Chapter 8: A New World
Li Bai Xue lay on the bed with closed eyes, and she had her arm to support her head. Laoshi Hua was still not feeling good, so Li Bai Xue did not have any lesson. She was having a peaceful time of quietness. That was until a knock was heard. Li Bai Xue opens her eyes slowly.
"Enter," Li Bai Xue said softly. Lin Qian entered the room. Lin Qian did not open her mouth waiting for her Gongzhu to tell her to speak. "Speak," Li Bai Xue said as she sat up.
"Gongzhu, Empress had requested for you."Lin Qian said.
"Anything else," Li Bai Xue asked.
"Er Gongzhu and San Gongzhu have also been invited," Lin Qian reply to her.
"Er Mei is invited?"Li Bai Xue pondered to herself, "I understand. Let's go."
"Yes Gongzhu," Lin Qian said.
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She was in the Main Hall along with Li Fu Ling and Li Yun Meng. The Empress has yet shown up. Li Yun Meng was punished by kneeling the temple for three days and she was to write the Imperial family rule 100 times. The Empress did not punish her heavily or else the Emperor would have gotten mad at her since she did have Consort Xian backing who is his favorite Consort.
Li Yun Meng had a calm smile on her face, but her eyes were boiling with anger as she stared at Li Fu Ling. If it weren't for her then she would never have to look like a fool in front of so many people. Li Fu Ling drinks her tea calmly as if though she didn't felt Li Yun Meng glared. Li Yun Meng felted even angrier.
Li Bai Xue felt the intense aura around them. "Er mei... I heard that you went to visit the Xiang kingdom. How was it like over there? Is it comparable to our Ling kingdom?"Li Bai Xue asked hoping to break the intensely. Li Yun Meng heard what Li Bai Xue said and instantly smiled brighter.
"Jiejie, Xiang is indeed beautiful as the rumors had said it to be. The food was delicious. Even so, it cannot be compared to our country, Ling. Ling food, clothes, and landscape is even more beautiful and better than Xiang. The women are even better than Xiang women," Li Yun Meng said. She said the last sentence slowly for Li Fu Ling to hear it.
Li Fu Ling instantly looks at her. Just as she was about to speak a voice sounded out, "So are you saying us woman of Xiang is not comparable to the woman of Ling?" Everyone instantly got on their knees.
"Long live Empress!"
"Get up. Was YunEr just insulting Bengong?" Feng Jiu was the Princess of Xiang who was sent to Ling for a marriage.
Li Yun Meng's heart rejoices a little, "Of course not. I was what I was just thinking to compare to us. Wasn't Da Jie's mother a woman from Ling? She was also the Empress before Muqin. So..." Li Yun Meng paused when she felt the glare from Feng Jiu.
Feng Jiu clutches onto her dress without anyone knowing. "Enough! Bengong calls for you over because Prince Zhu Shan just arrived. We should welcome him with a banquet. His Highness has already agreed. He has allowed me to show off the princess. What do you think, LingEr?"
"Muqin, LingEr think this is a good idea. Just not sure if both Jie Jie will agree to this?"Li Fu Ling said with a smile. Feng Jiu looked at Li Bai Xue.
Li Bai Xue steps out and said, "XueEr dare not listen to Muqin." Feng Jiu smiled.
"Good... LingEr since you did a great job of the banquet the other day. I will put you in charge. XueEr will assist you with anything you need help with. That all everyone is dismissed. YunEr stays behind because Bengong still wants to listen to your story of Xiang."
They both left and Li Yun Meng was trembling slightly. She had forgotten who the empress was. It was not her mother, but Feng Jiu. Feng Jiu smiled as she looked at her. Li Yun Meng fell backward to the floor. "Empress..."
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Outside Empress Manor, were Li Bai Xue and Li Fu Ling walking toward the exit.
"Muqin surely trusts you," Li Bai Xue said. Li Fu Ling looked at her. She was wearing a yellow-green dress pattern with light pink straps. Her hair was made into a braided updo. She had a jade peony hairpin in her hair. Her crystal phoenix eyes. What did Li Bai Xue have that she did not have?
It was an aura. Li Bai Xue had an aura of a strong and delicate princess. She had an image of an exact princess and soon to be Empress of the entire world. Li Fu Ling had the image of a sweet and polite aura. She had an image of a sweet princess who was never going to leave her mother's shadow. Li Fu Ling smile bitterly.
Li Bai Xue bid her farewell. She then walks the way to her manor. Lin Qian then spoke up.
"Gongzhu don't you think the Empress is overbearing? She made you the Da Gongzhu follows the order of San Gongzhu," Lin Qian said.
Li Bai Xue smile at Lin Qian," Lin Qian... Empress did it for a reason. First, she wants to show the authorities of an Empress to me. She also wants Zhu ge to notice Li Fu Ling. He is after all the Crown Prince. If he takes notice of her then Li Fu Ling would be the Crown Princess of Liang."
Lin Qian nodded her head slowly. "Nubi now understand Empress way of doing things. Thank you Gongzhu to have to teach Nubi," Lin Qian said. Li Bai Xue smiled, but it wasn't a smile.
She looked out her window into the sky. It was clear blue with white clouds. The cloud to Li Bai Xue looked like a new land. The new land is free of trouble. Only the land of people who were laughing happily. A New Land.
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Crescentmoon18 Hey! Sorry for the late update! Did you like this chapter, and yes I know it short. I change Laoshi Hua to Shifu Hua. Hopefully it not too confusing. THANK you so much for reading?! ByeBye?!
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