The girl was about 12-13 years old and adorned a worn-out white attire that had been patched up in some places. Perhaps she had been fanning the stove fire because her face was stained by some black marks. Tuo Ba Yu noticed Li Wei Yang’s hands were fair but also very skinny, barely any meat. Her black hair was long and messy, which was haphazardly tied up on top of her head. Despite her intentions to hide her face, her big black eyes still shine with a strange, inexplainable feeling. That petite figure provoked a sense of protection, making one want to protect her, to take care of her.
Shaking his head, Tuo Ba Yu thought he was being weird. He couldn’t believe he would harbor such a ridiculous, unrealistic thought. Remembering how she had deceived the others previously, amusement surfaced in Tuo Ba Yu’s eyes.
This girl was very interesting!
As he replayed the scene in his head, he casually said, “No, we will speed up and rest at the small town up ahead. We have to set out early tomorrow and return to the Capital on time.”
Zhan Shuo quickly agreed. He didn’t have the guts to say otherwise. He knew Seventh Prince’s personality too well. When he tells you to do something then that means he has already made up his mind, despite using a negotiable tone of voice.
Very quickly, the crowd had finished their teas, got up on their horses, went past the village but didn’t stop as they raced forward, heading towards the North.
Li Wei Yang watched the dust created by the horse’s hooves. There was a ghost of a smile on her mouth. Who knew that the first familiar face she would come across again after the rebirth would be him—Tuo Ba Yu! Seventh Prince!
Tuo Ba Yu was Tuo Ba Zhen’s archenemy. They had fought and competed countless number of times but a victor could still not be named. Li Wei Yang remembered that person also had a pair of cold, emotionless eyes. The corner of her mouth slowly lifted up. Right now, Seventh Prince should still be schooling outside but he had suddenly returned to the Capital. A storm must be happening in the Capital.
She lowered her head and stared at the calluses on her hands. Reuniting with familiar faces, they stood in the light while she hid in the dark. This feeling was indeed fascinating.
The sun eventually set, replaced by a crescent-shaped moon, bringing along with it thousands of stars that lit up the entire evening sky. They arrogantly shone their lights down onto the world. The humid air was appeased by the presence of the moon, causing the temperature to become cooler and easing the people.
Li Wei Yang walked behind Zhou Jiang and Mrs. Ma as they headed back to the Zhou’s house.
An excited Mrs. Liu dashed forward and held onto Li Wei Yang. She was brimming with happiness. “Xiaojie, there’s good news for you!”
Both Zhou Jiang and Mrs. Ma were stupefied in their spot. They didn’t understand what was going on as they stared at Mrs. Liu. They wondered if she had taken the wrong medicine because she was suddenly so nice towards Li Wei Yang.
Li Wei Yang stared at Mrs. Ma’s glowing face. Her eyebrows furrowed then unfurrowed. Then she pretended to be startled. “Aunt Zhou, what’s wrong’s with you?”
Mrs. Liu pretended not to notice the weird expression on Wei Yang and quickly replied, “Li jia [1]! Li jia sent their people!”
Her behaviour was full of enthusiasm as Li Wei Yang thought of a possibility. “Li House in Ping Cheng?”
“That’s right, that’s right! Li da laoye [2] sent Lin Mama [3] to visit you!” Mrs. Liu was beaming. It wasn’t only Lin Mama but also 100 silvers as an expression of gratitude.
Li Wei Yang thought it was strange. According to the previous lifetime, she would have to wait for another year before Prime Minister Li would remember someone like her and send people to pick her up. Only then would the Li House in Ping Cheng quickly send someone to this village to pick her up and move her back to the estate in Ping Cheng. Afterwards they would announce to everyone that she had recovered from her illness. Following that they would send her back to the Capital. . .How come it was happening a year earlier?
At this time, a fair-skinned woman who was older than 30 in a blue silk dress with a gold brooch on her hair and gold earrings came out of the room. She smiled and said, “Nubi’s [4] greetings to San xiaojie [5].”
Li Wei Yang stared at her. It really was Lin Mama from the Li House in Ping Cheng. She was the female servant with the highest status at the Li’s in Ping Cheng. She softly grinned. So it seems everything was true. Perhaps the Li House in Ping Cheng had received some sort of news from the Capital and made their first move by quickly bringing her back to Ping Cheng.
Great, this was very great!
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Footnotes.
[1] Jia (家) – family/house; therefore, Li jia = House (of) Li
[2] Da Laoye (大老爷) – grand master (of a family)
[3] Mama (妈妈) – older female servant, usually has a high status
[4] Nubi (奴婢) – servant/slave; also used as a pronoun when a servant addresses herself to someone of higher status/rank
[5] San xiaojie (三小姐) – third young miss; third daughter of a family
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Chapter 06: Old Friends Reuniting
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