(Sorry guys I had to revise it! It wasn't working out for me)
Once upon a time in a faraway land, called China, an emperor pranced around outside his room waiting for his empress to deliver their baby. When the emperor heard the sound of a baby's cry he ran into the room and saw that his daughter had beautiful black hair and black eyes. The emperor and empress named this baby Princess Huan Li Nuo. One night, when the princess was only but three months old, a bandit broke into the palace and made their way to the young princess' room. Where, unaware of the actions going on, the empress and princess slept soundly.
The empress woke up to the sound of the young princess crying. When the empress stood up to comfort the princess she got stabbed in the back with a knife. Blood smeared everywhere; across the princess, the crib, the chair in the corner of the room, everywhere. When the guards reached the room it was too late, the empress had died and the crown was missing.
The emperor, grieving over the loss of his love, became scared that his precious daughter might get killed too. So, with a heavy heart he decided to send his precious daughter to a remote village in the woods where, hopefully, his daughter shall never be found.
Eleven years passed and Princess Huan Li grew up like a normal Chinese girl, until the day she when received a letter that would changed her life. One day a carriage came to the small town, which happened to be very unusual. The carriage came to a halt, and a man wearing a red robe with a golden dragon wrapped all around the man's body embroidered with golden thread stepped out. All the villagers watched astonished by the man, mumbling "Who is this man?" or "What does he want with our village?" or "He can't be here to take our precious gem can he?"
The man yelled, "I am here to see the village head!" Everyone looked around, but no one stepped out. After a while a young man stepped out and said, "What is it that you want with our village?" when the man was about to leave. The man was stunned to see that such a young man asked this, he expected someone older to have asked this. The man replied, "Okay boy I'll say it agin. Now listen closely, I am here to speak with the village head. If he does not step out soon I shall leave." Everyone looked shocked for the young man happens to be the next village head.
Again the next to be village head[1] asked, "Okay I shall ask again. What is it you want with MY village?" The man then said, "Okay child I shall play along. May you be so kind to talk to me? I have an important letter to give to you from the emperor." The next village head to be then said, "Why did you not mention this earlier this is very important? I shall lead you to my father right away." As they made their way down to the village head's house the villagers looked astonished for that an outsider had permission to go see the village leader.
When they made it to the house a rather round man with a worried expression plastered on his face came out. The round man came trotting down the steps and said, "Why is there an outsider here in our village?" The next village head replied with, "Father he brings a letter from the emperor. And I think it is to be addressed to our precious gem." The man ,very confused at this point, wondered what this precious gem they talked about, and what makes it so precious? The round man, also the village head, announced that no one ,he repeats no one, is allowed to enter until this man, he then pointed to the man, leaves. Then he ushered the man in the robe inside quickly.
When the doors closed the man said,"I am Huang Chin Tu, the emperor's right hand man. And I am here to deliver this to Princess Huan Li." Then the two village heads, new and old, looked at each other and simultaneously said, "What is it? Will it cause trouble to our Huan Li?" Then Princess Huan Li walks in and says, "What about me father?"
As the princess walks in Huang Chin got on one knee and said, "Princess Huan Li, I have a letter to you adressed from your father, the emperor." Princess Huan Li looked back and forth between the two village heads, but neither would look her in the eyes. She then haltingly asked, "Bàba[2], Gege[3]... that's ... not true... is it? I'm not... the princess... right?" The resent village head took a deep sigh then replied, "Yes, I think you should read this letter and learn more." Then he handed her the letter, in the contents of the letter was:
Dear my beautiful daughter,
I hope you have grown up to be a beautiful and intelligent young woman, just like your mother. I am sorry you are learning of this now, but you are the princess of China. I could not tell you that you until now because I could not risk you getting discovered, then killed like your mother. I just could not take that risk. I know this is a huge favor to ask of you, but I need you to come to the palace and meet someone. You don't have to answer right away, but please come.
Sincerely,
Your Father.
After reading the letter Princess Huan Li threw the letter on the ground then ran outside. She yelled, "Gather round I have an announcement." Everyone came around wandering what had happen.
[1] Name: Xia Jun Jia, age 18.
[2] Bàba: Chinese for father
[3] Gege: Chinese for brother
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