The Queen In Red

The Queen In Red 24

When Mingmei woke up, she shook her head at the two embracing each other. Although she was young, she was very aware of the meaning of intimacy, having grown up seeing her father's affection for her mother. But they never sat the way Feng Jiu was at that moment.

Mingmei had overheard Bai Qian and Bai Ren discussing the heartbreak the 'love' would cause her. She realised the boy that made her cry was probably the person holding her; watching them confused Mingmei. If he wasn't allowed to love her, he was naughty by hugging her like that.

She sat up and placed a soundproof barrier around her little feet to not rouse her sister from her sleep. She jumped off the bed and straightened her gown to tidy herself before she walked to the two.

Dong Hua held Feng Jiu tightly as if he were afraid she might escape with his cheek squished onto her head. Feng Jiu was still sitting straddling him, but her arms cradled into her chest with her head laying on his chest.

They both looked peaceful, but if one of her most favourite people was in danger, she knew this was probably not good for Feng Jiu's heart. Mingmei had believed that Feng Jiu's organ would physically disintegrate, what else could a "Broken heart." mean?.

There was only one way she knew to wake adults without making noise; she did it to her parents, grandparents and the rest of her family.

She bought her little fingers to Dong Hua's face and started poking at it. He frowned and swiped her hand away.

The movement almost woke Feng Jiu. Mingmei held her breath hoping she would remain sleeping, as she saw Feng Jiu stop breathing, but Feng Jiu, thankfully, continued sleeping.

Mingmei wondered how she would do this quickly and quietly. She decided to go for the second plight and lifted her hand again to his face. She closed her eyes while squeezing his nose to block it, she waited a minute, but nothing happened. She opened her eyes and saw Dong Hua looking at her, wondering what she was doing. Mingmei just looked at him wondering how he wasn't gasping for air. "Dijun, How are you able to breathe?" She still had her fingers clasping tightly to his nose when he answered quietly.

"Mingmei, why are you trying to kill me?"

She removed her hand and walked up to his ear to whisper. "We have to be quiet, so we don't wake her Dijun."

He smiled at her but frowned at himself for showing little self-control and for falling asleep. "What were you doing?"

"You need to put her to bed before she wakes up, so she doesn't know you were here," She put a finger to her lip and looked up thinking. "Mmm, maybe we should keep this between us, Second Uncle will get angry if he knows you were hugging her."

"How should we do this then?" He asked Mingmei

Leaning into his ear again, she whispered. "When Father doesn't want to wake mama up but needs to put her to bed, he just puts a light sleeping spell over her to lay her down, and I have to cuddle her till she's comfortable, did you want to do that?"

Dong Hua decided that Ye Hua and Bai Qian did a good job making such a little person, she was smart.

Following her instructions, he placed a light sleeping spell over Feng Jiu and laid Feng Jiu into bed. She immediately moved to sleep on her side and had her back towards him, Mingmei was on the other side, laying on her outstretched arm. He sat next to Feng Jiu and readjusted the blanket so that it was over her shoulders.

Mingmei continued to watch him as he sat, brushing the hair from her sister's face. "Dijun?"

"Yes?"