Chapter Three

Dong Hua


Whether you wait for it or not it has a way of finding you, Whether you believe in it or not it will come for you isn't that the beauty?


Whether you acknowledge its existence or not when its your time it will make itself known


Whether you decided to fight it or succumb to it when it finally has you it won't let go of you, That's the beauty of love. You can run from it but you can't hide.


I was convinced that Fengjiu was like the many goddesses who had come here to repay my kindness only for them to fall in love with me but do it for the wrong reasons. "Brother, What's on your mind?" my foster sister Fangsu asked. "Nothing." She frowned and she looked at me. "Brother do you still remember that you're supposed to pick new fairies." I sighed. "You can do it." She beamed at me, my foster sister Fangsu was beautiful and bright however it was clear as day that she was in love with me and the whole brother, sister thing was only a façade to her. "Call me when you're done so that I can meet them." She bowed and she left.


The third Prince Yuka came to my palace and he settled himself opposite me. "Why are you here?" I asked and he smiled. "Sometimes told me that you're troubled." I sighed he is the only person in this world who might understand me and more than anything I enjoy his company. "I saved somebody." I said and he rolled his eyes. "You're always saving people what's new?" He said in differently. "In return she took an arrow for me." His eyes widen and he coughed. "What a stupid maiden she is, I would have let the arrow hit you so I could take of you." I snorted. " Of course you would take advantage of the situation but she's different." He gaped at me. "Different? What do you mean? Different good or different bad?" I sighed. " I don't know, I'm still trying to figure that out." He looked thoughtful for a second. "Would you like to see her again?" When I was about to answer Fangsu walked in. "Prince Yuka." She said in greeting and then she looked at me. "Brother, they are ready for you." I nodded my head. "I will be right with you." She bowed and she left quietly. "It's doesn't matter whether I want to see her or not but it's a question of when will I see her." He frowned at me. "Let's go." We went to the flower hall where Fangsu and the fairies were waiting.


When I walked in everyone curtsied and greeted me, I looked at them and my heart stopped when I saw her. She looked at me indifferently almost as if she has never seen me before, I looked at forehead and she covered up her phoenix flower. "Have you allocated them accordingly?" I asked Fangsu and she nodded her head. "What about her?" I asked as I pointed to Fengjiu. "She's responsible for the cleaning." She said softly. "Do you know how to cook?" I asked her and she bowed her head. "Yes Your Majesty." She answered in a clear cold voice and I found myset frowning. "Let her be the cook." I told Fangsu and she nodded her head. "You may all leave except for you." Everyone left except of Fengjiu. "Why are you here?" I asked softly. " To gain experience." She answered just as softly. "Experience?" I questioned. "Yes Experience." I frowned. "What experience?" Yuka asked and she gave him a bright smile. "Third Prince where I am from life is easy and less strict everyone has the freedom to do as they wish, having things done for you all your life teaches you nothing except to be ungrateful and take things for granted. If I experience what's it's like to serve others and go through the many challenges they face, not only will I learn something but I will learn to appreciate things more." I looked at Yuka and he seemed very impressed. "Well spoken." He said to her and she smiled then she turned to look back at me and her smile completely vanished. "Yuka, leave us." He frowned but complied and when he left her cold mask fell and I saw the mischievous girl I met. "Why did you hide your phoenix flower?" I asked and she blinked innocently at me. "Your sister wouldn't have picked me if I did." She said softly, I unsealed her flower and I looked at it. "Don't hide it, I'd like to see it." I whispered and then I left without saying another word.


Fengjiu


My wits were scattered and my heart was beating so loud, nobody has ever been affected so much by my phoenix flower. My phoenix flower has been called a lot of things even a demonic flower but nobody has ever looked at it the way he just did, I felt so feverish and giddy and then I left the flower hall only to meet Fangsu. "What did my brother want?" She asked and I stared at her. "Nothing that concerns you." I said curtly, her eyes widened in anger. "You..." She raised her hand and I looked at it. "If you're so interested in what he wanted then go ask him." Her hand was still in the air. "Put your hand down there isn't a master teacher around." She pushed me and I staggered a bit then I steady myself. "That will be the only you do to me." She huffed. "Where is the kitchen?" I asked and I swear she wanted to murder me. "Find it yourself!" She stomped her feet like an angry bear toddler.


I walked around the palace and I just lost myself to its scenery, Dijiun's palace was very different from the rest of heaven, it was colder but the beautiful kind of cold.
I walked around and I mindlessly bumped into somebody and I fell on my butt. "Are you following me?" I heard his musical voice. "Why would I follow you? What's so important about you?" He chuckled. "Why are you here then?" He asked softly. "Your ass of a sister didn't want to tell me where the kitchen is." He giggled and I stopped breathing. "Ass of a sister? You're something else, aren't you afraid of being punished by me?" He asked softly. "I've been through all kinds of punishment I'm not afraid, and if you were planning to punish me you would've done so already." Immediately his face turned impassive and cold as he looked behind, I followed his gaze and it landed of Fangsu. "Oh it's the ass." Out of nowhere Dong Hua broke out into fit of laughter, it was like the whole world had stopped every fairy that was with Fangsu stood frozen and mesmerized by this. "Could you be more daring?" Now I was the one with an impassive face, he walked closer to me and he looked at my phoenix flower he lifted up his hand almost touching it. "Maybe it's a good thing you came here after all." He sighed and dropped his hand. "You wanted the kitchen, come I will take there." He walked away without another word and I followed him quietly. We went inside the Foling Palace and he led me to the left away from the main area. "Here's the kitchen." He said softly and I frowned. "This isn't the imperial kitchen." My frown deepened. "You're going to cook for me and I don't eat food from the imperial kitchen." He whispered in my ear making me shiver and he left me all by myself. ' Xiaojiu Xiaojiu what are you getting yourself in.' I sighed loudly as I started preparing lunch and even though he wasn't there, I kept shivering and being jumpy. 'Get a hold of yourself!!!" I screamed in my head and my mind wondered off to a life filled with purple robe, white hair and purple flowers.

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