Chapter 48 - Paved Road (2/2)
Chun Hua stayed there on her knees watching Lei Xing's departing back. After a while, she sighed, then got up and left. When she returned to Chen You's palace and Chen You saw her walk into her study, she looked up from her embroidery work and smiled at her, ”So how was it?”
Chun Hua knit her brows and calmly said, ”She refused.”
Chen You frowned and threw the handkerchief piece she was making on the table, ”Is there anything you're actually good for? I don't know what my mother was thinking...None of your plans are working, you made me go over to royal study for days with soups and tonics, I didn't even get to see the emperor's face even once after all that! While she just stupidly sits down there and has the emperor running to her...” Chen Ruo Yu then suspiciously eyed Chun Hua, ”Don't tell me you actually turned her down because she offered you a low position?”
Chun Hua covertly rolled her eyes as she bowed her head and explained, ”Of course not, I told her I was willing to work hard, but she said 'seeing me doing well is repayment enough'”
Chen You scoffed, ”When has she ever been such a good person?” Then she smiled, ”...But in that case, maybe she will take you in when she sees you suffering...You're already useless, you can't even do something as simple as bribe a few maids, what's the point of you being in that position, what do you think?”
”It's not my fault the maids know who to fear.” Chun Hua mumbled.
Chen You hearing that, shot up in anger, ”Are you saying she's better than me? So they can fear her but not me?!”
Chun Hua quietly sighed and explained, ”Not her, the emperor is who they fear. I heard that he had personally assigned that palace to her, the servants there were also arranged by Eunuch Li, so it won't be so easy to buy someone over to our side.”
Chen You frowned in anger recalling the unpleasant event, ”I don't know what the emperor is thinking...What does he see in her? Especially after that awful performance, he must be blind!”
”Quietly, don't say that out loud, you'll get in trouble.” Chun Hua quietly advised in a panic.
”What? Isn't it the truth. She always goes around thinking that she's better than everyone else, when she's the lowest of the low...I won't have her ruling over me, you better think of something and fast. If she by chance becomes empress...or becomes pregnant...I wil-” She paused and took a deep breath and then said through gritted teeth, ”Better make yourself useful.” Then stormed out of the room.
Chun Hua stood in the room after Chen You left, taking deep breaths with her eyes closed to calm herself.
...This is really what my life has come to now, having to serve a childish idiot...And that other one, who does she think she is? Does she really think anyone really wants to be her servant that she's being all self-righteous about it? Entitled idiots like her are the worst...
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After Lei Xing returned to her room, she quickly forgot about the visit that interrupted her happy day as she got ready for her day out. She had them prepare male outfits to wear for her and Ah Jin who was going to be her guide. She thought, that the women in dramas always did it and so Lei Xing wanted to try it out.
...I mean why not?... Also, it is a fact that it is a safer world for a man...also the outfits are a lot simpler, that's the biggest plus hahaha...
Lei Xing quickly got dressed, she even had her chest bandaged to complete the outfit and had her hair put up. When she was done getting dressed, she stood in front of the mirror to admire herself.
...Hmm, not bad...but how could anyone look at this face and think ”guy”...Haah, the mind is a wonderful thing, it can even make you believe the sky is purple so why not hahaha...
When Lei Xing was done admiring her work. She made her way to the palace gates following Ah Jin with the jade pass in hand, and a purse of money secured, she was ready to go. As hey approached the palace gates, she felt a bit nervous.
...Moment of truth, it's either fake or real...Why would he lie?...I don't care, I need to see it work to believe it...
After showing her pass, the guards let her pass through the gates and she felt so relieved as she walked out into the open space. She had a big smile on her face, and turned back to look at the towering walls behind her and let out a breath of relief as she looked on from the outside. It felt like she had just been released from prison, she felt a huge weight lift off her shoulders and took a deep breath of the fresh air of the outside.
...The smell of freedom...You're going back though -_-)...SHHHH! That is irrelevant...let me enjoy this moment...
”Your highnes-”
”Shh, don't call me that.” Lei Xing immediately scolded Ah Jin when she called out to her. They had been standing in front of the palace gates for a while now, while Lei Xing was standing around in daze having her moment.
Ah Jin nodded and corrected, ”Miss, where do you want to go?”
Lei Xing still in a jolly mood laughed and said, ”Oh, I had forgotten to mention that. Let's go to Doctor Lou's shop first.”
Ah Jin nodded and then led the way with Lei Xing cheerfully following.
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???????? MiraiSeasng's Notes : I wanted to mention, that while the ???? skits are done on a spur of the moment, they do have some relevance to the actual storyline, in that they give some hints on the story... also I should mention that the ???? skits don't necessarily follow the same timeline of the main story...
...Bottomline, the ???? skits contain hints on the main story...I'll give an example, the last few skits, LX has been running or avoiding a certain someone/people, she normally gets a notification on her phone and then runs off...which means she has a lookout(s)...then in the last skit, ”Other's misery = Glee”, Tung Mei blocks the emperor (JK) in front of the lounge door saying LX's not there, while LX joins LY under the table ???? ...this time LX didn't get a notification because her lookout(s) was too busy chasing after a certain someone...
...So TM failed her lookout duty while focusing on chasing LY, Emperor saw LY running and wanted to talk to him and so followed behind them...Hence, TM thoroughly failing her mission by bringing the enemy ????...From this, you can deduce she will be a friend in the future, ????or at least a business partner - she could be paying her for it, LY's the pay LOL...