Empress
Episode 15 - Facts

Tonight was so cold, everyone was surrounding the campfire they had made before. Since the incident earlier this afternoon, no one had spoken to Xiao Shi, except Yuan. It was as if a wall had been built between them.

" When did you get into a fight?" Cheng opened the conversation, he did not look at anyone, just busy rubbing his hands in front of the bonfire.

" It's been a long time" Xiao Shi replied flatly.

" Who taught you?" Cheng asked back.

" I learned it myself" Xiao Shi's reply was able to make Cheng stare at him sharply.

" Aren't you thinking what if you make a mistake? What if you get hurt? Do you intend to make Mom sad again with your reckless behavior?!!" he could no longer bear his patience. Xun tried to calm his elder brother down, while Yan increasingly clasped tightly onto Xiao shi's hand.

Yan knew what his sister was doing was dangerous, but enough of his eldest brother scolded his sister. He won't scold her.

" then? Can I just be quiet? Shouldn't noble women have such knowledge? Is all I can do is drink tea, read books, embroider, and take care of plants? Is that all? I did it to protect myself!!! Does that bother you? Ordinary women out there can do a lot of things. Why don't I?!!" xiao Shi said excitedly. He was emotionally involved.

" You should know your position! You are a Princess! You should have imitated your brother Xiao Shi!! She's a princess who sets an example for other kingdoms, and you?!!"

" sister? Haha, yeah. Maybe he was an example to the others, but was he a good big brother?! Even since my return, has he ever been here? Is she so busy that she doesn't want to visit her sister?!! And now you're saying I should imitate my sister? I'm sorry Crown Prince Cheng, but I won't imitate anyone. I am me, not someone else"

What he said was indeed true, Princess Jian Qin, the first Princess of Wang kingdom who was also kaka of Xiao Shi had indeed never raised her nose since the beginning of her coming to this world. Whether what happened but either from his father's side or from his elder brother's side, no one had ever taken the initiative to visit first.

" Sister, stop!! What are you doing??!" Yan tried to resuscitate Xiao Shi who looked extremely emotional. After all, Yan did not want their family relationships to be tenuous.

" What?! Do you also agree that I can follow my sister? You want me to follow the example of Princess Jian Qin, Prince Yan?"

"Xiao Shi!!"

" yes. Say whatever you want. But I won't bow down under men! Princess Jian Qin didn't visit me because she didn't want to be away from her husband. And her husband did not want to leave his throne. Hahaha, you guys want me to be like that? Shame because it was blinded by love? Say it!! You guys want me to be like that?!!! Then if I get married I'll never see you again! Because that's what my brother did!" his voice trembled, his tears could no longer be dammed. Xiao Shi cried.

Like being struck by lightning, Cheng, Yan, and Xun felt pain when they saw Xiao Shi cry. This was the first time they had seen Xiao shi's tears. What Xiao Shi said was indeed true, they shouldn't have said that to him. If Jian Qin was an example of a graceful, elegant and honorable Princess. So Xiao Shi is an example of a brave Princess who has no fear of evil. Yes, that's right, they're both different. Stupidly they only realized this when Xiao Shi was already crying.

Cheng immediately approached Xiao Shi and hugged him while calming down. Xiao Shi briefly moved away and brushed off his arm, but Cheng did not give up, he continued to approach and pull Xiao Shi into his arms.

" I'm sorry, I can't be a good brother to you" Cheng said as he gently stroked Xiao shi's hair.

Getting such treatment, Xiao Shi reciprocated Cheng's embrace no less tightly. The cold night was warm with the kaka sisters who embraced and loved each other.

At least it feels a little warmer.

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" What are you gonna do? You can't separate from us" the day has changed to morning, as planned they will start tracing this forest to hunt.

" Come, brother! I will go with Long, Feng Yue and also Yuan. I will also bring some bodyguards with me. Yes yes yes?" persuade her by putting on a very cute face. And don't forget about her puppy eyes.

They've been arguing about this for a long time, if you think it's just a waste of time, it's almost noon and they're still arguing here. There was no other choice but to allow her, Cheng would also ask his soldiers to partially move following Xiao Shi.

" Huftttt, okay. Be careful, and come back here before sundown."

" Ready, captain!!"

Finally the group split into two parts. The first group was the entourage of the princes, and the second group was the entourage of Xiao Shi.

" So Long, where's that plant habitat?" Ask Xiao Shi.

" If my knowledge is correct, there should be an area that is not illuminated by the sun west of this forest. The plant grew there" Long explained while looking at his book notes.

" All right, let's go"

" Are you sure this is Long?" tanya Yuan made sure.

" Yes, this is true"

Even they had to be very careful, the path was very foggy and tightly covered by dense trees.

" You scared?" asked Feng Yue to Yuan.

" no. Who said I was afraid" I don't know what was wrong with the question that Feng Yue was asking. But it was able to make Yuan's cheeks feel heated.

" Your cheeks are red, are you cold Miss?"

" No, not at all. I told you, just call me Yuan."

" all right"

They continued their journey and entered into a thick fog.

" You know Yuan? Now I realize the rumors about our Princess being ugly are not true" Long said, trying to create a warm atmosphere. To be honest he did that for her to feel calm, her heart was beating very fast at the moment. She's afraid.

" What's his business if I'm ugly or not?" xiao Shi asked as he wagged his hand to get rid of the fog that was blocking him.

" They should know this. Especially the concubine and her son, they're very much looking to get rid of you"

" Let them Long. I don't care what they do. As long as they don't harass me, they are safe" Xiao Shi explained.

" You're right. But wait, I'm remembering something"

" What's up?" look at Xiao Shi towards Long.

" I feel like I saw Yuan fighting with the bandits yesterday. Did he learn secretly while watching the Princess train?" ask Long.

A female servant (dayang) is not allowed to have high martial arts. His knowledge must be high so that he can serve the members of the kingdom well. If it had martial arts then it would be suspected of being a spy or even someone who had evil intentions. It is strictly forbidden. But why does Yuan have it?Did he......

" No Long, I taught him"

" WHATAA?!!!!!" Long was surprised by the answer he heard. Just as he was about to continue the chat, Xiao Shi suddenly halted his steps and asked everyone to be quiet.

KRSEEK!! KRESSEKK!!

There was a sound from the bushes, the sound was as if approaching them. All of them took a standby position, just in case there might be a ferocious beast approaching them.

The voice grew louder and closer....

Getting close...

Real close..

And an animal came out of the bushes, which surprised everyone.

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