The streets of 16th century London were abuzz with commotion. Word had spread from the dock workers about a mysterious trade delegation from the faraway land of China. And yet, the citizens wondered, why didn't they simply complete their business and return home? And why did the Queen allow them to stay? This had caused such a stir that it had superseded the previous talk of the town -- why Queen Elizabeth had decided to remain a virgin instead of marrying.
The delegation consisted of a single massive treasure ship and an escort of smaller ships, led by the elegant and mysterious Ma Huan. The exotic silks and spices they had brought conferred vast wealth to the men who had the privilege of trading with them directly. In addition to the typical trade goods and precious metals destined for China or the intermediate trading posts that Zheng He had established in the Middle East, India, and Spain.
As the accumulated wealth became over more conspicuous there were now conspiring whispers that the queen and London's leading merchants did not have England's best interest at heart and planned to sell out England for their own personal gain. A pretty young virgin could not be trusted to run one of Europe's great kingdoms, after all.
Queen Elizabeth looked herself in the mirror. After weeks of lobbying by influential merchants and extensive correspondence, she was to meet Ma Huan in person for the first time. She took a moment to admire her own naked form, starting from her shapely legs up to her womanly hips, full breasts, pretty face and long red hair with green eyes. Her servants got to work on her makeup and jewelry, adding a touch of lipstick and flowers in her hair.
She donned her finest garbs and left for her meeting.
On her way, she was briefed by her advisor, one of England's wealthiest merchants, and the man who had taken the lead in trading with China. He reminded her that the Chinese were a distant and exotic people, with customs vastly different from anything that they had seen. However, they were both a source of great wealth, and -- with their massive ships and advanced guns -- a potential threat to England. Accordingly, she comply with any of their customs that they asked of her and she should do whatever she could to avoid offending them.
The first surprise came on arrival. Ma Huan had chosen to receive her in his headquarters, a massive converted warehouse. Yet neither the Queen nor any other European seemed to know why Ma Huan needed such massive quarters.
The Queen was initially reluctant to meet Ma on his territory. As might be expected for an area housing many single and newly rich young sailors, there was frequent talk of the disreputable young women who had flooded into the area. And indeed, on this day when most of the Chinese were either at work or presumably preparing for the meeting, most of the people on the streets were English woman openly walking around in provocative and revealing attire -- sheer and transparent silks that revealed their ample busts and full figures.
Yet she felt none of the repulsion she expected to feel on seeing them. Rather, she realized, they were elegant, beautiful, and sexy. The queen found herself wondering how she herself would look wearing clothes like that, and getting a little aroused thinking about it before refocusing herself on the task.
At the door, she was received by her translator, a busty young blonde dressed similarly to the loose woman around town. The queen was a little taken aback to be received by such a shameless woman, but her translated simply smiled and welcomed her, exuding confidence and leaving the queen as the one feeling shame.
She was taken up several floors and emerged into a box overlooking what appeared to be a theater, with Ma Huan waiting for her there.
Ma was unlike any man she had ever seen before. Tall and strong, he carried himself with a grace formed from a life of martial arts practice, and his face and jet black hair made him into an elegant and handsome man. The queen caught herself admiring him for a moment, before clearing her throat and beginning.
"Greetings, Ma Huan. It is a pleasure to finally meet you. To what do I owe the pleasure".
Ma replied.
"It is an honor to meet you, my lady. As we seek to build a long and fruitful relationship, for today we simply wanted to make introductions and deepen our connection. Accordingly, we have prepared a show for you today. Should we watch it together?".
