The sly flower and the bored butterfly

This is a dream

" I found her. She is here."
They found me. They will take me in as there slave now. I must go away. But right at this moment anxiety filled me. My knees turned weak and I couldn't move anymore. I started breathing slowly, in out in out. They looked at me. One of them sneered at me.
" Come with us. Maybe we will spare you."

　　Right then like magic, several of the men behind fell down. Someone had shot them down. The other guys looked shocked and they hastily turned around. The person who shot down the guys earlier said. " Leave this place and you shall be spared." I could recognize that voice.Those guys didn't leave. The guy who sneered at me yelled. " Who are you? Show yourself."

　　That guy was punched by a jet of black thing that I felt landing beside me. Uncle Zhao gave me a worried glance. " Take your medicine,young lady."
Uncle zhao gave me a bottle. I took the medicine. Uncle zhao was assigned to take care of me by my parents. He is a wonderful person, he taught me the little of martial arts that I know and has been with me since I was 2 years old.

　　" Young lady, please leave immediately. I will take care of these thugs."
I nodded and turned around to leave. I heard a series of screaming and painful wailing.
" Are you alright?" Uncle Zhao asked me. " I am." I said and looked behind to see those guys injured and several of them staggering behind.

　　" They weren't professionals. What did you do to run into them , young lady?"
" I may have fallen off a cliff, decided to explore and offended a group of people."
" You will never learn to hold back, will you? Everyone was worried about you. What if those thugs did something to you"
" I am fine. You saved me, didn't you?" I smiled while saying that. I know that he can't nag me forever.

　　He sighed. " You must be more careful and immediately return to the capital. Master has instructed me to bring you back as soon as I find you."
" Did something happen again?" I asked. Uncle zhao titled his head. " I have prepared a carriage. Let's leave immediately." Uncle Zhao insisted again.After several hours of bumpy carriage ride we finally arrived home. As soon as I got off the carriage, I saw my best friend  A' xi with black lines on her forehead.

　　" Young lady, where were you? I was worried sick about you !" She is very sensitive. I let out a reassuring smile. " I am fine, aren't I? Let's go in." She nodded and led me inside. I met a'xi when I was seven years old. She had been locked inside the kitchen storage by some kids and I found her there in the corner. We grew close since then. She always got me out of trouble. She saved me from facing my grandmother's wrath. " Bring me to mother. She must be worried." I said.

　　" Madam isn't in the manor right now. You must rest first." A'xi insisted. It's true I was tired , very tired. I quickly went inside and laid on my bed. I felt relaxed. It was nice being back home, after all the comfort one gets in their own bed can't be obtained even in the most luxurious bed. The familiar smell wrapped me and my body sunk comfortably in the mattress. I drifted to sleep without even realizing . Little did I know that this comfort was very short lived.

　　" My lady, my lady wake up." I felt someone tugging at my sleeves. It doesn't sound very proper but I wanted to sleep more and that person wasn't being very helpful.
" My lady, Madam and Master are here. They have ordered me to bring you to them."
Father and mother wanted to see me? What was going on? I woke up with much effort. And went to my parents quarters. They were drinking tea in the garden. " What will our daughter do now? Why would her highness." I heard some whispers.They looked worried and tired.

　　" Father, mother, hui ying is here."
　" Ah you are here. Come have a seat." Father said. The way he spoke wasn't 　　　reassuring. I didn't bother with any other courtesy and went straight to my point.
" Father, Mother why do you look so worried? Is something troubling you?"
My mother looked at me with a sad face and sighed. " Ying' er we need to say something to you. It concerns you and the fate of our Jin clan." My fate? Jin clans fate?

　　" Mother what do you mean?" My mother clenched her fists. '" Ying' er you have been chosen as the future empress." Yes, my illness has finally turned me into a madwoman. I am hearing things now. I said, " Mother you can't joke about the future empress."
" Ying' er your mother isn't joking." Father got up from his seat.  " We received an imperial edict yesterday morning. It announced you as the empress to be. It was from the longevity palace of empress dowager."

　　This, how could this happen ?Why would I be chosen as the empress? I had only visited the palace once. I don't remember doing anything that made the empress dowager remember me.Besides I was raised in the mountains and have a poor health so I can't even be eligible.

　　" Father, there must be a mistake." I walked towards my father. " I was in poor health since birth, I was raised in the mountains. I am not familiar with the capital itself. How could I be fit to be the empress?" Father sighed . " This isn't a mistake. I have already confirmed it. You are now the empress to be."

　　And just like that my life was destroyed. I was sent back to my room to rest while my parents gave me the biggest shock of my life. What were the people in palace thinking?Me ? An empress? I won't be able to survive for even a day there. The imperial harem was filled with many schemes. Lot's of jealous women would die to bring down their opponent. I wouldn't be allowed to go outside once I entered the palace. I can't even refuse this proposal because it would be considered treason.

　　People were dramatic in the imperial palace. Everyone was expected to think twice before speaking. Hidden daggers were concealed within words. All of this means that I, Jin hui ying would die within a week inside the imperial palace. And I am sure that there will be several people who will be 'dissatisfied 'about me being the empress.

　　I will also be forced to sleep with the emperor. I don't even know anything about the emperor. Well at least he isn't old. That is all I know. I will be forced to produce an 'heir'. This is bad. Really bad. I can't get married to the emperor. Absolutely not.
I can't ask father and mother to cancel this marriage. They can't do it. Grandmother is recovering so she can't help me, acting coquettish won't be of much use.

　　I need the support of someone powerful, powerful enough to persuade the imperial family.It is a perfect plan. I will ask someone powerful for a favor. That powerful person will persuade the imperial family to take back their edict. And I won't be the empress anymore. This was a perfect plan. Except it had one tiny flaw. I didn't knew anyone
capable of influencing the imperial family. Two years of living in this capital and I haven't  made even a single friend. I regret not making friends.

　　" My lady, the longevity palace has sent some gifts, please receive them." A' xi broke my trail of the thoughts. The empress dowager sent gifts? Wasn't she the one who arranged this marriage?
" A'xi wasn't it empress dowager who made me the empress to be?" I asked.
" Yes, why do you ask?"
" No, it's nothing."

　　Empress dowager.......... Maybe acting coquettish will be helpful this time. After receiving the gifts I to see my father. He was working on something. He looked up from his documents and smiled at me. " Ying' er , what brings you here?" I smiled as sweetly as I could and said, " Father, I-I want to ask a favor from you."

　　" A favor ?" He looked surprised. " What is your wish ?"
I lowered my head. " I will go to the imperial palace soon, but before going there I would like to visit Her highness , the empress dowager."
My father looked surprised. He probably thought I wanted to see the emperor. But meeting the emperor would be pointless because he didn't have the authority to choose his official wife. Those decisions were made by the empress dowager.

　　" In future , Her highness will be my mother.' I explained. ' So, I just want to meet her earlier."
" You have matured a lot." Father put his hand on my shoulder. " I will talk to Her Highness."
" Thank you so much." I cried in excitement and skipped around the room. I will never be the empress. Nor any political tool. I will make sure that the Empress Dowager thinks so.
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Did you guys like this chapter? I hope you did. We will see each other in next chapter and sorry for all the errors I have made in this chapter.( grammar stuff is really boring)
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