
The streets of the imperial capital were always crowded in all seasons.
In the capital city whose population relies on trade and business in buildings as a livelihood, not much difference with the market in the modern world usually. The most distinguishing thing is only goods and ways of transacting that are still traditional. Not using bank credit or debit cards.
Qingyi got off her horse carriage in front of a building that read Jinfeng Pavilion. There were two burly guards standing by the door. The width of the entrance is about three meters, a size that is wide enough for the entrance of a building in this era. In the front yard there are two stone statues as decoration.
The girl came in. Two flat-faced guards stared ahead. The smell of food and the smell of wine mixed, out in the air room in the building. The architecture is exactly the same as the architecture often seen in colossal television dramas.
It may be true that film and drama screenwriters have a strong inner bond with past lives, or their imaginations are so great that they can represent what is depicted into a plot.
Qingyi felt herself to be quite great as the editor of this novel. The nickname “Kharismatic” Fantasy Queen is indeed suitable for her. With his imagination and words, the novel world of the writer he was studying was quite a beautiful sight. This building is just one of the many places he managed to create in his imagination.
Qingyi saw two young men arguing upstairs. Not far from where the two of them were a straight, flat-faced young man, in his hand was a sheathed sword.
The debate of the two youths attracted attention, stirring up a commotion. The shopkeeper was about to break up, but was unable to hold back the crowd.
“I came first! This chair is mine!” exclaimed a young man who was about three years older than Qingyi.
“Enak only! Are you blind? Obviously my bodyguards arrived first! This chair is mine!” said the other young man.
“Don't because you're a prince, you can act as you please! Did you forget that the Prime Minister's residence is also very respected?”
“Hah, has everyone from there always been haughty like this?”
He's still not in action. Qingyi waited for five minutes to witness the extent to which the two would continue to fuss. In fact, the topic is because it is trivial. The two young men fought over the same seat. After five minutes had yet to subside, Qingyi finally went up to the second floor to separate them.
“Enough! Are you guys gonna keep fighting till night?” ask Qingyi.
Baili Qingyan turned her head, she thought who was so daring to yell at him here. He saw a woman dressed in light blue walking through the crowd. There was a graceful aura coming out from him, as well as a chill that suddenly came out of nowhere.
“Yo, it turns out you brought your lover yes! Unexpected Second Young Master from the Prime Minister's residence turns out to be the one who took refuge under the armpits of women!” baili Qingyan.
Liu Qingti was about to attack Baili Qingyan, but Qingyi prevented her. It seemed, Baili Qingyan had no idea that the woman was Liu Qingyi, her new brother-in-law. Yinghao gave her the mission of settling the commotion, telling her to come to Jinfeng Pavilion. He thought who he should finish, it turned out that the two young men were his brother and his own sister-in-law.
“Heh, only a prince who lives outside has been so brave! Come on, we're going one on one!” challenge Liu Qingti. Qingyi patted her own eel.
This Liu Qingti is indeed childish. Although he was old enough, but because the prime minister and his wife did not love him too much, his life became haphazard. Every day just lazing around and often received the punishment of whipping. He did not go study to the academy, instead arguing with the imperial family.
Baili Qingyan was the same. According to him, this one prince was reckless. He used to almost harm Luo Mingyue with his horse troupe, now it was a fuss in this building. If most princes will be busy training themselves and strengthening positions, this one is quite the opposite. Perhaps, this effect because he grew up in his mother's country.
“Who is afraid!”
Qingyi was furious that the strapping young man who served as Baili Qingyan's bodyguard just stood up and watched. He should have defended the employer, or at least tried to keep the two from fighting. Qingyi stared dejectedly at Jingling – personal bodyguard Baili Qingyan.
Baili Qingyan and Luo Qingti were already preparing to fight. Qingyi instantly reached out to their ears, making them startled and grimacing in pain.
“You dare to hire a prince! Woman, aren't you afraid of being punished?” baili Qingyan was angry.
Qingyi hardened her jewels even more. He is not afraid of being punished, they are both the ones who should be punished.
“As your sister-in-law, I have the right to punish you if you make trouble!” exclaim Qingyi.
Jingling and Baili Qingyan were shocked. Sister-in-law? Where's sister-in-law from?
“Lying! I don't have a sister-in-law like you!”
“Qingyi, let me go. My ears could break because of you,” pinta Liu Qingti.
As an unruly young master, he summoned his sister who was already Princess Consort Changle by her name, and Qingyi did not mind over that.
Baili Qingyan held back the ringisan and was stunned. The name sounds familiar. Suddenly he remembered a few weeks ago his emperor's nephew passed down the marriage decree to his third brother – Baili Qingchen with a girl named Liu Qingyi. If his guess was correct, then this woman was indeed his sister-in-law.
“Alright, alright. Let go of my ears first,” said Baili Qingyan to surrender. Qingyi took off the jewels in the ears of the two young men.
Distracting, he thought. Why should he bother taking care of his brother and sister-in-law's quarrel. They are already big, should be able to solve problems on their own. After all he did not want to get involved anymore with the residence of the prime minister and the other imperial families.
Qingyi had already been made dizzy by the troubles in King Changle's mansion. If not for the mission, he would have come all the way here. Breaking down while enjoying the morning sunlight or going to bed in a dimension space a hundred times is much more fun than this. At least, he could enjoy this short life.
“Say! What's the problem?”
“Only because of this did you guys fight? Geez, how old are you?” qingyi asked in disbelief.
“It should be the Prime Minister's son who relented for me!” baili Qingyan said no.
The childish nature of these two adult boys made him dizzy. Finally, Qingyi forced them to sit next to each other as it was already too furious. He told several stories of brotherhood that ended tragically due to trivialities, making Baili Qingyan and Liu Qingti obedient in an instant. They eventually understand that childishness will only cause problems.
Baili Qingyan and Liu Qingti made up. Both of them shook hands and promised not to repeat the same mistake. Later if by chance wanted the same seat, one of them would give up.
Baili Qingyan also promised not to complain this to Emperor Baili and Liu Qingti would not tell the matter today to the prime minister.
When the food came, the three ate together. Qingyi then pulled Jingling, told the bodyguard to sit down and eat together. Some people who saw the interaction of the imperial family and the prime minister's family were so familiarly envied.
They wished they could sit at a table with the esteemed Princess Consort of King Changle, or with the Third Prince, or with Jingling's famous bodyguards of his prowess.
But, they were not interested in a table with the Second Young Master from the prime minister's residence because they had seen him flirt too often.
“Mission succeeded. A set of photographic supplies had already been added to the dimension room,” Yinghao voiced out in his incognito mode.
Quietly, Qingyi revealed her hidden smile.
“I can't believe the man my niece appointed to King Changle turned out to be so wild as you,” Baili Qingyan said before feeding food into her mouth.
“What do you expect?” ask Qingyi.
“Well, you know, my second brother doesn't like women. He would rather marry a man to be his first wife than marry a high minister's daughter.”
Qingyi scrunched her forehead. Has Baili Qingchen ever been betrothed before?
“There is a story like this?” ask Qingyi again. Baili Qingyan nodded.
He later recounted the incident when Baili Qingchen was single. At that time, he had just returned from the war. The previous emperor wanted to betroth a high minister's daughter to him, making her the first Empress Changle.
But, no one thought that King Changle had actually wanted to marry a man who had fought with him on the battlefield. Unable to resist, the previous emperor was finally forced to agree.
The incident made the minister's family a joke of the capital. People say they lost to a rough soldier. In order to stem the condemnation, the previous emperor had to ban the first Empress King Changle from leaving the residence. Who would have thought he died a few years later.
“I think your second brother is too weird. Don't you know what happened to him all this time?” ask Qingyi.
“I grew up in Chen Empire. How do you know my second brother's life?”
“Then why did you return to the Bingyue Empire?”
“Visit only. In a few months I will return to Chen.” Empire
Qingyi nodded. He thought Baili Qingyan would settle in Bingyue. In hindsight, the action was good too. Baili Qingyan would only be a victim of political power if she remained here. Emperor Baili would not let anyone shake his position.
Baili Qingyan was the ideal candidate for the throne, as she had the blood and strong support of the other empires. Moreover, his age was also only a few years younger with him.
Baili Qingchen and Baili Qingyan's father, aka Emperor Baili's grandfather who now does have a son whose age is not much different from his grandchildren. It was the princes born of young concubines, a few years before the emperor died.
“Qingyi, how was your life in King Changle's mansion? Did Xiao Junjie and the Prince bully you?” asked Liu Qingti.
“Lumayan. People like them won't be able to bully me easily,” he replied lightly.
Qingyi stirred the noodles in her bowl with all her might while imagining the annoying faces of Xiao Junjie and Baili Qingchen. The chopsticks broke. Liu Qingti and Baili Qingyan whispered to each other,
“Do you think he's really okay?” asked Liu Qingti.
“Entahlah. My second brother was notoriously cruel. Sister-in-law may be having some difficulties only.”
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...Excuse me, Baili Qingyan is the same Liu Qingti is going through first......