Lei Xing sat there staring at the passing crowd for a while and then sighed.

{...Well, this is boring -_-)...I'm not sure which is better, getting shoved around in a crowd or sitting here watching said crowd...Someone should at least fight or something, it's so dead here -_-)...}

She glanced at Prince Yi to find him looking at her and slightly knit her brows and asked, "Better?"

Prince Yi blinked then shook his head, they had not even said anything yet. "A bit more time." Lei Xing then pursed her lips, nodded and looked back to the crowd.

Prince Yi lightly sighed then knit his brows in thought, after a while he asked, "What made you want to come here?"

"It's interesting." Lei Xing responded without thought.

"You don't seem to like the crowd though." Prince Yi commented on his observation. She seemed to be as unhappy as he was about meandering through the crowd.

"It's a busy day I guess." Lei Xing offhandedly responded, still not glancing his way.

"True..." Prince Yi said and then knit his brows in thought again. Lei Xing cast a quick glance his way and then inwardly sighed.

{...I think you would recover faster if you were quiet. Also, why do you need so much time, it was a cooked bug, I? think? Regardless, your stomach seems too delicate -_-)...}

"I heard you say you were sick as a child." Prince Yi spoke up again.

"Apparently." Lei Xing responded as she rolled her eyes in the other direction. This was definitely not a topic of interest.

{...I would rather talk about how dark the sky is -_-)...}

"Apparently?" Prince Yi asked with a raised eyebrow.

"Yes, I was." Lei Xing dismissively responded. She was not in the mood for conversation, especially not on a topic like this. She honestly wanted to return but she had no idea where Princess Nalan and her tails had run off to. She had a feeling she would be here for quite a while.

"What was it?" Prince Yi then asked and Lei Xing glanced at him with a raised eyebrow, "What was what?"

"What was your ailment?" Prince Yi clarified.

Lei Xing knit her brows, it was none of his business and she was really not in the mood for this sort of questionnaire. There was nothing wrong with sitting in silence. "I'd rather not talk about this." Lei Xing flatly responded and turned back to the crowd.

Prince Yi frowned and looked at her demeanor, it was clear she did not want to talk about this but there was one thought that popped in his mind and so he blurted out without much consideration, "Does he know?"

Lei Xing turned back to him and confusedly asked, "What?"

Prince Yi's frown deepened, he hesitated for a bit and then firmly asked, "Does my brother know?"

Lei Xing blinked then narrowed her eyes at him, stunned. Then she frowned and flatly said, "I don't think that's any of your business."

Prince Yi blinked, a bit taken aback by her response and then snickered in a self-mocking manner and said, "That's true...I was needlessly curious."

Lei Xing did not say anything and faced forward, still frowning.

{...Should I just leave him here? He's an a.d.u.l.t, I'm sure he'll survive -_-)...Too mean? But it's not like I asked him to eat the crap, I'm sure I could have handled that stupid occasionally hare-brained princess if he didn't butt in -_-)'...}

Lei Xing sighed and made up her mind and stood up. Prince Yi immediately frowned at her and she said, "I think it's still better I get the servants to help you." Before Prince Yi could open his mouth to protest, she swiftly turned and walked into the crowd.

She had not gotten far, when a generous merchant standing on his table suddenly shouted, "To celebrate a successful yield this year, here's a token of appreciation to all of you for coming out!" He finished and then tossed a chest of money into the crowd then swiftly bent over and hurled another one out.

The crowd suddenly started converging to that location and Lei Xing happened to be in the middle of the scramble and was being pushed and tossed about. She did not care for the money and tried to fight her way out of the crowd but the money-hungry wave was hard to fight and eventually she ended up being shoved to the ground as the merchant continued tossing more money into the crowd.

She pushed against the people clamoring for the money on the floor and stumbled to her knees and then frowned. She realized her vision was somewhat blurry and her head was feeling fuzzy. She blinked a few times then shook her head and then held her head, she was feeling light-headed.

{...What the hell?...}

Just as she was attempting to get up again to get out out of the scramble, a hand yanked her up and pulled her out of the scramble. Prince Yi held her hand and led her back to the corner, "I told you it's better to stay put ."

He looked back to find Lei Xing looking out of it, her face was flushed and eyes were glistening. She was looking at him and yet it did not seem like she was. He frowned and asked with concern, "Are you alright?" He was worried she had maybe gotten hit on the head during the scramble for the money.

Lei Xing blinked up at him and then used her free hand to touch her head. She was not sure what was going on, her breathing was labored and she was feeling increasingly hot, suffocating actually. She pulled at the collar of her dress and then mumbled, "I-I'm not...sure." She held her head again then knit her brows, her mind felt numb and she was really having trouble getting her thoughts in order.

Prince Yi frowned and asked, "Did you hit your head when you fell?"

Lei Xing blinked at him, "Head...fall?" She absentmindedly responded and then subconsciously closed the distance between and then smiled up at him as she squeezed the hand holding hers. She was looking directly up at him with a sweet smile. Prince Yi blinked and his lips subconsciously curved into a smile. He was happy she was looking at him with a sweet smile for the first time but it felt odd. He narrowed his eyes at her, "Are you dru-?" His words were cut off when Lei Xing suddenly stood on her tiptoes and kissed his lips.

Prince Yi's eyes went wide with shock, he blinked a few times and then closed his eyes and opened his mouth and kissed her back. As he slid his tongue in her mouth to dance with hers, Lei Xing's eyes suddenly flew open and she pushed him back and stared at him wide-eyed in shock, she held her chest and covered her lips, confused and breathing heavily.

{...What did I just -?...}

She quickly said, "I-I'm going home." And was about to turn to dash off into the crowd when Prince Yi frowned and suddenly grabbed and pulled her to him and delved back into the kiss more passionately as he wrapped his hands securely around her waist. At this time, Lei Xing's mind was weak and emptied out, her thoughts and inhibitions completely gone with the wind. She closed her eyes and gladly pressed her body against his and sn.a.k.e.d her arms around his neck to pull him closer.

Meanwhile, at a distance Bi Lo and Bi Lu watched the scene of the passionate couple kissing with eyes wide and mouths ajar. They glanced at each other and then back at the increasingly passionate pair, whose hands had started roaming.

Bi Lu finally said, "Should we..."

Bi Lo shook his head, "She doesn't look like she's in trouble...we're gaurds..."

The two blinked and then gulped and had the same thought in mind.

{...How are we going to report this?... We'll die T_T)...}

At another distance away, the generous merchant and a young man were also watching the passionate pair from the stall. The young man sighed, "I still think we should have just killed her."

The generous merchant snickered, "What's the fun in that? More importantly, that could be counter productive. After all, she's not the target. Patience, bloodshed is not the only way to accomplish great deeds..."

The young man rolled his eyes and then reminded, "Make sure to leave tonight."

"What about you?" The generous merchant asked.

"I can't leave jiejie here alone." The young man offhandedly responded.

The generous merchant frowned, "The prince is already not happy you followed her all the way here...What if Prince Rui recognizes you? It could put the mission in jeo-"

The young man scoffed, "You came along as well and I don't care for either of those idiots. One thinks of us as disposable pawns and sent jiejie here to die and the other is an idiot who sold his country and if he cares for his "peace" then he will remain silent...Then again, I could always just kill him."

"Don't-"

"Goodbye, uncle." The young man dismissively said and then walked off into the crowd. The generous merchant sighed and then grabbed his bag and bent down under the table and put a bag of gems in the robe of the unconscious old man under it, "That should be more than enough." Then he walked off in the other direction, passing by three palace maids who were gaping in shock at the scene of the passionate kissing couple.

{...I hope this is enough...Regardless, it should still be enough to start some trouble...}