Chapter twenty two

Yuki waits till Aki returns with Consort Raven as per commanded, he looked at her and asked: "Did you give the NC the white sliver leaf?"

"Your majesty, I did, I didn't think she would try to kill someone with it. She said that is wasn't poison but the black one was." Raven explained.

"I see, but you should have checked! Rather you knew and wanted My consort dead! You'd had jealousy over him for a long time, in fact, you were so willing to serve when he was ill. You smiled and were so happy...I didn't think about it at the time cause I was busy with the war." He replied.

"Your majesty, I would never be so happy when some else was ill, that is a big sign." Raven Said.

"Lies, I have people who witnessed it, even servants have noticed. So say these lies you wanna pull, but I will give you one warning and that is all." He replied, "Send Consort Raven back to her palace."

Raven was dismissed, as a servant came in.

"Your majesty, there is news the NC is in his palace would you like to go?"

"No, I'm sure he will be fine." He replied.

Meanwhile with Cielo...

"Greeting to NC Suchi," I replied.

"Cielo, I want to ask you something?" She spoke "The new maid you've hired? Is she a...from my palace?"

"Yes, She is why?" I asked.

"Oh, nothing at all." She replied.

Your acting is so poor even a fool could fall for it, but that poor fool is Yuki after all.

"Um, Your ladyship. It's quite late you should get back for maybe his majesty decides to visit you." I replied.

"Cielo, it's not so late I still have time besides I want to have dinner with you." She replied.

"Your ladyship, it's not necessary. As for dinner I'm not hungry and the food in my palace can't compare to yours, so I suggest that you ah go back to your palace." I replied.

I really want you to go...before something bad happens.

"Cielo, I really want to have dinner with you. And won't leave till that happens." She boldly replied.

"Fine then, dinner service for the NC and bento for me," I replied.

Food then came swiftly and fast as NC ate her food as her eyes gazed Cielo's bento, she thought to her self "He should be eating the food prepared, how else can I get him to die. No, I need to stay calm and make him try a dish."

"Try this, Cielo." She suggested.

"Um Your ladyship, I can't have that, I'm highly allergic to that. All of these dishes I can't have, the physician says I need to eat foods with lots of herbs and none of these dishes can be properly mixed. That's why Your ladyship can eat them not me." I explained.

Ha! Think you can get me that easy! I'm not that much of a fool!!! But it is slightly true!! About the food!!

"Well, then I will leave now." She replied.

I smiled and then smirked and whispered: "karmas a pain, I'm not that sweet."

She turned around and asked, "What did you say?"

"I say..a goodbye your ladyship," I replied.

It was the next morning when the servants were scurrying along loudly as Cielo woke up.

"Tsu, what happened?" I asked.

"My lord, NC Suchi has been sick with the flu and her mood is quite bad. She's been throwing out servants and saying your fault even though the physician told her that it's caused by not wearing thick clothes that night." Tsu explained.

"Never mind then I'm going back to sleep," I replied.

Cielo had gone back to sleep as Tsu left the room to see Imperial Consort Ai sitting on a seat.

"Greetings Her highness," Tsu spoke.

"Tsu? I heard Cielo had awoken I was surprised. I wanted to visit him but it seems he sleeping in this uproar so I will visit another time." She spoke as she left.

"Tsu? Wake My consort and tell him I'm here." He ordered.

"Oh, Your here. I was hoping to sleep longer, the servants are scared. The NC has come down with the flu, He mood is very bad as from what I hear." I replied.

"My lord please try to address his majesty with some manners." Tsu scolded.

"I'm sorry, I'm half asleep I think," I replied.

For Yuki, Cielo was on off a kind. He was the only one who didn't fight for favor or care he was the all-mighty ruler of the heavens.

"Achoo!"

"Excuse me, I think someone was talking about me," I replied.

"My lord you could have caught a cold from that other day." Tsu Said.

"What another day?" He asked.

"Oh that's right I have told you, there was a maid and she tried to kill me the other day," I replied.

"Kill you? You didn't tell me? Why?" He asked.

"I didn't want to ruin your mood that day when there was an opening for the palace market." I replied, "I was super happy too."

"My consort, someone tried to kill you and you're so calm about it." He replied.

"Well it ain't the first time it happened, you wouldn't believe the things people tried to do, there was this one minster in the former emperor court who tried to get his daughter married to me, but you see I was to be married to you so I turned her down and she was so hearted broken." I replied, "Although she threw a big fuss about I told her 'I'm marrying the crown prince unless you wanna tell the emperor your self that you want me not marry the crown prince, then go right ahead'."

"My consort I don't remember any of this." He replied.

"Well that's cause you were sleeping underneath a tree, I didn't wanna wake you up so I let you sleep till the nanny came looking for you," I replied.

"So I gotta question so if I so served in bed and get pregnant then would I move up status or not?" I asked.

"Well yes, but not too far ahead yet and besides The NC is three months along now even though she doesn't look like it." He replied.

"Oh wow, like I care...I mean good for her. I'm tired, you can head back I'll sleep for a while." I replied.

Yuki walked a little closer to him and whispered: "Alright, But if anything happens I'll come very fast."

Yuki then left the palace as Cielo went to sleep.

"My lord are you not gonna tell his majesty that you're ill?" Tsu asked.

"No, he had so many matters to attend to. Besides I bet you he'll ask that stupid doctor if I'm fine or not." I replied.

"Alright then, sleep well and if you need anything I'll be right here," Tsu replied.

Tsu left the room, meanwhile with Yuki...

"I'm going to the NC palace, I know she's pregnant but sick with flu, or it could have been she thought she was but has that illness that makes your belly inflate for nine months." He replied.

"Yes, your majesty," Aki replied.

The men had carried Yuki with the fancy cart thing to the NC palace and to find a doctor as he spoke "Your ladyship I afraid your not pregnant but have a pregnant illness, a type of illness caused when catching the flu and have eaten a crab cake at the same time. It lasts for nine months, it can be cured but I'm afraid you'll have wait till the six other symptoms have passed. Right now your belly will get bigger and bigger. The best recommendation that you try to have some excuse and try not to push your self, after your in the 7 symptoms there will be more side effects the best thing to do it try not to go outside much this illness can be caught." He explained.

"Thank you." Yuki replied, "You may leave."

Yuki then left himself self....he didn't want his consort to catch the illness.