677 Send Off (1/2)

Chapter 677: Send Off

Translator: Nyoi-Bo StudioEditor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

The bridal sedan was padded with thick cushions, it was very comfortable.

Wu Ning's thoughts were all over the place. One moment, she'd be thinking of her aging parents, reluctant to leave them; the next, she'd think of her childhood playmate, and looked forward to the day they reunited. Then, she'd remember the animals that lived in the temple, and worried that they'd get bullied.

Them getting bullied would probably be impossible, but what if they went up against guns?

She had reminded her father to send them food, but he had a lot of work to do and was careless. She used to arrange their food herself, and made adjustments based on the servants feedback, so that she would send them food they actually liked.

She always sent over three portions, but there were always leftovers, so she knew one of them wasn't eating well.

They wouldn't leave her thoughts.

However, she knew, it wasn't them who couldn't leave her. It was her who couldn't leave them. They were the only ones who listened to her. She could read to them and share her troubles without any reservations.

They couldn't speak, so they couldn't spread her secrets around. Sometimes, when she read to them, their eyes would give off a thoughtful glow. They were way better than her maidservants who only spoke about marriage.

The ornamental tassels outside her window swayed with the steps of the men that carried her. She could feel the gazes of the crowd on her face like the scorching sun. Her hands gripped the red handkerchief on her lap.

Wu Ning wanted to lower her head, like every other lady who got married off, but she also wanted to take another look at Foshan. She wanted to memorize everything so that she'd be able to reminisce about this place, even when she was a thousand miles away.

She brushed a tassel aside to look out the sedan.

”Look! Wu Ning is really pretty!”

”Wow, she's a real beauty!”

”Her soon-to-be husband is a lucky man.”

Everyone wanted to see her, some even surged forward and almost broke through the local militia responsible for maintaining order.

”Back up!” Wu Mancheng, who rode a horse next to the sedan, raised his whip and shouted.

Wu Ning didn't want cause trouble, but just as she was about to lower the tassel, she caught sight of animals on a rooftop by the side of the road.

Her fingers trembled as she softly cried out, ”Ah!”

”My lady, are you okay?” a maidservant walking beside the sedan asked.

”Yes, I'm okay.” Wu Ning calmed herself down and looked at the rooftop again.

Standing there was the two cats and one dog from the temple. No one else noticed them, they all had their attention on the bridal sedan and dowry.

Could it be? Did they come to see me off? With that thought, Wu Ning felt happy and nodded her head at them.