Chapter 51 A Busy Day 1
Morning comes as usual in Li Mansion but TanTan seems in her full spirit when she wakes up as she remembers QingQing hasn’t told about the place yet.
’Today I really have to get any clues...about HuaMuTan’s killer...and hopefully...by doing this, I can return and meet Mom again...can I ?" TanTan just realizes she was too focus with HuaMuTan’s killer until she forgets to find the way to return to her real time.
TanTan suddenly becomes spirited low, she really wants to go home but she had no absolute clue of how. But she then supports herself,
"Come on TanTan, don’t give up!!! There must be a way....a way to return...!"
"Return to where XiaoJie?" asked XiaoRue while she entering the room, as usual, to bring new water to clean face and feet. XiaoRue seems has listening from outside, her question stops TanTan to continue the words.
"Its...nothing..."
But XiaoRue still concerns,
"XiaoJie, do you miss Hua Mansion?" XiaoRue thought that TanTan might have a homesick.
"Hmm...I miss my home so much" Although ’home’ that TanTan mentioned is not the Hua Mansion.
"If XiaoJie misses Hua Mansion, how if XiaoJie wishes it to Queen GrandMother later? Your Highness might grant XiaoJie’s wish"
’Can I grant to return to the future? I don’t think so’ TanTan just smiles sadly to XiaoRue, then she looks to XiaoRue, asking in a doubtful tone,
"XiaoRue...eh...if...if someone wishes to do something magical thing, like...going to the future...what do you think? Is it possible?"
TanTan remembers that she never asks XiaoRue about this before because of all things happened.
XiaoRue rises her eyebrows and then gives a puzzled face,
"XiaoJie...does XiaoJie want to know XiaoJie’s future? We can go to the temple to read our destiny again like we did every new year if Xiao Jie wants."
"No...I mean, really really going to the future, live in the future time..." TanTan explains again.
XiaoRue starts to worry,
"There is no such thing, XiaoJie... its impossible thing! Ehm... XiaoJie...are you okay?"
TanTan sighs, ’What am I thinking? I woke up in an ancient world...not in a fantasy world!... But still, that impossible thing seems happened only to me?’
She goes down from the bed and changes her cloth,
"I am okay...it just a dream I have, XiaoRue...I was in the future time I guess..." Since the beginning she woke up in this ancient time, she often dreamed about her Mom at night.
"And is it a beautiful dream, XiaoJie?"
"Yes, it is.."But unfortunately, she can’t remember the dreams clearly as before. Well, she should not focus on the dream right now,
" XiaoRue...Is QingQing has awake?"
XiaoRue nods her head as she pours tea for TanTan.
"She is showing FangFang XiaoJie martial art practice in the inner yard"
"Oh..." Her face becomes lively and she doesn’t wait for any longer to go to inner yard, "I like to see her too.."
In the inner yard, QingQing moves so quickly from place to place, like she is dancing with her sword. It is lovely to be watched, FangFang by hugging her xiaomei like usual reacts so happily and claps her hands many times every time she feels excited to see QingQing floats on the sky.
TanTan just arrives and she observes QingQing practicing,
’Quick and sharp...QingQing’s martial skill seems quite high" It reminds her of a sword performance in modern time. If QingQing lives in modern time, she can be a sword athlete for Olympic. Hm...I wonder if she can teach me some movements’ TanTan remembers last time she got attacked by the sword, it would be nice if she could fight back with the sword as well.
As QingQing finishes, FangFang claps their hands so loud, and so TanTan.
FangFang then notices TanTan and cheerfully approaches her,
"YangMu..." She hugs TanTan, and TanTan smiles seeing TanTan still hugging the doll she gave
"Good Morning, FangFang... and xiaomei..." She touches the doll’s nose happily.
Uncle Tong who also there to accompany FangFang, bows politely to TanTan and then reminds FangFang,
"FangFang XiaoJie, you should greet your YangMu politely..."
FangFang then stands still and bow politely to TanTan.
"FangFang greets YangMu.."
TanTan glances to Uncle Tong and chuckles, ’Uncle Tong seems responsible to teach FangFang manners as well, he quite reminds me of my old strict teacher’
Uncle Tong widens his eyes,
"Is there something funny, Young Madam?"
TanTan smiles to him, guilty.
"Its nothing..."
FangFang then grabs TanTan’s right hand,
"YangMu, let’s play..."
"Ehm..." Uncle Tong coughs purposely, "I am afraid FangFang XiaoJie have to start her study after this. FangFang XiaoJie, you have promised to me that you will start study after seeing Ms. QingQing’s practice."
"Uhm..." FangFang clearly doesn’t want to study, she looks for TanTan’s help, swinging TanTan’s right hand and begging, "YangMu...I want to play with YangMu.."
No matter how cute Fangfang’s look can be, TanTan thinks FangFang should do her study first. Besides, she wants to talk with QingQing privately. So she squits to speak face to face with FangFang,
"Uncle Tong is right, FangFang...You should study first ok? See, xiaomei also wants to study...as a good big sister, you should accompany her right? We can play together afterward..."
FangFang seems still unwilling,
"Will you play with me after study, YangMu?"
"I will, I promise... let’s do the promise finger..."
To sure FangFang, TanTan ties her pinky finger to FangFang’s and swing them as a sign of promise.
After that, FangFang becomes cheerful again, she excuses herself to everyone and goes with Uncle Tong obediently.
"You are good with children!... Hah, I wonder why there is a rumor that saying you hated children and always willing to hurt them" QingQing speaks her confusion. This HuaMuTan she meets now is too way different with HuaMuTan she heard about.
TanTan just laughs nervously,
"Well, never trust rumor..." Now as they are alone, TanTan becomes serious.
"QingQing... let’s continue our talk from yesterday, you promise to tell about the place?"
QingQing looks around and then asks them all to sit first on the marble table set nearby.
"Hm, you really want to know about the place? Very well, I tell you..." She sighs, "If you want to find any mysterious masked men, the place I can suggest is at the black market..."
"The black market?" TanTan repeats it and it sounds a right name for a den for the criminals.
"Yeah, it is a place where you might find any weird and rare things at any prices,...and meet the underground people, your silver masked man might one of them."
TanTan hears enthusiastically,
"Where is it? How can I go there?"
"Wow, take it easy, girl...you heard me yesterday, right? The place is not easy to enter...its out of law kind of place, you know...not everyone free to enter...you have to be their member or have someone inside. The place and time are also different every time."
"So what should I do to enter the place?"
"Just wait...my sister has promised to help you, we only can wait for any information from her..."
TanTan doesn’t please at all, ’Waiting...for how long?’ She is clearly disappointed with the information.
"So is it? Just waiting..."