Water Master has been acting strange recently, the people in the palace could tell that much, She was more crabby than usual snapping at anyone who made even the slightest mistake but the people knew why this was happening, All four of the elementals had been seen entering and leaving the Martial hall of Emperor Jun Wu quite often, they were after all given the biggest responsibility of guarding the gates during the crowning ceremony which was only a few days after. The entire Heaven was busy preparing for never-ending things, getting the security checked, making the royal garments, preparing enough food for the crowning ceremony and many more responsibilities so when the Water Master received a letter inviting her to the Palace of Yú Yìfēi she crumbled that letter and threw it aside instead, receiving a death threat from Wind Master telling her to show up and if she did not Water Master could kiss her life goodbye so reluctantly she showed up to the Palace of Yú Yìfēi.

This palace was just as bright as the Palace of Xiàn Fèng but it was much more breezy here, It was covered in shades of cyan and white giving it a calming presence, It was very noisy though, maids gossiping around about handsome officials and all sorts of stuff, Palaces were reflections of their Master's and ShuîYuê was sure Aunt Rong Pei had not lied to her when she told her this, Water Master walked up to a maid casually, who was chatting with her fellow maid.

"Excuse me, where's Wind Master right now?" Bài ShuîYuê asked, which caught both the maids off guard. They stared at Water Master unable to speak. Just then, a maid spoke up.

"Water Master please this way," she said, motioning towards the main hall. Water Master walked away, leaving the two dumbstruck maids alone.

"Was that Water Master?" one of them asked dumbstruck.

"Anxi JîeJîe said she was so maybe." shrugged the other one. People stared at Bài ShuîYuê as she walked past them behind Anxi, who seemed delighted; they stared at the new person walking away, but since Wind Master had many friends, new people always came to the Palace of Yú Yìfēi.

The maids ran around the palace holding expensive clothes which were been taken somewhere, ShuîYuê looked at the people staring at her, but they scurried away as soon as she made eye contact with them,
Laughter could be heard from the main hall as ShuîYuê's entered. It belonged to no one other than Wind Master who was ordering maids around to show her this and that while giggling like a child.

Anxi was about to announce Water Master's arrival when she raised her finger to her lips, shushing the maid; Yìfēi didn't notice she was being watched as she was busy picking out mistakes in the designs of the clothes and having maids pair up different shades together to see which one looked the best.

"Not this! It looks far too bright, pair it with the moss green one...now it looks better, doesn't it?" Yìfēi bubbled as she clapped her hands.

"Souxin, pair this up with that lilac robe, and Jade, put this gold jewellery around it; let me see if it looks nice," Yìfēi ordered; ShuîYuê stared at the two maids, who happily complied with Wind Master's wishes.

'This is what people from my palace have been up to, huh?' ShuîYuê thought to herself, 'I see where they came to do shopping for necessities.'

"My lady, this looks better with the Vermilion rob,." Souxin said as she held up a white inner robe to Yìfēi who had a pout on her lips, debating whether it looked beautiful enough or not.

"How about a cream one instead?" suggested someone, maids turned around, their smiles disappearing off their faces as Water Master stood leaning against the wall with Anxi to her side.

"That's a wonderful idea!" Yìfēi cheered, looking at her best friend, "My, my, your choices have improved so much in my company, YueYue!" Yìfēi remarked proudly.

ShuîYuê walked past the other maids, stopping right in front of Souxin, who looked nervous, "Aunt Rong Pei said you had to collect a few things from the market; I see which market you have been visiting." ShuîYuê rebuked, and Souxin gave her a nervous smile.

As ShuîYuê was about to sit down, Yìfēi stopped her. She looked at Yìfēi in question, "Where do you think you are sitting?" she asked, eyes narrowed angrily.

Water Master pointed at the seat to the right of Yìfēi casually, "That's for someone special, you can't sit there." Yìfēi whined, pouting.

Water Master rolled her eyes, playing along, "Ohh, who is it? If I may ask the almighty Wind Master."

"That's for my best friend, YueYue," Yìfēi answered proudly.

"And where's this best friend of yours?" ShuîYuê asked in a playful tone.

"You tell me you are the only one who keeps my best friend away from visiting me!" Yìfēi accused.

"Your best friend told me they were busy, so they sent me here instead," ShuîYuê answered.

"Ohh, so you are going to take the place of my best friend for today?" Yìfēi inquired suspiciously.

"They told me someone by the name of Miss Yìfēi had told their best friend to come here," ShuîYuê said, sitting down to the left of Yìfēi.

"I am Yìfēi for your kind information, and you'll have to listen to me today. Is that clear?" Yìfēi asked, pointing a finger gun at ShuîYuê who pretended to be hit by it.

The maids in the room watched this play out in astonishment staring at each other while Anxi was chuckling in the back, She walked up to serve something to Water Master who drank it up in one go before handing her the cup for a refill she filled up again happily, while Wind Master ranted about how difficult it was to be in charge for the crowning ceremonies clothes. Water Master was busy listening to her rant while drinking the suspicious thing that Anxi kept refilling

"Oye! Are you even listening to me? Or are you here to only drink tea!" Yìfēi accused of pouting; she looks adorable when she's mad.

"Not my fault that your maid brews the best tea in Heavens," ShuîYuê said in her defence while taking another sip.

"Well, she is my maid. Of course, she's the best." Yìfēi commented proudly.

"Mind sharing her a bit?" ShuîYuê asked, winking, leaving the maids in the room blushing as they whispered among themselves.

"I won't share my maid with you." Yìfēi childishly responded.

"Why not?" Water Master asked calmly

"Because she is my maid," Yìfēi answered, looking away grumpily.

"I'll only steal her from you for a little bit of time." ShuîYuê's eyes twinkled mischievously.

"No, won't share at all." Yìfēi pouted; Water Master chuckled, a dimple embedding her left cheek, her sharp canines showing; many maids turned red seeing the view in front of them, while Wind Master looked irritated. "Yue Yue! Stop messing with me!" she snapped, irritated, getting up from her seat and walking to Water Master's table. She leaned onto the table, face close to Water Master's, who looked amused. "I am warning you, stop being so cheeky," Yìfēi threatened her eyes, glaring at Water Master.

"What did I do?" Water Master asked, feigning innocence.

"Half the people in my Palace have a crush on you, and the other half are scared of you, but they still have a crush on you," Yìfēi said, pushing Water Master's shoulder.

"That's not my fault, is it?" ShuîYuê asked playfully.

"Of course, it's all your fault! People here wait every single day hoping Water Master would show up, but you are, of course, never visiting. The last time you came, it was six months ago because I had caught a fever, so you threatened everyone in the palace of not being careful." Yìfēi reminded coldly.

"Well, they deserved being scolded because they truly were being careless," ShuîYuê said nonchalantly.

"Scolded? Oh no, you didn't scold them; you more so threatened them with their lives that if I ever fell sick, you'd kill them." Yìfēi corrected grabbing Water Master's hand and pulling her away from the Main Hall. The maids stared at each other, surprised. What happened just now? Was Wind Master jealous of a maid? Was that Water Master who was joking? This was the first time for all of them except Anxi and Souxin, who were immune to the Water Master's charm.

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A/N: Is the weather terrible only where I live, or is it everywhere like that?
It's so hot and humid can't even leave my house, My college starts this upcoming Monday 😭😭why do the holidays have to end?
Enough ranting. I hope you had fun and stay hydrated, so hot these days !!

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