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

Chapter 70 : Without Any Sense of Shame

Translated by : Shl

Edited by : Anks & Ely

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At noon on the second day, Xia Yan had Jiang Su Su accompany her to Ruan Ju.

Jiang Su Su wore a white veil which completely covered the lower half of her face so that only her eyes were visible.

Xia Yan had said, "Ruan'er, tomorrow we will visit your maternal grandparents' fu. You ought to tidy yourself up. Your maternal grandmother[1] has not seen you both for a long time, and I fear she misses you terribly."

[1] Waizumu ( 外祖母 ) - maternal grandmother.

Behind her back, Lian Qiao eyed Xia Yan with disdain. Xia Yan spoke so affectionately, but in the end, these were Jiang Su Su's maternal grandparents who had nothing to do with Jiang Ruan.

"Of course. Second Younger Sister and Second Elder Brother have so much going on, it would ease their hearts to go out," Jiang Ruan said with a slight smile. On hearing her words, Jiang Su Su and Xia Yan's faces immediately froze.

"Then, let us not trouble Ruan'er any further," Xia Yan said gently. "I'll visit your Second Elder Brother. I'm afraid this situation is the result of someone's entrapment, and he was also born under an unlucky star."

"Mother must advise Second Elder Brother well. He has been beset by setbacks after failing the examinations, which is a great cause for worry," Jiang Ruan said concernedly.

Xia Yan froze once more and forced herself to smile. "Second Elder Brother will be gratified to hear of Ruan niang'sconcern." After saying this, she stood up. "Mother will not tarry any longer; Su'er, let's go."

When the mother-daughter pair left, Bai Zhi looked at their backs and said, "Miss, why would you suddenly want to visit Marquis Xia's fu for no rhyme or reason? I'm afraid that some unforeseen mishap may occur."

Although Bai Zhi's way of thinking was upright and proper, she was by no means stupid. Jiang Ruan shook her head and said, "I merely want to take advantage of the influence and power of Marquis Xia's fu, that's all."

As she said this, Lu Zhu entered the room and said, "Miss, Master Gu has sent you a letter by way of his servant to say that General Guan will be returning to the capital next month. It may be that the resolution of Young Master's situation is just a matter of waiting."

Jiang Ruan's eyes lit up. She smiled slightly as she said, "This is indeed good news. Next month is not too late."

"If Young Master returns, Master will presumably not treat you this way." The manner in which Jiang Quan treated Jiang Ruan was due to her only being a daughter, while Jiang Xin Zhi was the eldest di son. At present, Jiang Chao had wasted his slight advantage. It was to be assumed that Jiang Quan would once again give prominence to Jiang Xin Zhi, who would also protect Jiang Ruan from being bullied by others.

"That's not definite," Jiang Ruan smiled coldly. "My eldest brother and I are thorns in the side of those in this fu. You must not divulge the slightest hint of the news about him to anyone outside."

Bai Zhi and Lu Zhu looked at each other in dismay, but they saw that Jiang Ruan was already frowning slightly, and her expression was more severe than they had ever seen before.

In her previous lifetime, she had been in the countryside residence when she received news of Jiang Xin Zhi's death on the battlefield. That time just so happened to coincide with the Xia family's rise in status. If one thought about it carefully, at present there were ulterior motives and hidden secrets everywhere. If Xia Yan had done some ruthless pruning for the sake of Jiang Chao's status, it was not improbable that she had secretly eliminated Jiang Xin Zhi. Perhaps Jiang Quan had even known about it, but, first, he had never had any fatherly affection for Jiang Xin Zhi and, second, he had to rely on the power of the Xia family. Thus, it was highly likely that he had given his tacit approval.