Letter, You Did Not Take This Prince’s Words to Heart

The Emperor has been extremely busy lately—not only does he have no time to trouble Serena Feng, he can barely handle his own affairs. Several regions reported as the worst disaster zones, and after repeated investigations, it turns out all the embezzled silver ended up respectfully offered to Prince Chase.

The issue of military pay being skimmed eventually dragged in Prince Rowan. Only now does the Emperor realize just how much his sons have done right under his nose—and how much power they've seized.

The Emperor was furious. He felt his imperial authority was being challenged. As ruler, he does need to appoint a Crown Prince, but he absolutely refuses to let his sons snatch away his power—one meddling in official appointments, another interfering with military command. How could he not be angry?

Now the Emperor not only has to deal with disasters across the realm, he also has to suppress his sons. As for snatching the command medallion, he can only assign it to ordinary agents—he needs to keep his best people for the battles at court.

These agents have tried several times, but before they could even get close, the dark guards of Feng Manor detected them.

With Prince Nolan gone, the number of dark guards in Feng Manor has more than doubled. The Emperor can't openly seize anything, and working in secret means he's constantly constrained. Serena is happy for the reprieve—she knows that after this, the Emperor will be busy for at least half a year.

No need to play mind games with the Emperor anymore—other matters can finally be put on the agenda, like how to deal with Spring, Autumn, and Winter.

Serena's first thought was to send them back to Ninth Prince Manor. Since Summer Xia turned out to be a problem, she can't trust the other three either. But...

When Serena learned that the maids and guards she sent back were immediately exiled by Prince Nolan to Northlyn, she fell silent again. After all this time together, she'd grown attached. Spring, Autumn, and Winter have always served her with care. If she sends these three away, she'll have to promote new maids, and there's no telling if the replacements might be plants from rival factions.

Serena has been wavering for days, unable to decide what to do. Just then, Prince Nolan sent someone to deliver a letter—and the messenger turned out to be...