Empress consorts (Book two and three of Rebirth me.)

Chapter 5: making plans.

Emma sat down on her bed with writing tools in front of her, she chewed her lower lip while thinking. When she came to this world, she promised herself not to die like the novel indicated. She also promised to find a way to go back home. She missed her mom, but it hasn’t been a day and she had already dealt with the first consort and her step-brother.

She looked down at her blank paper and sighed, she hadn’t written any plans for her survival yet. Still in her thoughts, she heard someone clearing their throats. She looked up and saw Lilly looking at her without smiling, ‘’Sup Lilly?’’ Lilly’s eyes widened. The empress had never looked so carefree as she is right now.

The only time the empress would look carefree was only when she closed her eyes to sleep for a minute before resuming work, ‘’your imperial highness needs to get ready for tonight’s dinner.’’

“Dinner? I can just eat it here, can’t I?” She still has a lot to think, she doesn’t have time to drool over handsome men….

“No, your imperial highness always needs to eat with her consorts.’’ Lilly replied curtly.

“Fine! I’m hungry anyways.’’ Emma got down from her bed and signaled to Lilly to bring new clothes for her. The only thing she loved about this new body was her height. Lilly took out a sky blue gown. It did not look classy or cheap, it was just perfect for a dinner gown.

Emma sat down at the …………….. She smiled at the five handsome men in front of her, ‘’don’t be stiff husbands, eat to your heart's content.’’ Her smile grew wider and wider and when she couldn’t feel her face anymore, she stopped smiling.

The consorts were feeling confused and scared at the same time, excluding the first consort, his eyes were filled with admiration, but Emma thought he was looking at her because he wanted her seat. In fact, Emma thought that every man sitting in front of her was looking at him like she was some prey they needed to catch.

“So, I was pushed.’’

Immediately Emma said that, the second consort coughed, she suspiciously looked at him, she mentally promised to stay out of his sight since he was likely the one that pushed her. She faked a smile. ‘’Prepare for a ball, to celebrate my fast recovery from drowning because I was pushed by an unknown person and my consort didn’t do anything.’’

She scanned their faces, none of them seemed suspicious, but that doesn’t mean she trusted them, ‘’Calm your faces, I’m not trying to accuse you of being incompetent, I’m just sad we all don’t have a close relationship.’’ She put the last steak inside her and mouth and chew for about ten seconds before swallowing, she wipe her lips and stood up, ‘’I can’t really remember how I treated you all before, but I hope we all become closer.’’ She turned and left the dining room without looking back.

She didn’t actually plan to eat dinner with that kind of atmosphere she created. She saw how their food was left untouched and their faces facing downward. All she wanted to do was to get closer to the consorts before leaving. Maybe if she left and the real empress came back, the consorts wouldn’t hate her too much, and maybe, just maybe her ending would be different this time.

When she got back inside her room, she removed her dress, changed into a night gown, dismissed Lilly and lay down on her bed, she closed her eyes and sighed, ‘’I will be going home tomorrow.’’ She whispered before falling asleep.

The next morning, all the servants had already started preparing for the ball. When Emma woke up, her dress was already laid out for her, she saw a golden gown laid on top of her big couch. She sighed, realizing she hadn’t died in her sleep just like she hoped for, ‘’Really hate my life.’’ She muttered.

She got up and walked towards her dress. She touched the dress and smiled, ‘’soft.’’ She muttered, she turned around and walked towards her bed, ‘’I will miss you.’’ She walked towards her double mirror, ‘’I will miss you.’’ She walked towards her wardrobe, ‘’I will miss you.’’ She raised up her hands and yelled ‘’After tonight I will be gone! hehehe’’

‘’Ahem.’’

Someone cleared their throat from behind, she flinched and turned, Lilly was standing behind without no expression on her face, ‘’If your imperial highness is injured in the head, the imperial physician should be summoned.’’ She stated.

Emma smiled, ‘’Lilly, shouldn’t you at least give me a smile, maybe you won’t ever see me again after tonight’s ball.’’

Lilly glanced at Emma and sighed, she didn’t know why Emma suddenly changed. ‘’Your imperial highness should get ready.’’ Immediately she finished talking she clapped her hands twice, about five female servants rushed inside Emma's room while bowing their heads. Their hands were full of different materials for Emma’s bath.

THIRTY MINUTES LATER

Emma, who had never experienced a thirty-minute bath before, came out of the bathroom exhausted. She grabbed one of the female servants waiting for her outside the bathroom and yelled ‘’Hell, it was hell1’’ Seeing that the female servant was looking at her like a lunatic, she faked a cough, ‘’You can all leave now, my body hurts from all that scrub.’’ She smiled and pointed at the door.

‘’Your imperial highness needs to put on her makeup and her dress.’’ Lilly stated.

“Why? I’m already beautiful!’’ Emma half yelled and half whispered.

Lilly shockily looked at Emma, she couldn’t believe how she couldn’t feel shameless for being narcissist, ‘’Your imperial highness you……’’ before she could finish talking, Emma interrupted her, ‘’Ahh! Lilly, your expression changed.’’ Emma smiled, ‘’So you can be shocked, now how about giving me a smile?’’ Lilly sighed and turned to the servants, ‘’Sit her imperial highness down.’’ She commanded, ‘’Tch, how sturbborn.’’ Emma pouted.

TEN MINUTES LATER

Emma couldn’t believe how magical Lilly’s hand was until she was done with her makeup. The real owner’s face looks so beautiful, but she’s really pretty with makeup on. She turned to Lilly and smiled, ‘’Thank you, I will really miss this and you.’’ Without waiting for Lilly to reply she got up and walked towards her ball gown, ‘’This is next right?’’ she questioned, instead of a nod from Lilly she saw Lilly shaking her head, ‘’Corset and petticoat first.’’ Emma suddenly became paled, ‘’Shit.’’