Chapter 6-Shang's Story
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"Ever since I was born, my father had been a general. The Li family was always either in the palace or palace officials were in our home, discussing political and military jargon. So, most of the people I knew were the sons of high-ranking officers and noblemen. One of them was Ming Kei. He often considered himself the highest among us whenever we got together. I still remember something he said that infuriated me so much I was fuming for a week. "My uncle is the son of Heaven. That makes me a descendant from Heaven as well. Therefore, you should at least kneel when you see me come. Now, show some respect!"
Mulan frowned. "What a snob..." Shang chuckled then continued. "Me and my friends obviously never liked him. Unlike him, we were polite and tried to ignore his rude comments. We grew into our teens and being generals' sons, we entered the military academy. Ming Kei joined us. Being the emperor's nephew, he got first place each and every time. I still remember my best friend, Loong Fai being the only one who dared to trip Ming Kei in the mud. He looked like a pig!"
Mulan laughed. "I hope he didn't get into any trouble!" "He could have. Lady Mai Lin wasn't amused. But thankfully, the emperor thought it was just a harmless prank and let it go. Anyway, Ming Kei was caught sneaking out of camp one night to visit the local village girls. We all knew he'd been doing it for several months. He wasn't thrown out but Ming Kei started to hate us from then on. He believed it was us who betrayed him."
"I don't need to ask if you did. I know you. You wouldn't." Shang smiled. "He did make enough noise to rouse the entire camp. So it wasn't our fault. Unfortunately, Ming Kei disliked me the most. It was no secret among us." "But why?" "After he got found out, I started to replace him as number one in class. Before, I was always second."
"Now, I suppose this is how he's getting his own back. Taking someone I care about is the perfect revenge." Mulan realized the seriousness of his words. He doesn't want me to go...right? Shang suddenly realized what he'd said.
"Um, it's getting late. Thank you for the tent, Mulan. Good night." He walked off and entered his tent. Mulan felt a wave of sadness go through her. Did he really want her to go? If he didn't, why couldn't he tell her?
Disclaimer: Okay, listen up. Any other characters that may come up can be used freely. I don't mind only give me a lil' credit, kay? Mulan characters that we all know and love do not belong to me. Thank you!
"Ever since I was born, my father had been a general. The Li family was always either in the palace or palace officials were in our home, discussing political and military jargon. So, most of the people I knew were the sons of high-ranking officers and noblemen. One of them was Ming Kei. He often considered himself the highest among us whenever we got together. I still remember something he said that infuriated me so much I was fuming for a week. "My uncle is the son of Heaven. That makes me a descendant from Heaven as well. Therefore, you should at least kneel when you see me come. Now, show some respect!"
Mulan frowned. "What a snob..." Shang chuckled then continued. "Me and my friends obviously never liked him. Unlike him, we were polite and tried to ignore his rude comments. We grew into our teens and being generals' sons, we entered the military academy. Ming Kei joined us. Being the emperor's nephew, he got first place each and every time. I still remember my best friend, Loong Fai being the only one who dared to trip Ming Kei in the mud. He looked like a pig!"
Mulan laughed. "I hope he didn't get into any trouble!" "He could have. Lady Mai Lin wasn't amused. But thankfully, the emperor thought it was just a harmless prank and let it go. Anyway, Ming Kei was caught sneaking out of camp one night to visit the local village girls. We all knew he'd been doing it for several months. He wasn't thrown out but Ming Kei started to hate us from then on. He believed it was us who betrayed him."
"I don't need to ask if you did. I know you. You wouldn't." Shang smiled. "He did make enough noise to rouse the entire camp. So it wasn't our fault. Unfortunately, Ming Kei disliked me the most. It was no secret among us." "But why?" "After he got found out, I started to replace him as number one in class. Before, I was always second."
"Now, I suppose this is how he's getting his own back. Taking someone I care about is the perfect revenge." Mulan realized the seriousness of his words. He doesn't want me to go...right? Shang suddenly realized what he'd said.
"Um, it's getting late. Thank you for the tent, Mulan. Good night." He walked off and entered his tent. Mulan felt a wave of sadness go through her. Did he really want her to go? If he didn't, why couldn't he tell her?