Chapter 77: Looming Danger
Xing who was staying in the Zhong Manor for the next few days, spent time eating and resting as much as she felt like a caged bird whose feathers are clipped.
But Lady Zhong spent time with her and gave her books she hadn’t read before and Xing read those books to pass the time. Xing was a fast reader and she read many book in a day and most of these books with romance as the main theme had a very normal girl suddenly taken by the Emperor or a Lord to be their women and their life in the palaces and big Manors with many women around who try to bring them down but they survive by the love and caring of the man.
Xing could not relate herself to those women who depend on their men that much and the only thing she could relate was the erratic heart beats they get when the man comes closer and also the fact that all the women hate them.
Xing got enlightened by those books that those ’thumping of the heart’ was because the female lead has fallen in love with the male lead. So I fell in love with my Prince only now? Xing was confused, didn’t I love him before? And none of these books talked about what happens after they profess their love which made Xing more confused.
But one thing she got from those books was those women act cute and complain to the male lead and he’ll do everything for them. Xing tried to imagine herself whining about another person to Shengli and she felt goosebumps all over her. This does not suit me at all!
But since all women hate me if I am dressed as a girl, am I a lead too? Would Shengli only like me if I act like them?
She also learned that being a Lady in a big Manor is not all banquets and selecting dresses but they have a lot of work to do and there were servants always asking Lady Zhong for various things making her unable to even rest sometimes.
While she was deeply contemplating about this uncharted territory of the life of women, Shengli came and sat beside her in Lady Zhong’s study.
"Shengli", she looked at him placing her hand on her cheek, "Do you prefer women who are weak and ask for your help for everything?"
Shengli looked at her curious eyes that hid a bit sadness too and looked at the many books around her. This silly girl got on to read some stupid stories again right? How could she speak about other women to me and doesn’t she know that those kind of women are the ones I hate to the bones?
" Yes, I like women who kneel, whine and beg before me and act cute. I’m going to gather such women and make a harem so big even the emperor would be jealous of my harem. Don’t worry, you’ll be my official wife and I will treat you well too", he said sarcastically and he unconsciously swirled his tongue inside his mouth as he felt a dirty taste in his mouth to even speak about him having other women.
Shengli expected an immediate punch to his face or like usual she’ll pinch his nose and closed his eyes beforehand. But he didn’t feel any pain but only heard muffled sobbing.