Guard Dog

chapter 11*

"Where did you go with Yaad ?"

Zemin who was lazing around peacefully looked up. He didn't expect Xingchen anywhere in his new palace. "Lunch outside."

"Where ?" Xingchen walks in with big steps. "What did you two talk about ?"

"Can I ask the reason for these questions? Didn't you say that you have no connection with me ? What I do with my consort is none of your business?" Zemin stands in front of Xingchen with a serious face.

"I don't care about you or your consort unless it's about Zi kingdom and his highness Zixuan. But if you two plan .."

"What will you do ?" Zemin cuts Xingchen's words "let's say , we were planning against my brother. What will you do ? Kill me ?"

Xingchen frowns a little. He doesn't like the tone Zemin used "I would. Don't have any doubts about that."

"Well, now I don't. After all , I can see your intentions pretty clearly." Zemin retorts before turning around.

"What do you mean by that ?" Xingchen asks seriously this time. There is something in Zemin's tone...

"Can you please leave ? I am tired. I want to sleep." Zemin plops on his bed again.

"W...what ..." Xingchen hesitates. But before he could find his words back Yaad enters the room in happy steps.

"I cooked the fish !" Yaad shouts happily.

Xingchen blinks. "what are you doing here ?"

Yaad holds the plate of fried fish in front of Xingchen "his highness caught this today. You want some ? I cooked them myself."

"W.. what ? You can cook ?" 

"Of course I can." Yaad beams in happiness "you know, he is an expert in fishing."

Xingchen looks at Zemin who is back to lazing around with a fried fish in his hand. He noticed how Yaad passed a big fish to Zemin while talking. He frowns harder.

Something is wrong. He turns to leave.

"Are you leaving already ? At least try one fish ?" Yaad calls from behind.

Xingchen looks back with a complex expression in his face "I don't eat fish." The words came out automatically from his mouth.

***

"So, Zemin went out on a lunch date with Yaad and when he came back he asked you to leave because he was tired ?" Yuzu asks to confirm what he has listened.

Xingchen nods.

"I don't see anything wrong in it , Xingchen."

They have planned something. They seemed.... intimate." Xingchen insists.

"Because they are intimate. Yaad is Zemin's consort !"

Xingchen shakes his head "you are not understanding the situation. They really have planned something."

"Xingchen, you are overthinking. You can't just blame him like that."

"But ..." Xingchen takes in a deep breath "what if he catch them late ?"

"Catch for what ?"

Yuzu looks up hearing a sharp voice from the entrance. "Yaad ? What are you doing here ?"

Yaad walks in the room with a side glance at Xingchen "I was coming to meet you, empress Yuzu. I didn't mean to eavesdrop but you were talking about me so...."