OFFERING CONCUBINES
EPISODE 28 CAN I TRUST YOU?
Their horses stopped at the edge of a small river. This river has exotic turquoise green water, on the edge of large rocks look classic and equipped with shady trees around the river.
Sheng River is a river on the outskirts of Yubei. It is said that this small river comes from the Pingyuan Mountains in Youwu, the northernmost area of Yanzhi, towards the Yalu river and flows southward through Shicuan, Ranbei and up to Yubei. Along the riverbank when entering the Yubei region, treated with a row of limestone hills.
The huge rocks that were glittering over the light caused the Sheng river that was similar to a rope to be completely charming. Beautiful green color on the surface of the water, resulting from the reflection of shady trees around the calm riverbank.
Across the river which is only about 10 meters wide, there is a multi-storey house with wood and bamboo materials that are not as large, but, built in a sloping field that directly juts into the riverbank with the main structure of wooden pillars without foundations.
The beautiful simple house was like floating half over the river. The other half almost fused with the trees around it.
There was a wooden bridge that was only as wide as one adult body with a handle of bamboo on its right left, the bridge connecting where they stopped with the tiny house.
His Majesty got off the horse, followed by all his guards.
"Come down..." His Majesty extended his hand to Xiao Yi.
Xiao Yi obeyed him.
"We will spend this afternoon, here." said His Majesty.
Cun's bodyguards and other bodyguards tethered their horses to the riverbank, the horses looking exhausted. With a smooth clucking sound, the five horses drank from the stream of the Sheng river excitedly.
The Jian Guards stepped forward, followed by His Majesty and Xiao Yi and one other bodyguard. While Cun's bodyguards were on guard with Xiu's bodyguards vigilantly at the end of the bridge where their horses were moored.
"We're not going back to the palace?" xiao Yi asked carefully as he watched his steps on the bridge board. His hands were busy holding the honey candied basket, which began to melt in the basket.
His heart was really sad, their journey today, making his favorite sweets soft, due to the wind.
Chu Cu would probably not have had the time to see this honey confectionery.
"We'll be home by dark" replied His Majesty.
"It's too conspicuous that we're back in broad daylight like this to the palace"
The Jian Guards knocked on the door, a middle-aged man opened the door with a woman who was the same age as Xiao Yi's mother, welcoming as he bowed respectfully when he saw His Highness Yan Yue.
"Honor Your Majesty..."
His Highness Yan Yue allowed them to return upright.
"This is Huan's uncle and Pey's aunt, they are both Xiuxi's housekeeper." His Majesty Yan Yue stepped foot in.
"Aunt Pey, we are very hungry." said His Majesty, as he climbed the stairs leading to the upper floor.
"I immediately prepared Your Majesty"
The not-so-big Aunt Pey smiled and soon disappeared behind the wall into the small building next to the main building.
Xiao Yi was still sculpting, seeing that the girl was still standing on the spot, His Eminence Yan Yue descended back and pulled her hand.
In the next second, Xiao Yi's hand had been held up by him up the stairs, towards the terrace upstairs.
The upper floor terrace is in the morning with small round bamboo pieces that are given a distance of half a inch. The beautiful scenery immediately spread to the shining green Sheng river. The view from the top of the small terrace is truly incredible.
Xiao Yi chuckled in admiration, he had once thought the most perfect place was the banks of the Yalu river with a view of the Pingyuan Mountain Range opposite him. But now, he felt that the scenery on the banks of the Sheng river from the top of the terrace of this Xiuxi house was truly no less perfect.
"I told you, you must like it..." His Majesty took off the girl's warm fingers and sat on the floor carpeted with thick hemp.
On top of the Rami carpet was a short rectangular table of oak about the size of a waist when sitting. A tea pot and a pair of glasses neatly arranged on the tray next to the wooden flower vase containing a fresh peach flower bar. The fragrant smell reached Xiao Yi's nose.
"This place is really good." Xiao Yi said still amazed.
Xiao Yi sat down facing the table and put down his basket of honeyed sweets that were beginning to lose that shape.
His Majesty chuckled a little at how this girl was so fond of her honey sweets.
"Forgot that basket of your honey confectionery. Next time I'll send you a new sweet of honey." said His Majesty.
"But Your Highness, I'd like to take this to Xingwu's guesthouse." Xiao Yi Sahut.
"I'll replace him more later, I'll send him to Xingwu's guesthouse."
"But Your Majesty..."
"Can you call me Yue?"
"Your Majesty it's not right, I can't call you disrespectful so."
"When it's just the two of us, I'll let you call me Yue"
Xiao Yi's eyes flickered looking at His Majesty's face.
"In this Xiuxi, I am not sitting as a king. I'm just a friend."
"Your Majesty..."
"A king is like a lion, which is feared by many.
Have you ever seen a lion in a group? Lions are the strongest animals but always alone. The lion was a lonely beast" His Majesty laughed looking at the calm flowing river water below them.
"This "lion in front of you, just wants a friend. If you're willing to call me Yue, you've been instrumental in lifting some of my burdens..."
Xiao Yi looked at the blackish-brown eyes of His Majesty deeply. There hid a tired and lonely man.
"Can we be friends?" ask His Majesty.
Xiao Yi nodded in doubt. His Majesty's eyes flashed with pleasure.
"I trust you, chenxing.I trust you."
"There's a lot you know about me in your short time at Weiyan's palace, a lot of my secrets that you also know.but a lot more about me that you don't know" His Majesty smiled wryly.
"But I thank you for coming to my side, and to whoever sent you as an offering concubine to me..." His Majesty Yan Yue sighed which seemed to be so heavy.
"Can you keep my trust, Chenxing?" His Majesty asked suddenly, with a pushy look to Xiao Yi.
Xiao Yi ventured, raising his chin confidently to the man who gave him wife status but expected himself to be just this friend.
"You can trust me." said Xiao Yi, sighing for a moment and his lips opened slowly,
"Yue.." he continued later.
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