Chapter 73: In the Eye of the Storm (1/2)

Chapter 73: In the Eye of the Storrains and quietly returned to her home under the curious eyes of Chen Wei and her friends

Once they got inside, she called for Old Shang, pointed to the carriages and said, “When we do not knohat tomorrow holds, how can I leave you all, who have been with rains to Nurse Ping and let her decide what she wants to do with the on, Old Shang clasped his hands and loudly answered: “Aye”

He turned to the servants who had just returned frorains onto our carriages It’s getting late Wetherains were es, the vehicles turned around and went back to their owner

As soon as they left, Chen Wei and Chen Qian circled behind Chen Rong and curiously asked, “Ah Rong, whatsi?” Chen Qian was greatly dissatisfied She glared at Chen Rong and raised her voice: “Ah Rong, you’re beco sive the on”

Chen Qian stuttered for words Faced with her displeased expression, Chen Rong kept her faint smile with absolutely no intention to explain

The night had coht

Chen Rong was playing her zither in the courtyard Old Shang stood behind her as he listened to the melodious music

After a while, the : “I can hear solace fro’s music every day for the past few months and could naturally understand so on his face, he paused and asked, “Miss, how did you get the rains to you?”

“Only Lady Li was there I threatened her so she gave the repeatedly reminded her: “Lady Li is your elder in any case How could you think of threatening her? If she bears grudges, she’ll find ways to hars with her right index finger After issuing a series of crisp notes, she said, “If I hadn’t gone and asked for the grains, would they have left me alone? Would they have treatedshook his head and sighed, “Nay”

“That being the case, why should I have to think about all those things?” she bristled

Old Shang kept quiet before ood about this”

Chen Rong did not answer hihter filled Chen Wei’s courtyard

After staring at the lights in her ho turned to Chen Rong and sighed “It’d be great if you ith your father and brother”

The ht, the ht, but none of it had anything to do with Chen Rong

The next day was very sunny

Winter had arrived and stayed for so If it were to be another inter, next year’s harvesthad put on the green dress lined with yellow patterns sent to her the day before It was her favorite, the reason being it subdued her glaance

With the new dress and a veiled hat, Chen Rong got into her carriage and prepared to visit Nurse Ping

As her carriage drove on the street, she found that the city dwellers were clustered into sroups while theytilted his head and whispered to her: “Miss, so likely has happened”

Al lad’s la has fallen yet we cannot return to Jiankang What e do?”

And then a cry

Sympathy lurked in their eyes as the crowd listened to the suppressed sobbing

Old Shang stopped the carriage to ask a portly , lanced toward Chen Rong’s carriage with so: “We’ve just received news that the fa had run into the barbarians and gotten killed along the way!”

Shocked, Old Shang hastily asked, “All of them? Does that mean the barbarians had waited to ambush them on the road?”

The pluhed: “Myto Jiankang But with these news, tsk, tsk…” He shook his head and lihed for a while He then suddenly thought of so: “Miss, did you by chance have some premonitions?” Why else would she ask him to buy all the far,” Chen Rong’s voice was heard “Hoould I know anything? It was only a coincidence”

Old Shang considered her answer and gave a nod

The carriage , Old Shang pointed to the storefronts and said, “Miss, this one is also yours They used to sell food here, but by the tiht it, the warehouse had been empty and the shop had already closed This one over here was a restaurant; it’s now also closed That’s right,yesterday, she said she’ll save three carriages for you and use the last to open up three shops It should be no problem to provide for five people with three shops”

Chen Rong had no interest in any of the details She carelessly nodded

Just then, a burst of noises sounded out in front

Chen Rong curiously peeked through the curtain

Into her sight was a teaant one leading thees surrounded this tea smiles on their faces as they spoke in a solicitous ave the scene a glance and hastily ordered, “Pull over, pull over to the side”

“Aye” Old Shang quickly steered the vehicle to the roadside

Chen Rong looked to her left, saying: “There’s an alley, go there”

“Aye”

Old Shang’s driving was fortunately excellent He repeatedly lashed his whip and entered the vehicle into the dark alley

Chen Rong sighed in relief once they were there

She quietly lifted the curtain to peer outside

Froolden carriage had also lifted The pudgy Prince of Nan’yang was nodding haughtily while saying so recognized Chen Shu a’s expression altered as she inwardly thought: Drat, theand now have tocraned his neck looking at the scene and wondered: “That’s odd, why don’t these people go the the prince’s estate to seek an audience with hi a ruckus out in the streets?”

Chen Rong pursed her lips “That’s because everyone knows the Prince of Nan’yang likes to tell everyone that he is the htiest in this city!”

“It seeo home,” she lowered her voice