The Reborn Noble Girl Is Hard To Find

Chapter 19 : The Storm Calms Down

No one in the hall expected Xing'er to suddenly hit the pillar and commit suicide. Han Yan was just watching the show at first, but now she was really angry. Xing'er's blood was all over the floor and Mei Shi's lips began to tremble.

Only Zhou Shi looked unwilling and seemed to want to say something.

Zhuang Qin stood up and took two steps towards her mother then suddenly fell down. Nanny Chen hurriedly said, "Master, don't let the blood scare the young ladies".

Zhuang Shi Yang then remembered his two daughters in the hall, he waved his hand to order the servants to take them back to the courtyard.

Before leaving, Han Yan glanced at Wan Shi and seeing how miserable she looked, Han Yan could not help but feel sympathy for her.

Nanny Chen sent Han Yan back to the yard and asked the kitchen to boil a bowl of ginger and sugar water to calm Han Yan down. She then led Han Yan into the room to sit down, close the doors and windows.

Han Yan's mind was turning over and over again, she always felt that there were many unreasonable things in today's events. Zhou Shi clearly knew about Mei Shi's plan, and Zhuang Yu Shan pretended to be poisoned, the doctor might have colluded with them long ago.

But she didn't expect Mei Shi to have a trick up her sleeve. She actually got Wan Shi's hairpin from somewhere and framed someone else, causing Xing'er to lose her life in vain to protect her lady.

Thinking of Xing'er, Han Yan recalled the ending of Ji Lan and Shu Hong being punished by Zhuang Yu Shan in her previous life. She subconsciously clenched her fists and her whole body began to tremble.

Shu Hong was a little worried when she saw Han Yan was silent and just staring blankly. Now seeing her in such a panic, she hurried forward and held Han Yan's hands: "Miss, are you feeling unwell?"

Han Yan finally came back to her senses from the nightmare. Looking at Shu Hong's concerned eyes, she felt as if she was in another world for a moment.

Nanny Chen went to the kitchen to prepare foods. After what happened just now, she was even more determined that the young lady's food should not be prepared by others.

Ji Lan had just lit the stove and seeing Han Yan's expression, she quickly came over to comfort her: "Miss must have been frightened by what happened just now. Don't be afraid, Miss, we are all here."

Han Yan was surrounded by the two of them and her mood gradually calmed down. She said, "Go and ask around later, how are things outside being handled?"

Ji Lan nodded: "I'll look at that."

Han Yan leaned back and sighed, "What a pity of Xing'er, she's a good person."

Ji Lan and Shu Hong looked at each other and advised: "Miss, don't worry. Everyone has their own destiny. Maybe Xing'er was taken away by the King of Hell this time, she will be born into a rich family in her next life."

Han Yan just smiled bitterly when she heard this. Next life? She herself was a reborn person and she knew how precious life was. One should not pin hopes on the next life. With the thought of earning new life, she must make up for all that she deserved in the last life.

Her expression softened and Han Yan said softly, "If it was me in that incident today....."

"Miss, don't say that", Shuhong was startled and a trace of panic rarely appeared on her calm face: "We servants will not let this happen. Miss, don't worry."

Han Yan shook her head: "If that person in the hall today was me, you must believe that I have ability to protect myself. You must not learn from Xing'er although you are loyal to me, exchanging your life for my sake only makes me regret for the rest of my life."

Ji Lan said anxiously, "Pah, pah, Miss will be fine. We servants will accompany the young lady. Madam said before that we servants will accompany the young lady to get married in the future."

Han Yan laughed and glanced sideways at her: "You are shameless. An unmarried girl keeps talking about 'married'. Aren't you afraid of being laughed at?"

Shu Hong was relieved when she saw Han Yan's smile. She didn't know why, but Han Yan's expression just now made her feel uneasy, as if she were very far away from the young lady.

On this side, Nanny Chen had already heard the later news. Zhuang Shi Yang followed Xing'er's last words and put all the blame on the servants.

Wan Shi was incompetent in disciplining the servants, so she volunteered to take Zhuang Qin to the Buddhist temple in the mansion to chant sutras and pray for blessings for 49 days.

Later, it was revealed that the chef was someone chosen by Mei Shi to enter the mansion. Zhuang Shi Yang blamed Mei Shi for not being able to judge people and confined her in the courtyard. Only Zhou's mother and daughter were provided with good food and good drink because of this incident.

For a time, precious supplements and medicinal materials were continuously sent to Gongtong Garden. Han Yan was ignored, but that's a story for later.

Nanny Chen still had a look of hatred on her face when she spoke: "Everyone knows that she is pretending to be sick, and she even took the opportunity to pick up the score. What a jerk! After all, Miss is the legitimate daughter of the mansion."

When Han Yan heard this, she just laughed it off: "How is Xing'er's matter?"

Xing'er was not a child of her parents. Her parents worked as a helper for others on a farm. Zhou Shi asked the servant to throw Xing'er's body on the mass grave.

Han Yan had someone find a coffin to bury her, but there was no tombstone. She also asked someone to send a bag of silver to her parents, saying that it was from Xing'er.

Nanny Chen looked at her young lady and said, "Miss, you are too soft-hearted. She is just a maid anyway. If the master knew about this..."

"Nanny..", Han Yan looked at her seriously: "I'm not doing this for her, but for Aunt Wan". And this was originally what she owed to Wan Shi.

If she hadn't instigated Mei Shi, Mei Shi wouldn't have thought of poisoning the food, Zhou Shi wouldn't have taken advantage of the situation and Xing'er wouldn't have died tragically. Han Yan felt sad. In this life, for the person she wanted to protect, she actually killed an innocent life?

Nanny Chen sighed and thought for a moment, "Wan Shi is also a miserable person, it's all because of that Zhou Shi." Then she began to get angry, "She is just a concubine, but she even claimed to be sick and didn't come to see our young lady. Such a cold attitude is really hateful!"

Han Yan replied nonchalantly: "Don't worry, she just wants to be cold, I'm afraid she will come to please us soon."

Nanny Chen was stunned and looked at Han Yan in confusion, but Han Yan started reading the book by herself.

At this time, Wan Shi is in seclusion in the Buddhist temple and Mei Shi is under house arrest.

Wouldn't it be only Zhou Shi who can attend the palace's night banquet three days later?

Although Xing'er's death was an accident, it still fulfilled Zhou Shi's wish and Mei Shi could no longer compete for favor. How could Zhou Shi, who was so ambitious, miss this opportunity to be the center of attention at the banquet?

As for Zhuang Han Yan, the legitimate daughter of the Zhuang family, she had naturally seen more of the world than Zhuang Yu Shan. Zhou Shi would definitely come to curry favor just for the night banquet, hoping to get some news from her. They naturally wanted to know the circles and connections of those noble ladies, the topics they were keen on, how to behave properly and how to behave politely.

But how do they know that they will definitely agree to obey?

Zhou Shi, in this life, not only she will not be able to shine, she will probably make a fool of herself.