"Heed my word, from now on whoever would address the Superior mother as the Supreme Mother would have his power and spirit strip from him before being burn by Moto ya Lifelo. There are Only two Supreme being in this world. Anyone who uses the t.i.tle of Supreme would be punished personally by me." she said while looking at Ping Ting."Yes, Your Phoenix." everyone kowtowed in unison.
Xia Lin turned to keep on walking but stopped again.
"Another thing, any order made by the Lady in waiting and approved by the Superior Mother, I need to be informed of those. No order can be implemented without pa.s.sing through me." She said while looking at Ping Ting. "Just to be informed" She smiled, it wasn"t a happy smile but a mocking smile.
Ping Ting squeezed her hands into a fist, her nails piercing and hurting the palm of her hands.
After saying that she turned and walked away. All the maids that came from Shen territory started following behind her.
Inside Tong Shen Garden in the main mansion.
Xia Lin was seating next to her was Nubbi preparing tea for her. Maids from Shen territory and maids from Geng Gao Courtyard were standing in front of her. They looked so pale and afraid as if waiting to be sentenced to death.
"Xi Tian." She called while looking at a paper that was handed to her by Nubbi.
Xi Tian walked forward and bow, "yes, your Phoenix."
"You and Nubbi will be in charge of Tong Shen Garden, you choose which maid should do what."
"Thank you, your Phoenix." she kowtowed
"Nubbi, You will be my close maid. Learn from Xi Tian about my preferences."
"Nubbi, thank Your Phoenix." She kowtowed.
"Xiao Xie has the highest priority in this Garden and everywhere within Geng Gao Royal Courtyard. "
Xiao Xie who was kneeling in the back moved forward, She was wearing a veil that was covering her nose. A scar could be seen in her right cheeks through the thin muslin veil.
"Xiao Xie, thank your Phoenix." She said while kowtowing to Xia Lin
"Dismissed," Xia Lin said while gesturing them to leave. "Xiao Xie, stay." She added.
Everyone bowed and left the main hall and closing the door behind them.
"Xiao Xie, a scar? Really?" She finally says with a teasing tone.
Xiao Xie removed the veil and the scar disappeared revealing her beauty. "Would you have preferred if I wore a mask, as your double I quite like this face of yours." She rebuked
Sigh...
"Xiao Xie, You are my twin not my double and it"s not just my face but ours."
"Hmmm, I get it Your Supreme G.o.ddess." She teased while kowtowing
"Stop jocking..." She said while laughing at what she said.
"Now, let"s be serious. What happened?" Xiao Xie asked with a serious tone.
"I was ambushed, Knocked down I thin, and I woke up in the Supreme Altar tied up and ready to get married."
"Any idea who did this?"
"I suspect it"s The Supreme shameless but I think it could also be one of our father"s spy."
"I"ll look into it" Xiao Xie offered.
"No. No. No. I need you to go out and establish connections for us here. I need to build a powerful platform that even the Superior mother would need to curry favor with me."
"A poison Master?" Xiao Xie suggested
"I don"t know, you choose but you will have to wear a mask, It has to be something that no one can retrace back to me."
"Hmm ok, I get it. I will set out tomorrow, let"s play chess. It has been a while since I played with you."
After saying that they both headed to the chess table to play.
Xia Lin was known to be cold but the only person she was warm to was Xiao Xie because Xiao Xie was herself if not an instance of her.
Xiao Xie couldn"t lie to her, because she will know. They were physically bound together, they have been through thick and thin together. She has been secretly researching a way to free Xiao Xie from her, She wanted her to be her own person instead of living only for her or living to serve her unconditionally.
Inside the Right Prime Minister Mansion, Ping Ting went to report to her mom Bai Su Zhen about Xia Lin"s behavior.
Bai Su Zhen was sitting outside in her garden enjoying tea and the beautiful view of her lotus pond when she heard the voice of her daughter.
"Mother? Mother?" Ping Ting has been shouting and looking for her mother since the entrance.
"You, stop right there." She stops a group of servants that work in her mother"s garden.
"Where is my Mother." She asked with an impatient look.
"Young Mistress, The Madam is resting in her lotus garden." She rushed off to the directed direction as soon as she heard the reply.