
Under the roof of the upper floor courtyard, a tall and tough man enjoyed the wine glass in his hands. The golden crown that wrapped half of his old brown hair created a silent splendor.
His wise and handsome facial features with sharp firm jaws can capture the human soul to bend by arrogance in its majesty.
The palace maids and senior eunuchs were seen ready to line up around his seat, waiting to get the latest order that would come out of his mouth. And, every guard placed their hands on the hilt of their swords, their faces resolute and wary, not letting anyone step closer without the permission of the heir to the throne.
With this we can find out how superior he is.
Shen Changran, Crown Prince Chang of Shen, the figure who had the highest title after this Emperor and Imperial Empress.
Inside its eyes were like dazzling young cocoa beans, it was like a fire torch watching the wind in the distance.
From up here, he could see the amazing scenery where the flocks of flowers were preening so beautifully filled the courtyard of Dengshuo Palace.
Hearing and seeing something interesting, his two eyes immediately formed a narrow line, but the look on his face was still bright and just as bright as he slowly turned his head to talk to the subordinate.
"Who is Miss blowing on the green strands of leaves to produce this melodious sound?"
The blowing wind blew away the alluring sound of music to get to his sense of hearing. Shen Changran smiled with a lowered gaze staring out the window.
She looked at one young girl figure who had a cloud-shaped twin cepol on top of her head, wearing a purple dress with contrasting silvery young embroidery, blush cheeks and red lips like blooming flower buds, and between his two neat eyebrows are drawn peonies. A beautiful girl who is good at music!
"Answer, Your Majesty. It was Second Miss Yao, Yao Chiyun." One of the palace maids quickly threw out an identifying information.
Heard that. Shen Changran's face gradually turned wry, he displayed a disgruntled look as he muttered: "Young girl from prime minister Yao's house, yes..." There was a slight pause in each of his words as the corners of his mouth lifted up, showing a hint of ridicule. "Don't you think she'll end up just like her first sister who prefers to stay at the border?" This sentence was clearly like he was bestowing all the vexation he had stifled in the past.
"In response, Your Majesty. Second Miss Yao was a concubine lineage, even so she remained in the care of Grand Mistress Yao. He's talented and meticulous. The popularity of her name in the noble social circles also exceeded that of First Miss and Third Miss Yao who was the prime minister's legitimate daughter." One of the senior eunuchs spoke with a straightforward rhythm.
Pulling the corner of his brows, Shen Changran said with great interest: "Huh? Wouldn't that explain the so competitive ambition of a concubine's daughter who could match two legitimate daughters at once." He showed a shallow grin, as his left hand holding the fan raised a command signal. "Tell Mother to pay more attention to me." His word.
After declaring the order under him. Shen Changran's eyes suddenly involuntarily moved past the flower-like Yao Chiyun and landed on another figure that made him topple over in astonishment.
Kriekk...
The sound of a wooden seat creaked loudly by the sudden shake.
"Who is the girl who dares to bag the fish from the pond and bring it?!!" Shen Changran's touch slightly cried out, he had already subconsciously risen to his feet by widening his eyes which were widened in disbelief.
His subordinates instantly seemed to shake and break out in cold sweat by the sudden shock.
"A,-ah that's..."
They stammered to answer. Looking in the distance the figures of two young girls were picking up some fish from the pond. This is an act of theft!
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Su Yiyang asked Xiu Qixuan who wanted to step away.
With origin and looking indifferent, Xiu Qixuan replied: "Feeding fish." He then walked towards the corner of the pond not far away and crouched down to contemplate grabbing a bit of tranquility inside.
The smell of white lotus flowers floating on the edge of the pond, this can slightly cover the fishy aroma of the fins of fat fish swimming in groups at the bottom of the water.
Put the unfinished flower arrangement on the table, and let Duan Maiqiu finish it. Su Yiyang moved closer to Xiu Qixuan, she stood right behind the girl with a haughty gesture of folding her hands in front of her chest.
Su Yiyang then spoke using a tone full of complaints. "We are not allowed to eat fish and meat. You're stupidly giving fish food." Dreadedly.
Simple-minded, Xiu Qixuan's fox-like hands stretched out drenched in the pool water and nimbly caught a slippery-looking fat fish thrashing in his grasp.
The sound of water lapping is heard when the action is so fast.
"You want to eat no fish?" Innocently, he turned his head and spoke calmly to Su Yiyang who was agape widened his mouth.
The palace organizes their meals into small healthy portions to maintain body shape. Meat and fish become one of the food menu that is always in the eye. So, for a few days they did eat but not tasteful let alone satisfied.
"Q,—Qixuan. You serious?" Su Yiyang stuttered with widened pupils. He circulated his surrounding gaze to make sure no palace attendants were paying attention to them. "Heh, it's an ornamental fish. Can it be eaten?" Her chirps.
Putting aside his indifferent shoulders, Xiu Qixuan stared and brought the red fish muzzle closer to him. "Don't know. But, let's just try to make sure it feels, right. I can ask Xiao Rou to shut the kitchen attendant's mouth and cook dinner using this fish secretly."
Xiu Qixuan's face became sour when she remembered she couldn't buy food from outside during her time here, actually this was just a joke but he had now become serious about eating the fish living in this pond.
Xiu Qixuan again spoke full of demanding attention to Su Yiyang. "Do you want to or not?! Otherwise, I'll—"
"Wait a minute!"
Not yet had Xiu Qixuan finished her remark, Su Yiyang suddenly turned around and rushed over to Duan Maiqiu.
Without many words, he took the urn that became a vase of flowers and gave his flower arrangement to Duan Maiqiu who was bewildered by his behavior.
Then Su Yiyang dashed back towards Xiu Qixuan with his signature stupid grin. He patted the body of the urn and said with a feisty laugh: "Let's get our hands peeled off for a nice dinner. Khehe..."
Gawking. Xiu Qixuan held back an amused twitch. "Don't laugh like that. It's scary, you know?!" The ideal with a small chuckle.
How could Su Yiyang waste the opportunity to join in stealing fish in order to eat well when no one else saw them.
The girls are busy honing skills. Old maids and nannies are not allowed to come near while on a free practice schedule like this. And, the senior eunuch simply stood up to stand guard in every corner of a certain space. No one is watching them who do not attract attention in the corner, for this they can get away easily from many eye views.
But, these two girls were unconscious. They had instead caught so much attention from the eyes of the ferocious eagle that was watching over the distantness of the sky.
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