CROWN PRINCE'S CONCUBINE

The man in black turned his head, his face removed from the broad hat and black robe that covered his hair looked different. He is a young man in his twenties with a bright handsome face, sharp eyes, a large and pointed nose, and big, thin lips. He looked at the young maids from under her feet to the top of her head, from her clothes, and especially the youth that lies in front of him now, they were clearly not ordinary people.

He again dipped the cloth into the hot water basin and put it back on Bai Ying’s ankles.

“Miss, have you gone to the town to buy some rubbing oil? If not treated it will be difficult to relieve the swelling.” The man settled on Bai Ying’s slender legs, stunned in place.

“Heh, his feet are so smooth.”

He would almost touch them with his hand if it weren’t for Yan’s loud voice startling him.

“Yeah, I just remembered! Yan always carries liniment in my bag, wait a minute, this, His Majesty’s flagship liniment, he will always use it when he was injured, even though, lately, has rarely used it, just a moment” Yan hurriedly approached her cloth bag which she put on the table and look for something in it.

Not long after, the cute girl took out something small from the inside, smiling very broadly when she saw it.

“This is it, um, may you excuse me, young master, let Yan apply it to His Majesty’s feet.”

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The black-clothed man couldn’t refuse when Yan’s hand pulled him up from his seat, taking his place.

“Eh M-miss”

Yan managed to push the man away, she couldn’t let the man touch His Highness here and there, it was too good for him.

“Oh Your Majesty, why is Your Majesty so stubborn?”

The black-clothed man saw Bai Ying’s gentle face and looked at Yan.

“Who are you guys? How can a young master and his maid be in the market and deal with those street thugs, are you not afraid of danger, with this state is so worrying.”

Yan stopped her hand movement, she knew that but she couldn’t help Bai Ying’s desire to escape and returned to his city, even though Yan knew he was confused, no matter what she and Bi would do anything to keep Bai Ying away from danger.

Yan held her breath and lowered her hand that had finished applying the liniment to Bai Ying’s ankle. She placed the ointment in the small ceramic container on the bed and started massaging Bai Ying’s feet. The young man shook his head, frowning in pain.

“Akh”

Yan immediately got up.

“Your Majesty, Your Majesty is awake.”

Bai Ying winced as he realized his leg was still very sore.

“Ouch”

He looked at Yan and saw the young man who had also approached him, who looked at him worriedly.

“Hey are you okay?” asked the young man.

Bai Ying asked Yan’s hand to help him get up and sit down. He looked around.

“Eh Sis, where are we? Why are we here?” he asked.

“We are at the inn, Your Majesty, Your Majesty fainted and it was this young master who helped us here, Your Majesty must be tired all day walking non-stop, with this, wouldn’t it be better, if we, just go back? Your Majesty,” Yan said a little stammered not wanting Bai Ying to be angry with her again.

“No Sis, we have to go back home soon, father must be worried about Ying, we have to go back soon, after all, did you forget, sister? We almost fell victim to the assassin who targeted His Highness the Crown Prince, we can’t stay with him any longer, and Sister Yan has promised to go with Ying wherever Ying goes right? That’s what you said before.”

Yan nodded. her eyes looked worried at Bai Ying’s strange condition after he came to his senses. His Highness had forgotten everything that had happened so far apart from the fact that he was the concubine of the Crown Prince. Yan wanted to scream and tell the whole truth, but what could she do?

“That’s true Your Majesty, but, it is very dangerous outside, we are not even far from the palace and many things like this have happened, this is very worrying Your Majesty, I cannot protect Your Majesty” Yan lowered her head as if to hold back her tears.

Bai Ying stuttered, he could at least see his maidservant shedding tears, he must have been so worried about him that the young maidservant cried silently.

Bai Ying smiled, he took Yan’s hand and held it.

“Eh sis Yan, please forgive Ying’er, um, but Ying has to go back home, at least, see how they are, um, regarding the safety on the road...” Bai Ying turned to the young man standing not far in front of him.

“Em, how about we ask this young master for help, he is very good at fighting, maybe he wants to be our protector during the trip, right young master?” Bai Ying asked looking at the man in black with his big eyes. The man stuttered, lowering his arms that he had been crossing in front of his chest.

“Eh, what do you mean? bodyguard?”

Bai Ying nodded.

“Well, how about this, Ying can pay you in advance, and the rest when Ying and Yan have arrived safely at Chang San, Ying will give the remaining half of the payment, come on sister Yan, take out our coins”

Yan looked at Bai Ying for a long time, unsure of the young man’s idea, she shook her head subtly.

“Not Your Highness, it’s money for us to eat and stay, we still have a long way to go Your Majesty”

Bai Ying pursed his lips.

“But sis, what’s the point of carrying so much money if we are suddenly robbed on the way?”

“But Your Majesty, this person is also not to be trusted just like that” Yan whispered.

The man made a sound.

“Ahem, forgive me but I can hear all of your words”

Bai Ying and Yan looked at the youth and smiled.

“Hehehe Young master heard it, didn’t you?”

The young man pursed his lips, of course, he heard it very clearly, although the two people were whispering their voices were loud enough to be heard by him.

“Em, I’m not a robber, and, I have no interest in being anyone’s bodyguard”

The man confirmed with a sharp look in his eyes, but Bai Ying looked at him with his big round eyes focused on him.

“Really young master? Then, Young Master doesn’t pity us, at all? Look at us, one a delicate young woman, and the other one is a weakling, how can Ying arrive at Chang San city safely? Next time maybe we will meet more vicious robbers, what if, they kill us, throw our bodies into the middle of the forest to be used as tiger food, or, what if Yan sis, is forced to satisfy their depraved lust, that, will be very sad.” Bai Ying said that while pretending to cry, and Yan too, but the girl was crying for real.

“Your Majesty, why should I be the victim?”

Bai Ying’s pair of shining eyes looked at the young man with a pitiful look, which made the man gulp, how could he refuse a request from such a beautiful creature? Just the look in his eyes could melt his heart, which was hard as stone.

“Eh that”

Finally, the young man melted too, without much persuading him he wanted to be Bai Ying’s bodyguard during the trip, even though he actually had his own business.

Soon the two of them were sitting enjoying the food served on a round table in their room. Bai Ying’s eyes widened when he saw so much food the young man ordered, apparently, the young man had a lot of money too.

“Wow, it looks delicious, and this is a lot, come on, Sis Yan, sit with Ying, let’s eat together.” Bai Ying shouted, pulling Yan’s hand, but Yan lowered her head and shook.

“Please forgive servant, Your Majesty, but I am really unworthy, Servant will eat after Your Majesty finished”

The black-clothed man had already raised his chopsticks, looking at the young girl who really respects his young master, he wanted to know how the attractive young man in front of him would react. And it turned out that Bai Ying was indeed more stubborn than the girl, he pulled her hand to sit beside him.

“Come on, sister Yan, don’t make Ying unable to eat in peace, let’s eat together and tomorrow morning we will continue our journey to Chang San, the journey will be very far, very strange, as Ying remembers the location of the palace was not so far, that person must have brought Ying went to another palace when Ying was unconscious, what a cunning person.”

The young man chewed his food bit by bit, not with Bai Ying being so eager to chomp so much rice and side dishes that his mouth puffed up like a rabbit, how cute, the man subconsciously smiled at him.

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