Bab 73: Unexpected
A woman wearing off shoulder slightly transparent floral changpao was sitting in her beauty room and few maids were giving some massage on her bare shoulders.
She spent last night with the first prince and she was really exhausted, massages will increase her beauty and vanish her tiredness.
She was sitting on the edge while her legs were in the in room pool which was full of flower petals.
After the massage ended, she slowly removed her floral changpao and entered in the pool.
Flower petals touched her shoulder which was like light tinking on the bare skin and she smiled.
Cool water relaxed her nerves.
She was feeling immensely happy now.
"Bring me in the garden, once I am done bath," she ordered her maids and dipped in the water for a moment.
She wanted to celebrate every moment.
She wanted to see flowers and vast garden just to increase her happiness, soon she will be declared as dotted concubine of the Crown Prince and she will be given more privileges over the other trashy concubines.
"Sure, then I should go and bring a small carriage for your ride to the garden," the head maid bowed and was ready to go out.
"Stop, no need, I will walk by myself," she wanted to walk between the corridors in the middle of the crowd of maids to show off her newly gained position to the other concubines.
She would celebrate the whole day.
Henan was trying to weave a plan as to how she could venture in the Royal state without coming into notice.
She looked at her maid.
She was thinking as to whether she should trust her maid or not.
She was thinking half a day and still she have no plan.
She started to pace around in her room.
Her maid did not notice first but then it was like this girl have walked many miles while pacing in the room.
She cleared her throat and spoke, "Miss Diu, there is only two weeks left in the coming the Event of Winter, if you are bored we can discuss about your dress and other things for your interest,"
'A trashy summer event or winter event is not my concern, ah, how I express what is my concern?'
She looked around to generate a ready made excuse.
'It seems to me that my capabilities are becoming rustic, I am not even able to excuse? how frustrating,' she shook her head which further deepened the curiosity of her maid.
'Yes, I heard that greenery can refresh a mind, is that means I will be able to think lot more?' she put her slander finger on her chin while thinking.
Her maid was sneaking her actions and when she saw that this small girl was thinking something more important with such innocence on her face, she barely hold her laughter, it would be considered disrespectful on her regard.
"Lets head toward the biggest and most beautiful garden of this court, it will be pleasant to talk there about the preparation what you were talking about before, umm, Winter Event," she spoke with half seriousness and half innocence.
Study says that greenery not only freshens the mind but bring a sense of longing.
It was called half remedy to a patient in the eyes of physicians.
"Miss it is lunch time, shall we go after lunch?" she was hesitant yet she can't bear any health issue of her tending guest, the Queen might skin her alive if she showed any carelessness.
"Sure, I should indeed, go and bring it," Henan sat the chair.
Her maid brought the dishes and served on the table in fornt of her.
Henan was eating absentmindedly.
With a morsel struck, she started hiccoughing.
Her maid ran and filled the class of water.
Her hiccups did not stop.
Her eyes were filled with tears.
She stood up from her chair and went out for fresh air.
When she started eating, she suddenly remembered Wan Hu and his present condition.
She don't know how was he doing?
What kind of torture he was facing?
When she was running to avoid her maid and her questioning gazes, she ran into someone.
It was clear that she collided with some other maid or woman not some male servant.
Both fell with thud.
The woman who was beneath her screamed when her back met the hard floor.
Henan felt apologetic.
She was ready to apology.
But she stopped half way through when she looked the face of the woman, she was another girl of slightly her age or a year older?
"Wei?" she almost shouted.
Her maid came rushing and saw the familiar expression.
Henan immediately changed the tone.
"Weeee, I am sorry, ohh, see my hiccup gone, I apology this girl by the way who are you? can we become firends?" Wei Lan was dumbstruck.
She took much time but hopefully she did not call Henan from her name.
"Its okay, it was not intentional from your side, right? Though my back hurts, can you move yourself from my body?" she reminded Henan that they were both still in same position.
It was such unexpected and that they were really not expecting each other in the Palace of their enemy.
It could be more dangerous if she had to rescue other than prince.
Enemy can become alert if they lapsed anything.
They will be cut off in the middle of the square in the enemy kingdom if they were found by the Prince Yong.
Henan stood up and helped Wei Lan.
"I am again sorry, I am just a country girl from a very far off place and I dared not offend any Royal or the Palace people, I am just a guest for few days," she bowed and went back with her maid.
It would not cause any suspicion hopefully.
Wei Lan would also avoid direct contact.
On the way her back, she was thinking how Wei Lan end up in the Yong Palace?
This increased her worries too.
-- Hadiah diterima