For three days straight, Li Xi Yue and her people lived in the Monastery, she only ate those food made by Monks, vegetarian but she never once voiced her complaints and seemingly enjoyed those foods. For three days, she only listened to Buddhist scriptures then burned incense, and occasionally met few women of the officials and noble families that came to this monastery too. Then she donated money, after that she left.
She bid farewell to the monks then she boarded her sedan then went away.
Li Xi Yue smiled after their sedan entering Wangfu, she nodded at the servants who lined up to wait for them, then instructed her maids to gave them bonuses, as a master, she never a stingy person, and how this Wangfu was thriving, she didn't need to become a bad person and be stingy.
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Exactly one week later, a steward of Huai Wangfu came to Xian Wangfu, after he bowed towards her, he said,
"Junzhu, nucai comes here with the invitation of the old Huai Wangfei, Huai wangfei invited your honored self to the Wangfu."
Li Xi Yue smiled, she then nodded her head, after that the Steward went away.
She knew, more that a week ago, when she first almost entered Master Yu Kang's chamber, she saw a figure, clad in simple clothing but she still noticed those clothing albeit simple, was made from a very high quality silk, and after a little bit of investigation by her shadow guards, she knew that old couple of Huai Wang was there, so her suspicion was true, the woman in that simple clothing was the old Huai Wangfei, Wu-shi. That's why she mentioned Huai Wang who still in the war as her Fiancé and with bashfulness, she knew Wu-shi couldn't see her face but would surely hear her words, after all she was from a martial arts family full of generals, if she didn't have a simple martial arts power then it would be so disappointing, and not to disappoint her, her future mother in law surely was very different from many people, if she's not different then she shouldn't be her future mother in law.
She's fifteen now and there's no sign of Huai Wang to come back yet, so it's better to nurture her relationship with her in laws, so that they could urge him to come home soon and he could be good to her because she helped him guarded his family's well being.
"Xi Wan still study with her teacher?" she asked Bai Xia, who nodded, "then tell her maids that after the study session ended, give her teacher refreshment, then give Xi Wan a cup of warm milk, do the same to Xi Qiu after he comes home."
Then her servants helped her to wear her clothes, it was blue and silver belt, her lustrous hair been in a style that many young misses do this day, then she wear small amount of make up, only red rogue to make her lips red.
Yin Liu then put a cape for her, it was silver cape made by the finest cloud brocade, only several high ranking madams could get their hands on these cloud brocade, but as an Imperial family's daughter and the highest ranking one, she never lacked those things because Empress Dowager in the palace would always bestowed those kinds of silks, brocades, etc.
She then went outside with two of her servants girls then boarded her sedan that carried placate Xian Wangfu. She had another sedan that carried placate of An He Junzhu, since she was required to build a residence of her own name, it would happen if she married a man that had no noble titles, such as Princess Qing He who married her maternal cousin, then both would be lived in Princess Qing He's Fu, while her fiancé was Huai Wang, she would live in Huai Wangfu when they got married, and if they could get married at all, that man surely didn't want to marry her at all, even with Emperor's summon, he didn't want to get back, Li Xi Yue wondered if he already got himself a beauty, seemed true though since that man didn't want to come back.
Not long after, her sedan came to a residence, there was a steward who waited for her,
"nucai greets An He Junzhu."
She descend her carriage with the help of the taijian and her servant girls, then they put a veil to hide their face, after that they entered Huai Wangfu.
Many servants of Huai wangfu looked at her in reverence, they never seen anyone could walk very graceful like that, and many taijian and servants along with their head steward and other maids closer to their old Wangfei came to assisted her, that's their future Mistress, their future Huai Wangfei.
They came to a place, it was one of the biggest residence here, own by old Huai Wang couple, Li Xi Yue took off her veil, an old servant came forward,
"Lao Nu greets Junzhu, lao nu is Wangfei's personal servant, Wangfei says that Junzhu can enter."
"Thank You..."
"Lao Nu's surname is Du, Junzhu can call this old servant, Du Mama."
Li Xi Yue nodded with small smile in her face, that smile alone struck Du Mama, the old woman got stunned, An He Junzhu was too beautiful, that small smile alone could be the end of a dynasty, live until this day, Du Mama never seen anyone more beautiful than An He Junzhu. With that kind of face and temperament, Du Mama instantly knew that as long as her young master was still in his right mind, he would never take a qieshi, because no one could top that face and temperament, not to mention noble background, and Empress Dowager's backing.
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Wangfu: official residence of a Wang
Wang: Prince of the first-rank
Wangfei: legitimate wife of a Wang
Junzhu: Princess of the second rank; legitimate daughter of a Wang
Shi: a clan
Nucai: This servant (Male)
Lao Nu: This Old Female Servant
Taijian: servant, usually Young Eunuch, who served members of the Imperial Family
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Historical FictionAn He Junzhu^ is a first daughter of Xian Qinwang^^ and his wangfei^^^, Zhang-shi. But after her parents passed away, leaving her with two younger siblings, Xian Wang Shizi^^^^ and An Le Junzhu who both are 9 and 4 respectively, what will she do? ...
