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She sat on the bed for what seemed like forever before the lady shook her thinking she was asleep. “Young lady, wake up! The sedan is here.” Tea stood up and then clutched on to the lady's hand to guide her because she could not see where she was going. They walked, made a few twists and turns before getting to the front of the gate. There were other people here she could tell but none of them spared her a glance as they were rushing to fix things around the area she was staying in. She could tell that the house was very big but she lived in a small room at the back. The lady kept on guiding her and after a while she said, “Watch your step before climbing over the gate.” The lady then let go of her hand and another smoother one took a hold of hers. “Don’t worry servant lady. We shall take good care of your lady in the palace.” The new hand then rushed her Into the sedan and then sat her down gently before telling the driver to whip the horse and leave. “Hello Miss Qian. My name is M

In the room, Du Xiang stood on her left and Er Lin on her right. Both of them wore such beautiful clothes that eclipsed Tea's own making Tea look less rich but more refined - like a fine tea. The eunuch then announced that the princes had come and all three of the women had to curtsey and salute the princes. As they came in, there were sounds of laughter and it seemed as though these men were really having the time of their lives. This ignored the tension within the room. All three women knew they were competing and no one wanted to fail. Du Xiang thought that it would be best for her to hitch up with the sixth prince - although he was not favoured, he didn't have a main wife and that position would be good for her. Because of her enchanting looks, many main wives would definitely not tolerate her at all because they think that she would easily steal their husbands. In fact, this inability to get married to a man with a main wife was the reason why she was