The twins and Mr. Chong walked in without making too much noise. "We since you all are going to work for me I shall say a bit about myself. One I am not a man, I am a woman. Two my name is Alexandria Eli, not Alexander Eli. No one is to know unless I give the word. As for your uniforms, Li Hua and Li Ming I got these for you," I informed as I handed them the red dresses. "I may change them every few months depending on what color I want to change it to." They nodded at this and smiled at the dresses. They were not cheap dresses I can say that but my father had gotten them on a whim years ago so why not put them to good use. I turned to Mr. Chong and handed him his uniform. "I hope it is the right size. Now as for you can expect, from me. I will not over work any of you; I might even do things myself, but I do demand you try to do your best at what I ask of you."
At this the nodded again and bowed to me. "Li Hua, Li Ming you both are to help me with daily morning routines. This means you have to help me dress in the morning and come with me to go stretch in the green house. You may continue on regular maid routines such as cleaning after Mr. Chong has presented breakfast. Mr. Chong you are in charge of helping me keep my schedule on the correct track. You are also to prepare my meals and help me through the day. Any questions?" They nodded a no. I smiled and dismissed them to go get settled in. Once they left I turned my chair towards the window once more. My heart just a bit more heavy than the last time I had looked at the cherry blossoms in jealously. My eyes seemed to glaze over a bit as I stared out.
I am lost. That much I am certain of, when or how I will find my true self again I am not too sure of. There is a longing in me, I want to be found, but I know I have to find myself and not depend on anyone to find me. With a sigh I got up and headed over to my gardens. I have a total of 4 different types of gardens; they are all inspired by different things. The first garden is the rose garden I grow all types of roses in honor of my dear mother. There I have one grand water fountain that has what my little sister had she lived would have been called, lilies. I also had special fish transported for the fountain. The second garden is the Japanese rock garden for my father. I made everything have a certain flow to it and made a shrine for my mother and father in the middle of the garden. The third garden is more of a meadow and willow scene one that makes you think of fairies, it is quite smaller than the rest. Then at last my own garden.
I had this one made to my own tastes; it is like a maze, the cherry blossom tree being the middle of the whole thing. You can see the entire maze from my study's window. There are certain places where I placed significant plants at dead ends and traps around a few places. The maze itself is certainly impressive I was very glad to have my home back indeed. With a sigh I decided to go visit an old friend of mine on Thursday. He shouldn't be too busy, he got some help after his parents died, his servants suck but he cares about them so he hasn't fired them yet. If they worked for me they would be dead by now. I slipped out of my chair and went to my room to rest a bit before having to get up early and go into town to get my new clothes and things I will need.
I called on Li Hua and Li Ming I got them to bathe me because I was feeling sleepy. "Lady Alexandria ?"Li Ming asked softly. "Yes, Li Ming." She looked at me shocked. I smiled. " I can tell you both apart." I commented with a soft giggle. They nodded together and smiled. " Most don't know how to tell us apart." declared Li Hua. I smiled again, it seems they can do more than what I once thought. "Well Li Hua is a bit more bold with her manner of speaking than you Li Ming. Also your eyes give off a different light. Li Hua seems more free spirited than you Li Ming. You seem more orderly and committed to what it is that you hold in your heart. Yin and Yang really..." they nodded and continued. "Well Lady Alexandria...We had hoped to join you tomorrow." Li Ming continued. I gave them a nod. They could be useful...I might need help. "You may join me if you like."
They squealed and hugged me. "Girls...now you are all wet too." I gave a sigh. The looked at their dresses and pouted at me. "Sorry Mistress."