The Emperor

After a long morning of reading over political manuscripts I decided to have a nice walk in the imperial garden. "It is the first nice day in a while Your majesty, good choice to take a walk and clear your mind" said my most trusted eunuch. As we began to walk deeper I started to heard some of the ladies playing...

I decided to take a closer look and listen, it was such beautiful music in the perfect scene. Plus my mother has been pushing me more and more everyday to spend time in the harem. I agree with her, there must be heirs and many if possible. As we get closer I notice it is Noble lady Ning, First attendant Mingyu and Noble lady Li Jing. They are playing together a beautiful tune, they play in such harmony that they must play together often. I am glad to see them finding friendship in one another, my fathers harem was filled with jealousy and tricks.

Then just Noble lady Li Jing starts to play on the new qin I gave her. As she starts to play I notice she immediately gets lost in the music like the first time she played for me. Except this time I got lost with her...I felt like we were some where else. In heaven maybe, all I could hear is her playing this beautifully mesmerizing tune. All I could see was her, for the first time I felt like I really looked at her. She was the most beautiful women I've ever seen, no make needed to frame her beauty with those big eyes and perfect smiling mouth. She wore her hair down today which made her hair look like a dark deep shiny river flowing down her back. Fresh flowers making her look like spring itself. Always dressing simply with lotus blossoms decorating her dresses. Delicate but in the most enchanting way.

As she stopped playing I realized I had been staring for a while and never actually went to announce myself. They hadn't seen me so I decide to turn around and leave. However I couldn't stop think about that melody all day or her...

"Mother I have decided I would like to take Noble lady Li Jing to the imperial bed chamber" I said that night as me and mother had dinner. "Finally my son, I am glad the first is a very smart choice" she said smiling broadly. My mother rarely smiled so I was glad I could bestow this happiness. She then waved for my eunuch "Inform Noble lady Li Jing she has been chosen to spend the night with the Emperor. She must prepare". With that he left promptly. "Well mother I didn't exactly mean tonight" I said. "There is no time to waste my son, you have wasted so much already. Plus I can see you fancy her and that should be taken advantage of while still fresh" she said sternly. My mother was always straight forward with me, even if it was harsh. As the leader of the country I need that sometimes.