Chapter 18.2 - Asking around (2/2)
Xiang Qiao spoke vigorously until her mouth was dry. Seeing how Jiang Li listened to her attentively, she couldn’t help feeling proud. She seemed to be talking meticulously but, in fact, for most part, she only talked about the second and third branch. While for the first branch, Madam’s side, she didn’t even divulge a bit. This second miss was also foolish, actually believing without any doubt at all. Just by saying a few insignificant words she already got a precious hairpin. What a hard-to-come-by fantastic matter.
After talking for half a day, there was nothing else she could talk about. Xiang Qiao said: “Replying to second miss, this is the current state of affairs in the residence.”
Jiang Li seemed entranced when Xiang Qiao stopped. She appeared to still wish to continue listening. After thinking, she replied: “Since there’s nothing else to say about the residence, then tell me some interesting stories from outside the residence, ok?”
“From outside the residence?” Xiang Qiao stared blankly.
“Yes, exactly what interesting things have been happening in Yanjing in recent years? I heard the old madam of Rong Xin Ling passed away three years ago. I remember when I was small, she gave me a double-sided embroidery of the Goddess of Mercy. Also, I heard Yu Xiang jiejie mention Yanjing’s first beauty. Her husband was also the latest top scorer in the palace examination. I heard she died of illness a few days ago, is that true?”
－－－－－－ Author’s ramblings－－－－－－
The original host, soft2 and girly, was the result of a lack of family education during childhood. In the process of growing up, she didn’t receive proper guidance. As a result, there’s a bit of flaw in her disposition. While the current “Li” was different as her family was very wholesome and happy. The slag she encountered in her previous life was also encountered after she got married. So “Li’s” disposition wasn’t gloomy. On the contrary, she was very wise and farsighted, warm, and she was also a young lady with a feeling of righteousness.
The person with a character defect in this book is the male lead. Unusually cold, vicious and merciless gloomy evil king.
However, this type of cruelty was particularly special and tough to train ah, right? Training a big bad wolf and turning it into a loyal dog has a very satisfying feeling, isn’t it?
Right!
Coming from Cha Cha’s evil interest. [smile] (Cha Cha is nickname of the author)
Why speak about ML if he probably won’t appear anytime soon ah >.< Enjoy the extra chap for Valentine’s, the regular chapter on Sunday will probably be posted with delay cuz I need to prepare for a test on Monday, so you can probably expect it between Monday and Tuesday… (but worry not, Lime says that after this chap things are gonna get exciting ^^)
Footnotes:
1: 抓耳挠腮 (zhuā’ěrnáosāi) : to tweak one’s ears and scratch one’s cheeks (as an expression of anxiety, delight, frustration etc) (idiom).:leftwards_arrow_with_hook:
2: 软妹 ruǎnmèi: “软” means “soft,” and “妹” means younger sister. Originating from a popular Chinese animation show “I Am MT,” the term is often used by netizens to refer to young women with a gentle disposition, a soft voice, and a slender figure. Usually these women wear straight long hair, dressed in a very feminine style. Innocent and naive, these kinds of girls are the ideal love interest for homebodies. The opposite of “软妹” can be “女汉子” (tomboy)..:leftwards_arrow_with_hook: