boyutpedia Chapter 1996 is a bit dry.
Chapter 1996 is a bit dry.
Aunt Yao led Shui Xin off the carriage.
The mother and daughter stood on the street watching the prince's carriage drive away, remaining silent for a long time.
The sweet aroma of steamed buns wafted over from the side, and Shuixin's stomach rumbled, bringing the two of them back to their senses.
Aunt Yao gripped the five-tael silver ingot tightly in her hand.
"Xin Xin, you told me before that you no longer had any expectations of the Prince, right?" She asked her daughter in a very low voice.
Shui Xin's cheeks flushed slightly; she couldn't quite tell whether it was from shyness or embarrassment.
“Mother, why don’t you believe me? I’ve already thought it through, and from now on, I will be even more determined. Mother, although I haven’t said it before, I have indeed been a bit proud, but after seeing the Princess today, I understand.”
Before, she was secretly proud of her looks, and even when she was forced to become a maid, she felt it was because she was too beautiful.
With a face like hers, she should, and is qualified, to marry into a powerful family.
Having met the Prince of Jin and had an opportunity to get close to him, she felt that she was worthy of him.
She even compared herself to Lu Zhaoling. Although Lu Zhaoling was also beautiful, her beauty was bright and flamboyant. Her own elegance and refinement were no less than Lu Zhaoling's. So, Prince Jin should like her too, right?
But today, Shuixin suddenly felt that perhaps for a woman, while appearance is important, inner qualities and personality are even more important.
Shui Xin imagined it herself. If she were in Lu Zhaoling's position, even if she knew that this girl who suddenly appeared was being used by someone else and did not intentionally get close to Prince Jin, her father was indeed a descendant of the barbarians. So, if she encountered this girl again, she would still feel somewhat uncomfortable.
I won't retaliate or confront her, but I'll keep my distance and be somewhat wary of her. After all, her mother was a former palace maid of Consort Long.
But Lu Zhaoling really didn't.
She even noticed their predicament and offered them money, even finding a reason for it.
It was said to be used for buying information.
Even if she doesn't give them money, if she asks, would they dare not answer?
At that moment, Shui Xin truly felt that good looks alone were not enough. Prince Jin was definitely not someone who judged people solely by their appearance.
“Mother, you were right before. Princess Jin and the Prince are truly a match made in heaven,” Shui Xin said softly.
“Yes, yes, I’m actually very happy for Her Majesty as well,” Aunt Yao nodded and said. “If she knew in heaven that the Prince has such a wise, kind and generous Princess by his side, she would be very gratified. Perhaps it is Her Majesty’s blessing that the Prince has found such a good match.”
If anyone tries to sabotage the marriage between the prince and princess, Aunt Yao gets angry. If that person is her own daughter, she'd want to slap her to bring her to her senses.
"Let's go, let's not disappoint the princess today. Let's buy some sweet buns so your father and cousin can have some too." Aunt Yao said, turning around and walking towards the bun shop in front of her.
Shuixin quickly followed.
Lu Zhaoling returned to the Prince's Mansion, and Zhou Shiyue also returned.
He was sitting in the hall with Qian Dingxing, and the atmosphere was a little somber.
The moment Lu Zhaoling stepped in, she broke the oppressive atmosphere, making both of them feel relieved.
When the pillar-like Qinglin and Qingfeng saw her, they visibly breathed a sigh of relief.
"The princess has returned."
"Your Highness, please have a seat."
Lu Zhaoling found their sudden attentiveness somewhat amusing. What was going on?
Didn't Zhou Shiyue play chess with Qian Dingxing before?
Now it's like we have nothing to say to each other, like we're complete strangers.
Lu Zhaoling glanced at Qian Dingxing, then at Zhou Shiyue.
She noticed that Zhou Shiyue had a serious expression and gave off a distant, aloof, and unapproachable feeling.
It wasn't like this before.
She thought about it for a moment and suddenly understood.
Could it be because he thought that Qian Dingxing was the strategist of a king of a different surname during the Great Jin Dynasty, and that he might even be the one who killed the king of a different surname?
But didn't he himself say that the past life is the past life, and there's no need to care so much about it? Now it seems that he himself cares more about it.
Then what about Qian Dingxing? He doesn't even know who he was in his past life.
Lu Zhaoling met Qian Dingxing's gaze, and then Qian Dingxing spoke with a hint of helplessness.
"I say, you guys are all acting a bit strange towards me today. What's wrong? What did you glean from my fortune-telling last time?"
Yes, I noticed.
But Lu Zhaoling didn't say it directly.
"Well, actually, my lord is probably in a bad mood because of things at court. He has to get up early to attend court these past few days. He has never suffered like this before."
Zhou Shiyue glanced at Lu Zhaoling. Could there be such a thing? When did he ever get upset over something as trivial as court affairs? Oh, he did get upset before he met her. Back then, he was always in a bad mood.
But when he sees Qian Dingxing now, he does have a strange feeling, a vague sense of repulsion.
It's as if if they have too much contact with Qian Dingxing, the events of their past lives will come in waves, like storms, and overshadow everything in their present life.
Zhou Shiyue felt uncomfortable with this.
He still prefers his current life.
Moreover, apart from the life-or-death ordeal of Lu Zhaoling lingering in his mind, he felt that his current life was very good.
If he really was that king of a different surname in the Great Jin Dynasty in his previous life, the events of that time must have been difficult. If all those past events were to come crashing down on him, he should be able to bear it and just think it through.
What I'm afraid of is that it will cause Lu Zhaoling more trouble and add to her burden.
Once you realize that Qian Dingxing was the one who killed him in his past life, Lu Zhaoling will never be able to have an easy time dealing with Qian Dingxing again.
After all, Qian Dingxing had helped her by giving her Lu Ming's portrait and now he had even helped her find Yama.
He didn't want Lu Zhaoling to be caught in the middle, caught in a dilemma.
"The court has indeed been very busy lately." Qian Dingxing seemed to have believed Lu Zhaoling's words and didn't pursue the matter any further.
“Yes, yes, our prince gets irritable if he doesn’t get enough sleep,” Lu Zhaoling said.
“I said,” Zhou Shiyue slowly began, “how about we look at the painting directly?”
Lu Xiaoer was the kind of person who was used to saying those kinds of things, and they sounded really harsh.
"Alright."
Qian Dingxing nodded and looked at Lu Zhaoling.
Lu Zhaoling felt helpless. "Fine, let's just look at the painting then."
The painting was delivered and hung up immediately.
Lu Zhaoling frowned slightly as she looked at the beauty in the painting.
She noticed that the beauty in the picture looked a little thin and pale.
How can I describe this feeling?
She was originally a person in a painting. But before, her charm was immediately apparent, but now she seems tired.