Back in time

Chapter 2 -Start of a new life

Chapter 2 –Start of a new life

I believe , at one point of every little girl's life , they must have  dreamt of becoming a princess . Well , at least once .Growing up as  a normal girl ,I was no exception.

"Princess ...Princess..."someone called out .

"Hmm?" I mumbled , not completely out of lala land yet.

"Princess. Wake up. We have to get out of the well soon or we will miss the auspicious hour."

What auspicious hour? I have only heard of such stuff in those Chinese period dramas , especially those with weddings and the actors speaking in mandarin only.Especially those with the deliciously handsome chinese actors such as Mr Feng...Now that I have mentioned it...

"What the?!"I screamed as I took in what I saw with my now open eyes.

Men , with the front half of their heads shaved with pigtails at the back were staring at me in a concerned manner apparently shocked by my sudden outburst.

They started breaking out into nervous chatters ,looking at me every now and then.

"Did the princess knock her head too hard against the well or something? She doesn't seem like her normal ,usual self today. Can the wedding still commence like that ?What should we do if the wedding cannot occur? Our relationship with Mongolia will sour if this is the case..."these were the few questions that I heard flying through the air , in a language that wasn't English.

"Enough! Instead of chattering over there, can someone please explain to me WHAT THE HECK IS GOING ON?!" I asked in a baffled tone , completely unaware that I was already in sync with them and had already begun using the same language as them already.

Immediately, a visible silence fell over as everybody ceased talking.

Clearing his throat , one of the man asked "Princess , can't you remember what day is it today?"

I shook my head as I asked " No? Please enlighten me. What important day is it today? Why are you guys calling me princess? Why are you guys dressed like this? Aren't these clothes and hairstyle a bit too outdated already , considering the fact that the Qing dynasty was at least a century ago already ?Most importantly ,who are you guys ?"

Immediately, the chatters started again as they started shaking their heads and pointing their fingers at me .

"Poor thing . The princess must have lost her memory after hitting her head .What should we do? How should we answer to the Emperor? She is the apple of his eyes . How will he handle this upsetting piece of news .He is already sad by the fact that he has to sacrifice his favourite  child , his favourite daughter for this..."

"Silence!" The man ,that spoke to me earlier, said in a commanding tone.

He must be the leader of this queer group. He should be able to answer my question, if that is the case.

"Princess , do you really not know anything?" He asked again.

I nodded my head.

As if he has already anticipated my answer , he took in a deep breath before continuing.

"Princess. I do not care if this is another of your antics to get out of this wedding.The wedding has already been decided .Everything is already casted in stone. But just in case , let me tell you WHO you are again ,  6th princess of Emperor Kang Xi .You are to be married to the 2nd prince of the Mongolian empire today. As for who we are , you do not need to know since we are not really people of importance especially when  we are just servants."

"Unfortunately for you guys , I am no princess. So , I am afraid that this is a case of mistaken identity." I said .There is no way that I , Minori ,can be a princess of the Qing Dynasty of more than a century ago.

"Enough , princess. Look at what you are wearing. That is enough proof that you ARE the 6th princess of Emperor Kang xi." He said ,ending with a huge and loud sigh.

"What are you talking about? It's just a normal t-shirt  with a long sleeved cardigan over it ,no..."my voice trailed off .That wasn't just any simple cardigan .What I thought was a normal cardigan was actually a red piece of female Qing wear  that belonged to someone. The familiar someone being  the 6th princess  of Emperor Kang Xi .And if my memory of the Qing Dynasty part of my history textbook is correct ,the familiar piece of red clothing was what she had on when she passed away. The exact same piece  that I have on at the moment.

"See ? No more excuse to come up with anymore eh Princess?" he said with a huge smirk on .

Princess ? Emperor Kang Xi ? Marriage? This is too much for me to take in , especially at this time of the day. I must still be dreaming...I must still be dreaming...I am not completely awake yet...I am not completely awake yet...Everything is just a bad dream. Trish will still be by my side when I wake up. This is nothing but part of my hallucination. I should stop watching so much of those dramas already. If I pinch myself , I would be awake and everything will disappear...Everything ...

So with that , I focused all my strength on my fingertips as I began on the biggest pinch I have ever made in my whole life.

Yet , to my utter dismay  , everything was still as it was. Nothing changed at all. The weird looking men were still staring at me with their concerned expressions.

My face paled as it finally dawned on me .This is real. I travelled back in time to Ancient China .

With a sigh , the man spoke  again  , the smirk now gone .

" I apologise in advance for my action ,  Princess . But we have wasted too much time. It is time for us to leave."

"What are you go..."the question died on my lips as everything fell into darkness...

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Hi peeps

How is my story so far? Please comment , fan , or whatever floats your boat.

I will really appreciate it as I view them as my motivation to write more. Just to let you know in advance, this will be kind of different from the real Emperor Kang Xi and the Qing Dynasty even though some of the characters will be the same. So basically your knowledge of the Qing Dynasty will not serve you while you are reading this story. ;P So yep , that is all that I can say now . Anyway, please continue reading and I hope you enjoy it too .

Thanks .

p.s . I know my descriptive writing sucks , especially the part on the men's appearance. So , attached to the side is a picture of how they should look like J