TCN: Mei Gongqing

Chapter 29: Meeting the Elders

Chapter 29: Meeting the Elders

Nurse Ping busied herself in the yard for a while and then anxiously watched Chen Rong, who was resting her hands on the zither strings motionlessly.

Seeing as it had gotten to high noon, she went to Chen Rong's side and concernedly prompted, "Miss, you haven't even eaten." She paused. "Marriage is determined by the heavens. I'm sure my lady is blessed. Wang Wulang might even ask for your hand tonight."

Nurse Ping glowed at this thought.

Chen Rong shook her head, held her zither and slowly stood up. "Nurse."

"Aye."

"Tell Old Shang to ask around whether my uncle Chen Gongrang has returned. If he isn't in, then which elders are at the estate?"

"Aye."

Nurse Ping had scarcely lifted her soles when she heard a series of zither notes rising behind her. The intermittent music made it hard for people to breathe.

Old Shang was hasty in nature. Within an hour he had come back to report: "Your uncles Chen Yuan, Chen Lie, and Chen Shu are all home."

Uncle Chen Shu is also here?

"Old Shang."

"Aye, miss."

"Bring the chestnuts and grains in the warehouse out and fill up ten carriages for me."

Nurse Ping and Old Shang looked at each other for a while before Old Shang replied: "Aye."

Loading food was not a simple matter. A dozen servants took four full hours before they could finish. In the meanwhile, Chen Rong had given herself a careful bath and put on the clothes the clan sent last night: a set of soft yellow and purple outfit.

Nurse Ping was rendered spellbound while she helped Chen Rong comb her hair. She stared at her mistress, murmuring: "I never realized how pretty you are, miss."

Looking at the beautiful face in the bronze mirror, Chen Rong also rounded her eyes. She touched her face and whispered: "How did I change so much?" At this age, it would have been impossible to possess such looks in her previous life.

In the mirror, her gorgeous features were softened by her beautiful clothes and her youthfulness added a purity to her looks. She resembled a blossoming rose in the early morning dew at this moment, tenderly dazzling, stunningly pure.

"Nurse, we don't need to do my hair," said Chen Rong as she watched herself in the mirror.

"Aye."

"Bring me my wooden clogs."

"Aye."

After she was properly dressed, Chen Rong took a deep breath, reached for the dagger hanging on the wall and hid it in her sleeve. Having done all this, she finally stepped out.

Color drained from the nurse's face when she saw her put the dagger into her sleeve. "Miss?!"

Chen Rong did not look back, casually saying: "Don't worry. I won't do anything stupid."

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Meanwhile, Old Shang's voice called from outside: "Miss, the chestnuts and grains have been loaded."

"Good work." Chen Rong opened the door where she, predictably, was faced with the widened eyes of her servants. "Let's go see the clan elders."

"Aye."