Unbridled Medical Expert Consort: Demon Prince, Be Good - Chapter 38b

Chapter 38b: You Like Her?

Her voice just dropped when Luo Qing Luan slapped Luo Qing Shuang on the face.

Heated scorching pain burned her face along with that clear and loud sound. Not only was Luo Qing Shuang startled with disbelief, even Wang Xue Ru and those women watching by the side were incessantly amazed.

“Loathsome girl, you dare……”

Wang Xue Ru’s words of rebuke had not been spoken when Luo Qing Shuang already jumped up like a hen whose feathers exploded, pointing her finger and fuming with rage between gritted teeth. “You dare to slap me? I’m the Fifth Prince’s side consort, yet you went as far as to dare to slap me?”

“If you mention my mother again, I’ll slap you yet again!” Luo Qing Luan retorted without the slightest hesitation.

Somewhat in the distance, several palace maids waiting upon them were stupefied while watching. They didn’t expect that someone dared to cause a disturbance in the Inner Courts, but they’re merely very low ranking palace maids. How would they dare to step forward and mediate? Each and every one of them looked at each other in dismay, none daring to approach.

As this was happening, a man dressed in magnificent blue colored robes walked leisurely towards them. Once the palace maid saw him, and also saw the person walking by his side, their minds cried in alarm. They bent their knees in respect and was going to call out.

The blue clothed man immediately stopped them. “No need. All of you can withdraw.”

The palace maids were stunned by the pardon and promptly retreated.

He blue clothed man was precisely the leading figure of this Flower Bestowment Festival, Crown Prince, Nangong Qing. He was originally idle with nothing to do, so he came over to visit his empress mother. Midway there, he chanced upon Nalan Ye and asked him to walk together.

Turning his head, Nangong Qing was just about to speak when he noticed unexpectedly that Nalan Ye was staring unblinkingly, apparently looking at something. He became curious. Looking in the direction of Nalan Ye’s line of sight, he noticed a female standing along the bank of Thousand Lotus Lake in front of them. There were two young ladies who seemed to be arguing heatedly over something.

Nangong Qing looked at Nalan Ye again, and saw that his gaze had not moved at all. Even more curious, he asked, “Ye, what are you looking at with so much interest? Can it be that you know that young lady up ahead?”

Who didn’t know that Prince of Chu Nalan Ye had always been uninterested in women? Especially during the recent period of time, it’s been rumored that he was homosexual. Were it not for the fact that the two of them were privately very good friends, he would’ve truly wondered whether Nalan Ye preferred males.

Based on his current appearance, was it probable that he liked the girl before them?

Watching in all seriousness, Nangong Qing laughed. “Isn’t that Fifth Brother’s newly acquired minor concubine, the eldest daughter from the General’s Mansion, Luo Qing Shuang? However, the one next to her…”

He automatically ignored the yellow clothed female next to Luo Qing Shuang. As his gaze fell on Luo Qing Luan, with only a glance, his eyes couldn’t help but shine. What an exquisitely beautiful woman!

Just as he wanted to ask Nalan Ye if he was acquainted with this woman, Nangong Qing’s gaze suddenly constricted.

Before them, Luo Qing Shuang was already on the verge of flipping out. After this sentence of Luo Qing Luan’s shot at her, how could she still remember that this was the imperial palace? Her face twisted as she immediately charged at Luo Qing Luan with arms raised in front to give a ferocious push. “You dare to hit me?”

Recently, Luo Qing Luan was no longer the person she used to be, as she continually used acupuncture to nurture her body. Early morning everyday, she even exercised in her courtyard. Although she couldn’t compare to the men, Luo Qing Shuang was already far from being a match for her.

With a sidestep, Luo Qing Shuang pushed towards nothing and staggered instead, nearly falling down.

The hairpin on her head rocked and dropped to the ground, while a strand of her long hair tumbled down. Luo Qing Shuang panted for breath, complexion turning from white to red, becoming even more violently furious, cursing in rage. “Luo Qing Luan, damn girl, you dare to dodge…”

Behind that loathsome girl was Thousand Lotus Lake. If she couldn’t push her into the water this time, her name wasn’t Luo Qing Shuang!

Thinking this, she already charged forward in small quick steps.

Seeing Wang Xue Ru standing by the side, allowing Luo Qing Shuang to lecture her, Luo Qing Luan laughed coldly. During the moment Luo Qing Shuang charged over thinking of pushing her into the water again, Qing Luan quickly and nimbly grabbed her wrist.

“Elder Sister, this is the imperial palace, the empress can come at any time. If she happens to see, our entire family will be implicated by you. If Elder Sister’s mind is getting fuddled, you had better quickly sober up.”

After she spoke, she advanced forward, forcing Luo Qing Shuang to involuntarily retreat repeatedly. Luo Qing Shuang moved as quick as lightning and suddenly pressed upon her shoulder, forcing her to continue to retreat. Seeing that beside them was a thicket of rose bushes, she laughed lightly then pushed Luo Qing Shuang over.

“Ah—-”

All of the sharp fine thorns on countless dense branches stabbed into Luo Qing Shuang’s body as she opened her mouth wide and produced a blood-curdling scream.

Withdrawing her hand, Luo Qing Luan noticed Wang Xue Ru’s big change in expression and stated emotionlessly. “It’s better if Elder Sister is a bit more clear-headed. In any case, a person won’t die from being stabbed by these thorns. It’s sometimes good to be in a bit of pain.”

After she spoke, she no longer looked at Wang Xue Ru’s deathly pale face and just left by herself.

Hearing her daughter’s unceasing painful cries as she struggled in the flowering bushes, Wang Xue Ru was stunned for a while before she finally reacted with a loud shriek. “Ah—- Help! Someone come, help—-”

A few palace maids rushed over helter-skelter, but were obstructed by the rose thicket and were flustered and confused for quite some time, before they found a bamboo pole to push away the thornful flowers. They then cautiously rescued Luo Qing Shuang.

Watching this scene all along, Nangong Qing was stunned at first, then switched to laughing heartily.

As His Highness the Crown Prince, the women who he ordinarily saw, besides his several noble sisters, or the low-class servants and courtesans, who among them weren’t composed when they saw him. They’re either witty, or charming, or lovely and affectionate, but there was not a single one who was as bold as that white clothed young lady, nor as direct in speech and action.

From the sound of their voices, they ought to be sisters? She was unexpectedly so daring as to push her own pregnant sister elder sister into the rose bushes inside the imperial palace, prickling her into so much pain? Indeed reckless enough to charge the heavens!

Nangong Qing also realized what the identity of the young lady dressed in white was. She ought to be the General’s Mansion’s other young lady, Luo Qing Luan. He also heard about his fifth brother’s marriage annulment before, but he didn’t expect that this girl who his fifth brother had rejected to actually stand out from the masses so much. Not only did she not cause him to feel dislike, on the contrary, his curiosity was intensely aroused.

“Ye, the person who you’ve been watching just now should probably be this second Miss Luo, right?” Nangong Qing saw that Nalan Ye finally withdrew his gaze and continued probingly. “You……it should be unlikely that you like this second Miss Luo?”