46 Rough Diamonds

Shortly thereafter,

The entourage would resume their trip back to the palace. General Po's core troops who often followed him were lined up in front of the inn. Meanwhile, the general was still reluctant to part with BaiYing who escorted him out with the Crown Prince.

"Grandfather, can I visit your house later?" asked BaiYing.

General Po chuckled.

"Of course, you can. This brat, I will be so upset if Xiao Ying doesn't come and visit me" he glanced at the Crown Prince who was standing so close as if clinging to BaiYing. He slowly pulled BaiYing's hand a little away from that man and whispered to him.

"Emm, XiaoYing, is that, em, the Crown Prince kind to you? You can tell me about this. Even if your Grandfather is old and ugly like this, I have lots of power. You can always tell me if you don't feel comfortable and depressed in the palace, then you can stay with me in XianYang," whispered General Po.

BaiYing glanced at the Crown Prince, who seemed he didn't want to care about their business. But he knew that the man had eavesdropped, just look at his ears which were getting higher and tapered. At first, BaiYing also thought that, if he could just refuse to return to the palace and go with his foster grandfather. He is YueYang's mainstay of generals, which is certain that if he wanted to go with him even the Crown Prince would not be able to prevent it.

But, after hearing what the two people had talked about last night, he might rethink over. Even though looks like he was asleep BaiYing could hear the two's conversation. They said that the person who planned the massacre of his entire family, or even the person, who killed his biological mother and the Crown Prince's real mother, most likely people inside the palace. Therefore, BaiYing had to enter the palace, no matter what, he could try to find out if he could get revenge for the twenty-two members of the Hua family as he's in there. At least that was what he could do because he couldn't fight anyone in his current state. He couldn't even protect himself.

BaiYing smiled at General Po,

"Grandfather, Ying'er will come to visit. Grandfather needs to take care of your health, and don't leave BaiYing alone. You have to promise me"

General Po almost shed tears at the young man's gaze, he pulled the boy and hugged him, stroking his hair, softly.

"Sweet child, grandfather will take care of this health for the sake of little Ying'er. Don't forget that XiaoYing still has a grandfather, so you can never say that you are an orphan, okay?"

BaiYing almost couldn't hold back his tears. He nodded. General Po anxiously pinched his nose.

"This brat"

After BaiYing let go of his embrace, someone else was already standing beside General Po ready to replace him to hug him.

"This brat, don't forget about uncle."

General LinMo, who came at dawn also knew BaiYing well. He was none other than the distant cousin of BaiYing's mother's side, as he knew, so in other cities, BaiYing might still have many other family members.

"Uncle" BaiYing hugged the young general.

LuoXiang took a deep breath. Those generals helped him since they had their reason from the first time. He did not expect to have carried a rough diamond in his palace. It looked worthless but it turned out that he was more valuable than anyone else. He could not mess with that kid.

"Please always take care and be careful on the way back, uncle"

"Sure thing sweet pie"

.....

The big horse crosses the city road fast.

The man pulled his bridle and stopped the big tall horse in front of a restaurant and immediately rushed inside and ran directly to the second floor. The whole restaurant had been rented by a man in white-dominant clothes embroidered with gold who was sitting enjoying the tea. Surrounded by the large, tall men in the palace guards outfit, who were standing on alert.

The man who came hastily lowered his body in front of the figure that was none other than LuoYan. He placed his teacup slowly onto the table.

"Report Your Highness, I have got the information."

LuoYan waved his hand and ordered the man who was none other than one of the palace guards assigned by him to stand up.

The man immediately presented his findings.

"Whole residents of Hua were killed in the attack and the big house was wrecked on fire. At this time His Highness the Crown Prince had sent people to clean house and even bury all the dead in the family cemetery outside the city. It has been ascertained that Concubine Hua is among the victims"

Hearing that LuoYan raised his head, looking at the man with big eyes opened

"What do you mean?"

LuoYan glanced at his bodyguard standing beside him, a slightly stocky and round man, PangPao. Don't judge him by his fat round body and funny dork face, there must be something interesting that makes this unattractive man as the bodyguard, of a handsome Second Prince.

"Pang"

Pang approached, lowering his head in front of his prince.

"Forgive me, Your Majesty, I'm pretty sure had seen His Majesty the Crown Prince and Concubine Hua ride the horse together heading to the Rose Inn. It will not be mistaken because the Crown Prince's entourage is quite eye-catching."

LuoYan glanced at Pang sharply.

"Then you think your men are lying?"

Pang glanced at his men, both of them engaged in a vague glance.

"What the heck?"

"I saw it by myself."

LuoYan picked up the teacup that the servant had refilled.

"It's easy, what makes you so sure that Concubine Hua was killed, did you see her body?" he asked. The young guard lowered his head back.

"Report Your Highness, I saw the name on the headstone located behind the tombs of Mr. and Mrs. Hua, it is written the name of Concubine Hua, HuaBaiYen."

LuoYan enjoyed his tea, not knowing what was on his mind, but he grinned.

"Maybe Concubine Hua who we know now is not the Concubine Hua that we should've known, hemh, this is interesting"

...…..

The Crown Prince's entourage entered the capital's main road. Everywhere they passed, people would immediately lower their knees to see the group passing. The Crown Prince's reputation was not too bad at all. In the eyes of his people, he was the awaited Emperor just as they had great respect for the current ruling Emperor. In the future popularity, LuoXiang might be a bit more than his father, who, although very wise, rarely set foot outside the palace. So people thought he was a cold figure, unlike LuoXiang who always seemed to be smiling broadly on his horse. Well, of course, it is because now he's hugging the beautiful BaiYing in his arms.

All eyes don't stop seeing them. This is a little embarrassing for BaiYing, why doesn't that pervert bring a horse-drawn carriage with him? Do they have to sit on the horse cramped, all the way to the palace? Ouch, the distance is still quite far. He sighed.

"Sigh"

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