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

Chapter 122 : Simultaneous Action

Translated by : Shl

Edited by : Anks & Ely

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Early in the morning, Jinying Wangfu welcomed a special visitor.

This distinguished guest looked anxious and moved hurriedly; it was none other than Lu Zhu. Looking back on that day, once Jiang Ruan entered Jiang Li's bridal chamber, Lu Zhu had gone to fetch her some hangover soup. She did not imagine that Jiang Ruan would be nowhere to be found when she returned. She had no inkling what had happened and only found Tian Zhu after great difficulty, whereupon she had been shocked to see Tian Zhu injured. Afterwards, Tian Zhu had merely said that Xiao Shao had sent people to rescue Jiang Ruan.

She wanted to look after Tian Zhu, and had done so with a burning anxiety as she waited till now. The person who received her into the fu informed her that Jiang Ruan was not hurt, but Lu Zhu was still highly worried. In her desperation to be able to do something, she wished that she could sprout wings in order to fly to Jiang Ruan's side straightaway.

Jinying Wangfu was much bigger than Jiang fu, and the maidservant who was supposed to show her the way simply indicated the route she had to take, and left. As this was Lu Zhu's first time in such a huge fu, she inadvertently lost her way.

When she finally caught sight of someone in front of her, she rushed forward, uncaring of anything else, and called out, "Noble sir."

Jin Er was at that moment thinking about something, so he was caught off guard when a small maidservant with a worried expression ran towards him. This maidservant looked fierce, but she had a sweet smile, and seemed to be very clever. She was also somewhat familiar. Thus Jin Er thought she was a newly arrived maidservant for the fu, but found it rather strange that she had addressed him as 'Noble Sir'.

Lu Zhu saw that this man was staring at her. To be honest, Jin Er was not bad looking, and could be said to be a handsome young man. It was just that he smiled like a ruffian. Lu Zhu frowned and asked once again, "Noble sir, may I know where Jiang fu's Young Miss is?"

When Jin Er heard Lu Zhu's question, he came to the sudden realization that she had looked so familiar because she was Young Furen's personal maidservant. As he considered the fact that his master was as taciturn as a closed gourd, he thought that it would be better to utilize more devious, indirect means in order to gain success, and so decided to work on Young Furen's side instead. So he deliberately crossed his arms over his chest, looked roguishly at her and said with a smile, "Are you asking about Young Furen? She's living together with our Young Master."

Lu Zhu's attention was completely focused on Jin Er's words, 'Young Furen', and she paid no heed to Jin Er's addressing of Xiao Shao as 'Young Master'. With wide eyes, she asked, "What do you mean by 'Young Furen"?

Jin Er felt that Jiang Ruan was a cunning and ruthless person, so how could her personal maidservant be so lacking in wits? Seized by a wicked intention, he smiled and said, "They slept together... So what if she is not a Furen? Last night, Young Furen was affected by chunfengdu, but our Young Master personally resolved the . . . Aiyo!"

Jin Er had deliberately made his words ambiguous and was speaking enthusiastically, but he was utterly unprepared to be on the receiving end of a kick from Lu Zhu. Lu Zhu had grown up in the marketplace and was completely different from the sweet, delicate maidservants in the inner residence; this kick was given with full force and just so happened to land on Jin Er's vital spot. Jin Er let out a pained cry and glowered at Lu Zhu while clutching his nether region.