Shen Tianyu is a beautiful girl even at a young age . She has fair skin as white as snow, a small oval face, expressive black eyes, a small nose and a crescent moon shaped mouth with luscious light pink lips . Her somewhat tight fitting, plain turquoise robe accentuated her slim, delicate body and b-cup b.r.e.a.s.t.s . She was currently nervously following behind a stern-looking man in deep blue robe that showed his slim yet muscular body . His face was similar to her's so, to others that didn't know anything, they looked like relatives . The man would have been quite handsome, if not for his solemn eyes and stone-faced expression . In addition, he was giving off an arrogant aura, deterring people from carelessly approaching him .

The clueless girl was fidgeting as she quickly followed that man walking ahead who didn't bother to slow down or stop to wait for her . She knew if she fell behind, he would reprimand her harshly and maybe even beat her if he was in a bad mood . With the girl not knowing where they were going and the man walking purposely in front of her, the pair went through some streets before arriving in front of a luxurious two-story building .

The heavy wooden doors with iron knockers were engraved with sporadic carvings of flowers . Above the doors, there were blue and red paintings with a black, wooden plank hanging in the middle with the words 'Lavender Palace', carved in gold . On the two sides of the door, red lanterns were hanging with red ta.s.sels and gold-painted character for 'luck' under a red tiled roof . The second story had a balcony barred with a wooden fence . The man pushed raised the knockers, let it fall, and waited in front of the doors . Before, the girl could question him, the doors creaked inwards and a scholarly-looking man wearing a light blue robe walked out at a leisurely pace .

"Minister Shen, everyone praises you for your faithfulness to your wife . To think you'd one day come to our Lavender Palace, what would happen to that reputation of yours?" the scholarly man joked .

The blue robed man's mouth twitched before he replied, "Sir Mu, I am not here for pleasure . I am here for business . "

The scholarly man widened his eyes before his gaze fell on the nervous, fidgeting girl standing behind the minister . A dark light flashed past Sir Mu's eyes, too fast for the minister to catch, before he plastered on a business smile . "My, not here for the girls, but here to sell, to think the minister would be such a person, what would others think? What would your beloved wife think?"

Minister Shen's expression darkened as he opened his mouth, but before he uttered a sound, Sir Mu stepped to the side . He bowed slightly and invited the minister to enter the building . The man closed his mouth and started walking . When he pa.s.sed the threshold, he realized the girl hadn't moved and turned around, frowning .

As he glared at the girl, she timidly opened her mouth . "Father . . . " she called in a small voice .

Without responding, Minister Shen glared at her more harshly before he turned around and kept walking . Seeing this, Sir Mu gave the girl a tight-lipped smile and invited her more warmly . The girl donned a plastic smile, nodded and scurried after the man . Sir Mu shook his head before he closed the doors and guided the pair into a conference room in the central building .