85 The Cold Pavilion
BaiYing headed towards the detention house where usually they locked palace resident who made a mistake there, it had not been used up until now, BaiYing stopped in front of the building as guards held him not to get closer.
âYour Majestyâ
BaiYing looked at the two tall young men guarding the main house.
âPlease let me in, I want to meet sister Lanâer.â
The guards lowered their heads.
âPardon Your Majesty, but His Majesty the Crown Prince ordered that no one could visit Concubine Fu, until the trial arrives.â
BaiYing tried to push the two away but the two giant men didnât budge at all.
âBut I just want to see her, please let me see her, sister Lanâer!â he cried, not long after a voice came from inside the house.
âYenâer? Sister, get me out of here, Iâm innocent, sister it wasnât me who harmed you, please help me, Iâm scared here, it is so scary here, huksâ
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Lanâer voice sounded pitiful, BaiYing tried to approach the door but it was very impossible with two guards standing by and blocking it.
âSister, Yenâer will get you out of here, sister just hang in thereâ
âHuks hu, Iâm afraid, Itâs scary hereâ
A loud cry from the house that was sealed with almost no holes even for the sun to come in, Baiying opened his eyes wide, he rushed towards the exit, almost falling because of his speed.
âYour Highness be careful,â Yan said and Bi helped BaiYing rush out.
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In the Eagle pavilion.
CiaoTi explained the work plan he had prepared which is now on the table in front of the Crown Prince.
âYour Majesty, itâs like this, the plan is that team one will go first to review the location, write down some shortcomings in the area and make a land scheme, then the second team will come to build the damâ
The Crown Prince raised his hand, stopping his advisorâs explanation.
âHow long does it take between team one and team two to work?â he asked.
CiaoTi thought.
âEm two to three daysâ
âNo, it would be too long, let them go together and do the work at the same timeâ
CiaoTi little stutter.
âEr, thatâs the problem Your Majesty, the second team is busy planning the eastern area...â
The Crown Prince glanced at CiaoTi sharply, his advisor immediately knew that he might have said something wrong.
âEastern work? So are there no other teams? I donât want to rely too much on one team, this palace has a lot of talented young officials, you gather them right away and send them there. I donât want any delays due to busy waiting for the other team, you know how I work old man, donât waste my precious time.â
CiaoTi nodded his head.
âYes Majestyâ
The Crown Prince again reads the report in front of him.
âThen what about the third team, after the dam is made I also want someone to record the number of residents around who are willing to clear the land, donât let the time gap be too farâ
âThat has also been prepared, Your Majestyân/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
When the two were so serious, there was a loud noise from outside the building.
âLet me in!â
The Crown Prince recognized the voice, it was BaiYingâs, how did he get there at this hour?
âYour Honour!â
Thatâs right it was BaiYing who rushed in after his guards didnât manage to restrain him, his face looked worried, he approached the Crown Prince quickly.
âYour Majesty, please take Lanâer out of the Cold Pavilion.â
BaiYingâs voice was loud, CiaoTi who had time to salute BaiYing straightened up his seat, slowly turned his head to the Crown Princeâs face who looked quite surprised to know that BaiYing was looking for him there, The Crown Prince still managed to glance at the two maids standing behind BaiYing as if scolding the two.
âPlease forgive us Your Majestyâ The two maids immediately lowered their bodies to their knees, BaiYing turned his body and helped the two maids up.
âTheyâre not guilty, they did not say anything, I find out by myselfâ
âYingYing, didnât you see now that Iâm working, what are you doing here screaming like that?â
The Crown Princeâs voice was flat, BaiYing didnât like the Crown Princeâs voice the most, his attitude was indeed very strict when there were other people in the room beside him, of course, his authority as the Crown Prince was immediately shown. CiaoTi slowly backed away, standing with BeiYau behind the Crown Princeâs seat,
âYour Majesty didnât say that Lanâer sister was there, Lanâer sister did nothing wrong. Why did Your Majesty treat her as a prisoner?â
âYingYing, go back to the pavilion, we will talk about this later tonightâ
âNo Your Highness, it has to now, poor Lanâer sister, she was scared in the Cold pavilion, she thinks there are many ghosts there, Your Majesty must get her out of there, only Your Majesty who can do that.â
The Crown Prince restrained himself, but he couldnât.
âConcubine Fu is proven to have harmed you, she acted out of line, if I donât punish her what will she do tomorrow? He could have killed you!â
BaiYing clenched his fists, although that might be according to the Crown Prince, his heart said that Lanâer sister is not that cruel, she couldnât possibly commit crimes that could harm others, her mouth is indeed sharp, she is also very spoiled and treats her servants as servants, but he knows Lanâerâs nature wasnât that rotten, or, he didnât know it at all?
âAt least, please let me see her, Your Majestyâ
The Crown Prince held his breath for a moment.
The Crown Prince raised his hand ordering everyone, including BeiYau to get out.
Once in the room, there was only the Crown Prince and BaiYing alone.
The Crown Prince pushed the teacup for BaiYing to drink it and tried to calm himself who was overly depressed when he learned of the fact that it was Concubine FuLan who had caused the horse to fall over with him on it.
âAll the evidence is there, BeiYauâs men found the rest of the strings hidden under her bed, the same string used to set the trap, and also, a servant claimed to be ordered by Lanâer to tie the rope between two trees in the valley, all the evidence is incriminating so itâs only a matter of time before the trial.â
BaiYing took a sip of his tea, his chest still ached at the thought of one of the concubines he admired so much hurt him, but he still didnât want to just believe it, BaiYing tried to look into the Crown Princeâs eyes.
âDid, Your Majesty have asked Sis Fanâer? The two of them were always together, a-and, if it was true that Lanâer was the culprit, why did Lanâer go there? At that time, eh Yingâer remembered that sister Lanâer and sister Fanâer was standing near the tree shade to avoid the heat, and, ehâ BaiYing tried to remember what happened that day, there must be something important he could remember to help Lanâer, whether she was the culprit or not, he felt something was missing.
The Crown Prince lowered BaiYingâs hand which was holding his head trying hard to remember.
âYingYing, donât push yourself, remember your health condition, you fell with a severe head injury, according to the physician it may cause you to suffer some memory loss, let me take care of it.â
BaiYing looked at the Crown Prince, who was now holding his cheek gently, he still thought something was wrong, he had to know what it was.
âYour Majesty, please let me see Lanâer sister, at the very least, I want to ask why she did it,â BaiYing said quietly.
The Crown Prince was silent for a moment, he didnât think it would be a good idea for BaiYing to meet Lanâer at this time, whatever the concubine would say to ward off her evil deeds, however, BaiYing looked at him, with hope.
âYour Majestyâ
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