Master Cheng and His Father
Ping An Palace.
This is one of the palaces inside the Forbidden City. It's a gathering place for members of the royal family where they casually converse. Normally, the emperor acts as the host, while the princesses, princes, the emperor's harem and other relatives of the royal family gather here.
While the emperor is busy, he makes time to enjoy family gatherings a few days every month.
Perhaps the prophecy made him miss out on chances to show his love for his sons, hence why he particularly treasured his children.
Aside from the six princes, the emperor also has three princesses.
It seemed as though the emperor transferred his love for his sons onto his three beloved daughters, He lets them have their way and bends to their every whim, giving them everything they ever wanted. And it wasn't just giving them pearls.
Let me give an example. Martial arts are flouris.h.i.+ng during this dynasty. There are princes and princesses who don't practice martial arts. However, if a prince wanted to enter the pugilistic world and train, he wouldn't reveal it before the emperor, but would wish for it silently deep down. But no matter how far-fetched things are, there aren't any princesses who enter the pugilistic world.
But Emperor Yuan Sheng went and broke that tradition. The second princess had a strong interest in martial arts, and was particularly skilled with a sabre. She asked the emperor to find a reputable teacher in the martial world. The emperor wrestled with the request and then let her enrol in a school. Not even the princes had the chance to experience such a great honour.
You could reasonably say that the current reigning emperor, Emperor Yuan Sheng is the number one daughter-con-emperor in history.
It's a pity that the eldest princess left the palace after getting married while there's such a lively event going on here in the palace. I heard that the second princess had returned after finis.h.i.+ng up her training, but I don't see her. I presume she couldn't make it today. The third princess never liked martial arts so she didn't care if the emperor asked her to come.
It's a nice imperial martial arts tournament, and yet daughter-con, Emperor Yuan Sheng doesn't have a single one of his daughters accompanying him by his side. It truly is a sight to sigh at.
The emperor sat inside Ping An Palace on his one, waiting for his family members to arrive before heading out to watch the compet.i.tion together. However, wait as he may, n.o.body came. After waiting for ages, somebody finally entered the palace.
A beautiful young individual stepped into Ping An Palace. They were dressed in an orange robe, possessed an eloquent appearance and looked graceful.
The orange prince stepped into Ping An palace and stopped five steps in front of the emperor. He saluted him and said: "Greetings, father." His greeting was eloquent and perfect. The few maids in the palace blushed. If they weren't before the emperor's presence, I bet they would've screeched.
Each of the six princes has their strong skillsets, but in terms of looks, the orange prince was easily the most handsome.
The orange prince inherited the Li family's big bones, wide shoulders and back, tall stature and upright posture. He had a heroic aura between his eyebrows and his eyes looked full of vigour. However, the emperor had a rectangular face with a majestic and solemn look. The orange prince on the other hand, had an oval-shaped face and resembled the empress more. While he didn't look as majestic, he looked many times more handsome than the emperor.
Seeing the reactions of the maids, the emperor couldn't help but smile. He proudly felt: "That's my son. He's got the makings of a great man!"
