The Flower Of War

Chapter 4: The Smile Is Back

The voice of the Empress that seemed frightening managed to make the guts of the girl called the Empress shrivel and her body turned trembling.

"Mother? What's your mother doing here? And what do you mean by calling Princess Ying here? I haven't seen Princess Ying around here since."

The Empress did not ponder Prince Huang's question and immediately pulled the ear of the soldier in front of Prince Huang.

"Why don't you recognize your own sister A-Huang? She is Princess Ying. Look at the birthmark behind his ear."

"It hurts mom.. Akh.." Yiu grimaced in pain.

Yiu was shocked while enduring the pain, now in his heart he asked how could this woman recognize his disguise?

The empress directly grabbed Yiu's hair covering the back of her ear with her right hand revealing a crescent-shaped birthmark below Princess Ying's right ear.

What?!! How could he trick me? I barely even recognized him at all then Since when could Ying shoot even the way he shot looks foreign from where did he learn it all?

"So she's Princess Ying's mother? Why did he disguise himself as a warrior and introduce himself as a new warrior named Hua Zhou?."

Prince Hwang still could not believe that this warrior who was very good at archery was Princess Ying as well as General Sui and all the soldiers in the field, one thing that made Prince Huang sure that the birthmark that was behind Princess Ying's neck was a birthmark that only he had.

"You how can you not recognize your own sister is there anyone who has the exact same birthmark as Ying in this world? And you even asked her to compete in an archery match if Ying was hurt how!"

"Ma.. Pardon Huang Mother, Huang did not know that Hua Zhou was Princess Ying's mother" Prince Hwang said, bowing his head.

The empress sighed.

"Yes, come back to training with your soldiers, let this brat be my business"

The empress walked away from the warrior training ground with her right hand perched sweetly in Yiu's ear.

Prince Hwang who saw the Empress leaving with Princess Ying could only be fixated on seeing the unbelievable events until their bodies were both lost behind the palace walls.

Yiu could only resign and follow the pull of the empress in her ear while occasionally grimacing withstanding the pain in her right ear.

Some soldiers and servants who accidentally cross paths with the two of them greet but with a stern look why the ear of a soldier can be pulled by the Empress is not it forbidden?.

Why can't I fight back? Didn't he just pull my ear why did I obey him? What's wrong with you Yiu why you're this weak.

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Once in Princess Ying's room, the empress removed her hand from Yiu's ear.

As Yiu held onto his reddened right ear, he had to make sure that his ear did not slip out of place.

"Why did you disguise yourself as a soldier and take up archery practice huh?!"

"Why did you escape from the manners and manners lessons of a noble princess?! Answer Ying's mother's question."

The constant questioning of the Empress made Yiu even more silent and speechless.

"That's.. That's.. Eghh.."

Yiu lowered his head in not daring to look at the woman in front of him, Yiu's tongue felt stiff and unable to move, he was still looking for answers to answer the woman's questions in front of him.

"Pardon Ying's mother, Mother is very worried about you and your safety because your safety is the most important in your mother's life, forgive mother yes"

The empress' voice softened as she hugged Princess Ying who was still standing stiff as she locked.

"The mother was panicking when she met Chi Chi who looked uneasy like she was looking for someone and she was looking for you"

The Queen began to tell about the incident.

Flashback...

Chi Chi had finished learning a lesson that really made him dizzy, he immediately changed his clothes with the servant clothes and rushed to the princess' room.

When she arrived at Princess Ying's room, Chi Chi did not find her master's whereabouts and looked for him to the corner of the room but nil, she did not find her master.

Chi Chi also asked the soldier who was standing guard in front of Princess Ying's pavilions.

The soldier did not see Princess Ying come out but they were suspicious when they saw a soldier coming out of Princess Ying's pavilion and her face was slightly beautiful. A soldier is forbidden to enter the pavilions of noble women without the consent of a eunuch.

With a hasty move Chi chi ch'uan immediately headed to the warrior training ground, he guessed the princess disguised herself as a warrior so that she could follow the warrior's training without suspecting that she was a princess. Chi chi began to understand the princess's new behavior.

In the middle of the road Chi Chi met the newly arrived Empress after 3 days outside the city accompanied the Emperor to visit in cooperation with his new allies.

The empress who wanted to visit Princess Ying asked her where Princess Ying was and why Chi chi walked like a person who lost something.

Chi Chi began to tell everything to the empress starting from Princess Ying who told her to replace herself during her manners and manners lessons to her guess if Princess Ying was at the warrior training ground

The empress, Chi chi and the maids who accompanied the empress immediately headed to the warrior training ground.

Arriving there, the empress bangtung search for the whereabouts of Princess Ying but her manik caught 2 young men who were shooting in the middle of the field, he was Prince Huang and an ordinary soldier.

But wait, when the soldier released his arrow and accidentally made the hair covering his right ear move backward showing a crescent-shaped birthmark under his ear.

The empress was instantly able to recognize who the soldier was, she was certain that the warrior was Princess Ying in disguise.

"Princess Ying what are you doing here?!"

Off Flashback.

Ying bowed in not daring to look at her mother's bright brown bead.

The empress smiled sincerely as she stroked Ying's messy hair.

"Have a quick shower and change your clothes, your mother wants to take you around the palace, Ying"

"But Ying was still punished by his father and was not allowed out of this pavilion mother."

"Not what the Emperor will understand if the mother explains the cause and also as long as you do not run away from the mother's side"

Yiu smiled as he nodded, he rushed to take a bath and dressed neatly.

After passing through some incense burning, Yiu was ready to wear hanfu blend of black and red with small bun hair and decorated with beads, beads, and beads, and without using make up add a natural and simple impression.

"Ying is ready mother let's go around" said Yiu excitedly.

Whether since when Yiu's spoiled attitude appeared, she felt comfortable being near the woman who was Ying's mother.

"Alright, let's get out" The empress smiled sweetly even very sweetly according to Yiu.

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The orange sun shines brightly on the western horizon, the cloudy sky orange and purple and the afternoon breeze completes the beauty of the afternoon.

Yiu looked happy while spending time with the Empress. Yiu had never smiled this much while in the Military Academy, even Yiu could count on his fingers how many times he smiled sincerely every day.

The empress is a caring and loving mother, sometimes Yiu feels jealous of Ying who can get the love of a mother compared to her who lives only filled with training and training with the grandfather, who is still alive, sometimes little Yiu could only cry alone when she saw her peers playing with her mother.

After telling a story while touring the palace with the empress, Yiu finally returned to the pavilion. The cold flat expression was again shown by Yiu, when Yiu's trip accidentally met with Prince Huang.

"Hey Ying, wait a minute"

Yiu who heard his name called started to slow down his pace.

"What's wrong?" said Yiu flat.

"I just wanted to ask you where did you learn to shoot that great?" Prince Huang looked very curious.

"It's none of your business" Yiu still remained flat as he accelerated his pace making Prince Huang slightly run after Yiu.

"Why do you change you don't usually suck, are you mad at me?"

Yiu ignored her brother's words

"Hey I'm talking to you stupid!"

Yiu who did not accept the prince's words stopped his steps and turned to stare at the dark brown bead of Prince Huang's eyes.

Without a second thought Yiu immediately threw out a fist and slammed Prince Huang's body into the floor.

Bugh..

Bruckk..

"So your words are Prince!"

Yiu got up and continued his steps towards the pavilion leaving Prince Huang who still did not believe that his younger brother Ying had changed drastically.

"She must be the incarnation of moster, the power is so strong akh" said Prince Hwang trying to stand while holding his waist that feels a little pain.

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"Chi chi, do you know where the weapons manufacturing place is in the kingdom?"

Yiu asked the chi chi chi standing behind him without turning his head and was still busy drawing things.

"Hamba knows a pretty good weapon-making place in the center of the Princess city, does the princess want to make weapons?"

"Yes I want to make a weapon that will help me a lot. Tomorrow please take me to that place huh" Yiu turned around and smiled briefly at Chi chi before struggling with the picture again.

"Isn't the princess still punished? How did the princess get out without the emperor's permission?" Chi Chi still seemed to be tangent to Yiu's thinking.

"Did you forget how I disguised myself yesterday? Does that prove me any less clever in disguise?" Yiu laughed arrogantly. Chi chi chuan's servant scratched his non-itchy neck.

"Alright any princess who makes the princess happy" Chi chi smiled sweetly at Yiu and reciprocated a brief hug from Yiu.

"Thank you, my friend."

On the other hand, there has been someone in black clothes hiding among the leaves and watching the activities of the two of them. That person let out his smirk and ran away from Princess Ying's pavilions.

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