A life of two souls traveling through time

Chapter 475 Stunning Harem

After Luoying rested in Prince Han's mansion for another two days, the pain in her wound finally eased. She took the opportunity of taking a walk to check around the mansion. There were high walls, green tiles, and mottled shadows of trees. She walked through most of the mansion but did not find any secret mark left by Chen Ming. She couldn't help but worry about their safety.

The servants did not think much of it when they saw the future princess wandering around the palace. They just thought that she was bored in her room before and now her injuries were gradually healed, so she was free to go out for a walk to relax. Moreover, everyone had heard privately that this princess was a farm girl bought by the prince in Shangzhou, so she had never seen the world. Now that she had first entered this magnificent palace, she was bound to be curious.

Seeing that Yan Han was paying more and more attention to her, Luoying, whose injuries were gradually recovering, thought of going to the kitchen to cook a soup for him herself to test whether he had let down his guard against her.

"You come into my Prince Han's mansion to be a pampered princess. Things like stewing soups should be done by servants. Don't go to the kitchen in the future." Ran Yanhan only glanced at the golden crab meat soup on the table, then frowned and warned in a cold voice.

"Tu Mi just wants to do something for the prince." Seeing the displeasure on Yan Han's face, as if he had no interest in the soup she made herself, Luo Ying lowered her eyes and muttered, then suddenly raised her hand to cover the wound on her body.

"What's wrong? Does the wound still hurt?" Seeing this, Yan Han hurriedly supported her and asked with concern.

"The princess's injury has not healed yet. Maybe she went to the kitchen early in the morning..." Before Luoying could speak, Xiaochun, who was waiting at the side, hurried forward and replied worriedly, but before she could finish her words, she was slapped in the face by Yan Han:

"What are you doing? You let the princess go to the kitchen even though you knew she was not well enough to be served? If you can't serve the princess well, then don't keep her!"

"Your Highness, please spare my life. I know I am wrong!" When Xiaochun, who was already kneeling at Yan Han's feet, heard these words, she was so frightened that her face turned pale and she kowtowed and begged for mercy.

"Your Highness, don't blame Xiaochun. It's Tumi who is willful. Please forgive her." Luoying also hurriedly spoke up to plead for Xiaochun.

"Since the princess is pleading for you, I will keep you here for now. Go down and receive ten lashes on your own." Seeing that the little beauty in his arms was also frightened by him, Yan Han's evil expression softened. He glanced at the maid at his feet and gave the order in a cold voice.

"Your Highness..." Luoying was about to plead for mercy when she heard that she would be punished with ten lashes again, but Yan Han picked her up by the waist.

"There is no order without rules. As servants, they did not serve their masters with all their heart and responsibility, so they should be punished." Yan Han said without allowing any objection, and then he carried Luoying back to the bedroom. After putting her back on the bed, he said in a calm voice, "Your injuries have not healed yet, and your body is so weak. You have to take good care of yourself recently and don't be willful again. If you don't listen, those people outside will suffer and be punished."

"Yes, Your Highness." He was using others to threaten her, and Luoying had no choice but to nod in response.

Seeing her aggrieved and well-behaved appearance, Yan Han smiled and could not help biting her lips gently. He let her go only after hearing her whimper of pain. Then he whispered in her ear:

"Tumi, hurry up and get well. I can't wait to spend my wedding night with you."

Feeling his hot breath, Luoying trembled with fear and quickly lowered her head. Yan Han looked at her red earlobes and thought she was just shy, so he smiled dotingly and put his thin lips on her forehead again.

After Yan Han left, Luo Ying got up again, took the medicine and walked out of the dormitory. At this time, Xiaochun had finished her punishment and was helped back to her room by two maids. When they saw the princess, they knelt down hurriedly and did not dare to be negligent. Xiaochun, who was half dead, was about to get out of bed but was stopped by Luo Ying.

"Get a basin of hot water first." Seeing Xiaochun's clothes torn and bloody back, Luoying felt very guilty and turned to give instructions to the two maids in front of her.

"Princess, we are here to take care of Xiaochun. Can you please go back to your room and rest?"

"Yes, Princess, you are injured, so please don't tire yourself out, otherwise we won't be able to explain to the prince!"

However, the two maids looked at each other in bewilderment when they heard this. They still knelt on the ground and begged in tears. Xiaochun's lesson was already before their eyes. How could they dare to let the princess do these things again?

Hearing what the two maids said, Luoying realized that staying here would only bring disaster to them, so she had to put down the medicine in her hand and said to Xiaochun guiltily:

"I'm sorry, I hurt you."

"Princess, please don't blame yourself. It was my failure to serve you well that caused you trouble. I deserve to be punished. I also have to thank you for pleading for me. Only then could I save my life." Xiaochun cried to Luoying with a pale face.

Luoying said nothing more. She just sighed sadly and walked out of the room with red eyes. She stopped under a tree in the yard with a lost feeling. She looked around and saw silence. Even the servants coming and going were all silent as if they were treading on thin ice. She couldn't help but sneer in her heart. She should have thought of why Prince Han's Mansion and the other courtyard were so lifeless.

"Osmanthus cake! Selling osmanthus cake!"

Just when Luoying was feeling sad about Xiaochun being punished, two shouts from outside the high wall surprised and delighted her: Those were the voices of Brother Chenming!

"Princess, what do you want me to do for you?" A maid who was passing by the gate of the courtyard saw Luoying suddenly looking outside the high wall, so she hurried forward and bowed to ask.

"There are osmanthus cakes for sale outside. I suddenly want to eat it. Can you go out and buy one for me? And by the way, ask if it's the osmanthus picked on the Mid-Autumn Festival?" Luoying's face showed joy, and she hurriedly instructed the maid.

"Yes." The maid bowed and turned away.

Luoying heaved a sigh of relief. She was relieved that they were fine. It would be best if she could contact Brother Chenming. Yan Han was extremely cautious about food. She had not found an opportunity to poison him in the past two days. She was afraid that she could not delay for long with her injuries. She had to find Brother Chenming as soon as possible to find another way.

"Princess, these osmanthus cakes have been tested for poison, so you can eat them with confidence." After a long time, the maid returned to Luoying with a plate of osmanthus cakes and reported.

"But are they the osmanthus flowers picked on the Mid-Autumn Festival?" Luoying nodded, picked up a piece of osmanthus cake on the plate and asked.

"The peddler said that he only uses fresh osmanthus flowers to make cakes. His home is next to Anxiang Temple outside the city. There are several osmanthus trees on the hill behind the temple, and there are still osmanthus flowers to be picked now." The maid reported the peddler's words truthfully.

"Okay, I understand. Go ahead and get busy." Anxiang Temple? Luoying was overjoyed after hearing this, but she had to restrain herself in front of the maid. She just smiled at the other party and gave instructions.

Seeing that the princess finally showed some joy on her face, the maid thought that she loved to eat osmanthus cake, so she left the courtyard without thinking too much.

Less than half an hour after Yan Han returned to the study in the front yard, an imperial decree suddenly came from the palace. He couldn't help but sneer when he learned that it was the Queen who wanted to see Tu Mi. Could it be that the Queen's sister-in-law really wanted to recognize Tu Mi as her sister?

Hearing that the Queen of Xiyue Kingdom wanted to see her, Luoying was immediately panicked, but then she thought again, she was about to become the Princess of Han. Although the outside world didn't know about it yet, Yan Han must report it to the Emperor first. The Prince of Han getting married would naturally attract the Queen's attention, not to mention that she was becoming the Princess of Han as a maid.

"Don't worry, I'm waiting for you outside. In the harem, just stay by the Queen's side and don't run around." In the carriage, Yan Han saw Luoying frowning and looking thoughtful, so he took her hand and comforted her.

Dressed up in her best clothes, she looked as beautiful as a fairy from heaven. Even though Yan Han saw her every day, he was still fascinated by her every time. He had hidden her for so long, and it was time to bring her out to amaze everyone.

"Your Highness, do you know why the Queen wants to see Tumi?" Luoying came back to her senses and asked him with pretended concern.

"Of course I want to teach you how to be a wife." Yan Han put his thin lips close to her ear and teased.

"Your Highness is joking again." Luo Ying suddenly felt disgusted, but had to pretend to be shy.

Seeing her shy and helpless appearance, Yan Han doted on her even more. He held her in his arms and laughed happily.

Luoying was personally escorted to the palace gate by Yan Han, and then led into the harem by palace servants. The palace servants who came to greet her could not help but be stunned when they first saw her beauty. Is there really such a fairy-like beauty in this world?

In the harem garden, all the concubines were surrounding the queen and chatting and laughing in the pavilion. Seeing the pretty young girl being led over by the palace servants from afar, they couldn't help but hold their breath and stare at her, their eyes flickering. She looked light and graceful, with a look of radiance and a posture of a lotus goddess with every step. Her appearance instantly made the harem of Xiyue Kingdom dim.

"She is truly a peerless beauty, just like Chang'e in the Moon Palace, rare in the world!" Even the graceful and elegant queen couldn't help but praise her from the bottom of her heart.

I heard that she was a maid bought by Prince Han, but she was so graceful and elegant, and looked like she was brought up in a good family.

The concubines didn't know that the girl was the future Princess Han. They just thought there was a new person in the palace and were extremely jealous. But since the Queen Mother praised her so much, they didn't dare to say anything.