Chapter 4: Then let her keep waiting (1/2)
Chapter 4: Then let her keep waiting Original and most updated translations are from volaretranslations.
Right as Nanny Wang lifted a corner of the door curtains, Han Yunxi stepped on her hand with her foot, asking in a dark tone, “You want to invite me out before the auspicious hour comes?”
“N-no! I…it was an accident, an accident!” Nanny Wang explained, not daring to cry out from the pain. Only then did Han Yunxi release her, gracefully withdrawing her foot to lean lazily against the sedan walls.
The Han family usually treated her cruelly, but they hadn’t shortchanged Han Yunxi for her wedding. The interior of the sedan chair was spacious and comfortable, perfect for sleeping. She wouldn’t be so stupid as to leave and come back tomorrow. If she really went back, there was no promise she wouldn’t be delayed and miss the auspicious hour again.
The Duke of Qin dare not obstruct the emperor’s orders, but they can try all sorts of delaying tactics.
In the end, it’d still be her who got the worst of it. Though Han Yunxi didn’t want to marry, she knew that she had to cross those doors into the Duke of Qin’s residence. Otherwise, when the palace came to place blame, she’d be pushed out as the scapegoat. This duke’s marriage to an official wife was the talk of the town. News of her waiting at the gates would definitely make its way to the imperial palace. When they started paying attention, the household would have no choice but to let her in tomorrow!
Thinking up to here, Han Yunxi shifted to a more comfortable position before feeling assured enough to fall asleep.
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At this moment, the Grand Concubine Yi who lived in comfort and enjoyed her high position had lost her usual ease. She personally rushed to the side doors and saw the red of the bridal sedan through its cracks. The face she’d always taken good care of turned a little ghastly.
“Mufei[1], this Han Yunxi woman is so strange. The rumors all say she’s timid, but how did she turn so daring today? The palace just sent people over to ask what was the matter.” Murong Wanru said in an anxious voice.
She was Grand Concubine Yi’s adopted daughter. Sweet-tempered, virtuous, and meek, she’d served the Grand Concubine Yi since her youth and was closer to her than any daughter of flesh and blood. A single ‘mufei’ from her lips was enough to outline her position within the Duke of Qin’s household.
“This ugly woman dares to tussle with me on my doorstep?” Grand Concubine Yi narrowed her eyes in an awful expression, swiping a finger across her neck to signal Murong Wanru to kill the interloper.
Murong Wanru’s face drew into a panic. “Mufei! If the person dies on our doorstep, it’d be so unlucky! What if the emperor blames it on elder brother?”
There were guards on watch around the Duke of Qin’s house as well. It would be difficult to explain a death on their door, especially with the whole capital spectating on the events. Grand Concubine Yi wasn’t stupid and came to this conclusion after some careful thought. “FIne, then! So she’s decided to shamelessly stay here! Tsk, how could this ugly woman scheme so thoroughly?”
“Mufei, what do we do now? When the auspicious hour comes tomorrow, do or don’t we open the gates?” Murong Wanru asked helplessly.