276 Watch Over You
âEm, this is so deliciousâ finally, BaiYing enjoyed his sticky rice soup, he couldnât stop smiling, enjoying the fresh and warm broth with ginger that warm up the body.
XuYi, has subconsciously looked for too long at the boy made him forget about his own soup bowl if it wasnât for Lanâer to snap him up.
âAhem, Young Master Xu, please enjoy it while itâs hot, the taste wonât be so good if itâs coldâ
Yan and Bi who were standing behind BaiYing and Lanâer covered their mouths holding back their laughter, that young masterâs face was too clear amazed by BaiYing, and saw him without blinking.
âHeheheâ
âP-pardon me, uh this looks really freshâ
BaiYing smiled.
âYoung master just takes it easy, you must be very tired after searching for your sister this morning, where did you find her?â
XuYi enjoyed the soup, indeed the sweet and slightly spicy taste on the tongue from the ginger slices and the dried fruit marinade made it taste very refreshing in his throat, he came to know why the cute young man in front of him liked it so much.
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âHeh, Yanâer is in the back garden not far from the college, she runs there looking for flowers, she loves it so much, but, every time she gets close, she gets hysterical and destroys all the flowers she saw without a traceâ
Lanâer looked at XuYi sharp.
âYes indeed, your sister is crazy, look what she did to our beautiful flowers yesterday? Even though I already asked for some to take home, oh poor flower, your crazy sister ruin itâ
BaiYing touched Lanâerâs arm stopping her sharp words, but instead, she looked at him with big eyes.
âSister don say like thatâ
âHe should be able to control his little sister or otherwise all the plants around here will be destroyed by herâ
XuYi understood how Lanâer could be so furious, he clenched his fists in front of his face.
âPlease forgive my sister for what she did, she is just like that, somehow there is no other way to treat her, heh, all efforts have been made but sheâs not getting better and always like thatâ
BaiYing put on a serious face, finished chewing the sticky rice cake in his mouth, he looked at XuYi with his pair of big round eyes which made the young master stutter at that.
âEm, what if I told you, that little sister of yours, being possessed with spirit, what, Young master going to believe me?â BaiYingâs words made the young man raise his head to look at BaiYing with big eyes.
âWhat do you mean Young Master? My sister, how can sheâs being possessed? Eh, who is the spirit?â
BaiYing had finished his soup, he handed his empty bowl to Yan asking her to fill it up again.
âPlease Sisâ
Lanâer shook her head.
âBrother, Youâve eaten too much already, later if you have a stomachache you will complain.â
BaiYing pursed his lips.
âAh Sister, I wonâtâ
XuYi stifled a laugh, seeing BaiYingâs cute face made him forget about his problem for a moment.
âWeâll eat again later.â
BaiYing was forced to obey Lanâer, after all, his sister always knew what was best for him. He turned back to XuYi who was waiting for his answer.
âEm, does, Young Master Xu, know a person named LiMei?â
XuYiâs eyes went wide, he hadnât told anyone about that name before, not even Physician Ou, then, how did this kid in front of him know about it? Did his guard leak this information?
âYoung masters where did you hear that name from?â
.......
Not long after.
BaiYing and XuYi had been talking alone in the garden behind the bungalow while enjoying the fresh air in the early afternoon. BaiYing was holding a bag containing fish pellets which were occasionally scattered over the pond where a lot of beautiful colorful fish would appear simultaneously rushing at it.
âExactly two months ago, a servant in our house, uh, actually, she is not a servant, she, was our younger sibling from another father, she found death from suicide at her roomâ
âThat LiMei?â BaiYing asked with big eyes looking at XuYi.
Xu Yi nodded.
The two of them were in the garden, with Lanâer sitting on a park bench with maids enjoying the afternoon while arranging flowers.
Lanâer looked very happy to do so, while the two little maids went back and forth to fetch beautiful flowers for Concubine Fu.
âHere you are Your Highness, the flowers are so beautiful,â said Bi.
Lanâer smiled widely.
âOf course it is, fortunately, that crazy girl didnât ruin it,â
XuYi took a deep breath, he shook his head, gracefully the tall man walked with one arm behind his waist and stopped in front of the pond watching the fish swimming together making the gurgling sound.
âI donât really follow about what happened when it occurred, I had just returned from a hunting trip with some of my colleagues, the incident at home had been going on for a long time and so news about LiMeiâs death also varied,â
âSome say she was raped, and then she was viciously murdered, some said, she got pregnant because of her lover, and committed suicide out of shame, and, some said, she had a fight with XuYan, and XuYan was so angry with her, that it pushed LiMei to commit suicide, there are many allegations which were not true, since Yanâer herself could not be questioned, she was in complete shock and started laughing and crying herself for no reason. Yesterday, calling out Young Master as LiMei was the first clear word from her after two monthsâ
BaiYing puffed out his mouth.
âOh, then what did Physician Ou say?â
âAccording to him, my sister Yanâer was in shock because of what happened to LiMei, because ever since LiMei came to our house six months ago, Yanâer loves her deeply, she is very happy to have a younger sister who can accompany her to play and do makeup together. They are inseparable, even though LiMeiâs status at home was as a little servant, because our Father doesnât really like her, but LiMeiâs cheerful nature makes her not mind at all even as a servant.â
âWhy doesnât Big Master Xu like LiMei?â Bai Ying asked.
âEm, it because, em, my sister LiMei is the daughter of another man, the man who raped Mother eighteen years ago.â
BaiYing heard that shut his mouth, it was only natural that the girl became a servant in her motherâs house.
âThen, what is Misstress Xu done about that?â
XuYi took a deep breath, he again approached BaiYing at the poolside.
âMother was seriously ill and passed away seven months ago, and she advised us to take care of LiMei, after all, she is our little sister.â
BaiYing puffed out his mouth.
âI see, Yingâer felt sorry for asked about Young Masterâs mother.â
XuYi smiled, he shook his head.
âHehe it doesnât matter, since childhood I also donât know my mother very well, there is a nanny at home who is closer to us than our own motherâ
XuYi smiled.
The sweet young man in front of him, who was no more than his chin tall, who had looked up at him earlier with a pair of big round eyes with long eyebrows, which fluttered a few times when he blinked his eyes.
The innocent BaiYing didnât notice the frozen gaze on him, he threw the pellet back towards the pond while XuYi subconsciously pulled closer to him, he raised his hand to touch BaiYingâs hair which was a bit messy due to the wind.
âAhem!â Until a loud voice stopped him.
XuYi quickly withdrew his hand and backed away, heâs being insolent!
BaiYing turned his body to see who was approaching, it was ShinYa who was approaching with a sharp look at XuYi.
âMaster Shinâ
âEhem Your Maj.. uh Young Master, the air outside is not very good for health, what is Young Master doing here for so long?â
BaiYing smiled widely.
âHehehe the air is so good Master Shin, have you finished training yet?â
ShinYa nodded his head.
âThatâs right Young master, according to His Majesty, eh, I mean Young Master Lu, it seems Young Master BaiYing needs Servant at hereâ
BaiYing thought, did he say he needed Master ShinYa? Why did the Crown Prince say that to him? He was still confused to the point of scratching his head until Lanâer approached.
âOf course itâs need Master Shin here, to observe what you are doing, my innocent little brother.â
BaiYing thought about what Lanâer meant until the young man came to his senses and looked at ShinYa with a deep frown.
âMaster Shin was told to watch over me?â
ShinYa stuttered, he didnât know what concubine Fu meant who was now looking at him sarcastically.
âEh th-thatâ
BaiYing puffed his mouth in annoyance, of course, the Crown Prince said he believed him, but that person sent ShinYa to watch over him, that person was really annoying, he didnât change at all.
Lanâer and BaiYingâs two maids chuckled in amusement, BaiYingâs frowning face glaring at ShinYa made the young shaman scratch his head and look the other way, knowing that BaiYing was annoyed to see him.
âEh t-thatâ
XuYi secretly couldnât hold back his laughter either, BaiYingâs face was adorable even when he was angry.
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âMaster Shin, did you always do as He told you to?â
ShinYa gulped down his saliva, of course, who would dare to disobey the Crown Princeâs orders, is he already tired of living?
âEh That..â
âI canât believe thisâ
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