Flowers Bloom from Battlefield

Yuan Kingdom

Ming Hui looked towards the paper in front of him with a dark gaze. It was one thing for him to accept the role of Yuan Kingdom ruler and a different thing to get a new assignment so quickly.

"Why did I have to do this?" He looked towards Fan Ying.

Fan Ying could only shrug helplessly. He was just delivering a message and not deciding things by himself. How could he possibly know that it would actually give such news?

"That damnable emperor," Ming Hui rubbed his forehead. He swore in his mind, if that person were to give him another impossible request like this, he would return to the capital straight away and gave him a good beating.

Fan Ying pretended that he didn't hear the other party cursing his own emperor. With the emperor was someone who was supposedly the heaven chosen one, anyone who dared to slight the emperor would surely be punished. However, given he had stayed under Ming Hui these past few weeks, he had come to understand these princes peculiar interaction.

It was something entirely different from the usual customs.

"Prince Ming Hui, it would be better for you to start doing the job," Fan Ying advised.

Ming Hui glared at the other party, "Just send the news to your men to build this place. I really wonder why that emperor wanted to impress the princess very much."

Fan Ying sighed. Building a more advance port was close to impossible for him. He had to search for suitable people to do the job first. Before he walked out from the door, he suddenly remembered a message.

"Princess Hua will come here in a few days. She will come to you once she has arrived."

Ming Hui stayed still in his seat. What did the little lass need from him? Just a few days before Soujin arrived here before going to the Gu Yue Kingdom. Don't tell him she was already impatient to meet with the other party again after a month and two weeks?

If that was true, she was really impatient. He had waited for almost one year for Fan Lanying and he was still patient…. Well not really, he wanted to meet with that woman so badly. As a husband, he already missed his wife very much.

He wanted to cry. When would he be able to meet with that woman again?

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Gu Yue Kingdom

After spending almost two weeks, Lin Hong finally got more accustomed to the different lifestyle here. Although he had to admit that he missed the Long Kingdom, he felt more comfortable at this place since there was no one who watched over him anymore.

Inside the Long Kingdom, he was known as the one who killed his brother and Lin Family has tarnished name. Although they didn't show it straight away, he knew from their disguised gesture. They didn't dare to show it outright because he was one of Jun Hua's people. Here, almost no one knew about his past, so they didn't give him any misgiving and treated him as their guest.

It was very different and refreshing.

"Do you still miss Long Kingdom?" Tang Xuan noticed Lin Hong was looking towards the garden with such a serious expression, so his interest piqued up.

Lin Hong shook his head, "It's not that. I surprisingly feel more comfortable here."

"You will stay here for a long time, so it's good to feel more relaxed and not so stiff anymore," Tang Xuan smiled, "But don't be complacent with your situation. You still don't know this kingdom that well."

Lin Hong nodded his head, "I heard there is a battle for the throne, is that true?"

"That's true. The first son, the crown prince died around one year ago without anyone knowing the reason. After the mourning period, Prince Liao and Prince Sao start to contend secretly and the emperor hadn't decided who among them would become the next crown prince."

At first, Lin Hong thought that this place also has a problem because the emperor cannot decide on the crown prince, but it seemed the problem stemmed out from the former crown prince's death. The question might be who among the other two princes could possibly do that and if they did, it was a big crime.

"Don't suspect them," Tang Xuan reminded, "Anyone who tried to go against either one of them won't have a good ending if you didn't inside the other one side."

"You seem to know a lot about it."

"Yes. After all, I'm also a part of one of the group."

Ling Hong stared at the other party for a few seconds before looked away and changed the conversation, "You said that they are going to renew the trade. Is it because the succession is near?"

"Yes, the emperor has become weaker as time passes by and they want to propose a new trade."

If they want to talk about the trade terms and everything, they should have just dragged that new and troublemaker emperor here rather than him. In terms of trading, Lin Hong's knowledge was basically just like a little kitten and he won't be able to negotiate that well.

"There's no need to be so tense up," Tang Xuan said mildly, "You're just accompanying Prince Soujin. He is the one who will decide the trade and everything."

Lin Hong didn't completely agree with Tang Xuan reasoning. If the other party didn't have any use of him, why would he ask him to come here? There should be something that he could do, which was why Soujin choose to take him here.

"Are the two of them supportive of the trade?"

"That…" Tang Xuan paused for a moment, "You will know after you meet with the two of them later. For now, you don't have to think so much."

Although the pause was done naturally, Lin Hong knew that there must be something the other party had to hide from him. He didn't understand why, but he knew that this kingdom has a secret they cannot divulge to outsider.

"Isn't it only Prince Sao who will come here?" Lin Hong asked.

"The messenger said that it was only Prince Sao, but considering their rivalry, I'm pretty sure the two of them would come. You will know when they did. For now, do you want to have a walk in the city?"

"Are you sure?" Lin Hong asked doubtfully. Previously, they told him that it was dangerous to go outside, which was why he didn't dare to get out at all.

"It's fine as long as you have a guide," Tang Xuan stood up, "Let me take you to stroll around the street. You might feel more comfortable if you become familiar with this place."

Lin Hong nodded, "I understand. Thank you Noble Tang Xuan."

Tang Xuan flinched a bit at the way Lin Hong called him. He felt that he won't get used with this new way to call him. Behind them, Steward Du was watching the princess reading her book inside the room.

While the two of them walked away, Nanglong Soujin was reading another book in the library again. Compared with Lin Hong, he was much calmer. It was as if this place was not a strange place, but rather his home. If other people didn't know, they might think that he had already stayed here for a long time.

Soujin turned the page of the novel he read. "How long do you want to stand there?"

A rustle could be heard from the bush in front of him and a man around the age of 20 looked towards Soujin with an awkward expression. Going by his clothes, people would know that he was not an ordinary person.

"How do you know that I'm here? I have made sure that I didn't make any noise?" he asked curiously.

"I don't think I need to answer that," Soujin replied. With the level of martial art he had, it would be a child play to find someone who has a lower level around him. "Do you mind explaining to me the reason you watched me for quite some time there?"

"I heard from my people that you're going to establish the trade with my brother, so I decide to come here to talk with you first," he smiled brightly.

Soujin finally put the book on the table. "State your offer, Prince Liao."

Xiao Liao grinned and started to list out the term he had prepared beforehand.