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Chapter 9
The following days after the lunch reunion with his brother had been uneventful for Jin Huan despite the chaos the Imperial court had descended to. Jin Huan had spent the remainder of his confinement save for the servants of his palace and his dear mother, in the midst of chaos cropping up left and right which had left the Imperial Harem busy helping wherever their authority is required and fulfilling their duties assisting the Emperor and their families during these turbulent times, still had her son in her mind who was still undergoing punishment.
According to his mother the Consort Zhou, a former general before her marriage to the Emperor, the court had descended into chaos, the country is facing national security breaches on all sides and rumors have surfaced regarding rebel forces at work in the Northern regions. The country has literally been turne
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“Good evening Your Highnesses. And welcome home my prince, I hope your travels have been uneventful and well?” General Fan Long Wei greeted them with a deep bow before straightening up and turning towards his childhood friend and classmate, the Second Prince, Jin Jian whom he had not seen for a few months now.Jin Jian, upon seeing his old friend’s formal posture let out a loud and unrestrained guffaw before moving forward slinging his arm around Fan Long Wei’s shoulders, chuckling the whole time. He said, “Geez, what’s with the formalities, its not like you don’t know my siblings. Haha. from what i've heard from the other guards earlier you have been working on quite a few projects together with these two rascals eh?” Jin Jian exclaimed fondly while gesturing at Jin Ling and Jin Xiu Ying. It was apparent that he was referring to the multiple arrests made by the court led by both his sibling’s respective inve
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