TCN: Mei Gongqing

Chapter 171

Chapter 171: No Longer the Same

Chen Rong stared at the words on the letter for a long time and at last turned around to say to a few of her guards: "Stick close to me."

"Aye."

Sun Yan laughed, "Aren't you being too cautious, Ah Rong?"

Chen Rong waved her hand to gesture the carriage over. "I can never be too cautious. Someone had used his name to invite me out that day in Nan'yang."

"Who did?"

"I don't know," Chen Rong shook her head. "The only people I offended then were Chen Yuan's family; it's most probably them."

Sun Yan frowned. "How can you not know something so important? That's right, didn't Chen Yuan and his family also come to Jiankang? I'll go question them tomorrow." He had seen Chen Yuan before, and his family was now destitute. With Sun Yan's status, he only needed to send a servant to do the questioning.

Chen Rong nodded. Her carriage had driven over by this time. Seeing that she was mounting it, Sun Yan also went to his own.

He turned back at Chen Rong, saying: "Ah Rong, your sister-in-law... is the kind of person with insatiable greed. If she continues to bother you, I can scare her off for you."

Having just seated, Chen Rong couldn't help but turn to look at Sun Yan. She smiled with warmth and gratitude. Embarrassed, Sun Yan scratched his neck and dashed into his carriage.

The two went their own way.

It had been less than a hundred paces before Nurse Ping and Old Shang ran up to her. They ran and called to her from the distance: "Miss, miss."

Chen Rong looked up to see them crying. "What is it?" she asked, slightly amused.

"Our congratulations, miss," Old Shang said in a trembling voice. He bowed toward the imperial palace and thanked, "Long live His Majesty."

Nurse Ping and the others were quick to follow suit.

Chen Rong glanced to see watchful eyes all around them. "Alright alright, let's talk once we're inside."

"Aye."

When she saw Old Shang drive the carriage over, Chen Rong quietly said to him, "Find a chance to take all of our money out."

Old Shang understood that there were now many things his mistress needed to spend money on. He nodded.

"Miss," Nurse Ping called from behind at this time.

Chen Rong turned around.

Nurse Ping neared and whispered to her, "Miss, the master and young master came over." While Chen Rong quizzically looked at her, the older woman added, "Master has left that vile woman."

Chen Rong smiled to hear this.

"I'm afraid she won't give up so easily, so I arranged for him to live in the temple."

Chen Rong carelessly replied, "Why should we be afraid of some thugs?" She was never the unkind one. It was fine if that woman stay put, but if she dared to stir the pot, she shall see how many lives she had.

"Aye, my young lady isn't one to be afraid of her."

Nurse Ping looked at Chen Rong in comfort, thinking to herself:My mistress is highly regarded by His Majesty. Not only did he give her farmland and a hamlet, he even allowed her to have young men... Doesn't this mean that she can have descendants to inherit these wealth?