"Wow.. Young Mistress, how did you do that?". Thinking that it was Xi Xhen who made the seasoned food– to appear, Zhen Zhen exclaimed and asked Xi Xhen.
"I didn't do anything, it's Lilie….". Xi Xhen admitted and then turned to face Lilie before asking her, "How did you do that?".
"Oh about that…. I can actually make anything that's at a far distance come to me. But, you can also do it, Young Master. You may not remember this, but you were the one who taught me how to do this trick a thousand years ago". Lilie explained, and a sincere smile appeared on her pretty little face.
"Me? I taught you this trick?". Xi Xhen asked in disbelief while pointing her index finger against her own chest.
"Yes you're right, Young Master". Lilie replied to Xi Xhen almost immediately.
After Xi Xhen heard Lilie's reply, she was so excited that she thought to herself, ‘I can't wait to master my powers and have some fun with it!’.
"You can call me Xi Xhen or Xhen. Or even, Xhen Xhen". Xi Xhen suddenly said to Lilie, after thinking to herself.
"Hehehehe…. You're just like your previous self, young master. You had always wanted me to call your name without giving you any titles”. Lilie explained.
"I did?". In disbelief, Xi Xhen pointed her index finger against her chest again– as she asked Lilie.
"Yeah…. Well, let's dig in. The food is getting cold". Lilie announced and immediately changed subjects.
Upon hearing Lilie's words, Xi Xhen went ahead and sat on one of the floppy silk pillows which surrounded the wooden table. A question suddenly popped inside Xi Xhen's head, so she decided to ask Lilie, "But, where did you collect these foods from?".
"From the main kitchen". Lilie proudly answered.
"Hahahaha…. Hmph! Serves them right". Xi Xhen laughed after listening to Lilie's reply. Later on, she added, "But, something weird and similar happened yesterday. I saw food in front of my door last night. Was it you who did that?".
"No…. But it was your own doing, young master. You did it in your subconsciousness. Actually, when you were angry last night, you accidentally brought the food directly to you– because you were thinking about food". Lilie explained in a simple way, so that Xi Xhen would be able to understand.
"Whoa…. Amazing!". Xi Xhen exclaimed, causing her jade green eyes to sparkle in the process.
"Let's eat". Xi Xhen announced, and immediately, they all began to eat the cooked rice and seasoned-pepper meat stew.
After a few minutes of eating, they finally finished their meals. "Do you wanna have fun with me?". Xi Xhen asked excitedly, as she had already eaten to her satisfaction.
"Fun?". Zhen Zhen and Lilie both asked at the same time.
"Incase you guys didn't know, I'm finally free and can go wherever I want to now". Xi Xhen announced, and thinking about this, caused her face to brighten. Xi Xhen quickly stood up and ran to the bathroom to bathe. After that, she instantly ran outside her manor.
Of course, Lilie followed Xi Xhen.
The other side of the crown prince’s mansion,
"Young Mistress, I don't think that the Crown Princess Consort is an ordinary person. She was abandoned by the crown prince and was also given a haunted manor to live in. But the thing is, the manor now looked new. And the dry plants there seem to be growing. I think she might be a witch who practise witchcraft". Zaya suggested to her Young Mistress, as she continued combing her hair.
Zaya was the maidservant to Chin Yun.
Chin Yun was the first concubine of the Crown Prince. She was angry and jealous because the Crown Prince didn't make her his Crown Princess Consort instead. But she would definitely find a way to eliminate Xi Xhen, or make the Crown Prince chase Xi Xhen out of his mansion!
"I heard the servants gossiping about it". Zaya suddenly added and continued to explain, "So I went to confirm it myself. It was indeed true. The trees that were dried for decades now bear full leaves and fruit. As for the haunted manor, it looked new. It's indeed really suspicious".
"Hmph". Chin Yun scoffed in disgust before she added, "It seems like I don't need to work hard for the princess consort to be chased out. We will just have to find the right moment to strike her and get her kicked out of the mansion in shame!". Chin Yun declared, and a wicked wide smirk formed on the side of her lips.
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In a large room, a really handsome guy was seated in his huge wooden bath tube. He was the muscular kind of guy a lady could ever ask for. His perfect abs, with a well-built body. He kept a serious face as his eyes were closed. Suddenly, someone approached the room…. It was Li Nan.
Li Nan hesitated at first, before he opened the golden wooden doors and entered. He was forced to come here against his own will– by Quin Quin.
Quin Quin wanted Li Nan to help her inform the Crown Prince– that he should come to her marriage ceremony with his princess consort. Quin Quin had a purpose behind this. She wanted to use this opportunity to meet Li Yun's Crown Princess Consort– since she was already feeling impatient. Another thing, Quin Quin knew that Li Yun would listen to Li Nan. That was why she pleaded for Li Nan's help in the first place.
Li Yun opened his eyes when he felt someone's presence.
Li Nan's face got pale as soon as he witnessed Li Yun open his eyes.
The intimidating aura that Li Yun emitted made Li Nan shiver in fear. Li Nan puffed his cheeks out, as he stimulated his courage.
"Li…. Yun, it's me, Li Nan". Li Nan stuttered as he said. Soon, he found himself smiling sheepishly.
After hearing what Li Nan had said, Li Yun slightly nodded his head once, and was later on, staring at him.
Li Nan gulped hard, before he then began to talk. He informed Li Yun about their little sister's proposal. Although Li Nan sheepishly smiled throughout his words, since he was feeling extremely nervous.
Li Yun just sighed, before he then gestured his hand in agreement.
"Huh? Just like that? You agree?". Li Nan announced and was dumbfounded. ‘What has gotten into Big Brother? Is he in a good mood today?!’. Li Nan thought to himself, before he continued with his thoughts, ‘Well, he agreed to come to Quin Quin’s marriage ceremony, right? Then I should be thankful for that instead’.
After a little while of stuttering and chatting with Li Yun, Li Nan finally went away.
As soon as Li Nan came out, he sighed heavily in relief. His face was covered in sweat, and was also reddish. To be fair, his face looked like he had held his breath throughout when he was speaking with Li Yun!.
The other side of the crown prince’s Mansion,
Xi Xhen came across a spacious training center where martial arts were practiced.
"Why didn't I see this earlier before?". Xi Xhen questioned herself as she approached the training area.
The training area was so huge, and with her experience, Xi Xhen could tell that all the training materials were of higher quality design. "Well, I don't care if the training materials are expensive…. I have to give these weapons a try. It’s not as if I have anything else to do". Xi Xhen announced excitedly to Lilie, who was with her.
Xi Xhen had earlier told Zhen Zhen to stay behind and rest. She knew that Zhen Zhen had a weak body– compared to her own body.
"This should be fun Xi Xhen". Lilie mischievously said, as she was already anticipating seeing Xi Xhen practice with the weapons. "You know, in your previous life, you used to love stuff like that". Lilie admitted.
"Really? Then I love my previous self!". Xi Xhen announced and giggled afterward. She saw some bows and some arrows which were neatly arranged on a large table. And as usual, Xi Xhen didn't care who the arrows and bows belonged to. She simply just went ahead and carried them.
"How nice! Such a nicely crafted light bow". Xi Xhen complimented the bow the moment she lifted it up. Soon, her hand reached out, and her fingers grabbed five arrows at once.
Xi Xhen placed all five arrows at the light bow and aimed them at the red target afar. She released the arrows, and at the same time, all five arrows hit the red target easily!.
"Wow!!! You're still a natural, Xhen!". Lilie complimented Xi Xhen as soon as she saw that the arrows had hit the red target easily.
Xi Xhen again released several arrows at the same red target. And the arrows hit the first five arrows, thus causing each arrow to split into half.
"What the???". Li Nan was passing by the training area, when he coincidentally witnessed the way several arrows hit the red target. He then hurriedly checked to see the person who had shot the arrows.
Li Nan almost ran away when he saw a lady who had golden-white hair and fair skin. "Is she really a human being?? And her aims. They're all incredibly perfect!". Li Nan was amazed, before he became speechless.
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