Henan Zhong

She yawned helplessly because all night she was waking and now could not go to sleep because Old Nie would get bad impression of her.

After all she was here to learn embroidery in her eyes.

Her nose was red and she sneezed, she was not feeling well from morning because she spent her night in spying the activities of Fang groups.

Wan Hu came and sat beside her and she sneezed again, her eyes got wet because of dire sneezes. He impatiently put his palm on her forehead, she caught fever slightly but every time she sneezed she smiled to hide her embarra.s.sment.

"Henan when did you become so careless?" he anxiously asked and ordered her caretaker to prepare some soup or herbal tea for her then ordered Henan to go and wrap around extra shawl, she obediently went in the house and came back with shawl.

Old Nie came with two cups of herbal tea in her hands and gave one prince and other to Henan. "How did you caught cold, do you need fireplace in your room?" he asked thinking something. She was embarra.s.sed, "No, it"s just you said, I was little careless," she lowered her eyes with embarra.s.sment, not looking at him straight.

"Rest well today, I will come to see you tomorrow and care yourself," he rose up to go back his camp.

She hurriedly rose up too and came hurriedly in front of him, "Wan Hu I wanted to visit north forteBi construction site," she tried to wrap shawl around herself carefully and then again sneeze.

"You are simply discarding your health, now you see yourself, you are not well and yet requesting to visit forteBi, what should I say other than this?" he pretended that he was angry.

She truly embarra.s.sed herself now, her eyes got wet still lowered eyes, "I am sorry Wan Hu," from her voice revealed that she was weeping silently, he stepped forward supported her chin up with his hand and felt sorry to himself.

"Henan, stop it please, I did not meant to hurt you, OK, Wan Hu is sorry, see," saying this he grab his both ears with his two hands from lower side and his face filled with sorry innocence.

She saw this and first widened her eyes in disbelief and then smiled broadly, another sneeze, she smiled with sneeze embarra.s.sment. Both smiled at this…..

Next day she was sitting in the court yard, slightly dull gra.s.s was taking sun bath in this winter morning.

Today Henan wore her light green dress to cheer the sun appearance.

Wan Hu saw her sitting in courtyard leisurely and sewing embroidery, he shook his head with pleasure.

He came and she stood up to welcome him, "Henan pays respect to Prince," he nodded. I can see you are learning embroidery with your heart," he showed ease to see that she was fine and a piece of cloth was in her hand for embroidery, "It"s looking good," he had nothing else to say.

"Wan Hu I wanted to visit forteBi construction sight, please?" she tried to convince him with adding please to her request.

"But there are thousands of men at construction sight, it will be improper to visit it openly for you," Wan Hu explained to her.

"I can wear veil if you allow me visit," he looked at her, thought for a while. He knew once an idea stuck his Henan head, it would continue to linger in her head.

"Fine, go and veil yourself well, then let"s move, we can visit today," he was Prince and heir, who would dare to sneak his eyes the girl beside him.

He helped her to get on horseback, she circled her arms around his waist in fear of fall, Wan Hu rod his horse toward north.

In half an hour, she could see thousands of people actively taking part in construction of forteBi, half of foundations would be ready in next six months.

She was tilting her head right and left to see such big construction project in work; taxes were doubled in order to meet resources.

Many men bowed their heads to greet prince when his horse marched past them. Prince let her know the geographical importance of north border to Henan.

She was curious about the Fang Groups.

"What are Fang Groups?" she asked out of curiosity.

"They are harmless normally but it is severing when they attack in unison in order to steel our produces, in sever conditions crops are set on fire by them and they burn the nearby villages too, it immensely affects Kingdom and civilians of Kingdom."

What she collected from his description was that Fang Groups only cared for food and no other serous grudge that means they would harm those were in their way and hindrance in food steeling and it does not seemed big reason for fall of a General.

"Henan, you should be careful, here many things are uncertain," he advised her. After three hours of horse riding he came to his camp with her.

She had her lunch there and then talk about several topics.

He dropped her at Old Nie house.

He advised her to take good care of her health and then he moved toward his camp in the evening…..

Old Nie received wedding invitation of her relative from other village and along with they sent some clothes for embroidery.

She was happy and wanted to sew best embroidery for her niece wedding, it was after one week. Henan was busy to help in preparing dresses.

She could not go outside in the night to check the activities of Fang Groups. She caretaker was declining in years and she was not as active as before to help Old Nie.

After one week Old Nie brought Henan along on wedding house, Henan also wanted to attend so she happily prepared to go along.

It was also a small village and with small population. All people of village were taking part in different preparations to help the house of bride.