A week later, the envoy Kim received an invation to Prince Li Cheng's mansion for dinner. He decide to bring his daughter along so that they can see what kind of family are they. Kim MinJin is excited to visit the prospect of her in-laws. She take care not to over do her make up. She knows that she is not of pretty standard but she have to maintain a well groom look for her father's face. They waited for the carriage to pick them up and send them to the mansion as per the invasion letter.
Arriving at the mansion, Envoy Kim see a grand door which is a standard for all royal family members who live outside the palace. He enter to see a grand garden of snow now. He can see there are small connecting bridges around. The decoration are done as per Chinese standard however there are western pottery around the mansion. He noted that the rooms each are decorated differently. What surprise him is that the mansion is fill with children of all ages who call the Prince and Consort Princess as father, mother. They sit down on a individual table given. The envoy is surprise as Chinese usually use the larger table for a big group of people. However in this case, Banou consider the Baekja culture to eat on individual tables like Li Jun's mansion. Thus she order the food for them to be done separately like they eat at home. The envoy is delighted and enjoy the meal with Prince Li Cheng's family. The children all gather on this special day for their brother to show him support. They eat as usual and did not talk too loud as usual. Li Nan try to keep his voice lower as not to scare his future sister-in-law.
After dinner, Li Xing is given permission to bring MinJin to the other room to play Chinese chess with the rest of the family. While the envoy talks to The prince and Banou. From the conversation he understands that they are not unreasonable royal family members. Also Banou have show him that she is not the type of Persians that he thinks of. The more he sees her, the more charming she gets and this frustrated him. Back in the carriage on the way home with his daughter. They talk about the prospect family.
"So my daughter, what do you think of this family?"
"They are very easy going. No too fussy with rules and regulation in their home."
"Yes, which is nice but having some ground rules are nice, don't you think so?"
"Father which rules are you referring to?"
"For example, the children."
"What is wrong with them father?"
"The Consort Princess allow that pair of twins to run around after dinner."
"Father, she have her own ways of raising her children. Look at the older ones they are all well behave. Each of them are either attending schools of the royal school academy or the military school. "
The envoy Kim is still not satisfy with the argument. He goes on talking about others and finally he ask her. If she can see herself marry into that family.
"Father i think, i can."
"Why still because of his handsome looks?"
"Because ... i am not a beauty according to our standards yet with so many women surrounding him everyday. His eyes always look at my direction and he personally writes me letters. He hands it over to my maid. He always smile warmly and he looks for the books that i can't find. Those men that mother had tried to matchmake me with, they all say the same thing to me. I am not that beautiful. I should not be picky. I should not read too many books. I should learn how to manage the household before marriage. Father.... Li Xing never say those things to me. He look at me tenderly. His letters always tells me that he doesn't listen to his mind. He listen to his heart and his heart beats for me. Father how can i don't like this man?! He ask me to like him while he is the most good looking man out there who can have any woman he wants but he wants to know me and now he ask to marry me. Father!"
Kim MinJin cry. In her memory, she recall the first time Li Xing appear in the busy streets. A lot of ladies with their maids are getting excited and looking in a direction. Some ask their maids to approach the stranger. She listen to the whispering in the book store. He is a stranger that don't speak their language. She is curious who can this person be. Why is he in their country. She walk out of the book store with her maid. She is shorter than everyone thus she see nothing but somehow the sea of people soon clear a path. The stranger walk in front of his men. She recognises the letter on their flag. They are Chinese from Tang but when he walk pass, his face doesn't fit any Chinese man that she have seen. At that moment their eyes met. It is then the strike of destiny that make her stand still. From then on, they meet everyday at the same path of the bookstore. He smile whenever they meet. She is too shy to do anything but she accept the letters and she reply to him and hand it to him on the following day. That day the Chinese army left Baekje she feel lost. However months later a letter is dispatch to her. He continue to write to her and she continue to write to him. It was a beginning of their story.