Vol 8 Chapter 89 (2/2)

“Oh, I got it.” I said as I hurriedly cast aside all my stray thoughts and rushed behind Xiang Lang who pressed me.

As I followed her, I looked about. I hadn’t gone anywhere else besides the main hall to see father ever since I moved out after all.

After a few corridors, I was surprised. It’s been several years since I moved out after all and the mansion still looks the same as it did back then. It’s clear that father has done some renovations to the mansion but these were just restoration works.

Ah, it really is nostalgic. Back then, I remember taking afternoon naps at the base of that big tree with Liu Cong…

Unfortunately, I was too naive back then and let Liu Cong take advantage of that.

Yes, Liu Cong, the only person I will never forgive.

“Young mistress, we’re here.” Xiang Lang said as the loud sound of a door opening followed.

“This is?” I asked as I followed her. It’s been too long for me to remember the purpose of each and every room in this mansion.

“It’s just an ordinary room.” Xiang Lang said as she entered the room and went all the way inside before opening a cupboard inside.

“Un? Why are there clothes being stored here?” I asked when I saw the cupboard filled with formal, lavish clothing that would only be used for banquets, parties and formal events. Could it be that every room is used to store such things?

“The Governor had left special instructions for this room not to be used for residential purposes. The store room had some water leakage issues earlier so we moved some of the clothing over here.” She explained as she picked out some clothes and placed them on the bed, “I picked out some clothes. Half of them are masculine and the other half are feminine. Looking at how the young mistress dresses, you will probably be choosing the masculine attire right?”

As she said so, she picked out a figure hugging set of clothing which closely resembled what I usually wore.

I took a closer look and found that the materials used were pretty good and felt that I would be comfortable in it.

“Un, then…” Just as I was about to nod in agreement, another thought sprang up spontaneously in my mind and my words stopped short in my mouth. Instead, I said, “Ah… I think I would prefer more feminine wear.”

Eh?

“Alright.” Xiang Lang said as she began looking once more.

What have I said?

“How about this?” Xiang Lang said calmly as she picked out a set of feminine wear. I looked over and saw that it was a long dress which revealed the neck. If I’m not wrong, this should be called ‘Beizi’ right?

B, but what is wrong with me? It’s only uncle’s farewell banquet, why do I have to dress up?

But… I stole several glances at the clothing she held up and felt that it was a good choice.

“Un… This one then?” Xiang Lang said as she shook the clothing in front of me and showed it to me from different angles.

To be honest, I’m quite taken by it.

Yes… This is indeed very nice.

I’ve never worn such clothing since I was a child too…

“… Un.” I hesitated for a long while before resignedly nodding.

… Un… There shouldn’t be anything wrong with me wearing this. Of course, I don’t mean anything by this. I just feel that it’s a waste not to wear such beautiful clothing.

Yes, that’s what I mean.

As I convinced myself, I picked up the Beizi and placed it at the edge of the bed before getting ready to take off my boyish clothing.

Un? When I raised my head, I found that Xiang Lang had not yet left.

“Young mistress…” Xiang Lang looked at me with her arms reaching out. Looks like she intends to help me.

“Ah, it’s fine.” I lightly nodded and dismissed her, doing my best to appear dependable and independent.

When Xiang Lang saw this, she bowed and stepped back before turning and leaving the room, not forgetting to close the door as she did so.

Only when Xiang Lang left was I able to rest easy. I picked up the clothing and went up to the bronze mirror and felt that it suited me.

Un? Am I… Smiling?

My gaze s.h.i.+fted upwards and I caught sight of my smile. It’s clear that I’m a lot pleased of this clothing than I imagined.

… I must admit that though I’ve been raised as a boy, I probably still have the heart of a girl…

Ahhhh, I can’t keep on being like this!

I hurriedly shook my head and tossed out very dangerous thoughts out of my head.

What I have to do now is to quickly change into this clothing and hurry to where uncle is. As I thought so, I quickly stripped and put on the new clothing.

While wearing it, I made mistakes 3-4 times and even mixed up the front and back of the clothing. I was deathly worried that Xiang Lang might peek when she heard the commotion I was making, and I would be a total disgrace.

“Un… This should be… This should be it.” After much hards.h.i.+p, I finally got the hang of it and sighed as I looked at my reflection in the bronze mirror.

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