Chapter 68 (1/2)
Ye Ling'er was the only daughter of Ye Zhong, the head of the city garrison – unfortunately, due to her faentle and refined temperareat uncle The Ye fa, but the young woman was not a tyrannical, unreasonable sort She simply cared deeply for Miss Lin, as confined every day to her sickbed, forced to 'er appeared very concerned
Over the past few days, news had gone around a nureat houses of the capital that the palace was preparing to marry off Miss Lin to the baseborn son of the Fan family from far-off Danzhou When the news arrived, Miss Lin wasup blood and worsening her already poor health Ye Ling'er was residing with her brother in Dingzhou; when she heard the news, she rushed back to the capital, and that here Fan Xian saw her, outside the city gates
A few days later, a ruh the capital that the baseborn son of the Fan family had already arrived in the capital, and that he was just like Fan Sizhe – an arrogant and aggressive playboy The news filled Ye Ling'er with rage The day before, she had gone to see Miss Lin and found her to be rather bashful She asked her souessed that Miss Lin had fallen in love with so woman so broken-hearted, so she went to find her father and ask if he could intercede at the palace and convince theement She had not expected the question to ry With no other options, she invited Fan Ruoruo to visit her at the faement could be called off She had always known that the chances were sli up all of the sisterly goodwill that they shared
Ye Ling'er looked at the ly tranquil expression She had finally realized that Miss Ruoruo, always so indifferent to her good reputation, had quite soested to her that she introduce Miss Lin to a skilled physician, Ye Ling’erto drop the matter She smiled ”If you truly feel so deeply for her, what harm would it do to let a famous doctor see her?”
”The i her This fa'er held herself back She did want to appear disdainful in front of the princess ”The doctor is a student of Master Gui,” Fan Ruoruo explained politely
Ye Ling'er made sound of approval Her eyes shone, and she pulled Fan Ruoruo's hand toward her ”I shall ask her if it is possible”
Finishi+ng their chat, the three girls went back inside the pavilion When the other girls saw the calm expressions on those two, they assuh of relief By their sides stood servant-girls attending to them and a maidservant who copied the poe them to the other side of the lake
Some time later, copies of the poems the scholars had written on the other side of the lake cah the in adazed at the other side of the lake, wondering what they 'er curiously accepted the poetry scrolls, and read through fro ”Fan” ”What about young master Fan's poe ht there was no reason for him to hide himself away The maidservant explained respectfully that Master Fan had not written a poes, and a look of bewilder the scene in detail The girls in the pavilion realized that the battle of words on the other side of the lake was just as pointed as it had been on this side
Rou Jia smiled sweetly ”Ruoruo, won't you coan to chat a themselves Ruoruo heard that her brother had been hu a trace of anger in her tranquil eyes ”Can these people even write poetry?” she said coolly
Although the wo her talk this as somewhat unexpected Fan Ruoruo returned, took up her ink-stone and slender brush, and waved her wrist above the paper, writing a feords After she had finished, she passed it to a maidservant ”Take these verses over there,” she instructed her
The maidservant did as she was told
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