My promise

"All my life I have known you, we both lead the life in misery

But before you die you say you are a crown prince,

This orphan you saved, you took in

This lowly life, it belonged to you

With an unknown origin you took a shard, light of dawn when you lost all hope, impressed by my great tremendous intelegence

You let me decide this country's fate with this peace of jade

For the grain of rice and price of salt you spent on me

I must find the eligible future emperor and successor of crown prince as to ensure peoples peace

I take my origin as to be crown prince Mai hua's sister to fulfil his duty

As I burry my brother's body faraway from his home land the capital city lost my only kin I know

I wish to find my origin and the place I belong before I die I swear not to fall in love nor hold a endless grudge to until the purpose is fulfilled

This is Chen ling's promise to begger Prince..."

Chen ling : Brother I do not have any money so I can only do this for you

[Chen ling brought hua's corpse on a mountain where people weren't frequent, she dugged the mud with her hands while making this promise. On the memorial tablet crown prince Mai hua by filal sister chen ling. When she was know towing a fat business man on his horse with lots of goods and two servants walking behind him carrying lots of goods unable to move any further the squat down. The man arrogantly scolded them for being so weak. He spotted Chen ling kneeling and asked his servant to make him carry the goods for a exchange of one silver tale]

[approaching servant]

Servant : hey begger kid

[startled]

Chen ling : " how can I help you sir"

Servant : "[stunned] you begger this is the first time I have seen such a manared begger. You talk like you are so noble, ha ha ha...

Chen ling : I dare not compare to a noble sir I live on streets, I can only survive till today because of kind people like you who are willing to lend a cent or two

Servant : ha ha ha you do know your place little kid, don't worry today it's your luck to stumble upon us we are willing to spend a whole silver tale on you except you have to do something for us. We are travelling from cha to jinling City I felt pity when I saw you front of the grave so I suggested you to my to my master if you are willing to help us carry these then my master will give you 1 silver tale. What do you think pretty good offer right?

[in Chen ling's mind felt pity for me more like yourself the straight route from cha to jingling takes only one day but on the way you have to cross the bandits den in order to pass a business man has to pay 100 tales if you refuse they loot you of everything but people still prefer this path because carriage cannot pass through the wild and deary route I suppose these two have been walking all the way. from here the travel takes two days, sorry but I have to make full use of this let's start from jinling]

Chen ling : sir, you are too kind you are willing to to help this begger who's brother has died [puppy eyes] but don't you think this deal very unfair

Servant : huh? How so, lad you tell me

Chen ling : sir if I am not wrong you have been travelling for more than 8 days you did not have enough sleep these days but you are willing because he is your master and you depend on him for food and shelter.

Servant : yeh [thinking deep]

Chen ling : sir, now you desperately need help if you continue with this journey you will die before you reach jinling

Servant you brat are you cursing me you fool

Chen ling : sir, please don't be angry what I am trying to say is that you did not take the easy route to save 100 tales and now you are in trouble but not even willing to spend enough I deserve more since I am willing to carry the heaviest goods without slacking

Please convince your master if not if not he will work yoy to death.

The business man: are you dead how long will it take to bring the kid here if you can't get him you will have to carry all the goods and I will not give you any food if you complain again

[the servant's face turned black and blue]

Chen ling : looks like I have put in a difficult situation, according to what I see he will not except it. How about I make some concessions, if your master is willing to employ me and give me a job in his shop I am willing to work without any wages as long as I get food and shelter. What do you think

[ you have no other choice]

Servant : follow me

[ Chen ling followed the servant. He kept whispering in his ear sometimes he was angry and some time he was calm... Quarter past]

Business man : brat come closer, my servant reported me that you are interested in working with me

Chen ling : greetings mister my name is Chen ling, yehs you herd right

Mister : You do have a humble tongue, but you are still a begger huh! Just because you have a good name, you can negotiate with me. Is it that easy to work in a shop.

Chen ling : if running a shop was so easy then every begger would have a shop of his own I dare not take it casually, sir I am very strong I can carry things that a well built man finds difficult, I can read and write, I know accounting, and good at telling the value of things by just looking at them...

[all looking at each other and bursted laughing]

Mister : Well kid if you really know all these then I will let you choose any shop you like in jinling and make you the manager, what say [ still laughing]

Chen ling : very well sir..

[ leaving them laughing, a'ling picked up the heaviest box like she promised effortlessly, all stopped laughing at this, the other servant smirked and said : let's see how long you can hold that]

[after walking for all day when the sun is about to set both the servants were panting even though they did not have any weight to carry but Chen ling showed no signs of being tired even the master was tired sitting, he said let's stop ahed and take a rest]

[ After settling down].....

WHAT YOU ARE A GIRL.. [ what happens next?]