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

Chapter 73: The Bane of Others' Existence

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Translated by : Salv

Edited by : Anks & Ely

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Xiao Shao looked down at her. Jiang Ruan was young and although she was taller than most of the girls her age, she still only reached upto Xiao Shao's chest. After Xiao Shao heard her words, he did not get angry, but his long and slightly curved eyelashes hung low as he said, "Xia Cheng will not let you off."

"In this world there are many people who will not let me off," Jiang Ruan looked straight into his eyes, "Regardless, I am not dead yet." She gave a half-smile, "Wangye is already busy with his own affairs, how come he has the heart to care for others?"

Xiao Shao was momentarily stunned. In the court everyone respected him, feared him and flattered him, yet, there were also numerous people who wished to harm him. His situation was very similar to this di daughter of the Jiang fu. However, he had never been afraid even if he was surrounded by murderous intentions, because... he said indifferently, "This prince has the capability to protect himself, do you have it?"

"Wangye does not need to worry about Ruan niang," Jiang Ruan carefully kept a distance from him because once bitten, twice shy. After all, he had once saved Jiang Su Su, therefore who knew what motives he had. Furthermore, she did not hesitate to treat anyone who was related to Jiang Su Su as an enemy. Jinying Wang was no exception. "Whether Ruan niang has the capability to protect herself or not, hasn't Wangye seen it clearly?" She thought for a moment, then said, "It is beneficial to sit on the fence but in the end, isn't it shameful. Since you have already chosen your side, don't easily change your mind; be careful or else you might offend both parties." With that, she directly headed out and no longer cared about Xiao Shao.

Xiao Shao stood in the same spot. Just now he obviously understood Jiang Ruan's words were an admonishment not to be someone who sat on the fence. Ye Feng, who stood at the side, said, "This Eldest Jiang Miss is truly rude, Master helped her out of kindness, yet she's still being so sarcastic and mocking."

"Ye Feng." Xiao Shao interrupted him, "Return to the fu."

Meanwhile, inside the residence, Yu Ya was silently dabbing at her tears and Xia Cheng's face was gloomy. After seeing Xia Jun's ghostly white face, Xia Cheng couldn't contain his anger anymore as he pointed at Jiang Su Su, "You evil girl, kneel!"

Jiang Su Su panicked and hurriedly went to Xia Yan to use her as a shield. Xia Yan protected Jiang Su Su in her embrace and with a small voice said, "Father, what are you doing?"

"Don't think I do not know why last night Jun'er went to the ancestral hall for no reason- wasn't it a trick that this evil girl came up with! Now Jiang Ruan has suffered no harm and yet your biaoge has been used to satisfy other people's motives. How amazing!"

Xia Jun creased his eyebrows but Yu Ya let out a short shriek and the way she looked at Jiang Su Su instantly changed, "Is this true?"

Jiang Su Su hid away from her own Aunt's[1] piercing gaze, saying, "Biaoge himself agreed to this matter, furthermore, I only asked him to comfort Da Jiejie. If he didn't have those types of thoughts, how would it have escalated into this situation?"

[1] Biao shen ( 表婶 ) - refers to your mother/father's brother's wife.

After hearing what she said, Xia Jun's gaze became gloomy and he coldly snorted, "Comfort... You put an aphrodisiac into the incense burner and you really thought no one would know?" This was something he had figured out later on. At that time, the ancestral hall was heavy with fumes but he had merely thought that it was the ancestral hall's incense. However, when he became rational, he was immediately able to pinpoint what was suspicious.