516 Bright Morning
West Dragon Pavilion.
The sun shines brightly. The sun over the Yue Yang pce that Bai Ying had longed for. He raised his hand to block the direct sunlight from hitting his eyes.
“Hoaa it’s morning”
His two loyal maids were already standing near the door to greet him.
“Good morning Your Majesty,” said Yan, she and the others lowered their knees in to greet the Concubine.
Bai Ying pulled his body up and sat up, pulling his two hands wide.
“Akkh, it’s so early in the morning, did Ying oversleep, sis? Where is His Highness the Crown Prince?” Bai Ying asked looking at the empty bed.
Yan and Bi approached, some pretty young maids behind Yan and Bi were already lined up carrying basins and cleaning tools.
“Report Your Majesty, His Highness the Crown Prince has been to the Imperial pce since morning, there is a morning meeting sincest night’s meeting was cancelled”
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Bai Ying let his two maids help him tidy up his messy hair and clothes after a very restful night, he even forgot what he didst night until he fall asleep.
But after remembering what happened, the young man couldn’t stop smiling, if he’s not mistaken he and the Crown Prince slept quickly after arriving at the pavilion, enjoyed dinner together, soaked in the bath together, and chatted for a while on the bed until he fell asleep.
“Um, is my Ying Ying sleepy?” whispered the Crown Prince who was lying beside Bai Ying.
Bai Ying nodded, he shifted his position towards the Crown Prince and in a half sleepy lifted one arm around the Crown Prince’s waist. Luo Xiang smiled, he pulled the young man closer to him letting him hug him more freely, put his chin on Bai Ying’s forehead and then lowered his head to kiss his forehead.
“Heh, if you’re sleepy let’s go to sleep first, brother will stay here”
And, Luo Xiang who was just going to hug Bai Ying until he fell asleep and returned to the Imperial pce for a meeting instead fell asleep because of exhaustion, he missed the meeting where the Emperor and the officials were waiting for him.
Bodyguard Bei stood outside the door. Bai Ying’s two maids whispered to him that His Highness the Crown Prince and Consort Hua were asleep, and, how could Bei Yau dare to wake him up?
Golden Dragon Hall.
The Emperor and the Crown Prince were already sitting alone on the terrace beside the hall enjoying their morning tea more quietly, there was no one else there but the two along with the Crown Prince’s personal bodyguard and the Emperor’s advisor. Fresh air, clear skies, gentle breeze, the weather that morning was very beautiful. The sound of birds chirping can be heard clearly from the lush trees that grow beautifully in the park.
“Heh, the weather recently after all the elements back to their position has be more conducive, and the pce has rarely received news of sudden natural disasters that hit several regions before, the impact is veryrge, what your young concubine has done has saved many lives, the result may not be visible to the naked eye, but with the return of all the elements in their position brings the bnce of nature back.”
Luo Xiang put the teacup in its ce, looking far ahead where the view of the garden stretched out in front of him.
“Yeah, but the price Ying Ying paid was very high.”
The Emperor took a deep breath.
“Heh, at least that kid can still return to the pce, and from now on things won’t get any worse right?”
Luo Xiang turned to his father.
“Xiang er heard of many upheavals in the country’s borders, also most recently, Xiang er heard from Guard Bei about some ns that are starting to show their fangs and trying to seize the supreme power in the martial world, this includes the Cold Water n and the Du Gu n of the Gao Shan valley, then, the pce will not interfere in this?” Luo Xiang asked.
The emperor stroked his chin.
“Heh sadly we can’t do anything about it, the martial world has its ownws of the jungle, as long as they don’t vite publicws and harm innocent citizens, and, even if they do, if no one dares to report to the local officials then it considering nothing was happens. What can we do?”
“Father knows what the consequences will be if the ck n bes the leader of the martial world, the people may suffer, Father, how can this not be a matter of the state?” Luo Xiang continued.
The emperor took a deep breath.
“Heh, I also thought about it, Crown Prince, but if the pce vites that code of conduct thenter there will be no restrictions, the pce could be the target of anyone at the top of the leadership of the martial world, and, that’s what we’ve been avoiding all this time, right?”
Luo Xiang pursed his lips, what his father said was true. The previous Emperor had once offended one of the major ns in the martial world and made several ns who were not in line almost muster all the power and overthrow the pce, fortunately at that time the pce had the support of more than half of the ns who said that the conditions at that time were one of the exceptions, and gave up the pce for once. This means thatter the pce should not be careless in repeating the same thing by putting their hands on their tes.
“After the natural disaster is over, it is now the turn of the ns who are starting to rise, ording to the Guard Bei, less than two full moons from now, a grand event of all the major pce ns will be held in Xian Yang city. Where General Po Yang’s base camp is located. And the White Cloud n which is located on the Xian Yang mountain will be the host. All of them will be there topete for power to determine who is the next ruler of the martial world after the White Cloud n has been supreme ruler for three years. This year, after what happened, many dark ns such as the ck Water n, Du Gu n, ck Skull from the south, and Demon Valley n will join thepetition, it is likely that they will try to gain as many votes as possible to be one of the rulers of the martial world.”
The Emperor looked at the Crown Prince for a moment, his son was young, full of enthusiasm, of course, he could think of anything he had never done because he had never experienced it before.
“Xiang er, father will remind you, interfering in the affairs of the martial world is not a wise step taken by the pce, we can’t deal with them much”
“Then, if we can’t, what should Xiang er do, Father? The people might be victims caught in the middle of all their troubles?”
“Well, unless, Xiang er is not from the pce, that, might be.”
The Emperor’s answer made the Crown Prince think, he frowned.
“Em, not from the pce? But Xiang er is indeed from the pce, Father, how can we change the fact? Heh, this, is very confusing.”
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The sound of water flowing from the lotus pond on the side terrace of the West Dragon pavilion. Yan and Bi finished helping Bai Ying get dressed and do his hair that morning. Beautiful dress in shimmering light yellow and blue with beautiful peacock embroidery along the bottom, which stretches almost to the floor. Long hair is braided on the right and left down to the bottom, decorated with a bright yellow shiny ribbon, a reddish jade hairpin in the shape of a plum flower that he never forgets to use. Yan put it in the final touch after his hairdo was done.
Yan and Bi, as well as the pavilion pce maids, couldn’t hide their smiles when they saw Bai Ying, who as usual was always a gem in any room, he definitely is the main attraction to whoever sees him.
“Oh Your Majesty”
Bai Ying smiled, he was just about to stand up from his seat when he heard a voice from the gatekeeper.
“Her Majesty Concubine Lui and Concubine Fu arrived!” cried the guard.
The two concubines who looked very charming as usual entered, followed by the maids, who lined up long behind them.
“Sisters, you guysing?” Bai Ying shouted out of his room,
“Oh little brother, why do you look even more radiant in the morning,” said Lan Er who immediately took Bai Ying’s hand and pulled him.
“Hahaha, sister, sister’s clothes are so pretty. Is this new?” Bai Ying eximed, Lan er twisted her body, showing off her new dress a sparkling red colour with glittering sequins along her body, severalyers of bottoms fluttering when Lan er deliberately make a spin.
“Yeah, Sister, just ordered it yesterday, made specifically to wee my sweet brother, I was going to wear it at g dinner tomorrow but I couldn’t wait”
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