CROWN PRINCE'S CONCUBINE

510 Hit the Road

“Hong, don’t forget o protect my brother okay? Brother Ming Ming looks strong but actually, he is a careless person, at night, sometimes he just lying without his blanket covering him properly, and he likes to daydream when left alone, don’t let him be lonely, I’m counting on you Hong”

While helping Chen Ming to get inside, the young bird smiled, the same message as when Bai Ying stepped into the battlefield and knowing he would be seriously injured, he put Chen Ming’s hand for him to hold, and asked him to always protect him. How could Xiao Hong not? Messages from the Viceroy and Chen Ming himself meant that he would always be by his side, to protect him from anything.

“Hehe”

Chen Ming heard a faint sound of Xiao Hong’s laughter.

“What else did that rotten brat tell you to make you smile like that? Do you admire him that much?” he asked.

Xiao Hong raised his head, looking at Chen Ming’s sharp eyes.

“Hehe, yeah Your Majesty, at least His Majesty the Viceroy remembers who Servant is, though, he forgot who I really am, it’s very pleasant feeling”

“Heh yeah, the only one he forgets is the Crown Prince, it seems his excessive love is backlashing him, poor kid.”

The group entered the main street in the middle of the city and the voices of the residents’ cheers sounded lively and orderly.

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“May His Majesty the Viceroy and His Highness the Crown Prince blessed, long life! Long life!”

Bei Yau was at the front with several formidable soldiers, while at the back was Elder Yi leisurely riding his horse following the golden carriage, and behind him was a carriage to carry all of Bai Ying’s and others’ belongings.

The Crown Prince sat on his white horse beside the golden carriage, where Bai Ying sat in the carriage, which was spacious enough for him to feel comfortable, his two maids Yan and Bi sat at the end where both would accompany Bai Ying during the journey so as not too bored.

Bai Ying took a deep breath.

“Heh, here we go, wonder when will we be able to come back here again?” Bai Ying sighed putting one hand on his chin looking at the window where the curtains were slightly waving out.

Yan and Bi looked at each other, Bai Ying’s face looked uninspired, it was really hard to see him like this.

At the front of the group, Bei Yau who was tightly gripping the reins of his horse nodded his head as several new Pai Hua city officials bowed their heads in respect.

The bodyguard’s face looked serious, although it was undeniable that there was something that made him unable to suppress a smile on his flat lips.

He remembers what Chen Ming said when he approached him to say goodbye and get on his horse.

“I will not leave my brother there alone in the palace, just watch out if I found out you guys are bullying him, I will teach you a lesson myself”

At first, the young guard did not understand what Chen Ming meant until the prince kept looking at him as if he was no longer mad, he couldn’t express how the feeling in any words.

“Hehe” and Bei Yau could only lower his head in a smile and lift him back up to a serious face, hiding his immeasurable joy.

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By noon, the fast-paced group from Pai Hua had arrived at the border of the trading city of Lu Mo after passing through the Xiao Wu valley. The air was quite hot and the group decided to take a short break near a roadside tavern which became a stopover for every passerby.

Bai Ying was seen enjoying the fresh air under a shady tree accompanied by his maids, Yan and Bi. Of course, it was still within the Crown Prince’s and the other’s sight who was sitting under a tree not far from them where the little soldiers were resting.

“Waah sis, look at them, they’re so pretty,” said Bai Ying looking at the butterfly flying low above the flowers. Bai Ying just stretched out his hand and immediately the beautiful butterfly landed on his finger.

“Your Highness, they are very beautiful,” said Yan.

Bi nodded.

“That’s right Your Majesty, recently because the weather is getting better we find more and more beautiful butterflies around us, look, Your Majesty, another one has come,” Bi said pointing at the approaching butterfly. Bai Ying’s eyes widened, he couldn’t help but be amazed to see that now the beautiful butterfly had flown around him.

“It’s not like the spirit butterfly in master Liu’s residence right? They are completely harmless, very beautiful.”

“Your Majesty, is there really a very large bluish-coloured spirit butterfly that is extremely poisonous? I heard from one of the little guards that one butterfly sting can paralyze a person?” asked Bi.

Bai Ying pursed his lips, looking at the maids who looked so curious.

“Of course, sis, they are quite big, more than Ying er’s palm, the bite is sting and painful, it can make a person paralyzed and even suffocate, but they are not spirit butterflies, so they are completely harmless, isn’t it sweety?”

The young maids pursed their lips, their eyes gleaming and their ears sharp, as if thirsting for exciting new information, neither of them of course knew how exciting things were going to be, Bai Ying thought.

“Then, Your Majesty, is it true that they can only live in the spirit forest and will die in a matter of days, and their bodies disappear in the wind, then why have they travelled so far?”

Bai Ying looked at the two who were looking at him with curious eyes.

“Sisters, why are you guys so curious? Ying forgot how they managed to travel so far, Ying should have asked you guys.”

The two maids covered their mouths holding back laughter, laughing inwardly and lowering their heads deeply for being so impudent and making the cute Viceroy look at the two with sharp eyes.

“Em, please forgive us, Your Majesty, too long not to be in the palace and gossiping makes our mouths itchy,” Yan said, Bi nodded.

“Yeah, forgive us, Your Majesty, We are very curious as to how this great and dazzling Highness of ours has been able to defeat the enemy so easily, we are truly amazed.”

Bai Ying looked at the two, and couldn’t help but chuckle at the ridiculous look on the maid’s face.

“Hehehe you guys, you two are really sweet-mouthed”

The maids chuckled as they covered their mouths.

“Hehehe, please forgive us, Your Majesty,” said the boat while lowering their knees.

And Bai Ying couldn’t possibly continue to be angry with them, both of them did know what made Bai Ying melt, cheesy sweet words.

While on the other side, the Crown Prince sat on a folding chair especially prepared for the trip.

He enjoyed his rest to the fullest, enjoying tea under the shade of a tree protected from the scorching sun.

“What news from that rotten Emperor? Why is he so impatient?” Luo Xiang asked Bei Yau who was standing beside him.

Bei Yau lowered his head and clenched his two fists in front of his head.

“Report Your Majesty, news from the palace, if possible Your Majesty arrived a day earlier because the envoy from a neighbouring country turned out to arrive a day earlier than expected”

“Then what does that country’s envoy have with us? I don’t care, that rotten Emperor only wants to see my Ying Ying, he’s just looking for excuses.”

Bei Yau refrained from smiling, as the head of the Crown Prince’s palace guard he was required to remain serious in any situation, even in the cutest one.

“Em, Bei, we will stop by the gift shop for a while, Ying Ying missed buying souvenirs at Sui Lian because he was sleeping at the time, don’t let him complain and yelled all the way because we missed it again, find the best shop and you know what to do.” ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs, ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇ ᴠɪsɪᴛ ꜰʀᴇᴇᴡᴇʙɴ(o)ᴠᴇʟ.ᴄᴏᴍ. (f)ir(e).net

Bei Yau nodded.

“Ready Your Majesty”

Luo Xiang put the teacup on the table beside him.

“Indeed, which country’s envoy is so important that we must immediately meet him, is there any other country besides the one that has been visiting the palace every year?” he asked.

Bei Yau lowered his head back.

“Report Your Majesty, according to the messenger, we have a special visit from the country of Dai Yang this year, after years of mourning, the country opened its border and visited every neighbouring country to tie the ridge of cooperation back to how it used to be. It’s been said that this year, His Highness the Crown Prince of Dai Yang and Princess themself who came specially, that’s why this year’s meeting is very important, Your Majesty.”

Luo Xiang thought, he remembered the last time he met the prince of that country, a brat who was older two years than him, who is probably The Crown Prince now, every time they meet, the spoiled Prince would try to take away whatever he was playing at that time. He heard that now his abilities were indeed quite great, both in martial arts or in war and politics, to music and other arts. The country mourned and shut itself off from the outside world when the Queen Mother passed away, and unnoticed, the mourning time had passed and the country reopened its country’s political relations. But for some reason, he did not like the country very much, because Dai Yang was too strong to be Yue Yang’s bilateral partner.

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