The Flower Of War

Chapter 47: Father, Mother, Brother, I'm Home

Yiu turned to look at Madam Ning who was as confused as she was.

Mr. Xu Rui is still sculpting. "I'm sorry, Your Majesty. We don't know if you're undercover."

"Suami, what do you mean?" ask Madam Ning.

"Sign," replied Master Xu Rui trembling slightly.

Madam Ning immediately closed the door and turned to Yiu's right side, noticing something before then kneeling down as her husband and son did.

"Please forgive our presumption, Your Majesty," Madam Ning said in a trembling voice.

Yiu silently carved a question in her mind, How could you guys know if I was Princess Ying? Did I leak anything?

Yiu led Madam Ning to stand up and asked, "What does all this mean?"

Madam Ning replied timidly, "We've heard rumors if Princess Qiu Wang is suddenly proficient in martial arts after the attempted assassination of the Imperial Princess. Her Highness Princess Ying is very adept at fighting weapons and her reflexes are also very fast and precise. She was the only noblewoman who was adept at playing weapons. The news circulated, Princess Ying is very good at disguising herself but if you see someone whether it is a man or a woman who has a very rare birthmark that is crescent-shaped in the right ear then that is Princess Ying. Please forgive us Your Majesty for not recognizing you."

A/N: for those who forget can check again in chapter 3 yaw..

Yiu smiled with relief from previously thinking he was in a dangerous situation. So he immediately lowered his vigilance then his hands turned to scratch his nape that did not itch.

"What a story about me can be that big until the whole country knows the smallest detail is ahaha ...."

Master Xu Rui replied with a position that did not shift in the slightest. "The story has spread to the other side, Your Majesty."

Yiu shook his embarrassed hands and replied casually, "Have you up and come in. It's so cold outside."

"Okay, Your Majesty." One family stood up and entered the dining room, snaking behind Yiu who had already stepped foot.

Yiu sat down on the dining chair then grabbed the apple that was in the fruit basket and ate it without a burden like the day before.

Madam Ning suddenly cleared her throat to break the silence that had come since Yiu's true identity had been uncovered some time before, "I'm going to the kitchen to cook dinner, Princess."

Yiu turned his head, "Do I need to help?"

"No need, Your Honor. You just need to sit down I will prepare it with A-Ruo." Madam Ning immediately withdrew Xu Ruo's tiny hand which still did not understand what the situation was before she was dragged back into the kitchen.

Yiu Manik turned to look at Master Xu Rui and his three children who were still standing next to Yiu with their heads bowed like his servants in the palace, "Why don't you guys sit down?"

Xu's Eldest Son, Xu Lan, spoke up, "These lowly us don't dare to act insolent, Your Majesty."

Yiu rolled her eyeballs, without a word her outstretched hand pulled Xu Lan's wrist to sit on the bench next to her and turned to stare at the rest, "No need to be that formal ... I owe you guys my life so sit back and act like nothing happened."

The three hesitantly walked up to take a seat in their seats, the atmosphere becoming silent again.

Xu's youngest son, Xu Bai, who seemed to have something to say broke the umpteenth silence, "Please, Princess. Can I ask you something?"

Yiu bit his apple again before saying, "Of course."

Xu Bai, "I'm sorry if I was presumptuous but how could you end up here? Shouldn't you be in Bai Qing with His Highness Liu Yu?"

Hearing that name for Yiu was a curse it was called even juxtaposed with him made Yiu with a darkened face involuntarily clenched his hand that was still holding an apple. With the sound of "splash" the apple in Yiu's hand exploded to the point of littering the entire table.

The four men were startled and immediately knelt down with a slight tremble. Xu's second son, Xu Gui, spoke up, "Sister servant has been presumptuous, Your Majesty. Please Your Majesty don't put it in your heart. In exchange you can punish me with the death penalty."

Yiu's face was still flushed red before sighing violently and calming down, "Forget it all and get up. There's just one thing you have to remember. In the future Qiu Wang will be fighting a sword with Bai Qing so I advise you not to go to the capital, it is dangerous there."

After sitting down again, Master Xu and his son looked at each other. Xu Lan opened her mouth again, "I'm sorry for my sassness, but does the Princess have a grudge against Bai Qing? If so, we can help."

Yiu looked at Xu Lan with a complicated expression making the owner of the face tremble.

"I have tried to escape from Bai Qing to return to the capital and raise the war flag before their damn soldiers reach Qiu Wang but, the information there is heavily guarded."

Xu Lan again sparkled and in one fell back on his knees with both hands cupped in front of his head bowed, "We are willing to protect and join forces with His Majesty to protect the country!"

Master Xu and the two Xu Lan brothers immediately followed Xu Lan's move, "We are willing to die accompanying His Majesty!"

Yiu was startled before returning to normalize his expression and hurriedly raised the body of Master Xu Rui who was to his right. "Wake up .. Don't be like this, I don't deserve it. Wake up."

Yiu again voiced out after a while, "What purpose do you guys want to go to the real capital?"

Mr. Xu, "Actually I am the head of the border guard forces in the Southern Province and my children are also members of the army. It was somehow that His Majesty the Emperor passed down the royal decree to reduce the provincial border troops a bit so that I disbanded the troops and took my family towards the capital to trade and continue living peacefully. But unexpectedly on the way we met you."

Yiu nodded his small head. "Then can you take me to Qiu Wang as soon as possible? I just saw too many Bai Qing troops here that I couldn't just sneak into the capital ... once I reach the palace you go back out of the capital, because now the capital is not safe."

Things become quiet ....

Unresponsive, Yiu thoughtlessly cupped his hands together and bowed slightly.

He had to beg because his internal injuries still had not fully recovered whereas the core Bai Qing troops must have been on guard in the capital so it was very difficult to sneak into the capital and also for sure they had been taking at least half the seat of government in Qiu Wang, slowly trying to herd Qiu Wang to the brink of death.

As Mr. Xu Rui and his three sons panicked, Mr. Xu Rui quickly held Yiu's hand and his head seemed to shake in panic.

Master Xu Rui, "Daughter, please don't do this! We are not worthy! We are very willing to bring the Princess into the capital with a life bet and join the troops because in the past our ancestors were greatly indebted to the Emperor, but ... but what if it turns out the state of the capital is in chaos? It's not that we're afraid we're just worried about the Princess and the Royal Family's safety."

Yiu again sat firmly after being convinced by Master Xu Rui. However, Mr. Xu Rui's previous words made Yiu think twice.

Yiu, "You don't have to worry about me, I'm fine. But please this time help me get back to the palace."

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The Xu and Yiu families rushed out of the rental house and continued the journey early in the morning in order to reach the capital before dark on foot, using a freight train with buffalo as the tow.

About half a day the group was about to reach the capital, the mountain path they passed began to be crowded with people coming in and out of the capital.

The party finally approached the entrance gate of the capital and underwent an item inspection before entering the capital by several uniformed soldiers Qiu Wang.

"Stop! What did you guys bring?" said a gate guard soldier while having the other soldiers check the wooden box on the train.

Mr. Xu Rui immediately replied, "We are vegetable and cloth merchants from the city in the Southern Province, Sir."

Madam Ning and her four children stood up with complicated expressions, Madam Ning's hands were sweating coldly while Xu Lan, Xu Gui, was, and Xu Bai tried to express himself like there was nothing and Xu Ruo who stood beside his mother with an innocent expression.

The two guards had finished checking the wooden box containing various woven fabrics, now they moved closer to the two baskets filled with vegetables and brushed the lid around the basket.

Yiu who was hiding at the base of the second vegetable basket started to break out in cold sweat when he saw the guard start to approach from the sidelines of the bamboo basket.

Yiu tried to lower his head but his head was always staring at the guard.

It was unexpected that the two beads they met but I don't know if Yiu couldn't be sure if the guard actually saw Yiu or not.

Yiu was silent like a statue even he did not dare to just breathe. His hand quietly took out a dagger from his shoe, preparing to attack at any moment.

The guard watched under the basket containing the radishes for long enough to make the Xu family break out in cold sweat, until the guard stood up and let the group pass, "Let them pass."

Yiu who was preparing to come out of his hiding place was now breathing a sigh of relief. The train entered the capital.

On the other hand the guard friend who was inspecting the vegetable basket approached the guard who was staring blankly at the departure of the Xu Family's carriage which had already disappeared in the middle of the city crowd.

"You why?"

The guard shook his head with a smile, "Heaven has come to help us with his blessing."

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After entering the city, Yiu got out of the vegetable basket and immediately put on a hairy coat as a disguise as well as a warm-up in winter.

He saw many Bai Qing and Qiu Wang troops patrolling the market and housing in the capital.

Xu Lan walked over to Yiu's side. "Daughter, now what's your plan?"

Yiu still lowered his head to cover his face behind his black fur coat. He said, "You look for a house to live in, I'll look around for a moment and mark your house with this ribbon so I know it's your house."

Xu Lan nodded and received the red ribbon then directed the buffalo carriage to walk towards the settlement, down a large road covered in thin snow.

Yiu immediately broke away from the entourage and walked towards Qiu Wang Palace.

The market streets this time crowded crowded with residents who trade and buy necessities at the beginning of this winter.

His feet moved with agitation, walking down dragging his legs to walk and he hugged himself to keep his body temperature warm.

Father, mother, sister, I'm home ....

Yiu had revealed his feet to one li from the palace gate but Yiu felt that something was different, the palace gate was tightly closed and why the warrior clothes worn were slightly different and another series of questions piled up on Yiu's head.

After that he saw a luxurious horse carriage with a strict escort begin to enter the palace and the two people who got off the carriage were the person Yiu knew very well, Liu Yu, and his right hand, Hi Ran.

Yiu wondered inwardly how could the two of them easily enter the palace? Then Yiu faintly heard the faint sound of two pedestrians just coming out of a ceramic shop not far from where Yiu was standing.

"You know after the death of Emperor Wang and Empress Fu Yao, the two princes also disappeared all of a sudden! Now the government is led by the emperor's son-in-law, His Majesty Liu Yu," said one of the middle-aged men.

The shorter middle-aged man was startled and almost screamed, "What?! When did the emperor and the queen die? Why is there no funeral? Why is the capital not mourning?"

The man replied again, "The news is that the country has been in the hands of Bai Qing and Emperor Liu Yu first finished off Princess Ying before moving her troops here but arriving at Bai Qing, she said, the emperor and the two princes suspected his movements and decided to intercept Liu Yu before it made it to the capital. But it was all too late, Bai Qing's forces already in the capital secretly besieging the palace made the bloody fight in the palace inevitable and wreaked havoc throughout the capital that day. I think the announcement of Emperor Liu Yu's coronation is tomorrow. Don't forget, I'm a former palace guard so I can't possibly lie."

The other man again said, "Gosh I was still in the quarter of the capital but why didn't the news spread out of the capital? And hopefully the two princes can regain Qiu Wang, I did not expect that Emperor Liu Yu was that bad. May the heavens avenge the death of the emperor, empress, and Princess Ying."

Yiu again clenched his finger until it bled, the pain was not comparable to the pain in his heart at this moment. He desperately held back the urge to charge in and challenged Fucker Liu Yu to fight the death sword with him. But alas, he again had to hold everything back before he gathered an army to seize Qiu Wang and kill Liu Yu under his own sword.

Damn animal! Is killing me not enough for you?!

"See that's Princess Ying! Your Majesty, Princess Ying is here!"

Yiu turned his head and looked at the gatekeeper who recognized him before turning to look at Liu Yu.

Liu Yu, "Hurry to catch him! I want him to live or die even once!"

Yiu rushed to run in any direction, dodging from the pursuit of the arrow attacks that kept shooting towards him.

His strength had not fully recovered, his internal injuries were again inflicting pain. His feet began to slow down his long steps, his breathing was choked and his head was dizzy.

He could not continue this escape! Yiu collapsed upon reaching the corner of the stalemate, faintly feeling Yiu had not fallen on the ground, perhaps Bai Qing's forces had already managed to catch him.

It's okay if in prison again, at least I enter the palace, I'll rack my brains again. Wait, but this voice ....

"LiYing, hang on."

TB