TCN: Mei Gongqing

Chapter 126: Sharing a Carriage

Chapter 126: Sharing a Carriage

At this juncture, Nurse Ping took another look at Chen Rong's radiance from the mirror and added: "There's something similar about you and the famous scholars."

Well, of course. They were all wretched people who were hopelessly obsessed.

Chen Rong stood up after she finished dressing. She glanced at herself in the mirror and then turned to ask Nurse Ping, "When did you come home?"

"Early this morning, one of General Ran's advisors suddenly found me and said you have come back to the city. He took me to the city gate and then left."

Nurse Ping cautiously looked at Chen Rong and stammered, "Has something happened, miss?"

Her voice was hesitant with concern.

Chen Rong smiled in reply. "We'll soon go back to Jiankang." She looked at her nurse with a flash in her eyes. "If I can have an audience with His Majesty, I will ask him to let me stay unmarried for the rest of my life."

Nurse Ping was so anxious that perspiration formed on her forehead. "Miss, miss, t-that's..."

Chen Rong turned and unconcernedly went outside. "Nurse, I'll acquire more land and properties then, and I'll take care of you and Old Shang in your old age."

Hearing her say that she'd take care of them, Nurse Ping shook her head saying, "No, no." She followed Chen Rong and went on and on: "Miss, how can a young lady stay unmarried her entire life? T-this doesn't make any sense."

Nurse Ping talked and talked until she saw the servants looking at her and Chen Rong, at which time she quickly closed her mouth.

It was now late. Lanterns were lit across Nan'yang, and noises and horse whinny were constantly heard.

It seemed all the households were busy moving away from Nan'yang.

Chen Rong listened to these sounds and said to Old Shang, "Go get our things ready so that we can leave at any time."

"Aye." He followed Chen Rong and hesitated to say: "Miss, I don't want to leave while the fields are here."

Chen Rong looked down.

A while later, she softly said, "If Wang Qilang has left Nan'yang, I reckon Nan'yang will be safe." After a pause, she turned to look at Old Shang and said, "Go make arrangements for the properties. But I still want you to be in Jiankang with me."

"Aye."

Old Shang left with her order.

This translation belongs to h@mster428.

It was certain to be a sleepless night.

Chen Rong stood under a tree looking at the lights in the city. She was motionless through a very long time.

Only until the courtyard grew quiet, when the lights outside turned dim and the reed music ceased in the air, did Chen Rong turn to go.

She had no sooner turned around than she stopped in her tracks.

She wasn't sure since when two tables had been placed in her yard. And wasn't the handsome white-robed man slowly pouring wine, Wang Hong?

There were vague shadows in the dark corner behind him. And yet her yard was very quiet. She wondered if her servants had gone to sleep or were they simply not home.

Why did he appear so suddenly at this late an hour in her courtyard?

Chen Rong looked at him and slowly formed a serene smile.