Chapter 122 (1/2)
The New Year’s Eve night banquet that was being held in the back palace continued and the Chen jia sisters had no chance at tonight’s feast. Chen Qing Yao was escorted to the side hall to have her injuries looked at while Chen Qing Jin was punished to sit in a side hall to quietly reflect on her wrongs because she offended the Empress Dowager —
Compared to the circ.u.mstances of the Chen jia sisters, Su Wan was especially liked by the Empress Dowager. The Empress Dowager not only let Su Wan sit next to her, she even smiled and personally added on some dishes for Su Wan.
Towards such special treatment, the crowd of n.o.ble daughters and furens were already numb to it……
They say that the person in the limelight bears the brunt of the attack. Today, Su Wan seeked the limelight at the dinner banquet like this, if it was changed with someone else they would’ve already been acting with extreme caution. Contrarily, our family’s Eldest Young Miss Su was notorious for being simple-minded. The banquet was only halfway through but Su Wan used physical discomfort as an excuse to withdraw in advance. The Empress Dowager not only did not blame her, she even asked her personal palace maid to a neighbouring side hall to have a good rest.
The side hall that the Empress Dowager prepared for Su Wan was naturally excellent. Once Su Wan entered the door, she could feel the warmth.
At this time, the stove in the room was burning just right, and on the soft couch beside the stove sat an emacicated, slender figure. He wore purple official’s robes, his hair that was as black as ink gently draped over his shoulders.
The palace maid behind her did not seem to be surprised. She took a step forward and respectfully bowedd: “Servant pays respects to Ninth w.a.n.gye!”
This palace maid was one of the Empress Dowager’s old people and naturally called Qin Mu Yan “Ninth w.a.n.gye” out of habit.
Su Rui merely impatiently waved his hand when he heard the place maid’s greeting. That palace maid immediately tactfully retreated and went out. Right now, only Su Wan and Su Rui were left in the side hall —
“Happy New Year!”
The both of them coincidentally spoke at the same time and then smiled at each other.
“Come over and sit.”
Su Rui patted the seat beside him. Su Wan saw his moevements and did not hesitate to go to Su Rui and sit near him: “You’ve told the Empress Dowager about our matter?”
Tonight, the Empress Dowager took extra care of Su Wan right after she saw her. At that time, Su Wan thought of this so she unhesitantly used it to her advantage.
Su Rui raised his eyes and looked at Su Wan’s face, and seriously said : “I know that Chen Qing Jin is not your opponent, but….. I do not allow anyone else to bully you, even having that thought is not allowed. As long I’m here, in this world, in the next world, in every world……. no one can ever bully you.”
No one can ever bully you, I also cannot………
Su Wan couldn’t help but raise her eyebrows and smile: “You’re so childish ah, but….. I like it.”
As se spoke, Su Wan involuntarily leaned her head on Su Rui’s shoulder: “After the year pa.s.ses, this mission would almost be over. I do not want Chen Qing Jin’s life. So you and I have half of the task points for the each of us. Are you fine with that?”
In the past, Su Wan was very obsessed with the mission points, but now…..
She felt that she already didn’t need to earn points so desperately.
Su Rui merely lightly nodded his head: “I will listen to you.”
From the moment he set his mind on her, for Su Rui, the most important thing in Su Rui’s life is only Su Wan, everything else is trivial……
Raising his had and gently monopolizing Su Wan’s slender waist, the corner of Su Rui’s lips couldn’t help but perk up in a gentle smile.
On the lively New Year’s Eve, in a quiet side hall, two people quietly snuggled together, peacefully and comfortably experiencing their first New Years Eve in silence, and also their last…..
At midnight, gorgeous and dazzling fireworks rose up in the sky above the Imperial Palace. The new year has begun.
Chen Qing Jin, who was punished and sent to the side hall to reflect on her errors, watched the splendid fireworks through the crack in the window. For a moment, her heart was full of misery. She didn’t know what she did wrong. She originally thought that since she was born again, she could produce clouds and rain with the turn of her hands, but she didn’t epect that she would be overturned this time by Su Wan’s hands, who she had always looked down on.
This made Chen Qing Jin very unwilling!
She was blankly gazing at the fireworks in the air when she returned to her senses and suddenly caught sight of a familiar figure from the corner of her eye. That, isn’t that Chen Qing Yao?
Once she saw the nemesis of her past life, Chen Qing Jin’s expression immediately became serious.She personally saw Chen Qing Yao’s figure disappear into the night. Not forgetting that the Dowager Empress punished her, Chen Qing Jin hesitated but still quietly pushed open the side hall door and took advantage of the gap in attention and quickly followed in the direction Chen Qing Yao disappeared in……
At midnight, the path leading to the middle of the Imperial Palace from the Back Palace was still ablaze with lights. As if afraid of being seen by others, Chen Qing Yao in front kept picking paths that were deserted and advanced. Chen Qing Jin held her breath and quietly followed her. Not long after, the two people had left the Back Palace and had arrived in the middle of the Imperial Garden that was at the back of the palace.
In the cold winter, only the winter plums were still proudly standing in the middle of the Imperial Gardens. Chen Qing Jin followed Chen Qing Yao to the pond in the middle of the Imperial Garden when Chen Qing Yao’s figure suddenly vanished.
Chen Qing Jin rubbed her eyes. In the dark night, in the quiet garden, where was Chen Qing Jin’s figure?
This is…..