Hong Liu yawned as she stretches herself awake, looking around she frowned, I am in my chambers? But didn't I...? She tries to think what she last remembers, she went to the court disguising as a butterfly First Lord recognized her...then it all back to her in lighting speed, she flushed as she remembers the way he comes close to her and.....she touches the back of her head and her fingers slide through her hairs, 'he took my hairpin and put a sleeping spell on me!' She scowls. 'That shameless...!'
"What does he think of himself!' She scoffed and stomped her way out in anger towards his study, 'First, he tries to stop me trap me in here then he sealed of my wings and then he....stole my hairpin! putting a sleeping spell on me! I will show him!' She fumed to herself as she hit a fist to her palm scowling.
As she stomping through the hallways in her anger she didn't notice Ming Zhu passing even he greeted her bowing.
"Your Highness," But he blinked as she passed without looking at him.
'Where is she going like she is about to cut someone into pieces?' He thought wryly and followed her.
"Little highness, little highness!" He called after but she was too lost and she had only one target in mind that stole her senses.
Its finally down on Ming Zhu that she was storming towards First Lord study, he shook his head and try to stop her.
"Little highness please stop, the First Lord is in the meeting!"
That made her stop and she turns swiftly.
"Where? In the court?"
"No, in his study," He said.
"Then why are you stopping me?" She asked, turning back to open the door of his study.
Ming Zhu remembering the First Lord's warning.
"Little Highness, I understand your side, you wish to pay back his favour. But the Goddess Hua Shen is not very practical in her ideas about in that regards and as a designated deity, he doesn't need for you to pay him back," Ming Zhu said calmly.
Hong Liu turns to look at him puzzled as what he was talking about.
"What favour? I am angry at him, he...he tricked me!" She scoffed and Ming Zhu could even understand what is happening, she stormed in.
Dong Hai played his next move on the board go when he heard the sound of someone forcing the entry in his study but he already knew who it was before his stone eyes met her fuming once.
"I want my star hairpin back!"
Dong Hai look back at the board as his opponent, The second Price Huang Ling was looking up at the fuming young lady.
Hong Liu didn't notice the second prince in light yellow-robed sitting across The First Lord and the second prince at this moment didn't want to be noticed either because he was witnessing something extraordinary that never happened before, the First Lord was being scolded.
"What hairpin?" He asked.
Hong Liu huffed at his denial and pressed her lips in annoyance. Dong Hai looked at her with the nonchalant expression as she huffed.
"You..." She started but then she notices the second prince and spark of annoyance inside her turn into the fire. He is finally back! She narrowed her eyes at him and he is playing go here calmly with this ice block.
"You!" She slammed her hands on the table kneeling by the lower study table where the board of go was set up, the go boards stone scatter at the impact. Dong Hai look at his careful strategy gone in disarray and he gave an inaudible sigh.
Huang Ling gave a startl at his ally hostility.
"You are finally here? is this how you treat your allies?! No letter no message! And you send the crown prince to the eastern lands before I even woke up! What did I tell you?" she rebukes him.
Huang Ling was speechless, he thought he will enjoy a rare sight at this moment turn out all that fire will be shower over him but what she is talking about? Wasn't Xian Yu suppose to go to the Green Forest?
"Wasn't the Xian Yu was supposed to.....go the green forest?" He asked confused at her line of anger.
"Yes, he was supposed to but not without me or before me! It is obvious to my parents that what I did! Do you have any idea what kind of trouble I am in?!"
Huan Ling gave a brief glance at The First Lord who was looking at the scene in front of him with dry humour. The Second prince clears his throat.
"My apologies," He mumbled, as she bend over the table to tower over him, to Huang Ling she looks vicious, Dong Hai lips stretched a little thinking she was rather adorable when she is angry.
"What I am going to do with your apology? Do you have anyone now who could tell you if the Crown Prince is succeeding in his mission or not or we suppose to wait until the end of days!"
Huan Ling thought over her words and realize she has a point, without her in the Green Forest how he was supposed to know that all their planning and plotting worked or not? A month ago when they did it all, she fell unconscious because of the heavenly retribution he was lucky that the First Lord took her responsibility otherwise if his father lord had to find out what had he done or the fact that he helped the princess of the green forest to enter the Nine Heaven's in disguise the same butterfly fairy who disrupted his court...that would have been claustrophobic. So when his Hevanly Lord Father gave him the responsibility of the peace treaty of the West Sea, he saw his chance to leave undetected and he escaped. He felt a little bit of regret. It was....unconsidered of him. He admits unwillingly to himself
"You ruined all of my strategies!" Hong Liu narrowed her eyes at him, pointing her fingers at his chest.
Dong Hai saw that Hong Liu was leaning to close to Huang Ling, he touch her elbow and pulled her away from him. Her body on it own listens to Dong Hai's touch without realizing it that, she was now sitting properly on Dong Hai's side of the table with an angry pout still pulled on her lips.
"And you have ruined mine," Dong Hai pulled her hand away from the go board and this time his gentle touch had shaken her from her angry focus and she looks at him irritated.
"What are you doing?" She asked.
"If you are done scolding the Second Prince, you may leave. I have something important to discuss with him," His voice cold as he pulled his hand from hers. Hong Liu was annoyed and hurt by his cold dismissed.
"Fine, give me my hairpin back. I will go," She looks away from him with a huff.
'Hairpin? What had happened here in this past month I was gone' Huang Ling thought, looking at their interaction with interest.
Dong Hai notice Huang Ling sly look.
"I don't know what are you talking about, you must had a dream," His eyes harden.
"I know what is a difference between a dream and reality, I can't find it and it is just not some normal hairpin, therefore, I request your Lordship, not to jest with at this moment,"
She was annoyed, it was not like her wings thought. The hairpin, however, is important. Dong Hai understand that. 'Who gave it to her?' Looking at her huffed face from the corner of his eyes as he slides off the stones on the go table.
"We will talk about this later," He said with finality.
Looking at Huang Ling, Hong Liu thought it's not wise to insist on this anymore, not now but she won't let go of the First Lord that easily, she left with a scoff. Without looking back at the two gentlemen, who looks at her retreating figure.
'What is so important he can't talk for second and why on the three realms did he take my hairpin?!' She groaned.
In her annoyed strides, she didn't notice the girl in pale green robes coming her way holding a tea tray in her hand and they collied making the teacups scatter on the ground. Hong Liu yelp as she feels the hot tea spilt on her hand.
"Ah!"
"You...indiscipline girl! You broke the First Lord's favourite teacup!"