It was said that Li told me, "I'll accept to be your queen." or some sentence involving queendom. Anyway, I was overjoyed because I'd achieved my dream. Now, I had to gain the consent from Ming and the blossom flowers. My father had died when I was nineteen years and was buried under a cherry blossom tree. Meanwhile, Li was completing her duties while regarding the needs of other people in the palace. That way I needed some fresh air from the work I'd been doing.
This evening, Li was reading a book that her family had given her and saw me arriving in the room. She looked up. "Did you get her consent?" I nodded, but just as I did, Ming arrived in the room with her arch and bow. She bowed. "Sorry to bother you. But I'm informed by the king that I'll be leaving soon to Shenzhen," Ming replied gravely. "He said that I was good at archery, and I had to try that hotspot."
My smile disappeared completely. "You're leaving NOW?"
Ming nodded and left a note written by the king. When she left the room, I picked up the note and read it:
This is a gentle reminder that if I'm good at archery, I must go and try it in the latest spot. Now, don't be worried that I'm leaving home. You still have Li and the people of the palace to keep company. You should only remember that you have to be a good person, instead of counting on others for success, theirs or yours. It's annoying. If you do what I tell you, I'm sure everyone will love you. Finally, you will fit in as a true leader.
Tears filled my eyes, and I excused myself to go sit on a green bean couch nearby. As I sat down, I couldn't even read the note because tears already blurred the vision. They fell down and stained the letter. When the stain appeared, the letter started to magically crumble away to form a beautiful ruby pendant that glowed by each fall of my tear. I was startled and wiped my tears to look at the pendant clearly.
"Li..." I got up to show her the pendant. "This...! This is the answer."
"The pendant?" she was startled.
"This could be everything's answer."
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When Love Says Hello
Historical FictionIn the ancient Chinese Qin Dynasty, a young man who wanted to make the world an even better place finds a hand from a beautiful young woman who feels lonely but hopes to make connections with people. A relationship with love blossoming develops betw...
