Chapter 5 (1/2)
Chapter 5: This Affection is Immaculate
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Crash!+ Clang!
What trouble had Shan Xi gotten into now? This girl had started packing her luggage ever since she knew she was going to the iot so to Lotus The entire Cao family manor had been upended by Shan Xi, to the point where even chickens and dogs had no peace Lotus knew that Shan Xi was anxious and nervous about the long trip — hoas she not herself? So she always glossed over the rievances to her, and didn’t punish Shan Xi After a while, no one paid Shan Xi any attention
Lotus was copying scripture with Madame Cao inside at the moment, and when the two heard the sounds, they shook their heads and didn’t pay attention, continuing to copy After a while, Cao Zhong ca out, “Madame, Madame!” with a stricken face
Mada her brow “What are you so upset about?”
“Fight – fighting” Cao Zhong was a bit out of breath
“Fighting over what? Who’s fighting?” Madame Cao asked patiently
Cao Zhong pointed to the front yard, “His Highness and Hai Shou are having a ! They even cut the tree!”
Lotus immediately dashed out of the roo back, “Mother, I’ll take a look” Her steps fleeting like the wind, she came into the front yard
She saw Lee Fangyuan and Hai Shou rolling and tuht
Lee Fangyuan was using the blade while Han Shou was using the soft whip Light from the blade flashed and danced, while nu out in a disorderly fashi+on One didn’t know if the blade was seeking to cut down the whip, or if the anted to steal the blade Lee Fangyuan’s blade htest path for retreat Hai Shou’s long whip danced in circles, for ht and looked for an opportunity to attack
Lotus becahtened as she watched Hoas this awith their lives! She hastily yelled down, “Stop! Don’t fight!” She saw the soft whip slacken as Hai Shou listened to the Princess’ orders and atteht froe of the opportunity to attack, as if he hadn’t heard Lotus The soft whip junation as Hai Shou protected his vitals The two began to fight again Lotus stomped her feet in her anxiety but had no ideas she could think of Madame Cao had also arrived at this point and stood beside Lotus, both of thereat trepidation
They saw the whip suddenly change direction as countless nuyuan paid theh, adoards Hai Shou Lotus screayuan earing a brocade robe He was likely used to not even pinning the corner of his robes up The leap gave Hai Shou a clear opening, as the latter ignored the sword slash, and flicked his whip instead, curling around the robe of Lee Fangyuan inupon hi of his whip and tore off a corner of the brocade robe Lee Fangyuan hesitated slightly in mid air as his blade paused for a e of this split second break in concentration to hastily ju He put away the soft whip and dashed to kneel down in front of Madame Cao
Mada sword injury on his ar out fresh blood, and felt extremely irate She hectored loudly, “How dare you! Do you know that if you harhness, your family clan would be executed?”
“I forced hiyuan walked over from afar and said coldly
“Royal brother! What are you doing?!” Lotus couldn’t hold it in and admonished him a bit
“I wanted to try his training and see if he could escort you He wasn’t willing to fight when I chopped a tree, so I had to chop hiyuan was still very frosty
Lotus didn’t knohether to laugh or cry She looked at Hai Shou’s arm and said to him, “You’re dismissed! Hurry and treat your wound” Hai Shou stood up but walked to Lee Fangyuan, genuflecting, “Hai Shou will protect the princess even at the cost of his life!” He didn’t wait for Lee Fangyuan to respond before rising and leaving Madahed and also turned to return to the inner court
Lee Fangyuan’s robe was e chunk, and it was now shorter in the front The boots he earing were revealed, and he looked a bit cohtened her lips to hold in her laughter, and looked away Lee Fangyuan said with a bit of ill teh if you want! It’s not like you haven’t hed out loud, her jade cheeks suffused with color as her ruby red lips upturned, like a fresh flower blosso as you can smile like this, I would be content to be a clown everyday”
Lotus’s face blushed red as she turned her head The snow in the courtyard had already started h Lotus asked softly, “Did you talk back to our royal father yesterday during court?”
Lee Fangyuan didn’t respond
“Royal father is also thinking of you Your tehtly
Lee Fangyuan grit his teeth, “I hate hi the lands is our duty, how can a girl like you be sacrificed? On top of that,he knows that I like you, and that I’ve never asked hi!”
It was the first tiyuan say “I like you” and she was duyuan also realized that he’d confessed his feelings, but decided not to care about it after being struck dumb for a bit He continued, “Many people are not in favor of you going to the ienerals The worst is eldest brother — he’s led a band of stale and pedantic scholars in adhering to father We’re unable to win in debates”
Lotus knew that because Lee Fangyuan had participated in battles for enerals and had a band of confidantes Her own brothers had often hung out with them She hesitated for a bit, and still continued, “I still need to attend to e, listen to him more”
“Huh! Would you be able to go if he didn’t agree? Not toa princess! I hate him! And eldest brother!”
Lotus still spoke conciliatory words, “Father and the Crown Prince are all doing this for you It’s best if a family is harmonious and at peace”