Written by: Qian Shan Cha Ke
Crying blood and tears, she pledged a poisonous vow. The gods did not fail her. She was sent back to a decade ago. The legitimate daughter of Jiang family returned from hell.
Forget it, whatever. Since they already claim...
Here, we meet JR's father and step-brother (one can imagine how they turn out to be) and get to read more of the sufferings from her past. As we read, we realize that Jiang Chao & Su Su, they are definitely cut from the same cloth.
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Translated by : Irisu
Edited by : Anks & Ely
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In the garden's reception pavilion, Xia Yan was dressed in a primly-coloured short-sleeved satin lined jacket and a cyan woven silk pleated flare skirt. The garments were tightly fastened around her waist without any ease to spare. Although she was already a mother of two, she appeared to remain slender; just like the young girls in the cusp of their spring. Her glistening, moist and supple skin was highlighted with the slightest adornments, bringing the main focal point to her beautiful hair accessories. When compared to the many concubines in the residence, she was precisely like a slender and elegant silhouette of a pure white lotus. On top of that, she had a faint image of a scholarly, literary lady and hence, seemed like an extremely rare, and beautiful woman.
As Jiang Quan's gaze fell upon her, it became rather gentle. As he said to her, "It's been hard for you," his gaze was completely filled with tenderness. Left in the lurch as she saw this, the Second Yiniang could not put up with this scene any longer. As her shapely eyebrows, that had been meticulously drawn, rose, she deliberately cleared her throat softly, "Laoye[1], we can finally welcome you home."
[1] Laoye ( 老爷 ) - (respectful) lord / master.
In fact, the Second Yiniang was also a beauty. Only, her beautiful features were somewhat sharp and with a slimmer than average face, it only made her appear somewhat shrewd, unlike Xia Yan who seemed sentimental and tender. Moreover, with her attempt at acting submissively in order to ingratiate herself, Second Yiniang's actions seem rather forced. Therefore, Jiang Quan seemed to reveal a rather impatient visage and merely replied distractedly. Upon seeing this, Second Yiniang's hands artlessly wrapped around and clenched onto the hems of her clothes.
Dressed in a faint blue coloured straight-cut decorative skirt, at the corner of First Yiniang's lips was a smile filled with humbleness as she quietly retreated to a corner. In stark comparison to the two servant girls beside Xia Yan, who seemed as delicate as flowers and as refined as precious jade, the First Yiniang, in contrast, had an appearance that seemed more like a second-tier servant girl. Jiang Quan did not even glance at her. Jiang Su Su then stepped forward with a smile, "Father[2]has returned."
[2] Die ( 爹 ) - informal way of saying 'father', like Dad in modern lingo.
On normal days, as he went about his official business, Jiang Quan would constantly be stern, however, in front of Jiang Su Su, he had never shown such a visage. On his face, a trace of a smile seemed to have emerged as he reached out to pat her head, "I brought some playthings for you; later, I will have someone bring them to your courtyard."
