The Emperor's Daughter

Chapter 9: The encounter with Qingge and Yanmei, the goddess' servants

"There's nothing so kingly as kindness and so royal as truth"-- carey

I am Qingge, "a love song" in our native chinese language. My fellow companion is by name ' Yanmei ', the flattery and seductive.
Yanmei was very handsome as Qingge, maybe more.
"So  you are the Queen Mabel's daughter" Qingge walked towards me in short bold steps.
I never knew that was my mom's name. Tell me, was she very noble? I asked curiously.
"Your mother was very powerful like your dad, the king. I was privileged to know her" Yanmei said.
Follow my lead, you must exhausted after your long journey here.
I stared at Yanmei confused as he made his way into the tent.

It was 8:26am according to Anne's wristwatch.
Everyone was still in slumber except... Qingge" I looked around to find his place empty.
After cleaning up with a wet towel in dipped in water from the stream, I combed my hair and tied it in a ponytail neatly and decided to go for a walk in the beautiful garden.

I drifted in the gentle breeze, feeling a slight vibration along the spin. The breeze was so sensual as it licked my skin. I was hungry. I need something edible here to eat first.
My eyes spotted a pear tree with lots of food on it.
"Gosh... what a lifesaver" I plucked what my hand could reach.
"Wait... don't eat that!, Princess don't!".... I turned to find Qingge running towards me like a mad donkey.
He brushed the fruit from my lips.

Now after eating some strange fruits he brought me, he stared strangely at me. His eyebrows very prominent in his facial expression.
" You could have died if you took a bite of that fruit"..he broke in.
"Really?.. I asked out of shock and a feeling of guilt of my act of ignorance.

He continued; " some sailors tried alotos and it had a strange effect on them. It made them incredibly sleepy and lazy. They plopped down on the the fruits and refused to move, insisting that they are tired of walking. They wanted to stay in this spot to recuperate.
Legend has it that they were never able to wake up after eating alotos. They slept till they became food for the wild.
That was the fruit you almost ate"..he ended with a tone of concern yet strict.
All this while, I stayed shocked to death.

He walked with me around keeping me company.
"You see , I don't know what a princess should do. How can I serve my people if I meet them"... I nearly moved to tears as I told him my feelings.
"As a princess, you need to be able to learn self defense first along other duties of royalty.
There are eight elements you need to master and they are very necessary."...Qingge answered.
Oh I see.. so when can I start?... Qingge's information gave me hope.

" how about tomorrow,  in the morning" he answered with a charming voice.
Yaaay... I planted a kiss on his cheek.

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