She was sewing embroidery in an open courtyard of the house as was instructed by Old Nie.
She yawned helplessly because all night she was waking and now could not go to sleep because Old Nie would get a bad impression of her.
After all, she was here to learn embroidery in her eyes.
Her nose was red and she sneezed, she was not feeling well from the morning because she spent her night spying on the activities of Fang groups.
Wan Hu came and sat beside her and she sneezed again, her eyes got wet because of dire sneezes. He impatiently put his palm on her forehead, she caught fever slightly but every time she sneezed she smiled to hide her embarrassment.
"Henna when did you become so careless?" he anxiously asked and ordered her caretaker to prepare some soup or herbal tea for her then ordered Henan to go and wrap around an extra shawl, she obediently went into the house and came back with a shawl.
Old Nie came with two cups of herbal tea in her hands and gave one prince and the other to Henna. "How did you catch a cold, do you need a fireplace in your room?" he asked thinking something. She was embarrassed, "No, it's just what you said, I was a little careless," she lowered her eyes with embarrassment, not looking at him straight.
"Rest well today, I will come to see you tomorrow and care for yourself," he rose to go back to his camp.
She hurriedly rose too and came hurriedly in front of him, "Wan Hu I wanted to visit the north forte construction site," she tried to wrap a shawl around herself carefully and then again sneeze.
"You are simply discarding your health, now you see yourself, you are not well and yet requesting to visit forteBi, what should I say other than this?" he pretended that he was angry.
She truly embarrassed herself now, her eyes got wet still lowered eyes, "I am sorry Wan Hu," from her voice revealed that she was weeping silently, he stepped forward supported her chin up with his hand, and felt sorry to himself.
"Henna, stop it please, I did not mean to hurt you, OK, Wan Hu is sorry, see," saying this he grab his both ears with his two hands from the lower side, and his face filled with sorry innocence.
She saw this and first widened her eyes in disbelief and then smiled broadly with another sneeze, she smiled with sneeze embarrassment. Both smiled at this…..
The next day she was sitting in the courtyard, slightly dull grass was taking a sun bath this winter morning.
Today Henna wore her light green dress to cheer the sun appeared.
Wan Hu saw her sitting in the courtyard leisurely and sewing embroidery, he shook his head with pleasure.
He came and she stood up to welcome him, "Henna pays respect to Prince," he nodded. I can see you are learning embroidery with your heart," he showed ease to see that she was fine and a piece of cloth was in her hand for embroidery, "It's looking good," he had nothing else to say.
"Wan Hu I wanted to visit the forteBi construction sight, please?" she tried to convince him by adding please to her request.
"But there are thousands of men at the construction site, it will be improper to visit it openly for you," Wan Hu explained to her.
"I can wear a veil if you allow me to visit," he looked at her, though for a while. He knew once an idea stuck his Henna's head, it would continue to linger in her head.
"Fine, go and veil yourself well, then let's move, we can visit today," he was Prince and heir, who would dare to sneak his eyes on the girl beside him.
He helped her to get on horseback, she circled her arms around his waist in fear of fall, and Wan Hu rode his horse toward the north.
In half an hour, she could see thousands of people actively taking part in the construction of forteBi, half of the foundations would be ready in the next six months.
She was tilting her head right and left to see such a big construction project in work; taxes were doubled to meet resources.
Many men bowed their heads to greet the prince when his horse marched past them. Prince let her know the geographical importance of the north border to Henna.
She was curious about the Fang Groups.
"What are Fang Groups?" she asked out of curiosity.
"They are harmless normally but it is severing when they attack in unison to steel our produces, in severe conditions crops are set on fire by them and they burn the nearby villages too, it immensely affects Kingdom and civilians of Kingdom."
What she collected from his description was that Fang Groups only cared for food and no other serious grudge which means they would harm those who were in their way and hindrance in food stealing and it does not seem a big reason for the fall of a General.
"Henna, you should be careful, here many things are uncertain," he advised her. After three hours of horse riding, he came to his camp with her.
She had her lunch there and then talk about several topics.
He dropped her at Old Nie's house.
He advised her to take good care of her health and then he moved toward his camp in the evening…..
Old Nie received a wedding invitation from her relative from another village and along with they sent some clothes for embroidery.
She was happy and wanted to sew the best embroidery for her niece's wedding, it was after one week. Henna was busy helping with preparing dresses.
She could not go outside at the night to check the activities of Fang Groups. She caretaker was declining in years and she was not as active as before to help Old Nie.
After one week Old Nie brought Henna along to the wedding house, Henna also wanted to attend so she happily prepared to go along.
It was also a small village with a small population. All people of the village were taking part in different preparations to help the house of the bride.