Sitting on the chair, Ling Siyue had opened her hair. She had washed them after switching back her place with Jin Mu.
She looked at her reflection in the bronze mirror. She had set an enchantment around the room and told everyone not to call her .
Ling Siyue slowly stroked her silky brown hair as she fell into deep thoughts. Thoughts and questions which she had collected. Doubts which she had got in recent months.
Yanfou was termed as foolish and immoral by the people of Binhai. She noticed that they hated Yan people from the core of their hearts. It was like, that they had stolen something valuable from them but what?
What was the reason for sucj haters between the two kingdoms ? What was the reason that the two could not leave peacefully? One had to submit.
If it was for the Forbidden City.. then.... No.. No... Yanfou has gotten complete control of Forbidden City gave by the heavens because it got bloodthirsty and started leeching people. Yanfou did not want Bonham to suffer from this kind of negative expects that's why they took complete control over it.
Yan people had high will power than Binhai. They could control over their desires as it was a principle given and taught by the Holy Half. (1)
As a result, Yan took the responsibility for their long term friend, Binhai. But, here they were thinking that we snatched it. Why?
In her family, everyone was so kind hearted. Look at her father, Emperor Ling. He only had one wife whom he had loved dearly. Many nations and countries, even the monsters came and offered their more beautiful and angel like daughters to her father but he rejected them all.
Her mother might not have listened to her wishes but, her brothers were pampered largely. Even if her brothers got harem, father and mother had always told them, to love e only one woman.
This was a question in her mind, when she was still living happily with her family that why did her brothers married so many women? She never got a chance to ask them. Moreover, she was embarrassed as it was their private matter.
But, a suddenly a thing struck in her mind. It was the last words of her emperor father.
" Child! This world is not something that you think. We are getting retribution of mistake of our ancestors but they have been framed. They have done wrong deeds but.. there is something. Go ! my child... fill the blanks... punish the behind the scenes master. "
Fill the blanks....
Before she could understand and process the things, she was captured by the Binhai general. He did not kill her or arrested her but just told her to follow.
Surprisingly, he treated her quite well. Then, she found about the Imperial Edict of making her the second Princess Consort. She could not understand anything. Instead of killing her like other royal family members or take her as prisoner to torture, they were making her, the member of Imperial Family.
She decided to marry as there were many tasks. She did not want to waste her time on harem schemes, so left Jin Mu for it. To help her with the traditions, and her own motives, she made negotiation with Empress Zhu Zhi.
She gave Imperial Harem a visit before the marriage, when she had came to meet Zhu Shiong. She found that this emperor loved beauty. His favourite and most pampered consort of all times was Noble Consort Kin Fie, whose son she was going to marry.
After knowing this, she had guessed it, that this woman would not let her live peacefully, so she decided to make a move first.
She disguised herself as a palace maid and entered her chamber. She took a face mask and covered her face perfectly.
" Who are you?", asked Kin Fie. She was waiting for her maid to come and give her a bath before emperor would come.
But she saw a young timid maid instead the person who would help her enchant the man of her dreams.
Ling Siyue showed nervousness and said, " Ma-Madam, I am a maid hired by one of the consorts to give her a special kind of bath to impress.. .. cough cough. But, I think I have entered the wrong place. "
At this time, there was no one around in the Consort Kim's pavilion as it was her bathing time.
" Special bath.. what kind... what were you about t to speak when you coughed ? Answer me.", she was curious.
Ling Siyue trembled in fear and stepped back. She answered in a meek voice, " Madam, I am from a village. My family has a secret technique to make a woman look this enchanting that the man who will see after this, will not be able to control his desire and.. pounce on her.
In my family, only my mother and I know about it. My mother usually go to palace to give bath, but she is sick. So I come in her place. Its my first time in palace so I think I am lost.
We come and go in secret so prevent seeing by the guards as it is a secret meeting always. Please, don't mind me. I am just a child. "
(1) Holy Half is the God of people of Yanfou.
He is considered to be half human and half animal. Animal may be horse. He has arrow and bow in his hands.