The Rebirth of an Ill-Fated Consort (Chapters 1- 203)

Chapter 103 : Bidding Farewell

What will Jiang Ruan look like in the future?

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Translated by : Shl, Minodayz & Iris

Edited by : Anks & Ely

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Jiang Ruan smiled faintly as she focused her attention on Empress Dowager Yi De, but her heart was in tumult.

By her words, Empress Dowager Yi De was implying that Jiang Ruan should leave.

Empress Dowager Yi De calmly continued, "Aijia knows that you are a clever child. After you have thought about it some more, it will become clear that if you accompany aijia, aijia will keep you safe and sound. When you return to the palace in three years' time, your status will no longer be that of an ordinary person." She looked down at the ruby on her nail guard and said, "You have saved aijia's life. Aijiahas considered it carefully and this conferment is the most suitable way to show aijia's favour."

Jiang Ruan was taken aback. She understood the significance of Empress Dowager Yi De's words; she was giving Jiang Ruan an opportunity, an exceptionally good opportunity. However, if she left the Jiang fu at this point, she would be allowing Xia Yan and others of her ilk another three years... and this she was exceedingly reluctant to do. Yet, if she really did accompany Empress Dowager Yi De to the imperial ancestral temple, her status would naturally be different.

Tonight, she was merely the eldest di daughter of the Jiang fu, who had saved Empress Dowager Yi De's life. Although Empress Dowager showed her grace, being rewarded after the event did not actually amount to much as people would gradually forget what had happened. But, if she accompanied the Empress Dowager for three years, everyone would sit up and take notice of her. When they looked at Jiang Ruan, they would subconsciously think of her as the person who was Empress Dowager's companion.

Empress Dowager Yi De's reward could not be said to be ungenerous. Even though she was wholeheartedly bent on vengeance, she also could not help but be moved. Too many things could happen in three years, such as Xia Yan regaining her power and influence. However, if she accompanied Empress Dowager Yi De, she could also ensure that Empress Dowager Yi De was unable to part from her.

To gain something is to lose something else. Jiang Xin Zhi had just entered the court and his foundation was unstable. If he were able to gain the support of the Empress Dowager . . .

She raised her head and looked at Empress Dowager Yi De as a smile spread slowly across her face. "Many thanks for Empress Dowager's grace, this subject is extremely honoured to have this privilege."

Three years.

So be it.

The most agonising situation in this world is not that one loses something before one even obtains it, it is clearly to look on helplessly as what one desires is in one's hands but is ruthlessly snatched away by another. The higher one climbs, the harder one falls. She would give those people three years to climb to a height from where they could fall to death, and so in three years she would lead them to truly horrible deaths.

Empress Dowager Yi De smiled in satisfaction, and her red lips uttered two words, "Very good."

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When Guan Liang Han informed Jiang Xin Zhi about the Emperor's plan, as expected, he saw Jiang Xin Zhi's eyebrows tightly furrow. Guan Liang Han was unused to seeing him with this chilly countenance, and patted him on the shoulder, "A real man should attack the enemy on the field- with you nagging and fussing so much[1], aren't you being too craven and cowardly?"