While Wendy and Sung walk towards the carriage, Lacey is there as well. She can’t miss this golden opportunity for sure, to see Sung’s grandma. She wears a light purple silk dress, which brings her skin more lightened. In China, people adore white by the way. A pure green jade hairpin with golden edge inserts into her black glossy hair. A golden rose decoration places on her forehead. Compare to Lacey, Wendy looks simple and pale. She begins to regret at this moment, Chen did prefer her many beautiful decorations this morning when she did her makeup. But she didn’t listen to her, she only picked a simple jade hairpin and a golden one with Phoenix on it. That’s all her decorations… As we say Wendy is the cinderella, then Lacey would be her evil sister!
Three of them sit in one carriage, no one speak, this carriage is extremely quiet! It’s Lacey’s first time to see the Queen! She must behave the best of herself! If she’s lucky, to win the Queen’s heart, then she would have many rights against her sister. Seeing her nervous, Sung holds her hands tight and comforts, “You are such a sweet girl. You treat everyone so warm and polite. I’m sure my grandma will adore you. No worry!” Lacey flirts back, leaning to Sung’s shoulder, “Come on, your majesty, I’m not that good as you said.”
Sung takes a glance at Wendy, “I always choose the best woman in the world!” Then back to Lacey. Wendy ignores them, she opens the golden curtain. The people and the street are exactly the same as the history book! Everything looks so vantage and peaceful, full of history! Different kinds of people with various cloths, working in shops or cleaning the street. The kids are chasing the candied jaw in a stick. Everyone’s smiling at each other when they pass by. Though she doesn’t know which dynasty it is now, whatever, that’s doesn’t matter. She looks down, two colors of flagstones are placed on the ground. With the horses running, the stones look as if they were flying. Wendy gets lost in the outside views! Sung peeks at her, thinking, “She is still pretending, my God…”
However, Wendy doesn’t pretend at all. While the carriage runs into the main hall. She puts the curtain down. The people and the street, even the trees, lightening her heart. She wants to try her best to survive here! She puts a beautiful smile on her face, to herself and this world!
Noticing her smile, Sung starts to think about her weird behaviors after that day. She still looks the same, but her qualities have changed. What happened to her? Counting the days, she didn’t make trouble in half a month; She didn’t even go finding him at his eagle palace, either. Sung stares at her, deeps in thought. She might control herself while my mother is out! She has no one to rely on? But, that day she could yell or being childish when the stupid maid lied. Same as the day she bandaged me, so calm and independent. Perhaps, I was wrong all the time?? I misunderstood her?? Sung’s mind is too miserable to think.
Wendy notices his face, weird-looking as usual, she glances at him for a few seconds, then back to the curtain. On the other side, Sung is still thinking. Perhaps, she has lost her passion on me… Sung seems disappointed a little. The carriage stops, in front of the Peace Palace, where his grandma lives. The servant opens the main curtain, “Your majesty, we are here. Royal Princess and princess, you may off.” He steps back, heads down. Sung goes off first, then turns to help Lacey, “Be careful.” Lacey nods happily, “Your majesty, I’m fine. Go helping my sister.” She acts like a lady. However, Wendy jumps off already. So light and swift! The day she recovered, she felt her body changed a little. When she kicked around the stones in her garden. One stone flew through the wall like magic… She’s chocked.