Note: I do not own any of J.K. Rowlings books

As a child Hannah grew up on fairy tales, both read from books and the barbie versions, but unlike most children Hannah learned early not everyone gets a happy ending. Can her prince change that?

They went into the library and QiuLan looked around the room. The library was huge. There were a lot of shelves of books. Probably even more than a thousand books. 

QiuLan walked around while Ming'er sat down on a seat. There were so many books on every subject. QiuLan took cultivation, zither, war, martial arts, and medical books. She started reading the zither book. QiuLan really wanted to learn how to play the zither when she was young but her family told her to focus on studying. 

Ming'er fell asleep while QiuLan was reading. Ming'er woke up and opened the door. It was sunset. "Miss. We should head back to eat lunch now," said Ming'er. "Are you hungry?," QiuLan asked. "I am not hungry," said Ming'er. Ming'er's belly started growling. Ming'er turned red and QiuLan smiled. 

QiuLan took the books and went out of the library with them. She put the books into her bedroom and went out. She went out of her bedroom and she walked to the hall. 

QiuLan sat down on a seat and started eating. 
"This is good. You should try it," said QiuLan. "I can't eat these," said Ming'er. QiuLan raised an eyebrow and said, "then find something to eat. You have to eat something or you would starve." Ming'er nodded and walked away. QiuLan started eating again. She was very quiet and no one paid attention to QiuLan. 

"Your majesty, crowned prince, second prince, fourth prince, and seventh prince arrives!" said a eunuch. Everybody stopped what they were doing and looked at the door. The king, crowned prince and the second prince walked in and everybody bowed. QiuLan didn't know how to bow to the king so she just followed what the others did. 
"You may rise," said the king. Everybody stood up and the king walked to her father. "Li Wei. Here are some gifts for your marriage," said the king. "Thank you, your majesty," responded Li Wei. 

While they were talking, all of the young girls other than QiuLan crowded around the crowned prince, second prince, and fourth prince. No one crowded to the seventh prince since the seventh prince had a very bad temper and everybody was afraid of him. 

The seventh prince saw someone he knew and walked up to her. That girl was no one other than QiuLan. "Hey," said the seventh prince. QiuLan ignored him since she was eating and didn't know who he was talking to. The seventh prince got ignored so he got mad. He poked her. QiuLan turned around and saw the seventh prince. Do they know each other? Yes, they know each other. He was the guy that got called narcissistic by QiuLan. "Who are you," asked QiuLan. "Did you forget about me? I am the one on the horse in the forest. The one you called narcissistically," he said. 

QiuLan looked back at her memories and remembered who he was. "Oh, it's you," she said. "Did you follow us to get in here?" he asked. "Can you stop asking those stupid questions? I didn't follow you," she said. "Then how did you get in here then?" asked the seventh prince. "I live here." "You are a maid?" "What does that got to do with you?" "You are probably a maid. You should feel happy that a prince is talking to you," said the seventh prince. "Well, I don't feel happy. You may be a prince but it doesn't seem that any girl likes you anyway," said QiuLan. 

The second prince and the fourth prince overheard that and they started laughing. The girls glared at QiuLan. So QiuLan turned around to continue her food. The seventh prince turned red. {...Why are these girls glaring at me? Why do people like to turn red as a tomato? Do they have a disease?...} 

"So you like one of my older brother's?" asked the seventh prince. The second prince and the fourth prince immediately stopped laughing. "No," QiuLan said. Both princes gave her thumbs up. The seventh prince glared at them and both princes started laughing. 

The crowned prince walked over to see what was happening and then he saw QiuLan. He showed a disgusted face. The other princes saw the face and looked at both of them. They exchanged glances and nodded to each other. {... What a weird way to communicate with each other. They have some problems...} 

Huang Shu came by and saw the fourth prince. She grabbed the fourth prince and hugged him. "Fourth prince. There you are," she said. The fourth prince turned very pale and froze. QiuLan turned around to watch the show. QiuLan wanted to laugh so hard. "Let go," the fourth prince said. The other princes sat next to QiuLan to watch the show. The princes also wanted to laugh so badly. 

"Did you miss me? I missed you," said Huang Shu. "I didn't miss you and let go of me," said the fourth prince. "Oh come on. I won't let you go!" said Huang Shu. "Noo!" The princes started laughing at the fourth prince. 

The fourth prince started pointing at the YaHui. The second prince began to hide. YaHui looked at them and saw the second prince. YaHui ran to the second prince. 

"Second prince. You're here! Why didn't you try to go find me?" said YaHui. YaHui glanced at the people around the second prince and saw QiuLan. Yahui pushed QiuLan aside and she sat at QiuLan's seat. 

"Stay away from him! Don't try to get his attention. He is mine!," said YaHui. QiuLan sighed and sat next to YaHui. "What's wrong with you? Why do you dislike her?" asked the second prince. "She is my stupid, arrogant sister," said YaHui. The second prince glanced at QiuLan and saw her roll her eyes. "She's your sister? I thought she was some maid," said the seventh prince. "She looks and acts like a maid," said YaHui. "Don't be rude," said the second prince.

"She does act like a maid. I also hate her ," said the crowned prince. The second prince, fourth prince, and the seventh prince were shocked and at the same time said, "Why?" "She's arrogant and she's mean. She tried to hurt my future wife," said the crowned prince. "Woah. I never knew that she was that mean. She doesn't look like she would do that though," said the second prince. "Why are you saying nice things about her!? Even my father dislikes her. She likes the crown prince and envy's the future crown princess," said YaHui. 

QiuLan kept on eating and didn't spare a glance at them. "Yeah. Last time she tried to cling on the 6th prince. She literally wanted to be with us and get close to him," said the seventh prince. 

QiuLan could hold it no longer and slammed her chopsticks on the table. They looked at her in shock. QiuLan turned around and said, "Why do you guys hate me so much? I didn't do anything wrong. And for the last time, I didn't try to follow you or the sixth prince! I didn't hurt his future wife! I do not like the crown prince or the sixth prince. I never did and I never will!" She glared at them and sat back down. They looked very shocked.

The emperor heard QiuLan say that and the emperor looked very shocked but he smiled. Li Wei (the father) saw the emperor's face and was very shocked. The emperor actually smiled at QiuLan! "Who is she?" asked the emperor. "She is my daughter, QiuYing." "QiuYing? Isn't she known as the arrogant but weak young girl? She is very brave. I thought she would smash a table on them and run away crying. But it looks like she just yelled at them and she even didn't run away," said the emperor. "After the trip, she started to change somehow. But I don't know how she changed. She even asked me if she could go to the library. She can't even read!," said Li Wei. "What if she was hiding her true talents? We are going to have a banquet in the imperial place for scholars in three days. You should bring her there. We should test her abilities," said the emperor. "Thank you," said Li Wei. 

QiuLan was done eating so she went back to her room. 

Then they started talking about her.  "How dare she yell at us!? Does she have no respect for us?," asked the seventh prince. "Shut up. You guys didn't show any respect to her so she showed no respect to us," said the second prince. YaHui got mad. "Why are you being so nice to her? That's not fair!," said YaHui. "She didn't do anything wrong. Did she actually ask you that she wanted to follow you and the sixth prince?" asked the second prince. "Well, no," said the seventh prince. "Then you probably misunderstood her. And for you. Did you actually see her push your future wife into the pond?" asked the second prince. "I didn't see her push QiuRong but the maids and QiuRong said that QiuLan pushed her into the pond," said the crowned prince. "Then how are you sure that the maids didn't get bribed? And how are you sure that QiuRong didn't lie to you?" said the second prince. The crowned prince didn't answer the questions. YaHui got madder and bit her lips.
{...Why is the second prince saying nice things about her? That slut!...}

Li QiuLan was doctor and she was called to the emergency room to do surgery for a woman. The woman was a movie star and she was pregnant. The movie star thought that Li QiuLan would tell people that the movie star was pregnant so she hired assassins to kill her. Li QiuLan was then killed. Then random pictures appear into her mind. She woke up and she found out that she time traveled. What would happen next?

The prince's Point of view

"prince Yuan, say ahh.."

the maid infront of me said as she was about to feed me my food. I can eat by myself but i still cant move my arms yet since im still a baby. 

I just sighed in my head and did as what the maid told me to do, its not like i have any other choice to make. I am still a baby.

"Prince Yuan, here you milk bottle" 

the maid taking care of me said, i just took it and drank the milk so she would go away. Im not really used to this, well, its because i live as a normal human in mh old life.

I have known that this place is nowhere in Japan anymore, this place is called the kingdom of Nicholiasia. And i? i have been born as the prince of this kingdom.

"isnt kind of weird.."

"the prince havent cried a single tear yet since he was born.."

i can hear the maids gossip behind my door. Well its true, i havent cried since i woke up in this world, it is because i am not a baby in my previous life anymore. i really wish time would just fast forward.

"well its kind of nice, that the prince dont cry so much..he is like his majesty.." 

***
Well, two years has passed since i woke up, or been reborn in this world. I have known that this kingdom is filled with magic, and the people here can also use magic. I was quite surprised myself.

all i ever do in this palace is read books. i would always ask my maid to bring me books to read, but theaid would always bring me a children's book which sometimes annoy me. So i just asl my maid to read me history books and she would agree.

At first i cant really understand the language here, so i re'd about the children's books and it kind of helped, thank you maid!

"Prince Yuan, the Gracian Family has come to visit, and your majesties wishes to see you.." 

my maid said as she opened the door. She carried me to my bed and changed my clothes to a more formal one.

After that she held my hand and we walked to the living room where the guest have been waiting.

"My baby boy!" 

My mom said and hugged me tight while nudging her cheeks againts mine.

"so this is your son queen Niana?" 

the queen from the other kingdom asked my mom.

"he certainly is my son, queen Kimona" 

My mom answered and let me sit beside her, i whispered to a maid to bring me a book and she nodded.

"This is my son Leonardo Gracia, his quite energetic i must say.." 

The other queen said, or as my mom said queen Kimona.

"oh my how cute, i think they would get alomg just fine queen Kimona" 

My mother said and smiled at the kid sitting next to queen Kimona, he had black hair and red eyes, with elf ears.

The boy walked up to me and offered his hand.

"im Leo" he said.

"Yuan, nice to mweet you Leo" 

i said, man that failed. i sound so childish, oh well im still 2 years old after all.

"prince Yuan, heres the book you asked for.."

the maid arrived bringing my book and she handed it over to me.

"oh my, your son can read books already queen Niana?"

Queen Kimona asked my mom, quite shock.

"yeah, he loves to read books a lot, he would always ask for a book whenever he wishes to read" 

my mom answered.

"his quite a genius then, aww..i wish my son is a little like that..but all he do is play and run outside" 

Queen Kimona said with an awe look on his face. 

'umm excuse me, im already a 28 year old novelist in my old life!' i really wanted to say that out loud but i think they would say im talking nonsense.

"hey Yuan, why dont we play with your toys..in your room..?" 

Prince Leo said. But i put a book in his face.

"i like reading more than playing.." 

i said to him and walked off to my room which prince Leo followed.

After all the time wasted, all i did was read the history of the kingdom and magic, while prince Leo sleeping beside me.

"My baby Leo we are going home now.." 

i heard the queen Kimona said, so i woke up Leo telling him that they have to go home.

"Yuan, lets meet again soon" 

Leo said as he smiled at me and said goodbye, i waved at him in return as they left my room.

well, i guess he is my firsf friend in this new life of mine..

***
Three years has passed, and i just turned five. 

"Prince Yuan, Prince Leo is here for a visit!"

the maid informed me, well here he goes again barging inside my room.

"Yuan, your reading another book? you bookworm!" 

he shouted at me as he entered the room, he walked to me and messes my hair.

"why dont we go outside and do some sword training?" 

he offered, well i got nothing to do so i just sighed and nodded to him, his face brightened up and dragged my me to the training grounds.

***
"Maan..Yuan, you beat me again.." 

he said panting and flopped to the ground. This always happens, he would ask me to train with him and he will end uo loosing again. Did this guy even train? or just play around?

"Princes, here have some juice to refreshen you!"

my maid called us and Leo rushed to get his juice. i sighed and walked to the maid and get my juice.

"Yuan, all the time i always see you read books, but when did you have the time to train with swords?" 

Leo asked me. i jusf looked at him with an annoyed look on my face.

"do i really look like a bookworm to you? of course i would train time to time, im not an idiot like you Leo" 

i said to him and grinned, he looked annoyed and suddenly stood up.

"one day Yuan, one day..i will beat you!" 

he said pointing his pointer finger at me, i just laughed at his statement and grabbed a book. 

"lets just see about that Leo"

i smiled at him and read the book i was holding.

"gaah, to bright!"  (Leo)

"stop with the act Leo, i rarely smile, savour the moment will you?"

i said as he laughed, and i laughed along with him.

***
Another 2 years pass.

"Prince Yuan, your tutor has arrived"

The maid notified me and which i just nodded. My father said i would need a tutor to teach me about things, which ive already learned everything in this world.

i still cant hse magic though, you can only use magic at the age of 12 and im still 7.

"prince Yuan, good morning to you your highness" 

my tutor said and bowed, im really not used to this kind of things yet.

"good morning"

i greeted back.

"now lets see, what kind of genius you are.."

that surprised me. What does this tutor mean?

Kaede Yaguchi a famous novelist in Japan has his life ended at the age of 28 after recieving his award. He was assassinated. As He opened his eyes he was now a new born prince of the kingdom of Nicholiasia in a world of magic. He was named Yuan Von Nicholias. Yuan grew up to be a honest fine young prince who was gifted with magic. Though, Nobody in the royal family knew that Yuan could still remember his past life and memories.

"Your majesty" Edgar followed King Korbe after a routine royal session.
They were continuing the same conversation everyday.
 
"Is it about the rebels again?"asked king Korbe.

"Yes your Majesty. If left uncontrolled they might expand beyond Degarthy."

"You yourself have seen the Degarthian forest belt my dear Prince. Do you think they have the money or the means to infiltrate further?"

" But the Degarthian belt cannot confine them for long, your majesty"
 
"Are you implying that we should go for war now?"

"I think  we should at least start preparations"

 "What we should prepare for right now is your wedding." said King Korbe laughing.

Edgar did not find this funny.And King Korbe did not look like as if he was joking.

The king kept a hand on Edgar's shoulder."You might think I am unconcerned. But to have a war even before declaring a crown prince is far from prudent. Who do you expect to lead the army?" 

"If your majesty will allow it , then I shall...."

King Korbe laughed again.  "Edgar, it is true that I have begun to see you as my own son ,and I can see that you  see Hebelone as your own country but at least till you get engaged to our crown princess you will remain a foreign prince. Think about it."

Edgar was left standing where he was as King Korbe walked away .

*******

Around the same time in another corner of the palace two palace maids were discussing an interesting topic.

"So when do you think our Keirish prince will get engaged to our princess?." asked one.

"It would happen at the Great royal ball , I gather" said the other
 
"Royal ball you say?"asked the first one with twinkling eyes.

"The palace would host a ball in December. Many foreign princes and princesses would be invited . It  is said that their engagement  would become official then. " explained the second maid.

"A winter ball! How romantic!" 

"Things will get busy for us though"

"Do you think princess Sam would attend? Will she go back to the sea once released from prison?"

"Didn't you change fan groups when prince Edgar arrived? Now you are worried about her high  highness the younger princess, you fickle!" 

********

Meanwhile Sam spent her second month in prison trying to draw out a plan for the suppression of the rebellion.Sitting in her cell ,  smelling the autumn air, she couldn't wait to get out. 

These days Prince Edgar himself  brought Sam books and maps. Sam understood from his actions that he knew what she was planning .
Sometimes upon waking up in the morning Sam would find in her prison cell,  new books and even the prince's hand written notes regarding the rebel situation.Sam was happy to obtain these new material, not only for its own sake but they also reflected Prince Edgar's support for her.To have the future crown prince on her side was a blessing.

Once Edgar came to visit when Sam was awake.

"Wait , why are there books on palace etiquette among the books you are giving me?"Asked Sam picking up a book from among the pile that Edgar brought.

"I wonder why?" said Edgar  

"Hey! I have studied  these before".Sam said annoyed

 "Well reading something and putting it into practice are two different things I suppose."
Sam wanted to ask him to stop with his lecture , but she thought better of it.
If I am in his good books, better not act cheeky and ruin it, thought Sam.

"It is scary when you do not argue back Sam."Edgar said with some concern.

 This was followed by an awkward silence. 
 
"Then  I better get going"Edgar took his leave hurriedly.

 Well that was short. I suppose I should start talking to him formally,call him 'your highness' and everything, thought Sam looking at the book on etiquette.

"That man loves you" 

Sam was  surprised by the voice which came from the opposite cell.What was that?. 
Sam looked at the man who was speaking.He was an old man with long grey hair and  a long beard covering his face. He sat a little bent over but Sam could hear him clearly.

"What did you say?"Sam asked him ,her heart pounding.

The youngest princess of Hebelone went off to the sea and became a Pirate. She comes  back one day to find her elder sister engaged to a Keirish Prince who was now taking care of her country.
As the Prince begins to question her lack of responsibility , she begins to realise how naive she had been, how she had run away from her  problems and found her solutions in the sea, by joining a happy go lucky pirate group.
The princess slowly takes responsibility, and involves herself in the matters of the state,but she begins to confront more problems, the worst of which she had not seen coming,and that  would perhaps make her leave everything behind and go away to the sea once again.

Just so you know:20% comedy, 60% drama, 90% old school romance, 0% tragedy with a kick ass princess.



I know the grammar sucks. But my editor is getting married and has forsaken me. ??

 



Note :This is a work of fiction, purely non commercial,.... The pictures on the cover page belong to their respective artists,whom I would have given credit, if I knew who they were.

"You have mentioned that you had a friend, a friend who you asked to buy all of the gifts. I would like to know who he is," Alexandra completely stopped from her tracks hearing his question. Father already asked me that question and I answered it simply but why does it seem like Carlos wants detailed information of him. It would look suspicious if I won't answer his question or if I refuse to do so, it seems like I'm going to make up a story for him. "Yeah, h-he's a good guy and I met him at the lake because that is his favorite spot then I befriend him afterward, he started to pay a visit and would play with me that's why I don't feel lonely or sad when I can't go out of the palace. The maids especially Diana already saw him and trusted him," Alexandra explained, fidgeting and playing with her hands as she continued to walk.


"What is his name?" Carlos asked, a curious expression plastered on his face as he spoke in his gentle tone of voice. "H-He really doesn't like it when I tell others his name without asking him, he finds it annoying," Alexandra replied. Half of it was the truth and half of it was a lie but thankfully she was able to say it without looking suspicious. She showed him a wide and sweet smile while she prayed inside her head for him to not ask her any more questions. "I see, I'm glad that you have a friend other than us," Carlos said smiling at Alexandra. When he looked ahead and just continued walking, Alexandra heaved a sigh of relief. I thought she would ask more questions, she thought to herself as she let out a sigh.


"Let's head to the library but I have to go to my room first, I need to get something," Alexandra said and fastened her walking pace. Carlos just nodded and silently followed behind her.


Alexandra heads towards the library since she already went to the courtyard and walked around the palace to look for the maids and talk with them even for a short while earlier after she ate breakfast. Since she already knows where they usually are, it was easy to find them. But before she goes to the library, she needs to go to her room to get the books she borrowed at her father's palace. Their light footsteps resonated and echoed inside the place, it was the only thing heard and piercing through the silence which surrounded them, however, Alexandra felt comfortable and calm because of it. The trip to her room was rather long since it was on the last floor and they need to climb the stairs. It sucks being a kid, getting exhausted easily, she thought to herself.


She didn't let it show that she was exhausted and upon arriving in front of the door of her room, she let out a sigh of relief as Carlos opened the door for her. She entered inside and Carlos remained outside. She walked towards her couch and sat on it first as she stared at the ceiling of her room, she needs to sit first before she goes out of her room and walks down the stairs again. Why do elevators don't exist in this world? She asked herself and groaned. She sat still there for a few minutes before she stood up and picked up three of the books that were placed on top of the table. It was only 2 thin books and 1 thick book but Alexandra couldn't help but complain that it was heavy, however, she was still able to carry it towards the door.


She heaved a sigh, knowing that she can't reach for the knob while holding these books. She placed the books down on the marble floor and grabbed the knob of the door, turning it, swinging the door in the process. Carlos' eyes darted at her and their gazes met. Carlos looked at the stacked books placed down the floor just in front of Alexandra. Alexandra awkwardly laughed while she looked at him, "Please help," Alexandra muttered but Carlos was able to hear it clearly. He chuckled and he bent down just to pick up the books. "It was always my task to help you as your personal knight, miss," Carlos said as she picked the books up and smiled at Alexandra. Wow, he can carry that with just one hand, Alexandra thought to herself when she saw Carlos easily carrying the books with just one arm or hand.


Well, he's a grown-up and a knight with a high-ranking or title, so it's normal for him to easily carry those books and make it look like it was nothing, Alexandra thought as she smiled back at Carlos before they head towards the stairs and walked down.


It took them a while to arrive in front of the wooden door of her library. Carlos easily opened it for her and they went inside. Alexandra walked towards her usual table and seat while Carlos quietly followed behind her and placed the books down on the table when they arrived on the table. Alexandra climbed up her chair and Carlos stood still beside her roaming his eyes around. He was used at the palace's library, so he thinks that the library was small but it was large enough to be filled with multiple books. The books here are rather old since they weren't replaced and there were no new books delivered because it was empty not until Alexandra and the maids occupied the place. Carlos recalled the conversation he had with the emperor yesterday night when Alexandra was inside her room and Diana went inside to do some things like helping her take a bath and lull her to sleep or tell her a story.


--


Carlos teleported in front of the door of the emperor's office to report and tell him the things that happened today, it was a usual thing. He would always do it every day after Alexandra eats her dinner and go up to her room with Diana. Carlos knocked on the door 3 times before he spoke, "Carlos Ivanlyer, your highness. I am here to—," Before Carlos was able to finish his sentence, he heard a voice coming from the inside. "Come in," It was the emperor's voice.


Carlos grabbed the knob of the door and twisted it open as he gently swung the door open, revealing the insides of the room. There was a golden chandelier hanging in the middle of the room and not far away from him was a desk and the emperor sitting on a chair behind it while Lysander stood still beside him. Alexander stopped working and leaned back his chair, waiting for Carlos to speak. "We met Prince Chandler earlier when we went back after the miss ate her lunch, he was arguing with Prince Christian. They were arguing about the miss, Prince Chandler was telling them to stay away from her but Prince Christian defended the miss and in the end, it was Prince Gilbert who stopped them by interrupting and probably defending Alexandra. He said some mean things that might have hurt Prince Chandler. 'Alexandra's attitude is much better than yours', the line goes like that and Prince Chandler ended up leaving the room, not wanting to argue anymore but he glared at Alexandra," Carlos didn't miss a single detail after he spoke.


"How did Alexandra react?" Alexander asked, hiding the curiosity that laced his voice as he spoke. Carlos thought for a moment as he recalled what happened right after before he responded, "Prince Christian told her some things about what Prince Chandler possibly think about her and the miss ran off after that. I was off-guarded and it took me some time before I ran after her. The miss chased Prince Chandler and what she said to him made me amazed and proud of how brave she was but it was also a reckless move," Carlos said as a smile crept up his lips, recalling Alexandra's act of bravery. His day never gets boring when he's there with her, he was able to witness many sides of her but at the same time, she was truly mysterious and unknown.


"What did she say?" The emperor asked, can't able to contain the curiosity which overwhelmed him. His eyebrows were creased, "She said that she will prove to him that she wasn't the person that he thought, I don't know how she will prove that but I guess she already knows what to do. Prince Chandler responded with, 'Do whatever you want to do', it was like approval and accepting her challenge," Carlos said.


The emperor heaved a sigh. Those kids really are reckless, he thought to himself. He already told them earlier to get along with Alexandra although there was some look of dissatisfaction plastered on their faces. He knows that it will be hard for them to accept the reality that was dawned unto them and what he told them, he doesn't know what to do to change their hearts, he can't force them or else they will hate or worse, turn their backs against him. The emperor has truly started to accept and love Alexandra as her daughter, not because there was some resemblance to his wife but she was her. She made the palace interesting and the atmosphere bubbly once again, Gilbert and Christian are starting to get along once again. It was like his life had a purpose once again.


He was blinded by anger and sadness because of his wife's death and it was hard to move on, he almost killed Alexandra because of that. If Diana didn't arrive, Alexandra wouldn't be here and living. Although there were still some feelings of hate residing inside his heart, it slowly faded. He clearly remembered the words Selena said to him back then. To love the next child no matter what its abilities or gender it has. That was always what she will say to him whenever they will have another child. But when it was Alexandra, it feels like she knows that it will be a girl. Did she—


His thoughts were cut off by Carlos who called out to him. "Your highness," His voice was gentle but the expression that was plastered on his face was a serious one. Alexander couldn't help but get serious because of the expression on his face. Even his voice that was gentle and soft sounded serious. "What?"


"Pardon me for the words that I am going to use but Sir Mark Devan is an insane and mad person. He showed a terrifying and disgusting personality earlier when we were going back to the Wistalia Palace. It seems like he was curious to know who the miss is because he asked multiple staff or people about her, the miss was truly terrified and he was annoying. I have to rush to leave or else they miss would be more terrified or traumatized. The look on his face was absolutely disturbing," Carlos said without stopping. The bubbly and gentle expression plastered on his face slowly turned into a dark and dangerous one. It was clear that he was annoyed and he was emitting this dark aura behind him, this was the terrifying personality of Carlos. You could feel the ominous and powerful aura he radiates and it showed how scary and strong he is. The emperor leaned forward and clasped his hands together making it look like he was praying.


"What are you trying to say?" The emperor asked, eyebrows creased. Lysander raised his guard up seeing the vice-captain of the royal knights emitting that aura. Even though Lysander was the captain of the royal knights and more powerful than him, he couldn't help but feel how powerful and strong he is. "I suggest you lock him in the dungeon and place him under observations, I know that I might sound selfish but it was for the miss' safety and for the others too. I know that he is also a powerful and talented wizard who is hiding a useful piece of information that's why you just let him be and let us knights raise our guards when we are around him. Kicking him out of the palace won't do anything as he can come back and that would raise suspicion, but locking him up would also look suspicious but it would be the best," The emperor hummed hearing Carlos' response.


"I see. We are waiting for that, we can't find a good reason for him to lock him inside the dungeon. I was planning to do that, but doing that without a good reason would raise suspicion and we need 3 people who would speak out the reasons, you are the last one," Alexander said and leaned back his seat. Carlos gradually calmed down and the ominous aura and expression on him also faded. A smile crept up his lips and he bowed at the emperor indicating that he was already done telling him about what happened today.

When Alexandra opened her eyes, she suddenly became a princess?!


She was hit by a truck and born once again as a baby, aside from that, she can remember her previous life.


But she wasn't like the other princess who gets to be with their family. She was a princess yet to be announced and being observed. She was born in a supposedly all-males only bloodline and they think she was a curse or bad luck. Her brothers and father hated her.


Out of all things in her life, she never expected this to happen.


Watch Alexandra as she conquers the heart of her brothers and softens the stone heart of the emperor with her charm and go through the journey of her new life as she slowly uncovered and revealed everything.

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"What did I ever do wrong in my past life?!"


"Everything." He answered.


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Mao Fengli's eyes widened as his hands shook. He then received the box from Xu Rouguang and kept it in his spatial ring. The old man then turned around and waved his hands around, slivers of light coming out of his palms. The slivers of light then formed into an array formation. As it was completed, the space before the old man was cracked like broken glass, showing a black void.
"Since this is an order of the Sacred Guardian, I will not ask for payment. I will also carry it out immediately. Please wait for my return, General Xu." Mao Fengli kept his hands and walked into the void. He disappeared into it, and the crack faded back into what it should be.
"Be very hasty," Xu Rouguang only murmured.
On the other end, Mao Fengli arrived at the special room inside the Imperial Mao residence. He walked out of the place and faded into thin air. Like a phantom, he flew past all the guards and restrictions towards the Divine Dragon Mountain. Since he was a top-notch assassin back in his prime, he was able to arrive at the Divine Dragon Main Hall in a few hours.
Actually, Sovereign Tempest and Sovereign Cosmos were there, as well as Prince Sky, Liu Xia, and the rest of the commanders. They were brainstorming about possible steps to push back the enemy. They even felt being toyed with as the enemy wouldn't attack them all in one go as if mocking their forces.
General Qilin was about to speak out his impatience, but Sovereign Tempest snorted loudly, "An Imperial Mao spy? You dare sneak around the Divine Dragon Mountain?"
"Pardon my intrusion, Grand General. I am but a servant serving the Sacred Guardian of Purity." Mao Fengli floated in and genuflected, shocking the rest aside from the two elder dragons. "I am Mao Fengli, the Postmaster of Crimson City. Lord Emodao had sent me to deliver this to Prince Sky immediately."
"The Postmaster is a spy?" Prince Sky was surprised. This Postmaster was so kind and gentle; for him to be actually part of the Imperial Mao and had traveled from Crimson City to the Divine Dragon Mountain without anyone noticing? He went to receive the box that Mao Fengli produced. "Emodao sent this? What is this?"
"General Xu said that it was the key to killing the primal demons."
Prince Sky immediately tried to refine the box to open it. As he did so, he felt like a soul imprint was on it, making it impossible for someone else to try and pry it open. When he opened the box, he saw a folded letter and a bunch of small soul stones. His brows frowned as he opened the letter and walked towards the throne. Mao Fengli had been dismissed, and so he had left.
Sky,
Use the small stones to locate five small boxes inside my room. The stones also had a sliver of my soul in them and could act as a key to the boxes. Don't even try to show off the contents to someone else but Blue and Father. Only get what you needed. I will know if you dare steal unnecessary things from me.
Xu Rouguang
"What are you making me do?" Prince Sky was confused. He then looked up at the elder dragons and then to the commanders. "General Xu gave specific instructions and that I am not to share it with too many people. Please excuse me."
"You can't just—"
"Prince Sky!" Liu Xia cut off General Qilin. "You can't carry on things on your own. I don't know what General Xu asked of you, but don't dare to attack the primal demons without support from us."
"I understand." Prince Sky only nodded and left. Since his father and his uncle didn't say anything, he felt free to leave. Brother Blue cupped his hands at them as well before following his brother.
Sovereign Tempest only exhaled loudly before closing his eyes. "Key to killing primal demons? What exactly did he mean? Is he saying that he had the needed materials for anything that we had to do?"
The Grand General trusted Xu Rouguang a lot, to the point of letting him manage the Imperial Army on his own. Sovereign Cinders and Liu Xia even had limited powers as Deputy Generals, but Xu Rouguang was free to do as he wished. The patriarch only hummed in acknowledgment. "They might have discovered something that they wanted to keep well-guarded. If Xu Rouguang still hid it, then it only meant that there were unnecessary things to be seen along with the answers.
"It seemed like he's headed to Rou'er's room..."
...
The Divine Dragon Mountain was a strange existence in Heaven itself. It was a floating mountain that had a peak and a tip underneath. Even if most imperial dragons lived in the top part of the mountain, there were cottages and secret rooms hidden underneath the Divine Dragon Castle. Due to the richness of heaven and earth energy down there, most dragons needed special access just to stay at that level.
Surprisingly, a non-dragon was given special access to that place... and was even allowed to live inside. On this special level was a big room... which was like a big bungalow. Prince Sky and Brother Blue only had this one day to get inside and search that place. The door was locked by a special formation, but it slid open as soon as it detected the box and the soul stones.
"What does General Xu hid here that it needed to be so secure? It's like we're going to find the secret of the universe in this place." Brother Blue shuddered as he saw the big house. Prince Sky smirked at his brother. "We might."
There were boxes everywhere; some were simple while the others had intricate designs. Some were big enough to case human-sized things while the others could only hold a ring. Prince Sky picked up a small soul stone and waved it around, noticing that a small box was wiggling as if wanting to be found. Something so bizarre was happening in front of them, and yet Prince Sky didn't want to dwell on it for now.
They retrieved all the five small boxes that responded to the stones. Prince Sky opened one of the boxes with a stone and found a spatial ring in it. He circulated his energy to inspect the contents, and he was shocked by what it held. The spatial ring was filled with books and scrolls... of ultimate forbidden techniques.
He almost dropped the ring as his hand shook. His eyes widened as he reviewed the titles and swallowed his saliva. The White Bone Charm, the Soul-Vanishing Array... and even the Dragon Devourer Technique were among these books. He retrieved the Dragon Devourer Technique and flipped the pages, his face contorting in fear as he read through it. The very technique that the Emperor of Heaven used to kill most Sovereigns was said to be written in the language of the old gods. However, the book he had in his hands was completely translated... perhaps by Xu Rouguang.
"Isn't that...?" Brother Blue was appalled. Why did Xu Rouguang have a book that could kill the dragons easily?
"Don't worry..." That was all Prince Sky had said. He returned the book inside and scrolled through the titles until he noticed one that was glowing. "Can the Imperial Xu tear a piece of their souls and make it do a lot of things?" He retrieved that glowing book and stared at the title, his eyes starting to water in fright.
"Blood Covenant Seal?" Brother Blue took the book from Prince Sky's hand and flipped its pages. His hand then shot to his mouth as he read the gist of the technique. "This... he had books on how to sever the connection of the children of the gods to nature? This even had details on how to produce the necessary stakes for the ritual!"
Prince Sky put back the terrifying ring inside the box after making sure nothing else was glowing. His hands were shaking as he opened the other box and feared what he would find. The next ring was also filled with books, but it was about demonkind and their attributes. Prince Sky pulled out the few glowing books, and Brother Blue found it strange that it was all about demons that produced fumes.
The next ring was filled with weird things in bottles and boxes. Prince Sky didn't know what those were until he saw it... the severed head of a stone eater. It was one of the few demon races that could manipulate nature at will. The stone eater would use its saliva to solidify its targets. 
Prince Sky blinked and tried to hold his gag as he found more and more severed parts of demons inside. At last, he pulled out a moderate-sized box. There was also a warning note on how to handle the contents of the box... and a scroll that contained the instructions on how to deploy a miniature of the spirit squad's spirit dome formation.
Another ring was filled with the severed parts and few boxes like the other one. Precautionary measures were also pulled out along with it. The last ring was also filled with books... about the dragonkind. Prince Sky and Brother Blue's eyes widened as the former pulled out a book... on how to conjure spirit flames. Even though it was called the Dragon Netherflame Technique, it was described to be the strongest type of spirit flame next to Nuwa's sacred spirit flame.
Brother Blue stared at the boxes encasing the rings and then around him. "Big Brother, where exactly are we?"
"Keke." Prince Sky paled as he thought about it, but a chuckle still escaped from him. "Inside the lair of Heaven's number-one terrorist, Xu Rouguang."

Cursed by the Heavens, the defeated demon king named Emodao woke up into his new life as a human child. For twenty-seven years, Lai Mingjie, as he was known, was bored to death by his human life despite the intricacies of being the next CEO of one of the biggest companies in the country. 
On one of his morning trips, he met a man with no memories, who seemed to have recognized him vaguely. No one knew him; neither was he aware of where and when he stood in the course of history. However, as if Nuwa had played games with Lai Mingjie, the man without memory was someone he would never forget. 
His executioner, General Xu Rouguang. 
Itching to exact revenge, he needed Xu Rouguang to remember who he was and what he did. Lai Mingjie was now forced to help the man who robbed him of his glorious life... and probably discover what he had taken from that man first. 
Two cursed beings, a single path of redemption. 
Are there chances of anything else blooming between the former demon king and the general... princess? 
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They sit while the tea being prepared by the maids. The maid then give the cup of tea to Rosé's hand so she can give the Crown Prince the tea herself. "Your Majesty, this tea is a chamomile tea. I hope the taste suits you well."

Libra accept it and he take a sip. One of his eyebrow goes up. The tea has chamomile as its dominant flavor, but he also tastes something else. "Interesting, what is this another pleasant and mild taste beside the chamomile?"

Rosé eyes gone lit up and she smiled. "I see that Your Majesty find out the other ingredient in this tea. I used passion flower as the other ingredient and mix it with the chamomile, the measure is 1/4 for the passion flower and 3/4 for the chamomile. I read a lot from herbal medicine books both ingredients are best to help you feel relax, reduce stress, and anxiety. It also helps you to sleep well at night. The chamomile only is good, but I do a small experiment and added passion flower too with similar effect as the chamomile."

Libra smiled while nod at her explanation. This girl surely give him surprise every time he meet her. "What book do you usually read beside herbal medicine books?" He was curious so he asked her.

"There were history books, politics, socials, I also read many exploration books to study the lands geography. Also there's magic---" ops! She said subject that her sister never touch before, magic! Oh no, she hopes His Majesty didn't catch her last word!

"...and magic books?" Libra completed her last sentence.

Okay, she doomed. Rosé cried inside. "W-well, I am just curious a bit and didn't actually understand any of it, Your Majesty."

She lied. 

Libra knows it, but he didn't mind. Maybe there's a reason why this girl wants to hide her ability in using magic. He can understand because only a little noble ladies admitted to enroll in Academy. After some surveys, it was because whether ones could use magic or not, for noble ladies it is more important to socialize and get inside a circle in the noble society than studying magic. Socializing is sounds more feminine than study. Beside, isn't it usual for common to get interested in feminine lady than a nerd lady for noble circles?

She choose to not stand out than to stand out in front of him. In contrast with most ladies who were approached him recently, they all want to tell the best of the best from their self. They were trying so hard to look different than others to gain his attention.

"Tell me what you have read in your little bit curiosity in magic," said Libra and took another sips from his tea cup.

Rosé paused for a moment. She can't just blurted out some specific magic, right? Umm, let's start with the basic topic in magic! She decided for herself. 

"...I read about moving objects with magic?" She doesn't sounds confident to cover up her knowledge in magic.

"Can you do it?"

Rosé cried inside. Why the Crown Prince acted like he was testing her? Of course she can do it!

But, she won't do it in front of you, Your Majesty!

"Roselia?"

Rosé didn't give a respond when the Crown Prince called her.

"Roselia!"

"A-ah! Y-yes!" Silly her! She was not accustomed yet using her sister name. She must be careful!

"Can you do magic?" Libra repeat his question.

Roselia never told her whether she can do magic or not. So Rosé was confused to answer Libra's question. Then, she shooked her head. "My apologies, Your Majesty, I can't do magic."

Hmm, another lies. Libra start to think for himself. This girl trying so hard to deny she doesn't know about magic. If he didn't face with her at her grandfather's library that time, then he wouldn't know she can do magic and it was also a specific magic which is mind related magic.

Then he change the topic. "What you usually do everyday, Roselia?"

Unconsciously, she answered, "Sometimes I discussed some politics matter with my second brother, and some other times I watched knight training in our house training ground."

Why Claymore have their own training ground? Because the eldest son of Claymore, Willhem Claymore is a captain and a captain have permission to train the knights in his squadron.

"What about you, Your Majesty? What are the things you usually do?"

Finally, she asked him back! This time around Libra noticed it was only him who is asking. He once thought,  is it because she is not interested in him, so she is not curious to ask anything about him? He let out a small sigh in relief.

"Everyday I accompany my father in the Imperial Court and hear reports from officials or receiving guest from another country. Then when I have free time, I read some books."

"So your schedule usually full of your duty as the Crown Prince?"

"Yes."

Okay, noted. She will remember everything about today's conversation with the Crown Prince so she can report it later to her sister. Her sister must know about the Crown Prince's interest or activities or she wouldn't catch up when it's her turn to face the Crown Prince!

"Your Majesty, you have been asking me about magic before. Are you interested in magic?" Rosé looked at Libra with curious eyes.

"Yes, I like it, even my Imperial Father introduces me with some professors from Zetas Academy," He answered.

"To be direct taught by the professors, surely it is amazing, You Majesty!" She praised him. Ah, wouldn't it be fun if she has her own teacher too? But, she can't ask her father to get her magic teacher. The public know the only daughter of Claymore is not interested in magic. So she can't use her sister identity like that.

And just like that, both of them have a good conversation and after noticing the sun almost set, the Crown Prince bid farewell to her. He even promised next time when they meet again, he will show her some magic. She was so excited!

But, wait a minute, wouldn't it will be show to Roselia next time and not her? Suddenly she felt sad. She knows she was just replacement. She also aware that she will not meet again with the Crown Prince. She just realized this after she thought she finally got a friend in talking about magic.

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After some arrangements, Bernard Claymore finally be able to meet with the Constellation Master, Moligan Harmurt, in Imperial Star Pavilion. Without wasting time, he ask directly about the propecy for his daughters.

"I need to ask you about my daughters. You said the eldest daughter will become the Empress, but why the fate brought the latter to meet with the Crown Prince instead?"

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To Be Continued

Born twins, the big sister lived a life like a princess, but for the latter, she lived like a shadow. The Duke of Claymore set rules like that and everyone lives in the mansion should obey. 

The big sister called Roselia, she was beautiful and gentle lady. The Emperor of Zetas Kingdom praised her for her contribution in avoiding economic collapse and granted her the title "Princess of Virtue". But actually, her ideas of preventing that misfortune was her little sister's ideas. No one knows beside the Duke of Claymore house. 

The Constellation Master has said, the first born will be the future Empress.

"Boom!"
A flash of lightning descending from the skies, as the rain outside gradually got bigger as it splattered across the roof of the ox-cart. The wind was howling, threatening to flip the entire carriage over.
Within the ox-cart, the official was seated in front of Pei Zi Yun. He then pulled the curtains apart and looked at the raindrops falling outside. He then spoke, "This weather, the rain seems unusual."
"Yes, although it rains frequently in spring, this is way too heavy to be a normal spring rain!" They were quite some distance away from the Crown Prince’s Palace. Pei Zi Yun gazed outside the window, looking very distracted. He extended an outstretched hand, as if to tap something in front of him.
Pei Zi Yun had a grave expression on his face, pretending to look outside of the window when he was actually looking at the information interface which showed up in front of him. He was feeling rather perplexed.
Ever since he obtained the Plum Blossom, the system would always present missions for him to do, or to inform him of some important memory, or to remind him of something. Most of the time, it was related to taking revenge for the original owner.
Principally speaking, plotting against King Lu was not far off from taking revenge. Why then didn’t it appear immediately after speaking to the Crown Prince?
Pei Zi Yun thought to himself. There could be another possibility. The system was also affected by the overwhelming strength of the Imperial Qi surrounding the Crown Prince, and required some time to recover.
Who was this Ren Wei person which he was supposed to convert from King Lu’s camp?
Pei Zi Yun searched his memories. Ever since he became Yin Master, searching through his memories was extremely easy. Pei Zi Yun calmed himself. After a long time, he finally opened his eyes and mumbled, "So, that’s the person. I’ve heard of him before."
Ren Wei was a strategist and an advisor to King Lu in the original owner’s life time. Ren Wei’s father was an official in the previous dynasty. However, his family’s status wasn’t lofty. He enjoyed reading, and excelled in literature and writing poems. He met with many obstacles in his life, and failed many times over. When he was forty, he met King Lu and started working for him as a lowly official. After seeing that he was effective and wise, he was promoted rapidly. Soon after, he was killed, and the circumstances surrounding his death were very vague.
In actual fact, all these rumors were too fragmented. The original owner had been imprisoned at that point in time, and thus didn’t know much.
However, since the system pointed him out, this man must be of a critical use. For someone like him, how was it possible that he wasn’t being monitored and guarded around the clock? At this point, Pei Zi Yun wondered if he already knew of Pei Zi Yun’s existence. There was another possibility, that this person hadn’t risen in ranks, and thus was just a nobody, and had no one watching him.
Pei Zi Yun had a sort of conjecture deep down. However, one thing that was confirmed was that Ren Wei was somewhat related to King Lu. He decided to conduct a thorough check before acting, 'A mission as difficult as this, let’s see what the rewards are.'
 "Mission : Help the Crown Prince launch an offense against King Lu. Influence a talented individual named Ren Wei to leave King Lu’s service.(Incomplete)"
When he finished reading this line, a message then appeared, answering his question: "Safety when absorbing Legacies."
Seeing such a situation, Pei Zi Yun was secretly surprised. He then focused on the screen, but nothing else appeared.
'Is this the wish of the original owner? It’s just that the reward is very touching.' Pei Zi Yun thought, 'I’ve obtained three Legacies, which reside within my memories now. I wondered why Xie Cheng Dong could only rely on the Plum Blossom and managed to transform his body to that of a saint. And when I used it, I received backlash from it. So there was this hidden skill, which I had to obtain as a reward. At this point, I have to complete the mission before I can acquire it.'
At this point the Crown Prince’s official who was with Pei Zi Yun noticed that he had been gazing out of the window for a long time, and didn’t speak. He was thus curious, "What is Master Top Scorer thinking about, that he would be distant?"
"I’m just thinking about some stuffs." Pei Zi Yun snapped back out and replied blandly, "The Crown Prince placed a heavy burden upon my shoulders, and I feel somewhat uneasy. I’m afraid I won’t be able to live up to his expectations."
"I have an idea, which I might have to rely on brother Zhao to obtain some information for me. I would require the name list of officials who have no relation to the Crown Prince and have some links with King Lu. I have a use for it."
Hearing this request, official Zhao looked at Pei Zi Yun, as if he was trying to decipher Pei Zi Yun’s thoughts, just by staring at his face. However, he couldn’t tell anything. He then asked, "Master Top Scorer, what plan do you have?"
Pei Zi Yun replied casually, "Only when you know yourself, can you know your enemy. Only then can you fight a hundred battles and come out unscathed. As for this matter now, how can it be solved so easily? I have to settle some issues first before I can get down to doing it."
"That’s easy. Since the Crown Prince instructed me to cooperate with you, please let me know whatever you need, and I shall do my best." The official clasped his hands and spoke.
"I wish to visit the Grand Princess!" Pei Zi Yun replied. When the official heard this, he then instructed the ox-cart driver, "To the Grand Princess Mansion."
"Yes, your excellency." The ox-cart driver was his own man, and thus would agree to go anywhere. At this point they turned around and headed to the Grand Princess’s Mansion.
The ox trod across the puddles of water as Pei Zi Yun could see the walls of the mansion up ahead. The rain was starting to recede as the small drizzle of raindrops were blown diagonally by the wind. The Grand Princess’s Mansion stood unwavering against the wind and rain. From outside the mansion, the abundance of flora and fauna were visible.
Pei Zi Yun stood outside the mansion, and could hear the birds chirping atop the trees around. Scents of flowers wafted in the air, causing Pei Zi Yun to sigh, 'At first, I didn’t know why the Grand Princess agreed to take my money and help me plead with the Emperor for my sect’s title. Now I understand.'
'The dynasty decreed that a Prince would receive ten thousand silver taels, and ten thousand stone of grains.'
'A Canton Prince would receive five thousand silver taels and five thousand stone of grains.’
'A Princess would receive one thousand five hundred stones of grains and two thousand taels of silver. However, the Grand Princess was special, and received slightly more. She would be paid three thousand stones of grains and four thousand silver taels.'
'Three thousand stone of grains and four thousand silver taels seem a considerable amount. But just the wages for the guards protecting this place would already exceed the amount of annual salary she receive.'
'She still has to handle the expenses of everyone working for her within the mansion. How then could she survive without accepting bribes?'
'Although they were close relatives of the Emperor himself, and were a part of the royal family, they still had to find ways to gather money. Unless they were like King Lu, a capable Prince with many different avenues of income due to his capabilities.'
'If the person owning this huge mansion was a Canton Prince or a Princess without any other additional income, they would never be able to afford to upkeep such a huge place.'
'Even the Emperor knows this, and hence always turned a blind eye to the Grand Princess whenever she took bribes. As long as it didn’t interfere with politics.'
"Your excellency, we’ve reached the Grand Princess’s Mansion." The ox-cart driver didn’t pull to a stop at the main entrance, as that would attract too much attention. He stopped at a secluded corner and spoke to the carriage behind.
Pei Zi Yun pulled the curtains apart. It was indeed an entrance the the Grand Princess’s Mansion. It resembled a moon door. Just as Pei Zi Yun was about to get off, the official held him back, "Hold it, Master Top Scorer. It might not be good for you to show your face. Maybe I should go instead."
"I would have to trouble you then." Pei Zi Yun realized that he had a point. The official then opened his umbrella and knocked the door. The guard who answered him exchanged several words with the official.
As the rain continued to fall, the winds persisted. The official waited at the door. After some time, a serving maid came out and spoke to him.
The official returned to the ox-cart and handed Pei Zi Yun a note and said to him, "The way things are done within the Grand Princess’s Mansion is really efficient. Just a short while and they managed to get back to me."
Pei Zi Yun received the note and opened it. There were several words written: "There’s no point in meeting."
That was a straight up rejection.
'Maybe she didn’t want to appear like an Emperor, accepting visitors all the time. At this point however, she was earning double the salaries of a princess. It can be said that her annual salary cannot get any higher than this.'
'The Emperor is her own brother, and she is thus in the best position. The Crown Prince and King Lu are her nephews. As long as she doesn’t directly intervene with the situation, there might not be any problems for her.'
‘Now was the critical juncture where there were two candidates fighting for the throne. At least she must not appear to take the support of either sides. As for internal affairs, where there were blood feuds in such a situation was very normal. However, she must not directly take anyone’s sides.’ Pei Zi Yun wasn’t too bothered by this rejection.
The official then looked at Pei Zi Yun, "It’s understandable that the Grand Princess doesn't want to meet you. She’s afraid that people might think she is supporting the Crown Prince over King Lu!"
Hearing these words, Pei Zi Yun laughed, "Then please pass these few books to her."
The official then got off the ox-cart, and Pei Zi Yun pondered for a second before shouting out, "Hold it, I wish to write some words."
Pei Zi Yun retrieved a quill and wrote on a piece of paper before stuffing it into a book, "Apologies for troubling your excellency Zhao."
The official laughed, "Please relax!"
The official walked to the door and spoke to the people at the door before handing the materials over without issue.
Within the mansion, the Grand Princess was lying down within a red tent. A serving maid was massaging her legs for her, and another maid brought in a silver platter, where there were slices of melons on it. A man walked to the door and spoke to the granny maid, "Granny, the person who delivered a note asking to meet earlier on delivered these books."
The granny who was standing at the door received it, "Wait, I shall deliver these books."
The granny then talked in and whispered by the side of the bed, "Grand Princess, the person who delivered the note just now handed us these books to pass to you. Would you like to take a look?"
"Oh? He sent books here? Let me see." The Grand Princess stretched herself while lying down.
The granny then handed over the four books allowing the Grand Princess to pick one. She held onto the first book and flipped it open. There was a note within the book. The Grand Princess picked up the note, and saw familiar writings, "I’ve written several novels in my spare time. This is to thank the Grand Princess for helping me some time ago. Hence, I came to the capital today to deliver the actual copies."
On the back of the note, he wrote the titles of the books which he had written. –The Woman Assassin–, –The Butterfly Lovers–, –Nie Xiao Qin–, –Romance of the West Chambers–.
"Who would’ve thought that this person could even write stories and novels." The Grand Princess smiled as spoke. She placed the note to the side, and started reading the first book. All of a sudden, she stopped reading before sighing, as though she recalled something, "These books are probably not for me. It’s for the Canton Princess right? He’s very thoughtful."
She felt a sudden impulse within her heart, and wanted to meet with him, before she stopped herself. She then closed the book, her expression was one of uncertainty. She thought to herself, 'The Peace Document which you wrote for the Crown Prince was actually very good. Just that, why did you have to give him that document?'
'The succession of the throne was a family matter between the royal household, and outsiders must never intervene, as there would be consequences to such meddling. As the Grand Princess, I can never meet with you again!'
"Grand Princess, are these books for the Canton Princess?" The granny standing by the side looked at the perplexed expression of the Grand Princess and stepped forward to ask.
The Grand Princess didn’t immediately reply, and started flipping through the books before sighing, "Leave the books. I shall take it to her myself."
She then continued, "Tell the person waiting outside, I won’t meet with them."
"Yes!" The granny relayed the message, and the guards outside walked up to official, "The Grand Princess insists, she will not see you."
The official then relayed the message to Pei Zi Yun, who wasn’t surprised by this. He then ordered the ox-cart to turn around. His brows were furrowed, which the official took to mean that he wasn’t in a good mood, and thus didn’t speak.
Actually Pei Zi Yun’s mood was rather upbeat. All the books that he had handed over to them had an element of romance to them, and were very suitable for female audiences. He had distributed the books to the merchants for distribution, which didn’t seem to spread too quickly. Just by giving it to the Grand Princess, he was assured that in no time, the entire capital would hear of it.
Once the Grand Princess and her daughter have read the books, they would naturally speak of it. Since their words would carry weight, his prestige would increase in no time, spreading all around the capital.
Although this was how he expected things to turn out, he was still troubled by something else. He had been in this world for two years, and issues kept coming up, wave by wave, unrelentingly. He wondered when he would next have peace and quiet.
"Ai...." Pei Zi Yun sighed deeply.

Earth Immortals are cultivated from a blessed land,
Heaven Immortals move to and fro from the divine mountains.
I have a stalk of plum blossom, and I shall maraud the Will of the Heavens with it!

Second prince Hoon had the face of a man who was struck in love. Like a cupid's arrow that blinded him, prince Hoon was bewildered, hypnotized, and captivated by his future bride.

He lost all manners of focus and dropped the books from his arms, he reached for his bride's hand and held it tenderly within his palms. "I am to be your husband."

"...and I am to be your wife." I returned.

"Forgive how I acted, I don't like being bothered in my office." My betrothed spoke with unusual kindness and softness in his voice, just as any man would when speaking to a woman he loves.

I dipped my head in an apologetic bow. "No, it's my fault. I barged in your office without permission. I wouldn't have done that if I knew this was your room."

A smile caressed his lips. "Irrelevant, I'm glad you wandered in here or else..." He paused as he caught himself. Prince Hoon strayed his glance elsewhere while I sensed a ripple of guilt within him. "Forgive your betrothed, I had been foolish and stubborn the past couple weeks."

"Do I disappoint you, my prince?" I asked.

"No, Jasmine. It was me you should be disappointed with."

Prince Hoon tugged my hand, he had not let it go ever since. He took me deeper inside the room, and I noticed how dark it was inside. Every window was shut tight with curtains drawn in, I wondered whether it had something to do with his numerous illnesses.

A single lantern sat by his desk, lighting the parchments and scrolls he's working on.

"Are you nervous?" He inquired softly.

My fingers curled in his palm, I've been nervous since the moment I knocked those books by the door. "Yes."

"Did I scare you earlier?" His voice was a gentle stroke.

"Yes," I admitted.

His tender hand squeezed mine. They were soft, without the rough calluses of third prince Julong's hands. I could tell my betrothed was not inclined to handling swords, and perhaps, any type of weapons, unlike his more robust little brother.

"Please accept my apology, you'll never hear me use that tone with you again." The prince coughed and reached for a kerchief inside his robe to cover his mouth. What started as a mild cough progressed into something alarming that I thought for a second, I'll have to rush outside the door and fetch one of his guardsmen.

"Are you alright?" I asked, pressing my other hand on his back, my attention shifted solely to him.

"I'm alright," He murmured. "It's just a cough."

My attention was stolen, swept by the exquisite forest of books and scrolls in his office. The second prince has a library built inside. He followed my gaze and noticed my interest which poked his own curiosity. The prince looked like he couldn't wait to get to know his strange future wife.

"Do you like books?" He inquired.

"I like stories, your highness."

"Ah, literature. I have plenty of literature in my collection."

But my answer made me nervous, what if the prince expected me to read a book to him?

Prince Hoon smiled and led me to the part of the library where he had his literature. He picked up a small book and dusted the thin layer of dirt that made its home in it. "This should be easy enough for you to read."

He turned to me, and I was surprised how he knew I could barely read.

"Better yet," he strolled and led me to his desk. "I'll help you read it."

Struck, I asked him... "how did you know I could barely read?"

He sighed and placed the book down on his desk. The prince finally let go of my hand and fetched a chair nearby. He settled it right beside his, so we may sit right next to each other. "All your progress is reported to me by all your instructors. Your lessons are managed by me. It is up to me how fast you learn, what you learn, and everything else." He looked up and searched my face. "I apologize if I had been impatient."

My mouth opened, I had no idea the involvement prince Hoon had in my stay here so far. "What about the clothes?" I asked since most clothes sent to me were far more luxurious than anyone in the consort's courtyard.

"Your clothes are chosen by the imperial seamstress. I only instructed them to give the best fabric the palace had to offer. You were my betrothed even though I had yet to meet you, it's only fitting you are given the finest."

I blushed, but I was reminded suddenly of a meeting I nearly forgot. I made third prince Julong wait long enough, and I didn't want to make him wait anymore.

The prince noticed the sudden fret in my expression. "What's the matter?"

"I have to go." I said apologetically," I have to meet someone, and I made him wait long enough."

"Sit down, Jasmine." He gestured to the chair he set up for me. "If it's little brother you're worried about, worry not. You will not hear for him anymore, he will not hover around you anymore. You're free from his shadow from now on."

My chest squeezed tight. So he knew...?

I took to the sit and sat quietly for a little while. Second prince Hoon lifted the cover of the book and turned to the first page, though I had a feeling he sensed the worry in me and felt the need to address it.

"You're beautiful." He murmured. 

I would have blushed, but this man was so rude and mean to me earlier that his compliment made no impact at all.

"I need to go." I said.

He blinked and pressed his mouth closed. "Yes, of course."

I got up and started to leave when he stopped me.

"What's your name, girl?" He asked, his voice a lot gentler and smoother. The tone a man would use if he's speaking to a delicate woman he's in love with.

"Jasmine, my name is Jasmine, sir." 

"My Jasmine?" He asked with terrible softness.

"No, I am the Second Prince's Jasmine." I replied without realizing who he was.

"Hello, Jasmine. My name is Hoon, and I am the Second Prince."

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