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Chapter4: Princesses
At an early morning, at 6:45 AM, Niang woke up and washed up after. She went to the kitchen to help the maids cook. "Forgive me for my disturbance, but do you need any help at all? Niang asked. "Well, Lady Bao you can help one of the maids cook breakfast. Help that one, her name is Nai Hung," one of the maids pointed out. Niang looked towards where she was pointing, it was a woman with long dark black hair tied into a bun with some loose hair out, she was pale but not that pale, and to Niang she was really pretty. "You'll like her. She's very nice," said the maid. "Umm… okay," said Niang. Niang approached her and asked, "Do you need help with anything?" "Huh? Um… you must be Lady Bao. Well you can stir this… no that's already done… well you can help wash the dishes after the generals are done eating," Nai offered. "Yeah okay, thanks Miss Nai," said Niang. As Niang walked away she thought to herself, 'She must be high class.'
Niang went to the training area where she found, Sun Shang Xiang VS Sun Quan, Da Qiao VS Xiao Qaio, and Sun Ce VS Zhou Yu. She witnessed how they fought each other. "Would you like to challenge me?" asked Gan Ning. "Uh… sure," Niang agreed. "Great! Now get a weapon," said Ning, "Okay," Niang said. She walked into the room and searched for a perfect weapon that she can master. "Hmmm…" she looked and looked, 'Fans, to girly, sabers are too heavy, spears too big, swords to original… ah hah!' she thought to herself, 'A bow with arrows! But we're training,' she did a sigh, 'mind as well get a sword.'
"Alright I'm ready!" she said to Gan Ning, "Great, now don't hurt yourself lil' girl!" said Ning. "No one calls me a 'Little girl!' " she said. So she approached Ning and gave him a swing with her wooden sword. She missed; "You'll have to do better than that!" teased Gan Ning. She kept swinging to hit him but no matter what she kept on missing; soon everyone in the room stopped their battles just to the two warriors fight. 'I-I hate to admit but I can't even touch him with my sword! I guess I'll have to do it the other way.' So Niang tossed her sword at Ning, he dodged it, 'That was close!' thought Ning. As Gan Ning letted his guard down, Niang ran towards him giving him a kick on the head. "OWWW!" Niang screeched as she slammed onto the floor. "Ow," said Gan Ning rubbing the side of his head. Niang got up and said, "Sorry, I had no idea what I just did." "Huh? Hmp, well you sure are flexible are ya'?" Ning asked. Before she could've answered, all the watchers gave them an applause 'I feel so embarrassed,' Niang thought.
In a short while later they went for breakfast. Xiang sat next to Niang, "Wow you did a good job out there," she said. "T-thank you," responded Niang. Lu Xun and Lin sat away from each other so they won't look suspicious. Lin ended up sitting next to her sister, "So what did Lord Lu Xun and you do last night?" Niang whispered. "Nothing much, considering the rain, that is."
(After Breakfast, At Noon, In the Yard)
Lu Xun couldn't stop think of what happened last night, hugging and kissing a person who he only knew for two days. 'Perhaps I shall talk with her,' Xun thought. As Lu Xun looked for Lin, he found her under a tree in a shade reading a book. "Uh, Lin?" asked Xun. "Yes?" she said taking her eyes off her book. "Can I talk to you privately please? Only for a short while," said Xun. "Sure," she considered.
Lu Xun offered her a hand to get up; she accepted his offer and got up. Then they left inside to Lu Xun's room. It had a small table covered in scrolls, maps, and strategies. "Listen, I wanted to talk to you about last night," started Lu Xun blushing scarlet. Lin took a deep sigh and turned around where she wasn't facing him. "Something wrong?" asked Xun. "No." "Are you sure? You seem to be in deep stress in sometime now." She nodded, "I will be fine, thank you. Please continue about our discussion." "Alright then, Lin, since last evening I've felt strange. When I fell asleep I had a dream of us together… but though as I can remember, it we were happy." Lin blinked, "Was that it?" she asked. "No, the point was I wanted to ask you something." "Okay then…what is it you must say?" "W—w-well…" he couldn't speak clearly and he was definitely turning redder by every passing second. "Will you ma…" "Lady Qao! The lord wishes your presence immediately!" interrupted a guard. Lin looked at Lu Xun then the guard, "Well…okay," she stood up and began walking out, Lu Xun, well, followed.
As they went to the meeting room, they, the guard, Lin, and Lu Xun, bowed down. There they found Niang sitting there as well looking impatiently, Zhou Yu, Xiao, Da, Quan, Xiang, and Ce were in the room as well… "Lady Qao, Lady Bao, why was it that you never told us that you two were Princesses of the Land of Hai?" asked the Lord of Wu desperate for an answer. "Well we…" "Quiet, Mei Mei," said Lin. "What evidence do you have to prove to us that we princesses?" demanded Lin. "Very well then, I had this guy who told me. Perhaps you are familiar with him," said Sun Jian moving aside. When the lord moved, there was a familiar person standing behind him, "No, it can't be!" whispered Niang to herself. When the Yi sisters saw the man with short dark brown hair, dark brown eyes, and in black armor, their eyes opened wide, "I-is that really you, Lee?" asked Niang. The man nodded, "It seems so my, Lady," he answered. Niang's eyes had tears filled with joy; she ran up to him and hugged him tightly.
"Huh?" said Sun Shang Xiang, 'Wow now there's a handsome one,' she also thought. As Niang hugged him, Lee patted her silky hair gently. "It has been far too long, my love," Lee whispered to her. Soon they stopped hugging each other, "Lee Wang Chon, I suspect you are their comrade," asked Sun Jian. "Yes, sir," he responded. "Alright, alright, case closed!" Said Sun Ce, "Well no need to question two ladies, it is their privacy and their life." Da Qiao giggled at Sun Ce's dumb announcement. "Fine then," said Sun Jian.
Since it was over, everybody left the meeting room. Niang and Lee went to the backyard to chit-chat. Lin went to the backyard too, not the same path where Niang and Lee went, Lin went to sit on her favorite tree branch. She hid her head into her laps, 'Why now? How! ' Lin thought, she bit her lower lip. She had tears in eyes, her heart ached in sadness. Lin felt the branch move aside her, she turn her head and saw Lu Xun sat next to her.
"So is there any reason you never told us that both you and your sister were princesses?" he asked. "…" "I'm not going to hurt you, you can tell me and I won't tell if you want." He putted his hand on her shoulder. "Please," he calmly said. Lin took a deep sigh, "We hate being princesses. We could never go out much, we mostly stayed inside and study. Peasants of our land envied us so much we got irritated. Soon our late mother said to us, 'If you want to be happy, choose wisely for your future destination of where to be in, who to be with, and be proud.' Mother was always fond and gentle with us, Father too, but he was busy with the war to spend time with us. Soon Father died in an enemy ambush of the yellow turbans. Mother was so sad she stressed herself into illness. Mei Mei and I aid her but she died." "So I guess you and your sister are the only children?" asked Lu Xun. Lin nodded a no, "We had an older brother who died with Father. His name was Ming Yi Kahn, he had great features, and he was also the Hai clans' greatest strategist." "I see. Then why had you lied to me about your birth place?" "Lu Xun, I don't tend to lie, and that was no lie, the town Comet Catcher was a code name of the town, its real name was Kiang Yi Mai sited in the Land of Hai."
She began to cry. Lu Xun knew it was hard to speak about a difficult past of death and sorrow. Lu Xun scooted closer to hold Lin in his arms, "Please don't cry, Princess Qao," he said with a grin.
"Awwww," said Niang looking at Lu Xun and Lin. Niang and Lee were a couple, obviously, they stood a distance away from Xun and Lin holding each other where they could not be heard. Lin and Lu Xun stayed in there position until night fall, before that Niang and Lee left them to be alone.
"I miss watching the sun set off as the stars travel the sky with someone by my side," said Lin to Lu Xun, Lu Xun did want to ask doesn't she have Lady Bao on her side to watch the sunsets and stars with her, but he knew it were best not ask.
Soon late at night when Lin fell asleep, she laid her head on Lu Xun's shoulder, 'I better take her down to her room,' he thought. So he carried Lin like a doll and carried her to her room. Luckily no saw Lu Xun carrying Lin since everyone were all sleeping. As Xun made it to her room, he laid her on her bed. He bent down to see her sleep, 'She's so peaceful when she sleeps,' he thought. He soon putted his hand on her warm cheek. Lin slowly putted her hand on top of his, "Lu Xun?" she said opening her eyes giving him a warm smile, "I love you…" she said. "Me too, Lin" ha said. He smiled back at her. "If you don't mind I'm going to stay here for the night with you," he said. "You mustn't, please go…" "Even if you tell me to go I'm still going to stay whether you like or not. But I think I can tell that you'll like it." She smiled, "Thank you." "No problem, my love." Minutes later they fell asleep, Lin slept in her bed as Lu Xun sat on the ground leaning back against the wall.
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