62 Something's Coming Up

BaiYing smiled looking at his painting. He has no words to say. It's not so good and messy. He was such a lousy, never too good at using his hands in everything. Their teacher that day, an unpretentious young man walked around looking at the results of each concubine's paintings. A decent young man who may be in his early thirties, lowered his body to look at Mu'er's painting. He smiled at the beautiful painting.

BaiYing pursed his lips. If only the Crown Prince could open his eyes widely, he might have been so much more interested in Mu'er. Compared to him, she was so good at everything, flower arrangement, good at a musical instrument, calligraphy, and painting. That little girl was almost perfect.

BaiYing sighed and put his hand on his chin. His troubled face attracted the teacher to approach and examine his painting.

"Em Your Highness Concubine Hua, your painting is also very attractive"

Interesting? Why don't he just say it ugly, is it really necessary to say something nice but it turned out to be lying?

BaiYing raised his brush on the paper. He was about to continue his painting but the young teacher held his hand, which surprised him. How brazen the young man is?

"Forgive me Your Majesty, but how you hold the brush is a bit incorrect, let me guide you."

BaiYing did not move and let the young teacher touch his hand, showing him the correct way to hold the brush. From his face it seemed that the teacher looked pleased standing behind BaiYing back, seeing through his neck as if he hugged him from behind. Insolent! This teacher was so brave, he thought he was too handsome that the other concubines didn't mind his treatment by touching them here and there. This was called sexual harassment. They might be okay with it, but not BaiYing. He was about to poke his elbow into the man's stomach. But, as he was ready to do it, so someone else with a murderous gaze might be ready to cut the teacher's neck.

"Ahem!"

BeiYau with his dark-looking eyes already standing behind the young teacher. The young man straightened up and turned his body to see Beiyau as if he was ready to swallow him up. The guard stared at the teacher's hand that he used to touch BaiYing here and there. Did he not want to keep his head anymore?

"Guard Bei"

BeiYau approached, and he pushed the teacher away from BaiYing.

"Please know your place"

BaiYing looked up at him and refrained from laughing. BeiYau's face at that time was like a father-in-law who was so angry when his daughter was being touched.

BeiYau lowered his head in front of BaiYing.

"Forgive me Your Majesty, but there is an important matter that happens, can Your Majesty back to the Pavilion with me?" BeiYau used very soft tones when he talked with BaiYing, unlike a second ago.

BaiYing frowned, what matter is so important? Makes that bodyguard enter his class. He looked at the other concubines who saw him with high eyebrows, especially concubine Lui.

"Em, but I still have a class, Guard Bei."

BeiYau did not flinch, he just waited until BaiYing lowered his brush.

"Emm"

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At the Imperial Palace.

A very important matter at that time was the meeting with the new Palace Advisor, an old acquaintance YueWang. The old man already conveyed his work agenda to the Emperor and the Minister of State Support. The Crown Prince could only sit and listen, all who approved or not was the Emperor himself. Although some sound a little less convincing LuoXiang thinks it is still in a reasonable stage. He will only say a word if the advisory work agenda for people's affairs that day has touched on LuoXiang's dislikes list.

The state adviser was in charge of presenting several work agendas. He then submitted it to the Emperor on how to carry out his duties better through the updated regulations and all the problems and solutions. That day The Minister of State Affairs was the most highlighted because lately due to the uneven economic development of the YueYang people, there are still many citizens who still living below the poverty line. Especially near the border due to crop failure and bad air, which also makes some crime rates automatically increase. LuoXiang thinks this is very important, and it turns out that the idea conveyed to his father, occurred to the state advisor who was presenting it to the ministers, this was not so bad.

When the Crown Prince listened so seriously, from the back near the door a Crown Prince's guard approached. He raised his head and recognized the young guard who approached him directly. The special guards had more authority than the other palace guards to approach the Crown Prince wherever and whenever he was for any important news. The young guard lowered his head while thrusting a fold of paper in front of the Crown Prince.

"Greeting Your Excellency"

On the Advisory side, YueWang glanced secretly at the Crown Prince and saw what the guard was thrust into the hands of the Crown Prince. His adviser Eunuch Sheng, who was standing beside him approached when he noticed YueWang's gentle hand wave. That fat man nodded. Don't know what he ordered to his men behind him who dismissed himself right away.

...

The sound of the flowing water in the fish pond behind the pavilion became BaiYing's entertainment that afternoon. He was very bored, he should have planned to go to the valley today with the Crown Prince as he returned from the Imperial palace, but up until now, the Crown Prince had not arrived. What is he going to do now?

Yan and Bi approached BaiYing who was sitting absentmindedly, the two stopped behind him.

"Your Majesty, what are you thinking of?" asked Yan.

"Yes, Your Majesty, why are you daydreaming? Em, let's go to the garden and see the flowers," suggested Bi.

BaiYing turned his seat towards the two maids who immediately lowered their bodies and sat in front of him.

For a while, BaiYing glanced at the two maids. He had a lot to say to them, but the Crown Prince said now might not be the right time. it just, that he couldn't deceive himself anymore, let alone the two young girls in front of him. They always served him wholeheartedly, he was sick at the thought that he had tricked them.

"Em, sister Yan, sister Bi, will you guys forgive me? if I make a very big mistake?" he asked, the two frowning at BaiYing's questions.

"What do you mean, Your Majesty?" asked Bi.

"Well, if I make a mistake, a very big one that might make me lose my life"

Hearing that, the two maids cover their mouths, widening their eyes in surprise. Both lowered their heads deep to the floor.

"Please, Your Majesty, don't talk like that"

"Yes, Your Majesty, whatever Your Majesty did, there must be a reason for it, please don't scare us"

BaiYing pulled his lips and turned his gaze far ahead. Look into the small pond with lots of colorful fish in front of them who swim lively and make the water gurgle.

BaiYing took a deep breath.

"Heh, actually I ..."

Before BaiYing spoke, the two servants lowered their heads again, stopping his words.

"We already know Your Majesty," both said simultaneously.

BaiYing turned his head, looked at the two maids with wide eyes.

"What do you mean, you guys already know?"

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