Chapter 3: Zhang Wei 1.1
CHAPTER 2: Sanctuary at best
Xui Ying felt a light tap on her shoulder, as she open her eyes she saw the worried look of the servant. She didn't realize that she had fallen asleep on the way to the duke's estate. She took a deep breath before looking back at the servant and giving a small forced smile. She got escorted out of the carriage and her eyes widen upon seeing the exterior.
They are standing outside of a manor. Xui Ying scanned her surrounding trying to take it all in. She can't believe it she's actually in this era; she's actually at ancient china. She can see the gold linings twinning in the pillar; that it tells her how rich the duke is.
The door opened revealing multiple servants bowing at the side of the path that was arranged for her. She petrified as she saw all those servants; she isn't use to this type of things, especially, since she's not from this era at all. She took another deep breath before reciting her mantra once again.
She is Xui Ying and Xui Ying is her.
She straightened her back and acted as all nobles are, full of confidence. She walked down the path with poise and grace. She emitted the aura of a true lady of the household. She wants to show the people at the estate that she's someone who should be given respect. She looked around and she realized that the duke wasn't there to welcome and greet her; she turned to one of the servants, who are still bowing down.
"Where is the Duke?"
It took a few second before the brown-haired servant girl answered in a soft tone "He went to concubine Xian Hua's room, Mistress."
Xui Ying mentally scoffed upon that remark, the actual nerve of that guy, to actually not welcome her upon her arrival. Xui Ying's face still remained unbothered but deep inside she's actually fuming mad.
'How dare he humiliate a lady like me?' She said inside her mind.
"I see." She said with the hint of disappointment in her voice. "I wish to retire to my quarters." She added. The servant stands up and obediently guided her to her quarters.
The moment she disappeared from the servants' sights, they didn't realize they are actually holding their breaths. They are also embarrassed; they didn't intend this type of welcome to a lady like her. The way she emits an aura they know that she's worthy of being their mistress. The head maid clapped her hands to signal that they should all go back to their jobs.
Xui Ying's eyes widen upon seeing her room. A big queen size canopy bed in the middle with gold trimmings and white drapes hanging by its side. She then saw a red wardrobe, she approached it, her eyes widens even more when she all the garments and clothes she saw.
"The Duke arranged them all before your arrival. All concubines must feel lavished since he won't be able to accompany them all the time." The servant said as if she's reading Xui Ying's mind.
'I guess the Duke isn't all bad after all.' She said inside her head while caressing the silky garments. She smiles a little which the servant saw.
The servant didn't expect her cold mistress to actually smile. She thought that her mistress is the most beautiful concubine that was brought to this estate. She is glad that the lady actually liked the garments that was given to her and with that all of her anxiety from earlier disperses.
Unbeknownst from the servant, Xui Ying is smirking instead of smiling. She loves the texture of the cloth and how much the cloth will be if she sells it. She doesn't need this much clothes anyway; she needs the money even more. That's her goal aside from making the second lead fall in love with her; she needs to be rich in every novel she will be in.
She caught a glimpse on sunlight on her peripheral; she turned around to see a beautiful courtyard with a line of plum blossom tree on the side and a mini pavilion the middle. Her mouth is agape when she slowly walks towards it. The sweet smell of the plum blossom flowers is welcoming her as she stepped out; the wind hitting her causing her hair to sway. She closed her eyes as she basked and be one with the nature. She was still in the daze of her meditation when she heard a cough behind her; she turned around and saw a long-haired fairy.
Zhang Wei groaned as he felt someone kiss his lips aggressively, his eyes opened to see this month's favored concubine, Xian Hua on top of him. He gladly answered her kisses with the same passion and neediness. He deepened his kisses using his tongue and wrapping his arms around her waist before flipping their positions. He managed to give her another round of 'loving'; completely forgetting that he is supposed to welcome the new addition to his harem.
Once again he was awoken up but this time not by a beautiful girl but with the knocks of his most trusted eunuch. He sat up and turned his head towards the sleeping beauty beside him before bending down to give her a kiss on the forehead. He may be having a large number of girls inside his harem but he makes sure that if they are given a chance to serve him, he gives them a treatment that a gentleman would give a lady.
"You may enter." He said while patting Xian Hua's head.
The eunuch entered the room before bowing down as a sign of respect "Duke Zhang Wei, Lady Xui Ying has arrived to the estate more than an hour ago."
Zhang Wei's eyes widen in surprised. "Why did you only tell me this, just now?" he asked to the eunuch; the annoyance and irritation is evident on his voice and with that the eunuch trembled in fear, he mustered up all his courage to answer.
"I couldn't wake up, Duke. You were asleep and I heard you were still in the middle of something when I came back once again."
Zhang Wei rubbed his nape before standing up from the bed letting the blanket slide down his naked body. Zhang Wei is no doubt handsome and he knows that, even when he was just a little boy he can get whatever he wants by just a smile. Long silky hair, brown dazzling eyes, pointy nose ,and his chiseled jawline that highlights his face pretty well, not to add his lean body; not too fat and not too skinny.
"Give me my robe. Tell the servants to prepare my bath. Also, tell them to not wake concubine Xian Hua and we she does, give her a bowl of shark fin soup." He stopped for a few seconds. "Tell them to put the white powder; I can't afford her to be pregnant but don't tell her." The eunuch nods and bows down.
The Eunuch knows that even though his master is insatiable, he still manages to avoid pregnancies happening inside his harem. For he knows, that the kids would be used as a leverage to climb up the ranks. The Eunuch gave Zhang Wei his robe in a few minutes a large wooden tub is brought inside the room and was filled with lukewarm water.
After Zhang Wei's bath, he asked the eunuch to guide him to Mistress Xui Ying's Room. The Eunuch was about to announce his arrival when he stopped him. Zhang Wei wants his meeting to Xui Ying be a surprise to the woman's side. As he entered the room, he saw her slender back facing him; he saw how she was in her own zone, she obviously loves the courtyard and he is glad she does.
He faked a cough to catch her attention and when she turned around-- he was speechless. Her small fine eyes that look like it can kill you yet he finds it alluring, her pinkish small lips and her long silky hair that frames her face perfectly. His tongue was tied as he lost words to tell her.
What he doesn't know, this is only the start of the storm. He is slowly wrapped by the black widow's web. The game is only starting. Xui Ying smirked inside her mind she saw his expression.
'The Duke can't hide his expression well. This is going to be easy.'
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