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The Tyrant Emperor's Secret Triplets Chapter 10
On the day of the princes' naming feast, the palace was hung with lanterns and streamers, and every official at court came to offer congratulations.I had been made a High Consort and was seated just below the empress's empty seat.Severin sat on the imperial throne holding the eldest prince. He held the baby awkwardly, but his face wore a tenderness I'd never seen before.He'd named the three boys. The eldest was Caelan Veyr, the second was Rowan Veyr, and the third was Tarian Veyr.The officials knelt in congratulations, their voices rising in a chorus of "Long live the emperor!"I sat beside him, my palms slick with cold sweat.Because the golden text had told me that someone would come to kill my children tonight.Beforehand, I'd asked Lucan to claim that I was "still recovering" so the princes' wet nurses could keep the second and third princes in the rear hall of Larkspur Palace instead of attending the banquet. As far as anyone else knew, the two little princes had caught
The Tyrant Emperor's Secret Triplets Chapter 9
In my eighth month, I went into early labor.That night, the pain had me tossing and turning. Triplets were already more likely to come early than other babies, and Lucan had warned me long ago.But I never expected it to happen so suddenly.Larkspur Palace fell into chaos. Lucan was the first to arrive, with two midwives close behind him.Sweat drenched my face. I bit down on a cloth so hard I nearly cracked my teeth.When the first baby came out, I almost passed out.Lucan's hands were covered in blood, but his voice was steady. "The first one's out. It's a little prince!"The baby's loud cry hit me square in the chest.The second came right after him. Another boy.But something went wrong with the third.The baby was in the wrong position and stuck.Lucan's hands began to shake."My lady, you have to push!"I had no strength left.All I could see was blood, and my mind teetered on the edge of collapse.Suddenly, only one line of golden text remained: [You can't die. I
The Tyrant Emperor's Secret Triplets Chapter 8
In three days, the Blackcloak Guard uncovered most of the truth. It took them another five to piece the whole thing together.The wandering healer's name was Corwin Dacre, a traveling quack by trade. Three years ago, a steward of House Ravencourt had brought him to the capital, given him a new identity and a purse of silver, and arranged for him to enter the palace to "treat an old illness" of the empress.But the empress had never had any old illness.The prescription hadn't been a mistake. It had been deliberate.The medicine contained an ingredient that slowly sapped a man's vitality. After the emperor had spent three months tasting it for the empress, he could no longer father children.The night the report reached the Imperial Study, half the palace heard Severin's roar from Swan Palace.Empress Isolde was deposed and sent to the Cold Tower.Her brother, Lord Cassar Ravencourt, was stripped of every office he held, and every honor House Ravencourt had earned over three gene
The Tyrant Emperor's Secret Triplets Chapter 7
Three days later, before dawn, my chance finally came.Posy had gone to eat breakfast during the shift change, and Wren was dozing in the outer room.I used a hairpin to work open the hidden latch on the window, then turned sideways and climbed out.Climbing through a window while nearly six months pregnant, I bumped my stomach on the window frame. It hurt so much I almost cried out.But I didn't look back.I followed the narrow passage behind Swan Palace all the way to the Imperial Study.A guard at the door stopped me."Which household are you from? The Imperial Study is off-limits—""Junior Consort Mornay of Moonrest Court. I have urgent business with His Majesty."The guard looked me up and down. When his eyes landed on my swollen stomach, his expression changed."Wait here."A few minutes later, a single word came from inside."Enter."I walked in.Severin was reviewing state papers by lamplight. When he saw what a mess I was, the hand holding his pen paused for an i
The Tyrant Emperor's Secret Triplets Chapter 6
I told my two new maids, Posy and Wren, that I wanted to keep copying scripture as a prayer for the empress's good health.The empress allowed it.To her, a pregnant woman cooped up in her room copying scripture posed no threat at all.What she didn't know was that I wasn't copying ordinary scripture.On the last page of every manuscript, I wrote a few small lines in the faintest ink.It wasn't a plea for help.It was a poem.Severin had written it as a young man at the Royal Academy. Before I entered the palace, I'd heard my tutor at a southern academy mention it. He said our current emperor had been brilliantly gifted in his youth, but after taking the throne, he had never written another word.I was betting he still cared about those old memories.Once the manuscripts were finished, they went to the main hall of Swan Palace and from there to the palace chapel as offerings.They had to pass through the empress's hands.But the chapel was open, and anyone could go there to
The Tyrant Emperor's Secret Triplets Chapter 5
Physician Pell laid his hand on my stomach.In less than five seconds, his eyes went wide.He looked up at me, then at the empress.The hall was so quiet I could hear my own heartbeat."Your Majesty... Junior Consort Mornay is... with child."The air froze.The empress's smile disappeared inch by inch, like a crack slowly spreading across a sheet of ice."With child?" Her voice wasn't loud, but it sent a chill down my spine. "When was Junior Consort Mornay ever summoned to His Majesty's bed?""Your Majesty, the Chamberlain's Office has no record of her ever attending His Majesty," Matron Hester answered at once, her tone icy.The empress's eyes locked on my face. Every trace of gentleness in them had shattered, revealing the ice beneath."Elara, I'll ask you once. Whose child is this?"I knelt on the cold floor tiles, my knees throbbing from the impact.My mind raced.Denying the pregnancy was impossible now.If I said it was the emperor's, there was no record from the Ch
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