Questionable Identity
Ch. 6
Summary: Mulan isn't who she thinks she is. The Emperor is missing a daughter. Fa Li's family comes for her. Shang can't decide his future.
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A/N: EnjoyJ
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~Last chapter~
"SHE SAID WHAT?!?" asked Shang as Mulan told him about her meeting with the matchmaker. "But she can't do that!" He looked at Mulan. "Can she?"
Mulan shrugged her shoulders. "I don't know anymore."
"But…?" Shang stared at Mulan. "Are you going to follow this?"
"I don't know. Shang, I want to marry you. I want to steal kisses from you." With that Mulan pulled Shang's head to her and kissed him passionately.
"I will try to work this out. I promise you that," said Mulan as she pulled away.
"And I promise you the same."
To seal their promises, Shang kissed Mulan once more and left with his family to go back home.
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~ (Royal Palace) ~
"Quin Chan, please bring the palace guard Wei Shui?" asked the Emperor from his seat.
The servant nodded and left the room.
Ten minutes later she returned with a guard.
She bowed to the Emperor and backed into a corner.
"Quin Chan, could you please get Nuo Nui for me?"
Again the servant nodded and left.
Three minutes later the two women walked into the room and Quin Chan bowed and backed away into the corner.
"Everyone leave, except the two of you," said the Emperor.
Once everyone had left the Emperor looked at the two people before him. "Nuo Nui tells me that the two of you wish to marry."
The guard gulped.
"You have my blessing," was all that the Emperor said before he left the room.
~ (One week after the visit of the Royal Family, One day after the talk with the matchmaker) ~
"HURRY UP!" yelled Fa Li as she watched the Royal carriage pull up to their farm.
"I'm coming mama," said Mulan as she carried her trunk outside.
"Do you have everything?"
"Yes," said Mulan looking over her things. "Mushu!"
"What?"
"Umm… nothing. I just want to run to the temple." Mulan headed for the temple when she stopped. "What is going to happen to the temple?"
"Your father's brother's family is moving here. The temple will be theirs."
Mulan sighed and ran to the temple. She saw Mushu sitting on his pedestal and sighed again.
"Hey Mushu. Can you believe everything? I'm going to be the Empress of China. How bizarre. I like my mother's family. What do you think of them? I wish you and the cricket (??) could come with me."
"Mulan, hurry."
"Well, I have to go."
When Mulan was about to stand up, she felt a weight on her shoulder. Standing there was Mushu and the cricket. Mushu smiled at her.
"You didn't' think of leaving without us, did you babe?" asked Mushu as he hugged her.
Mulan laughed. "If you're going to come then we have to leave now."
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"Welcome," said the Empress as she strolled out of the front doors to the palace to greet her kin. She looked them over. "Where are the Li's?"
Mulan sighed. "The matchmaker called off the wedding. I am now to marry another general and General Li is to have a different bride."
The Empress was close to steaming. "WHAT?!?!?" She had really, really liked her granddaughter's husband to be. "Who is the matchmaker that said this?"
Mulan looked to her parents who smiled at her. Her grandmother waited for Mulan to answer. "The one in my village. Mme. Wong."
The Empress turned to the squire behind her and whispered something in his ear. He nodded and left.
"Li Lan you will be in your room which you will share with your husband. Mulan, Kin Tu will show you and your grandmother to your rooms.
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A man walked into the thorn room. The same squire that the Empress spoke to yesterday.
"Your Highnesses, Mme. Wong."
The doors to the thorn room opened a second time and Mme. Wong entered.
"Your Majesties," she said in a sickening sweet voice.
Jia Ju wanted to fly at the woman and strangle her, but her husband, sensing her anger, placed a calming hand on her arm.
"Mme. Wong, we would like to speak with you about the marriage of Fa Mulan."
"Your majesties, why would you care about the marriage of a disgrace like Fa Mulan?"
The Empress decided to ignore the question… for now. She turned to her husband and said loudly, "Will I be thrown in jail for killing someone?"
The Emperor knew what his first wife meant. Was it ok for her to attack the matchmaker that was before them. "No my love. You will not get charged."
"Good." The Empress stood up and walked to where Mme. Wong knelt. "Don't speak to us in that tone. Now… who is Fa Mulan supposed to marry?"
Mme. Wong looked up. "General Tu, my lady."
"Very well. Fee Hi, could you bring General Tu to the palace?"
"The squire nodded and left the room.
"I want to know everything. From Fa Mulan's first visit to you up until now. And only things that concern the girl counting suitors."
Mme. Wong explained Mulan's first visit, General Tu's first proposal, General Li's proposal, Mulan's second visit, her last meeting with General Tu, the last one with Mulan, and the last one with Shang.
A/N: I know this is a short chapter but I have a good excuse for why it's short and why it took me so long to update. Ok, here we go… I had a ton of homework, like seven PROJECTS, tons of TESTS, studying for EXAMS, and right now I am in the middle of EXAMS. Another reason for the short chapter *clears throat* I am leaving for France on the 13th of June and won't be back for a month. I will try to write but I doubt I will be able to. Anywho… I hope you enjoyed this.
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