Guard Dog

chapter 18

"My mother was a mistress of Prince Yaad's father. And she bored three children of him. My big sister, Me and my little sister.

The girl you know as princess Afreen is actually my big sister Simi, Lu Sin yi And I am Lu SanYi.

Simi and I used to play with princess Afreen and prince Yaad. Because we had same father, we had similarities in our looks. Specially in between me and Yaad.

One day we were playing on a cliff. It was Afreen's idea to play there. We were younger than her. So, she was the leader as always. We went there and played till evening. And when it was really dark Simi pushed Afreen. Afreen stumbles on her steps causing Yaad falling from cliff.

Yaad fell and Simi blamed Afreen for killing her brother. I was a kid back then , I didn't know what was happening.. I just remembered Afreen begging Simi to protect her.

Then they sneaked into Yaad's bedroom and made me wear Yaad's clothes. Next day everybody said SanYi died from falling off the cliff. I became Yaad."

"Nobody doubted ?" The masked man frowns.

"My mother did. But everybody thought that she has gone mad after losing her son."

"You never told them ?"

"I tried but Afreen and Simi used to tail me everywhere I used to go. They never gave me a chance."

"Then how your big sister became Afreen ?"

"On the day of the marriage, Afreen replaced her sister to marry Zixuan. She was getting ready in her cabin with Simi's help.

Simi somehow convinced Afreen to check on her sleeping sister one last time before marriage. They went to the secret cabin together. But only Simi came out wearing the wedding dress."

"What happened to original Afreen ?"

"She sold her, I can't exactly guess where but she did. Later when everyone checked the cabin only the sleeping sister was there..there was no trace of Afreen and they thought Afreen cheated and married Zixuan.

After that incident I have had enough, I wrote to Simi that if she doesn't come out and confess , I will. But that was my biggest mistake.

She kidnapped Lusi , our younger sister to blackmail me. Lusi was just a kid. She was even younger than Meimei. She sold her to ...

"Sold her to ?"

"To emperor Xi Lan of Lan kingdom."

The masked man raised his head "oversea ?"

SanYi nods.

"Why would Xi lan help her ? He is in famous for his conceited attitude."

"He was an admirer of original Afreen .I don't know the details... But my sister is there as a maid. But if I don't listen to Simi, She will make my sister a prostitute /slave.."

"How do you know you sister is not , right now ? She can lie."

"My sister wouldn't. I write to her sometimes. Simi let us talk through letters..and I know for sure, my little sister is writing those letters."

The masked man stands up "Why would Xi Lan help her ?"

"I don't think he helps her." Xingchen stands at the entrance of the dark room. "If he had actually helped her like the way you are thinking , then Afreen wouldn't wait this long to kill us !"

"Then ?"

"Maybe they have some kind of Deal. Maybe she sold the original Afreen to him and to repay that favour he kept my sister hostage."