the king and the tea

the maid soon came back with food....the maid was really angry but she dare not show it infront of the king...and ofcourse the thermal sensor opened up as soon as she set foot in this building...the food was boiling hot, she definitely wants to burn my tongue.

anyways, the reaction on my step mother's face was amazing..she was looking like a stunned possum and it took so long to try not to laugh..like do you know how funny a stunned possum looks?

like that.... I'm sorry but it's funny...and my step mother's face was just like that.

my sister whereas had her face covered with her sleeve so I couldn't really see what type of possum reaction she had

I tried the "food" it was ramen with a cracked egg on it .....

this is what you get in a palace?it's tasty so I don't mind, but still I expected so much more

- I can gladly bring you any type of food you want

' I know eden.... I know'

"daughter...do come and meet your father regularly....how about a cup of tea in the evening?" said the king

"I dare not reject a chance to drink tea with my father" I replied in the politest way I could conjur

"good" was what his face clearly displayed "how dare she steal my spot" was the one the possum displayed

-your....sister... I can't put an analysis on her since she hasn't talked at all..

'Eden....it is obvious who planned this'

- who did?

'let me handle the whole king situation and then I'll tell you'

-alright

"I would be looking forward to your arrival, daughter" the king said as he started departing from my palace with the mother-daughter pair

I bowed once again... not to my mother ofcourse

"I would recommend you leave me alone now" I said to the maid while holding the urge to use the electric shock to burn this girl alive

and oh she left so happily

- now explain

' I'm sure that you can see that the possum is not capable of doing it all alone...the only people with any control over the imperial concubine are the king and the first lady..her daughter... judging by the king's reaction he did not tell the possum to send away my maids ....she herself isn't capable of removing all my maids without anyone noticing...so someone else was involved..and it can be only one person..her daughter, the first lady'

- why are you sure it's not someone else

' 1. internal affairs are to be manged by the imperial concubine as per the king's words ..2. by the domineering presence the king gives off, I can guess we're in a high ranked country...that means by marrying the king comes pride...the imperial concubine is the highest ranking women in the country..what makes you think she'll listen to anyone else but her prized daughter? if she wants to kill me she can do so herself... she's the second highest in command over the country '

- valid points...but how do you know this and I don't?

' because I've lived with humans my whole life eden, I know how they act and think'

- we're not in your world

'some things stay the same no matter where one may be'

- understood... I guess this is the one knowledge that I will never be able to get..was this why I was designed to have a human master?

'lets not wonder about that, you're stuck with me nonetheless'

'what's the time?'...the screen pulled up in front of me ....it 4 pm....'so this menu type thing is just like a screen in an RPG game'..

-it is

'should we go to the king in an hour '

- yes...

'ok that's that now teach me more cool things with zero '

- permission request from the hospital

'what'

- would you like to hear the request?

'sure? DD'

- "asking permission to examine otherworldly DNA and gentic codes from master's blood sample"

'how will this be useful?'

- we can learn more about the magic thing in this world

'then permission granted '

- permission sent to Eden hospital and lab

'continue teaching '

- we can go out later at night and I can show you the features in a forest...you can also gain sone field experience

'thats fine too ...but now you have to give me an idea on how to keep busy '

- how about we decide your combat costume?

'sure'

Combat costume!!!??? no one can have any reason to hate eden...are you looking at this??????

did I take an hour and a half just to decide and customise the costume?.....yes.......

I started getting ready for tea with the king.... well.... Eden helped.... I cannot get this type of Chinese dress on myself no matter how hard I try

a carriage came to pick me up a few moments later

the carriage ride really showed me how good the architecture of this place is

and oh my god the carvings on the walls, the flowers, the pond, that gazebo too!! and this all was mine?...tell me your family's rich without telling me your family's rich was what was going on inside my head

The main palace, where I suppose the king stays should be like...10x better... right?

actually... when we arrived...sure it was one of the best palaces I have ever seen....but mine was better...mine had a lot more variety of flowers than the king's palace...the carvings on the wall were telling a story in mine while his was just patterns...why is my palace better?

- the palace you're living in is the palace built by the late queen...your biological mother, it was built especially for her first child, ....you.

' interesting'

'how do you think this tea party will go?'

- there has to be another reason he called us here

"We have arrived to the Royal palace, second lady"

a coachmen soon came and opened the door for me

and in the end.. I saw my father..once again

"Eve, come sit" said the king in a more ..how do I say it? not king-like voice

-looks like he speaks formally only when others are around

'the eunuch is still here though '

-it mist be that he can show emotions around him

' well ya obviously'

"yes father" I replied in the same polite tone as before

"my age is getting old...look at all these white hairs, I really can't handle this much stress anymore"

-oh...so that's why he called us here

'he wants a successor doesn't he?'

"your cousins will be arriving soon... they'll be staying till spring" said the king in a more formal way

- 3 months...he means 3 months

" Does sister know of this?" I asked in a bit more of a casual tone

" indeed, I told her this morning with her mother" he replied

"When will it be held?" I asked once again

"the last week of your cousins stay, they will be tested for their eligibility the rest of the days until the contest, of course my direct children do not need to do this as they've grown up in the palace " he replied... I guess I made it too obvious that I understood what he meant almost instantly....for those who didn't get it

he's planning a contest that will last 3 months between us and our branch families..this will test who is the best person to be the next ruler of our country...I along with my sister will not have to do tests on how to handle things in the palace and live in the palace as we well..... were born and raised in the palace , we will only be in the physical test which would I'm guessing be a cultivation one..

now this will be fun

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