Just then Dak Shin entered the Bamboo pavilion, he noticed the chaos happening in the Lotus pavilion. A girl in a dark blue Qipao was observed by him. He could see her back as she moved.
What attracted his attention was that her posture was similar to that of a soldier, but that was not possible with a young lady of noble lineage.
Just then arrival of crown prince Yi Ran with his princess consort Ye Fe, his concubine Guan Fei has entered directly moving towards him.
He bowed politely to Dak Shin " Uncle, I did not expect you to join the festivities." Dak Shin moved his gaze away from the young lady to see the gloating Crown prince.
Since, Yi Min became emperor after demise of the emperor his father, he had seen different side of his cousin brother's family.
Once cowardly, hesitant nephew after becoming crown prince has changed his colour too fast.
Smiling indifferently, he left the crown prince without giving any response. While Crown prince gritted his teeth at his arrogant annoying uncle, he could not do anything. Anyway Dak Shin was living for another fight with Greater Tang and Barbarians.He wished his death in his heart.
Dak Shin felt his legs move towards Moon pavilion that was built near Orchid garden Pavilion.
He felt his mother singing lullaby near his ears as winds pass while moving through the Orchid trees.
Near Orchid Pavilion,
Li Qing took HwaHwa to a secluded chamber built as temporary changing room for ladies, she harshly asked LinLin, " stupid girl, can't you see your master standing there all wet, go and bring her change of clothes".
As LinLin left hesitantly, Li Qing glared at HwaHwa, she growled angrily " wicked girl, don't think for a second your ideas are hidden from me. What you have done to manipulate my daughter I took note of everything.Just you wait".
Suddenly looking at the window outside Li Qing turned to leave as to execute the plan Su Kang was arriving to the courtyard. As she was leaving suddenly she felt someone pinch her neck. All of a sudden, Li Qing was frozen as HwaHwa smiled, slowly she started moving to all corner of the chamber, where lamp was lit, slowly extinguishing the lamp, entire room was darkened.
HwaHwa was not villain in a novel who needed long monlogue, what she planned was visible in her wicked satisfied smile.
Li Qing frozen, at this point knew what HwaHwa was planning, her mind working she was a married woman and body different from a young girl.Surely Su Kang would notice that and he would not do anything to put Su family in danger. Again she would blame HwaHwa for using wicked action to blame her adopted mother
HwaHwa knew this very well, but she had not planned a compromising position for those two people at all. After hearing LinLin tell her what she heard she wanted, she asked La Kun to find everything about Su Kang. Knowing everything she wanted him to suffer worst kind of hell and Li Qing burning along side with him.
These days with preparation of this banquet she had been learning another art that is the Shadow art. In this assasin became one with the shadow and darkness was their element. As the room descended in darkness, she showed Li Qing that she was leaving by moving towards the door, but near the door she merged with the shadow waiting for Su Kang arrival.
Su Kang who had already seen HwaHwa enter the Lotus pavillion, has already moved faster to reach there and start destroying the young girl. Su Bai was an excuse in reality he loved forcing woman,hurting them was his type of pleasure.The thing he liked more was breaking young girls still near maturity but yet to cross that barrier, what noone knew in the capital was that he with his father ran a ring where young girl of medium to smaller families were bought, kidnapped and rotated in rich man noble circle.
Thus corrupting HwaHwa was a norm for him even when she was just 11, for him she was perfectly ripe.
As he slowly moved towards the orchid garden courtyard, his steps had a spring waiting for something exciting.What he didn't know was he had just entered his nightmare waiting for him in the shadows.