After a long lonely silence, suzhen saw Mei enter the Rome after knocking with a tray of food and tea.
She carefully placed the tray on the table which was in the middle of the room which was surrounded by comfortable chairs.
"My lady, lunch is served" Mei said.
"Thank you" suzhen exclaimed as she sat down on one of the chairs near the table.
The food smelled good and familiar.
"Is this fried rice, biang biang noodles and this tea must be keenum black tea?" suzhen pointed at every dish served.
Mei was surprised " My Lady, how do you know. Is this also the kind of food that you eat back in Wang Jiang?"
Suzhen knew because she remembered the day when prince Haoran took her out in the capital. He made her try different kinds of food on different stalls. As for the tea, the Duchess loves trying making different teas. The duke and Horus would be the tasters.
If the tea was terrible, those two would suffer and suzhen would laugh at every facial expressions they'd make.
Thinking about the people she loves made her miss them even more.
Suzhen looked at Mei. Mei was beautiful, hardworking and if she was a princess, she would have been loved by a lot of people. Suzhen also realized that Mei was so careful with everything she does for suzhen, as if she was afraid of making a mistake.
"I just read these some where"
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After eating, servants come into suzhen's room and the seven maid including Mei, helped suzhen take a bath.
"What's the name of this oil?" suzhen asked as Mei applied some oil into suzhen's water.
"This is Tung oil, my Lady. The crown prince ordered this especially for you"
Of course, who else?
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After a nice relaxing and quick bath, suzhen was dressed in a hanbok and hair of her hair was tied while the other half was let down to fall on her shoulders, fashioned with the most expensive hairpin ; prince Haoran's hairpin. She wore comfortable winter boots.
"My lady, you look really pretty" Mei complimented.
" Thank you,for all your hard work. All of you are hardworking.
All the servants were stunned. Suzhen really is so kind that she even acknowledges the people around her.
Lowly servants like them don't get compliments on such small deeds.
"My lady,the prince said that if you want,we could give you a tour around the palace." suggested
Suzhen thought for a while. Well since she was going to stay here for the rest of her life,she might as well explore and enjoy herself while it still lasts.
She nodded and before leaving,Mei made sure to give suzhen a long warm Cloak.
Suzhen didn't see the need to wear it until she remembered how cold it was the moment she crossed the boarders.
Since Naishi is on the Western part of the continent and neighboring countries with Wang Jiang,which was on the central part of the continent,it was know to be the coldest part of the continent because of the rivers,valleys and mountains and staff. Naishi experiences all four seasons - summer, autumn, Winter and spring - and it's also known for - what was it again - oh yeah, snow. Naishi was known for snow.
I'm Wang Jiang,snow was not experienced because of it being on the central and having lots of flat plains.
To be honest,suzhen was curious to see snow.
Suzhen walked around the gardens accompanied by Mei and the other servants. Naishi really is a beautiful place. Now that summer is entering winter,the flowers are wilting and the temperature was getting low. Suzhen was excited to see snow for the first time in her life and maybe she'll get used to this.
Suzhen sat near the gazebo and was served tea while enjoying the beautiful smell of nature. The koi fishes danced along with the water and swam around the lotuses.
After taking a few sips, suzhen walked towards the pond and stood on the bridge above the pond. squatting,she touched one of the lotuses, inhaled the cool breeze and appreciated the beauty of nature.
*smash*
She heard the crashing and smashing of glass.
She looked behind her and saw all the maids she came with panicking.
"My lady, a rabbit" one exclaimed.
"What's going on?" suzhen asked.
Suzhen walked inside the gazebo and saw a small cute white rabbit, which was chewing something as it stood on the table.
"My lady, should we take it away?" Mei asked but suzhen quickly objected.
" No need"
She picked up the rabbit and carried it in her arms which the rabbit looked so small.
"Where did this rabbit came from?" suzhen curiously asked as she petted the rabbit.
Rabbit this white are a few left now in the continent if possible the whole world. People have became greedy and are hunting more of these poor things without considering that this is causing their extinction.