CROWN PRINCE'S CONCUBINE

Realizing that, Bai Ying withdrew his hand from his brother’s arm.

“Yeah, that’s right, who can beat such a great His Highness the Crown Prince, why don’t I think of that before, huh?”

Chen Ming pulled his lips, looking at Bai Ying with sharp eyes.

“Stupid kid”

He continued eating.

“Xiao Hong do you still want to add more?” he asked looking at Xiao Hong’s bowl which was already empty.

Xiao Hong nodded.

“Yes Prince, I ordered it again earlier.”

.....

Chen Ming saw a young bird, unlike a human that could turn round when it ate too much, he could eat very much today and could save it for the next one or two days.

“You, I wonder where you put all that food in your slender body?”

Xiao Hong frowned, he also thought.

“Em, that in...”

Chen Ming rolled his eyes up, actually, he didn’t really want to know.

Bai Ying continued eating, the boy finished one bowl and shouted for his merchant, he clearly did not want to lose to Xiao Hong.

“Old man, one more bowl please!” he exclaimed.

......

Arrived at the palace, at Plum’s villa.

“No!” shout the Crown Prince. Bai Ying who was suppressed by his reaction then hugged the Crown Prince’s arm trying to persuade him.

“Ahhh, Your Highness, why not? Does that mean His Majesty will allow grandma to choose a concubine for me? Really?”

Luo Xiang turned to look at Bai Ying with a pair of huge eyes as if to swallow him whole. He stepped forward and pushed Bai Ying until his back was against the wall behind him. The look in the Crown Prince’s eyes was terrifying, just like he was when he first met in the palace, possessive.

“Gleuk”

Luo Xiang held Bai Ying’s hand to the wall behind him, holding onto it tightly while his huge body pressed on him and makes him squeeze in between.

“Y-Your Majesty”

“Did this Viceroy really has forgotten who he is, then and now? As His Royal Highness the honourable Crown Prince’s concubine, who is also the future Emperor’s companion who will be living in the West Dragon Pavilion together until they grow old and ugly, have you forgotten about that decree, Your Highness Viceroy?”

Bai Ying held onto Luo Xiang’s chest which was getting closer and closer and pinned him to the wall, but the Crown Prince’s hand then pulled his waist towards him and glued them in one.

“Your Majesty, I’m not forgetting about that, how can I?”

Luo Xiang saw Bai Ying’s pair of big round eyes looking at him deeply as if expecting something from him.

Luo Xiang lifted Bai Ying’s hand and kissed it.

“Chup”

“I won’t let them sit any longer than they should, they will leave as soon as they know who they are dealing with”

Bai Ying smiled, even though the Crown Prince said it with a cold expressionless face, but he knew the Crown Prince would fight for bim. He hugged the Crown Prince’s thick body tightly.

“So, this means His Majesty will serve whoever is going up to compete right? Fight for me?”

The Crown Prince pulled his head, he thought for a while before shaking his head.

“Er, no, who said that? What’s the point of participating in such an insignificant competition?”

“But Your Majesty, if you don’t join, how can you drive them away? After all, most of them are the warrior princesses of the tribal chiefs, Your Highness wouldn’t want to face a woman right?”

“No, what competition? There will be no competition at all, and I will not allow Ying Ying to attend the competition”

“Your Highness, how come? As the King, Ying er obviously has to be there” Bai Ying exclaimed annoyed with the Crown Prince’s answer.

Luo Xiang lifted Bai Ying’s body pulling his two legs wide on his waist, bringing him towards the bed.

“No, how can I make this King understand, that your soul and body only belong to the Crown Prince alone, no one else can touch you, do they want to die ridiculously?”

Luo Xiang dropped Bai Ying onto the bed. Just as Bai Ying was about to get up the Crown Prince was already above him blocking his way out.

“Ah, Your Highness”

...

“His Highness the Crown Prince has arrived!” cried the doorman.

Early morning at Princess Wu Lan’s private residence.

Princess Wu Lan who was enjoying flower tea in front of a beautiful garden almost choked when she heard the sound of a guard screaming.

“Ouch” she had indeed been told about the Crown Prince who was going to visit, but she didn’t expect that this highly passionate young man would come so early. She wasn’t even wearing official clothes like the Princess she used to be.

Wu Lan placed her teacup on her saucer when she saw the Crown Prince appear from behind the path.

“Greetings Princess, pardon me for visiting this early,” said the Crown Prince who had come alone without Bai Ying or his personal bodyguard.

Princess Wu Lan smiled. The old woman was a bit awkward as she already knew exactly what the Crown Prince was visiting there for and couldn’t wait until she headed to her study.

“Oh Your Highness the Crown Prince, no problem, em please sit down, has Your Highness enjoyed breakfast yet?” Wu Lan said. Several maids approached carrying another tray with a selected teapot and cup of tea placing it on a small table next to the chair that had been prepared for the Crown Prince to sit on.

Luo Xiang shook off the back of his clothes and sat gracefully on a chair not far beside Princess Wu Lan.

“Thank you, Princess, the tea in this palace is simply unrivalled. It is fragrant and fresh.”

“Hehe, yeah, that’s right, the tea that thrives around the Pai Hua valley has a smell and taste that we couldn’t find anywhere else. Your Highness can bring home a lot for His Majesty the Emperor and Empress, they will definitely like it”

Luo Xiang smiled.

“Of course, Father and Mother will definitely like this.”

It wasn’t long before the two of them had talked about many things including the administration of Xin Hua and trade relations to politics between the two countries.

Princess Wu Lan put her teacup back on the saucer, it was near noon and it was time to head to the main palace to do her daily chores. And the Crown Prince seemed to know what the smile of an old woman who was still very beautiful at her age meant.

“Your Highness, regarding the concubine selection competition, this is the custom that must be carried out before the Viceroy takes the throne. In the past, when there were still Great Kings and Crown Princes, after eighteen the Crown Prince was required to choose at least two concubines to accompany him to ascend the throne in the future. Hope Your Highness can understand that this has to be done.”

Luo Xiang took a sip of the tea that was starting to warm up. Letting the high-quality and delicious tea flow slowly down his throat, he put it back on his saucer and looked at Princess Wu Lan with his rolled eyes. Luo Xiang then raised his head.

“Well, but Ying Ying is my concubine, Princess doesn’t wish I could give him to someone else, do you? That, so impossible, then, Princess really not giving me face in this matter?” The Crown Prince’s loud words surprised Princess Wu Lan. She did not expect to get a sharp gaze from the young man in front of her.

Princess Wu Lan smiled.

“Hehe, actually the invitations will only be sent out tomorrow, and the event itself will be held after Xiao Ying agrees, this will also need the approval of the Advisors and Teachers to determine the right day to hold the competition. Until then I will gather Your Highness and Xiao Ying to discuss this matter.”

The Crown Prince looked at Princess Wu Lan for a moment. Apart from Bai Ying, Luo Xiang almost never showed a smile to anyone else, not even Bai Ying’s great-grandmother.

“Princess, you must have known that Ying Ying and I met when we were young and tied our fates ever since, even since you haven’t appeared in his life yet. For that I have the right to take over Ying Ying’s life just for me, to make him happy in my own way. For this matter, you don’t need to drag it out, if indeed the invitations are sent out tomorrow, you can hold the competition the next day, we don’t have much time because Ying Ying will be returning with me to Yue Yang as my concubine, as a King beside the Emperor”

Princess Wu Lan stuttered, she may have misheard because of her ageing ears.

“Um, pardon me, Your Majesty, I mean, the next day, that, the day after tomorrow?” she asked.

Luo Xiang turned his head, and he nodded.

“Yeah, right, the day after tomorrow, the sooner the better, you can invite whoever you want, but, don’t blame me if they come back with their bodies covered in wounds.”

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