TCN: Mei Gongqing

Chapter 67: A Sharpened Blade for the Wolf

Chapter 67: A Sharpened Blade for the Wolf

Chen Rong glowered. "No one is allowed to mention this again," she unhappily blurted.

Her servants stopped.

Glaring at the young driver, Chen Rong angrily repeated: "You're to never speak of this matter again. Remember well: nothing had happened today!"

Still a little frightened by her, the young helper was quick to agree. Nurse Ping, however, hastily asked, "Why? General Ran is the only man who doesn't place so much importance on social standing like other nobles. He'll be able to marry you. If you let him go, then what will you do?"

Chen Rong's eyes glowed red. She stubbornly pursed her lips and stood her ground. "Even if I stay unmarried for the rest of my life, I will not marry this man."

And then she turned and walked back into her room.

"Miss," Old Shang called after her, "the clan won't let you stay unmarried. It's much worse to be someone else's concubine than to be General Ran's wife."

Answering Old Shang was a slamming door.

Chen Rong locked herself inside all the way till the afternoon when she heard waves of laughter coming from the streets.

After listening for a while, she couldn't help calling from behind the door: "Nurse."

At length, Nurse Ping answered: "I'm here, I'm here. What is it, miss?"

Chen Rong tilted her head looking beyond the silk screens. "What's going on out there? Why is it so raucous?"

Nurse Ping had watched her grow up and knew curiosity was nibbing at her. She said helplessly, "If you want to know, why don't you go to take a look, miss?"

Chen Rong didn't say a word. go to hamster428

Nurse Ping had to tell her: "Well, General Ran brought two hundred soldiers to Nan'yang. Everyone is overjoyed for they think that he had really come to protect the city."

Chen Rong gave a hum.

Seeing her again quiet, Nurse Ping walked over and cautiously asked, "Miss, you hadn't eaten breakfast. It's past noon now. Are you hungry? Would you like to come out?"

Chen Rong didn't answer.

"I don't know who you are angry with that you won't even eat," the nurse muttered. "Really... you're being more childish as you get older."

The door suddenly opened and Chen Rong swept out like the wind. Her hands were even gleaming!

Nurse Ping gave a jump. "Miss, what are you doing?" she nervously called after her.

Chen Rong went to the backyard without turning around, shouting: "Sharpening my dagger!"

Stunned, Nurse Ping watched her with a silly look and sighed in relief. She had thought that her mistress was going to kill someone. She next shook her head, increasingly uncertain of what was in her mistress's mind these days.

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By eventide, Chen Rong was squatting beside a well as she repeated over and over to her reflection in the water: "You can't cry! Do you hear me? You're not allowed to cry next time you see him!" She forced her eyes to open wide and, by the time she saw her reflection looking determined and without a single tear, she raised her head in satisfaction.

Just then, a servant's call reached her: "Miss, General Sun is here."

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