CROWN PRINCE'S CONCUBINE

“That’s right, Your Majesty, the possibility is very high, the Palace Core family, left behind is Princess WuYi and Prince WuYe, as well as WuLan’s little princess, Princess WuYi died while giving birth to her first child, and until now it is unknown where her descendants live after separating from the refuge, Prince WuYe, heh, Prince WuYe who that year was only ten years old, according to the latest news from my grandfather, he fell into a very deep abyss when he was about to pull the medicine root for his little sister Princess WuLan’s fever, chances are, Prince WuYe is also passed away, and Princess WuLan, she is the great grandmother of the young Prince, when the country was in ruins, princess WuLan was just five years old, and as a girl, she married a merchant of WahYe’s native descent and lived in a refugee town not far from SuiLian, they lived a very simple but happy life, Princess WuLan has two daughters, namely YauYe and YauLuo, both of whom are married to residents of WahYe who each had two children, it was reported that Princess WuLan’s big family lived in peace and never wanted to occupy any position in the YueYang government and only engaged in trade, they deliberately disappeared and changed they surname with the local of YueYang in order to blend in. Since then, father and I have lost track of them, until, I finally have the opportunity to find the young Prince, this, a fate.”

LuoXiang saw how BaiYing was trying to restrain himself, BaiYing grabbed hold of his hand, squeezed it gently, his eyes saw a pair of young eyes that were already red with tears in his eyes, raised his hand to wipe the tears that fell down his cheeks.

“Sweet child, why are you crying?”

BaiYing wiped his tears quickly.

“How can I not cry, Your Majesty, Mother is so pitiful, if its true, that her own family killed her, Mother, so unfortunate” BaiYing refrained from crying anymore, even though the image of his mother’s face that was so cheerful like the sun, was getting more and more forgotten, but, he will never forget his mother’s beautiful smile.

ShinYa straightened up his seat, his eyes widened at seeing something BaiYing had been holding around his neck, he stood up and came closer.

“Eh, I beg your pardon, Your Majesty, but, may I have a look?”

LuoXiang furrowed his brows, especially BaiYing who was confused when the man stood up to him, LuoXiang held the hand of the man who seemed to be starting to be impudent.

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“Sir Shin, you...”

ShinYa lowered his head respectfully, after being convinced by what he saw at a glance about the thing hanging from BaiYing’s neck to his chest, which the young man was now holding tightly.

“Forgive servant, Your Majesty, for impertinence, but, if I not mistaken, the thing that hangs around the Young Prince’s neck is probably a Memory Coin.”

BaiYing frowned at the man’s words.

“What that? Memory Coin?” then saw the pendulum that was now in the palm of his hand, a round object with quite detailed and unique carvings.

LuoXiang also asked.

“What do you mean Mr. Shin? Memory coin? What’s that?”

ShinYa raised his head, seeing the coin that BaiYing was now showing quite clearly, he smiled.

“Heh, this, is one of the heirlooms belonging to the WahYe Palace Core family, the Memory Coin, which will be given to every family member who is born, and as far as I know, the Memory Coin should have been gone since the last Core Palace family owned it, this Coin, perhaps belonged to Princess WuLan’s family passed down through generations, and, the fact that Her Highness Princess SanNiang bequeathed this to the Young Prince, it must have a lot of information in it, it could even be, who was the person who chased after the Princess and killed her that night, perhaps, is also in the Memory Coin.”

BaiYing glanced at LuoXiang, both were confused and still couldn’t understand what that Young Shaman said, BaiYing picked up the little Coin, looked at it carefully, flipped it back and forth, how all the information could be in that coin? That’s weird, is that person joking?

But seeing ShinYa’s smiling face so confident, as if he had just found a treasure, made BaiYing and LuoXiang think hard.

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Srrrrrr.

The sound of the water in the bath in the washroom in the Pulm pavilion rippling, the hot steam coming out of the half-filled tub and the addition of herbs and perfume made the restroom look smoky, slowly, BaiYing put his feet one by one in the bath specially prepared for him, the bathing ritual that he loved so much, every morning and night, the warm water made his body feel very comfortable after the air outside was so cold.

Yan and Bi poured water all over his backs, the water that had been mixed with beautiful and fragrant flower petals, flowed smoothly down BaiYing’s smooth back, the two girls were so happy to serve their master bath, would never get tired of doing it.

“Your Majesty, your back feels very stiff, Yan massage it a little bit.”

BaiYing smiled, his innocent and sweet face looked up to see his two maids who were so used to serving him at any time.

“Em yeah, I’ve been really tired lately, there’s been a lot of activities, heh, so stiff, what, do I need to call a masseuse to the palace?”

Yan and Bi looked at each other.

“Your Majesty did Your Majesty forget the last time the masseuse came to the palace, and almost expose Your Majesty,” Bi said, Yan nodded.

“Yeah, but there are many other masseurs too.”

BaiYing pursed her lips.

“Yeah, almost, heh, it’s really tiring, how long do I have to hide like this?”

The young man saw his two servants, who until now had always been with him, in joy and sorrow, two sweet girls who thought he was the center of their world as a palace maid.

“Sister Yan, Sis Bi, if, if, one day, Ying’er came out of this palace, would you still want to stay with me?”

BaiYing’s question made the two girls’ movements stop, both of them looked at each other, BaiYing shouldn’t have asked, a question that he already knew the answer to, since childhood, the two girls were already palace maids, for commoners like them could enter the palace and being a palace servant is a dream they have long of, comfortable life in the palace, with a job that is not so heavy compared to outside the palace makes everyone want it, after old and retired palace servants still get pension rights in the form of gold coins in large numbers to private residences, what he really thought.

However, the two maids continued their work, scrubbing back and washing BaiYing’s long hair.

“Of course we will go wherever Your Majesty goes, all this time, Your Majesty has always given what we can’t get from others, awards, feel useful, important enough to be saved,” said Bi, Yan nodded.

“That’s right, we are happy to always accompany Your Majesty until Your Majesty is bored with us, and staying at Hua’s house seems to be fun too, there are not too many people, peaceful, we will focus more on serving this delightful Young Master Hua” Yan continued.

BaiYing turned his head, he held back the tears that welled up in his eyes and lowered his head, and smiled.

“Is that true? Do you guys, still want to be with me? Even if that means, you won’t be a palace maid anymore? That means, you won’t feel the privilege of being a palace maid anymore”

Bi spread the oil into the young man’s long black hair, with a big smile. and the young girl’s shining eyes answered.

“We don’t need much Your Majesty, being able to work at the service of a young master as sweet and gentle as Young Master Hua is already a blessing for us who come from a family of nothing, who could refuse such a privilege? Being a palace maid is indeed have a good name in society, but being the closest person to young master Hua who is so kind-hearted is far better than anything”

BaiYing smiled, he was almost speechless, even though he lost almost everyone he knew, but, he having two sisters who were always by his side, this was more than enough for him.

“Hey, you guys”

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“Memory Coins can only be activated by the blood of the last owner’s bloodline, a drop of blood on the coin, and gripping it tightly, then, the stored past memories will be able to be seen, as if all those memories, were the Young Prince’s own memories,” said ShinYa.

LuoXiang who was standing beside BaiYing who was looking at the coin in his palm with a very serious face looked at ShinYa seriously.

“What, other people can come to see it? With BaiYing?”

“So far no one has done it, but according to theory, if the other person is a soulmate, has a strong bond with each other, chances are, he can see it, Your Majesty can try it by holding the Young Prince’s hand tightly, as he looks at the memories in the coins”

BaiYing raised his head, looked at ShinYa for a moment, then reached out his hand to grab LuoXiang’s large palm and grasp it.

“Your Majesty, accompany me”

LuoXiang smiled, he raised his other hand to caress BaiYing’s head.

“Of course, how could I let YingYing face it all alone?”

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