The Secret Princess – Fan fiction by AC Chapter 08: Learning the ropes
♥Author♥Angel♥Chua♥
Adapted from Princess Agents drama series and original novel by Xiao Xiang Dong’er – Chu Qiao Chuan Biography
Learning the ropes (pass)
Yuan Song got the news that her sister was taken by a group of blackguards on the woods, but the witness told him they did not harm her and the princess voluntarily rode with them on her white horse.
“Did you see their faces?” Yuan Song tone is somewhat low and loud.
“I saw their leader’s side view face from a distance, he has a long scar on his left neck.” said the witness.
Yuan Song thought: who would have such boldness and courage to show interest with her sister? Suddenly he already has an inkling who the witness was describing, and he is sure on it.
“Let’s ride to the northwest we have to pass by Juwei Street!” Yuan Song started to whip his horse back to the road.
His personal bodyguard followed him, and the advance party went ahead of them to secure the prince and find the whereabouts of the princess.
Prince Yuan Song is unlike before who is very dependent on Yuwen Yue’s intelligence reports or strategies.
He still feels some sort of softness and childishness every time he thinks of his favorite comrade and big brother Yuwen Yue and feels sad for he was not able to help him with the little power he holds at the moment. He also remembers Xinger whom he fancies and dreams a lot in his future.
Though Xinger is a slave status he cannot just propose to her and make her, the future crown princess that would rule Wei together as the crown prince of Wei destined to become the next Emperor of Wei.
A prince can only choose to marry someone from their own equal status, and the slaves can just become one of the concubines of the palace not an equal to the prince status.
And so, for this reason, Yuan Song would rather endure his heart’s pain over his feelings to Xinger.
He cannot bear to see Chu Qiao become only a concubine in his time, that would just stay up on to be his bedchamber at night and be dismissed early in the morning.
Yuan Song can only hope for a miracle for his father to allow him to propose to Xinger and make her, his crown princess. Unfortunately, Xinger was presumed to be dead, but no body was found together with Yuwen Yue in the frozen lake.
Yuan Song arrived at Huang Chen City, passed by Juwei Street and its customary for servants to pay respects at the Carpe Myrtle Square.
Yuan Song’s bodyguard paid his respects while the prince continued to hit the road going to the Red Hills courtyard.
“Greetings to the 13th Prince of Wei Yuan Song. May we know how can we help the prince at this time of the night?”
The Green Hills courtyard quickly informed about the surprise guest of the Yuwen household. Yuwen Gao was a little bit nervous what could have been Prince Yuan Song business in visiting their premises at night-time, poses a lot of speculations on him.
“I need to see the master Yuwen Gao.”
Yuwen Gao was quickly transferred to the Red hills courtyard with his wheelchair and his servants.
While Yuan Song is waiting, Yuwen Gao called him and greeted him at his back.
“Our pleasure to serve you 13th Prince of Wei.”
Yuan Song turned his back and saw Yuwen Gao. Yuwen Gao on his usual casual look was a bit older than the last time he has seen him before.
“I come in secret, no one must know I came in today or else, heads will roll.”
Yuwen Gao gave a hand signal, and his servants went away.
“Yuwen Gao, do you know why I am here?”
“I can only guess at the moment my prince, but the information just came in, our spies saw Princess Chun’er heading towards the Yuwen Huai’s secluded residence in the Red Hills mountains where it is not under my jurisdiction so I can only speak of what we gathered.”
“You will take me there.”
Yuwen Gao looked at Yuan Song for it is forbidden and the policy is strict to be observed that while Yuwen Huai is in floating status, he will not be bothered to be visited by anyone from the palace except if an imperial decree was ordered by the emperor to summon Yuwen Huai.
“If this is the 13th prince only wish, I will be dead by tomorrow morning said the old man.”
Yuan Song whispered to him and said: “then cooperate with me, assign someone who will do the surveillance for me and report to me the condition of my sister every day without the knowledge of the palace. And I will surely restore you back to your former days and will reward you.”
Yuwen Gao thought for a moment, but it seems he already got what the prince means and who is his interest to protect.
Yuwen Gao agreed and asked him for a secret piece of authority in exchange for their secret service for the princess reporting to back to the prince.
“You will report to me on a daily basis,” and Yuan Song left a piece of his jade royal sign to Yuwen Gao.
Yuwen Gao accepted it and assigned one servant to provide surveillance and report to the 13th Prince of Wei. Yuwen Gao somehow sees the 13th Prince Yuan Song in a different light, and he said: “the little prince is going to be a big king for Wei’s future.”
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Chun’er and Yuwen Huai arrived at his residence deep of the night. Chun’er was very tired and have fallen asleep when she went down from her horse. Not used to this kind of lifestyle where she has no servants she sat on the wooden stairs.
When Yuwen Huai was done putting the horse in the paddock, he found Chun’er sweetly sleeping on the wooden floor. Yuwen Huai smirked and smiled, his usual and not so usual behavior at the same time, he went closer to the princess and saw her angelic face.
Yuwen Huai does not know what to do, but as if his actions were spontaneous, he held Chun’er on his arms like a baby and lifted her to carry her into her room.
The attendants were already sleeping by this time, and Yuwen Huai has never been this close to his Princess Chun’er before. Yuwen Huai occasionally held parties in the Red Hills courtyard to catch a glimpse of his princess, but there were only a few moments he remembers Chun’er attended them.
Most of the time, Chun’er declines his invitations, and he is left to enjoy the party with his brother Yuan Song, Yan Xun, Wei Shu Ye, Wei Shu You, and the always latecomer in his nearby neighborhood cousin Yuwen Yue.
Yuwen Huai has never been this close to the woman he loves, and he is not afraid to find himself this way.
What he is afraid of, is his status and the princess and if the emperor would allow him to propose to the princess and if the princess would again and again reject then they will never be together. His heart melts like soft cotton candy at the moment, he also felt sad because her princess was not the usual childish face he first loved.
She became matured and bolder he thought, and she was able to defend herself, ready to kill anyone when he pointed the arrow to his forehead earlier. Yuwen Huai cannot help himself but to just cherish the moment. After quite some time, he took the quilt blanket and covered her body.
The Princess still slept like a baby while the handsome dork is overjoyed and he just didn’t sleep until dawn came and just stayed by her side. Is this sweetness overload?
The next day Yuwen Huai went to sleep all day in his room. Chun’er woke up early and walked around. The maidservants were looking at her, and to their excitement, they greeted her and smiled at her.
“Where is your master?”
One of the maidservants answered: “Princess, I saw the master just came into his room and haven’t seen him go out until now.”
Chun’er was thinking about what happened last night after they arrived and all she can remember was that she sat on the stairs.
“I see, thank you for telling me.”
Another servant came to her and said: “before the master went to his room he told us to prepare you a hearty breakfast and to accompany you to your little brother.”
Chun’er was happy to know that Yuwen Huai is fulfilling her conditions on the first day of her stay at his residence.
“Oh good thing, let me eat breakfast with my little brother Hao’er.”
The servants prepared the breakfast, and then they took his little brother who happens to be the nephew of Yuwen Huai.
Yuwen Huai hid the fact that this little prince is alive as he told his half-sister that his son is dead when he locked it up in the wooden box. He sent Laner’s servant an empty wooden box with the toy inside, but no body found.
Laner’s servant testified that he saw Hao’er was put inside the wooden box by Yuwen Huai and lock it up.
Yuwen Huai did this to his sister because Lan’Er forgot all about their deal with Yuwen Huai. Lan’Er insults him when in fact he was the one who put his sister in the palace that paid her way to become the emperor’s latest favorite concubine.
Yuwen Huai did all of this to get the attention of Princess Chun’er and hoping Lan’er can build him up to the emperor. Yet the opposite happened, Lan’er became indifferent to his needs, did not help Yuwen Huai develop a good relationship to Princess Chun’er or to her father, the Great Summer Emperor.
Princess Chun’er had a great time with the little nephew Hao’er whom she played all day and when the boy was tired she asked the servants to take him back to his room.
Chun’er noticed that Yuwen Huai never came out of his room since this morning and it’s about nightfall where she saw the sunset in one of the windows of his residence. Chun’er went out on her casual looks and had her dinner alone, did not care about Yuwen Huai.
Then when she was about to check-in to her room, she was surprised at what she saw.
In her closet were beautiful dresses, not the princess cut but she is just surprised how Yuwen Huai planned and prepared all of this.
Out of pity, she felt at the moment a sense of heartache because she knows Yuwen Huai fancies her even before, but everyone knows including Yuwen Huai where her heart really belongs.
And as she continues to reminisce their childhood times together, her heart slowly biting in this pain when Yan Xun comes into the picture. She really loved Yan Xun but is already mad of him today enough to warrant her action to kill Prince Yan Xun.
“I don’t like to end up my perfect day with those haunting thoughts..”
Chun’er took one night-dress but stumbled a bit on the floor. She saw Yuwen Huai’s hoodie beside her wooden couch bed, and she thought for a while.
She knew then that Yuwen Huai may have not slept and guarded her last night and that’s the reason why he hasn’t come out yet the whole day. She suddenly felt something on her heart, and she does not know what it is and is afraid of it.
So she dismissed her thoughts about Yuwen Huai and kept a cold face. But she took the hoodie and hid it under her bed pretending she didn’t know what sweet thing Yuwen Huai did.
It makes her heart wander a bit.
Their rooms were just the opposite, Yuwen Huai intentionally did not go out the whole day out of his room because he might not be able to control himself given her Princess Chun’er is breathing the same air with him.
There was also noticeable changes on Yuwen Huai’s behavior lately and not in his usual ruffian nature, is somewhat slowly showing goodness.
It is the effect of wanting to protect his princess at all costs now that he has nothing to do except to make her happy on her stay in his residence.
With their rooms opposite to each other, Yuwen Huai’s trying to listen to the other side of the wall while Chun’er was trying to shake off her thoughts of Yuwen Huai’s good character traits slowly unfolding to her sight.
Seems they were facing each other but would never see each other the way they are feeling right now.
Yuwen Huai tried to sleep and but he just can’t.
“I am like a crazy fool,” he whispered to himself.
Yuwen Huai cannot even eat or drink because he cannot contain his happiness but he does not want to scare the princess. So in this dark, lonely room, he locks up himself to restrain himself for some time while he is composing himself and trying to be still, be a cool guy in front of Chun’er.
When it comes to Chun’er, Yuwen Huai’s cunning abilities is disarmed, and nobody understood until now.
Yuwen Huai is an excellent events coordinator, a planner, a trendsetter, and most especially his ability to work with different political parties because of his charismatic diplomatic charm.
The only thing with Yuwen Huai, he lived under the shadow of his father Yuwen Xi.
He cursed this sole role every day and that nobody noticed except the loyal followers and servants who appeased him on that one rainy day, Yuwen Huai let it out.
He was so angry with at this vile role that his father made of him and that he wants to kill Zhu Shun on his bare hands at that time.
He must serve his grandmaster who happens to be his father, so he earned his title of being the vilest, ruffian, villain master of the Yuwen household.
Everyone involved with him is either going to be locked up in a dungeon or thrown over to the Jile Pavilion.
This former way of life had changed a little when he was in the brink of his death that paved his way to live in his own residence away from the empire and its political parties.
Also thanks to another Princess Zama of the Batuja family who help him come to life again.
Ever since then, Yuwen Huai had no reason to execute any harm to anyone except for Prince Yan Xun whom he hated the most. Because of what happened to Chun’er he believes justice should be given to the Princess.
When he was granted a furlough in his supreme court justice office, he retreated in this secluded place of the empire, he took care of his nephew who happens to be the half-brother of Chun’er that still reminds him of the princess every day.
Yuwen Huai is not a dreamer like Chun’er’s brother Yuan Song.
Yuwen Huai is more on practical plans and real actions that made him the most fearsome master and enabled the emperor to trust him to hold the justice for the supreme parties and powers of the entire western empire.
This time being a laid back man without any duty to his country his goodness, once in a while resurfaces.
This cunning abilities sleeps for a while, with sweet moments with the ex-princess Chun’er even if the royal title were stripped off, Yuwen Huai never thought of any opportunity to devalue the ex-princess.
Yuwen Huai believes that Chun’er will soon find him in a different light.
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