The Little Consort's
Eps. 20: Li Brothers

As a result of his actions to knock Long Ji Man off the hammock, Li Anlan was locked back in Xingyue Palace for days. The woman was not even allowed to approach with the palace gate. The royal guard again added two additional people, until the total guards of Xingyue Palace now numbered six.

With that many guards, Li Anlan would not easily escape. Even to get close, he had to think twice. That access in and out now could only be passed by the eunuch and Xie Roulan twice. The more days, Li Anlan's space was increasingly restricted.

Li Anlan had nothing to do. Everyday he could only relax enjoying the day, eating, sleeping, eating, sleeping, being his routine. Now, if he was not allowed to leave his own palace, he could die of unemployment!

The woman was tired of playing around with all her modern equipment. His camera's dead out of battery, and he's not gonna charge it anymore. His phone only contains that game. All of his snacks are up. Li Anlan was already like a prisoner.

Li Anlan growled in annoyance. His feet kicked the table until it shifted a few centimeters. The chair he was sitting on fell. A moment later, Li Anlan held onto his leg. As it turned out, kicking the table as hard as that hurt as well.

"I want out! Long Ji Man fucking! It could just lock me up!"

Li Anlan walked back and forth inside the main hall of his palace. The room was not large enough that only filled a set of small chairs short and one table. The walls are made of high-quality wood and decorated with carvings and paintings. The paint is golden brown. On the left and right side, there are two small cabinets containing shiny objects such as gold jars, flower vases, drink bottles, and others. When compared to Hongwu Palace, the situation here was much more dire. Fortunately, Li Anlan had already given Xie Roulan a lesson on how to properly take care of all the items here.

His steps came to a halt in front of a large mirror placed vertically. His eyes were focused on a single point: a change in his body shape. His originally slender waist was now slightly filled. His face was slightly rounder. His cheeks were also a bit bloated. On his stomach, there was a layer of small folds.

"Oh no! I have to diet!"

Maybe, because he often lounges and always eats, his weight goes up and his body becomes a little fat. That little fold on his stomach must have been a fat fold. No, Li Anlan could not allow this. If he became fat, his stamina would be impaired and his strong physique would weaken. He had to prevent his weight gain.

Li Anlan heard a noise like an object falling on the roof of his palace. Li Anlan did not care and did not find out what the voice was, because her body was now the more important one.

"Where did my waist go?"

The front door suddenly opened. Li Anlan was suffocated in shock. Reflexes, she grabbed a vase of flowers just in case. The experience of being surrounded and chased by assassins the other day made Li Anlan aware that he must always be vigilant.

The footsteps from outside were slowly coming in, approaching where Li Anlan was. In his mind, Li Anlan asked what kind of killer came blatantly during the day like this. What kind of courage did the killer have to dare to enter the palace of the king's concubines (again).

As the person's head poked behind the perimeter wall, Li Anlan shouted while swinging the vase of flowers in his hand. That person was similarly shocked.

"Anlan, it's me!"

Li Anlan opened both of her eyelids. The vase hangs in the air. He exhaled.

"Sister! I thought killers!"

"What's? Has your palace ever been entered by a murderer?"

"No, no. Brother, why did you come here?"

"Aren't you the one who asked me to pick you up?"

Ah, the letter with the ugly writing had apparently reached Li Afan. Good, Xie Roulan is doing his job well. In this way, Li Anlan could sneak out of the palace for a while to breathe in some fresh air.

"Give me time to change clothes!"

Li Anlan went into his room. On his study table was already a set of eunuch clothes he had gotten from his work eunuch. Li Anlan could not get out in a concubine suit if she did not want her identity uncovered. If anyone recognizes him and reports him to the king, his head could be threatened.

Her long hair was rolled up, then tied up. To keep it from escaping, Li Anlan paired a simple wooden hairpick, then covered it with a eunuch hat. Fortunately, this eunuch's clothes fit the size of his body.

"Gee... Anlan, you look better than me!"

The expression that either meant praise or hoots was not concerned about Li Anlan. Most importantly, her current appearance could disguise her identity as a royal concubine. Li Anlan also wore a thin mustache to make her appearance look more real.

"Come on!"

The two brothers walked out of Xingyue Palace through the back door. Before Li Afan brought his sister flying using body lightening science, Xie Roulan who had just finished washing shouted that Li Anlan should return before sunset if she did not want to be caught.

Li Afan jumped while tightly holding his sister's waist. In an instant, they were already behind the palace's perimeter wall with the outside world. A happy smile fell on Li Anlan's lips. Finally, he was able to get out of that silver cage.

The Li brothers walked down the street that led directly to the city center. The distance from the back ground of the palace to the center of the city takes forty-five minutes in a matter of modern time. Li Anlan did not complain at all despite having to walk. Instead, he was very happy.

Li Anlan's eyes looked at the astonishment of the entire scene before her eyes. This street, this building, this person, and the bustling atmosphere typical of this ancient society were completely emblazoned before him. Here, Li Anlan witnessed for himself the process of buying and selling ancient people that he often heard from his teacher while studying history.

Li Anlan could even smell the hot mangroves that were being steamed for real. Also, the smell of steam from the tofu fryer is rotten and the noodle stew is ancient-style.

In front of a building, Li Anlan and Li Afan paused for a moment. From the signboard above the entrance, Li Anlan could tell that the building in front of them was the Lanxin Pavilion. The building is three stories large. Paint glittering. In the entrance area, two large-bodied people were standing guard. Their eyes looked out, watching everyone who entered the room.

Li Afan brought Li Anlan into the building. Strangely, the gazes of the two large-bodied guards were not as sharp as his gazes at the people who entered earlier than Li Afan and Li Anlan. In fact, the two guards lowered their heads like they were paying their respects.

"Why did you bring me here?" ask Li Anlan.

"The variety of eunuchs you wear will attract the attention of many people. I'm also going to change clothes, I haven't had a bath in two days."

Li Anlan slightly moved away while covering her nose.

"Relax, I don't smell!"

The Li brothers then went upstairs. Li Anlan had just found out that the second floor was a guest room. He heard many voices of men and women mixed into one. Intrigued by the strange sounds, Li Anlan ventured closer to one of the rooms. He peered through the cracks of the door, but the shadow of the occupants of the room was faintly visible.

A passing worker unconsciously nudged him, until Li Anlan's body was pushed forward. The door of the room was opened, featuring a woman sitting on the lap of a man in open top clothes.

The occupants of the room were shocked. The woman covered her face in shame. The man glared at Li Anlan who was smiling awkwardly.

"Ups... Sorry to bother you."

Li Anlan closed the door again, then ran away. The indecent sight earlier damaged his holy eyes. These people are shameless. Already know being in a crowded place, still not locking the door. If local officials were to open the doors, they would definitely be arrested for adultery. Li Anlan was sure the two people in the room were not husband and wife. If they were husband and wife, they would not be able to go to this place. They should have done it at home.

"Anlan, your clothes are inside" Li Afan explained as his sister was behind him. Li Anlan replied to her brother's words with a nod of her head.

The woman entered the room in question. The fragrant aroma of therapy emanates through an incense burner located on the table. Not far from there, a set of beautiful women's clothes were neatly barked up.

"He told me to wear women's clothes?"

Although somewhat objected, Li Anlan began to take off one by one his eunuch uniform, then replace it with clothes provided by Li Afan. A while later, Li Anlan had already turned into a woman back.

The woman came out of her room. Li Afan was already waiting for him downstairs. As Li Anlan was descending, Li Afan was slightly gobsmacked. The clothes Li Anlan wore really suited her.

"My sister is so beautiful!"

"Why not be consistent with your words? You said I was handsome, now you say I'm pretty."

"I only repay you for what you did the other day. Know it? I even teased some men for thinking I was a woman."

Recalling the day when he turned Li Afan into a woman, Li Anlan laughed. Her brother in this world was indeed more suitable to be a woman. Her face was too beautiful for a man's face. The face of a man should have a firm jaw, not like the jaw of Li Afan. And also, Li Afan's lips were as thin as his. The difference lies only in the shape of the eyes, eyebrows, and neck. At first glance, Li Anlan and Li Afan looked like identical twins.

"That's it. Brother, I'm hungry."

Li Anlan ate the warm dishes served in front of him voraciously. Li Afan shook his head. Napsu ate his only sister still the same way as before. Thankfully, Li Anlan had not changed much since entering the palace. She was still his spoiled and annoying sister. Li Afan had to keep an eye on her, visiting her secretly to make sure that Li Anlan was fine.

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