"Jia Li 2"
18
Jia Li looked at his face in the mirror. His face has now changed a lot because of the daily care he does with the ingredients he makes himself. Dull skin becomes as white as milk, feels soft and supple. Her hair was getting beautiful, thick and black. Little lips are reddish pink, beautiful black eyes, her body is also ideal. But having a beautiful face in this era is very dangerous, for example getting false love from men, especially now he will go to the imperial capital to meet his future fiance. Jia Li was afraid that her future fiance would only like her because of her sheer beauty. Loving someone because of its beautiful appearance is no problem tap, which is the problem is that the beautiful face will not last long and the love will definitely fade with the fading of its beauty. To it... Jia Li decided to cover her face from now on.
After he finished getting ready, Jia Li went to see his father who was waiting for him at the gate with their servants and bodyguards.
"why are you covering your face with a veil ?" tong Mu asked as he looked at his daughter.
"it's okay dad. Don't you like it ?" Jia Li looked at his father carefully. He was afraid that the man did not like it.
"mmmmm... Dad doesn't matter, do whatever you want while it's good you'll support" the remark made Jia Li happy. His father has never changed, neither his past nor present life will always support his decisions as long as they are good for him.
"ayo get on the train. We have to start the journey" said Tong Mu, Jia Li then entered the carriage followed by Tong Mu.
They embarked on a long and exhausting journey. During the trip Jia Li spent his time writing books about medicine. As Jia Li stayed with Tong Mu, he always wrote about medicine books. Tong Mu himself was initially not so concerned about it, he thought his daughter was just doing something unimportant, but when their family healer saw it he was impressed and boasted of his daughter's ability. The healer praised Jia Li's medicinal abilities, even saying Jia Li's 'Goddess Doctor", the most amazing thing is that Jia Li has healed some residents who live around his house and since then people often ask for treatment with Jia Li. Tong Yu himself felt very proud to have a very smart daughter, but he was a little afraid that his daughter contracted the disease because it helped them, it was not uncommon for Tong Mu to even blatantly forbid Jia Li from helping those people.
"honey, do you want to meet heavenly teacher Jilli and become her student ?" ask Tong Mu.
Jia Li then looked at Tong Mu, then thought.
"Heavenly teacher Jilli?, who is he father ?" jia Li asked.
"he is a highly respected and respected person. He knows best about Jia Li's treatment" Tong Mu explained.
"mmmmm.... Yeah, it looks interesting. I'll think about it" after saying that Jia Li refocused on her book.
****
After making a long and tiring journey, Jia Li and the troupe finally reached the capital. While passing through the capital's great gate, Jia Li never stopped staring out the window, looking at the grandeur of the city. The capital is crowded with shops that look very attractive to visit, filled with people who look so busy, and decorated with lights that illuminate every street in the capital. Yep... The capital city was indeed an incredible place, almost the same as the imperial capital of the sun.
"dad, can I go around the capital ?" jia Li asked filled with hope.
"alright, you can go around tomorrow with Kun" Tong Mu said.
"HORE.." cried Jia Li. He looks very happy.
Tong Mu who saw that smiled slightly. Seeing her daughter happy, it was very pleasing to her heart.
After a journey of about half an hour. Jia Li and the group arrived at Tong Mu's residence. Tong Mu's house is very grand, spacious, and looks beautiful. That traditional Chinese-style house was not even less majestic than the imperial palace.
"dad, is this father's house ?" jia Li asked.
"no dear. This is our home" Tong Mu replied.
"wahs....It's beautiful" Jia Li smiled.
The moment Jia Li and Tong Mu entered the courtyard of the mansion, many maids immediately came to greet them. Jia Li could estimate that the maids who worked at Tong Mu's house were around 20 people, and the bodyguards were around 50 people.
"welcome great master Tong Mu" said the servants and bodyguards.
"yes. Oh Ya I want to introduce someone what you are" Tong Mu looked at Jia Li.
"this girl is my son. From now on you must take good care and serve him, if I hear there is a problem, you will know the consequences !" said Tong Mu with a flat face. He looked very serious and his sentence was full of threats.
"alright" replied the servants and bodyguards.
"hello, my name is Jia Li, greetings" Jia Li said cheerfully.
Upon hearing the name, the servants and bodyguards exchanged glances. Some of them clearly knew who the owner of the name was, she was Tong Mu's daughter who died 10 years ago. Jia Li immediately hid behind Tong Mu when he saw the strange gazes of the servants and bodyguards. Seeing that Tong Mu was carrying Jia Li, then stared intently at the servants and bodyguards, as if wanting to kill them.
"the dog must not interfere in the affairs of his master, if I find it, then the dog must die" said Tong Mu.
"one more thing, if anyone were to talk carelessly outside about my daughter, then I would tear their mouth apart and cut off her tongue" Tong Mu added. After saying that Tong Mu went towards the room that his daughter was going to occupy.
Tong Mu's words made the servants and bodyguards shiver. They knew clearly what Tong Mu was like, the man had always kept his word and was indeed famous for being a demon-hearted.
"you should obey the words of master Tong Mu. Otherwise, I'm sure your deaths aren't easy, aren't you Kun ?" said a man who had just entered the courtyard.
"right brother Hongli Ho" Kun said as he looked at the man named Hongli Ho.
Both the servants and the bodyguards, they stared at Hongli Ho in fear. The man was Tong Mu's confidant as well as a spy who always supervised the work of the servants and bodyguards. Because it gets great trust from Tong Mu, it will not hesitate to kill anyone who makes mistakes without having to report first to Mr. Mu. He is the demon-hearted man no 2.
While on the other side Jia Li stared in awe at the room he was about to occupy. The room was very spacious and neat, the furniture was very nice with lots of flower carvings, a spacious bed and had a curtain of cover hanging on 4 poles which made it look very beautiful.
"dad, is this my room ?"jia Li asked.
"yes son, do you like it ?" ask Tong Mu.
"i really like dad" Jia Li smiled widely.
***
The morning arrived.
When Jia Li woke up, the 2 female servants were already standing before him, making Jia Li startled.
"who are you ?" jia Li asked. He doesn't like it when someone walks into his room without permission.
"we are the servants assigned to serve young Miss Jia" said one of the servants.
"oh, next time don't go into my room without my permission" Jia Li said with a small smile as she saw the obvious worry from the faces of the two servant girls.
"yes, miss" said the two servants.
"hem...what's your name ?" jia Li asked curiously.
"i am Niu, and he is nuan" Niu said.
Jia Li looked at the two servant girls from behind the curtain of her mattress. They were about 14 years old, and had quite a pretty face. Jia Li opened the curtain in order to be able to stare at the two servants clearly. When the two servants looked at their young lady's face, they were stunned because their young lady's face was very beautiful. Young Miss is one of the beauties in the capital.
"why are you guys looking at me like that, am I so ugly ?" jia Li asked. Jia Li's words resuscitated the two servant girls.
"ti.no, not miss. You, you are the real beauty" said the two servants quickly.
"yes.I'm a girl, naturally beautiful. If the new man is handsome" said Jia Li.
"no miss, I mean..." Niu tried to explain but his words were cut off.
"don't talk about it anymore. Let's help me get ready, I want to meet my father and slim down go around the city" Jia Li said with a small smile, a smile that was able to calm the hearts of anyone who saw him.
"sir" answered the two servants. They smiled widely because it was happy to have a good master like Jia Li.
But they were a little confused when Jia Li used the veil. They want to know why, but they are afraid to ask.
After getting ready Jia Li went straight to Tong Mu in the dining room. After breakfast and asking for permission, Jia Li finally went around the city with Kun and his two new servants. They went by train. During the trip Jia Li saw the view of the capital from his window, when he found the jewelry store Jia Li asked to come down.
"please stop. I want to see the jewelry" Jia Li ordered.
After the carriage stopped, Jia Li got off the horse carriage then walked towards the shop selling jewelry followed by Kun and his 2 servants. After arriving inside the shop, Jia Li was very well welcomed by the toki guard, yes the shop owner could see Jia Li the son of a rich man.
"please enter young lady, choose the jewelry you like" said the shopkeeper very kindly.
"yes" Jia Li replied briefly.
Jia Li looked around at the many jewels, yet none of them were to his taste. But Jia Li's steps came to a halt as he saw a hairpin that had a very beautiful white rose decoration.
"how much is this ?" jia Li asked as she pointed at the hairpin.
"it's 5 gold coins miss" said the shopkeeper.
Luckily Jia Li brought money. After meeting Tong Mu and being considered a child by him, Jia Li always got 50 taels of gold every week, it was a huge sum for a child. Jia Li was also rewarded with money from the people he had once healed. And all that money is still intact, not reduced in the least, it increases every week. It was because Tong Mu had always fulfilled his needs and desires, so Jia Li did not need to spend a penny.
Jia Li looked for his wallet and immediately paid for his groceries.
"Niu, Nuan, and Kun. Choose something from this store for you, but no more than 3 gold coins yes" said Jia Li casually. Even though he was using a veil, yet people could still see him smiling faintly.
Sontak Niu, Nuan, and Kun were surprised not to play. 3 gold coins was not a little money, their monthly salary was just 25 silver coins, he said, (one gold coin is equal to 50 silver coins) but Jia Li was willing to give them away for free.
"ti...no need miss" Niu and Nuan refused in unison.
"you Kun. Don't you want to buy it for your girlfriend ?" jia Li asked as she looked at the young man.
"don't miss, thank you for the lady's kindness" Kun declined.
"you're not willing to" Jia Li walked towards the exit of the shop.
"let's buy rice cakes" said Jia Li when he saw the shop that sold cakes.
Jia Li and his servants and guards were waiting in line to buy rice cakes that happened to be crowded. Suddenly from a distance Jia Li saw a horse carriage that looked like a carriage carrying prisoners. But what caught Jia Li's attention was that the people inside turned out to be girls who were likely not far from Jia Li's age. Out of curiosity Jia Li ran after the carriage. Meanwhile Niu, Nuan and Kun were unaware of Jia Li's departure.
Jia Li continued to chase after the carriage. When the carriage entered the narrow, dirty and very quiet passageway, Jia Li was honestly disgusted by this place but he still forced himself to enter the passageway. As Jia Li got closer, he only realized that the carriage had stopped at the end of the passageway.
Jia Li walked up to the carriage that was similar to the carriage specifically for the prisoner. As Jia Li stared at one of the girls inside the prison fixedly. The boy's face was very pretty, even though he looked very dirty. Although her body looked very thin, but her extremely white skin, long black hair, and beautiful eyes made her look beautiful.
The few girls who saw Jia Li, were shocked. How not, Jia Li was involved like a noble child who was very dear and cared for, but how was that noble child in this very disgusting place.
"cover your face with the ground, don't let them see your real face. Sometimes having a pretty face is a curse" Jia Li said frantically. I don't know why he felt something bad was going to happen to the girl.
"what..what do you mean ?" ask the girls. Jia Li guessed that the girl was only 12 years old.
"let's see, the noble boy has a very good heart. Or ...you feel sorry for us ha" said one of the 13-year-old girls.
"huh.no, how do you think that. I.." Jia Li's words came to a halt when she was spat on by the 13-year-old girl.
"hahahahaha." 13-year-old daughter laughs.
"you can't behave like that" the beautiful girl. He tried to reprimand the 13-year-old girl.
"already, ignore him. This noble boy is good to you, you have to say thank you" said a 15-year-old girl to the beautiful daughter.
"your pretty face must be covered, otherwise it will be very dangerous for you" he added.
"thank you" said the beautiful girl.
"you better get out of here fast, before you're as lucky as we are" said the 15-year-old girl. He warned Jia Li to leave quickly.