A Devil For A Witch
Emperor Yang Mu Chen walked up to the scene,
"She will be getting married!"
That sentences were like hot food in Yang Ting Ting's throat, so been punished for no reasons at all were not enough, she has to get married to an unknown person.
Whoever it was, Yang Ting Ting wouldn't care about that, she had wished to leave this place, but she can't certainly go and live with a stranger can she?
"She will have to be prepared for her weddings, which shall be done tomorrow" Emperor Yang Mu Chen continued.
"Sure of course father, she can't continue to live with us anymore!" Yang Chun Ying smiled as she spoke.
"Yes sister, she is evil and she deserves to marry an evil husband" Yang Mo Chou added in support.
While they spoke, Yang Ting Ting couldn't bear the embarrassment and shock, she ran from the scene to her quarters.
Yang Ting Ting wanted to cry as she sat on top of the old wooden bed, but not a single tear fell from her eyes, she took the only portrait of her mother that was with her. She smiled on seeing the portrait, she love to see her mother's portrait.
"Mother, you left me alone in this world to suffer alone" She thought within herself.
Just then, the door of her quarters opened and her maid came in.
Yi Han could be described as the most kindest woman in the palace, ever since empress Feng Tian's death, Yi Han had been taking Care of her, and ensure that no body bullied her, Yang Ting Ting loved Yi Han and even thought she was her mother when she was younger.
"Your majesty" Yi Han called. She was beautiful with white fair skin, her white hanfu was clean and her hair was held in a bun, she looked like a woman in her twenties.
"Don't call me that Yi Han, I am not a princess" Yang Ting Ting scoffed, she hated been called a name of royalty, and she never believed that she was a princess, she preferred to be called Yang Ting Ting or Ting Ting.
"I am sorry about his highness dear, I couldn't protect you I am so sorry" Yi Han had began to cry.
Yang Ting Ting just watched as Yi Han cried because of her.
"You are getting married tomorrow dear and I don't know the groom" She wept.
"It's alright Yi Han" Yang Ting Ting replied, she was speechless and didn't know what to say, "I will be right back"
She stood up and went out of their quarters, she was going to find information about who she was going to marry.
She couldn't go inside the main palace, her father had forbade her from entering the palace.
He claimed that Yang Ting Ting was ill fated and would bring bad luck to the people inside the palace.
"You are an evil child, you killed your mother on your birth day, only evil children do so." The emperor once told her when she was young.
Yang Ting Ting felt total emptiness inside her, she has spent eighteen years of her life in pain and punishment, and in the end she was going to get married to a stranger?
Yang Ting Ting walked towards the garden, it was the only place she was allowed to roam in the entire palace
There were a few maids at the garden who were picking up flowers probably for yang Mo Chou and Yang Chun Ying, the girls loved to have a bouquet of fresh flowers in their room.
"Oh look!, it is Yang Ting Ting, the bride of the devil" The first maid servant pointed at her.
"Oh of course, you should get ready to live with devil you witch!" The second maid told her wryly.
Yang Ting Ting didn't care about what they said about her, she was used to hearing such vile words from their mouths, but she wanted to know more about the 'devil' they were talking about.
"Are you going to stand there looking at us? You should go to your dirty quarters and think about your new wretched life with the devil" The servants said while the rest of them burst into laughter.
"You are going to get married to the most ugliest man in the whole world" They laughed loudly.
Ugliest man in the world?! A devil? What does that mean? Yang Ting Ting wondered.
Scared of hearing some more devilish words, she gently left the place, while the other servants laughed as she walked away.
"Ugly girl!" They muttered.
Tears dropped out of Yang Ting Ting eyes, she wished she could disappear out of the world.
She couldn't bear getting married to a stranger.
Just asked she walked past the palace gates, she saw the male servants carrying a big box in their hand, she could guess that her wedding dresses and accessories were inside that box.
She walked back silently to her quarters.
Can the man be so kind enough to send some wedding accessories to her?
Was he really ugly like the servants had said?
A stout shaped male servant walked up to her.
"Shang Yi" She called him and smiled warmly.
Of all male servants in the palace, she was particularly close to Shang Yi, he was kind, and always share his food with her.
"Ting Ting, his highness had asked me to call you, he is in the temple waiting for you" he told her in haste.
"The emperor?" Yang Ting Ting asked in disbelief.
Her father had never sent a servant to call her, only if he wants to punish her will he send either Yang Chun Ying or her other half sisters to get her.
And she would go to him to receive her punishment.
Perhaps he was going to cancel the wedding, Yang Ting Ting walked towards the temple, and she could see her father's clothes from where she stood, perhaps all the families were there, as she could hear voices of Yang Mo Chou and her sisters.
"Yes your majesty" she curtsied once she arrived at the front of her father, she didn't bother to greet her step mothers or even say a 'Xiāwu hao' To them.
"Yang Ting Ting" Emperor Yang Mu Chen voice was bold and harsh, there was no doubt that he was going to say something very important.
"Yes your majesty" She bowed.
"Tomorrow you are going to your husband house, be sure to behave well, and don't give a bad image to our empire!" He spoke strictly.
Yang Ting Ting only looked at him in awe.
"And you shall soon see your ugly demonic husband" Wu Roulan laughed.
"Of course mother, an ugly man for an ugly servant girl!" Yang Chun Ying laughed sinisterly.
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Meaning of the mandarin written above.
Xiāwu hao = Good afternoon