"I don't understand the original Sheng Wo was to be wed in three years!" she thought
"Now, for the sake of money, they want to advance the wedding"...
"Lady Wo, please come to your room." Ren Ren cried
"Ren, it's nothing! I may stay here a little bit," she replied gently trying to dodge her request
"My Lady, they finished speaking," she said as she watched close to hear
As father and mother finished speaking, they headed into the courtyard. The servant ladies were cleaning the big house.
"Please don't get punished by your father. He will be severe with you." She cried even more pitiful
Ren Ren looked really sincere and didn't wish her mistress to be hurt.
Sheng Wo sighed and accepted to go back to her room.
"My lady at last you are considering me. Please, as you were good I will add you another plate of pastries." Ren Ren smiled
"Another plate of pastries!?" she thought amazed
Ren Ren opened the door of the room and let her mistress enter.
"May you rest well!" she took Sheng Wo to her bed
"This slave girl may look a little childish but for sure she is very affectionate." she thought as she ate a plate of pastries beside her bed
"Ren Ren take a seat!" Sheng Wo gestured as she chewed her cakes
"No, young mistress! I'm just a servant girl. Standing will be alright." She replied honestly and slightly embarrassed
"Just sit down for today or I will be angry with you tomorrow all day!" she said threatening the young servant
"Y...Ye...Yes, young mistress...Wo!" she said as she quickly took a chair
Sheng Wo smiled and sat on her bed.
"How did you come to this house? Were you sold out?" She asked
"My lady, I don't want to fluster you. Please, may I skip your question?" she asked looking sad
"I may have evoked her bad memories, may I just leave it."...
"It's okay! You don't have to talk about this if you don't feel suitable." Sheng Wo said
"Thank you, young mistress." She said softly
"So what are your impressions on me?" she asked looking a little bit red
"My impressions about young mistress Wo!?" she asked trying to see where, to begin with the endless talking
"Just say whatever you think about me. I will not punish you!" Sheng Wo said even more gleaming
"Well, Lady Wo is a kind and affectionate person. Lady Xi has been always picking on her since she was a little girl. She will cry and her parents will just ignore her. Lady Xi is spoiled and childish while Lady Wo is kind and righteous. She always finds solutions to problems and is fund in helping people in need. One day, my lady saved a slave girl to escape in secret after she was falsely accused of poisoning by Lady Xi."
"Even though you will not be maltreated by Lady Xi anymore, Lady Wo you're the most genuine mistress I could ever have." she kneeled on her dress crying
Huh!? Was this woman such a good person?...
"Please the day of your marriage, make me your servant for life." She said flowing tears from her eyes.
Ren Ren felt warm hands cover her tightly and the person was kneeling too smiling.
"It makes a long time I did not felt this sensation!" Ren Ren thought
Flashbacks...
"Sister! I brought you some strawberries it will cure your disease." Ren said happily
"Thank you, little Ren!" her sister said as she hugged her tightly
...
Thank you little Ren! Sheng Wo said as she softly tapped her head
"Huh!? This reminds me of my elder sister."
"If you wish to be my servant for life, you need to work hard for it." Sheng Wo said as she stood up to lean on her bed
"Yes, young mistress!" she cheered raising her first
"From today on we are friends and I ask for loyalty and hard work."
Your...your friend? she asked almost as if she was dreaming
"Young mistress, it is my honor." she bowed deeply
"Is it also admitted for servants to bow to their mistress?" she thought scratching her hair in disbelief
"Young mistress, you must sleep now or it will hurt your eyes." she said waving her to her bed
At last, I have to get...
"Elder sister!" Sheng Lan banged in her room
She looked anxious and was holding a plate of moon cakes. Behind her was her servant girl who was watching peacefully.
"Elder sister, forgive me for entering abruptly in your room." she said bowing in respect
"I heard in ancient China, you could be punished if you disrespected elders!" she thought
"You did right to apologize or a bump will come off from your head." ...
"I'm so sorry sister! Please I heard that your servant asked for pastries in the kitchen," she said as she hurried to bring her plate
"Here are moon cakes with delicate skin and tender fruits on the inside." Sheng Lan said as she smiled sweetly
"Suddenly I start doting on you little sister, personally... I love MOON CAKES!" she said as she took the plate to taste the delicacy
She grasped a cake and tenderly savored it.
"Mmh... This cake is smooth as you said, the fruits are juicy and the layer of the outside is crispy," she said as she was crying tears of joy
"Is it one of the chef's specialties?" she asked recalling about the cakes that were good but not such delicacies
"No! it is elder brother's cooking." Sheng Lan said as she smiled
"Elder brother knows how to cook?" she thought scared
In Sheng Wo's memories, her brother Sheng Li Yao is a talented cook who learned secretly in a reputed restaurant. He cooked in the house when the chef went out after serving the last meals and will cook wonderful dishes that only she and Sheng Lan can taste. Elder sister Xi discovered it and the parents were furious. He became constantly in his father's watch and will cook secretly.
"Sister, I'm so sorry you will marry quicker because of me. I will be regretful all my life." She sobbed
"Sheng Lan, don't be sorry. I want to see brother!" she replied
What!? they screamed
"Lady Wo!" the servant of Sheng Lan called
I don't think the elder brother is...
"Leave it to me. I know how to handle familial issues." She said as she opened the flat square wooden door
"Elder sister is courageous!" Sheng Lan praised
Sheng Wo crossed the hall and reached the parlor. She had asked Ren Ren to take of Sheng Lan and her servants with sweet milk and cakes. Going to the parlor she met her brother. He looked nice and fresh after his warm bath.
"Brother! You are back." Sheng Wo said as she hurriedly came to him
"Twin sister what are you doing?" he asked confused
"Am I your twin?" she asked bewildered
...