Chapter 93: Promise to Self (2/2)
Chen Rong leaned into her nurse while she continued to double over with laughter
It took quite sohed, “What’s going on? Why are you in such a good ht and gazed toward Lady Ruan’s courtyard She : “Chen Yuan had just gotten rebuked by wang Qilang!”
“A very stern rebuke,” she solemnly infor Qilang’s rebuke or not!”
Seeing the bewilderment on her servants’ faces, she did not want to sayaway and bounced back to her roo all the while
Last tiotten himself humiliated by one of the scholars when he was in a rush to co As a result, he had been holed up at hoo out with his scroundrel friends
It was so bad that Chen Yuan had started to prepare far He was to quit the literati circle and buy a small title or live as a tradesing words that could destroy a person’s life!
It was now Chen Yuan’s turn
What kind of consequences would co raised her head in anticipation
She got her answer the next day In the evening, Chen Gongrang confined Chen Yuan to the ancestral te were to pass away at this verywould be the tradesman-born Chen Shu
Unfortunately, such was the extent of Chen Yuan’s loss Having been engrossed in obtaining an office title, he had long had the reputation of an ill-educated and vulgar ’s rebuke now caused hi and supercilious look
Several days passed by in the blink of an eye; it was presently well into winter
In thetilted her head to look outside as she asked in surprise: “Why is it so bright?”
Nurse Ping carried a basin of stealy answered, “It’s snowing,
Nurse Ping crinkled her eyes into a kind s quite heavily, too What great news”
Her voice quivered with e was no different Stolen from 824 rets for this snowfall for far too long
The snow’s descentsouth! One only wished this snow could continue to fall, forever and ever
Chen Rong tilted her face so that her nurse could wipe it more easily She listened to the waves of cheers outside and ”
She knew perfectly well that it would be snowing at this tih to unnerve her Only until the snow fell did she heave in relief
Nurse Ping was apparently thrilled While preparing blue salt for Chen Rong’s washi+ng, she looked toward Chen Wei’s courtyard and whispered, “Miss, I heard sobbing last night Ah Wei was crying for nearly an hour”
Chen Rong sht flashed in her eyes
After she rinsed her ain handed her a hot towel and la ordered to reuardianshi+p of you Goodness, you’ve offended the entire family this time I even heard Chen Wei say how she wished she could kill you”
Chen Rong sloithdrew her saze and sneered, “It can’t be helped”
Nurse Ping did not answer
After she finished washi+ng, Chen Rong went to the door and gave it a push
As the door opened, a wave of biting cold rushed into the room At the same time, white snow upon white snow ca the world that had been dyed pristine, Chen Rong laughingly rehed along hearing her pleasantly talk about the snow
Chen Rong raised her s at her It was so cold that she thought her nostrils ht freeze with each breath she took
She looked at a brownwith a tree trunk that had accuht to herself: Yes, I’ve offended their entire fa will protectthat both Ran Min and wang Hong are interested in me, he will never allow anybody to hurt ht
The heavy snowfall sent Nan’yang into a tizzy
All of a sudden, cheers and reeding themselves all across the city
Unlike Chen Wei who did not leave her ho’s courtyard was filled every day with servants from various estates who came to seek her audience and invite her to attend their banquets
Nonetheless, Chen Rong declined them all no matter who came to ask She knew she didn’t have ain her fame, but would insteadobtained in her two lives was the understanding of herself She knew she wasn’t smart; and that she was full of faults Each day, what she could think of was how to find in-laws that would not shun her, a family that had no complicated internal strife so that she could be left to her prosperous life
But even so farther and farther frohts, Chen Rong blear around, “Nurse”
A burst of rapid footsteps was followed shortly by Nurse Ping’s appearance “What is it?” she laughed
Chen Rong stared at the graduallycrystallites, she coud almost see the lofty handsome face as well as the wounded expression as he left that day
Unconsciously, she pressed a hand on her chest
She bit her lips while softly saying: “Can you prepare a card forasked in surprise “Who Last time he told Chen Yuan that I’ht todid not speak for a while Then, she mumbled: “I’d rather he takes you as an honored concubine” She looked at Chen Rong, saying sadly: “Miss, not everyone can be wang Qilang’s honored concubine even if she wishes for it! He’s vexed at thelowered her eyes “Even if I were to become a courtier or a savant one day, I’d always be a concubine,” she coldly said “Nurse, I’ve made a promise to myself that I would live like a human this tie Come what nified life I won’t lose again, nurse!”
After sohed and quizzically asked, “Why do you say you won’t lose again?”
Chen Rong stiffened At long last, she whispered back, “You misheard me” For her tone was somber, the nurse did not continue to ask