Chapter 610 - The King and the Three Daughter (2/2)
”Let me hear your story,” said the Empress dowager.
Ming Yue Yin's eyes lit up, she straightens her pose like a little kid who can't wait to hear the story. She doesn't care what other people think she likes listening to Lory tells a story, listening to her voice is like sitting on a meadow while the gentle breeze blows your hair, it gives a sense of serene and clarity.
For whatever reason it make her feel safe. Many times she was saved by Lory's gentle voice no wonder Zhao Li Xin could never forget Lory's voice once he heard it if she never knew Lory she would search for her too.
”Yes, Your majesty…” Lory bows her head politely then she frowns for a second to decide which story she wants to tell them.
”Let's begin …” her gentle voice float in the air at the same time the wind blow the peach flower petals, the grey cloud moves slowly as the sky gradually clearer and the bright moon illuminated the beautiful garden suddenly the atmosphere change subtly. Everyone turns quiet as if they are entrance by Lory's voice.
”Once upon the time, there was a Kingdom lead by a great King. The kingdom is peaceful and prosperous under the leadership of the wise King. The King has three daughters each one of them is known for their beauty and talent. One day the King decide to test his daughter affection towards him and so he asked his daughter”
”My dearest daughter, I wanted to know how much you love me? The king asked the first Daughter to say I love you as deep as the ocean, the king smile in content. The second daughter doesn't want to lose she say a love you more than the whole gold in the world, the king beamed in joy”
”Then the King turns to his youngest daughter, the last princess smile and she says I love you more than I love salt. The King furious because the princess equated him with salt, in anger the King banished the last princess from the palace” Lory sip the wine to moist her throat, everyone stares at lory impatiently they annoyed Lory have to stop in the middle of the story and leaving them in suspense, it is quite funny when the ladies who mocked her before now engrossed in her story.
Lory smacked her wet lips and continue ”Years goes by, when the King anger subside he begin to missed his youngest daughter later he sent all his subordinates to search for the princess, however, years after years went by the King still can find his daughter, feeling sad and regret he decide to leave the palace for a while. One day she went to the hill on a whim suddenly when he reaches the top of the hill he feel hungry. Fortunately, he found a small house, and then he smells a tasty fragrant from the house.”
”Curious, the King headed to the small house, turn out is a small restaurant, such a coincidence. The king enters the small courtyard and a young girl greets him. The king order some food and the young lady received the order and run to the kitchen, not long after the food present on the table, the king surprised the food didn't look like commoner food and smelled very good. The king taste the food but then he frowned, although everything is cooked perfectly, however, the taste is too bland”
”The King called the young lady, he asked her why the food taste like this, judging by the appearance of the food the king is certain the cooked of this food is a professional so why is that person make such a dish, no wonder the restaurant is empty”
”The young lady make forlorn smile she say it because the lady who make the dish refuse to use a salt on her dish, a long time ago she told to the man that she adored that she loved him more than salt but the man truly disappointed as a result the lady is expelled from her house, since then to show her devotion to the man that she loves she never use salt in all her food”
”The king was shocked, he runs to the kitchen and there he found his youngest daughter. The king finally understands how much his daughter loves him. Sometimes, the most genuine feeling came from a simple act, like a mother who stays all night beside the bed when her child sick, or a wife who refuses to sleep until her husband comes home. It just a simple action to show their care and many people took it for granted” Lory smiles solemnly.
”Can you imagine when you are a child you got sick on your bed alone and your mother wasn't there to hold your hand, or the husband feeling when he came home from worked and everyone already sleeps and he was stood there all alone without anyone asked him 'how is your day'?” Lory ends her story but everyone was still engrossed in the story.
the place engulfs in silence some of the madams even got their eyes welled up, they suddenly have the urge to meet their husband and some young ladies look at their mother with remorse.
'Why everyone so quiet?' Lory is baffled, is her story is too boring. Should she tell the story about the wolf and three little pigs instead? But she doesn't want to mimic the wolf huffed and puffed.