Early the next morning HwaHwa was getting ready, Go furen had changed her courtyard now she had luxurious clothes, bed and decoration with a bronze mirror.
Looking at her reflection, she called for LinLin " give me the white powder". LinLin quickly did as she was asked to do.
HwaHwa took a brush and started making her face more pale than it already was, she also did her lips making them white and sickly. Looking at LinLin she ordered the most plain and dull clothes in her wardrobe.
Holding LinLin for support she reached Grandma Go's Courtyard, kneeling outside she did not inform anyone in the inside regarding her arrival, she just kept kneeling.
Her thin frame was shivering with cold, with cough coming in every few minutes.
Grandma Go already knew who was at her door, she ignored Go Min Hwa as she got ready slowly and calmly.
After one hour regular family members started filtering inside, with Tan'er welcoming them inside with smile. She kept an arrogant smile on her face.
After another half an hour Grandma Go called HwaHwa inside,Tan'er gave HwaHwa a cruel smile " Oh! Eldest miss I did not see you just now, come inside it's so cold out here".
Although HwaHwa enacted the fever play but she genuinely had fever, she felt dizzy, each breath inside was like a razor cutting her lungs, coughing softly she thanked Tan'er as if she had not made her stay outside for nearly two hours now.
Inside Grandma Go removed the foam of her tea as she looked at HwaHwa as if butcher is purchasing livestock for killing them later.
"Eldest girl, what I am about to say may seem cruel, but consider this my true feelings, just because we felt you should pray to our ancestors for few days, you created a big scene as if we were peeling your skin away, if you did not want to pray why this drama".
HwaHwa was angry on the inside for those cruel people, they made a 10 year old child kneel in the temple with no mat, no food and poor ventilation made the room even more cooler, she wanted to ask will they do the same for Go Ming and Go Qing. Just because she was not theirs by blood thus this gave them power to abouse ber,but she continued her act coughing delicately with blood slowly coming out of corner of her mouth making her appearance more pitiful.
" Grandma, this granddaughter does not understand your words, all I remember was everything going dark after praying to the ancestors for your good health, then some physician was there and the money those bad girls stole from you, if she had taken my jewelry it would not have been any reason to be anxious but they dared to play with mother's thing. It is this unfilial daughter who did wrong".
Li Qing who was listening to the play going between them, her heart thinking " when did this b*tch get so sharp and quick witted, no she can't live anymore if she got to know about her birth it would be disastrous ".
Li Qing made another batch of tea serving Grandma Go the milk cake she calmly said " mother, dont be anxious over eldest girl, it was our fault for thinking that she would get ancestral blessings and it would cleanse her mind".
Grandma Go nodded pulling out the envelope for the invitation she showed it to HwaHwa " you and your sister with my son and his wife will attend the ceremony for concubine Mei, Go Min Hwa arrange proper clothes and jewelleries for the event. Qing'er arrange for Min Hwa to go shopping, let it make her mind healthy and happy".
HwaHwa felt her mind flash as a thought came to her mind " another trap". Nodding she bowed down " thank you Grandma and mother for your kind consideration".
Thanking she left the oppressive place as she reached her courtyard " Ask Master La Kun to meet me as soon as possible ".
Nodding Ling Qi went and made necessary arrangements.