The Princess And The Lord

Lory had already fled with Zhao Li Xin, she knew how scary Yang Xi Ying was when she was angry so she better leave it to Li Mo Zhen's 'The punching bag', Yang Xi Ying's mood should be better after she vented some of her anger. 

"Where should we go now?" Lory finally came out of Xi Lin's tea house hand in hand with Zhao Li Xin.

Zhao Li Xin pondered for a moment then he said: "Why don't we went to the Butterfly Silk Embroidery House" 

"Is it a clothing store, are you going to take me shopping?" Lory feigned surprise, "Are you going to be like the pompous young master who would buy the whole shop for me?" Lory teased him. 

"This business is mine so if you want to buy the whole store, it's possible" he answered seriously. 

"…." Lory shut her mouth, she forgot Zhao Li Xin was a tycoon who had so many businesses across the country, even to this day Lory still didn't fully understand how big Zhao Li Xin's business was, it sounded stupid because she had seen the amount of gold inside Zhao Li Xin spatial ring, but maybe her lack of interest combined with Zhao Li Xin indifferent with his own money, Lory tends to forget her husband is rich 

"It just so happens that Wu San Bo has something he wants to show me" he clasped their fingers together as he pulls Lory closer to him. 

"Oh, what is it?"

"You'll see..." he smiled mysteriously.

It was quite a journey from Xi Lin's teahouse to the Butterfly Silk Embroidery House, they had to pass several bridges and stalls until they arrived at a three-story building with a luxurious gold sign hanging above the shop's front door. At the shop, many men and women come and go to the shop and all of them wearing luxurious clothes and wearing expensive jewelry and they are followed by male and female servants to cater to their needs. 

"Wow, the business is booming!" Lory saw the crowd inside the shop and was amazed.

Zhao Li Xin didn't look impressed, she thought this was normal "I think so, the business is handled by Wu San Bo, I don't know the details, I just read the monthly report" as usual he let Wu San Bo manage the business as he pleased. 

Zhao Li Xin didn't restrain or regulate how the King's palace run their business, as long as it is profitable and it didn't interfere with his plans, Zhao Li Xin wouldn't bother too much with Wu the King's palace affairs, Zhao Li Xin gives them a lot of freedom to all his King's palaces as long as they obey him and they don't abuse his trust.

When Lory and Zhao Li Xin stepped into the shop, there was a two-second paused in the crowd as everyone suddenly stopped their activity and stare at Zhao Li Xin and Lory with curiosity and fascination, and the next moment they realized what they had done they quickly withdrew their gazes back embarrassedly and pretend nothing happen.

Meanwhile, Zhao Li Xin and Lory were numb to people's reactions to them, but Lory mostly blamed all of this on Zhao Li Xin because she never had this reaction when she walked with other people. 

"My lord!" Wu San Bo promptly walked towards them with a bright smile, he cupped his fists and bowed his head politely, "Welcome to our shop Young Mistress, my Lord" 

"The business seems great, nice job master Wu" Lory sincerely praised him.

"This is what I have to do" Wu San Bo replied humbly, "Please follow me" he made a polite hand gesture to follow him.

Common people know Wu San Bo as a wealthy merchant from another country his background is someone who comes from a merchant family that owns several businesses across the country, although he is not from a noble family, but Wu San Bo is rich, young, and handsome he is also very rich so many women are attracted to him and eager to be his wife or concubines, too bad his character is a bit weird.

Unlike other merchants who like to mingle with influential people, Wu San Bo doesn't care about them, he never serves his guests personally whether they are from noble families, high officials, or rich people, he simply doesn't care. Wu san Bo even rejects the magistrate's daughter when she invited him to meet with her. 

At that time the news of Wu san Bo humiliating the daughter of a second-level official spread like wildfire, some said the magistrate family was furious they demanded the shop be closed and Wu san Bo banished from the country but something unexpected happened, the shop stays open and the shop owner wasn't harmed in any way, however, the county magistrate and the family was suddenly exiled to another territory.

No one could understand what hand happened how could a simple merchant from another country be able to win against a second rank official who had long served the imperial family, hence ever since then everyone was convinced, the shop owner had powerful backers that cannot be trifles, since then no one dared to mess with the shop owner and his business. 

So when the famous shop owner Wu San Bo greeted the mysterious guest it attracted a lot of people's attention, moreover, Zhao Li Xin had an imposing aura that made everyone shrink, he was like a Monarch who graced everyone with his presence. 

"Who is that man?" one of the women in pink hanfu whispered to her friends. 

"I don't know, I can't see his face because he's wearing a mask" one of his friends with great interest watched Zhao Li Xin climb the stairs curiously. 

"He must be from a different background, that oppressive aura cannot be possessed by normal people," said another woman in blue hanfu. 

"Is he a prince?" the woman in pink whispered excitedly, who knew she might be lucky enough to catch the man's attention. 

"But I think he already has a wife, did you see the woman next to him?" the woman in blue hanfu sneered. 

"So? it's normal for a man to have more than one wife, right?" said the girl in pink hanfu again. 

"Be careful with your words, that man may be Long Ming, do you want to die!" an older woman suddenly silenced them.

The three young ladies had no time to protest, the name 'Long Ming' was enough to shock them to the core of "WHAT!" 

"Don't fuss anymore, do you know how cruel Long Ming is....especially towards women who dare to have designs on him, that man is merciless and has a volatile temper so you better shut up or we'll be all in trouble!" the old woman rebuked them with a stern face.

The faces of the three young ladies were white as sheets, Zhao Li Xin's famous reputation was widely known by everyone in the world, she was known as a bloody killer, a ruthless tyrant, and merciless man towards all his enemies whether they were male or female, he punished them the same

The three young ladies were so frightened that they immediately left the shop like their clothes were on fire and many other customers were also leaving the shop in a hurry, they were worried that they would accidentally step on the crazy man's tail, after all, it was better to be safe than sorry so they decided to go.

Wu San Bo's expression remained the same as they watched all his customers run from his shop. Alas, this wasn't the first time his Master had dispersed the crowd as if he was a plague god so he wasn't surprised. Wu San Bo calmly led Lory and Zhao Li Xin to a private floor on the third floor, when the double doors were opened by Wu San Bo's subordinate Lory, dumbfounded by the appearance of a luxurious red robe display on the small platform cover with a curtain as if it was an exhibition. 

"Is this…." Lory subconsciously swallowed her saliva. 

"Your wedding dress" Zhao Li Xin continued her words. 

"Oh, my?" Lory covered her mouth in surprise.

Even though they talked about marriage all the time, Lory still felt unreal about it but after she saw her wedding dress with her own eyes only then she realizes the wedding was about to happen.

The maids lifted the curtains slowly so Lory could see the dress clearly, it was a breathtaking sight. Lory approached the dress with her eyes fixed on the magnificent gown. She never imagined herself wearing red at her wedding but this dress itself is amazing. When the light hits the dress it is like a fire adorned with stars. The dress had a long train skirt and wide sleeves but what made the dress look so beautiful were the intricate details and combined with the hundreds of gemstones attached to the dress which made the dress sparkle in the light.

But Lory noticed something different about the dress, when Lory took a closer look at the dress it was embroidered with bluebell flowers, vines, leaves, then white and silvers feathers on the collars. Usually, the wedding dress is embroidered with a phoenix as a symbol of femininity and elegance or a lotus flower to represent beauty or a butterfly as a symbol of good luck so this dress is out of the norm. 

"This… is this alright?" Lory was feeling a little anxious.

Shee had long understood whatever marriage she got, it was not about her alone, this marriage would affect many people like the King's palace, Hei Shen members even her friends in Jiu Yun sect and Ming Yue Yin sects, she couldn't help but had to make some compromises, but she felt lucky enough that she didn't have any in-laws to worry about. However, Zhao Li Xin had a reputation to maintain so Lory wasn't sure if making clothes like this was okay. 

"Is it beautiful?" Zhao Li Xin asked her casually.

Lory blinked and then she nodded "Well...yes!" 

"Do you like it?" he asked again. 

"Yes!" 

Zhao Li Xin then shrugged nonchalantly, "Then it's settled..."