57.Preparing for the big event

As soon everyone left Liu Mei slowly stood up from the floor and calmly sat down on the chair. Hua Roulan rushed inside and saw a small drop of blood gathering on the tip of her finger. At that moment she felt quite scared. ''Blood, she is bleeding!''

Everyone rushed in and huge panic broke out. ''Quickly call the doctor!'' Roared Hua Roulan, but servants are stopped by Xiao Ran.

''What are you panicking about. If we call a doctor for such a small cut, people will give our mistress all kinds of bad names. Give me wound cream and a bit of clean cloth. Quickly.''

Liling jumped and rushed to the cabinet that Xiao Ran was pointing at. Inside she found everything needed and rushed quickly back. She cut the cloth quickly into a smaller strip and then used alcohol to disinfect the wound put some wound cream and calmly bound the finger.

Looking even at the cute bow tie on her finger Liu Mei smiled. ''Xiao Ran, do you need helping hands?''

Xiao Ran nodded. ''I will take Liling and Bei Bao as my helpers and the two small ones can help Chun Momo. She will teach them well. These two girls know rules and I am sure they will be a great help. Liling, you did a good job with the wound. Your duty will be to take care of her baths and clothes. Bei Bao your duty is food. I will teach you later few dishes.''

She knew about these two girls from before. Liling was always a target of guards and nobles as she was very pretty since she was a small child, so she avoided more and more people. Xiao Ran knew that she chose to work here as there wouldn't be any bothersome people bothering her. And Bei Bao was always someone who liked good food. She always sneaked around the main kitchen to beg the kitchen personal for some sweets.

The two girls were good and sweet. That is good enough.

Liu Mei saw the mess that was quickly cleaned by the girls and waved her hand for them to go rest, but Xiao Ran shook her head. ''Mistress, there are many rules for women that will lay with Emperor. You need to prepare for that. From washing, then taking care of your scent and many other things.''

Liu Mei tapped her head with her fingers. ''I understand. Use the special bath oil I use. Prepare the washing oil for my hair it is in the pot in the red basket. The clothes... you three chose. I am sure you know what is appropriate.''

The three girls smiled at each other and rushed to take care of their duties while Liu Mei calmly drank her tea. ''So it started, but who is actually pushing that girl to overreact. Her body was just about to faint when she rushed inside the room. There is a larger story behind all this. I am getting curious.''

Hua Roulan was silent as she thought about the ridiculous situation when she came. Her eyes became red as she thought that her reckless decision to run after that man almost harmed Liu Mei. Few drops of tears slid down her long eyelashes and she chocked. ''Miss, it is not even a day and something is happening. I recklessly left my position and didn't protect you. I promise, from now on, no matter what is going on, I will stay by your side. I give up. If that person has no feelings for me, why should I spend my life persuading him? There must be more men that are good looking and smart like he is.''

Liu Mei saw her sniffling and started laughing. ''You foolish girl. I would never get angry at you. You stayed by my side because of him, not because of me, so I didn't expect much anyway. If he is the love of your life do as your heart tells you.''

Hua Roulan froze as she heard her words. Actually, Liu Mei pushed her to be with her man, but still, her words hurt her deeply. ''You didn't expect much from me... That means you didn't expect me to stay by your side, right?'' Something in her heart became really heavy.

Liu Mei nodded. ''You were honest from the beginning on and that is the reason I wanted to help you to get your love. It is rare in this era to find someone who you can love with all your passion as you care about him. He is just a bit slow. If he really loses his chances, then he is a bigger fool than his master.''

Hua Roulan sighed. ''Yes, I really wanted to become his, that is true. But at the same time, it is true as well that I am willing to stay by your side as your guard. Our family is famous about us telling the truth. Please better punish me when I do wrong than do nothing. I will feel you still don't care about me.''

The tone her words were carried to Liu Mei had a tone of deep sadness and resoluteness at the same time. Liu Mei rose her eyes towards Hua Roulan and could see that she really made that decision. ''Then I will give you chance. Like everyone else. From now on, no one else is to order you. No matter if His Highness or even God himself. Are you willing?'' Both of their eyes connected and Hua Roulan accepted it even without a blink of an eye. ''I am willing!''

Liu Mei was satisfied. ''I still think you and that fool are perfect pair. When the time comes, I will help you. Now, ignore him. No matter what ignore him and speak to him only basic stuff. Men are strange creatures. The less they can get, the more they want it.''

They started talking until the girls came back to help her wash and prepare.

As she sat down in a big bucket of herbal water filled with dried flowers that she and Xiao Ran gathered while ago, she thought about the evening that is about to arrive. Her face became red as she thought about that moments that they spent while ago and dunked inside the water to stop her face burn.

Luckily after she came out the whole body was pinkish from bathings so no one noticed her cheeks, accept Chun Momo. But she just winked at her when she got a chance making her cheeks even brighter red. When the message came that she needs to go, her heart started racing and her mind became a bit dazed. This is the moment where she will belong to another man.

Even tho she knew he was with the other woman, happily living in the other world, she still felt strange that he will belong to someone else than him. The whole situations were ridiculous.

As they passed the gate where the other girls were living, cries of anger and breakings sounds could be heard. Rong Hou was it seems inraged as she was forbidden to go out that place.

Liu Mei sighed. This is going to be bothersome... Very bothersome.