he obviously had his own army to lead over. Those were his men and they are here to protect us going forward." Tyler answered the female reporter who nodded her head in understanding."Does that validate the inability of the country's army to keep us safe!" A male reporter screamed out from the back of the crowd."Impossible! They're here to make the country more safe than it already is." Tyler said, these peasants were getting under his skin. Amidst his rising anger he felt a warm hand creeping into his, he first looked at it and then the owner. He was met with a smiling beautiful empress, who was shaking his head slightly."The empress was attacked a few months ago, the country still hasn't heard of the perpetrator being caught. What if he strikes again or strikes the citizens of Atlia?" Another male reporter asked."You will have order in this room and follow my biddings, you have you the permission to speak?" Nomad reigned over with a stern and heavy voice."It's ok Nomad. The citizens deserve to know. I am not putting my people at risk without disclosing the perpetrator, but I'm well aware of his whereabouts. The problem is it's a complicated procedure due to more personal ties." Aria stated calmly, he knew who wa the perpetrator behind his attack and just like he said, it was a sensitive personal problem. Tyler shouldn't know of it yet because it involves the imperial concubine and her father.The assembly went on like that, the reporters asking the rulers about the country and the rulers answering their questions to the best of their abilities.