304 Enjoy the Walk
By noon.
After enjoying their lunch, the group relaxed for a while enjoying the warm air in the middle of ChangSan city.
The large and beautiful bridge that separates the market section from the residential area is one of the most sought-after places, for residents to enjoy the beautiful river water and views of the small town where BaiYing was born.
Crown Prince took BaiYingâs hand who was walking behind him up the bridge, it was an ordinary solid stone bridge, but everyone called it the Flowery Heart bridge because everyone who felt happiness would stop by there just to enjoy the view. BeiYau and ChenMing followed closely behind the two. along with a few palace guards who made everyone who was about to head to the bridge discourage themselves. However, with the appearance of LuoXiang and his guards, no one dared to approach.
And BaiYing actually wanted to go there for a long time ago because the bridge is so pretty, while carrying a small windmill in his hand, the kid was so eager to follow the steps of the Crown Prince who pulled him like a kid. Lastly, in his childhood, he still vividly remembers how his teenage sister Yenâer pulled a manâs hand running towards the bridge.
But, BaiYingâs steps stopped at the first step of the bridge, his facial expression changed, he remembered who his sister Yenâer pulled onto the bridge.
âBrother YiFangâ
Crown Prince frowned, seeing BaiYingâs facial expression suddenly turned sad, the pinwheel in his hand almost fell off were it not for LuoXiang holding it, the kid would be very fussy if the colourful pinwheel he just bought fell out of nowhere.
âYing what are you thinking?â
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âYour Majesty, lets, not cross this bridge okay, lastly, Sister Yen and Brother YiFang crossed this bridge, and they...â BaiYing held the Crown Princeâs hand tightly.
LuoXiang understood what was going on in the boyâs mind now. He grabbed BaiYingâs hand and reversed their path.
âOkay, then we donât have to go through it okay, um, how about we just go to the park? let just see the flowers over thereâ LuoXiang took the young manâs hand in the opposite direction, while BeiYau and the others followed suit.
âWhat now? Changing mind so fastâ ChenMing complained.
BeiYau shrugged his shoulders.
âDonât know my Prince, maybe because the bridge is not as beautiful as it looks.â
ChenMing frowned, whether the guardâs words were true or he was just talking nonsense.
âReally? What does it mean? It just bridges, and itâs prettyâ
âI mean the story behind itâ
ChenMing puffs out his mouth.
âOh Yeah?â
The atmosphere in the city park was not so crowded, calm and quiet, it was seen that some residents brought their families and enjoyed the fresh morning air.
There were crowds at some points, such as a place for selling melted glass candy, which at that time was surrounded by several young kids. And it was predictable that it was also the place where BaiYing was so eager to approach.
âWow, it looks really good, want some sweets,â the young man took Crown Princeâs hand and stood behind the queue of children.
âDonât fight, what shape do you want?â asked the seller who was none other than a rather old man with a black beard some of which was greying, the small man sat at the back of his cart with a very wide smiling face and painstaking little hands rolling colourful hot candy that was shaped in such shapes. Bai Yingâs eyes widened as the old manâs hand quickly rolled the candy into a bunny-like animal shape and handed it to a child who was waiting in front of him.
âHehehe here you areâ
âWow, this is so cute, Ying wants that,â said BaiYing.
Crown Prince could not join the crowd, he could only see from his place where BaiYing mingled with the children who were half a height below him. LuoXiang just took a deep breath.
âheh this kidâ
ChenMing approached, he joined BaiYing in line.
âWow brother, what shape did you want?â Chen Ming exclaimed.
âIâm thinking about bunny too, look brother, this Old Man is so amazingâ
BeiYau stopped beside the Crown Prince, clenching his two fists in front of his head.
âReport Your Majesty, the special guards from the palace have come all the way to ChangSan to greet us, according to His Majesty the Emperor, Your Majesty the Crown Prince should return immediately because Her Majesty Queenâs birthday will be held in two daysâ
Crown Prince folded his arms behind his waist, looking closely paying attention to what BaiYing did by lowering his body into a squat with the children in front of the cotton candy seller.
âYes I am aware that Bei, we will arrive as soon as this afternoon, SanPo city is just at the end of the road, why is the old man so impatientâ
âYour Majesty, actually this is Her Majestyâs message because Her Majesty the Queen misses His Majesty King so much, that according to her there would be no real feast if His Majesty the Viceroy had not arrived at the palaceâ
âIs that really the reason or just because YingYing is the Viceroy of WahYe? And this year there is an official envoy from WahYe among the invited guests if they donât see BaiYing in the palace in good condition, of course, this, will be a big problem, YueYang cant handle WahYe as our opponent, they are our biggest allyâ said the Crown Prince.
Not long after, BaiYing approached while carrying his ready-made candy, his face smiling like a childâs.
âLook, Your Majesty, this is so cute, Ying canât bear to eat it, oh Iâll keep thisâ
while BeiYau handed a large number of coins to the cotton candy seller who didnât expect such a big fortune that day.
âOld man, here, to buy all your sweets for all these kidsâ
âWow thank you customerâ
While LuoXiang was already holding BaiYing they continued their leisurely walk.
âCome on Ying, letâs continue our walk.â
When everyone returned to continue their path, suddenly there was a commotion from the front of the long road.
âStop! Wait!â some of the large men, chasing someone who had limped and fell several times in front of him, a young girl whose clothes had been slightly torn with some blood spots on her white clothes.
The girl whose long clothes were already dirty with blood and dirt when she fell tried to get up quickly and run back, her face was familiar, the young girl also seemed to have some injuries near her smooth face.
âMaster, please help servant, please help me!â she cried asking for help, while many of the citizens on the street had fled because the big men chasing the defenseless young girl were carrying machetes and large blades of sharp weapons, they were more like someoneâs personal bodyguard because of the uniforms they were wearing.
The girl finally fell not far in front of BaiYingâs feet, Crown Prince immediately pulled BaiYing back at him while BeiYau and several of his men advanced in unison, dispelling the men who were about to charge to the Crown Prince and BaiYing, to pull the girl.
âStop there!â
BeiYau widen his eyes alert, his hands ready on his sword, as well as the palace guards standing lined up behind him, anyone would think a hundred times before going forward and dealing with them.
The girl fell at the feet of BaiYing and the Crown Prince, she looked weak and was out of breath from running so far, BaiYingâs eyes widened, it seemed he had seen the girl somewhere, and he realized it quickly.
âYour Majesty, this is the girl from that timeâ BaiYing exclaimed.
Crown Prince didnât budge, he donât care at all, his hand still tightly gripped BaiYingâs hand not letting the child get any closer to the girl.
âYing, donât move closer, we donât know who they are, donât deal with trivial and unimportant things like thisâ
But BaiYing felt pity to see the semi-conscious girl with arms outstretched towards her, while BeiYau and his men finally stepped forward and instantly hit them. retreat the fierce men who were chasing the weak girl.
âBack off or donât regret if we will take the next step,â said BeiYau, one man was in the very front, who was the leader of the big stout men gulped, it was clear from BeiYau and othersâ movements and shiny weapons, as well as from the clothes they were wearing, BeiYau and his men looked very elite like special guards from important officials, and they would not want to deal with officials. The man briefly looked at the girl who had fallen on the ground and raised his hands up, inviting everyone to back off.
âBack off!â
BaiYing was about to move closer to the girl, but LuoXiangâs hand held him back.
âCome on Ying, letâs finish our walk, this is too muchâ
BaiYing stuttered, would the Crown Prince just let the girl just lie on the ground?
âBut Your Majestyâ