Just a few inches from the ground Lu Xiaolian closed her eyes tightly and stretched out her hands with hope that she could by chance wedge her fall. When she felt a hand wrapped around her holding her steady. Lu Xiaolian opened her eyes to see the most beautiful man she had ever seen, the crown Prince was truly as beautiful as a woman. It would seem that the rumours were right.
"Are you alright" the crown Prince said pulling her back to reality. Lu Xiaolian soon noticed that she was still in the crown Prince arms with her arms wrapped around him. She quickly unwrapped her hands and stepped a way from him.
"I am well, thanks for catching me, your highness"Lu Xiaolian said with a deep blush.
"good, you are__? the crown Prince said with a smile. Seeing the crown Prince's smile, Lu Xiaolian felt hot like her face was on fire.
"Answering your highness, I am Xia__ Lulu" Lu Xiaolian said quickly. She very well couldn't reveal her true identify, luckily the crown Prince had never met her.
"Lulu, you're new which family are you from? Zhongshan Huang asked.
"Uhm__" Lu Xiaolian was about to reply when a man dressed in dark blue walked in and with a bow said "Your highness, his Majesty is asking for you" Giving her a way out. Lu Xiaolian quickly said "I won't keep you any longer, Your highness Lulu will take a leave first" after which she walked away very quickly. The man in dark blue really saved her from embarrassing herself.
She hasn't changed at all, she still acted first thought later. Lulu funny did Lu Xiaolian think he couldn't recognize her at all. How could her forget his Fuzzy little wild cat. They had met ten years ago when he visited her father's camp, funny enough she was also climbing a tree when they met. Zhongshan Huang thought as her watched her walk quickly away turning to His personal guard Chu Yan he said " Grand Mashal Zhang's Manor cat just had a liter, get a fuzzy kitten and deliver it to Princess Xi'an"
"Yes your highness" Chu Yan replied.
"mm let's head over to the Father Emperor's sturdy" Zhongshan Huang said and began walking to the Emperor's sturdy.
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Dowager imperial Noble consort Xu palace
Xiaolian greets Her highness Dowager imperial Noble consort Xu"Lu Xiaolian said as she bowed to pay her respects.
"Impudence, were you not taught properly? Dowager imperial Noble consort Xu said angrily. Imperial Consort Su and Noble Consort Gao was right in her assessment of this little rat, she may not be able to change the Emperor's mind but she can ensure that his plans were not in anyway fruitfull. She hadn't survived the imperial Haram without the Past Emperor's favor by doing nothing she knew a few trick she could use but first she would make Lu Xiaolian life extremely miserable. "How dare you fail to kowtow" the dowager imperial Noble consort continued.
"Xiaolian apologies or her disrespect" Lu Xiaolian said kneeling and quickly kowtowing continuously. Her head had already begun to ache when the Dowager imperial Noble consort spoke
'Someone there quickly send Lu Xiaolian to the ancestral worship temple to copy the scriptures" Lu Xiaolian was quickly led away.
Consort Su palace
Hahahaha "that Served her right for thinking she was smart how dare she make fun of her better she a mare General's daughter at that, like I said Su Bai this was basically killing two birds with one stone. Dowager imperial Noble consort Xu never fails to disappoint, with just a little shove she was willing to push herself off of the clip" Consort Su said with a smile. The dowager imperial Noble consort Xu seams to have failed to realize that the Xu family were nearing the end of their reign. This was when she needed all the support she could get, yet as expected she chooses to antagonize the Empress and Empress dowager. The Xu family fall would work well for her Su family, the Emperor would finally raise them high up and all her sacrifices all this years will be worth it.
Lu Xiaolian's chambers
"Your highness you are back early" Yun shi said with a smile and her hands squeezed thought. This was not good, Imperial Consort Su will not be pleased at all.
" Yes luckily I was released on time Yun shi that's right please get me my lunch am famished" Lu Xiaolian said.
"Yes your highness" Yun shi said and left the room.
"Lu Yan follow her I want to know all her movements, Bie Liu help me undress" Lu Xiaolian said softly.
"Your highness, do you suspect, Yun shi is a spy" Bie Liu asked as she helped Lu Xiaolian undress.
"Bie Liu the members of the Imperial Haram are not simple and likewise the servants, we have to be very careful, She might not be the only spy.I just want to know her master" Lu Xiaolian replied.
"I failed to take care of you, I am ready to receive my punishment" Bie Liu said bowing. When they left Duke Wu Manor she was tasked with taking care of the young mistress but seeing as she failed to pay attention to their surrounding, she was ashamed to face the master.
"Silly girl, even I wasn't attentive, it was Shadow guard Lu Yan that drew my attention to her" Lu Xiaolian said playfully. It would seem that they have to be much more attractive she nearly missed this. That reminds her she still had to check for more spy's. "Has Yao Yao settled in? Lu Xiaolian asked.
"Yes your highness" Bie Liu said with a smile. Second madam had her mistress second personal maid servant come into the palace as a maid and stationed to Princess Xi'an her mistress as a first rank servant.
"Good have her search the servants rooms most especially Yun shi's and rat out more spies" Lu Xiaolian said.
"Yes your highness" Bie Liu said and with a bow left the room to give Yao Yao her orders.
As soon as Bie Liu left, Lu Xiaolian quickly laid down to get some rest. She had only been resting for a few minutes when the servants announced that the Crown Prince's personal guard was here to see her.