Chapter 42: Who is the real Li Tian Jing?

90 days have passed since the beginning of the mourning period. Ten days left to go yet I still have got no clues about where Tian Jing is. God can you please help me. I need to find her.

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99th day:

These past 10 days I've been staying in the ancestral hall praying and wishing for Tian Jing to hurry up and appear. Usually, the dead will be buried on the 7th day since they've died but they will still have a nameplate left in the ancestral Hall. I broke the law and allowed Tian Ming's mother to have her nameplate accepted into the ancestral hall but she was cremated and sent back to her father's family. Today was the last day of the mourning period yet I still haven't seen any sight of Tian Jing. This isn't good where is she. 99 days since I put a notice to find her. How incompetent are they? They couldn't even find a single girl. As I held this thought Yu Xuan burst into the ancestral Hall bowing and then shouting that they found Tian Jing. I immediately launched forward and screamed, "Why didn't you call me earlier?" Yu Xuan looked apologetically as he stood to my left and walked with me. "Because master there is a little bit of complication. There are two Tian Jing Junzhu. Or two people claiming to be Miss Tian Jing," explained Yu Xuan. "What!" I screamed alerting the passing maids on the other side of the pavilion who were trembling in terror. I signed, holding in my anger I asked, "Yu Xuan what happened?"

"This morning, Jeong Ki sent someone to our doorsteps and she claimed to be Miss Tian Jing. With her was another man holding a sword. But then a few minutes later Shang Gu arrived back with another couple and a daughter saying that they were Miss Tian Jing, Mr Sun Mu Chen and their daughter Xiao Feng. And Miss Tian Jing seems to be pregnant," he explained. "Seriously? why is it at this time that there at two Tian Jing's?" I asked. I hurried over and on the way, I bumped into Chiu Yeung. She was wearing a light blue hanfu with a dark blue belt, and her hair was tied in two side braids tied together. She looked much nicer without heavy makeup and heavy clothes that do not in anywhere suit her. "I heard what happened and so I wanted to come out and see if I could help," she announced I nodded and gestured for her to follow me. Before I stepped inside I took a deep breath and held my hands behind my back lifted my chest and stepped inside. "Ge ge," greeted Tian An, Tian Yao, Tian Ming and Tian Xia. I nodded and gestured for them to sit down. Princess Chiu Yeung and I sat at the front, facing the main Hall which had opened its gates. The others were sitting according to their ranks. Tian An and Tian Yao on one side and Tian Ming and Tian Xia on the other side, leaving two spaces freed. "Yu Xuan bring them in would you," I asked as he nodded and walked into the side hall to bring our 'guests'. As he brought them in Shang Gu was following behind Yu Xuan. "Shang Gu greets Childe," greeted Shang Gu I waved my hand as she got up and stepped toward me. Yu Xuan too stepped beside me and I asked Shang Gu" please introduce them,"

Shang Gu stepped forward and bowed and introduced them " Childe, this is Yan Xi Jun Zhu*(1) Li Tian Jing. Besides her are her husband Sun Mu Chen and little daughter Sun Xiao Feng. Xiao Feng here is 3 years old," explained Shang Gu. I turned to look at them and Tian Jing number 1 pinch her husband and together whilst holding her daughter's hand she curtsied and greeted "Tian Jing greets ge ge," before I could say anything, Tian Jing, number 2 interrupted saying "How dare you to call my Imperial brother gege?" I asked quickly "and you're?". She replied "Li Tian Jing and Sun Mu Chen greets Imperial brother," I nodded and asked them to stand back up. "What do you mean I can't call my brother ge ge? Since young, I've always called him ge ge," spooked Tian Jing number 1. That was true. Since young Tian Jing hated calling me imperial ge ge, even when our Imperial father punished her for calling me ge ge in front of his majesty she still called me ge ge. "Don't argue!" I reasoned. "Tian Jing has a birthmark on her arm, is it on the left or right?" I asked "Please write it down on this sheet of paper," as I motioned to Yu Xuan to bring in the paper and pen.

Yu Xuan also brought in some tables for them to write. He settled down the pen and paper whilst asking both Mr Sun to step at least a meter away to not interrupt or influence them. Both Tian Jing's set straight to work as soon as I motioned for them to start. After a minute Yu Xuan collected the papers in. Tian Jing number one wrote ' I don't know that my arm has a birthmark?' I laughed heartily at this one statement. The handwriting was also hers, I would know better than anyone since I taught her how to write. Tian Jing number 2 wrote left then changed it to the right then changed it back to left. Pointing to Tian Jing number 2 I asked "Miss you wrote both left and right so is it left or right?" She looked at Mr Sun hastily and said "Right...". "You confirm it's right?" I clarified. She nodded and I looked at Yu Xuan and stammered two words "Shang Gu's," he nodded and walked to Tian Jing number 2 smiling. Tian Jing number 2 face was also smiling back her face fell when she realised that Yu Xuan wasn't gesturing for her to come over but to drag her out and question her.

Glossary:

1. Li Tian Jing's official title which means beautiful and happy.