Elder Brother, Xia Liqing

Next Morning, outside Marquis Mansion..

The carriage was waiting at the door.

Xia Jingxi said her goodbye to the Old Master Yue and walked out with Yue Lin and Yue Jun.

Yue Lin was clinging to her arm and said, "Sister Jingxi can't you stay here for a few days. I didn't spend enough time with you."

Princess Jingxi looked at her and said, "I'll visit you when I have time."

"You always say that but don't follow it through. Forget it, I'll send you a message to go out and have fun. You will come with me right?" Yue Lin asked pouting.

"I will go with you." Princess Jingxi answered.

"You can't back down now." Yue Lin said getting excited.

Yue Jun who was walking along with them, said, "Don't you have anything else to do? Always thinking about going out and having fun."

Yue Lin looked at him and stuck her tongue, "No, I don't have anything else to do. Why do I have to care about anything. There are all of you to worry."

Yue Lin shook his head and said, "Look at her, does she look like a young lady?"

Princess Jingxi laughed and patted Yue Lin's hand, "I will look forward to your message. Now go inside, I have to leave."

Yue Lin left her arm and said, "Alright Sister Jingxi I'll send you the message soon."

Yue Lin went back inside the mansion.

"Are you going back to the Palace?" Yue Jun asked her.

"No, I'll visit the training grounds first." She replied.

Princess Jingxi looked at Yue Lin and said to him, "I have to trouble Brother Jun to take care of Ye Hong for few days."

"I will keep an eye on him for you and see that he recovers quickly." Yue Jun said to her.

"Then will leave him to you." Princess Jingxi said as she stepped on the carriage.

"Wait." Yie Jun called out and Princess Jingxi turned around.

Yue Jun placed a porcelain bottle in her hand similar to the one he gave her few days ago.

"I can't take this. You already gave me one, this one is yours." Princess Jingxi said and tried to hand it back to him.

Yue Jun stepped back and said, "I gave it you and you used it on someone already. This time I want you to keep it secure."

Princess Jingxi smiled at him and nodded to him, "Thank you Brother Jun."

As she settled down in the carriage and it started moving towards the Army Camp.

Princess Jingxi looked at the bottle in her hand and Yue Jun's care for her reminded her of her elder brother, Xia Liqing.

She closed her eyes to rest for sometime.

*Flashback*

In the Palace, Princess Jingxi who was 7 years old was hiding behind a big tree in the garden.

"Where are you First Princess? Please come out." There were maids running around to find her.

Princess Jingxi bent down to avoid getting noticed by them. As the time passed by, Princess Jingxi fell asleep there. The whole Palace was in chaos looking for the First Princess.

When Princess Jingxi woke up she noticed that it was dark all around. She heard some ruffling in the grass and got scared. She was about to scream when someone closed her mouth and sat down with her.

"It's me." said her elder brother, First Prince Xia Liqing who was 13 years old at that time.

Xia Jingxi relaxed and sat down calmly.

"Everyone in the Palace is looking for you. Why are you hiding here?" He asked.

Sge didn't answer him and was looking down.

First Prince lifted her face to see and asked, "You have been crying. What happened tell me?"

Tears formed in her eyes as she said in her soft voice, " Nobody likes me in the Palace. I don't want to go back there. I'll run away."

First Prince laughed and said, "Who said nobody likes you? Mother and Father have been so worried since they knew you are missing."

"Father has so many children and mother has you. They will forget about me." She said.

"Then what about me? I only have one sister, what will happen to me if you run away." He said to her.

Xia Jingxi looked down and mumbled, "There are so many Princesses, you can make them your sisters."

"I only want this little cat to be my sister." He said scratching her nose.

She tried to stop him but hissed when she touched his arm. He took her hands in his and saw that there were scratches on her hands.

"Why are you injured?" He questioned seriously.

"I went to play with Second sister but she pushed me saying nobody likes me." Xia Jingxi said as she started crying.

First Prince wiped the tears on her face and hugged her.

"Don't cry. We can't make everyone like us and there's no need to listen to the people who don't like us okay?"

Xia Jingxi nodded still crying.

"Tell brother, where else are you injured?"

"Foot"

First Prince saw her foot and said to her, "Let's go back, I'll apply the medicine on it or else it will get infected."

Xia Jingxi nodded and First Prince squatted down in front of her ,"Brother will take you back, come on."

She climbed on his back and he piggy backed her.

"If someone says anything to you in future, don't take it to the heart. Directly come to me and I'll protect you, alright?"

"Always protect me?"

"Yes, your highness."

"Promise me." Xia Jingxi demanded.

"Brother promises Xixi his protection for a lifetime." Xia Liqing said.

"Even when I grow up?" Xia Jingxi asked.

"As long as I'm alive." Xia Liqing replied.

*Flashback ends*

The carriage stopped making Princess Jingxi open her eyes.

"We are at the camp, Your Highness." Ji ran reported.

Princess Jingxi nodded and sat up.

"What happened Your Highness. Your eyes are all red." Ji Ran asked with concern.

"Nothing, You go back to the Palace first." Princess Jingxi ordered her and got off the carriage.

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