Chapter 2
Two weeks later.
Sakura has concluded that this is a very backwards world, and she can't possibly survive long enough without saying something that gets her killed.
She came from a very liberal family and have had feminism education. Back in 21st century, she and her sister both gone to university and eventually led a happy life. So far, after she came to this place, everything she sees defy her beliefs. For example, starting from the room she has, it has no windows that can open, apparently that's supposed to be the case for girls who are not yet married. She cannot go anywhere freely, her father has had 4 wives, and she has four other sister that all came from different mothers, and she does nothing all day except for copying the book of Women's Discipline, created by a Confucius type scholar that documents what women are supposed to be like.
Behold.
A good woman must never get jealous of her husband's other concubines.
A good woman cannot interfere with business or political matters.
A good woman cannot roam freely about, and must be in the confines of her guardian.
... and it goes on, completing a whole book of this bullshit.
Because Sakura was hysterical, her father bothered to treat her with herbal medicine and acupuncture, and then forced her to copy this book five times.
She supposed that during this time period, copying books are seen as punishments.
Not to mention her younger sisters (Miku 16, Kiko 15) who are basically the reincarnation of Satan. They smile at Sakura in front of her, then twisted Sakura's words and spread rumours that she's insane.
Sakura basically has shut up and begin to calm down and make sense of the world.
This world is much like an ancient society, where men have all the power. Essentially Sakura's fate lies within who she'll marry. There's an Emperor, various subjects, many districts, cities, and land. She's living smack dab in the capital city, Konoha. Her father is a fairly well known individual among the silk society, and has gathered some wealth.
During the first week when she came to, she rode a horse all around the edge of the city, and begin to study this place, because it is brand new to her. Someone rattled on her and she wasn't allowed to go outside by herself again. This incident reassured Sakura that she's not living in a prank or reality TV show. It takes some sort of dedication to create a whole ancient city with its own economy.
But then this cause the question, how is she going to survive?
Well obviously she's going to live. But how is she going to... live happily?
In her previous life she wasn't rich or famous, but she has had a happy family and a fiancée. She was about to get married until she discovered her fiancée was cheating on her. Then she was so devastated she got into a car crash, and when she woke up, she's here in this world.
Sakura doesn't want to make the same mistake again. But she thought that, even when she had free will, she exercised her right and it turns out her fiancée is a lying manipulative son of a bitch, maybe this time she'll go with the flow and live with whomever fate has planned for her.
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A week went by, and the autumn moon festival begin. Everyone dressed their best and went to the temple to pray. Sakura also got a brand new set of clothing.
Speaking of which, her closet was pathetic. Comparing it with her 21st century closet where she had literally hundreds of items to wear, her closet here are in matching sets, and she has less than 10 sets.
Only when a festival comes she's allowed to get a brand new set of clothing.
A set consist of undergarments, bandages for the waist, a gown that goes past her ankles, a cape like cardigan, and several sashes that ties around her waists. Her shoes are usually hidden within her gown, and the gown drops to the floor constantly, mopping up dusts and she walk pasts places.
She thought about complaining, but then she was that her servants only have two or three sets of clothing made it of rough linen that needs to be continually washed and replaced every few months or so, she stayed quiet.
Her makeup box is also a joke. It's ridiculously tiny and consists of a couple of blushes and face powders. There are some red paper for her to run her lips over so she'll have a red lip, and that's it.
Sakura learnt not to wear makeup at all. It's not that she doesn't make an effort to look good, but she seriously thinks that using them might demean her as a woman, also she might have a serious lead poisoning if she kept on using that white face powder.
Her father saw that Sakura begin to behave like a quiet young lady, he gave approval and summoned everyone to the courtyard, announcing that every family member must attend the praying ceremony during Autumn Moon Festival.
And so on that day, everyone begin to get ready and prepare offering of goods to the gods. The entire city was doing it too, so it was kept short, simple, and very, very, crowded.
Sakura tagged along. Due to her accident recently, nobody asked her to do stuff. She followed everyone step by step up a mountain, and placed her offering on the temple table, bowed sincerely and said her prayers (please let me go back to 21st century), and walked back home.
A day later, the news came. Saying that the Governor Yatsumoto of South Konoha district saw one of the Haruno girls praying on the mountains, fell in love with her, and want her to be his 3rd concubine.
He didn't really specify which Haruno girls. The messenger just said, "the pretty one".
More importantly, Governor Yatsumoto is 60 years old.
This is the way of the world. Those who have political power can abuse that power and dictate fates of others.
Of course Haruno-san was extremely agitated. First of all, he raised five girls and wished for them to marry well. The eldest married a jade merchant's son, which was ok, but not great. He placed high hopes for his other daughters hoping they'd marry up, but apparently, the Governor wants one of them. And he wants the prettiest one.
Which one is the prettiest one?
This is so humiliating and insulting to the Haruno household, but alas, it's no use. If they refuse, the Governor can just place a minor misdemeanor charge onto Haruno's business, and whatever he has built will perish away, leaving him destitute.
So Haruno-San called for a family meeting to decide which one of his daughters will marry the 60 years old Governor.
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A/N: Short chapters really motivate me to write more.
