Mysterious Shender
⁇ : At The Night Market

"But ...."

Xi Wei covered herself up Ying Yue wearing the robe given by Caihong. He put a cloak hood on the head of the Princess.

"In this way, you don't have to worry."

'I don't understand how this guy's head works. He told me not to like it. But, his attitude was very good.'

"You're just gonna stand there all the time until your brother finds and drags you home?"

'What the hell am I thinking? He's correct. I should enjoy this time as best I can. Xiao Zixuan will soon find me in this place. Back then, I had to think of a way to return to the inn.'

"Let's have fun!"

Ying Yue looked very cheerful. Though he was still thinking of a way to return to the inn without being caught by Zixuan. Xi Wei knew that.

"There's no need to worry about how you can get back to the inn. I'll do it for you. Think of it as a payback for agreeing to take you out."

"First Brother will cut off your head."

Xi Wei laughed mockingly.

"Xiao Zixuan won't be able to chop off my head, Little Brother. But, if it's Xiao Ziling, maybe it is."

"Steacher Master is interested in Seventh Brother? I am indeed not that close to Seventh Brother. But, Seventh Brother is a good person."

"I'm interested because he's General Wang's student. The rest is nothing."

Ying Yue's attention was distracted by the seller of the Tangghulu Bead.

"Tanghy! Tangghulu Beads!"

Yang then Ying Yue realized that she did not bring a penny. He broke his intention.

Xi Wei sighed.

'It turns out, he's very careless.'

Xi Wei bought Ying Yue a Tanghulu Bead.

"Master wants this sweet?"

"Give me one. How much?"

"Five pieces, sir."

'Lucky earlier I replaced a few taels of gold into small money with Senior Brother.'

Xi Wei handed the Tanghulu Bead he gave to Ying Yue.

Ying Yue looked disinclined, not wanting to accept the one given by Xi Wei.

"Do you want to or do I spend it?"

Ying Yue hurriedly snatched the Tanghulu Bead from Xi Wei's hands. His face was flushed red, between annoyance as well as a heavy hue.

"Don't forget to pay that."

"of course! I don't like to owe other people."

Ying Yue looked extremely happy with the Tangghulu Sweetness in her hands. He was very much like a child who could be influenced by giving a sweet.

Ying Yue's attention was diverted again with the Fragrant Pouch Seller.

Ying Yue took a look.

"This fragrance bag ...? Like Mother's embroidery."

"Don't know if Miss likes it. This fragrance bag comes from the South."

"South? From Meifang?"

"It's true."

'The Mother is also the Princess of the South .. but, producing such embroidery ... does the Mother have a Teacher or a Disciple?'

Xi Wei approached Ying Yue.

"You like it?"

"I was just looking around. This embroidery is very similar to Mother's embroidery."

'A Princess of a Concubine usually uses her Mother's surname. The li? The only Concubine in Yongheng who had the Li clan was the late Consort Li Aiyin.'

"Sorry if I sassy―because I always have been, but is your Mother the late Consort Li Aiyin?"

Ying Yue's mind glazed over when she heard the name of the late Consort Li mentioned.

Xi Wei felt guilty for asking.

"I'm sorry for asking."

"It's okay. You also ... seems to have lost a parent since childhood. The hair on the right is extended, in Chizi tradition it means that it has been orphaned since childhood. I'm still lucky, Mother just died a year ago."

Xi Wei did not feel relieved at all. Since he grew up as an orphan, the empathy he had was immense. He hoped that no one would have the same fate as him.

"I hope you're happy always. So, you want to buy it or not?"

Xi Wei was still the same as annoying him.

"Yes, I want to."

"That's better. How much?"

The seller smiled meaningfully.

"One tael of silver, sir."

"Eh? One tael of silver."

Xi Wei looked at the astonishment.

"It's expensive?"

Ying Yue was shocked.

"Because it's from the South. You didn't know that in the South there was a famous Cage of Embroidery? This fragrance bag came from that place. The prices sold elsewhere are of course more expensive than the ones I sell. Maybe about two or three taels of silver."

Xi Wei nodded in understanding. He paid.

"Why are you spending so much money on this?"

"You'll pay back too."

Xi Wei looked very relaxed, unlike most people who were not willing to spend a lot of money let alone for unknown people.

"Where else are you going to visit?"

Ying Yue was at a loss as to how to answer it. He doesn't know how to have fun like a commoner. He was used to living inside the Palace, although sometimes felt very bored with the luxurious life.

"I don't know. Please hint."

"I'll take you to enjoy an opera then."

Ying Yue nodded in agreement. He wanted to know how ordinary people enjoyed the opera. If the opera Palace is only displayed once in a while and almost all the stories are not updated.

Xi Wei entered an open-air inn. Luckily, there was an opera scheduled at the venue. Many people waiting.

"Sit here."

Xi Wei pulled Ying Yue to sit on the long chair that was at the very front with the people.

Ying Yue felt awkward. It was the first time she had come out as Li Ying Yue, not as the Great Princess Master. He was nervous, and at the same time he was very happy.

Ying Yue turned her head here and there looking at the enthusiastic faces of those who impatiently wanted the Midnight Opera to begin immediately. Likewise, he was very curious about the opera to be performed.

"Don't look here. You have to act like an ordinary person. They could recognize you."

Xi Wei warned. He saw someone who ... might not want to be seen by the Princess.

Ying Yue still did not listen to Xi Wei. Until he dismissed his gaze to a young man who was trying to be a year or two older than him. He's sculpting.

'Why is Huang Luansha in this place?'

"I told you not to look here."

Xi Wei hissed sharply making Ying Yue instantly set her gaze straight ahead.

"Don't worry. He won't recognize you. Just enjoy the opera."

Ying Yue nodded in understanding.

'Not engaged and married yet, I've seen his bad behavior. What if I really married her? Wouldn't my life be so messy?'

Opera initiated.

Xi Wei looked calm and enjoyed the opera groove. But he remained in a state of alert, perhaps Zixuan would come or Huang Luansha would recognize Ying Yue and wreak havoc.

Different from Ying Yue. He's so unfocused. Although the opera flow is as desired, the Princess cannot enjoy the whole.

Xi Wei understood Ying Yue's uneasiness and encouraged the Princess to be closer to him.

"Don't worry. Enjoy it, there I am."