TCN: Mei Gongqing

Chapter 142: Who Shot the Arrow for Her?

Nurse Ping took a step towards Chen Rong and softly asked, "Miss, should we send someone to welcome our guests?"

Chen Rong smilingly looked at the ninth princess and the young man as she replied, "People of religion are not tied to such customs." She then flapped her sleeves and turned to go inside.

While people watched her leave in surprise, a palace maid sneered: "She thinks she has His Majesty's regard and Wang Qilang's love that she's just going to leave without a word?"

Her laughter made its way to Chen Rong's ears.

Chen Rong turned around. She looked at the girl next to the princess and then turned to the princess and calmly said, "This is supposed to be a place of tranquility. Since I no longer belong to the secular world, I naturally don't need to mind worldly matters. Do you agree, princess?"

Her cold voice stumped the ninth princess enough that she replied, "Of course," despite herself.

Chen Rong's lips upturned. She looked at the young man behind the ninth princess, and again asked, "Do you agree, sir?"

He was presently looking at her with interest. "Aye," the man smilingly replied upon hearing her.

Chen Rong smiled. "Since you both feel that my words are agreeable, I will take my leave."

After that, she made a bow and turned to go.

While drum beats were still coming from the other mountain road, the ninth princess unhurriedly smiled and made a wink at the maid next to her.

Her maid strode to the Chen servants who were still hesitant about what to do, and raised her hand to deliver a sudden strike across Nurse Ping's face.

"Know your place, peon! How dare you look directly at Her Royal Highness? You deserve to have a beating –"

Her outcry made a resonating echo.

Chen Rong's feet stilled.

She slowly turned around, suddenly recalling Wang Hong's words that day: "Silly child, we're in Jiankang."

Right, this was Jiankang! How could she think that she could get away from the temporal world simply by becoming a nun? In this world, power and bloodlines were above all rules.

Chen Rong glanced at a frozen Nurse Ping with a palm print on her face before making her way back.

The ninth princess laughed to see her come back. "Why did you return, priestess? Or cannot you let go of this earthly life?"

Seeing the princess smiling brightly, Chen Rong made a bow and sighed, "I'm honored to have you visit my humble abode, Princess. Please come in. "

This was the standard welcome.

"This is how it should be," grinned the maid who slapped Nurse Ping. "How dare you speak to our princess that way? One ought to know one's place!" The surrounding maids and guards smirked disdainfully at Chen Rong.

Chen Rong's expression was very quiet.

The servants behind her were feeling nervous. Both Chen Rong and Nurse Ping knew if Chen Rong lost here, things would only be more difficult from now on.

At this moment from the woods.

A burst of cold wind was accompanied by the sound of pulling bowstring and flying arrow.

They all turned their heads.

But their heads had only turned halfway when they saw a cold flash, followed by a lightning fast object. The maid who was still smirking mockingly at Chen Rong suddenly felt a twinge on her chest.