Chapter 12: The Reunion
The next morning Jia Xing woke up even before the sky brighten. She washed her face and went to the door seeing a jug of warm milk. The thought that Haru did not forget his daily routine put a smile on her face. She drank the milk and left half for her mother. She then changed to her usual crimson robes. She applied an oil that changes her hair colour to a darker hue of gold temporarily, braided her hair loosely and put on her usual makeup that makes her skin look a bit tanned. She then looked at the mirror thinking, good, now I look almost normal. She then pulled all her bangs to one side, which covered almost half her face.
Ming Ling woke up just then and seeing Xing ready to go out, she asked " Leaving already? Let me prepare breakfast".
" Don’t need it Ming Ling. Today they are announcing the judgment on Ming Family’s case. I’ll take a look."
" Xing, get home early today. Mother needs to tell you something".
" Ok, Ming Ling, I’ll come back for lunch today. Don’t work hard. Just a bowl of rice and a vegetable dish is enough. I’m leaving", she kissed her mother’s cheek and left.
She came to the unsuspecting Ming mansion. She entered through their usual tree, jumping through the wall. She walked through the roof and came to the roof of the main hall. She noticed Haru’s brothers doing their usual searching-for-Haru-to curse - him routine. Their wives were bossing around the servants in the mansion and offering punishment for no reason.
Everything looks as usual here. Guess Haru is really black-bellied. He didn’t even gave a heads up. Wonder if he’s here too.
That’s when the soldiers arrived.
" Where is Young Master Ming Yushen?", the lieutenant asked.
" What did that useless bastard do?", the First brother asked.
The lieutenant didn’t care and waited. All the servants panicked,but the brothers were grinning thinking their brother is finished.
Haru came in his usual scholarly looks with a dark green silk robe and all his hair was pulled up with a simple hairpin.