Volume 10 Chapter 81 The Queen’s Secret

“There are too many details for me to tell you now, so I’ll summarise it.” Ah Neath took a quick look outside to estimate how much time she had.

“For some reason, Father suddenly died after you left. Princess Consort, well, she wasn’t my Princess Consort yet then. She, a direct member of Great Spirit Shaman’s group, was sent to me from Mount Wanyu. Thanks to the esteem she and Baimu were held in, the state wasn’t plunged into chaos.

“Because the state values men over women, she suggested I ascend the throne as a boy. Not many people in the court recognised me, so we only needed to convince those who did to keep my secret.

“She helped me consolidate my rule and eliminated anyone who was a threat to my rule, so I was grateful to her and did as she said. I took her as my Princess Consort so that she could legitimately handle political affairs for me.”

“That explains why you took a Princess Consort as a woman. She knows everything in that case.”

“Of course she does.” Ah Neath drew blood from her lip with her teeth. “After I was enthroned, I wanted to complete the Ahhuda Ceremony so that I could obtain authority over the military. You know I require the approval of a Great Spirit Shaman if I want to complete it before the age of twenty. Baimu kept putting obstacles in my way, while that wench claimed to have lost contact with Mount Wanyu. I believed her, so I only threw a tantrum. Looking back, I should be grateful for having a short fuse and speaking without consulting my brain first. They would’ve killed me already if I was shrewd, and they were probably planning to the entire time.

“At a banquet, I had a few too many drinks with the wench. I’m not good at holding my liquor, but it was an important banquet, so I took a pill to alleviate the effects of alcohol. Therefore, I was still aware of my surroundings when I was sleeping.

“I was asleep when Baimu barged into my room and climbed straight into my bed. I was almost as alert as if I didn’t have a drop of alcohol when he tried to unbutton my collar. I wouldn’t be surprised if he was trying to violate me because he knows my secret and treats himself as my superior. I was going to reproach him when the wench came in to stop him.

“I was ready to fight Baimu to the death if he dared to harm her, so I continued feigning, waiting for an opportunity to catch him off guard. Never did I expect to hear her say, ‘What are you doing? She’s still useful. His Eminence made it clear that nobody was to touch her. You have a death wish?’

“I heard everything they said, though I didn’t understand what it was all about.

“Baimu replied, ‘She’s growing prettier by the day. Her bust and peach are also growing well… Not even her chest cloth can hold them knockers in anymore. She’ll have to go sooner or later, so why not let me have a taste first?’”

“In the coldest voice I ever heard from her, the wench threatened, ‘You think you’re the only one who thinks she’s pretty?’

“I remember even Baimu was shocked. He asked, ‘You mean, His Eminence also…’

“The wench replied, ‘Apart from that, she’s also Baimu’s current King. While you have authority over the military, it doesn’t mean everyone is subservient to