The Guzheng of The Moon

XXVIII

Thanks to Grandma Niu's help, Yue finally recovered. Although he was no longer paralyzed, he was still mute. It hurts for him to speak a word. Lucky for him who did not break charcoal. As much as possible he tried to rise from the death that had kissed him.

As per Hong's suggestion, Yue finally learned the martial arts from the girl. At first he only noticed when Hong was practicing, but the more here he became interested.

Her uncles and aunts never allowed Yue to practice either sword or martial arts. Being allowed to ride a horse alone had made Yue happy.

"You know what, Miss? You will spend the rest of your life if it continues like this" said Hong who almost resigned.

Yue was indeed not suited to something that smelled of violence, but it was undeniable that he was very interested in studying all of this. Either way he should be able to. He decided to return to the Yuhan Kingdom and meet his uncle and aunt.

He would also go after Gu Zheng for an explanation, even though prison or the death penalty was a risk. He no longer cares. He will say, write everything down if necessary and reveal who the owner of the golden clasp really is.

Two weeks later, she did not meet Lai Xin. Sure Yue knew where the girl was going. After thinking about all the causes and consequences of the disaster, Yue had a little enlightenment.

If the question is who really owns the gold pin? Then everything becomes clear.

It was clear when Gu Zheng was engaged to the owner of the golden clasp - it meant and should have been Yue. It was clear when Xiaoli and Emperor An said that the clasp was a sign of the An Kingdom's bond with the youngest daughter of the Sichuan Kingdom - it was also Yue Yang in question. It was clear when Lai Xin was looking for her youngest sister who disappeared. And Lai Xin had only one clue, a little girl with a golden clasp who was taken away by a masked man from one of her bodyguards who was still alive when the accident occurred.

All the clues were pointing at her, at Yue. It seemed that being paralyzed for a few weeks made Yue slow brain gain a bit of enlightenment. Just as he was about to inform Lai Xin of the matter, the girl had already left first for Yuhan Kingdom.

Yue had not said anything to Grandma Niu or Hong. He'll keep this secret for a while, break it.

"So, do we just end it now?" ask Hong.

Yue nodded slowly. Assisted by Hong, he returned to the village, but before that Hong had to find some medicinal ingredients for Yue according to Grandma Niu's order. Fortunately medicinal plants thrived around Hyang Lake.

So Yue was left near the waterwheel. Waiting for Hong to find a cure for him. Not long ago sitting back, Yue heard the horse screech behind him.

Yue Yang sat on the ground staring at the dark silhouette of the person riding the horse while circling himself.

"Who would have thought I'd meet you here?"

*****

This time it was quite difficult for Lai Xin to enter the Yuhan palace. His face was already plastered on the fugitive board, which meant that his disguise would be more difficult. But it wasn't Lai Xin's name that something like this could return her empty-handed with no results.

Thanks to someone's help, she managed to enter the palace as a ladyboy. Now just stay looking for the empress' residence to make sure the girl is Yue Bi or not.

Everything went well, even very smoothly. To the point of making Lai Xin fear that this was a trap for her. She should have heeded her brother's advice to meet the empress officially. To congratulate the Emperor on his marriage seems like the best idea as an excuse.

But Lai Xin rejected him outright. Looking from the front directly is very different when looking from the back, right? By looking back, he will know the truth. In a world full of intrigue power struggles, masks are mandatory things that must be owned by the occupants of the palace. That was what Lai Xin avoided.

"I told you how many times! I don't like sweet peaches!"

Suddenly the grimace shocked Lai Xin who was walking in front of one of the largest rooms. So shocked, he did not even realize he was hiding behind a pillar. Spontaneous.

"But Emperor An himself sent this sweet specially to His Majesty," said a lady-in-waiting in a trembling voice. "As a congratulation on His Majesty's marriage. He said, this is His Majesty's favorite sweet."

Like being slapped hard, Lai Xin was stunned. Right too, his mind.

Without caring anymore about her disguise, Lai Xin lunged into the room and directly walked over to the girl wearing light green clothes. Of course everyone in the room was shocked and embarrassed to find one of the most insolent ladies-in-waiting.

Fuck those!

Lai Xin advanced and tightly gripped Ah Mei's wrist. While the girl who did not know to sit her problem shriveled in fear. Lai Xin stared intently at Ah Mei.

"You, not him."

With just one sentence, Lai Xin confirmed that Ah Mei was not her sister. It was strange when he found out that fact, so happy.

"Whatchu mean? Who're you?" great-granddaughter Ah Mei.

"I'll make sure you guys will pay for it" Lai Xin sighed.

"Guards!"

One of the ladies shouted to call the bodyguard. A few other maids helped Ah Mei stand up after Lai Xin jerked Ah Mei's body to the floor. Push it hard enough. Lai Xin was furious now.

Lai Xin who found some bodyguards running into the pavilion immediately fled through the bedroom window. He ran and hid. He must return to Lake Hyang immediately. Why is he so stupid? Blind because he could not recognize his own brother.

Just as it came out from its hiding, a hand ensnared Lai Xin and pulled her into a room. The man did not even hesitate to smother his mouth and squeeze it on the tightly closed door.

"Ah, I've given you a chance to infiltrate. You should have done it when you left here, too. Come and go secretly. Not in this kind of a big way. Is it so hard? Since when have you been so careless like this?"

Lai Xin recognized the voice very well. A voice he hated. His eternal rival voice. How could Fang Wei's melodious voice he forget? Damnit.

Yes, it was this third son of the Yuhan Kingdom who had saved him. And Lai Xin hated him so much.

Tbc....