CROWN PRINCE'S CONCUBINE

“No, the Queen didn’t mean it like that, ems, Ying’er, the Queen is old now, but the Queen still has this old body for you to punish, this Queen will accept everything gracefully, but, don’t let what this Queen did, ruining YueYang and WahYe’s relationship, all of this, just let this Queen who bear it”

“Heh, Ying can’t believe that at a time like this Her Majesty the Queen is still thinking about YueYang and WahYe’s relationship, obviously, it won’t be like it used to be, this time, Ying has known at least a little truth that has never surfaced, one day, who knows how many more problems arise, the same victim will come and do the same thing, will fall again another innocent victim, all this sadness, heh, don’t know Ying can still accept it or not” BaiYing lifted his head trying to hold back the tears that were about to fall back down his cheeks.

Queen wiped her tears.

“Queen make sure, that was the only grave mistake the Queen made, after that, the Queen tried to correct herself, Ying’er, ems, forgive this Queen, do whatever it takes to punish me, but, don’t leave the Crown Prince behind, he needs you”

BaiYing restrained himself, Queen was clear still had ulterior motives by persuading him to stay, because after all, it was his relationship with the Crown Prince that made WahYe think hundreds of times about attacking the country, after, what had happened all this time. But, no matter how angry, and no matter how heavy their problems were, Ying couldn’t possibly think that way, sacrificed many lives just to satisfy their egos in becoming world leaders, it never occurred to him, though, hopefully, he would never think about it, at all.

But, can he have such a big heart to be able to forgive the Queen? Due to the suffering she caused, there are a lot of WahYe and YueYang residents who sacrifice their lives, become innocent victims because of the grudges.

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LuiHe Lake.

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The atmosphere of the lake in the late afternoon was very calm and peaceful.

The birds seen flying from afar, their sound becomes other performers of the nature as if they told about their existence, the wind slowly sways the big sturdy trees surround the lake, some wither leaves falls still looks so graceful with their dance before the stop at the ground, and then sway back by the wind to the others parts.

BaiYing sat behind the boulder in his favorite place as he need the time to think, his maids and others just stood on the side of the road waiting patiently.

His eyes looked far away, he remembered how he first come to the palace, and the Queen he knew was very cheerful and always had a loud voice.

“Oh Gosh, you have such a beautiful face, youth nowadays are so adorable”

When the Queen came to his pavilion to deliver medicine when he was sick, or when he and the Queen, as well as the other concubines, were busy gossiping in the Peach Pavilion garden while enjoying their snacks, all of that, will there ever be another opportunity like that again? Although the woman did seem very strict, but all this time he had known her as a person with soft-hearted, it was very strange, that now, his feelings for her had changed so much.

And what his brother ChenMing said is also true, if, he can’t escape from his faith and responsibilities, as a Young King of Wahye who has to ensure the welfare of his people, he doesn’t want to think about all that, but, it’s all there and he has to face it, no matter what.

If there is any change, he might give up the possibility of being in the middle of two countries, but, he did have to be able to choose between one, there was no way he could set his one foot inside and the other outside at the same time, he had to choose, between becoming the Crown Prince’s concubine or the King of WahYe.

BaiYing took a deep breath, as he lowered his head into the lake, he saw several LuiHe lake dwelling ducks passing side by side, this time, the pair of ducks had two very cute ducklings swimming behind them, making BaiYing subconsciously smile, it was nice to see the sight when he was so restless this time, and, it seemed, he did need a change of perspective, at least until his mind was clear again.

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Night comes.

The Crown Prince gently brushed BaiYig’s long hair which was already flowing, get ready to sleep. Since entering the room, BaiYing has been silent, his voice is not as cheerful as it used to be, he is not so excited to welcome the Crown Prince into his room.

LuoXiang noticed BaiYing’s attitude had indeed changed, he put down the comb, gathered BaiYing’s soft hair together and arranged it firmly behind his shoulders, while he shifted his sitting position towards BaiYing.

“What do you thinking about?”

BaiYing raised his head, long, looking into the Crown Prince’s eyes deeply.

“Em, Her Majesty the Queen came to visit this afternoon”

Crown Prince didn’t seem surprised, he seemed to have known about it beforehand.

He lifted his hand to caress BaiYing’s smooth cheek, tucked his hair behind his ear.

“Heh, what, did she tell you?”

BaiYing grabbed the Crown Prince’s hand that was on his cheek, looked at the palm which was so wide and warm, holding it tightly.

“Your Majesty, brother MingMing is planning to return to XinHua in the next few days, what...heh” BaiYing couldn’t continue, he stopped and could only look at the Crown Prince’s palm for a while, as if his lips numb.

“YingYing wants to go home to XinHua for a while?” continued the Crown Prince.

BaiYing raised his head, his two big round eyes stared at the Crown Prince, the young man smiled, caressing BaiYing’s cheek again, it had been a few days since he had not seen the smile and laughter on BaiYing’s sweet face, and it was painful to see him sitting lost in thought with his thoughts drifting away.

“Your Majesty”

“Heh, Brother knows what is in your heart, if YingYing wants to go home for a while to XinHua, Brother will accompany you to go, shall we go there for a while? Brother also hasn’t visited Princess WuLan in a long time, YingYing must really miss her a lot right?”

BaiYing nodded, slowly, he wrapped his two arms around the Crown Prince’s waist and dropped his head on the young man’s broad chest, very warm, comfortable just by hearing the Crown Prince’s heartbeat like he had been listening to while he was sleeping, he didn’t want any of that to change, he could not be willing to lose all of it.

“Your Majesty, this time, Ying’er, may have to go home alone, thanks Your Majesty for accompanying Ying everywhere all this time, but, this is Ying’er’s problem, Ying should be able to handle it.”

Hearing BaiYing’s words, Crown Prince was silent, he lowered his head while stroking BaiYing’s hair in his arms.

“YingYing, how can this idiot sleep without you later? Heh, this is so hard, never thought that one day, we would be so far apart.”

BaiYing wanted to lift himself up, however, the Crown Prince’s grip on him tightened not letting him go.

“Your Majesty”

There was a heavy sigh from the Crown Prince.

“Ying, will be back in a few days, um, some weeks, or months, if YingYing doesn’t come back by time, I will come there to pick you up, never forget your duty, apart from being the King WahYe, you are also the Crown Prince’s concubine”

BaiYing not moving, tears dripping down his cheeks, just imagining all that made his chest hurt, how could he do it? How could he stay away from the Crown Prince?

“Your Highness”

The Crown Prince squeezed BaiYing’s small body within his big body, he didn’t want to forget the young man’s smell, how would he be able to breathe without him later.

“My YingYing Heh, later, what would I do without you by my side?”

The Crown Prince just hugged BaiYing tightly, there was no way he could let go, BaiYing too, his hands trembled at the thought that one day he might not be able to hold the Crown Prince’s hand while he was sleeping, but, it’s only temporary isn’t it? This, it won’t take long, as soon as he forms a cabinet that will take care of the affairs of the new state of XinHua, certify himself as King until all WahYe citizens feel safe because their new leader, after seeing some reports, resolved some problems, how long will it take him for all that? That, won’t be long right?

“Your Majesty, what if one day, Your Majesty will get tired of waiting, will, Your Majesty find another replacement for Ying’er? Ying, don’t have any problems when that happens, it’s all for Your Majesty’s happiness.”

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