the general's big wedding

Half an hour earlier in the emperor's office.

- We gave? - Zhang Xian asked with a sinister premonition in his heart.

- Well, modesty I gave – The prime minister laughed without grace – And I solved a problem! Look how nice it is!

Qin Shao's laugh somewhat irritated Zhang Xian.

- What problem did you solve exactly? – The emperor asked raising one of his eyebrows.

- Good...

Two hours earlier at the general's house.

As soon as the general left, Qin Shao entered.

- Prime Minister! – All the maids saluted.

- She is the general's bride, chosen by the emperor himself! – Qin Shao smiled without bothering to lie – She must enter the palace today to give thanks to her majesty, keep that in mind.

The prime minister repeated the same words to the manor administrator. An old battle commander who served Zhang xian's father. Although not convinced of the supposed "bride", the general had already warned them that the girl would enter the palace. He was just supposed to listen to the general's words and do his job.

Turned, turned, washed and crushed. Mulan had the best treatment a woman getting ready to see the Emperor at this time could. In the end the result surprised even the quiet Hong.

-"saw!" – The dragon invisible to human eyes said – "it's not a dream"

- "Stop playing!" – Mulan warned, although impressed by the woman who was seen in the mirror – "They're going to send me to the imperial palace!" "There's no way I can get out of there with my head on my neck"

Mulan was an insecure and pessimistic woman, always expecting the worst of all situations. The only time she ever showed hope was the night before, when she fell asleep and hoped the whole crazy situation was a dream.

For the love of God! She was just a lab rat who was lucky enough to win several prizes and get rich from them. Everything she knew if it boiled down to Egyptology would be helpful if she were in Egypt, but that wasn't the case.

- "Relax!" – Hong replied – "While this dragon is here. I'll secure your beautiful head on your neck"

Mulan didn't respond, unsure of the dragon's promises.

-"Surely you are beautiful" - she spoke a higher note one of the maids, which was soon nudged by one of her colleagues. According to etiquette they should not speak unless asked to speak. It could cost their lives.

At the maid's comment, Mulan looked once more in the mirror.

She had a naturally pale complexion from not being out in the sun much and only staying in the library, rarely doing fieldwork. That wasn't her specialty. Not a healthy pale though. Her lips were naturally thick and red and her face was shaped like a "v". The exquisite and delicate makeup of the maids, although not as sophisticated as her world highlighted her phoenix blue eyes, her lips had a kind of balm that made them shiny and delicate, but we can not forget to mention the hair.

The only thing Mulan liked about herself besides her talent for Egyptology was her hair. Long, thin and silky. Extremely delicate and difficult to move. She almost cried when she saw the maids going to mess with her beloved hair. However, the result was not too bad. The silver ornaments matched her and it was with them and a blue flower that matched her dress that her look was made.

The maids focused on Mulan's delicate side, a side that Mulan herself didn't even know she had, as she always wore old-fashioned clothes and browns or blacks.

While Mulan was still evaluating himself in the mirror, wondering if that woman was really her, the manor's administrator arrived saying that the carriage was already prepared. He would personally accompany Mulan to the palace to avoid any kind of mishap for his lord.

As Mulan arrived at the imperial palace, in the emperor's office the general was restrained by five imperial guards from killing the prime minister.

- You bastard! Asshole! Son of a prostitute! -Zhang xian offended Qin Shao in every way she knew - Who told you to do this?!

At that moment he looked at the innocent emperor who knew nothing of the prime minister's schemes.

- Don't look at me! – The emperor was sloppily defended.

It took a while, but the general finally calmed down and the guards are dismissed, and that's when Mulan arrived.

A guard entered.

- Your Majesty! – The guard greeted while waiting for permission to speak – A girl has arrived! The eunuch said she is the general's bride and has an audience with his majesty.

The general snorted, the prime minister smiled and the emperor stifled a laugh, and a few seconds later he spoke:

- Send her in! – At that moment Qin Shi used all the solemnity he had as an emperor, but inside he was laughing his ass off at Zhang xian's face, which seemed to have

eaten a whole lemon.

Well, elsewhere in the palace news was running fast.

- What do you mean the general's fiancée? – Empress Xia Luo almost lost her temper and screamed.

- That's what I heard your majesty – The maid reported – It seems that your majesty personally called her to the palace and now she is in the emperor's office room, with strict orders not to disturb the meeting.

- What is the emperor thinking? - The empress was worried. Originally she wanted her younger sister to marry the general to further solidify her position in the Harem, but her family was categorically rejected by the general which created an even greater feud between the emperor's faction and her father's - I need to speak With my dad! Summon my mother and sister to the palace immediately!

As soon as the order was received, the maid quickly left to carry out them and almost stumbled, feeling a certain urgency in carrying out her duty.

Another person who quickly summoned the family to the palace was concubine Ling. The general's marriage was no small feat, and it could interfere with the balance of power between Harem women and ministers.

In short, rumors of a bride and the general's grand wedding quickly spread. Courtesy of the Prime Minister. Whether poor, rich, noble or commoner, everyone was aware of the general's bride.

Everyone knew the general was getting married, except the bride. Which was funny, because Zhang xian finally understood what it was like to fall in love with beauty the moment he saw Mulan enter the emperor's office.

Although he wasn't the only one who lost his temper, after all, it wasn't in Zhang xian's bed that Mulan appeared