Henan Zhong: Three Wooers, The Bride Is Not Ready Yet

It was near the setting sun.

She sent Fan Mei to wash the clothes.

She was thinking to give her two days rest and that she could spend her time with her family. 

It would give Henan enough time to inspect the 10th castle.

She has some doubt about it.

One and a half weak was left in the Event of Winter celebration. 

almost all the maids and guards of the Palace were too much busy in the day for cleaning and other preparations, tired they have no more strength to walk around in the night.

The guards were shifted to the outer posts because the culprit along with his family was slaughtered and it was a lesson for others.

If Henan stayed to wait and heal up first then nothing would be good in the end.

"You can take rest for two days and meet your family, Jei will be here to help me out things, remember to come third day early morning because my room needed a thorough cleaning before the Winter celebrations," Fan Mei bowed and promised to come early third day. 

Fan Mei was worried that she might not be able to visit her house once before the Winter Celebrations, she needed to tend her house too. 

But thanks to this young girl, she went happily. 

After she was gone, Henan spoke to Jei, "Help me wrapp this shoulder carefully," but it was already wrapped. 

"Miss?" Jei was confused. 

"Let me show you, I wanted to wrap it in a way that I wanted to move this hand I might not feel immense pain," she slightly moved her arm and showed that it would be great if she move this arm this way.

"Miss if you need anything, I can do it for you, you don't need to push yourself," she was worried that this wound not heald yet.

"I can't wait for the fully heald up wound, you see I have things undone yet," she walked toward her wardrobe and opened a small draw.

There was black dress and a dagger.

"Help me wear it," she gestured Jei. 

Jei hurriedly helped her. 

She instructed her to wrap thin strips around upper body, it would keep her sharp agility and if her wound ended up bleading, it would still be able to keep her pace.

She hide the dagger in her back hood.

Jei was looking at her miss strangely. 

"Remember, if anyone came and inquired about me, say that I was not well and just sleep after intense pain and the persona can meet once I wake up, tell this the order was by miss Diu," she explained Jei.

Jei was nodding her head silently. 

Henan came out carefully and went out from the slave dorms backyard.

The night was dark enought and she was wearing black hooded attire, she has calculated even steps and directions during her previous look out. 

Every castle guards had a light lamp hanging at the entrances for their convenience. 

It was helpful for her too.

She did not stop her pace.

Her destiny was castle no ten.

The most deserted castle but with double guards.

There were guards in front of the castle number ten as she has seen before. 

She was thinking how she could take a look inside the castle.

She was running out of her patience. 

She moved from her spot. 

There were ten guards in front of the castle and a carriage was parked there too. 

If she correctly remember there was no carriage when she came here before. 

Sigh!

After the setting sun, Prince Yong ordered his guards that he wanted to visit castle number ten. 

He did not visit his captive for a week because he was looking after his two time savior girl. 

He wore a rough Rob attire and it increased the impression of his rough expressions those were pasted on his face. 

He reached there before half an hour. 

Henan thought to watch from the back of castle but it would take her more distance to walk behind the castle. 

She was about to reach the back of the castle.

The Prince came out from the exit and ordered his guards to take care* the captive. 

Inside was completely different, the castle inside was plain without any castle like characteristics, it was something like an old torture cell. 

It seemed the walls and windows from the apparent view was just for show off. 

Inside only a small oil lamp was enough to show the real picture. 

The ground was rough without any decent floor. 

There a bulky yet fallen figure was laying on the floor. 

He was kept standing handcuffed with chains in the whole day with two pillars opposite each other and was freed from the collar chain only after evening. 

He was whipped everyday regularly so there were some new redness of whips, and his skin was also seeping little blood from the skin which was thrashed more brutally. 

There were some old signs of whips which were slightly blackened because he have no privileges to get some treatment. 

He was still chained and handcuffed but not against the pillars.

His hands were severely injured. 

Just now Prince Yong came and he was angry at the guards that the captive was treated like a guest here, he smashed his wooden shoes on his hands brutally. 

He was provided a little amount of the food which could only regulate his living breathes. 

He was feeling intense pain in his hands. 

It was possible that a bone might have cracked up. 

His lips were dry.

There was a transparent clothe on his upper body and a thick one on his hip. 

He wanted to reach the pot of water. 

But his hands were quivering due to brutal smashing.

Henan has reached the back of castle.

The guards were listening the orders by the Prince.

She had time to sneak in the castle.

She saw the lowest back window was open. 

She cannot jump around carelessly because of her injury. 

This window might help her sneak in.