My Destiny

8 years later

"How is my mother, doctor" asked the young lady of the Palace.

"My lady you must know your mother's illness can not be curried", replied the family doctor in very sad voice, he didn't won't to worry the young lady because she had experienced much pain throughout the years,but the truth had to be told.

"OK I see, thank for all your help" she said and left her mother's chamber.

The young lady was not like any other girl in Shang, indeed she was much more different she was braver, stronger but in the same time she had a beauty that every young man will fall for. She knew how to use sword and fight like a man since the day was eleven years old.

"My lady you father have requested you" one of the maids called for her, while the young lady was walking around the garden and think of way to cure her dear mother.

"Will you please tell him I am on way" she replied to the maid.

"As you wish my lady" she said and then went.

"Father, I heard you requested for my presence" she said as she entered her father's throne room.

"How many times have I told you are the future Empress of Shang, so you must behave like a young lady and not play with swords or like those things" her father scolded her.

"I am sorry for my misbehave,, father" the young lady replied without giving any emotion or expression.

"Do you understand  me Princess Ling Mei of Shang" her father said.

"yes indeed father, I do" she replied.

After that he told her to go back to her chamber and not saw her face in his meeting during the afternoon.

It was a cold morning in the month of May , the people of the kingdom were getting ready for the up coming festival. Shang had many different festivals but this one was a very important one to the Royal family which basically means that the people of the kingdom have to do as their Emperor said, this was one of the rules the people of Shang had to follow whether they liked it  or not but they loved their Emperor and Empress but people were more ready to see their next Empress the young lady of Shang.

"are you ready for your party , my lady" a maid came inn to Ling Mei's chamber to get her ready for her birthday party but everyone in the Palace knew that Ling Mei didn't like those kind of  things but it was her father's order so they didn't have any choice.

"tell my father I won't be attending the party" Ling Mei replied to the maid.

"but my Lady, you must or my master will get angry" the maid said shaking.

"I will try, for your sake, so please don't do that" the young lady replied feeling sorry for the maid.

"then I will get going, be there by sunset in 'the hall of the dawn', my lady" the maid said relieved.

Ling Mei Knew her father was up to something, the week before he had called her personal and told her not to saw her face in his meeting. But however she tried to figure it out she couldn't. On the other hand she was very worried for her mother.

Different people, ministers, aristocratic people and other neighbouring kingdom had arrived for Ling Mei 's  Eighteen birthday party, everyone seemed thrilled and happy well almost everyone apart from Princess of Shang.

"I would like to make a happy announcement on this happy occasion, as all of you know my daughter Princess Ling Mei daughter of Xander the XII of Shang has turned Eighteen today and is a Lady, so I would like to announce her engagement to the youngest son of the Empire of Bai, everyone one met Prince Yaegar Zaan son of Wade the III" the Emperor gave this long speech and introduced his son in low to be.

Everyone welcomed the young man and greeted him giving him their support.

He even seemed happy just like them.

But their excitement was soon stopped  when the young princess suddenly stood up from her sit and shouted "I will decide My destiny dear father, now may you excuse me"

Then she  walked out of the hall, not even looking back. She was really angry and pissed of what her father decided for her.