C2 - PART 15 – TIAN LIAM’S DOUBT

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MY EVIL PRINCESS: Chapter 2: Hou Lei started her plan

PART 15 – TIAN LIAM’S DOUBT

“Bei Yiu? Hou Lei? Bei Yiu? I don’t see any connection between the names, so it can’t be her other name and royal name.”, the Prince could not sleep, the image of Hou Lei always appeared in his mind. “How can it be? The first time I met her, she was running away something and didn’t want to be found by the soldiers, she said that she wanted to go to the West Land for important works. The second time I met her, she was introduced as the Princess of the West Land. So strange! This lady is so strange, she might be not as simple as her appearance.”

At the same time, Hou Lei was also thinking about him. “Tian Liam, you are good, good enough to meet me! I can’t believe that I ran into the son of my enemy, and even, I have some feelings with him. Oh, Father, and my tribe, forgive me for thinking about that! Can’t believe in me about those feelings! Okay, if that is the fate, I will make both of your sons to be attracted by me, the bastard Emperor!”. She brought out her seduction drug vial and planned to do something more than the plan she had made.

The morning after, Hou Lei woke up early, she made up a little bit and chose a beautiful dress. She asked the maid to give her invitation to the Third Prince to go to her room. Tian Liam got more doubt about her, but he wanted to know what she would do with him, so he accepted the invitation.

She walked out of her room, went around the palace, and she saw a room with many instrumentals. She walked in, as the maid said, the Third Prince had an interest in music and instrumentals. She touched the things in the room and stopped at a zither. It was made of precious wood with many textures and beautiful drawings. She let her fingers feel on the strings, the sound was perfect.

-I think the Third Prince won’t mind if I borrow it to play a symphony for him this afternoon.

Then she asked the maids to bring it back to her room, she put the zither on a long chair beside the small lake near her room. She continued her explore, to the kitchen in the palace. Many chefs were making food for lunch of the Queen and the Emperor.

-Can I join you? – She asked the chefs.

-My Princess, please forgive us, we can’t let you cook with us. – One of them answered. – We can’t let a Princess make meals for other people in the Palace, we will be punished for doing that.

-Well. So I will cook in my room! Ah Jiang, bring something for me.

-My Princess. – The chefs kneed down. – Please don’t force us!

-I want to cook something for the Princes, it’s just a simple demand. And I will cook fast, don’t take your time, and if the Queen and the Emperor punish, I will take the responsibility!

-But…

-Just let her do what she wants! – The Soldier General walked into the kitchen.

-Thank you, Mr. General. – She greeted him.

-Just do what you want, my Princess, this palace will soon-to-be all yours.

Hou Lei started to cook, she wanted to make some dishes with some traditional cakes. She cooked like a professional chef making the chefs and the Soldier General surprised. They looked at each of her moves, from the way she used the knife, the way she fried vegetables to the way she decorated the dishes. After she finished, all the chefs clapped for her.

-I can’t think a Princess like you can cook like that. – The Soldier General said.

-What is the matter here? Why you make a crowd here? – The Crown Prince came.

-My Crown Prince, you’ve just lost a beautiful scene of Princess Hou Lei. She cooked a meal for you already. – The General said.

-Wow, you can cook? – Tian Leong surprised. – It smelled so well, can I have all of them? They looked delicious, too.

-Of course, I know it well, this is for you! – Hou Lei gave him a dish of food and looked at the maid. – Ah Jiang, bring the others to my room.

The maid prepared a teapot for her, she put in there some drop of the drug and shook it well.

“Tian Liam, I will wait for you to be glamoured by me!”, she smiled devilishly.

-The Third Prince is coming! – The sentry announced.

-My Third Prince! – The maid greeted him.

Hou Lei started to play the zither, her melody was very beautiful that made the Prince stopped in front of her room for enjoying. The maid came behind him making him jerked:

-I’m sorry, my Prince, I just want to ask why you don’t get in the room.

-Okay, all the maids, get out of here, I want to talk privately with the Princess. – He said.

Then he got in the room, to the back, opened the door and saw Hou Lei was sitting beside a table with some dishes and playing the zither.

-What’s the meaning of this meeting? – He asked.

She did not reply, still made her fingers move fast on the strings of the zither. He stepped forward and sat on a chair next to the table, the opposite side of her. She finished her melody and looked at him:

-I think you won’t be bothered if I borrow this zither!

-Your song was very fantastic, it seemed to have both sadness and hope in there.

-Thank you, hope you like it!

-Okay, just answer my question first!

-Okay… I think I should treat the owner of the palace I’m staying well. Right? I’m living in your North Liam palace, and you’re the owner. And I should treat you well, at least a tasty meal.

-Okay, stop. You’re … making me confused! – He paused. – Just simple, please!

-I want to invite you to have a meal, okay with that?

-Okay, but I have many delicious foods every day in this Palace. You don’t need to invite me more!

-Well, just try it! – She smiled and put the food into his bowl. – I promise you’ve never ever tasted something like this before. I cooked these especially for you!

-You cooked? Wow, a Princess can cook? – He looked at her with doubt.

-Just try it! You won’t die with a little food like that. And how I dare to kill you in your palace?

He picked up the food to his mouth, and his eyes shined brightly. She was right, he had never tasted something like this before. It contained some very special tastes that he could not get out any words to describe, it was just so normal but special. The normal of family taste he always wanted to have each day by day, and the special of perfect taste which made him feel like he was in heaven. She looked at him and knew what he was thinking, she smiled:

-How do you feel?

-I… uhrrr… I… - He paused and picked up more food to his mouth. – What do you put into these dishes? They are so special and delicious.

-Okay, mouse’s meat, horse’s hair, water from the lake of fishes, vegetables from behind the stable.

-What…..? – He was choked by the enormous amount of food in his mouth.

-Haha. – She laughed. – Just kidding! How can I take such as those things into your kitchen?

-You scare me to death. – He breathed calmly. – Hooo… What a strange lady!

-Now, take a little bit of tea, sorry for making you feel not good! – She poured the tea for him with a devilish smile.

To be continued...