Chapter 760 Jealousy! Jealousy Drives Her Crazy!
Shao Yanru calmed herself down and gritted her teeth secretly. However, she forced a smile, leaned forward, and said softly, âThank you, Fifth Sister. Iâm fine now!â
Seeing Shao Yanruâs face get tense from smiling, Shao Wanru suddenly showed a smile that was inexplicably dazzling and disagreeable in Shao Yanruâs eyes. She even sensed a trace of shyness in Shao Wanruâs smile which made Shao Wanru look like those Misses from aristocratic families who would like to talk about Chu Liuyue but refrained.
In the past, when she saw this kind of Misses, she was extremely disdainful of them and even considered herself superior to them. Chu Liuyue was an unattainable dream to them, but he was very close to her. As long as she nodded her approval, she could marry Chu Liuyue.
But at the sight of Shao Wanruâs smile at the moment, she almost failed to maintain her stiff smile.
âFifth Sister, you seem to be joyful?â She involuntarily blurted it out, âItâs hard to say who will be chosen by Prince Yue and marry into Prince Yueâs Mansion in the end. Donât you think itâs too early to feel joyful now?â
âEldest Sister, why do you say that? Iâm glad to know youâre fine. But why do you talk about this? Prince Yueâs Mansion? Are you so eager to marry into Prince Yueâs Mansion?â Shao Wanru raised her eyebrows and said provocatively.
Shao Yanru, who failed to maintain her composure, pulled a corner of her quilt and said sullenly, âFifth Sister, what are you talking about? We are here to attend the consort selection. We canât decide whether we will be selected nor whom we are going to marry. What do you mean by saying this? Have you forgotten the instructions for unmarried girls?â
Shao Wanru sneered in her heart. Shao Yanru was so angry from the embarrassment that she just wanted to suppress her and said those words without thinking. âWhat you said sounds weird. It was you who mentioned which of us would marry into Prince Yueâs Mansion. Since itâs neither something we can decide nor something we can talk about, why did you say that?â Shao Wanru said unhurriedly.
âYouâŠâ Shao Yanru said in rage and wanted to point at Shao Wanru, but she was interrupted by Shao Wanru, âEldest Sister, we both know what has happened between us. Why bother to pretend to be close sisters? Third Sister, who tried to maintain a good relationship with you, ended up being poisoned. If I do the same thing, who knows what will happen to me! If youâll excuse me, Iâm going back.â
After that, she turned around and was about to leave.
Overwhelmed by rage, Shao Yanru picked up a cushion beside her and threw it at Shao Wanru, while saying with hatred, âShao Wanru, you are also a Miss of our Duke Xingâs Mansion. How can you say something like that? Why did you blame me for Third Sisterâs being poisoned? I didnât know what happened nor that someone intended to set us up!â
Even at this time, Shao Yanru was still very cautious and didnât reveal anything about that matter.
Yujie grabbed the cushion thrown at them, glanced coldly at Shao Yanru, who was lying on the bed, and pursed her lips tightly. If it were not for her masterâs prohibition, she would have even thrown the cushion back.
Shao Wanru smiled slightly and said, âEldest Sister, you were supposed to trap me, werenât you? I heard that His Majesty has been making a secret investigation. Ordinary people have no access to the mixed poison from the Xu State. Vice Minister Wang may not be able to keep the secret!â
The angrier Shao Yanru was, the calmer she was.
Although Shao Caihuanâs case didnât ruin Shao Yanruâs reputation, it was enough to make her the focus of attention. Moreover, her gentleness and refined manners were not the reason for the attention she drew as usual.
It became a thorn in Shao Yanruâs flesh which was hard to pull out. Thinking of this, she got increasingly upset and lost her mind.
Shao Wanru left after finishing her words, leaving Shao Yanru, who was panting heavily on the bed, alone.
After Shao Wanru left, Shao Yanru became increasingly sullen. She gnashed her teeth with hatred and suddenly waved her hand. All the tea cups and the teapot on the table beside the bed fell to the ground with a loud cracking sound.
Shuqi dropped to her knees in fear.
It was strangely quiet in the room. With her forehead covered with cold sweat, Shuqi thought it had been a long time since the First Miss got so furious!
âShao Wanru⊠I will definitely make her end up in the dirtiest and most indecent place!â Shao Yanru said through clenched teeth, and her voice sounded particularly clear in the quiet room.
Sensing the profound hatred in her voice, Shuqi, who was kneeling on the ground, shivered unconsciously, prostrated herself, and did not dare to move.
After a long while, she heard the voice of Shao Yanru, who had calmed herself down again. âGo to find Prince Yue now and ask him why he didnât come in just now.â
She was in a difficult situation in the Chuxiu Palace now. The few Misses, who had been her friends, were on guard every time they met her, which put her in a very passive position. That was the reason why she did this today.
She didnât expect that Chu Liuyue would avoid staying with her alone. After instructing someone and Shuqi to bring her back, he just waited in the pavilion outside the door. The more unexpected thing was that Chu Liuyue blocked Shao Wanruâs way. They had no connection at all. Why did Chu Liuyue stop Shao Wanru?
Thinking of Shao Wanruâs delicate and gorgeous face, Shao Yanru felt so jealous that she could not swallow her hatred for Shao Wanru.
Since when did Chu Liuyue have connections with Shao Wanru? What did they say in the pavilion just now? Why did Chu Liuyue, who had always been calm, stop Shao Wanru? Why did he avoid staying with her alone while staying with Shao Wanru alone? Could it be that he took a fancy to Shao Wanru?
Thinking of this, Shao Yanru became sullener. Chu Liuyue was the perfect candidate for her husband. Compared with Chu Liuzhou, the legitimate son of the Empress, she liked Chu Liuyue more.
Stealing a glance at Shao Yanruâs gloomy face, Shuqi did not dare to say anything else and hurried out. In fact, Shao Yanru should neither get so furious at this time nor send her to chase Prince Yue. Not to mention that Prince Yue might have left the Chuxiu Palace at this time, even if she caught up with him, he was unlikely to come back because of Shao Yanruâs words.
With so many people in the imperial palace, if it was discovered that Shao Yanru sent her maid to chase Prince Yue, it would give an impression that Shao Yanru wanted to attach herself to Prince Yue. However, Shao Yanru also had a close relationship with Prince Zhou. If Shao Yanru exposed her close relationship with Prince Yue, it would mess things up!
However, Shuqi did not dare to persuade her master to drop the idea. Her master was obviously so furious that she even wanted to kill the Fifth Miss. Her master, who was obviously not to be trifled with, nursed a profound hatred in her heart at this moment. If her master took it out on her, she would not be able to bear it, so she could only accept her masterâs instruction without a murmur.
As Shuqi chased Prince Yue in a hurry, she didnât notice that Shao Wanru and her maid were watching her at the door of the inner room.
âMiss, Shuqi goes out to chase Prince Yue as expected!â Yujie said. Judging from Shuqiâs anxious and flurried look, she could tell Shuqi was obviously going after someone.
Shao Wanru nodded slightly.
âEven if she goes after Prince Yue now, he has already left. Could she make Prince Yue come back?â Yujie asked curiously. She really felt strange. It was useless for Shuqi to go after Prince Yue in such a hurry, and it might even annoy him.
She saw clearly that Prince Yue obviously didnât want to be associated with the First Miss. He didnât even enter the room and acted more like a stranger.
Although Prince Yue seemed to be very affectionate to the First Miss when talking about her and asked Shao Wanru to take care of her, only Shao Wanru, Yujie and Shuqi, the First Missâs maid, had heard his words besides the eunuch following him, and none of them would spread what they had heard.
Now there were plenty of people seeing Shuqi go after Prince Yue.
âShao Yanru is panic-stricken!â Shao Wanru said with a smile, turned around, and walked slowly into the room.
Shao Yanru panicked because of being isolated by the other candidates, so she wanted to take advantage of Chu Liuyueâs power. However, Chu Liuyueâs unwillingness to support her and what Shao Wanru said made Shao Yanru feel threatened so that she was eager to attach herself to Chu Liuyue.
Overwhelmed by these negative emotions, Shao Yanru would take missteps successively. Shao Wanru thought she should give another push at this time. After Shao Caihuan was poisoned, Shao Yanru did not dare to deal with her for the time being.
If the other two Misses of Duke Xingâs Mansion got into trouble one after the other, and both cases seemed to have something to do with Shao Yanru, she wouldnât be able to absolve herself from the blame, but Chu Liuyue was in a different situationâŠ
As Shao Wanru thought, she stopped, suddenly smiled cunningly, turned around and suggested, âLetâs go out for a walk!â
After saying that, she went out. Yujie followed her with a confused look back to the pavilion where they had been just now.
The pavilion was diagonally opposite Shao Yanruâs room and should be facing Shao Caihuanâs room. At this time, the sun was sinking in the west, and the sky was full of splendid clouds.
The pavilion was in a good location with one side against the wall and the other side next to a rockery, which kept out the wind and allowed the sunlight to shine into the pavilion. It was a good place to spend some time in winter.
Shao Wanru had never been to this pavilion before today. At this time, she narrowed her eyes to glance at the clouds in the western sky and then asked Yujie to fetch a cushion. After wiping the fence, she sat down. Yujie specially went to fetch a pot of tea and some pastries.
When Shuqi came back with sweat all over her face, she saw Shao Wanru sitting leisurely in the pavilion, drinking tea and eating pastries, and talking with Yujie with her face wreathed in smiles in a low voice. Yujie seemed to be teasing her, and she hit Yujie with her handkerchief while smiling shyly.
Yujie took two steps back with a smile and said in a louder voice, âMiss, I donât dare to talk nonsense anymore. Please spare me!â
Seeing Shao Wanruâs smile and hearing them talk in a low voice, Shuqi connected these with what she had seen a moment ago and Prince Yueâs attitude, and then clenched her fists, turned around to get in the room, and closed the door behind her.
In the room, Shao Yanru looked behind Shuqi with expectation. When she found no one behind Shuqi, she lowered her eyes, but was still unwilling to give up and asked, âWhen will Prince Yue come?â
âMiss, Prince Yue said that if you feel uncomfortable, you should send for an imperial physician. Itâs inappropriate for him to meddle in the affairs of the Chuxiu Palace as a prince. Although he has a close relationship with the Eldest Young Master, he canât take extra care of you because of the Eldest Young Master.â Shuqi didnât dare to hide the truth. Thinking of Prince Yueâs cold eyes just now, she felt bitter.
She did not dare to ask if Prince Yue had ceased to be faithful to the First Miss, but she thought so!
Not only Prince Yueâs attitude but also the Fifth Missâs acts just now made her think soâŠ
If you find any errors ( Ads popup, ads redirect, broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know < report chapter > so we can fix it as soon as possible.