Chapter 159: Commandery Princess Hui’an
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
The captain of the guards was shocked and dashed back to dodge with the brocade box. He also raised the sheath of his sword to block the approaching soft and fair hand. “Commandery Princess, please stop! This is a present prepared by His Highness the Crown Prince, please be careful to not damage it.”
“Brother Crown Prince’s present? For who?” The newcomer was a girl around 13 years old. She wore a b.u.t.toned jacket over a long dress embroidered with gold flowers. There was an eight-treasure colored gla.s.s hairpin stuck in her dark luscious hair, which drifted to her waist, and her skin was extremely fair while her face glowed like the moon. She was a sweet and charming girl.
Currently, her hand was tightly clutched around the guard captain’s wrist. Her eyes were sharp as she coldly stared at the guard captain.
“Commandery Princess Hui’an.” The guard captain did not reveal any panic on his face when faced with this pampered and willful commandery princess. He respectfully said, “This subordinate is only responsible for escorting these supplies and doesn’t know anything else.”
“Let go. Let this commandery princess see what’s inside the box.” Commandery Princess Hui’an pursed her lips as she coldly looked at the guard captain.
“Please forgive this servant for being unable to obey your order.”
“How insolent!” Commandery Princess Hui’an grew enraged. Her eyes shot up and her eyes were angrily wide open as she icily stated, “He Tian! You, a mere centurion of the royal guard, dare to look down on me, a commandery princess?! What a heinous crime!”
“Commandery Princess, this servant doesn’t dare! However, this servant can’t disobey His Royal Highness’ order! Please allow us through, Commandery Princess. This servant and his guards need to head out of the city and can’t be delayed any longer!” He Tian held the box in one hand and crossed his chest with his stocky arm as he loudly told Commandery Princess Hui’an.
“You wretched impudent servant! You dare to defy this commandery princess?!” Hui’an gritted her teeth in anger and pulled out a whip from her waist, harshly flinging it against He Tian’s arm with a slap.
He Tian was rooted to his spot like a mountain and tightly clutched the brocade box in his arms. There was not a single ripple in his eyes as he looked at the spoiled and willful commandery princess in front of him. He coldly said, “Commandery Princess, this servant is merely obeying the order of His Highness the Crown Prince…”
“You wretched servant is using Brother Crown Prince against this commandery princess again!” Hui’an did not wait for him to finish speaking before shouting and holding her whip high in the air. This time, she aimed it at He Tian’s face without restraint.
Even when the whip was about to land on his face, He Tian did not dodge or move a single centimeter.
An immensely cold and magnetic voice suddenly spoke, “Hui’an, what are you doing?”
Hui’an’s whip froze high in the air and could not descend.
She turned around and hastily put away her whip. Then, she donned on a soft and adorable expression and joyously bounded up the steps.
“Brother Crown Prince!”
Hui’an looked up at the ephemerally swaying white figure. Although His Highness the Crown Prince was standing against the light, causing his handsome face to be hidden, Hui’an felt like her teenage heart was about to leap out of her chest for some reason and was pounding nonstop!
“Unbearably pungent!” Before Commandery Princess Hui’an could come a meter near him, the crown prince swiftly raised his leg and handsomely… kicked the bounding commandery princess down the steps!
Hidden Flower, the captain of the Hidden Pavilion, who was standing next to the crown prince: …
The officials who were rus.h.i.+ng toward the crown prince to seek an audience: …
Hui’an rolled down the steps and originally intended to steady herself, but somehow, her leg tripped and promptly ate dog s.h.i.+t.
The scene was so beautiful that a direct gaze would be too much.
“Why are you still standing there?” The crown prince berated He Tian with a dark expression. “Are you an idiot? Don’t you know to defend yourself when other people hit you? You didn’t even try to evade it! Do you think you’re made of steel?”
The official who rushed over to mediate in the quarrel: …
My dear lord, that’s a commandery princess! Is it really alright for Your Highness to goad a mere centurion under you to impetuously defy his superior and attack a commandery princess?