TN | The Malicious Empress

Chapter 15: Su Ming Feng

No matter what the East courtyard did, Jennie still deliberately alienated people from both Second and Third Household. She no longer stuck herself to Shen Yue and Shen Qing anymore. At first, everyone in Shen residence thought that she was only throwing a childish tantrum about the matter of falling into the water but Jennie started to conduct matters with her own thinking, thus everyone felt that there was something not right.

Gui Momo persuaded Jennie like per usual not to be angry with the East courtyard and occasionally also mentioned about Prince Kai being a peerless man in Ming Qi. But Jennie seems to be unshakeable as every time Gui Momo mentioned of that person, she would berate her furiously which gave Gui Momo a headache. However the West courtyard was filled with crafty servants from the Second and Third Household and Marie and the rest thought that since Jennie's temper had change, she would rearrange the matters in the inner courtyard. Who knew that Jennie would actually ignore it.

Naturally, Jennie has her own plans.

These past few days, she had been going to Oak Wood Academy more diligently. Even though everyone view her like she was at the bottom, she was not angry and only did her things well. The more she was that magnanimous, the more others would feel bored and thus she was about to have some days of peace.

Today after literary classes had ended, Jennie felt a little constriction in her chest and thus headed to the garden in Oak Wood academy for a casual walk.

Although Oak Wood was an academy, it covers quite a vast area. As there were three different grades, level one, two and three, Jennie was in level two because of her age but unknowingly went to the area of level one.

In a coincidence, she saw a little child sitting on the steps wiping away his tears.

This child looked around the age of twelve and was fair and plump. Perhaps his body was too bloated, one would think he was a rounded ball at first glance. He was clad in a silver lined blue robes, a pair of small boots and a collar round his neck. Just like a doll out from a new year painting.

Jennie was slightly stunned and she walked over to say softly, "Why are you crying?"

That doll did not think that someone would come over suddenly and was so surprised that he rolled down the steps with a 'pu tong'. He did not cry but sat up and looked at Jennie blankly.

He was naturally fair and plump, with a pair of sparkling eyes, with a small crease on his head and there were still tears on his face, making him charmingly naive. Jennie could not help but burst out a laugh.

That child said in a childlike manner, "Older sister."

Jennie's heart almost melted when this child called her. She gave birth to Wan Yu and Fu Ming in her past lifetime but she was already in the Qin country as a hostage before Wan Yu and Fu Ming was five. When she returned, both children had already learn the etiquette and obediently called her 'Imperial Mother'. Jennie herself did not know how her two children were like before the age of five. Seeing that even this child was older, he seems ignorant of the world and reminded her of Wan Yu and Fu Ming.

Jennie slightly bent down and patted his head, "What are you crying for?"

"The teacher asked me a question and I could not answer so I was hit on my palm." The child took his hands out, revealing red palms as he said in grievance, "It is very painful."

Jennie wanted to tease him so she continued asking, "What question did the teacher ask?"

"The teacher want me to write the words 'the fox grieves when the rabbit dies' but I am unable to do it." The child cried.