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She gripped it even tighter"Look at what is on the table," he saidThe girl ignored him for a moment, but finally her curiosity got the better of herShe glanced round and saw the pair of jade vases, and at the same moment, the Emperor and the bodyguards were dazzled by the sight of her beauty: it was Princess Fragrance She had been captured by General Zhao Wei's army and sent to Beijing under special guard to the EmperorQian Long thought it would be more interesting to be able to talk to the girl directly, so he called for a teacher to teach him the Muslim tongueHe was an intelligent man and studied diligently, and after a few months he could talk in a halting fashion But Princess Fragrance was already tightly bound to ChenFurthermore, Qian Long had been responsible for the death of her father, making her even more adament in her refusal of his advancesSeveral times she had been forced almost to the point of suicide, but each time she thought of Chen and restrained herself "I will be just like I was when surrounded louis cartier by the wolves," she thought"That large wolf wanted to eat me, but my knight finally saved me Qian Long watched her becoming more haggard day by dayHe was afraid she would die of melancholy, so he called for the capital's best craftsmen and had the Precious Moon Pavilion built for her to live in But Princess Fragrance took not the slightest noticeThe priceless treasures used to decorate the pavilion were ignored, except for the murals covering the wallsThey depicted scenes of the Muslims areas, and she stared at them glassy-eyed, reliving over and over the carefree happiness of the days when she and Chen had been together Sometimes Qian Long spied on her secretly and saw her staring into distance, the trace of a smile playing around her lipsOne day he could resist it no longer and he stretched out his hand to grasp her armThere was a flash of a dagger, and only Princess Fragrance's ignorance of kung fu and his own sprightliness saved himBut his left hand had been cut and in a moment was covered in bloodHe was so balenciaga london scared by the incident that from that moment on, he did not dare to risk annoying her againWhen the Emperess Dowager heard of the matter, she ordered the eunuchs to take the dagger off her, but Princess Fragrance pointed it at her chest whenever anyone came near her and threatened to commit suicideSo Qian Long ordered them to stay away from her and not to interfere Princess Fragrance was also afraid they would put something in her food or drink, so apart from fresh fruit she had peeled herself, she would touch nothingQian Long had a Muslim-style bath constructed for her, but she refused to use it, and after many days of not bathing, her body's fragrance became even more pronouncedOriginally naive and ignorant of worldly affairs, she became increasingly strong and knowledgeable as the weeks went past as a result of her exposure to the evil people who populated the palace As soon as she spotted the vases, she started in shock and quickly turned back to face the wall, gripping the hilt of the dagger tightly and wondering what vintage omega watches Qian Long was up to"When I first saw your image on the vases, I was certain that such a person could not exist in this world," he said"But now I have seen you, I know that the greatest of craftsmen could not capture a ten thousandth of your beauty Princess Fragrance ignored him "If you continue to worry like this all day, you are going to become ill," he continued"Do you miss your home? Go and look out of the window He ordered the bodyguards to open the window shutters Seeing the two bodyguards and Qian Long standing near the window, Princess Fragrance harrumphed and turned awayQian Long understood and walked to the other side of the room and ordered the bodyguards to do the sameOnly then did Princess Fragrance slowly walk over to the window and look outsideShe saw the expanse of sand and the Muslim tents and her heart twisted in painTwo tears rolled slowly down her cheeks, and she picked up one of the vases on the table and threw it with all her strength at Qian Long's head One of the bodyguards shot forward and silver chanel intercepted the vase, but it slipped from his grasp and shattered on the floor just as the second vase came flying after the firstThe other bodyguard tried to catch it, but it slipped through his hands and smashed beside the first vase Afraid that she would try some other way of harming the Emperor, the bodyguards sprang across the room at herPrincess Fragrance immediately turned her dagger round and put it to her throat "Stop!" Qian Long shouted frantically, and the bodyguards halted in the tracksPrincess Fragrance retreated several steps, and as she did there was a clinking sound as something fell from her dress to the groundThe bodyguards were afraid it was some kind of weapon and quickly picked it upSeeing it was a piece of jade, they handed it to the Emperor Qian Long took hold of it, and his face drained of colourHe recognised it instantly as the piece of warm jade he had given to Chen on the breakwater at HainingWhen he had presented it, he had told Chen to give it to the lady of his heart as an expression of hermes wallet l