Fifteen.

                                    

                                          

It was a beautiful night filled with fireworks, lanterns and lively streets, with happy couples, children, and all kinds of people filled with joy, having fun at this wonderful festival. 
The girls were finally ready in their red dresses and their pretty veils. 
So was Jian lou. 
She looked very beautiful as her best friend expected. "Wow I can't believe it, you look different..just seeing you like this..so beautiful like I knew you would be." her best friend said speechless after seeing her look.
"Thanks I look like a queen and a absolute goddess." Jian said. 
"There you go again with the strange words! How am I suppose to understand you if you don't speak normally." Her best friend said.
"Sorry im still getting used to your dialogue here in this world, it's all so different." 
By this time she'd already forgotten that she was trapped in the painting in this different world, because she was thinking of other things. 
"Girls good luck out there tonight..hope you can all impress the crowned prince and princess and get a reward!" The master told the girls. 
"Thank you master" they all said in unison. 
The girls nervously made their way to the main hall where the royal family was and some other ministers of each state. 
The eunuch said out loud, "the red flower girls have arrived let's enjoy the dance!" 
The king smiled happily and looked at his son the crowned prince who was sitting next to bai ju but he didn't seem to happy to be there. 
Bai ju however was over thrilled with joy smiling at the crown prince, like she'd been waiting for this moment all her life. 
When Jian and the girls came in, Jian couldn't help but notice the crowned prince and bai ju, her heart hurt the most seeing him next to her, she tried to ignore it and started dancing with the other girls. 
The queen was also next to the king smiling happily overjoyed by this beautiful dancing show.
Royal grandmother was also there as well she was clapping and drinking her whine, "these girls are so beautiful and good at dancing, give them a reward after this especially the main one in the middle she looks very nice tonight and has made me very happy." 
"As you wish  queen mother." The king told his mother, who was the royal grandmother. 
As Jian was continuing to dance  beautifully, she caught the crowned prince staring at her she tried not to look his way or make it obvious, hoping he didn't know it was her. 
Chang mi was also dancing with Jian and she noticed that the crowned princes  brother lu zhang fang was also there like he said he'd be and he looked  very happy to see her dancing. "This is such a great dance!" He said toasting with his whine glass. 
Everyone raised up their glasses toasting with the first prince and drank their glass of whine.
Once the dance was over everyone clapped. "It was an amazing dance I loved it." The queen said. "Give every girl a reward. What would you all like?" The royal grandmother asked. 
Jian bowed to everyone there. "It was an honor to dance for everyone including royal grandmother, we are not sure about what kind of reward we should receive, how about you decide royal grandmother?" Jian asked politely. 
"Give them all money, main dancer what is your name if I may ask?" The royal grandmother asked. 
'Oh no should I make up a name?' 
"Royal grandmother It's ming lai.." she said lying. 
"I see well give ming lai the beautiful pearl hairpin from the ocean That I have collected when I was younger." 
The king and queen looked very surprised to know that royal grandmother was giving away such a cherish-able gift because it meant so much to royal grandmother but now she was deciding to give it away to Jian, who was also quite surprised. 
"Mother you cherish that pearl hair pain  a lot are you sure?" The king asked. 
"Yes reward them all." 
After they were rewarded. 
Jian bowed to royal grandmother accepting her reward and thanking her for it. "Royal grandmother is kind and shall have many blessings, thank you for your gift." Jian told her and smiled. 
After the girls were finally dismissed. 
But before Jian could leave the princess stopped her. "Stop, ming lai."  
'Shit.' Jian thought to herself.