The Cross Dresser

[jeh]

Ooh, an exciting chapter. I wonder what's going to happen next. By the way, Anita look very beautiful in the latest poster.

[Danielle Lin]

hiya sorry for not leaving a message in a while. hmm the plot thickens... actually I think you wirte kinda fast I'm one of those brain dead people that stares at a sheet of paper and daydreams... nice poster i really like that border thing <IMG SRC="smilies/clap.gif" border="0"> later days - elle <IMG SRC="smilies/thumbsup.gif" border="0"> keep up the good work ps happy new year its coming in febuary in the old chinese calender <IMG SRC="smilies/yikes.gif" border="0"> ahhh i forgot to write my essay on civil disobedience <IMG SRC="smilies/sweating.gif" border="0"> bya

[nickianjo]

Hi Tido,

Excellent job on an interesting chapter!!! Poor Wing Yi <IMG SRC="smilies/crying.gif" border="0">!!!

Oh I got a question, I think I must have missed it, but how old is Enjun right now? <IMG SRC="smilies/confused.gif" border="0">

YOu got a very pretty poster there. Anita looks so pretty...

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[tido]

Hey Jeh! <IMG SRC="smilies/wave.gif" border="0">

Glad to hear that this chapter was a little more interesting. Thanx for commenting! and keep reading! <IMG SRC="smilies/smile.gif" border="0">

[tido]

Hey Danielle! <IMG SRC="smilies/wave.gif" border="0">

Wow, you're back! Happy to hear from you again. You think I write fast? No, it takes me forever to write one chapter. And I doubt you are brain dead any more than me.
Anyways, Good luck on the essay! Civil Disobedience...sounds interesting. And Happy New Year to you too!!!

[tido]

Hey NickiX! <IMG SRC="smilies/wave.gif" border="0">

Enjun is 16 and Wen Zhuo is 17. Sorry, I did not say in my story how old they were. I have their ages in the new chapter "Insolence". Thanx for pointing it out. <IMG SRC="smilies/smile.gif" border="0"> Keeping reading and I hope to hear from you again soon. Bye!

[tido]

Hey guys!!!

Thanx for leaving comments! They were very helpful. Tell if this chapter is convincing. Enjoy!!!

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Insolence


“How much longer?” Enjun asked, trying to hold on to Wing Yi and at the same time stabilizing himself on the horse.

“Not sure,” Wen Zhuo answered hesitantly, clasping tightly on the ropes.

“Wait!” Enjun shouted out excitedly, focusing his gaze. “I think I see someone coming this way!”

Wen Zhuo now notices a figure on a horse, riding towards them.

Who else would it be, but the stout Tao Gong Gong riding furiously on his horse. He was eager to find and bring back the prince in one piece. He also knew that if anything were to happen to the prince, even the slightest scratch, would spell death.

“Stupid boys!” Tao Gong Gong said under his breath as he approached them.

It was obvious that he could not stand the heat. His head was literally dripping with salty sweat. Not only was he sweating profusely, his breathing was short and raspy. His chest heaved in and out as he tried to slow the horse down and catch his breath.

When he saw the limp figure in between the two boys, he automatically felt that the wind was being knocked out of him.

“Your highness,” Tao Gong Gong said obediently, trying to contain his shock. “Are you two alright?” He then quickly dismounted.

“What took you so long?” Enjun implored, glaring at him. “Give me a hand.”

Enjun gently and slowly lowered Wing Yi to the reluctant arms.

He did not know at first that it was Wing Yi. At first, Tao Gong Gong knew by the uniform that it was one of the eunuchs that he had brought with him. Never could he predicted that the person with torn clothes and battered hair belong to Wing Yi. Once he saw her face, his eyes blazed wildly. His reaction was so abrupt that both guys noticed it and looked questioningly at each other.

To ease the suspicion, Tao Gong Gong quickly added, “My goodness! He is one of my men! Is he alright?”

“Don’t worry,” Wen Zhuo inquired. “But we need to get him to the doctor as soon as possible.”

“I’ll get right on it sir,” Tao Gong Gong quickly answered. “Your highness and his guests are waiting back at the palace. We decided to get him back home, while I go fetch you two.”

“Alright then,” Enjun implored, looking down at Wing Yi. “Since you will able to get there much quicker than us. You take him back to the palace and make sure his wounds are cared for.”

“And what about you sir?” Tao Gong Gong said, trying to seem sincere.

“You do not need to worry about me,” Enjun said exasperatedly. “Wen Zhuo and I will be riding back to the palace.”

“Yes sir,” he replied with the bowing of the head.

He paused and then inquired, “The emperor wishes to know what happened. What shall I tell him?”

“You leave that to us,” Enjun spoke with a wave of the hand.

Tao Gong Gong had nothing more to say as he clumsily got Wing Yi up on the horse. Then he too mounted but with
much difficulty.

Enjun shook his head and sigh at the sight of him. “Hurry with you!”

Wen Zhuo and Enjun watched as Tao Gong Gong’s horse sped off into the distant. The two were still rather perplexed with what had just occurred this afternoon.

“Looks like we had better hurry and get back to the palace as well,” Wen Zhuo inquired with a deep sigh. “We are going to have a lot of explaining to do, considering we don’t really know what happened ourselves.”

“What is an eunuch doing out in the forest with a deer in the first place?” Enjun slowly inquired.

Wen Zhuo quietly looked at the reins in his hands then looked up and out into the distant. Enjun was very much like a brother to him, but it was best not to say. Being only seventeen, Wen Zhuo has always been quite protective towards the sixteen years old Enjun, who still has a lot of maturing to do in understanding the ways of the world.

“Let’s go!” Wen Zhuo finally said, giving the horse a little nudge at the sides.

Being so unfit, Tao Gong Gong was having the hardest time keeping Wing Yi and himself on the horse. The road back was bumpy with its many turns, but it was the quickest route to get back to the palace.

As he is riding, his mind is busy thinking.

“He will expose us all! What if the king wishes to see him and then ask? What if he reveals that I was the one behind this? For sure, the emperor will find out and he would have me be decapitated.”

“No!” Tao Gong Gong told himself, shaking his head to clear out his troubling thoughts. “Tao, you have to act first.”

Then his upper lip curled up into an evil grin. He quickly glanced down at Wing Yi and said, “You! I will not let your insolence and wrecklessness pull me down with you.”

As his horse approached the massive gates, he pulled out his seal and the gates were immediately opened to let him ride pass.

As it so happens, Gai Gong Gong was one of the palace physicians, although he is less experienced than the others. He mostly takes care of the other eunuchs and servants.

In order to keep things under wraps, Tao Gong Gong realized that giving Wing Yi to him would lessen the suspicions. Rumors can spread like wildfire in the palace. He refused to have Wing Yi jeopardize his position in the court and his image in the emperor’s eyes.

As he carefully and discreetly made way to Gai Gong Gong’s quarters, he ran into Ceuk who was also headed the same way.

“You!” Tao Gong Gong snarled.

“Is that Tieu Wing Tu?” Ceuk asked nervously, seeing the wounds on her. “I’ll go tell Gai Gong Gong right away.”

“No need,” he snapped, pulling Ceuk to the corner and looked around to see if anybody was watching. “You take him back to Gai Gong Gong and get him treated.”

“But…” Ceuk uttered, as Tao Gong Gong quickly handed Wing Yi over.

Before he left, Tao Gong Gong said in a threatening tone, “You had better not tell a single soul that I was here.”

Poor Ceuk was at the brink of shedding tears but he managed to get to Gai Gong Gong’s quarters as fast as he possible could with Wing Yi in his arms. As Ceuk brought up a hand to knock, the door was opened and standing behind it was Gai Gong Gong with a mixture of relief, fear, and apprehension.

“Take him inside quickly,” Gai Gong Gong rushed, before closing the door.

[jeh]

I don't like that Tao Gong Gong guy, he's evil. Anyway, is Wing Yi going to get in trouble? I can't wait for the next chapter. Update soon.

[tido]

Hey Jeh!!! <IMG SRC="smilies/wave.gif" border="0">

Your the only one reading this chapter it seems. Thanx for leaving a comment.
Don't worry, you'll hate Tao Gong Gong even more. <IMG SRC="smilies/cool.gif" border="0"> Bye for now!

[tido]

Okay,
I think this is the longest chapter yet. (warning, it might be boring) but plz read anyways. New postie! again. Enjoy! Try looking at this link since I added a bg to it. http://www.winglin.net/fanfic/Tido

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The Summoned One

Wing Yi’s badly bruised body was quickly carried into her room and carefully placed on the soft bed covers. Ceuk diligently lowers her head onto the pillow as Gai Gong Gong followed him close behind with a wooden medicine box.
“Tieu Ceuk Tu,” Gai Gong Gong said weakly, situating himself on the stool beside Wing Yi’s bed. “Just put him there.”

“Can I do anymore to help?” Ceuk said, desperately wanting to help.

“No,” Gai Gong Gong answered with a long sigh. “You’ve already done more than enough. The best thing you can do now is just get back to work, and I’ll take care of the rest.”

“Yes sir,” Ceuk said as tears swells in his eyes. “If you need any assistance, please don’t hesitate to call me.”

As Ceuk goes to the door, Gai Gong Gong says softly, “Don’t worry, he’ll be alright. You can come by and see him tonight if you want.”

“Thank you Gai Gong Gong,” Ceuk said, happily wiping his tears. “I’ll bring by some food for you then. Don’t worry sir, I’ll let myself out.”

“Yes, yes,” Gai Gong Gong said with a smile and a shake of the head.

Now he turns all his attention to Wing Yi, whose face is covered with smut and brown dirt. Although he did not know what had occurred during the hunt, Gai Gong Gong can see that tree branches along with small pebbles had injured her. And from the looks of it, the poor thing was somehow dragged in some matter or fashion to wear down the fabric on the knees and elbows.

As he goes to examine her pulse, he could see that her right wrist had a distinct red marking around it. He was trying to put the pieces of information together from her injuries in order to make some sense of what had happened.

“You must have a lot of explaining to do when you wake up,” Gai Gong Gong said to the unconscious Wing Yi.

He went out to fetch a bucket of water and begin to clean her wounds. Luckily, she was unconscious because after cleaning off the dirt, he found splinters all jammed into her flesh. Slowly and carefully, he picked each and everyone of them, apply medication before bandaging. The process was tedious and tiresome, but by the time he had finished, both knees and elbows were in clean white bandages. Fortunately for her, she did not sustain any internal injuries or any broken limbs, but she did have sprang in the right elbow, which would heal easily enough.

Gai Gong Gong lets out a long sigh, “Child, if you keep this up, I don’t know how much long I will be able to keep up with you.”

Seeing her sleeping so soundly and peacefully, he decided to leave the cleaning for later and went out to the living room to pour himself a cup of tea.

All of a sudden, a knock is heard at the door.

“What is it now?” he thought as he goes reluctantly to the door.

Standing in front of the door was one of the palace guards. He looked at Gai Gong Gong before proclaiming, “Gai Gong Gong, the emperor wishes to see you.”

Without giving him anytime to process the sentence, the guard quickly ushers him to the emperor’s study room.

As he listlessly walked behind the guard, Gai Gong Gong pondered about this whole situation.

“Did Wing Yi offend the emperor unknowingly in some way?” he thought in puzzlement. “No…she couldn’t possibly.”

Then a light bulb went up, and the name that popped into his mind instantly was “Tao Gong Gong.”

When they came up to the study room, all his thoughts quickly dissipated into thin air and were replaced by apprehension. In almost ten or fifteen years, Gai Gong Gong has only seen the emperor several times but was never actually summoned to see him.

As he stood facing the door, the guard announces that Gai Gong Gong was here and ready to see him.

“Let him in,” came a deep voice from within.

The guard immediately opened the door and ushered Gai Gong Gong in before heading back out.

Gai Gong Gong found himself standing in front of the emperor, who was comfortably situated on his large gold chair with two imposing golden dragon statues on either sides of his desk. Standing beside the desk was Enjun and standing beside him was Xie. Wen Zhuo can be found standing uncomfortably, but nothingless straight and proper beside the right gold dragon statue. Last but not least is the infamous Tao Gong Gong standing there with a half-concealed smirk on his face.

The first thing Gai Gong Gong did was bowed to the emperor on his knees.

“You may rise,” the emperor demanded in a casual tone. “You are probably wondering why I have summoned you here today.”

“Yes, your majesty,” Gai Gong Gong spoke up, as he rose to a standing position.

“I went on a hunting expedition today with a few companions,” the emperor began, looking at him. “In the middle of the hunt, my son and nephew decided to venture off. When I ask them why, they tell me that they were rescuing someone in the forest. I got Tao Gong Gong to follow them.”

The emperor changes his voice to a deeper tone, “I have gathered them here to get their account of what seemingly happened out there today. I have asked them all. They tell me that the wounded person was one of the eunuchs.
Now, I am wondering why this poor eunuch was dragged across the forest floor to begin with. I have summoned you here, since the eunuch is under your care.”

He pauses and then leans his arms on the desk to peer closely at Gai Gong Gong.

The emperor asked demandingly, “Do you know why he is out there?”

“No, your majesty,” Gai Gong Gong replied with a questioning look at Tao Gong Gong. “All I know is that when I opened the door, someone brought him to me. I had to clean and bandage his wounds, but I do not know what had happened.”

“It was I your majesty,” Tao Gong Gong interjected quickly. “I rode her back with the command given to me by prince Enjun.”

“Oh, so I see,” the emperor slowly inquired, stroking his long beard. “Enjun, quickly recap your account.”

“Wen Zhuo and I were headed south to look for some big deer, but just then we heard a cry for help. Both of us followed the screaming and finally we found one of the eunuchs lying face down behind one of the large trees. We found that he had a rope around his wrist, but I am not sure why.”

Gai Gong Gong pondered on what Enjun had just said and then asked, “Your majesty, the last known location of Tieu Wing Tu was that he was attending a meeting with Tao Gong Gong’s group in the pavilion. I cannot understand how he got from there to the forest.”

The emperor was pondering over this, but Tao Gong Gong quickly spoke up in his own defense.

“Your majesty,” Tao Gong Gong implored. “If I can have a word.”

The emperor simply waved which as a sign that gave him the go-ahead.

“Indeed I was at the pavilion but one of the messenger came to tell me that you were going on a hunting expedition and would be needing some assistance with carrying the weapons. I had chosen about seven of the eunuch in my group to accompany me in this endeavor. Tieu Wing Tu was one of the chosen ones. Unfortunately, I forgot that he was new. I assumed he had some skills in horseback riding. He was fine most of the way. I even thought he was riding along with us as we hunted but…it seems that somewhere along the way, he had ridden off by
himself. It was my fault for failing to notice.”

“But he wasn’t dragged by a horse?” Enjun interrupted with a puzzled look.

“Enjun,” the emperor implored. “Let him explain.”

Enjun nodded obediently and remained quiet but gave Tao Gong Gong a critical glance.

“As I was saying,” he continued. “I did not realize we had lost him. There were too many people and with the excitement of the hunt. The only explanation I can come up with is that he fell from the horse and then the animal pull him a good bit, before the horse finally broke free and ran off.”

“How can anyone survival being dragged by a powerful horse?” Wen Zhuo asked, looking at Tao Gong Gong.

“I was wondering the same thing myself,” the emperor said, once again stroking his beard.

Gai Gong Gong realized that Tao Gong Gong was trying to save his own hide but also he could use Tao Gong Gong’s alibi to help Wing Yi get out of an entangling situation.

“I have to somehow help convince them,” Gai Gong Gong said to himself.

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[Hannah Tran]

Hey Tido! <IMG SRC="smilies/wave.gif" border="0">

You know Hannie here won't abandon ur story. Will get my lazy *** reading again, promise!!!! <IMG SRC="smilies/smile.gif" border="0">

Wow! Although Hannah hasn't been keeping up to date with the story, she never miss the chance to pop by and check out Tido wonderful artistic work <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0">
<IMG SRC="smilies/thumbsup.gif" border="0">

Can I post them on my site too? <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0">
(Pls sent me the URL)
Oh! I saw ur lovely drawing on Winglin too! Very nice!!!!

Your story is up on site and so is ur current posties that you've sent me.

Just doing a few work on it and will give you the URL when it's ready to publicly view it. <IMG SRC="smilies/smile.gif" border="0">

Anywayz, Take care!

[jeh]

Hi Tido, another chapter I see. Man ,look like Wing Yi is in big triuble this time. All because of that meanie Tao Gong Gong <IMG SRC="smilies/angrystick.gif" border="0"> Anyway, nice poster you have there. Wing Yi look so pretty (as usual). I can't wait for the next chapter to see how Gai Gong Gong going to save Wing Yi out of this mess.

[bondylove]

hello tido u prolly dunoe me well i wos just searching around spcnet and i found ur story so i decided to read it and i got hooked with it
i wos read till da end in one go
it took me 4 hours and its a mad story i hope u make de nezt chapter soon!!!!!! <IMG SRC="smilies/read.gif" border="0">

[tido]

Hey Hannah!!! <IMG SRC="smilies/wave.gif" border="0">

Hey, don't worry about it...but I do hope you will have a chance to catch up.
I know you've been busy with your website. Hopefully everything is running smoothly. I can't wait to see it! <IMG SRC="smilies/blob.gif" border="0">
Thanx for commenting! <IMG SRC="smilies/bow.gif" border="0">

[tido]

Hey Jeh!!! <IMG SRC="smilies/wave.gif" border="0">

So happy to hear from you! Yeah, Wing Yi seems to always involve herself in very sticky situations. It might sound weird, but I am so glad you hate Tao Gong Gong. <IMG SRC="smilies/smile.gif" border="0">
The problem now is that I have to somehow resolve this mess...I hope I will be able to come up with convincing solution. *crosses fingers* Thanx for dropping by with a comment!

[tido]

Hey BondyLove!!! <IMG SRC="smilies/wave.gif" border="0">

A new reader!!! I am so excited! <IMG SRC="smilies/blob.gif" border="0"> You're new here? Well, WElCOME!!!
I can't believe that you read from Ch. 1-37...and in 4 straight hours? Wow! I am so happy that you like my story enough to take all that time to read it. <IMG SRC="smilies/bow.gif" border="0">
Thanx for commenting and letting me know that someone is still interested in my fanfic. I hope to have the next chapter done and post...maybe this weekend? Hopefully, I won't disappoint you.
I hope you will still continue reading, and I hope to hear from you again soon. Bye!!!

[bondylove]

HeLLo TiDo

LoL Thxs for de welcome!!!! LoL well it wos a very guud story so i kept reading and yea it wos really good so i kept reading till it finished. I hope u do finish da next chapter soon cause ima pretty eager to see wat happens next. lol i dun think u will not dissapoint me heheh ur very talented in writing!!! I cant wait till u post de next chapter!!!! hope u reply soon!! bye bye <IMG SRC="smilies/bow.gif" border="0">

[nickianjo]

Hi Tido,

Yeap yeap, Tao Gong Gong is so mean. <IMG SRC="smilies/mad.gif" border="0">. I hope whatever he's planning is going to backfire. Hehe... Wing Yi seems to be so unlucky <IMG SRC="smilies/frown.gif" border="0"> , but oh wells. Good chapters.

UPdate soon!!!

By the way, I love your posters (as I always do. Heheh.) Bye now.

[bondylove]

HeLLo TiDo
LoL Thxs for de welcome!!!! LoL well it wos a very guud story so i kept reading and yea it wos really good so i kept reading till it finished. I hope u do finish da next chapter soon cause ima pretty eager to see wat happens next. lol i dun think u will dissapoint me heheh ur very talented in writing!!! I cant wait till u post de next chapter!!!! hope u reply soon!! bye bye

[tido]

Hey BondyLove!!! <IMG SRC="smilies/wave.gif" border="0">

Okay, I am finally able to update.

Thanx for the nice compliment. <IMG SRC="smilies/bow.gif" border="0"> I can write okay, but my grammar is atrocious. I am glad it hasn't gotten in the way of the story yet at least. Thanx for commenting once more and being such a devoted reader. <IMG SRC="smilies/smile.gif" border="0"> Hope to hear from you soon!!!