The next day his Majesty gave out a degree, that Hong Er needed a mother, and I would be most suitable. There was a celebration of silver and gold filled with every type of good food imaginable, far better than any birthday of princes or holidays.
Later that night, I met Harmony in a small gazebo with a pitcher of grape wine from the west, traded by foreigners, Harmony was rewarded on the first night she had spent with his Majesty, which was a week before, better her then anyone else.
"Does he know your secret?" She asked in a hushed urgent tone.
"Yes, that is why I am adopting a child." I replied taking a glass and filling it up, then taking a sip, it was strange. Perhaps it was because the wine was foreign to me, the events as of late are making me paranoid.
"Why are you staying?" She asked, distressed.
"Because I love him." I simply stated swirling the violet wine contrasting against the white porcelain china I was holding, an splendid blend of culture from the east and west.
"It's not right! He's a man!" She argued.
"I know, but I love him!" I rebutted.
"He can't give you a child!" She screamed.
"Well he just did!" I screamed louder, not caring that someone is listening, after all walls have ears* (墙上有耳).
"It's not your blood child!" She screamed back.
"I know! I don't care! I love them both! Why...Are you stopping me!?" I screamed and the words that came next... I was unprepared.
"Because I love you!" She confessed, and that resonated throughout the empty night.
"Because I love you..." She again repeated softly, as my world went black and I collapsed on the table and dropped the white porcelain cup, shattering it. I guess it was not just a false alarm huh?