Ying yue is a cute girl who lives on her own in a small but beautiful house on a meadow. her father disappeared when she was 3 and her mother died when she was 5 years old. Her mother thought her to read, write and play. Travellers rarely pass by th...
The sun rose up and blessed the empire with it's warm light.
Yue woke up as early as she could and asked for a warm bath, to refresh herself.
After bathing, she came back only to find her love still sleeping.
She couldn't refrain anymore and poked his soft cheeks. The gave a kiss on his forehead and went to dry and comb her hair.
At this moment, the sleeping prince woke up and rubbed his eyes as he yawned and stretched.
Finding his wife coming her soft hair, he had an idea pop up in his mind.
He slowly got out of the bed and gently covered her eyes from behind.
She tried to pry open but in the end, just called out to him and he took away his hands with a grin on his face.
Chen Shang twirled a strand of her hair in his fingers.
"Come here, let me wipe your hair. It's wet and you may catch a cold. The weather is not good too." He said uneasily.
Before Yue could reply he began to dry her hair with a towel lightly.
Sometime later he began combing her hair and tied up neatly with a red Jade band, as softly as he could.
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[Chen Shang tieing up Yue's hair]
After Chen Shang admired her and touched her hair all he want, he went to take a bath and returned.
"As per customs, we have to dine for breakfast with the family. Come dear, let's go." Yue smiled charmingly at him.
"Oh, let's go then. What do you like to eat today..?" They walked hand in hand as they talked happily together.
Lee shan and Si Ming were sitting near the table beside each other and were engaged in a conversation.
When they saw Chen Shang and Ying Yue they both greeted them, and they too greeted back in return.
The four sat together and teased each other and had a lovely time when, the arrival of the Emperor and Empress, as well as the great generals Su JianAn and Chen le was announced.
The four stood up to greet their elders and sat back as the dishes were served on the majestic table.
The Emperor, as always ordered to begin eating and everyone took their chopsticks.
There were so many dishes on the table that Yue was confused on what she should eat first.
She saw everyone eating and decided to start with the soup.
Chen Shang took a peek at her once in a while and laughed inside when he saw a white moustache around her mouth.
He took his kerchief and turned her face slightly facing him and smiled as he gently wiped her mouth.
Yue blushed at his unexpected caring gesture.
The rest of the members were also smiling behind their sleeves. Then, they all began to continue eating.
Lee Shan specially took care of Si Ming and didn't allow her to eat any greasy meat items.
The elders all exchanged glances and once again laughed covering their mouth with their sleeves.
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[The Majestic Dishes for the Feast]
Looking at all the happy atmosphere, the Emperor decided to announce a news.
"Recently, a foreign envoy from the West visited our empire and spoke about a festival called, 'Christmas.'" The Emperor began.
The Empress gasped and looked as if she remembered something treasured to her.
"He suggested that this festival brings people more closer and they even exchange little gifts to celebrate this occasion." The Emperor continued.
"Sounds good." Said Chen le.
"Yes. I've given my permission to hold it in the winter palace and it will be taking place tomorrow. Do enjoy." He said mightily and turned towards his Empress.
"Y-yes. I'm looking forward to enjoy it too.." The Empress smiled and tried to hold back her emotions.
Back in her home–country, she used to celebrate the festival with all of her family. It brought back some unforgettable memories.
Everyone seemed excited and as the banquet ended, they rushed off to prepare a gift for their loved ones.
Time was very little and they all began to search for a lovely gift for their partners.
Yue wondered what to give to Chen Shang, when Li Hua entered her room.
She stood in shock as she looked at her mistress.
"What happened Hua?" Asked Yue worriedly.
"H-how could you!!" Li Hua sounded very frustrated and angry.
Yue tilted her head to a side and listened to what she was talking about completely.
"How could you go out with such little accessories!!!! My mistress, now that you're married, don't you think you have adorn yourself with more ornaments..?!?!" Li hua burst into a fury.
"O–oh.." Yue trembled.
"I'm not there for awhile and you're not even taking care of yourself. What would the others think of us?! They'll think we are not doing our duty properly!!" Li Hua continued to ramble.
"Sorry, it's my bad. My hair was wet and.. He helped me to comb my hair. I'll definitely wear them tomorrow, let it be like this today. Please~" Yue asked pitifully.
Yue and Hua had grown very close to each other and they even swore to be good sisters.
They threw all the palace status out of the window when they were together. It was Hua's duty to take care of her delicate sister.
"Oh~ Hehe.. ok ok, I'll let you go this time." Li Hua laughed with meaning behind her words.
"Now, Can you please help me..?" Yue told about the festival of joy, taking place tomorrow and they both thought over the gift.
In the end, Yue decided on a special gift and nodded her head to Hua, who nodded back.
They bid goodbye to each other as the moon revealed itself and the prince returned to their chambers.
Though, Chen Shang couldn't cuddle up with his wife, as he had thought and had to sleep alone watching his wife being busy under the candle light.
