Chapter 23: Concubine Yolanda
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The Concubine Yolanda was the only welcomed guest by Will and Serena.
As soon as they arrived at the Supreme Harmony Hall, the maid saw them and hurriedly stepped forward to greet them. She welcomed and led them into the Hall of Supreme Harmony respectfully.
Will's heart also relaxed a lot coming here. It was because he could get respect in the Hall of Supreme Harmony unconditionally.
"Will!"
At the main hall of the Supreme Harmony Hall entrance, a graceful middle-aged woman looked at Will with a smile. There was care in her eyes. Will ranked fifth among the sons and was very close to her.
"Concubine Yolanda!"
Will speeded up his pace immediately and came to Concubine Yolanda, "Good day! Concubine Yolanda."
Concubine Yolanda stretched out her hand to touch Will and looked at him. After a while, she said, "I heard that you have changed, but I have never believed it. Now that I have seen it with my own eyes that you have indeed changed. Good, very good. If the empress were alive, I am sure that she would be delighted about it."
Will hurriedly said, "I would also like to thank you for secretly taking care of me over the years; otherwise, you would have had a more comfortable life instead of worrying about me. "
Concubine Yolanda sighed softly and said, "Life is too difficult in the palace. If I'm able to take care of you, you wouldn't have suffered for so many years."
After sitting down, Will asked, "Concubine Yolanda, where is my elder brother? How is he doing now?"
Concubine's expression changed slightly and said, "He is resting in the hall behind us. He hasn't changed...."
Will's eyes deepened, and he said, " I want to take a look at my elder brother."
"Okay, I'll go with you."
They walked out of the main hall and went through a garden. Then, they came to the room at the back of the Hall of Supreme Harmony. In a courtyard, Will saw a young man who was lying on a rattan chair. He fell asleep without even being covered by a quilt in such chilly weather.
After seeing this scene, Will said, "Thank you for taking care of him over all these years."
The emperor had many sons. The young man Will saw was the emperor's eldest son. As the first prince, he also fell into the water when he was ten years old, like Will. Although he was not dead, drowning in the water caused a certain amount of damage to his brain from then on. To put it simply, he became an i***t now!
However, it was precisely for this reason why Concubine Yolanda regarded Will as her son. She gave Will enough warmth and love after his mother passed away. Since childhood, he had never felt the emperor's love.
"He is my son. I have to take care of him. It is my duty."
Concubine Yolanda looked at her son and said, "Although he has become like this now, he was free from committing a lot of nasty things. It will be enough for him to live a simple life in this way."
Will was silent for a moment. Then he said with a cold voice, "A lot of things indeed passed, so we don't need to remember them. However, some things cannot be forgotten, and I must get revenge."
"You want revenge?"
"Yes."
"If I may ask, who are you going to get revenge on?"
Will remained silent again. After a long time, he asked, "Concubine Yolanda, what kind of person do you think the emperor is?"
"The emperor?" Concubine Yolanda was surprised. She didn't expect that Will would ask her about the emperor. The prince who fell asleep on the wicker chair seemed to move his finger slightly inadvertently.
"Yes, the emperor, what kind of person is he?" Will asked again.
Concubine Yolanda was curious, "Why do you ask about him?"
Will smiled and said, "On the day of worshipping the ancestor, after I went to worship my mother, I saw the emperor. He gave me a cultivation manual called Archaean Trial. It is not some ordinary manual."
Concubine Yolanda understood what he meant. She stayed silent for a moment and said, "If I said that the emperor is not how you imagined, Will, what would you think?"
Will said, "Others might not know all these things, including the death of my mother. I believe that the emperor knows about everything. But if I ask the emperor, will he tell me the truth?"
Concubine Yolanda asked, "What do you want to know?"
Will said, "Everything."
Concubine Yolanda let out a sigh and waved her hand, and said, "Come on, put a quilt on the first prince."
After watching the first prince sleep more and more calmly, Concubine Yolanda smiled softly and said, "I don't want my son to be powerful or noble. I want him to be safe and sound."
"In the past few years, I have been living in the Hall of Supreme Harmony. And I have almost nothing to fight with the world. As long as no one comes to hurt you and your brother, I won't do anything and ignore the palace affairs. It is very satisfying for me to live such a simple and quiet life."
"Will!"
Concubine Yolanda looked at Will and said, "It is understandable that you want to revenge on your mother because you are her son. But if you want to know a person clearly, you need to spend enough time with them. If you only try to know someone only from the surface, you will never see the true face of a person."
"Everyone in the world is living behind a mask. You now think that your brother and I are such people, but are we, such people?"
After that, Will furrowed. He could understand what the Concubine Yolanda said. He knew that many things took time to be proved.
However, Concubine Yolanda had already answered him by saying this.
"..."
"Okay, let's stop bothering your brother from sleeping. He is very temperamental now. If he doesn't sleep enough and is woken up, he will make a lot of noise. Let's go, and I will make dumplings for you. Remember how you enjoyed all the delicious dumplings I made for you?"
It's already sunset when they walked out of the Hall of Supreme Harmony!
The new year had just passed, and the weather was still cold. The heat of the sunset was far from enough to drive away from the coldness. Will was too occupied to think about his own body's need for warmth. Will had more doubts in his heart about the emperor.
He didn't expect that Concubine Yolanda's evaluation of the emperor was utterly different from his perception. Is there anything he didn't know?
When he returned to the Palace of Heavenly Dragon, the lanterns had already been lightened. The palace was no longer looking dark and deserted; he was sent multiple servants.
Of course, Will wouldn't worry about the servants picked by Concubine Yolanda. From now on, Serena wouldn't be too lonely anymore when he was absent.
In the next ten days or so, Will focused all his attention on cultivation.
With the help of the Painting of Thousands of Mountains and Rivers, he made progress pretty fast on cultivation. Although he has not been broken through the Realm of the Qi Condensation, the existing cultivation base had become more and more stable. Although the Archaean Trial's primary cultivation was arduous, he became more familiar with it.
In this kind of cultivation, time passed quickly. The day when the Southern Wilderness Area was opened came.
"Who is on duty today?"
A figure flashed out in the dark. He half knelt in front of Will and respectfully said, "Your Highness, I am Robert sent by the Grand Preceptor."
Will said, "When I am away, guard my palace well. Serena should be in charge of everything. Without her permission, no one can enter my palace. Otherwise, kill them."
"If something you couldn't cope with happened, you can immediately go to the Hall of Supreme Harmony to ask for help."
"Yes, Your Highness!"
Will waved his hand, looked at Serena beside him, and said, "Take care of yourself. I will come back as soon as possible after the training and practice."
"Will, please be careful..." Said Serena.
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