80 Who Dare ?
At night.
BaiYing rested his head, on the Crown Princeâs back which make him comfortable, as soon as he entered the door where BaiYing was already sitting dreamily on his bed waiting for him.
The Crown Prince smiled.
He caressed BaiYingâs head gently.
âAre you tired?â
The flat and deep calm voice of the Crown Prince who could actually make BaiYingâs nerves loosen a bit, he was so tired, both his body and mind, he nodded.
âYeah, Iâm so tired, how long do I have to deceive everyone?â
The Crown Prince smiled, he turned his body and held BaiYingâs cheeks with his two wide hands, looking at BaiYingâs sad and restless eyes.
âWeâll tell everyone, after all this Bloodstone matter is over, thenâ LuoXiang grabbed BaiYingâs hand, clasping it.
.....
âWhen that time comes, I will introduce you to everyone as HuaBaiYingâ
BaiYing lowered his head to the Crown Princeâs chest, he took a deep breath.
âHeh, will they be able to accept me? Will the Queen? I donât have anyone else now, worst of all, I will be sentenced to death, but I always have a bad dream that Yan and Bi will also get punished with me, this is purely my own crime, I hope that they are not involved in anything related to me.â
The Crown Prince stroked BaiYingâs back, kissing the young manâs forehead gently.
âChupâ
âI wonât let that happen YingYing, even with my life, I wonât let you get hurt in the slightest, you have to trust me okay?â
BaiYing just put his head down and stayed silent with a distant gaze ahead, he could hear the Crown Princeâs heartbeat which was rather fast when he was with him, as was his heart which running at the same speed trying to keep up with him.
âHehâ he breathed again, while the Crown Princeâs arms wrapped around his entire body clinging to him.
BaiYing then lowered his body and slept on the Crown Princeâs lap.
âIs this comfortable? You want to sleep?â asked the Crown Prince.
BaiYing nodded, he closed his eyes.
âYeah, this is comfortableâ
âThen go to sleep, close your eyesâ whispered LuoXiang stroking BaiYingâs front hair and kissing his forehead again.
âEm, how did His Majesty know about LoMaâs arrival?â Bai Ying asked.
The Crown Prince lifted BaiYingâs hand, kissing his slender fingers one by one.
âEm, Bi told me, your maid was so brave, she came to the Imperial palace and broke through the strict security, that innocent girl was almost put in jail by Father for breaking into an Official meetingâ
The Crown Prince remembered how he and the Emperor were enjoying drinking their tea and there was a noise outside, it turned out that Bi was already kneeling with a worried face looking at the Crown Prince, she was almost crying.
âY-Your Highnessâ
BaiYing smiled.
âHey, they are really willing to do anything for me, I didnât even think that way, but, so lucky that Bi go there, or otherwise, maybe I have lost my head nowâ
LuoXiang smiled.
He caressed BaiYingâs delicate cheeks.
.....
Previously outside the Peach pavilion.
BeiYau stood beside the Crown Prince who was watching LoMa kneeling in front of him so intently that the woman didnât dare to move.
âYour Majesty.â
The Crown Prince glanced at the trembling old woman.
âBei, give her a bag of gold and send her out of the palace, but wait, em, that wonât be right either, this will only be temporaryâ while the Crown Prince was still thinking the old woman lowered her head again.
âForgive this servant, Your Majesty, I donât know anything, servant will follow Your Majestyâs orders, please forgive this servant, Your Majesty, please forgive me.â
The Crown Prince took a deep breath, however, this problem would surely arise one day. BeiYau approached, they both walked away.
âYour Majesty, the Hua family house construction is almost finished, all of the masterâs pets, uh I mean concubine Huaâs has also been returned to its placeâ
The Crown Prince waved his hand.
âGood job Beiâ
âEm Young Master rabbit, er I mean Concubine Hua just gave birth to five cute bunniesâ
The Crown Prince turned his head.
âReally? This is very good news, YingYing will definitely like it very much, take some to Plum Pavilion, Beiâ
The Crown Prince and BeiYau walked away leaving the old woman still kneeling where she was, she slowly raised her head, finding a bag of money that looked quite heavy in front of her, without a second thought the woman took the money bag and stood up.
âThank you, Your Majestyâ
The sun set in its place, while the Crown Prince and BeiYau walked slowly followed by his guards and servants leaving the Peach pavilion area, two guards escorted the old woman out.
The Crown Prince swiveled his arms wide up and down.
âBei you should try the massage, that womanâs hands even though sheâs old but sheâs quite strong too, ouch, these stiff muscles, you can call her again next timeâ
BeiYau glanced behind where the woman had been taken away.
âYour Majesty, isnât it dangerous? What if she said something, that, uh...â
âRelax Bei, what can she say? If she dares to speak, just cut off her tongue, will she challenge me?â
BeiYau nodded his head.
âYes Your Majestyâ
.....
The next day.
Peony Field that morning was busy with preparations for the equestrian training of the concubines, including BaiYing, finally, he was able to join the training too, but the eyes of the Crown Prince who was sitting casually on the side of the field kept watching him, that person, really has nothing else to do?
That morning he asked CiaoTi and other officers to bring all the reports to the Peony field because he was bored and wanted to change the atmosphere. Thatâs just an excuse, actually, itâs because he wanted to keep an eye on BaiYing. While the officers had not yet arrived. The Crown Prince was sitting leisurely in his chair enjoying morning tea and snacks on the table that the maid had prepared, Bei was standing not far behind him.
âAre the horses tame Bei?â asked the Crown Prince, worried about BaiYing who seemed to be having a bit of trouble controlling his horse, sitting atop a large white horse, the keeper of the horses, old man Lie leading the reins.
âIndeed, Your Majesty, all the horses used for training are horses that have been in the palace for a long time, so itâs safeâ
BaiYing stroked the neck of the white horse which seemed to be quite young, its muscles were not as big as the other horses that other concubines used for training, he was already imagined that he would ride a horse like the tall Crown Princeâs the last time he rode it together.
âWow sheâs so pretty, whatâs her name, old man Lie?â
The old man whose hair was already gray with age, and who still enjoyed doing his job as a horse handler for decades in the Crown Princeâs palace and was not ready to retire smiled as he bowed his head to BaiYing.
âReport Your Majesty, her name is Xiaoâer, she is female and very docile, Your Majesty doesnât need to worry that Xiaoâer will rebel, she is very docile and gentleâ
BaiYing smiled, he stroked the neck of the white horse which did look very docile.
âHehehe sheâs so cute, Xiaoâer, today you will accompany meâ
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