Twin Jades and The Pearl of Gusu

Chapter 3

Few more years later~~

In the silence of the pristine Gusu library the young jade was copying the given scriptures as instructed by his uncle, sitting in perfect posture, not a single hair out of place, as if actually craved out of jade.

Just turned 15 the second heir of Gusu had received his new courtesy name and official sword and status.

But silence did not well last as a exciting "Wangji Ge!" was heard, the voice not too loud but not too proper for a Lan, and absolutely NOT proper for the third heir of Gusu Lan.

But contrast to the excited voice a strict and firm "Noise is forbidden" was replied.

Lan Meng huffed "Gege you know I talked like this only because we were alone in the library".

Lan Meng said in low voice than before sitting opposite to her brother in the not soo perfect Lan Lady posture.

This was a time of the day when most of the disciples were attending classes and no one near the library pavillion,as heirs they already had finished those with advanced lectures and did not need to attend,so no one else was present but the siblings.

Giving no reaction to his little sister "Still,Try to keep your voice low A-Meng" Wangi replied.

Normal people who heard would still hear the indifferent voice of jade but the ones close who knew him, would trace the hint of affection as he said his little sister's name.

"And A-Meng does need to address her brother with a courtesy name, A-Meng may address him as she always did", Wangji added as he continued to write at his ever perfect posture.

Since young he was epitome of rules and morals, and was formal to everyone. Even as far addressing his own elder brother as Xiongzhang instead of Gege.

But when his little sister addressed him something else than her usual Zhan ge, something stirred inside him.

It didn't feel quite right, zhan was the name that his mother had given to him, one of the last things that was of her, it was something really precious to him.

And when he received his courtesy name he decided that he would only let someone very precious to him address him that way ever again. So when his elder brother addressed him with Wangji he didn't protest.

But when his little sister did the same it didn't feel quite right. It was same as his elder brother said when he four years ago received his courtesy name.

He too didn't want Lan Meng address him anything rather than his birthname.

May be because she was someone that reminded them most of their mother, too precious to them, their little sunshine.

So it felt quite right to let her be one of them or the only one to address him as such.

"Really Ge?" Lan Meng asked.

"Hmm"

"But you did not tell so when Huan Ge addressed you with your courtesy name.. "

"Because A-Meng is younger"

"How does it makes sense, and Ge if you may forget but we are just minutes apart.