The Beloved Imperial Consort

Chapter 68

Chapter 68

Gradually, Tang Hui Ru stifled her tears. Supported by a servant girl's hand, she got up and sat upright before the dressing table, grooming herself in front of the mirror.

When she looked at the woman's beautiful face in the mirror, she suddenly remembered how she was sitting on a swing and looking at the alley outside where the rain beat the spoilt flowers. That was when she found out how ridiculously laughable she was. Unexpectedly, she had also withered and became mud on the ground that no one asked about.

She softly stroked the hair on her temple. Since she, Tang Hui Ru, was doomed to forever lose her hope and fall into mud. In that case, how can that di sister of hers, who sent her to an ice-cold purgatory, enjoy a quiet spring and smile brightly like a flower all by herself?

Tang Hui Ru packed up and gave a last glance at the little courtyard that has accompanied her when she had waited lonely through countless of nights. Subsequently, taking the servant girls, she left without turning her back.

By the time they've arrived at the gate to the estate, Tang Hui Ru has finally turned around and curtsied, "Chief steward, qie knows qie is slow-witted by nature and disliked by his Highness. Now, qie has only one thing to ask for. Qie begs steward to comply to this matter."

She took out a letter from the bundle and passed it to him, "Qie will have to bother chief steward to pass on this letter to cefei on qie's behalf. Qie will take leave." After finishing, she slightly bent her knees and then climbed onto the carriage.

Tian Fu Shan looked at the letter in his hands and recalled the dead water like quietness in little lady Tang's eyes. He shook his head and sighed.

At this time, Shuhui Courtyard was also in a busy and chaotic mess.

"Mistress, Hong Xiu has passed on a message. Yesterday, she was knocked out by little lady Tang. She woke up just this morning."

"Useless person!" Tang Yi Ru waved her hand and smashed the dangling hairpin in her hand, consumed by the anger.

That Hong Xiu was the second rank servant girl in Tang Hui Ru's courtyard. She used a large amount of money to buy her. From time to time, Hong Xiu would send some information over to her. As soon as she heard Tang Hui Ru urgently asked to see cefei yesterday, she immediately knew that things were far from good. Fortunately, she had taken it into consideration beforehand and didn't let her see cefei. Otherwise, it would be hard to tell who would be the one with ill-luck now.

She has exploited even such an arrangement. Originally, she had left Hong Xiu for the safeguard purposes. So that in case she made any slight movements, she would be able to remedy it as early as possible. However, what she didn't expect was that woman actually had some skills, after all. Not only did she pull out her informant but she even managed to leave behind a snake in the grass.

What did Tang Hui Ru do last night?

Tang shufei couldn't rest or eat in peace. She sent Hong Xiu back to carefully check the house. However, she didn't find any spider's thread and horse track. Tang Yi Ru felt uneasy inside, yet she couldn't find the source behind this uneasiness.

"Mistress, there's no need to worry. There's no person of use by little lady Tang's side. Everything ought to be absolutely safe." Seeing her mistress's brows crease, Shu Mei knew she was worried inside the heart.

Tang Yi Ru gently fiddled with her fingers. She bit her lips and contemplated for a moment. "No. I must have overlooked something. Otherwise, why would that wench deliberately knock out Hong Xiu? Are there truly no people of use in her courtyard?"