7 New Home

Looking at the girl in front of her to say that Huiliang was surprised would be an understatement as the to did not look alike at first glance but after inspecting her have for a while she could see that they did have some similarities as she had the same pointy nose as her mother and the same colour eyes but they had completely different complexions and face shapes and instead of her mother's thin lips hers were perky and rounded. Also, the aura that surrounded the older woman was completely different from that of her daughters. When one had a cold and unfeeling aura the other's was quite friendly and bright making it easier for the other children to interact with her.

After the children introduced themselves and made themselves familiar with each other, Qiaolian gave them a brief introduction to where they were however only Meiying, Huiliang and the last prince stayed as they were new to the school and had no clue what to expect. the oldest prince already went into his room which had an emerald jewel above its door.

"Let's start with your rooms then shall we," she said pointing to twelve elegant white doors on the last wall "there are currently twelve students in the Aces so there are only 3 rooms left. So you will each choose one colour from three colours: Pink, white and yellow." She explained leading the four children towards the doors as they got closer Min Wei realise that the colours Mo Chou had just mentioned were the same as the beautifully sculpted bright jewels embedded above 3 of the exquisitely carved doors.

"I dibs pink" Meiying squealed excitedly scurrying towards the door with the pink diamond above the door but was stopped by Qiaolian.

"Wait I haven't said everything yet," she said putting her arm in between Meiying and the door.

"Oops sorry" Zhang Yu mumbled her face flushed an alarming shade of vermillion whilst Huiliang could not help but smile at her little sister's adorable behaviour.

"Anyways, " Quiaoliang continued smiling, " your rooms are decorated with the colours you choose so pick wisely," she explained as she glanced at each of the newcomers in turn, her gaze falling on Qiaoling whose eyes seemed to be brighter when she heard that last sentence. She was staring intently at the door with determination and then to her sister who smiled and rolled her eyes, 'Gosh her sister was a sucker for anything pink'.

"Well, ladies first and I think there are only three doors to choose from now," she said grinning at the elated Meiying. "Oh and before I forget, in your rooms on your bed you'll each find one of these, " she held up a pen quite similar to the one Miss Alixa was holding only hers was a deep blood red colour and the jewel that sat on the top of it was a beautifully cut ruby. "These are your, hmmmmmm how should I put it... Umm well, they're kinda like magic wands. You'll be using them for pretty much everything and they are also your keys to getting around the school and the different buildings, they also will only respond to you. So a friendly reminder doesn't lose them." she explained, "The school will be providing you with all with school uniforms that you shall wear on a weekday until the school day is over. Also, they will be providing you with all of your evening attire for balls and other special occasions and all other clothes and daily essentials that you'll be needing during your stay here at Astiadore school for gifted individuals." she glanced at the three children and then grinned when her gaze fell upon Meiying, "Ok you may now choose your-"

"Pink! I choose pink"Meiying cut her off resulting in the fou of them bursting into peals of laughter.

"I'll go for blue then," said the youngest Prince when they had all calmed down from laughing.

"So that leaves me with white" Huiliang said a grin forming on her face.

"Well that settles it, of you go I shall not keep you any longer" Qiaolian beamed as she shooed them off. As they turned to enter their newly assigned rooms she Qiaolian spun around and smiled " Welcome to your new home for the next few years I hope you all love it here" with that she departed remembering why she originally came out of her room she dashed to the kitchen to make herself another cup of coffee.

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Huiliang stepped into her new room and was taken aback. It was beautiful. She walked further into the room and what she saw captivated her. She was not used to such extravagance. Even before her father remarried her stepmother and her mother was still alive what she had was nothing. It wasn't even one-tenth of what she was looking at, and after living in the servants quarters for most of her life, and also being locked up very often in a dingy and dusty basement, her view of what luxury was, was quite low. Even the clothes she was wearing were her mothers old possetions.

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