Chapter 36: Gong Chun Hua :

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This is quite a short paragraph. Anyways...

Written in Li Tian You's perspectives:

"Right onto the next topic, Childe I've found out the location of Gong Chun Hua," reminded me. " Where is she?" I jumped scaring Yue di who was nimbly peeling off an orange "She may look as though she's far away but she has been under your eyes for a few months," replied Shang Gu. "Who?" I asked as she turned towards a surprised Shang Guan Yue. " it's not me," he uttered. " Since when were you a girl?" interrupted Yu Xuan. "Can you call Miss Chun Hua to meet us," asked Shang Gu. " You don't think..." began Yue di before he was interrupted by Shang Gu "Suspecting but we need her to confirm. So can you ask her to come?". Yue di excused himself as I sat in wonder 'Everything would make more sense on why I felt Miss Chun Hua looked familiar, if she is father's child then she would have bare his similarities.

Father, can you see this from heaven? I've found Gong Chun Hua... The next step is to find Li Tian Jing... Please help me form heaven Father'. "Miss Chun Hua greets the Valley lord, Mister Shang Guan, Mister Yu Xuan, Miss Shang Gu," greeted Chun Hua. "Shang Gu," I called out as she moved diligently over to Miss Chun Hua's side and whispered something and in reply Miss Chun Hua nodded. Shang Gu asked another question and Miss Chun Hua rolled up her sleeve showing a flower-like pattern, Shang Gu gasped as she turned her head and nodded towards me. ' Does this mean she is my long lost sister?' "Lastly does Miss Chun Hua know anything about your identity, like who your parents are?" Shang Gu called out as I prayed silently awaiting her answer. "My mother's name is Gong Yu Yan. She named me Chun Hua because of a birthmark on my arm. I remember her telling me she met my birth father in a brothel where she was working, the only thing I was told of my father was that he was someone with high power and his surname was Li. I remember when I was 5, my mother brought me along to find my father after finding him for so many years.

However, because my birth father had a family already he turned us away with money and left half of the jade with us saying later if we had any trouble we could take this jade and come back to his house and find him or his eldest son who would willingly help us. But even till her deathbed mother never went to find him again, though I always wondered why she only replied that she didn't want me to live a complicated life," she explained " I don't need a father to live so there was no point in me finding him,". "Then would you like to find your father's family?" I croaked " I'm sure they must be looking for you,". "Maybe, I'm not quite sure unless they look for me I won't look for them due to mother's death wish," she replied

"Then wouldn't you like to know more about your father's family?" I reasoned "No mean to be rude Valley Lord but why are you asking so much about my family?" she interrupted. I looked at my friends and they all nodded I sighed and explained "My late father's surname is Li, he was assassinated 2 months ago one of his dying wishes was for me to find his long-lost daughter,". "What a coincidence your father's surname is Li as well. Late oh your father passed away. I'm sorry for your loss," she added " Or is it a coincidence? Who exactly are you?". "I'm your da ge nice to meet you," I answered "No way your surname is Han," she mentioned.

" Fake name you know?" I admitted, " My real name is Li Tian You, I'm known as Prince Tian You and my father is the well-known Prince Zi, Li Chong Hai who died recently and you're the lost daughter I was talking about,". "Then does that mean I'm a Jun Zhu? That's such a good joke," she laughed as she looked around at all of us yet none of us was smiling or laughing we all had serious looks on our faces. "Wait, it can't be true right? Shang Guan Yue tell me the truth," she urged. "Chun Hua, it's true. If you don't believe it we could use the old method of dripping blood*(1)?" suggested Shang Guan Yue.

After a while, the result came back and indeed she was my mei. Without resisting I hug the unexpected Chun Hua just to be glared at by Yue di. Removing my hands I ordered, "Chun Hua please follow me back home, my other siblings have been quite curious about you and my father has died and I need you to pay respect to him before he is buried. So go and pack your stuff,". " But there's something I don't want to forget here," she muttered whilst side-looking at Yue di. " Oh? What's your relationship with him?" I asked. "I'm not sure..." she whispered. "Senior brother since Chun Hua's father had died. Then the eldest brother should act like her father, so I Shang Guan Yue here formally ask for Miss Chun Hua's hand in marriage," he ranted as I smirked' finally, but marriage with Tian Xia...' " Guys can you guys please leave first I need to have a private word with my junior brothers," I asked. Everyone nodded, bowed and headed off. Shang Gu went together with Chun Hua to help her pack up.

"Shang Guan Yue, what exactly are your feelings with Chun Hua?" I asked "Do you know that your father and mine originally settled an engagement with my other sister Tian Xia to one of you two? If you truly like Chun Hua ask your father to cancel this engagement but you would need to compensate Tian Xia. Besides your father wouldn't want both of you guys to be in Jiang Hu,". "Senior brother we'll go back with you and talk with father. Though I hardly believe that he would mind both of us not working with the Imperial Court," Tao di replied. "oh why's that?"

"Our mother died a few days after our birth and a few years after father married mother's sister, they had a son and daughter. And besides our brother Shang Guan Ning is already a deputy minister working with his father. Shang Guan Wan'er our sister is also marrying Prince Dong's youngest son*(2)," explained Yue di. 'Prince Ning's crest was marked on the autumn hunt assassination. I have to ask Yu Xuan to follow up on this.

Glossary:

1. I've explained this already but these two are related.

2. Prince Dong is Li Kok Khin and his youngest son is Li Kok Zhan. They are the same age as our Mc and generation.