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Chapter 87 - Peach and dragon (VII)

By mid autumn, the leaves have change color and the air feels cooler. However Peach and princes Baatar continue their hostile attitude to each other. While Peach is nicer to Bo An by hitting him less. Her brother the crown prince try to be nicer to Princess Baatar however she is pretending not to understand anything that he said. She just blank stare at him. She wonder how long will it take for him to be angry with her. The crown Prince Xuan Long is train to be understanding with patience. He rarely gets angry therefore he is not suitable to enter the battlefield. He is more of a strategic adviser when in battle. He is the mind reader and the producer of the result. Hence he treat Princess Baatar as a battle that he must win. He knows what she is planning to do and will not satisfy her. That's why he is always smiling and stay in a good mood with her. Prince Batu is impress with the crown prince, his brother in law seems to know how to control his sister. 

The wedding for the crown prince and Princess Baatar is set to be after Lunar New Year. Prince Batu continue to stay on and advise his sister not to be wailful. However she is determine to do what she wants. She continue to torture the maids and whoever she dislike. The only person who she cannot bully is Peach. Princess Baatar cannot understand who Peach is and why she seems to control the crown prince over certain issues. 

When the Lunar New Year is over, the palace starts to hang decorate for the wedding. Peach and Bo An occasional meet the crown prince outside the palace for drinks. They are having a good time when an eunuch come running into the restaurant to inform the crow prince that his crown princess-to-be is now missing. No one can find her in that vast palace. The crown prince return to the palace fast while half drunk. Meanwhile Peach and Bo An who is half drunk too stagger to go home. Peach find herself waking up in the middle of the night in Bo An's room. They are both laying in the same bed. With her eyes half open she see Bo An sleep with his mouth open. She reach out to push his jaw to close his mouth. Instead he grab her hand and put it on his heart. Her face suddenly feels a burning sensation. She try to get him to release her hand. Instead she finds him wearing his arm around her. She blush but desperately want to get away so she wiggle herself off his embrace and drop from the bed. She crawl away to the table to get a cup of tea. 

Meanwhile Princess Baatar who is hiding in the storeroom see now it's the night and it's cold outside. She is already dress in her thickest outfit from home and a heavy coat over her shoulder. She is not afraid and plan her escape. She watch the guards move around at certain timing, once it is clear she hurry to go out and move slowly towards the escape route. She is planning to get to her horse in the stables. She creep around the walls to avoid any one seeing her. When she finally get to her horse, she thought that she is smart enough to escape without anyone knowing. However she finds her brother and her husband to be sitting at a corner drinking a light alcohol drink while waiting for her. 

Days before the wedding, the ladies of the imperial family including nobles are enjoying a day in the garden. They are celebrating the begin of spring as well as the coming up wedding for Princess Baatar. She try her best to smile at each of those noble ladies. However she can't keep up when her temper begin to show out. Just before she lash her anger, suddenly they are surrounded by soldiers. Peach who is there remain calm by her mother's side. 

"How dare you! Do you know who is at present! Put down your weapons!"

"We have orders to arrest all the noble women who is at present."

"Who give this order!"

"This order is by the Duke of LoYang!"

"What is this? Is it a rebellion? Put down your weapons!"

"Our Duke is arriving at the palace soon. He will..."

Before he complete his sentences, Peach attack the solider without warning and kill him on the spot. Princess Baatar who size this opportunely grab the nearest bow and arrow. She aim and shoot the rest of the attackers. While Peach is engaging a fist fight, Princess Baatar support her with the arrow attack. Soon they managed to defeat the soldiers. The imperial noble consort quickly round the noble ladies and leave with Peach and princess Basstar in front to the main palace hall. On the way, there are more rebellion soldiers who are blocking the way. Together they take them down fast. 

When they got to the main hall, it was a mess. The emperor and his eunuches watch the imperial guards fight off the rebellion soldiers.Prince Batu is knock off unconscious and laying on the side. Peach and Baatar stand in front of the emperor and her mother. She kill any of the rebellion soldiers who are near. While Baatar who have limited arrows now have to be selective to shoot. Soon more rebellion soldiers are pushing in. Peach try her best to fight off the attackers. While Baatar shoot and pull off arrows that embedded in those dead soldiers. When all hope is lost, Peach hear a fresh metal click outside. 

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