The prince was sitting alone in the living room, where the escaping moonlit from the seam of clouds landed on the floor, allowing him to have a proper read.
But he was just meeting the words while his brain was exploring somewhere else. His brother was coming here and he had to have eyes on him. Wu Haoying was only twenty years old and a bit hot-tempered, but truly smart. His father had something in his head that tempted him to send his second son.
Drumming his fingers on the table, he pushed his thought to master Qin! The man wasn't a magician but he could use magic? How could he believe this? It was such a maze that he was lost in it. This wasn't possible as long as only those who were gifted could use it.
He picked the paper the blacksmith Kun had given him. It was Huang's family that traded that type of metal! This family was even famous in Di land; but how come they came across in such a manner? This mystery was giving him a headache. How terrible it was not to know who was behind such lunacy acts.
It was in the middle of the night when Chaoxiang returned and the old eunuch was sleeping.
The prince was turning the pages of a book that master Qin had brought him before. It was the history of magic and magical lovers and famous witches! He wasn't sure if that book ever existed in his land, but if it could help him to get rid of the curse he would read it.
The prince kept his eyes down on the words when Chao bowed and waited for him to permit. He was still upset with him.
"Speak!"
His voice had that tensed shade he loathed to undergo.
Chao explained what had happened and spoke of the moment the princess left with haste.
"It seems the princess likes merchant Raz Long Sheed!"
He wasn't happy already as she might want to stick around that character. But it wasn't possible, huh! Again this marvelous old man predicted this and that was why he suggested teaching him his magical Erhu notes!
"My brother is on the suitors' list, is this true?"
"Yes, I saw the names on the list and the other six people also surprised me!"
The Prince's eyes rolled on him, "but she will give her heart to her lovely merchant."
"What should we do with prince Wu Haoying?"
Wu Xiuying hesitated for this answer, his second brother was the next option for the throne, a threat to his will and here he would be a troublemaker.
"Kill him, if he realized me being here, I missed my mother's heart as I was the cursed son who was bathed in her family's blood. My father loves Haoying, but I can't do anything with his density."
He squeezed his fist and closed the book.
"I will clean my path from anyone who attempts to stop me."
His piercing eyes could slay everyone, glittering.
"Congenial life will be harsh for them as your highness wishes."
The prince took his eyes off him, "the same end will come to you if you hide one more thing from me."
"Please spare your low-born valet! I promise not to hide anything and that one was for your own sake, the queen menaced me to keep me away from you."
Wu Xiuying raised his palm and stood up, getting close to his room added, "be careful about that maiden, Ke Xin! Do whatever you want with her but don't let her pry in my job. I won't forgive her."
Chao kept his head down, he thought that his prince liked Ke Xin but it appeared that Li Shu was utterly a different person.
In the doorframe, the prince halted and noted, "keep your eyes on Fu Liu. He is insidious."
Chao bolted up and bowed, "I am at your disposal, your highness."
The prince went to have some rest if it could be even possible.
Behind a wall, glittering eyes were watching through a seam. The old eunuch stepped outside.
"What is wrong with you two? Is it related to what the former prime minister had done to his mother's family?"
He sensed misery, if the prince was after avenge, therefore, everything would have to get horrible. He must make him love the princess but he had a hard heart and his magical notes weren't enough for such a complicated man.
"If you have any questions regarding that occurrence, I am not in a position to explain."
He turned his back and walked away without even speaking one more word, his nerves overdid, recently, it was beyond his tolerance to argue with this strange man he disliked.
'Ah, they are tough to get things from but I will find out.'
As the night was calm and the sky ran clean, the light pushed up and colored the world with the shades. Water was dribbling down the leaves and flowers, Sparrows were chirping. The servants and maidens were working since early morning.
The princess opened her eyes, sitting on her mattress, she averted her head, Ke Xin was pulling the curtains away so the sharp light annoyed her eyes.
"Your Majesty, what would you do for today?"
'I am waiting for my spy to come back, I let that assassin go wishing to find their den, but I don't feel good now! Probably, Li Shu was right and this plot was wrong from the commenced moment.'
"I would like to train then draw, call out for Li Shu, I want her to make some colors I need."
Ke Xin blinked a few times! Li Shu? Making colors? Could she? Perhaps!
"By the way, I heard that physician Lu wants her aunt to seek rare herbs, ask the physician to come and visit me."
The maiden nodded.
As she sent Ladyship Ma to attend to the mother Queen, she had to rely everything on Ke Xin and Li Shu. Not just only that, she wanted to talk to the girl about merchant Raz.
Ke Xin and another maiden helped the princess with her pink and white dress and she walked out to her garden.
Fu Liu appeared to him with the valets who brought food.
"Here is the breakfast that your personal chef had made."
"Is she fine?"
The eunuch nodded and she went to her balcony, having her food in the fresh air was pleasant.
"Last night we had achievements and losses."
Fu Liu nodded while helping her to have some tea.
"Yes, your highness!"
The princess sighed, she was not happy, but when her eyes captured a change in her eunuch bluntly, dismissed her valets, "leave us alone."
Fu Liu's eyes fixed on the princess!
"Do you like the tailor?"
She asked all of a sudden, the much that he began to cough! What was this? Could she realize something about how he convinced that woman?