Banou spend her days pleasing her husband by learning how to properly ride a horse. The last time she ride a horse was the time she was kidnapped and her son though her the last minute how to sit properly on one while he control the reins. It was dangerous but they managed with a slowly speed. Thus on his off days, he brings her to the horse ridding center to learn to control horses and ride on one properly. However because of her heavy top, riding a horse, the men who work in there are all staring at Banou. Her breast is bouncing up and down in her dress and she is aware of it. Trying to control them from bouncing is rather a difficult task. So the next round of horse riding, Li Cheng help to bind her chest. However the couple stay in the room rather long time. The male servants roughly knows what is going on and goes on to do their daily work while waiting for their master to come out of their bedroom. Inside the room, instead of binding for her, Banou is feeding him with her breast milk because the moment he press her breast together and bind them, the milk leak out and the cloth is soaking wet. Thus he decided to suck them out. It take a while with him laying on her lap and Banou lean forward for him to press the breast milk to come out as much as possible. In the meanwhile, his dragon rod becomes hard. Banou use her hand to push down his pants and quickly relief him. After binding her top, he hands her a gentleman's outfit for easy to ride on the horse. By the time they reach the horse ridding center, it is rather late thus they ride for only two hours.
Li Cheng again leave for work after the third day. Banou sigh as she watch her husband rides away. Her little grandson is pointing to the direction of Li Cheng.
"Yes little Li Han, he is gone off again. We will see him after five days."
After he disappear from sight, she walk into the main door with her grandson. He is now older and look a lot like Li Xing when he is a toddler. The same curly hair and curiosity. He enjoy running around with the twins when they are back from school. While the other two girls who are older enjoys playing with her dolls from Persia. Li Xin when she is free from school work, she plays with them. Li Nan return to the mansion with Wang MoMo's instructions. He apologise to Banou and fear his mother will abandon him. Banou reach out to hug him, as she hug him she advice if should he have counter issues that he cannot ask his mother then ask his father or Li Xing. They are older and able to explain to him.
On a hot summer day, a surprise guest arrives to Tang. Ordinary citizens are shock to see an army of another nation is riding into the city. In front riding is a commander and behind him, a man similar to Li Xing in appearance is riding. Everyone is talking at the same thing as they know LI Xing who have a foreign face but wears Chinese traditional garments. This man who have a similar face is wearing the garments of a Persian. The envoy Afshin hurry out to the streets to meet them. He bow deeply and soon the commander leaves them alone as he needs to return to his post and report to Li Cheng that what he is asked to do is done.
The man get off from the horse and look around. Some are Persian faces some are Chinese faces. He smile and they talk. Later part of the day, Afshin hurry to dispatch two letters. One is to the palace for the Emperor and the other is for the Persian Princess. The emperor write that two days later, they will have a banquet for welcoming the Duke to Tang. While Banou, who have receive the letter, is shock to read that a Duke is here. He is the son of Prince Alborz, Banou's fifth brother. Duke Hassan which have in-heir the titles and estates from the grace of the Sultan. He visit Banou on the next day and the mansion is buzzing with activities. Most of the servants are surprise to see Prince Hassan. His face is unmistakably alike to Li Xin. Banou learn that her brother is unwell and have asked for permission from the Sultan to hand down his titles to his eldest son.
"What is my brother suffering from?"
"He have anxiety and his heart is not beating well. The doctors ask him to rest more so that he can live longer. Thus i have taken over most of his duties."
"That i will understand but why are you here? Who is handling your work back in Persia?"
"My younger brother Farhad is handling it. Why am i here, is a request from grandfather."
"Father? Is anything wrong..."
"Grandfather is still well. He is drinking daily the tonic you have send to him. He is living rather healthy even at his old age. However the crown prince, might not be so good."
"Why ..."
"It seems like his pain on the chest is back. He have been coughing non stop."
"I see, i hope that the doctors will able to have to stablished the pain. Have my father find any successor to the throne yet?"
"There is a few candidates. They are all young boys who are born far away from the Ottoman empire. They are raised to take care of farm animals, thus we don't know how much can a young boy can continue to lead a nation to prosperity for the next hundred years. However grandfather have set his heart on a boy and plan to have him adopt under the Crown prince Esfandiar's name"
What does my father planning to do?"
"First, he had dispatch another group of soldiers to bring the boy to Tang. Grandfather hopes that you can start his education on your side along with Sir Afshin. He may not have the direct bloodline of the Ottoman but he is born from a daughter of a princess. Thus grandfather wants to take this gamble to have this boy train as much as possible."
"What is his name?"
"His name is Arya and he is only ten. He cannot read nor write. He is just a Shepard boy."