Yang Feng was there standing outside waiting for Wen Ting Hua. He already got the news that Prince had to go to Qixian.
He started walking towards the left while Yang Feng followed him.
"You have two days to complete all the preparations. We are going to Qixian. I don't want any delay in this matter."
"Yes, your highness!" Yang Feng bowed his head.
Wen Ting Hua stopped in his tracks and looked back at Yang Feng.
Looking at him right in his eyes he said, "Make sure to keep an eye on everything. There are many rebels in this palace. I don't want anything to go wrong in all this."
Yang Feng bowed his head again, "Don't worry my prince. I will make sure to complete all the preparations in the given time and will check everything."
"Good!" Saying this he started walking again leaving Yang Feng there who also went away for the preparation. Soon Wen Ting Hua reached his room and as soon as he went inside he closed the door.
He stood there for some time trying to think of ways to find that girl. He wasn't able to get the thought out of her mind and then went straight towards the window.
He opened the window and soon a large hawk with a red tail came and sat on the window.
"I want you to find that red haired girl. Look everywhere you can and as soon as you can." Saying this Wen Ting Hua caressed his head some time before he opened his flaps and in one go he was there back in the sky.
His eyes turned red with the mere thought of that girl, "I will find you soon my little angel!"
The Devil inside him growled out loud like he himself wanted to come out and found that girl himself. He wanted the girl near him beside him to feel the warmth of her.
*Palace of Tianqing*
*Servant Quarter*
All the five girls were standing in a line while Fei Hong was standing there in front of them.
"I want you all to listen to me very clearly. You all should be told about the palace rules only once and any mistake can lead you to beheaded. Everything you do here will be watched so I suggest you think before you do anything here."
All the girls nodded their heads, they were listening to her keenly listening to her explain.
She further added,"You all will be given different duties everyday. I will be the one appointing you to the duties and once you are done with the daily task you will notify me. I will be checking it and only then you will be given a meal if you have done your task properly. "
Chao Xing was listening to her every word yet she wasn't paying much attention to her. She wasn't going to stay there for long so she didn't want to learn any palace manners at that point.
Fei Hong was looking at every girl one by one as she was explaining to see if they were listening to her words but when her eyes went on Chao Xing she saw her lost in her own thoughts.
Fei Hong had a long thick stick in her hand which she hit on the ground in front of Chao Xing with much force to get Chao Xing's attention.
"What did I say just now?" Expecting Chao Xing to not know what she said just now she looked at her with an angry glare.
Getting startled she came out of her thoughts only by the noise of the stick being hit on the ground.
The other two girls smirked, giving each other a quick look seeing Chao Xing getting scolded.
Chao Xing who was listening to her every word even though it didn't seem like it politely replied, "Everyone will be given a specific daily task. We won't get any meal if we don't do it on time and properly."
Looking at the elegance and politeness in her words, Fei Hong got satisfied and nodded her head. But when she looked at the two girls whose expression changed from a smirk into a shocked, disappointment.
She narrowed her eyes at them and again hit her stick on the ground gaining their attention.
"Don't expect me to be lenient with anyone here. You all are equal for me and will be getting equal work."
All the girls bowed their heads down. No one dared to look up again.
"Follow me now." Fei Hong took them to a room which looked like a storage room.
There were many things kept that can be used for cleaning like brooms and other cleaning related things.
"Grab a broom everyone." Fei Hong ordered as she pointed at one side of the room where all the brooms were kept.
Everyone went there one by one and started getting their brooms.
Then she took them straight to a garden. Explaining about it on the way she said, "This garden is known as the 'Garden of longevity'. This is the biggest garden in the palace."
True to her words the garden was quite big. There was a little pond on the side which had a bridge. There were many bamboo and orchid trees in the garden.
The rustling sounds of their leaves in the breeze and the feathery shadows cast on walls of the gardens. Every part of the garden had a different scene to look at. Everything looked heavenly and peaceful in that garden. Something about it calmed Chao Xing. She felt peaceful and alive.
She wanted to sit on a side under a tree with her favourite novel and enjoy the peaceful moment.
Fei Hong's voice brought her back to reality again. Popping the dream of having a peaceful moment. She realised she had a broom in her hand and had to work.
"Start cleaning. I want this path to be clear in two hours. After you are done you will have a class to learn manners of the palace….."