The Flower Of War

Chapter 27: Reply

A dazzling glow forces into the retina that makes the owner of the dark brown bead disturbed in his comfortable sleep.

Yiu opened his eyes slowly, the first foreign backup he saw was the ceiling and the wall of the room patterned with the symbol of Qiu Wang kingdom but strangely this room felt very foreign to him.

Yiu got up to sit down while holding his head that felt like it was about to break.

"Where am I?" lirih Yiu while grimacing, grabbed her hair withstanding the pain on her back head and neck.

A middle-aged woman dressed as a waiter walked into the room Yiu was in while carrying a bowl of soup and a porcelain bowl of water that was dusky green.

"Daughter? You are conscious?! LinDang! LinDang!"

The middle-aged woman ran towards the table beside Yiu's bed to put down the food she was carrying while shouting the name of a woman.

A servant came to the servant in a hurry.

"Quickly tell the Prince if the Princess has regained consciousness quickly!"

The servant named LinDang nodded happily and immediately ran away leaving them.

The middle-aged maid approached Yiu with a bright smile growing clear and a hint of worry.

"Your daughter don't get up first, you have to rest let me help," said the waiter while trying to direct Yiu to a sleeping position but Yiu refused.

"No, I just want to sit."

"All right, I'm helping you lean on."

The waiter placed a pillow behind Yiu's back then sat on the floor, his hand taking the bowl of soup he had brought earlier to feed Yiu.

"Eat this warm soup, Princess."

"No! I don't want to" Yiu insisted.

"But the Princess must eat so that you recover quickly," persuaded the servant.

"Why am I here?" yiu said spontaneously.

The waiter fell silent and put the soup back on the table next to the bed.

"I don't know about it, Princess, all I knew was that morning I heard a furore near the gate and I saw Prince Huang spur his horse like a doormat followed by General Rong and a group of soldiers. From his face it looks if the Prince is very worried and when returning Prince Huang came to hold you who had fainted then I and other servants were assigned to look after you without rest."

"How long have I slept? I just fainted for a couple of hours, didn't I? You exaggerate your words," circus Yiu.

"No, Princess, I'm telling you the truth. You fainted it's been almost 2 days, Princess. The Prince was very worried about the Princess's state because the Princess did not open her eyes, "the servant girl.

"What?! You must be lying, me? Fall asleep for 2 days? Huh don't joke, " Yiu said trying to dodge the servant's words.

"Truly I dare not lie even if life is at stake, Princess ...."

Soon the door to Yiu's room was pushed fast to cause a loud dings sound, surprising the two humans who were in the room.

Prince Huang entered hurriedly into the room that Yiu was in, but just a few steps away from the doorway Prince Huang stood silently staring intensely at Yiu.

The servant accompanying Yiu immediately stood up from his seat and lowered his head in salute to Prince Huang.

Prince Huang did not glance at the servant at all, his manic continued to focus on that one and only little sister.

"Leave us both," Prince Huang said.

The waiter bowed obediently and immediately walked out of the room then closed the door.

After the door closed Prince Huang walked closer to Yiu who had somehow kept his head down.

"Trouble maker!"

Short, solid, and clear. The words of Prince Huang represent all three words.

"I'm sorry .. a-I just want to visit you," Yiu resignedly said.

Yiu's body was puffed up, cold sweat started flowing down his back.

If Prince Huang was already in an angry mode then he would be even more terrifying than Prince Xiao Ce who when angry would just launch a sharp gaze without speaking in the slightest.

In contrast to Prince Huang who would stare intently and yell in a resolute voice made anyone shudder in horror just by hearing his short snaps.

"What happened yesterday doesn't deter you from fighting again!" the Prince of Huang.

"I didn't fight with anyone, Ge, I just ... I .. I .. just ...."

Yiu tried to explain what happened last night but his words only reached his throat.

"What only?! You're a princess, you don't want to hang around at night and fight!"

Prince Huang spoke with a loud, heavy snaps made Yiu had jumped in shock due to his brother's firm voice.

Prince Huang stared intently at Yiu who was further bowing his head.

Yiu gathered up her courage to say good-bye to her brother.

He feels comfortable if with his brother this one because in his previous life he was only spoiled by the grandfather until the age of 10 years and after that he was trained hard to be prepared being a soldier like his adoptive grandfather.

Until the age of 17 years, grandfather who already considered Yiu parents and friends left him alone to face the cruel world.

"I'm sorry for worrying you, Prince, I'm ready to accept the punishment" Yiu said.

Yiu realized her previous words that she should not have spoken and finally sighed.

Prince Huang walked closer towards Yiu in silence without any intention of answering Yiu's earlier statement. The cold sweat increasingly flowed profusely on Yiu's back.

Amidst her fear, Yiu was shocked as someone held her tightly in his arms and gently stroked her loosely-spaired hair.

Prince Huang spoke softly, "You should have told me that if you wanted to meet, I would definitely head straight for the palace to meet you, not the other way around...It is very dangerous, do you know?"

"I'm sorry, Ge, I just don't want to interfere with your business which is certainly quite a lot here," Yiu replied and replied to embrace Prince Huang no less tightly, no less, a single tear escaped from his eye patch so profusely like a river.

Prince Huang loosened his arms and wiped away the tears in Yiu's eyes, "Have not cried, I know you've come here just to visit me and about last night I already know everything."

"meaning?" ask Yiu cengo.

"There's someone who wants to thank you and we have to thank him."

Prince Huang smiled as his hands lifted gently stroked Yiu's head before returning to stand beside Yiu with both hands behind his back.

"Let him in" Prince Huang said.

Before long the door of the room opened and entered a young girl dressed simply with a face down, her face was quite beautiful and sweet and her small posture added to the impression of cute in her.

"Who is he, Prince?"

"You'll know later. Speak."

The girl raised her head and smiled towards the two while lowering her body slightly saluting before speaking.

"I'm here to thank the Princess for saving my life" the young girl said.

"Saved you? When?" ask Yiu.

"Maybe the Princess doesn't remember not even knowing who I am but it's okay, let me introduce myself. My clan Zi my name is Zi Rui, I was one of the captives kidnapped by a group of men yesterday."

"Aaaa .. Yes yes I remember your face, but how do you know it was me didn't I tell you to run away then?"

"Right, Princess, when you told us to escape, I immediately headed here to inform Prince Huang of your whereabouts," Zi Rui replied.

"How do you know my true identity? Didn't we just meet back then?" Yiu was involuntarily like someone who was intrograting witnesses.

"I used to live in Qiu Wang Palace as a servant and when news of the attack from Tian Lu, The princess ordered all the children to be rushed to Nanjing to be safe and by chance in Nanjing I had relatives and stayed for a few weeks there. I was sweeping the backyard and some men immediately smothered me unconscious, when I woke up I was tied up in the hut with the others."

"So you've known me for a long time? It turns out that way," Yiu said.

Yiu nodded his head in understanding, while Prince Huang kept staring at Yiu as if giving a code.

"So I should thank you, too, because if you're not around I don't know what's going to happen next."

"The princess doesn't have to thank me for thanking me."

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Next day.

"Hurry back and be careful not to be caught by Prince Xiao Ce. Immediately replace your carriage with a horse and sneak quietly, my soldiers will help you," Prince Huang said.

"Calm down, Prince, I'll be fine. Thank you for the help. I'm leaving."

After bidding farewell to Prince Huang, Yiu immediately entered his royal carriage with the control of a few cavalry warriors around him.

Yiu and Prince Huang agreed not to divulge Yiu's escape plan to Nanjing so that Prince Huang and Yiu had prepared a plan for Yiu to return secretly but remained under his supervision.

"Ahh well let's enjoy some very boring days for the next few months, Yiu."

Yiu sighed resignedly because he would return his wrinkle to become a harem supervisor. He is also required to behave as graceful as possible like an honorable Royal Princess as the behavior of Princess Ying who was once very friendly, graceful and polite which was very inversely proportional to him.

A lifetime in Yiu's former life, the, she had never felt what it was like to wear a woman's dress let alone a traditional dress because of the economic circumstances of her grandfather who was poor enough that he could not buy a princess-like dress for Yiu.

When Yiu was a teenager his nature was very similar to men due to his playmates who were almost all men so little Yiu became a tomboy girl who loved archery and climbing trees to steal the fruit of his neighbor secretly, due to his tomboyish nature Zhou Li's grandfather eventually prepares him to become a soldier.

As Yiu's carriage passed through a fairly crowded market, Yiu overheard a man shouting loudly while muffling the sound of all the people who were engrossed in his own business, no exception Yiu attention behind the satin curtain that wavy softly blown by the sweep of the Bayu. The voice made the entire attention of the people around him turn to him.

"announcement announcement! My emissary from the Palace would like to convey some announcements from Crown Prince Qiu Wang Prince Xiao Ce along with some Emperors in the Northern and Western Regions disputing that, there will be an annual friendly competition that will be attended by various kingdoms and also a folk festival with various performances. If you are all intending to see the match please come to the Fufeng region and enjoy the evening party at the palace as well, since Xiang Feng Palace will open its gates wide for you!"

Yiu deliberately told the coachman to slow down his train on the pretext of not crashing into the crowd, just out of curiosity about the announcement from his brother.

From behind his satin curtain, Yiu smiled faintly meaningfully, "Maybe the days ahead won't be boring enough."

TB

Who is this who shines my sniffing mood huhu. myself helpless without the mood of ngetik😣.