° The new beginning °

[LOCATION: JING'S MANSION]

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slap!...

"YOU WENCH!!"

"HOW DARE YOU SEDUCE THE CROWN PRINCE!!"

Zexi rubs her cheek in bewilderment as the sharp sting of a slap pulls her abruptly into her new reality. "Ouch! What in the...Since when did alarm clocks become so aggressive?"

With a haughty glare, "your nonsense speaks volumes of your ignorance." Still bewildered, Zexi looks at the person in front of her and chuckles,

"Did we move from chunky loafers and classic denim cutoffs to knee-length tunics and ankle-length skirts?"

"Or did I binge-watch too many historical dramas and fall asleep at a cosplay event?"

"I am talking to you. Answer me." The woman in front of her speaks in a much more disgruntled tone, and that is when Zexi starts to scan her surroundings and realizes the ancient furnishings and stone carvings.

Surprised, "Okay, this isn't my apartment..."

"What is going on right now? And who are you?"

The lady ignores and turns to another older woman in the room who had been watching everything unfold without uttering a word.

With her hands placed on her abdomen, right over left, she bows her head slightly, "Mother, my sister has behaved out of boundary and I am only trying to correct her but she is being inattentive, please judge."

"Rules are meant to be followed, one must be punished if he or she happens to break them." The older woman replies indifferently.

The lady takes this as her que to assert her dominance. With just a few words from her, some servants rush in to forcefully hold Zexi down on her knees whilst another got ready to strike her back with a cane.

smack!...

A loud and painful stroke was released making her shrill from the twinge whilst Xiuying, her sister smirked in satisfaction.

But that was already enough, in a split second she was able to break free and grab the other end of the cane before it touched her.

"What is the meaning of this? Are you crazy?" Though still disoriented by her physical existence, Zexi is not the type of person who would let people mistreat her.

"How dare you talk back?"

"What are you waiting for? Hit her!"

Xiuying says now enraged. However Zexi pushes the servants away from her sending them to the floor and they dare not attack her again. The sister takes it upon herself to inflict the punishment but she meets the same doom making the servants ignore their own and rush to her rescue.

That's when the older woman rises from her seat and strides to Zexi's side. Her face calm but her eyes deep with displeasure and her voice disdainful, "Insolent child, you dare defy me?. People would think I am failing to manage this hous..." her sentence is interrupted by a slim and short girl, who looked to be in her early twenties, that rushes in and frantically scans Zexi's body.

"Madam Cui, please spare my lady. She is still recovering from her accident therefore she is not aware of what she is doing!"

Madam Cui looks away in distate and the girl quickly pulls Zexi out leading her to her chamber, The Cloud Quarters.

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It was refurnished and tidy. With a bright pink color and decorated with fresh scented flowers, a lot of books placed neatly on shelves and a dressing table connected with a mirror on top.

"Okay, will you stop dragging me and tell me who you are? "

"My lady, did you forget me? Its Danzhu, your personal maid"

"Personal maid?..." she asks perplexed and the girl nods.

"What year is it?"

"1921 in the Qian dynasty"

Zexi takes time processing the information and recalling with the events that just took place since she opened her eyes, and it makes her head ache and she staggers, but Danzhu holds her by the arm.

"My lady, are you feeling alright?"

"Yes, the ancient outfits, the addressing of master and servant, that is really..." she poses as she mentally processes everything.

As the reality of her situation dawns on her, Zexi can't help but let out a nervous chuckle.

"Xi'er..." a soft voice calls from outside

The owner of the voice rushes forward as soon she enters the room.

"Xi'er...are you alright, the first miss didn't hurt you, did she?" Worriedly

"Who are you?" Confused

"Xi'er...I am your mother." she looks up to Danzhu, "How come she has become like this?"

Danzhu immediately goes on her knees "Please punish me mistress, I failed to look after young miss and now she seems not to remember some things"

Concubine Lán looks at Zexi worriedly and instructs Danzhu to call the physician right away.

..... After she left

"Mistress, do not worry, the young miss is blessed by the heavens and will soon be the Second Prince's wife, she will be alright"

"Suxian i hope so, otherwise I do not know what I will do."

Zexi goes quizzical and her ears perk as she listens to their conversation.

TO BE CONTINUED....

********END of Chapter One**********

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