CROWN PRINCE'S CONCUBINE

Bei Yau swallowed whole. That man, at a glance, looked a lot like the Crown Prince, the two of them, seemed to mirror each other. Only the hairstyle and clothes are different.

“Y-Your Highness”

Luo Xiang and the man couldn’t believe what they saw at this moment, as well as the young man who was now tightly held by the young man, his face, very similar to Bai Ying, who was he? Did, he Prince Yen Hui? And this young man is he Luo Wang?

“You, how can you guys be together?” asked Luo Xiang.

The man held Yen Hui’s hand tightly, so that without the Crown Prince getting ready he flung his sleeves pointing a sharp dagger at the Crown Prince.

“Get out of our way!” he exclaimed. Luo Xiang withdrew his body just before the dagger hit him, as he looked away, the two people who were in front of him using the opportunity to escape.

“Hey!” The Crown Prince was about to follow him, but suddenly the woman who had followed him held his hand.

“Young Master, what is Young Master doing here in another guest room?”

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Luo Xiang couldn’t let go of the hold of the woman who looked weak but was actually quite strong, he glanced at Bei Yau to quickly follow the two people earlier who disappeared through the window. Chances are they both jumped down.

“Chase them!” he exclaimed.

Meanwhile in the carriage where Bai Ying and Chen Ming sat waiting.

Bai Ying was getting tired of waiting and stuck his head out from inside the carriage. See the crowds in downtown Pai Hua which is bustling with residents and traders.

“Meat buns, still warm, one tael get two!” exclaimed the meat bun seller.

Seeing people carrying meat buns whose smoke was still steaming and eating them as they passed in front of the carriage, made him swallow his saliva.

“Wow, that looks tasty”

“You’ve been eating since earlier Ying, are you still hungry too?” Chen Ming asked.

Bai Ying turned her head back to him.

“Brother, it looks delicious, um, let’s buy some, for our trip,” said Bai Ying approaching his brother again.

Chen Ming looked at Bai Ying who see him with sparkling eyes for a moment.

“Hey, how can you wait for that long, you will finish it all soon”

Bai Ying pursed his mouth.

“Brother, em, okay, just wait here let Ying er go buy for a while,” said Bai Ying was about to get out of the carriage, but Chen Ming’s hand held his clothes.

“Eits, where do you think you are going brat, stay and seat properly, don’t get out, do you want to be caught and taken to the palace as a slave? You are not a great Realm King right now, don’t do too many reckless things.”

Xiao Hong who heard the sound of the two pushed aside the curtains and put his head in.

“Let me buy it, Your Majesty, how much do you want?” he asked.

Bai Ying, who was still busy arguing with his brother, turned his head to see Xiao Hong with big eyes shining with hope.

“Really, Xiao Hong? Hurry up and buy it for me, um, any flavour is fine, but I want to try all flavours sold by the buyer. Brother, where’s the money?” asked Bai Ying stretching out his hand to Chen Ming.

Chen Ming pulled his head looking at his brother with big eyes.

“Why ask money from me? Don’t you have any money?” he asked.

“How could I bring money, unlike my brother and the others who are preparing to come here, Ying is completely unprepared. Where is it Brother, don’t be stingy” Bai Ying exclaimed with big eyes.

Chen Ming pulled his lips, is his brother begging him or robbing him? Why was he even looking at him with big eyes as if threatening him? Chen Ming couldn’t help but take out a small wallet that was tucked inside his wide sleeve. Passed a few silver coins into Bai Ying’s hand.

“Don’t waste all of it, whether we have enough money or not for a trip that we don’t know when it will be finished.”

Bai Ying smiled so widely that his eyes disappeared.

“Yes, my sweet brother!”

...….

In the brothel.

Luo Xiang was already sitting in the room on the second floor where the stocky lady who owned the brothel, calling herself Mrs Mo, was standing not far in front of him without being able to do anything. She was even too late to call the brothel house’s guards when the handsome young man had already pushed her into the room previously shared by the two people who were now being chased by Bei Yau.

The woman obviously didn’t dare to move because the Crown Prince’s terrifying face might kill her if she tried to scream or run away, she thought. However, that wasn’t really the reason the woman didn’t run away, more so because of the bag of silver taels that was now lying on the table. It was hers if she could answer any of the handsome young man’s questions. He said.

Before long Bei Yau came back in from the window where he had jumped out chasing the two men earlier, who was probably Prince Yen Hui and Luo Wang. But, how could Luo Wang appear there?

Bei Yau lowered his head in front of the Crown Prince.

“Report Your Majesty, I failed to catch them, both of them disappeared behind the restaurant when I chased them. They are really fast.”

Luo Xiang lifted the cup of tea that madam Mo had just prepared just now.

“That’s not weird Bei, they obviously know this area better than you though.”

Luo Xiang glanced at Madam Mo who had been looking nervous where she was standing. The woman smiled.

“Hehe gentlemen, if you please, I will call the maid to bring the most delicious food in this brothel house, young masters will definitely like it,” said the woman. She was about to walk away when Bei Yau’s long sword stopped her.

“Oh geez” made the woman startled and almost fell. Bei Yau’s face turned out to be much scarier than the handsome man sitting at the round table.

“Eh heh, this young master, how fierce.”

The Crown Prince put down his teacup gracefully. Looking at the woman who returned to her place with a nervous face.

“Who were the two people just now?” he asked.

The woman looked at him with big eyes as if confused by his question just now.

“Eh, who do you mean, Young Master?”

“Don’t play dumb, of course, the two guests earlier, you were blocking us from chasing them” continued Bei Yau.

Mrs Mo stuttered, she twisted the handkerchief she had been holding in her hand.

“Oh them, uh, of course, our brothel guests, we have so many guests every day, I sometimes forget their names, but certainly not their faces. These two often rent this room”

“They don’t book girls or anything, what do they do at the brothel if they don’t book any girls?” asked Luo Xiang.

The woman stuttered again. Luo Xiang’s eyes looked at him sharply.

“Uh that, um, they just came, of course waiting a while for the girls to come.”

“Madam, you’d better speak honestly, there’s no way you wouldn’t know those who are regular guests and booked private rooms at such a high price. For someone like you, that seems highly unlikely, just say it now or we won’t hesitate to force you to say it” said Bei Yau.

Madam Mo swallowed hard. Looking at Bei Yau’s terrifying face, a tall, tall man holding a sword that seemed to have been used to behead people before. The woman smiled stiffly.

“Eh, hehe, Young Master, don’t be so grumpy”

....

Bai Ying who sat waiting in the carriage was getting bored because Xiao Hong was taking too long. He pushed aside the window curtains to see Xiao Hong from a distance, he was seen queuing with several people who were also going to buy dumplings which suddenly became crowded.

“Ouch, that took so long”

Bai Ying turned to his older brother who was lying down and trying to sleep, he looked exhausted. A chance for him to come out, what could happen? There was Xiao Hong nearby, he just needed to get closer.

Slowly, so as not to make a sound Bai Ying shifted his body and got out of the carriage. Dressing his robes up to his head he rushed towards the busy street where Xiao Hong was.

People are coming and going, more than last time. He can’t even see the street opposite him clearly. Let alone see Xiao Hong. he might find other delicious food around if he keeps looking.

“Why is it suddenly so crowded?” he walked quickly without paying attention to the street until he accidentally bumped into several pedestrians walking in the opposite direction him.

“Ah!”

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