Chapter 4 - A realistic dream

The fireworks show has ended so the guest started to leave since the event has ended. Ai Li had to go home but before she got to the carriage she said goodbye and hugged her sister as she was gonna missed her again.

As she was going to the carriage she felt that her head was heavy then she thought that she needs some sleep so she slept in the carriage on her way home.

Ai Li arrived at home still her head felt heavy and to the thought that maybe it's her sign of the time of the month for her soon so she didn't thought much about it and went to sleep .

Ai Li woke up and decided to go to a place where was full of flower. The sunlight made the flowers glow more than usual. The birds were chirping in peace. There's Butterflies everywhere as it was fond of the flowers.

Ai Li sat below the tree and started meditating to absorb the peacefulness. While Ai Li was meditating for a while she started to feel sharpness pain in her chest other than peace. She felt that maybe she was stress so she tried to calm herself as she thought she was stress but the pain just kept getting greater every second .

She slowly finally opened her eyes and found herself getting stab by someone. That person was wearing a weimao. Ai Li couldn't see who was the person behind the weimao. Ai Li spitted blood as she was stabbed.

That person whispered to Ai Li" My lady, this is the best way to relieve your pain. "

Ai Li was hurt and confused at the same time. She tried to free herself from the person but the person started choking her . Ai Li was suffocating and she tried by any means to save every last breath she can but at last.

" Is this the way I will die? " "Why it was such beautiful yet can be so cruel? "

Ai Li thoughts as at first she was enjoying but now it became cruel to her. The person hits Ai Li head. Ai Li 's vision became blurry slowly it went black.

" I guess this is the goodbye I get. "

Ai Li woke up found herself was sweating , her chest felt heavy and a tear fell from her face. She slapped and pinched herself to make sure she's back in reality. Ai Li sighed when she started to feel relieved.

"That was a terrifying dream, good thing it was only a dream. " Ai Li said to herself.

" My lady, are you feeling fine? " Rouxi asked out of worried.

"I'm fine, it was just a bad dream. " Ai Li replied.

Rouxi informed Ai Li that Ai Li had to go to a blind date that was arranged by Madame Huang since Ai Li didn't pick her date yet last time. Ai Li frowned when she heard that the order was from her mother. Ai Li got ready as usual. The location of the date was at a tea shop. Ai Li arrived at the tea shop but she realized that she didn't know what her date looked like.

Rouxi informed to Ai Li that her date was wearing the color navy blue. She didn't want to go to the blind date but she had to since it was to avoid her mother nagging about when will she get marry.

Ai Li found her date. Ai Li sat and straight away said.

" Sorry, I came here just to stop my mother nagging at me for not getting marry yet. "

The person in Navy blue replied.

" I think you've got the wrong person and I'm here not for a date. "

Ai Li face changed and was feeling embarrassed. Ai Li just walked away with covering her face. "I thought the person was in Navy blue." " What happened Rouxi ? "

" Sorry my lady, I didn't know there was someone else wears Navy blue. " Rouxi apologized.

" Show me the right person." Ai Li said.

Finally it was the right person.

" Sorry, I came here just to sto... "

Rouxi whispered to Ai Li :

" My lady, the Madame said you have to behave for her sake. "

Ai Li asked her date what will her date do if they got married. The date answered with " If we gotten married you should just stay home and give birth 5 children for me. " Ai Li was disbelieved by his answer.

The date finished somehow. Ai Li was not feeling it today so she just wanted to rest at home but after her date finished her maid told her that she has 4 more dates to go. Of course Ai Li had to attend the dates. It was a long day for Ai Li.

After a whole boring afternoon for Ai Li, she decided to spend time at the festival since its the last day of the festival. Ai Li felt relaxed and cheerful once more. Ai Li literally bought three tanghulu for herself.

Ai Li was walking when she saw the guards from home. Looked like the guards were looking for her since she didn't tell her mother that she would go to the festival after her blind dates and it's almost past her curfew. The guards saw Ai Li and Ai Li react quickly so Ai Li and Rouxi was running to escaped from them. Ai Li dodge her head so she could hide in crowds while escaping then she saw a alley so she went there to hide for the time being.

She turned to see Rouxi but she was nowhere to be found. She lost Rouxi while escaping.

Ai Li heard a sound at the back of the alley. It sounded like a few people were there. With dying curiosity Ai Li wanted to take a looked at the alley further. From Ai Li point a view the people looked like they were doing something that had to be taken careful at. Ai Li walked quietly not to alert the people who were in the alley. She found a hiding spot to peeked at the people.

" Wait, why is that cloth seem familiar " Ai Li whispered to herself as she was peeking and eavesdropping at the same time. Looked like the people were about to killed someone.

" Young master , what should we do to them? "

Bo Qin asked.

" Take them to the prison without anyone knowing it and if someone knows don't leave them alive. " Li Xin said.

Bo Qin understood the command. Ai Li couldn't believe what she heard. Ai Li accidentally bumped into something. She sighed as this was not the right time to bumped into something. Li Xin asked Bo Qin to checked if someone was there. Ai Li closed her mouth as she didn't want to get caught. Li Xin heard another sudden noise. Looked like the sound was coming from the Ai Li's hiding spot. Then Ai Li question herself in her thoughts would this be almost like her dream.