19 Chapter 19: Living Rich (1/2)

I smile and allow myself to flow in the fun. At night, all the people of the capital light lanterns and display fireworks. It's a beautiful sight. The aromas of various foods fill the air. The stars in the sky shine brighter than ever. I think of XiaoLong again. His black hair glimmering in the moonlight. It's over. They lied to me, I betrayed them. I don't want anything to do with them.

”Daughter YingYue, do you like the festival?” my mother asks.

I smile, truly, ”Yes! It's amazing!”

Even the maids and servants smile. I had a good night's sleep that night in a comfy bed, not too hard, not too soft.

The next morning, the maids greet her in a good mood.

”Hello, I'm Ji and this is Zhe and Qu. We are your maids.”

Their pleasant pure smiles warm me as they dress me and tell me about the kingdom. I reward them with some snacks after they tell me about my position.

First stop: the Royal Library. I walk in, swiftly and accidentally bump into someone.

”Oh, sorry…” I say automatically.

I glance up. It's an old lady.

”I- my apology, your highness, I was too careless,” the old woman apologizes, kowtowing.

I stammer, not used to being addressed as 'highness', ”N-no, it's fine, please get up.”

She gets up and I realize she's the librarian from a tag on her shirt.

”You are the librarian?”

”Yes, how may I help your highness.”

I flinch again, from being called 'highness'.

Finally, I can't take it anymore, ”Please just call me YingYue, librarian. I would like some books about the history and politics of Ri Kingdom.”

”A-alright…” She leads the way inside and finds some books to start.

At first there was awkwardness between us, but as time flew by, we became really close.