3rd Prince and his personal maid

chapter 12

Della thought her situation could be similar to the palace's if she hadn't escaped when she did.

Della felt someone block the sunlight from her. When she opened her eyes, she saw someone standing over her. When she sat up, she saw that it was Ming Fang.

"What are you doing here?" Della asked lazily, still seated on the grass. "Move aside; you're blocking the sunlight," she scolded Ming Fang for disturbing her rest.

"I am the prince," Ming Fang reminded Della, thinking she should behave more respectfully.

"What does that matter? Even if you are a prince, being on someone else's property isn't princely behavior," Della replied, wanting Ming Fang to leave so she could rest more.

"How dare you disrespect me," Ming Fang said, irritated by Della's lack of attention to him.

"How dare you call yourself a prince when you're afraid of grasshoppers and can't even stand up to the Third Prince," Della retorted, pointing out the facts to Ming Fang.

"I'm not afraid of anyone," Ming Fang replied defiantly."You're not the only one. Mr. Yun was there too. Don't you agree?" Della commented on Ming Fang's companion.

"Yes, Prince Ming Fang is afraid of grasshoppers and he ran away from Languaon Palace because of his fear of the Third Prince," Yun Chu answered straightforwardly. He is straightforward and doesn't speak to please others, which annoyed Ming Fang, but he never replaced him.

"Hey... That's... How could you say that in front of her?" Ming Fang was ashamed.

"So, what are you doing here?" Della asked. She didn't show it, but Ming Fang might be one person with whom she felt a bit relaxed.

"I am bored in my palace, so I just went out for a walk," Ming Fang replied, avoiding eye contact with Della. He desperately avoided meeting her gaze.

"He just wants to see you, that's why he's here," Yun Chu replied without showing any emotion on his face.

"Hey! When did I say I wanted to meet her?" Ming Fang felt embarrassed in front of Della."But you wanted to know her name, and you asked other maids, didn'tyou?" Yun Chu said, unaware of how embarrassed his master felt.

"My name?" Della was confused by that statement, pointing a finger to herself to confirm she had heard right. For clarification, Yun Chu nodded.

"Well... What's wrong with knowing your name? You're the only maid in Languaon Palace," Ming Fang replied awkwardly.

"I don't have any name," Della replied directly without making any excuses.

"What do you mean by that?" Ming Fang took a step back after hearing Della's answer.

"How much free time do you have that you ask maids for their names?" Della questioned Ming Fang.

"I just wanted to know?" Ming Fang was embarrassed by Della's reply.

"Why?" Della questioned.

"If you don't have a name, how could people recognize you?" Ming Fang made an excuse."Who wants people to recognize me?" Della thought to herself.

"You said you were bored, right? How about we play some games?" Della tried to change the topic."I am not a child who plays games," Ming Fang arrogantly replied.

"Are you afraid of losing to me?" Della teased Ming Fang."I am not... Let's play. Let's see who will lose," Ming Fang said confidently."How about rock, paper, scissors?" Della suggested happily.

<<< Few moments later >>>

"You two lost again," Yun Chu said in a solemn voice. "I'm going to win this game. Just watch, Yun Chu," Ming Fang said seriously, as if his life depended on it.

"I'm not going to let you win this time," Della replied.

"Rock, paper, scissors!" they both yelled at the same time.Della and Ming Fang both lay on the grass, and Yun Chu stood beside them.

"You're such an idiot, maid," Ming Fang said, irritating Della. She sat up.

"Look who's talking?" Della replied, annoyed.

"Why don't you respect me?" Ming Fang asked innocently.

"Because respect should be earned, not begged," Della replied calmly and smiled a beautiful smile at Ming Fang.

"How could I earn your respect then?" Ming Fang asked curiously.

"When the time comes, you should know for yourself," Della replied. She stood up from the grass. "Then can you become my maid if I earn your respect?" Ming Fang said in a low voice that was barely audible.

"Did you say something?" Della asked.

"From now on, your name is yin sui," Ming Fang declared, standing up from the grass and giving a nod to Della.

"yin sui?" Xian Bao repeated from behind. "It must be a suitable name for the maid, isn't it, Cheng?" Xian Bao grinned broadly.

Della was confused. "yin sui?" she questioned.

"yin sui... It seems like a pretty good name in my opinion," Xianbao said, trying to control his laughter.

Ming took his exit from the palace, but something seemed different in his demeanor now. He looked back at Della and gave her a charismatic smile—a beautiful, naturally warm smile that felt familiar to her.

"I am never going to forget you, and I will earn your respect one day. I will prove that I am capable of it, yin sui," Ming Fang promised himself.

"yin sui... I am never going to forget this name," Della told herself.

" you and the 5th price looks like pretty close " xian bao comment on behind the della.

" what do mean?" della asked incomprehensibly .

"he gave you a name yin sui , its look pretty suitable name " xian bao try to control his laugh.

" what this man is exactly buffling. What so funny with this name " della thought saw xian bao make fun of her new identity.

" yin sui" ........

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Della walked through the corridor of the 4th Prince's palace, Hwang Palace. Two women whispered as they saw her pass by. "Isn't she yin sui, the 3rd Prince's maid?" one of them asked. By now, everyone knew Della's new name because Xian Bao had been shouting everywhere that the Languaon Palace maid had a unique name.