CROWN PRINCE'S CONCUBINE

The loud sound of broken chairs as some black-clothed men were violently pushed down by front-line soldiers tasked with securing General Po’s private residence.

The soldiers managed to capture several men in black alive and kept them in the room while waiting for further orders. The head of guard Bu came in with Bei Yau.

Bei Yau shook his head so that one of the soldiers who was holding the man who was already covered in wounds in his black clothes to uncover his mask.

The man in black who was already helpless tried to fight back, but he was no match for General Po’s chosen young warrior man.

“Don’t move!”

The soldier took off the man’s face covering, and Bei Yau and Head of guard Bu’s eyes widened. Those people’s faces were quite unfamiliar, they were definitely neither Yue Yang nor Wah Ye citizens. And Bei Yau knew where those people came from. He saw the head of the guard Bu who understood what his gaze meant and then walked out of the small room. Not long after, the groans of men dressed in black were heard, they were being beaten by the head of guard Bu’s men to get information.

“Akh”

In the front room of General Po’s official residence.

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The Crown Prince and Chen Ming sat in front of Lo Yi who was standing in the centre of the room and became their suspect. After General Po’s residence received a sudden attack to divert all attention so that anyone planning the attack could infiltrate General Po’s private residence.

Luo Xiang looked towards the door where Bei Yau stepped in, he came closer and whispered something in the Crown Prince’s ear. After that Luo Xiang looked back at Lo Yi sharply. If not considering that the young man was a Crown Prince of a country that was on fairly good terms with Yue Yang, Luo Xiang would have definitely punished him severely for what he had done to Bai Ying. With or accidentally.

“Crown Prince Lo Yi, do you have something to say? Right now you are not in a very good position at all. The attackers are known to be people from Dai Yang. And Princess Chai Ni and her clan members are nowhere to be found either, I wouldn’t say you were involved, if that’s true, you must be a very stupid for staying while others already flee from here.”

Lo Yi raised his head. Looking at the Crown Prince and others with big eyes. He clenched his fists. Biting the edge of his lips.

This morning when he and Chai Ni were talking, he did hear a voice from behind the wall not far from where they were standing. But when he turned around, Lo Yi didn’t find anyone there, after that he didn’t see Chai Ni anywhere anymore. But how can Chai Ni have golden roots and poisonous bees? Where did she get all these terrible creatures?

Luo Xiang’s voice brought Lo Yi back from his daydream.

“Crown Prince Lo Yi, where is your sister Princess Chai Ni?” Luo Xiang asked.

Lo Yi stuttered. He couldn’t say anything because he himself didn’t know where his sister was, or what she was up to. He only knew that Chai Ni had gathered all the soldiers loyal to her to come to mess with General Po’s Mansion, it was all her idea.

Bei Yau approached the Crown Prince, and took out something from the folds of his belt, resembling a small scroll of paper.

“This is a letter that you received a few days ago, from the contents of the message on this scroll, Guard Bu and others know that you ordered the soldiers of Dai Yang to enter Xian Yang city separately, and gather in the city centre at a predetermined location, to discuss the next plan. You even asked your personal bodyguard, bodyguard Hu to stay with the soldiers while waiting for further orders. Right now Guard Bu’s men are still watching them, and they are still in the centre of the city, what exactly are you planning? Are you sure you can win against Yue Yang’s numerous and powerful soldiers with just a few people like that? Are you really going to make a suicide attempt, by attacking a city where almost all of the people belong to a family of warriors for generations? Even in the middle of your way here all of you should have been repulsed if it weren’t for General Po holding back. I as the Crown Prince could have sentenced you to death and sent your body back to Dai Yang because you have been proven to be trying to provoke a war between the two countries, but, I can’t bear to see the old Emperor mourn because you are his only son.”

Lo Yi swallowed hard, he clenched his fists. Remembering about his father made him realize what he had let happen all this time.

“Chai Ni, planning a coup” he replied simply.

His answer made Crown Prince Luo Xiang and the others hold their breath. The Crown Prince of Dai Yang was not so joking with his words.

“You’re not joking, are you? What can a little girl who can only master the Purple Plum clan’s war dance do, plot a coup, on what basis?”

Lo Yi looked at the Crown Prince. Looking around, the room, apart from the Crown Prince there was also Chen Ming, Xiao Hong and Bei Yau, so not many people knew what he was about to say. He swallowed hard, prepared to say what he knew all along, about his sister, Princess Chai Ni.

“The Dai Yang soldiers that I ordered to enter the city, originally were to repel and arrest the rebellious soldiers who followed Chai Ni everywhere. I just didn’t expect her to launch an attack this fast. And, all of this was planned while everyone was at the White Cloud College.”

Luo Xiang listened, he wasn’t surprised by what had happened, just as he had thought.

“How did Princess Chai Ni get in touch with the Black Water Clan? And all those creatures, where did the little princess come from to make creatures like black leeches and golden clouds follow her orders?” Luo Xiang asked.

Lo Yi looked at the old Crown Prince, just stared at him silently.

“That could happen because Chai Ni has a placard of charm that she got from her grandmother. Chai Ni’s biological grandmother is a holy priestess from the Wah Ye tribe. When her mother was younger. Emperor Lo Xi massacred one family and rape her mother. I, also don’t know what really happened, but, Chai Ni’s mother committed suicide a few years ago and told all these things to Chai Ni, she even made her swear that she has to avenge her family’s grudge. I also just found out that recently, that’s why I followed her here.”

Luo Xiang looked at Lo Yi with big eyes.

“That’s impossible, right? As far as I know, Princess Chai Ni is the daughter of Yin Niang, the Emperor’s favourite concubine, how can she be the daughter of another woman?” Luo Xiang asked, he was a bit confused.

Lo Yi stared at Luo Xiang for a long time.

“That’s right, since she was a baby, Chai Ni was brought into the palace by the Emperor and gave her to Yin Niang to raise, but actually she is only the daughter of a servant. No one knows that her biological mother entered the palace to work as a kitchen servant, she deliberately damaged her very beautiful face and made her legs look limp to become a palace maid. The woman managed to enter and told Chai Ni everything, at first Chai Ni didn’t believe it at all, how could she be the daughter of a commoner while she had been living with her status as the daughter of Emperor Dai Yang? However, the woman told what only her birth mother knew, all the birthmarks on Chai Ni’s body, and also, her ability to light up the alluring plaque of the Wah Ye tribe, plaque, could only light up if a direct descendant of a holy woman used it. But Chai Ni still didn’t believe it, so he asked His Majesty directly, who had no choice but, to tell the truth.”

Chen Ming turned to Luo Xiang who was listening quite seriously, how come after so many things happened, all matters went back to the Wah Ye tribe and its successors? This is so unbelievable, when will all this end?

“heh”

While everyone was seriously talking, from the entrance Bai Ying come in, and his limping maid tried to chase after him.

“Your Majesty”

Luo Xiang widened his eyes at Bai Ying there.

“Ying Ying, what are you doing here? I told you to rest in your room.”

Bai Ying leaned closer, his face looking less than excited as if he was on the verge of crying.

“Your Majesty, why didn’t Your Majesty say that Grandpa Po was seriously injured? How can Your Highness be silent, poor grandfather Po.”

Luo Xiang stood up and pulled Bai Ying closer.

“Then, what can Ying Ying do? General Po is so strong, he will be fine”

“Still Your Majesty, he is already old”

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