Chapter 54: Blackmail (2/2)

“Sister.”

An Lingshan looked at An Rushuang in glamorous smile. Her expression suddenly froze when seeing An Rushuang’s dress.

It was a light blue dress of very simple style, against which An Rushuang’s skin seemed as smooth and white as cream. She was like a lotus freshly stretching out of the water surface, so eye-catching and elegant. Compared to her dress, An Rushuang’s white satin dress with golden embroidery was actually paled.

“What are you doing here?” An Rushuang said softly, turning to look at her.

An Lingshan told her about the party, thinking An Rushuang would refuse directly, since she had made her stand at the door for such a long time.

However, An Rushuang was still expressionless, as nothing had happened.

“You can send a maid to inform me of such a trifle. There is no need to come by yourself.”

“It’s my duty and honor to invite you to the party. How could I assign it to a maid?”

“Thank you very much. I will attend it for sure. Please return to have a rest.”

An Rushuang had no time for a chat.

Was she ordering her to leave?

Greatly embarrassed, An Lingshan almost froze. While responding to An Rushuang’s words, she looked around the room but found nothing she had hoped to see. It was a little disappointing.

Since there was no use to stay here, she might as well give An Rushuang a deathly attack at the party before their father.

Having a plot in mind, An Lingshan bid farewell to her before left the room.

“Silver, walk Lingshan out for me,” An Rushuang suddenly said.

Silver, being a little startled, followed her order in a hurry.

Frowning at Silver’s figure, Hong Yu turned to stand behind An Rushuang after asking all the maids to leave. She undid An Rushuang’s long black hair before making a knot on the top of her head, the typical hairstyle for men. “Since you don’t trust Silver, why do you let her stay alone with An Lingshan?” Hong Yu asked with curiosity.

Staring at her reflection in the bronze mirror, An Rushuang said slowly, “Since she wants to find a new master, I will give her a chance.” The handsome “young man” in the mirror smiled.

Hong Yu frowned more heavily and murmured, “It’s so kind of you! Someday, you will be taken advantage of by that little bitch!”

“There will always be a way laying ahead. Don’t worry, my dear nanny Hong Yu.”

An Rushuang let out a sigh before she straightened the knot on her head. She stood up, snatching a folding fan with which she lifted Hong Yu’s chin while saying gently, “Go get changed now. How could a handsome man like me take such a pretty maid by my side? You will ruin my reputation.”

Under An Rushuang’s hot gaze, conquered by her imposing and tender aura, as well as the teasing look in her smiling eyes, Hong Yu, suddenly froze, was speechless due to shyness.

Miss An, with her pretty appearance, wasn’t the most beautiful one among the noble ladies. However, her smiling eyes had the power to touch one’s spirit and heart.

After an hour, a handsome young man with pure white teeth and cherry lips turned up on the Eastern Street with a good-looking manservant.

Such two persons attracted many people’s attention, which, of course, caused a lot of trouble for them.

There were several vendors at the road sides. Seeing the pretty fruits on the stall, An Rushuang asked Hong Yu to buy some as present for Bian Wen.

As soon as Hong Yu left, a girl suddenly bumped into An Rushuang heavily.

An Rushuang stood sidelong at once, nearly falling to the ground. Merely through taking two steps back could she keep her balance. The girl, not so lucky as An Rushuang, was lying on the muddy ground, her dress with peach blossom patterns tainted, her hair knot tousled, as well as the seemingly valuable lunar white dress spilling from the blue cloth bag in her hand turning dirty with mud.

How terribly embarrassing it was!

Looking at her teary eyes, An Rushuang, though feeling confused, still decided to help the girl rise to her feet.

“Are you all right?”

“How can I be all right! It’s not you who fell down heavily, so you don’t feel the pain!” The girl continued to scream, “With such a handsome face, how could you be so useless!” She picked up the lunar white dress and glanced at An Rushuang whose clothes, though, not eye-catching, was made of the most popular wave silk in the capital. Thinking that this man must have come from a wealthy family, the girl said, “Since I will be punished for runing this dress, you must pay me five taels of fine silver as compensation!”