Assassination & Escape from the palace

Last night, it rained heavily but there was no trace of rain right now. As the wind passes through the grass, the dew on the grass appears as if they are some precious stones and the birds were chirping in their nest, a few butterflies sucking honey from the flowers.

She glanced at the far away mountains; she saw the sun has risen. Therefore, while jogging she thought she should go back home. She reached her home opened the gate, but the entrance to the main door was already open.

She entered the house and saw the floor was scattered with books, broken vase pieces, Cd’s. She saw bloodstains all over the floor. She turned her head to her right side, she saw a man lying on the ground, and she knitted her eyebrows and her eyes have become watery.

She rushed to her father's side held him in her lap and tried to wake him up she moved his body with her hands calling him “Please wake up father.”

She saw bloodstains on his face and the blood was flowing from his stomach. He regained his consciousness then he took out a bottle from his pocket and told her “Yizhen take this and run away or else destroy this drug. Stay safe otherwise, they will kill you.”

He left his last breath by puking out blood from his mouth.Yizhen shouted father and placing her hands on his body trying to wake him up. She said, “Father, please don’t leave me.”

She felt as if someone piercing her heart, and she remembered her mother then she searched for her mother in the other rooms. She saw a pool of blood coming from the kitchen.

Then she saw her mother's body lying on the ground. She kneels down and supports her body on the door. She shouted “mother.”

She moved towards her mother then she placed her head on her knees. She tries to wake her up, but she has passed away. She saw the stab made with a knife on her mother's chest.

She immediately took a knife from the kitchen. Then she took out chili powder into a small plastic bag and rushed outside the house. She saw a five-masked persons rushing towards her house. She started running towards the end of the mountain so that she can enter into the town and ask for help.

Yizhen’s father is a drug researcher so; to conduct his experiments he built a house outside the town, so they are isolated. Yizhen slowly picked up the chili powder from the cover and threw it towards the masked persons.

The powder went into the eyes of two of the masked person’s. She heard the sounds “AHHH…” Their eyes became watery and tears fall down. She turned her head and saw them kneeling on the ground.

One of masked people handed them water and rushed towards yizhen. However, the remaining three persons surrounded her. She took the knife and slashed on a person's elbow. She escaped from them and reached the edge of the cliff.

She looked back then she saw the depth of the mountain, which is so deep. She thought if she falls down from here, she would eventually die.

Therefore, until her last breath she thought to fight with them. She rushed towards the three masked persons and started to attack. In the middle of the fight, a masked person pushed her.

She could not control her body and she tripped from the edge of the cliff. Even while falling she did not show her fear on her face then she grasped the drug bottle opened its cap threw the powder out in the air.

CLANG...She hit her head on the stone and she was surrounded by a pool of blood. She slowly opened her eyes watched the sky. She said, “Father I have fulfilled the promise which I made to you. Father and mother I am coming to you and she left her last breath.”

She slowly opened her eyes and looked at the roof and the bed; she is not familiar with them. The curtains on one side of the bed are closed. She thinks she is sleeping in a strange bed she thought she was dreaming.

She closed her eyes, opens them again. She saw that she is still on the same bed. Then she recollects that she has fallen down from the cliff and died. She thought is this is reincarnation.

She slowly sat up holding the edge of the bed and looks at herself. She says, “Why I have become shorter, even my hands are also small and why am I wearing a traditional dress.” She thought her soul was transferred into another person’s body.

However, looking at her body physique she thought this girl would be around eleven or twelve years old. She said, “So, my soul was transferred to the past.”  She thought thanks for watching those modern time travel dramas otherwise; she would be crazy right now.

She moves the curtain and slowly places her feet on the footrest and put on her shoes. She recollects the memories of this body’s owner. Her name is Chun ling and she is the princess of northern qi.

She is eleven years old. She said, I have never even dreamed an eighteen years modern girl would be transferred into eleven years old body.

“ Life is full of surprises. One should be strong enough to adapt to any kind of situations.”

According to her memory, both of her parents treated her well. However, do not know what had happened since past three years her father was not treating her as before.

She is a pity girl; she passed away due to poisoning. She said, “Oh my God, I need to be careful as the person who tried to poison Chun ling may try to poison her or find other ways to kill her.”

Therefore, she thought she needs to keep on guard while dealing with anyone because this child does not have any memories who tried to kill her, as she was not aware. Unless she figures it out, she needs to be careful.

She looks at her surroundings it is a big room with a dressing mirror filled with different kinds of rogue powder, hairpins, bracelets, earrings, and comb.

She thought this Chun ling has lotus like eyes, with a sharp nose and her skin color is as if it is like a snow. She is quite beautiful. She has a petite figure and her body was a bit weak due to poisoning.

She is around five feet three inches. She turned her head, she saw a wardrobe, and there is a dining table with flasks and cups. She noticed a few vases with peach flowers.

She went back to sit on the bed, when she placed her hand on the bed. She could sense something below her hand. She turned her head and saw a flute.

She remembered this flute belongs to previous body owner. It’s a jade flute with a small peach flower designed on one of its end.

Suddenly, she hears the door opening sound, she turns her head to see who it was. She was a woman around 30 years old with a fair skin, and she walks dignified and gracefully. However, this woman also looks pale and weak. Yizhen thinks may be Chun ling's mother was also poisoned.

She sat beside her on the bed and embraced her warmly. She called her as “Chuner” Chun ling moved out of her embrace and looked at her mother; she observed her mother's facial expression which looked worried, as if she really cares about her daughter.

She asked her, “Chuner do you still feel pain?” Chun ling answered her, “Mother, do not worry. I am feeling better after taking a rest.”

Xiaoying took Chun ling’s hand and placed it in her hands, holding her hand she said, "now listen carefully empress is trying to kill us.” Yesterday, I have spoken with my brother Hui Jing, from now onwards he will take care of you.

She coughs a mouthful of blood on the ground. Chuner says, "Mother, are you alright?" Xiaoying takes a cloth from her sleeves and wipes her lips.

Xiaoying says, “See I cannot live more than a couple of days, I want to protect you, but I cannot protect you now from their clutches.” Chuner knitted her eyebrows she has a trace of fear and sadness thinking that how a cruel person this empress was.

Xiaoying says even my brother's family was slaughtered last night. The only way, I will keep you safe, is by sending you out of the palace. Chuner says, “Mother how can I leave you alone in the palace."

Xiaoying leans forward to place a kiss on her forehead. Then she says, “My daughter has grown up.” Chuner we both cannot leave the palace, I am at the end of my life, and you still have a long future.

So, promise me that you will take care of yourself and do not trust anyone other than your uncle and his son. She nodded her head with a pallid complexion. Xiaoying opens the wardrobe and picks a cloth bag that she has packed.

She hands over the bag and pulls out a fragrance pouch, a jade hairpin, and a small pouch. She gives all of them to her and says this pouch contains money. She picks the flute from the bed.

Then she gives it to Chun ling. She hugs her, “daughter, my brother will arrange everything for you so, you need not worry about yourself.” She pats Chun ling on her shoulder and calls out yan.

Chuner saw a man wearing black dress appears from the roof. Xiaoying says, "He is my most trusted secret guard he will take you safely out of the palace and helps you to reach my brother."

Yan knelt down; he cups his hands and says "Yan pays greetings to your highness and princess." Xiaoying says, "You may rise. Take the princess away from the palace and make her meet my brother".

Chun ling remembers her real parents care by seeing xiaoying's care and tears start to fall from her eyes. Xiaoying wipes her tears and hugs her for the last time. Xiaoying says, “Yan take her away.” Yan hands over a veil to Chun ling and he ties a veil to cover his face.

He holds her and uses his martial arts to jump onto the roof. Chun ling sees the figure of her mother fade away. She observes this person's breath was so steady, and he was moving so fast.

If I had not watched in drama's I would never believe, people can jump from roof to roof using martial arts. I think now the time would be around four in the morning. She turns her head towards her right side, and she saw that outside each house there are many lanterns hung.

She watches the sky which is with bright stars and moon as it is still dark. She closed her eyes and thought “father and mother, protect and guide me in this new world.” She opened her eyes looked at her surroundings.

After some time he slowed down, jumped on a high wall, took a step on it, and he jumped down from the wall. She thought she may fall down when she saw him jumping on a wall.

We entered a place surrounded by a long trees, and at a certain distance, I can see two hefty figures standing side by side. Yan placed me on the ground then we walked towards them.

One man is around forty years with fierce face and the other man might be around sixteen years. Both are holding swords.Yan knelt down he cupped his hands. He said, “Yan pays greetings to general.”

Hui Jing said, “You could rise.” Old man and young man bent slightly and paid respects to princess. Therefore, Chun ling thought this old man was Hui jing. Chun ling said," Uncle and brother no need to pay greetings. You can call me Chun ling."

Hui Jing introduces his son huixiang to Chuner. Chun ling orders, “Yan you may leave and inform mother I have reached safely.” Yan turns around, he uses his martial arts.

Three of them walked for five minutes. Chun ling sees a horse carriage at a distance, huixiang climbs on it and places a footrest on the ground, and he holds Chun ling’s hands to help her climb the carriage.

She sees a chair and a long bench to sit inside the carriage. She sits at one corner. When his uncle and brother sat his uncle told coachman to ride.

In the carriage Chun ling asks huijing, “Uncle, where are we going?" Jing answers her, "we are heading towards jiankang city. I have arranged everything to settle there.” She nodded her head.

Chuner moves her hands to open the curtain to see outside through the window, but it is still dark she cannot see anything. She moves her hands back, leans her head on the carriage wall, and closes her eyes.

In the Ye city: 

A person dressed in black colored clothes entered the room, he kneels down, and then he cups his hands “greetings to your majesty” Emperor Xuan was around fifty years, he wore a golden colored robe with a dragon symbol on it, and he has a fierce look on his face.

He asked, “What about Hui family?” The man in black is Zhou Wei. He said by bowing his head, “Your majesty,we have killed Hui family except two members, but he started to tremble by thinking how angry the king would be.”

The king shouted at him to tell, he said, "Huijing and huixiang escaped from ye city. Just now, I have received the news from our spies that princess Chun ling were also with them.”

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