CROWN PRINCE'S CONCUBINE

Ye Lu lowered his head.

“Servant, on behalf of Servant’s sister, begging for mercy from Your Majesty, servant, did not know that all this time, the Du Gu family’s mission was to mess with Wah Ye, I didn’t even know about that country at all until a while ago, when I found out, that grandpa, Du Gu Fu was one of the pillars of Wah Ye back then, my father never told me anything.”

Bai Ying pulled his lips.

“Em, since the situation was very chaotic at that time, whoever escaped from Wah Ye’s country at that time would hide in the safest place and conceal their identity for their safety, that was the thing to do to survive, maybe that’s why your father didn’t say anything to protect yourself.”

Ye Lu lowered his head and took a deep breath before continuing his story.

He clenched his fists, gritting his teeth as he tried to speak as if the words were so hard to tell.

“Servant, was thirteen years old when I witnessed Mother commit suicide in front of my eyes, in front of Du Gu San, after that, that old man even gave me spider venom which prevented me from going far from Gao Shan valley, and, only big sister, It was Mu Mu who gave me the antidote and help me to escape from the valley, I don’t know what happened after that, but, the punishment for those who disobey father’s orders, must be very heavy.”

Ye Lu tried to hold back his tears, a twenty-year-old young man wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes.

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“I have heard from several stories circulating among the citizens, regarding the incident at Yue Yang Palace and the story about sister Mu Mu slipping in between them, there are not many stories about her, because sister Mu Mu was not the main character in this story, I’ve been trying to find out her news for such a long time until I don’t know where to go and let it all go by.”

Ye Lu turned to Bai Ying.

“May, Servant know, what was happened to her?” Ye Lu asked.

Bai Ying smiled.

“Of course, better yet, you can ask her yourself about what happened all this time, she will definitely be very happy to see you again”

Hearing that Ye Lu widen his eyes. He was too excited to stutter.

“Y-Your Majesty, what, do you mean, if Your Majesty knows where my Sister Mu Mu is?”

Bai Ying nodded.

“Yeah, at least now, Sister Mu er won’t be able to get out of Xin Hua, due to her strength being locked within the protective circle, if she were to come out, it’s possible that she could be harmed and even killed by the guards who tried to prevent her from escape. Forgive me, but, what sister Mu er did can’t be forgiven just like that, it’s not because I won’t let her go”

Ye Lu nodded.

“I-I truly understands that. Thank goodness, at least, my sister is still alive, but Your Majesty, can I really meet her?”

“Of course, you can, why not?”

Ye Lu lowered his head back.

“Eh, because, uh, servant, eh, the task as a head bodyguard in Xi family is very important to me, after escaping from Gao Shan, only young master Xi who is willing to accommodate me, and give Servant a decent life, Servant owe my whole life to the Xi family, servant, can’t let them down.”

Bai Ying scratched his head.

“Em, about that, Ying thinks you can ask permission to take a short break, isn’t it? It won’t be a problem, right? Hey, Ying will try to talk to Young Master Xi about this, young master Xi looks like a very understanding person, he will definitely allow you to go for a while right?”

Ye Lu widens his eyes.

“Really, Your Highness, I don’t dare to cause any trouble, Your Majesty.”

“Hehehe no, Brother Ye, it’s not a trouble at all, don’t worry, it’s just a small matter.”

While not far behind the two of them, behind the tall plants that divide the road with the river bank. Bei Yau turned to Luo Xiang who raised his hand. Apparently, he had been eavesdropping ever since.

“Go and talk with Young master Xi about this, Bei, don’t let Ying Ying approach him”

Bei Yau nodded.

“Ready Your Majesty”

Bei Yau retreats and excused himself, while Luo Xiang approached Bai Ying not far in front of him.

“Ying Ying, what are you doing here? You said you just wanted to go out for a while?”

Bai Ying turned his head, a little bit surprised to see the Crown Prince was already there.

“Your Honour?”

Meanwhile, Ye Lu immediately stood up and lowered his body in front of the Crown Prince.

“Greeting Your Highness the Crown Prince”

Luo Xiang looked at Ye Lu for a moment, then waved his hand asking the young man to stand up.

“Stand up Master Ye”

Luo Xiang stretched out his hand to Bai Ying, helping the young man up.

“Come on Ying, let’s go back to our room, you need to have a rest, tomorrow before morning we will depart”

Bai Ying accepted Luo Xiang’s hand, still occasionally glanced at Ye Lu, he didn’t ask the Crown Prince’s permission beforehand about bringing Ye Lu along with his entourage, whether that person would agree to it or not.

“Em, Your Majesty...”

Luo Xiang took Bai Ying’s hand, pulling him closer.

“Brat, you will complain about being tired tomorrow” he pulled the boy’s hand towards the path, Bai Ying stuttered, he should have to talk.

“Eh, Your Majesty, servant, inviting brother Ye to join us tomorrow, he wants to meet sister Mu er in Xin Hua, forgive Servant for not asking this before, after all, it is a coincidence for us to meet brother Ye Lu here, all of this predestined to be happen.”

Luo Xiang stopped his movement and glanced at Ye Lu who was still kneeling in his place as if asking him for permission. Luo Xiang took a deep breath. He folded his sleeves again and took Bai Ying’s hand.

“Master Ye, go back and have a rest, don’t make people wait for you to leave tomorrow.”

Hearing that Ye Lu who was worried raised his head, he was almost afraid that his hearing might be wrong. But no, Bai Ying turned to him and smiled.

“Th-thank you, Your Majesty,”

Ye Lu said lowering his head deeply to the Crown Prince who walked away.

Bai Ying smiled, he tightened his grip on the Crown Prince’s hand. Luo Xiang realized that, although he didn’t want to show his smile when he saw Bai Ying who was holding his arm tightly and smiling, as if proud of him.

“Hey, I know Your Majesty the best in the world”

“Brat, you just know that?”

Bai Ying can help to smile so wide from ear to ear and hold Crown Prince’s hand so tight.

“Hehehe Ying already knows that”

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The sun even hasn’t appeared on the eastern horizon when the Crown Prince and Second Prince’s chariots had already been on standby in the front yard of Yue Yang’s army’s temporary base. Big tall horses with burly bodies pulling carriages have snorted gallantly while enjoying their breakfast, dry grass given by the little guard.

“Heee”

The troops led by Lin Mo will be on a rescue mission to Ku Chang, along with Xi Hu who will return to his city to gather with the Cold Water clan.

The Second Prince’s little soldier had been busy since earlier preparing supplies into the Second Prince’s golden carriage, just like what the prince had planned from the start if he would join the Crown Prince and Bai Ying’s entourage to Xin Hua.

“Don’t forget about the food, don’t spill it, tighten the lid,” said Guard Pang, who stood to supervise his men.

“Come on, don’t be too slow, we’re about to leave, there’s still a lot of things to prepare, do you all want to be fired?” cried Bodyguard Pang who always being so strict with his men.

While Bai Ying and Xiao Hong were sitting beside the garden still nodding off, they had only slept for a while and had to wake up already.

“Hoaa, Ying is so sleepy.”

Xiao Hong nodded.

“Yes, Your Majesty, me too, ooh, even though the bed is very comfortable,” said Xiao Hong, lowering his head on the stone table and closing his eyes.

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