His Majesty And I ✔️

New Life

When I was young, I was put in a boarding school. It was only for three years, but it is an experience that helped this chapter to be as real to me as possible.

Chapter 74

Wei Li Lian
Princess Elora
Imperial Concubine Wei
Nevoria

Li Lian was swooshed through the air, nestled against Oren’s chest. He smelt of woodsy cinnamon and a freshly rained forest, all in one. No man except Hu-go and the emperor had lifted her until now.

“Seat here, I shall leave you in the care of Fang Qing,” Oren carefully placed her on the chair, “and get you something to eat in the meanwhile.”

She shyly nodded. Li Lian was not used to being treated this nicely except if the person was a servant of hers. And with that she was struck with remorse as she remembered something. If everyone thought she was dead, that meant even Ai thought the same too.

Her poor girl, they were going to dump her in that palace to something of a lower position, probably to the washing place where they washed palace maids clothes, or even worse, sending her away to the bureau where they cleaned waste buckets the royalty used to relieve themselves in.

Li Lian lost appetite. Her poor Ai. She couldn't abandon her there.

"Make sure she is comfortable, Fang Qing," Oren strictly instructed his student.

"Yes, your student will abide to the command."

Before leaving, Oren patted her on the head. This affection was inopportune for Li Lian who was not yet on a friendly basis with Oren. Didn't Yuwen Hong also say, Oren is a womanizer, the other time?

“My name is Fang Qing.” The lad next to her, who looked a little younger than her, began their conversation. He was the cutest she had ever seen that she was all the more reminded of Ai.

“My name is Li Lian,” she replied.

He breathed in a rugged manner. “I have to say you are the most beautiful thing I have ever seen, a snow goddess, I would call you.”

“Thank you, you are cute as a rabbit, yourself.”

“Rabbit?” He burst into laughter. “Not so bad of a compliment but not the best I would like to hear. And I have to also say that I am glad to see another goddess, besides Ruo Xi. Would you mind it if I drew a painting of you?”

“Hmm. You can paint?”

“I have been painting since I was quite young, painting beautiful women is my speciality.”

“I would not mind it. Grand Consort… I mean I have a friend who can paint as well, she has passionate paintings with meanings so deep, it's alluring.”

“This friend of yours sounds amazing." He held up rice with meat on his chopsticks. "Would you like to taste?”

“No, she cannot eat solid food yet, otherwise she will get sick if we introduce her to it that fast.” Oren was back with a bowl of soup. “Drink this as your dinner, but be careful, it is a little hot.”

“Thank you, Master Oren.”

He nodded with the same warm eyes she first got from him when they met, then departed from them.

“I have to say being the princess of Furia has some perks, Master never gets food for anyone.”

“Maybe it does.” Li Lian smiled as she spooned her soup.

As dinner progressed, more students came to introduce themselves, raffling her with some jokes here and there, and making her feel welcome. They weren't as bad as she initially thought.