The Favored Concubine: The Doting Prince

In the side courtyard of the Prince's Mansion, the sun is about to set.

The side courtyard of the Prince's Mansion was hidden deep in the bamboo forest and was connected to the main house only by a winding path. The middle of the courtyard was separated into two parts, east and west, by a stone wall. Maids lived in the east, while guards and little servants lived in the west.

There are not many servants in the Prince's Mansion, so it is comfortable to live in this side courtyard.

At this time, in the larger room in the west of the courtyard, Yu Luo was humming a tune while changing his clothes. He was originally wearing a black dress with some dark patterns, and the one he changed into now was still black but with a simpler style.

After changing his clothes, Yu Luo grabbed the nine-ring broadsword on the table. The smile on his face became even wider, as if he was going to attend a feast.

I left the house and was about to leave the hospital when I heard a voice behind me asking, "Where are you going?"

Yu Liao turned around and saw Yu Xiao staring at him resentfully. Yu Liao raised the corner of his mouth and smiled, "Let's go out for a walk."

"Walking? With a knife?"

"Protect yourself, there are a lot of bad guys around at night." Yu Liao replied with a playful smile.

Although Yu Liao had a nice smile on his face, his eyes were full of coldness. Yu Xiao didn't know why she felt a little distressed when she saw that smile.

"They are just ordinary people. Even if they made mistakes, they don't deserve to be put to death." Yuxiao put away her serious expression and advised gently.

The smile on Yu Liao's handsome face froze, and then slowly turned gloomy. Yu Xiao took another step forward and continued, "I did give the order regarding Chun Feng Du, but you went too far."

After hearing Yuxiao's words, the coldness in Yuxiao's eyes intensified. Feeling Yuxiao's dissatisfaction, Yuxiao hurriedly said, "That matter has passed. Forget it. Don't make trouble today."

Because Yuxiao won the game of rock-paper-scissors when they were young, Yuxiao became the older brother. From then on, Yuliao was just a child in Yuxiao's eyes, but now this child was disobedient.

Yu Luo had a sullen face and didn't want to refute, but he also didn't want to be obedient and remain silent. He turned around and was about to leave. Yu Xiao hurried forward and prepared to grab Yu Luo's arm, but Yu Luo was so nimble that he dodged left and right, and Yu Xiao could only touch the fabric of his clothes at most.

"You haven't been able to beat me since the year before last, and now I can't even catch you. Give up, brother," Yu Liao said with a smile.

Yuxiao didn't want to give up. If he let Yu Shao go today, he didn't know how many people would be beheaded and killed in obscure ways.

Yu Liao didn't like Yu Xiao's compassionate look the most, so he was too lazy to look at her or tease her and turned to leave. As soon as he turned around, he saw a tall figure on the winding path.

The man was dressed in red, with black hair like a waterfall. At this moment, the sun was still struggling, releasing its last rays of light. In the semi-light and semi-darkness, the man slowly approached like a ghost.

"Master." Yu Liao and Yu Xiao knelt down and saluted at the same time, with Yu Liao lowering his head guiltily.

Yuan Yi ignored them and raised his hand lazily, then walked leisurely into the yard and looked around. Yu Luo sensibly threw the knife to Yu Xiao and went into the house to move a chair.

There was only a small square stool in Yu Liao's room. He always felt that it didn't suit his position as a prince, so he simply moved out the couch where he usually took a nap.

Yuxiao and Yuanyi were slightly shocked to see Yuxiao carrying the couch, but they didn't say much. Yuanyi leaned on the couch and found a comfortable position with the pillows. He glanced at the knife in Yuxiao's arms and said lightly, "Put it away."

Yu Luo hurriedly took the knife from Yu Xiao's arms, walked into his room and put it on the wooden shelf.

In the courtyard, Yu Xiao asked, "Master, did you come here on purpose to stop him?" Yuan Yi did not answer, and Yu Xiao said in a panic, "It's all my fault. I can't discipline my own brother, and I have to trouble you."

"Not entirely, I still need to come over and explain a few things." Seeing Yuxiao's face full of self-blame, Yuan Yi explained. But Yuxiao knew that if there was something to be explained, she could just pass the message to them, but Yu Liao would most likely run away as soon as the message arrived, and at most he would come back to accept the punishment after the matter was done.

"My master's orders." Yuxiao bent down and obeyed.

"The people Yue'er brought have been settled."

"I have arranged for Miss Crisp Peach to have a quiet and bright room in the east, and I have also arranged for the cook."

Yuan Yi nodded and continued, "Dinner."

"It's ready. The maids will leave after the food is served as you ordered." After Yuxiao replied, she saw that Yuan Yi was motionless. She looked up and saw that Yuan Yi was resting with his eyes closed.

"Master, the Seventh Master has left the city, but the brothers of the Black Wolf Clan are still lying in ambush in the mansion." Yu Liao reported as he walked out.

When Yuan Yi heard Yu Luo's voice, he opened his eyes and suddenly started coughing uncontrollably. When Yuan Yi coughed, Yu Luo hurriedly returned to the house to pour some water and handed it to Yuan Yi. Yuan Yi took a big sip without thinking much. The big sip of cold water stunned Yuan Yi, but he still swallowed it with an ugly look on his face.

He hasn't had this for many years.

Seeing Yuan Yi's expression, Yu Xiao understood. The water in Yu Liao's room was definitely not for tea and don't expect it to be hot. It was probably drawn from the well and poured into the kettle without being boiled. Yuan Yi wouldn't even use this water for washing.

But now......

Yu Liao didn't notice anything unusual and continued, "I thought Master Qi would take this opportunity to make a scene."

"I thought that even if the Seventh Master didn't make a fuss, his subordinates would take this opportunity to show their loyalty," Yu Xiao continued along with Yu Liu, and took the cup from Yuan Yi's hand without making a sound.

A sip of cold water scared Yuan Yi's cough back. He didn't say anything, but just raised his head to look at the sky which was getting darker and the color of the clouds was getting deeper.

He knew that Yuxiao and Yuliao were right. He had originally thought that something big would happen today. Even if Yuanye did not move, the soldiers under his command would not endure it. This robbery in front of the palace was a slap in Yuanye's face and damaged his honor. This was not only his own honor, but also the honor of these soldiers who had risked their lives.

They had long been fed up with the unfair and incompetent emperor sitting on the throne. He took advantage of Yuan Yi's wedding to make such a scene, damaging the reputation of the crown prince and the emperor, increasing the prestige of Yuan Ye and the army, and also getting to see the attitude of the court and the people, killing three birds with one stone.

This time Yuan Yi was fully prepared. All the secret guards he could use were lying in ambush on the road. However, Yuan Ye had many demon-controlling masters under his command, and they could not be defeated by humans alone. Yuan Yi was not afraid that those people would kidnap Fan Yue. Thinking of this, Yuan Yi clenched his pale hands and he was afraid.

But he was more afraid that those blind people would hurt Fanyue, or directly take Gu Fanyue's life. After all, such revenge was the most brutal and simplest.

But Yuan Yi is not Xian Ye's master, he has no way to order it to protect Fan Yue, so Yuan Yi stays with Fan Yue all the way, because if they see him, they should be more willing to "accidentally" kill the prince. With himself as a big target, Gu Fan Yue will be safer.

Yuan Yi could only use his own life to force Xian Ye to protect Gu Fanyue. Because of the contract, Xian Ye would not let them take his life, Yuan Yi thought.

But no one expected that Yuan Ye would actually leave the capital. He neither issued a strong order to stop his soldiers, which disappointed them, nor did he make them leaderless, making their planned activities meaningless.

Is he reluctant to put Fan Yue in danger?

Yuan Yi sneered. His war god brother would also be reluctant to let go. He didn’t know why he got angry when he thought that his Fan Yue was loved by others!

As the night deepened, Yuxiao and Yuliao could not see Yuan Yi's expression clearly. Yuxiao turned on the lights in the yard. Yuliao thought Yuan Yi was worried and said, "Don't worry, sir. The defenses of the mansion are absolutely safe. If they dare to come, they will never come back." Yuan Yi nodded slightly, indicating that he understood.

"Also, that fox demon, I took a closer look today and it really looks like a dog, but the little demon hiding beside Miss Fanyue did see the fox demon speak. However, if it was a demon beast, it would be very strange that it didn't notice the little demon. Although it may be because of its low power, the magic of the fox demon clan is very strange and dangerous, so we have to guard against it." Yu Xiao thought for a long time and finally expressed his concerns to Yuan Yi.

"It has fused with Yue'er's demon core. Could it be more loyal than this?" Yuan Yi's simple words left them unable to refute.

"No matter how notorious the reputation of the demon fox clan is, as long as it is protecting Yue'er, it is a good thing in my eyes. Don't disturb it."

"Yes, Master."

"Well, there is also a gift from Master Qi. There is nothing special about it, except for a flower spirit. Do you want me to accidentally take it~" Yu Liao said with a smile

Yuan Yi also knew that the flower spirit thought for a moment and said, "Forget it, just take good care of it."

Yuan Yi looked at the sky and saw that it was completely dark. Thinking of waking Fan Yue to get up for dinner, he stood up and was about to leave. Yu Xiao hurriedly walked in front of Yuan Yi with the lamp in hand to illuminate the way under Yuan Yi's feet. The warm yellow light gradually disappeared into the darkness.