CROWN PRINCE'S CONCUBINE

The sunshine was quite warm that morning, just a few hours past the dawn. The dew left from last night had just slid down from the broad lotus leaf falling onto the calm flowing water in the pond, behind the Li family mansion bungalow.

Slowly after blinking a few times, a pair of round eyes with a light brown colour as clear as a stream opened, wistfully, staring far up above him where the blue sky was immediately clear.

Chen Ming jolted awake, he sat up quickly after regaining his senses.

“Younger brother!” the first thing he remembered, of course, was Bai Ying. The young man immediately removed the blanket, and got off the bed he had occupied for several days living in the Li family’s big house bungalow, they had returned to that house? So, what has he missed?

With Chen Ming staggering slightly who was holding on to the door leaf, the other few maids couldn’t even stop him.

“Young master”

Su Lang who was standing in front of the door immediately hold him.

“Your Majesty, slowly, Your Majesty has just regained consciousness” Chen Ming brushed off Su Lang’s hand, his eyes sharp, he remembered the last thing when someone’s hand tapped him to knock him unconscious, Chen Ming was too smart to be tricked, and that person was none other than Bei Yau that rotten bodyguard.

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“Impudent! How dare he did this to me, I will beat him up!” with a slight gasp Chen Ming scanned the balcony, he knew where the bodyguard was at the moment, must have always been where the Crown Prince was, and the Crown Prince, had always been near Bai Ying, what had happened to his little brother? Anxiety and anger mixed into one wrapped his hot chest and seemed to want to expel all the contents of his stomach because of nausea, too anxious made him nauseous.

“Brother!”

Su Lang followed him anxiously.

“Your Majesty”

They arrived at the Li family residence near midnight last night, having travelled a day and night non-stop from the Gao Palace. And that meant, Chen Ming, lost more than one day.

The young prince walked quickly to Bai Ying’s room even though he almost fell a few times because he was still confused. He held the door open and looked into the room, where the young man was lying on his bed, silent, with neither Bei Yau nor the Crown Prince by his side.

With limp legs, barely able to move, Chen Ming entered the room, and approached the bed, almost crying seeing his little brother’s face which was very sweet as if he was fast asleep. Chen Ming couldn’t get closer, he couldn’t bear to see his brother hurt again, his chest hurt just imagining it.

Su Lang restrained Chen Ming’s body as the Young Prince nearly staggered down.

“Your Majesty” helped him sit on the edge of the bed carefully. Su Lang wanted to say something on the tip of his tongue, but Chen Ming’s voice startled him.

“That rotten Crown Prince! I told you not to let little brother use his energy indefinitely like that, why didn’t he do anything to prevent him? Does he really love brother? That brat!”

Chen Ming was helpless and had tears in his eyes, wanting to beat the Crown Prince to his satisfaction, but he was very worried about Bai Ying.

“Brother, why are you so stupid”

Su Lang stuttered, he was about to approach again but this time Chen Ming turned towards him, and without thinking too long he stood up from his seat.

“Insolent, I will make him pay for this! That bastard!” Su Lang again tried to hold Chen Ming from leaving the room.

“Your Majesty, please calm down.”

Chen Ming brushed off Su Lang’s hand, looking at the Xin Hua palace guard sharply.

“Guard Su, you are the head of the Xin Hua palace guard? Why did you even let your King get hurt like this and just sit around doing nothing, even if I was taken as a hostage even if it wasn’t worth your King’s life, you heard that!”

Su Lang stuttered, he looked confused.

“B-but, Your Majesty”

Chen Ming was so angry, he was angry that his head might explode, it could also be due to excessive headaches either because of Bei Yau’s stroke or because he was really tired. He pushed Su Lang’s hand away from him as he was about to continue walking out of the room, until, a voice came from inside the room.

“Hoaaa, ??why it’s so noisy, just leave me alone, ah!”

Chen Ming turned his head, his eyes widened at the sight of Bai Ying who moved and turned his body the other way while covering his ears with a pillow.

Chen Ming approached quickly, apparently, his brother was really asleep. He approached and grabbed Bai Ying’s hand.

“Brother, brother are you okay? Why did you scare your brother to death, oh this Xiao Ying.”

Bai Ying pushed Chen Ming’s hand away, he was too tired to pay attention to his brother, trying to get back to his sleep and just ignore him.

“Brother is so noisy, Ying er wants to sleep, Brother, I’m so tired.”

Chen Ming continued to shake Bai Ying.

“This little brother, take a look at you brother, thank goodness you are okay, you really scared me to death, brother”

“Ahh, please leave me alone, brother!”

Not long after, Chen Ming came out of the room, and Su Lang closed the bedroom door tightly. Bai Ying was so exhausted that he would be very angry if anyone else disturbed his sleep at that time.

Chen Ming tucked his hands behind his waist, glaring at Su Lang intently.

“Why didn’t you say anything? That brat, even he won’t meet his own brother, brat.”

Su Lang stuttered, he scratched his head while bowing his head deeply, actually, he wanted to say it, but the young prince didn’t give him a chance.

“Eh I..”

Chen Ming was angry, he was angry and embarrassed because of his panicked attitude, it really annoyed him to death. As he walked down the balcony, he saw the Crown Prince and Bei Yau, as well as Lord Li Mo who came in from outside. Bei Yau and Li Mo lowered their heads in salute.

“Greetings Your Majesty”

Chen Ming rolled his eyes, he was so angry at the Crown Prince and Bei Yau’s disrespectful act toward him, that he wouldn’t talk to them, ever! He’d better go back to his room and rest, he still doesn’t feel well.

However, Chen Ming stopped in his tracks, he forgot, if he had missed so much since yesterday, how could Bai Ying be fine, without missing anything? What happened to Huo Li? Where is Xiao Hong, and, how are King Bu Ye and the Gao Palace family doing? Which, actually he didn’t really care about them, but, he was also curious about the ending.

“Em”

The Crown Prince and Li Mo entered the living room continuing their conversation since morning outside the bungalow, the air was getting hotter until everyone decided to return to the room, and the hot air, different from the previous day in Xi Yang city was definitely due to one thing or another.

Luo Xiang stopped his steps when he saw Chen Ming who had just come down from upstairs, stopped looking at him sharply. Chen Ming briefly glanced at Bei Yau who was about to raise his hand to greet the Prince, but it seemed Chen Ming was very angry with him as he turned his face away right before Bei Yau could look at him.

The young prince approached one of the chairs in the living room and sat in front of Luo Xiang and the others.

“Em, Prince Chen, how about your rest?” Luo Xiang asked as he slowly sat down beside Chen Ming.

The young prince simply lifted a cup of tea, the speciality of Xi Yang city which is famous for its slightly bitter but have a bit sour taste, high-quality tea.

“I don’t need your concerned, Your Highness the Crown Prince, you ordered your rotten bodyguard to knock me out, it was the first and last time you did that, next time you will have to step over my body to insult me ??like that again” Chen Ming said in a small voice, he didn’t expect big lord Li Mo to hear their conversation, though, he could hear it very clearly.

Chen Ming glanced at Bei Yau sharply, Bei Yau scratched his head, how is this? He had done something that made the Prince very angry, well, how could he not, if he was in his position, he would also be very angry.

“You have to understand Prince Chen, we do it for everyone, and especially, for Ying Ying, you don’t know your panicked voice might disturb his concentration. At such a critical time, he shouldn’t be bothered by the slightest thing, you can understand why I did that, if you look at your attitude yesterday, what would you do if you were in my position?” The Crown Prince asked Chen Ming back, he calmly lifted his teacup, sipping it slightly slower.

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