The Dragon's Flower Vol 1-5

Vol 3 Chap 89 - The story of the Eighth Prince and the maid

XH 89 - The story of the Eighth Prince and the maid

Xiao Hua giggled at the sight of a feminine looking guy with a thick mustache that looked out of place on the beautiful face. She ignored the fact that she has a similar mustache on herself as well.

This happened because Long Lian had thought of an idea on how to visit the town without people recognizing them. "If we dressed up as a man, no one would bother with us!"

Xiao Hua does not have the heart to burst Long Lian's confidence. She had watched and read many Chinese dramas where the female lead would dress up as a guy but trouble will still find them. It was either because the female lead would save a damsel in distress and had the damsel fallen in love with her, or having a newly acquired buddy guy that would question his own sexual orientation because of the female lead's allure.

"Ah Lian, I don't think I would need a beard," Xiao Hua pointed out. "I look like a child and no child would have a mustache that early, right?"

"...Right." With a smile, An Jing helped Xiao Hua to remove the fake mustache away.

Long Lian was dressed in dark brown clothes with her hair tied up into a high ponytail. Her generous chest was now a smaller size as they were bound with cloth. Xiao Hua does not need to wrap her chest and that fact actually hurts her self-confidence.

This young lady misses her C- cup! (╥﹏╥)

Her attire was identical to Long Lian's, except its quality was nicer. There was a lingering smell of herbs coming from the clothes she was wearing, but she does not mind it. Her hair was tied into a high bun with her bangs remains untouched, leaving it to cover her forehead.

An Jing chooses to dress in a more masculine way with a sword strapped at her waist but did not hide her true gender. Da Bei and Da An would follow them as well but they will follow them at a distance without revealing themselves.

Tang Mei was cross-dressing as well, with impressive makeup that made her look like a plain-looking guy.

Xiao Hua was amazed and wanted Tang Mei to help her change her face but Long Lian secretly whispered to her that Tang Mei's skill was not that good yet so there might be some risk. She immediately changed her mind after that.

After their carriage dropped them some distance away from the marketplace, they opted to walk. When Xiao Hua saw the huge crowd, she suddenly doubted if she would survive the day without getting separated from Long Lian.

As a precaution, she reached out to hold Long Lian's left hand with her right hand, allowing Long Lian to use her dominant hand freely. Sadly, if they were in trouble, Long Lian will have to be the one that fights for their safety!

"X-Xiao Hua?" Long Lian blushed prettily but the fake mustache destroyed the beautiful view.

"With this, we won't get separated!"

Xiao Hua did consider holding An Jing's hand as well, but three people walking in a row would be difficult to achieve in such a huge crowd with limited space. The crowd was mostly commoners, judging from their dressing if they could be believed. "Where should we go first?"

Long Lian looked conflicted as well, not wanting to squeeze into the crowd. The thought of touching people, even if just a brief brush, filled her with nothing but aversion. Today was her first time out of the palace, despite what others might think. She has no close friend or maid that she trusted to have this kind of adventure with.

In the end, An Jing was chosen as their tour guide, as Tang Mei could not be relied on, which was told by Long Lian as well.

"As Lord Lian wishes to listen to stories, why don't we have our lunch while listening to them?" An Jing suggested. They had discussed that they will refer to Long Lian as 'Lord Lian' and Xiao Hua will be Long Lian's younger brother. The idea of Xiao Hua as the younger brother was insisted by Long Lian herself.