11 Secret sufferings (1)

Shoushan thought that his day with the princess already ended until he caught a glimpse of her at the night market. He is with Feng, his loyal manservant. He immediately followed the two people he recognized. Though the two are wearing a man's clothing, he can immediately recognize their gender.

"What a child's play," he told himself.

Feng just followed his master even though he doesn't know why they are following two men.

"Are they criminal, master?" Feng asked Shoushan after a while.

"No,"

"So, why are we following them?"

Shoushan ignored him and continue to follow the two 'men'. They saw them enter a restaurant. Because of the martial arts skills of Shoushan, he knew immediately where the two went.

Princess Mei and Chuntao just took their seats when suddenly the door opened. The smile on the princess' face faded instantly when she saw who it was. Chuntao was startled to see the man.

"I'm sorry mister but this room is already taken," she said arrogantly.

"Seriously, with your petty disguises, anyone can guess who you really are," Shoushan said smirking. He moved inside and take the seat in front of the princess.

"You!" both the princess and Chuntao felt offended. They are proud of their disguises since no one can recognize them.

"You are disrespectful of the princess!" Chuntao retorted.

Feng, who is now inside as well looked at the woman in front of his master and alarmed if she is indeed the princess.

"Princess? Where?" he asked pretending he cannot see her.

Princess Mei wanted to punch him right now. She already wasted a whole day with him inside the palace and now he is here again to ruin his night. After a few minutes of debating whether or not she will fight with him, she decided to give up.

"Okay, let's pretend that we do not know each other tonight. You can leave now," she ordered him.

But then, the servant of the restaurant came in with their orders.

"Oh, young master, I did not know you have additional company. Would you like to add more?" the servant asked while he is preparing the food on the table. Princess Mei is about to say something when Shoushan cut her.

"Yes, please add more. We are hungry. Feng, come eat with us,"

The servant beamed brightly at him. He bowed before going out of the room again. Princess Mei and Chuntao stared at him in disbelief. He started to pick up his chopsticks and start eating.

"We will split the bill after this," Princess Mei said to him helplessly. She also picked up her chopsticks and started eating. What happened next shocked both Chuntao and Feng. The both started a food fight. Chuntao wanted to stop her lady for eating too much but looking at her determination to dominate Shoushan, she looked at the two of them helplessly. When the servant returned with more food, the food on the table is almost finished. Chuntao and Feng haven't eaten anything. When the servant put the food on the table, he looked at the two eating and said, "I will add more," before going out again.

"Feng, eat!" Shoushan ordered Feng.

"Chuntao, eat!" Princess Mei ordered Chuntao.

The two servants sit down slowly and picked up their chopsticks and cautiously pick up their chopsticks. The food battle lasted for 3 rounds of food served to them. Princess Mei touched her belly before she ate too much food at one sitting.

"It so good to eat" the princess commented in a very unprincess way.

"Princess!" Chuntao was alarmed by the princess actions when General Shoushan is present.

"Why?" the princess asked annoyed. Chuntao looked towards Shoushan. Princess Mei looked at the man in front of her and smiled.

"Oh, don't mind him. No one will believe him if he told everyone how I behaved,"

"That's correct. No one will believe that the palace is starving you," he teased the princess in front of him. The lady pouted her lips when she heard him.

"You also ate a lot, don't blame me" she argued back.

"Hahaha, you made me follow you around the whole day it is only normal for me to eat this much,"

"Who told you to follow me around?" she retorted back.

"I will never win over you, Feng, pay for the bills. Let's go back now," both Shoushan and Feng stood up but the princess remained seated. It is obvious that she has no plan of going somewhere. Shoushan looked back at her.

"I will send you back now or you want me to carry you like a sack?" he asked threatening her. Princess Mei remembered how this man carried her before, she glared at him. The light atmosphere before turned into tense again.

"Princess please, we have to back now," Chuntao pleaded with her as well.

"Fine!" she stubbornly stood up and stamped her feet on her way out. Shoushan shook his head in disbelief. He never expected the princess to be like this unrefined.

Princess Mei is walking mindlessly when suddenly she felt a pain inside her stomach. Since she is walking behind the three, no one noticed her kneeling on the ground because of the pain.

"Please, not now," Princess Mei murmured to herself. She did not want to create any problem when they are outside. She pushed herself to stand up straight again and continue walking. She looked ahead of them, they are near the palace.

'Just a little bit more. We can do this,' she told herself.

When Shoushan looked back at princess walking behind them, he noticed something amidst. Though the princess gave him a faint smile. He thought what kind of gimmick she is pulling off right now.

Princess Mei and Chuntao safely returned inside the princess' residence using their usual hidden path. The moment Princess Mei entered her bedchamber she let out a cry.

"Aarrgghhh"

Chuntao immediately appeared before her.

"Princess!"

"Help me...in bed..."

Chuntao immediately assists the princess on her bed.

"Is it happening now?" Chuntao asked worried. The princess just shook her head. She knew that it only happens exactly one month after her birthday.

"I will bring in the medicine now," she immediately went to the drawers near the princess' bed and took out the white porcelain medicine bottle. She helped the princess drink the medicine. Then, she laid the princess back to her bed. The princess curled up like a fetus. Then, she felt the pain fading.