CROWN PRINCE'S CONCUBINE

“That useless Yi Fang, how can Mother compare him with His Highness the Crown Prince, Mother and Father indeed playing favorites.”

The two’s little quarrel made Bai Ying smile, just like what he always remembered. He turned his head when he felt someone holding his palm, the Crown Prince who was smiling at him.

“Ying Ying, let’s sit down, you might fall from standing for too long”

Bai Ying nodded. He was so happy that he forgot that his body was still very weak and couldn’t even stand up for too long. With the Crown Prince’s help, he headed to the seat beside him and sat down.

“Yes, Your Majesty”

Luo Xiang smoothed Bai Ying’s front messy hair because he was in too much of a rush earlier. His hand gently stroked his cheek and wiped away the remaining tears.

“You still have a fever, how about we go back to the room, your father and mother will stay in the palace for the next two days, you still have plenty of time with them” Luo Xiang whispered holding Bai Ying’s hand tightly and squeezing it.

Bai Ying nodded. He held the Crown Prince’s hand holding his cheek.

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“Yes, Your Majesty”

San Niang couldn’t help but smile seeing Bai Ying’s shining face, in contrast to Bai Yen who looked at him with cynical eyes.

“You little rascal, how can you take chances like that, heh”

Luo Xiang took Bai Ying’s hand towards the door, just as the guard at the door called out.

“His Highness the Great King has arrived!” he exclaimed.

The sound clearly stopped the Crown Prince and Bai Ying in their tracks, as well as made everyone in the room stand up to greet the person who appeared from behind the gates of Plum Villa.

Bai Ying and the Crown Prince stood by the door, waiting for someone who entered from the gate. A person dressed in magnificent clothes, purple, and gold in color, made of high-quality materials with a combination of gold and silver threads, decorated with many Wah Ye gemstones floating along when he moved. Bai Ying’s eyes widened, that, his great grandfather, Wu Yi, the Great King of Xin Hua?

“Gr-grandfather?”

A tall man, with hair that was almost all white with gray hair, looked very handsome, healthy, with a shining face, smiling so beautifully behind the soft morning sun. Great Monarch Xin Hua, Wu Yi was now stopped right in front of Bai Ying, who was still stunned in his place.

Luo Xiang lowered his head to greet the old man.

“Your Majesty”

Wu Yi chuckled and saw Bai Ying and Luo Xiang in return.

“Hehehe young people are very excited. Ying er, grandpa heard that you are still unwell, why are you even here? Grandfather just about to visit you in your room” said the man looking at Bai Ying who was looking at him with big eyes.

“Uh, grandpa?” he asked.

Wu Yi nodded.

“Hehehe yeah, of course, it’s grandpa, Your Highness the Crown Prince, what did the healer say? Why does this child still look so pale? Didn’t you say it was just food poisoning? Has the greatest healer in the palace been brought in? Where’s Du Gu San? Why didn’t he cure him with his greatest medicines? That person wants to be fired apparently:”

Bai Ying couldn’t believe what he was seeing right now in front of his eyes. His great-grandfather, Wu Yi, his parents, and even his elder sister. Everything is spinning in his head, what happens to memory? Luo Xiang held Bai Ying’s shoulder when he saw the young man staggering.

“What ...happened” he mumble.

“Ying Ying, are you okay?” and sure enough, the young man suddenly fell limp in front of him.

“Ying Ying!” he catch the kid at the right time and hugged him tightly.

“Oh this kid”

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The sound of the water from the fish pond in the courtyard beside Plum’s villa is so pleasant to hear, like a lullaby for anyone who sits quietly enjoying the atmosphere.

At the green parks where the rabbit runs freely behind the low fence.

“Hey don’t run away. ooh why are you guys so cute”

The sun was so bright as Bai Ying smiled widely then. His eyes shone sparks with lots of beautiful colorful lights as if laughing with him. He was holding some little bunnies that were playing happily around him. Lifted the smallest one onto his head and rubbed his nose against the rabbit’s red nose. While some had fled to their cages and gone into hiding, it seemed that they were all overwhelmed by Bai Ying’s excessive affection.

“Hey don’t run, you guys are so naughty”

Not long after that. An exhausted Bai Ying takes a rest by sitting on the terrace near the fish pond. Swinging his legs very calmly with a fresh shining face and looking at the surrounding scenery with a broad smile. The beautiful sky, with its beautiful blue color and white fluffy clouds moving slowly carried by the blowing wind, the wind that touch his hair flew far behind him.

Bai Ying looks happy as if all the burden on his shoulder is lifted little by little. He hasn’t had this feeling for so long, it feels, so relieved.

“Heh” he took a very deep breath and blow it as much as he can, and the pressure on his chest slowly reduce, lots of them.

The Crown Prince approached from behind. Put on a warm coat covering Bai Ying’s back.

“Hey, what are you doing sitting here windy, are you feeling better?” asked the Crown Prince. He shifted Bai Ying’s shoulder closer to him, hugging him tightly.

Bai Ying smiled to his eyes disappeared. He nodded and touched his own forehead.

“I’m fine, Your Highness, look, my fever is almost gone.”

Luo Xiang smiled. He stroked Bai Ying’s hair tucking it behind his back.

“Still, you can’t sit for too long outside like this, what if you have a fever again?”

Bai Ying took the Crown Prince’s hand and clasped it between his two palms.

“I would be too much worried about that because Your Majesty is here”

Luo Xiang flicked Bai Ying’s forehead playfully.

“Oh, this kid, do you want to get sick all the time? Don’t you know how many people are worried about you?”

Bai Ying chuckled.

“Hehehe, Forgive me, Your Highness, I won’t be sick anymore, but, by the way, why hasn’t Ying er seen brother and the others since yesterday? Guard Bei too, did Your Highness send him on assignment elsewhere?” he asked.

Luo Xiang slightly widened his eyes, as if somewhat surprised by Bai Ying’s question, but he tried to remain calm.

“Er, guard Bei, he is here, of course, he will always be wherever I am, it just recently he has been busy training in the valley and will be back when it gets dark. You were already sleeping and didn’t see him.”

Bai Ying puffed out his mouth as he nodded.

“Oooh, I see. They must be so busy and have no time to see me, right?”

Luo Xiang nodded.

“I think they are. How if tomorrow Brother will ask them to come to see you?”

Bai Ying pursed his mouth, he shook his head.

“Um, there’s no need, Your Majesty, if they are busy it’s okay, it’s not that important either.”

Luo Xiang stroked Bai Ying’s hair and patted his crown.

“What is not important, everything that my little concubine wants is of course a very important thing. Em, how about now, we go in and eat, even though you’re feeling better but you still have to take your medicine. I don’t want you to get sick again”

Bai Ying nodded.

“Yes, Your Majesty”

And let Luo Xiang hold his hand to help him up from his seat. But Bai Ying staggered slightly, apparently, his legs were a little bit numb from sitting there too much. He held the Crown Prince’s hand tightly.

“Ah Your Highness, my feet are tingling”

Luo Xiang held Bai Ying’s hand tightly and lowered his body to check his feet, but his touch made Bai Ying groan.

“Ah”

Luo Xiang saw Bai Ying for a moment, then lowered his body and grabbed Bai Ying’s two legs, carrying him.

“Y-Your Highness” Bai Ying was surprised. Didn’t expect the man to do it, he would never carry him from the front if it wasn’t for the fact that he was injured in the past. This, was quite fun too, thought Bai Ying who couldn’t hide his face from turning red from embarrassment, the Crown Prince is too close.

“Your Majesty”

Luo Xiang smiled mischievously. Looking at Bai Ying’s sweet face which was getting even cuter as he blushed. He carried him into the villa.

“Come on, my very charming and adorable Xiao Ying, let’s go inside, do you need me to help you to sleep tonight?”

“Your Highness, what does it mean to help me to sleep?” asked Bai Ying innocently.

Luo Xiang stopped his steps as soon as he entered the door, looking at Bai Ying who was looking at him with a pair of big round eyes.

“Hey, does that need to be explained again, my dear”

Bai Ying buried his head, embarrassed by the Crown Prince’s mischievous gaze on him.

“Your Majesty”

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