C17 - PART 122 – THE PLAN TO RESCUE “HIM”

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MY EVIL PRINCESS: Chapter 17: Tian Liam

PART 122 – THE PLAN TO RESCUE “HIM”

Tian Liam got into the room and put the tray of food in front of her face, on the table next to her. He looked at her and knew that she was thinking something. He gently touched on her shoulder.

-Hou Lei, what are you thinking about?

-Oh, nothing. – She returned to the present, she needed to act well in front of him, if she wanted to make a plan to rescue her real husband.

-I thought that you’re not having your dinner yet. I bring it here for you.

-Thank you!

She looked at him, now the way he was looking at her was copied exactly the style of Tian Liam. The way he put food into her bowl was also the same. If he did this from the time they rescued him from the Er tribe, maybe, no one could know the difference. She shook her head a bit and picked up her chopsticks and put food into her mouth. She thought that he wanted to get back her belief, so that, he would not do any stupid thing with the food.

He put down his chopsticks and looked at her. She felt a little bit strange, could the ritual even copy the charm of the real one to other people to the fake one? She could feel her heart beating a little bit fast. She tried to get her mind clear about the one in front of her face, he was not her husband, she could not fall for him.

-Why don’t you eat? – She asked.

-Well, looking at you while eating is very exciting. – He answered with a smile.

-Or you put something to the food and have the…

-Please! – He cut her sentence. – I said that I will not do any stupid thing again.

-Okay, so eat with me, or someone will see and say that I treat you badly.

-I understand. – He picked up the chopsticks again.

After the meal, he brought the tray of dirty dishes out of her room. Before he walked out of the room, he turned back and smiled with her.

-Goodnight, my cutie wife!

He even copied that sentence of Tian Liam, she really thought that if she did not read the Wu magical book, she would think that he was the real Tian Liam. She closed the door and got on her bed, she still thought about the information in the Wu magical book. Was all the information right? And did the book really want to help her? Or it would lead her to some more mistakes? What if the guess of her was wrong, and the one she had just met was her real husband? There were many things dancing around her mind.

The next morning came. She got up early and prepared things to get out of the palace to meet Miang Xiang and her mother. After greeting the Queen, she came back to her room and saw Tian Liam was there with a warm breakfast for her.

-Tian Liam, sorry, I’ve had my breakfast! – She said.

-Why do you have your breakfast so early? – He wondered. – Do you want to go somewhere?

-Yup, she will go out of the palace today! – Tian Liang appeared.

-For what? Why doesn’t anyone tell me about this? – He continued. – I should be informed that my wife will go to where and with whom.

-And now you know. – Tian Liang answered. – Father wants me, the Soldier General and Hou Lei to go to check some motels in the royal city. He wanted you to go with us also, but you have some important works in the government today. Don’t worry, I will return your wife completely the same.

-Okay, if it is the command of our father, I don’t have any opinion. – He said.

-Have you prepared, Hou Lei? – Tian Liang turned to her.

-Oh, yes, I have finished before going to greet the Queen. – She replied.

She walked into the room and took her bag, checked everything inside including the list of herbs she needed before walking back to Tian Liang’s place.

-Do not worry, I’ll be back soon. – She said to Tian Liam.

-We will go first, brother! – Tian Liang said goodbye to him.

They left him alone in the room with the food. He looked at the breakfast he spent a lot of time to get up early and ask the chef to cook following his ideas. She did not even taste them for a little one. He brought back the tray of food to the kitchen and walked straight to his work.

Tian Liang, Hou Lei, and the General got into a horse wagon and they led to the motel of Miang Xiang. After a while, they stopped in front of the entrance of the motel. Tian Liang helped Hou Lei to get down of the wagon. Miang Xiang was waiting for them from the very early. Tian Liang had commanded his sentry to inform her about their visit today, and also asked her to invite Lei Hwa to join them for discussing.

-My Prince, My Princess! – Miang Xiang greeted them. – You’re here earlier than I expected.

-Thank you for your good preparation, Miss Miang Xiang. – Tian Liang said.

-Follow me, there is someone waiting for you from last night. She was too excited about this meeting. – Miang Xiang led them to the upstairs room.

Miang Xiang opened the door and Hou Lei saw Lei Hwa was sitting on a chair next to the large table waiting for her. She ran to hug her mother.

-Mother, I missed you so much! – She said with happiness.

-I know that. – Lei Hwa rubbed her hair and also hugged her.

-So you are… the real mother of Hou Lei? – Mr. Hu asked.

-Well, that is a very long story, I will tell you at a suitable time. – Tian Liang replied to him. – However, let’s get a small introduction. This is Miss Lei Hwa, Hou Lei’s mother. Miss Lei Hwa, this is Mr. Hu, the Soldier General of Main Land. He is one of the most well-trusted bureaucrats of me and Tian Liam, so you can believe in him, just like Hou Lei did.

-Nice to see you, Mr. Hu. – Lei Hwa said.

-It’s nice to see you, too, Miss Lei Hwa. – Mr. Hu said.

-Now, let’s get your place and we need to focus on our discussion fast. – Miang Xiang said. – I have prepared some biscuits and tea for you.

They sat around the large round table.

-Princess Hou Lei, please let us know what you got. – Miang Xiang said to her.

-Well, at first, Mr. Hu and Tian Liang do not know about the books, so I will ignore them for not taking time in explanation. The main point here for our meeting is I have read about a kind of magical ritual, called “the perfect shapeshift”. This ritual lets someone become a totally same duplicate of another one, and he can copy all things from the original one, including figure, face, voice, memory, even characteristics. – She said.

-Wait a minute! – Miang Xiang surprised. – Even characteristics? This is the first time I have heard about something like that. Usually, the magic only helps to copy one of the things you have just listed. This ritual must be a very big one to do that.

-Yup, the ritual is carried out by the Wu magical priests with strong magical power. And it takes a lot of energy to chant the spell. – She continued.