Chapter 160
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"Tian'er, I will need to go into the Palace to give my greetings tomorrow." Rong Jian suddenly told her as they walked around the estate.
"Well, that's obvious with all the commotion earlier today. I'm surprised they didn't send a summons already." She responded without surprise. "So, should I accompany you?"
"Do you want to?"
"I don't care. If you think it's better I don't go then I won't. I have my own things to do."
"Well, it's your choice. But many have seen us walking together already so there will probably be questions."
"In other words, it's more convenient if I go too, right? Did you really have to go in such a roundabout way to say it?"
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"But I wanted Wifey to know that she didn't need to go, it was merely a choice. I can deal with it even if you decide not to go, albeit with a little bit of difficulty."
"Fine, fine. I'll go." Shen Tianyu said in exasperation. "And just to let you know, I don't like people talking in such a roundabout way to me in private. If you have something to say, just say it all at once."
"I will remember that from now on!" Rong Jian made a salute to her as if he was one of her subordinates. She then swatted at him with her hand, which he quickly dodged. They spent the rest of their walk talking about trivial things and getting to know each other better. Sharing their likes and dislikes and some childhood stories.
Rong Jian escorted her back to her room where the maids were waiting and left to get ready for bed in his own courtyard. Even if he wanted to stay in her room for the night, Shen Tianyu wouldn't let him anyways. The maids from the day went over and helped Shen Tianyu take off her layers of robes until only her nightgown was the only layer left. They then sat her down and took off all the pins and makeup they had managed to put on her before she went out, which wasn't much compared to other ladies as she had refused when they had brought over the more extravagant ones. They could already tell that, in the dressing department, this Young Miss was going to be a headache, in a different way from the spoiled noble ladies. Whether that was good or bad, depended on the person and how they viewed their job though. After she shed the layers of weight on her body, Shen Tianyu happily dismissed all the maids, saying that they also needed rest.
"Besides, I'm not disabled, I can get things like water just fine. In addition, aren't there guards stationed outside? It'll be fine." She didn't mention anything about their cultivation or how helpful they'd be if there actually did happen to be an intruder. She herself could hold out just fine against those a whole stage above her before she started cultivating. However, she was a rarity and should not hold the other people of this world up to her standards. Though, being maids at a Qinwang(1)'s residence, it would look bad if they didn't know any form of physical defenses at all. They should at least know simple self-defense. "Besides, if Rong- your Fourth Prince asks, just tell him it was my orders and if he didn't believe then come find me."
She waved them off and they reluctantly retired to their quarters. The boss herself laid down on her bed, blanketed in a faint lavender scent and silk drapes tied to the side. The pillow below her head was not as soft as the ones back in her old world but she had gotten used to even sleeping on the wild ground, so some hard cloth-covered pillow wasn't something she disdained. In fact, it was probably one of the best quality pillows out there, seeing as the Fourth Prince seems to have a high standing. Whether he was regarded highly by the Royal Family as well remains to be seen, but from the fond way he talks about his adopted mother, the Empress, there doesn't seem to be much discord between the family. It kind of threw her off that her royal suitor's family was nothing like the Imperial families portrayed in popular historical dramas, the only source of knowledge about royal families she knew even if she was well aware that some things were exaggerated and skewed in order to attract audiences. A lot of those dramas recycled the same plot of internal familial strife, even in comedy imperial dramas, though it's downplayed because it's not supposed to be serious.
'Well, I shouldn't worry too much and just go about as normal. They aren't characters in some drama but real people after all.' Shen Tianyu reminded herself. It was a bad habit of her to over analyze people and make them into characters of a play to make them more predictable and easier to deal with when she was anxious. She pulled the blanket from the inside of the bed and covered herself before she closed her eyes and prepared to sleep for the night.
...
The next day, the old maidservant, her head of the maids, came to wake her up. Rong Jian and Shen Tianyu had both told her that they were going to visit the Imperial Palace together today so she took it upon herself to make Shen Tianyu, not only wake up on time, but also dress presentably. And by that, she meant, in the latter's opinion, going over the top and dressing her up like she was going to attend some international party. There was precious silk and expensive hairpins all over once they were done and her face felt like there was a mask on it, the makeup being as thick as it was even though it was absolutely not necessary. Shen Tianyu had tried to refuse but the old maidservant did a whole 180 degree in her attitude and basically forced her to wear those layers of weights. And seeing that this was her first time here in such a situation, she assumed the old woman knew better than her and so let her do as she wished in the end. When she walked out of her room, she looked almost like a different person. And like yesterday, Rong Jian was already waiting under the same peach blossom tree.
"I hate this." The complaint was the first thing out of her mouth when she approached him.
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"Tian'er, I will need to go into the Palace to give my greetings tomorrow." Rong Jian suddenly told her as they walked around the estate.
"Well, that's obvious with all the commotion earlier today. I'm surprised they didn't send a summons already." She responded without surprise. "So, should I accompany you?"
"Do you want to?"
"I don't care. If you think it's better I don't go then I won't. I have my own things to do."
"Well, it's your choice. But many have seen us walking together already so there will probably be questions."
"In other words, it's more convenient if I go too, right? Did you really have to go in such a roundabout way to say it?"
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"But I wanted Wifey to know that she didn't need to go, it was merely a choice. I can deal with it even if you decide not to go, albeit with a little bit of difficulty."
"Fine, fine. I'll go." Shen Tianyu said in exasperation. "And just to let you know, I don't like people talking in such a roundabout way to me in private. If you have something to say, just say it all at once."
"I will remember that from now on!" Rong Jian made a salute to her as if he was one of her subordinates. She then swatted at him with her hand, which he quickly dodged. They spent the rest of their walk talking about trivial things and getting to know each other better. Sharing their likes and dislikes and some childhood stories.
Rong Jian escorted her back to her room where the maids were waiting and left to get ready for bed in his own courtyard. Even if he wanted to stay in her room for the night, Shen Tianyu wouldn't let him anyways. The maids from the day went over and helped Shen Tianyu take off her layers of robes until only her nightgown was the only layer left. They then sat her down and took off all the pins and makeup they had managed to put on her before she went out, which wasn't much compared to other ladies as she had refused when they had brought over the more extravagant ones. They could already tell that, in the dressing department, this Young Miss was going to be a headache, in a different way from the spoiled noble ladies. Whether that was good or bad, depended on the person and how they viewed their job though. After she shed the layers of weight on her body, Shen Tianyu happily dismissed all the maids, saying that they also needed rest.
"Besides, I'm not disabled, I can get things like water just fine. In addition, aren't there guards stationed outside? It'll be fine." She didn't mention anything about their cultivation or how helpful they'd be if there actually did happen to be an intruder. She herself could hold out just fine against those a whole stage above her before she started cultivating. However, she was a rarity and should not hold the other people of this world up to her standards. Though, being maids at a Qinwang(1)'s residence, it would look bad if they didn't know any form of physical defenses at all. They should at least know simple self-defense. "Besides, if Rong- your Fourth Prince asks, just tell him it was my orders and if he didn't believe then come find me."
She waved them off and they reluctantly retired to their quarters. The boss herself laid down on her bed, blanketed in a faint lavender scent and silk drapes tied to the side. The pillow below her head was not as soft as the ones back in her old world but she had gotten used to even sleeping on the wild ground, so some hard cloth-covered pillow wasn't something she disdained. In fact, it was probably one of the best quality pillows out there, seeing as the Fourth Prince seems to have a high standing. Whether he was regarded highly by the Royal Family as well remains to be seen, but from the fond way he talks about his adopted mother, the Empress, there doesn't seem to be much discord between the family. It kind of threw her off that her royal suitor's family was nothing like the Imperial families portrayed in popular historical dramas, the only source of knowledge about royal families she knew even if she was well aware that some things were exaggerated and skewed in order to attract audiences. A lot of those dramas recycled the same plot of internal familial strife, even in comedy imperial dramas, though it's downplayed because it's not supposed to be serious.
'Well, I shouldn't worry too much and just go about as normal. They aren't characters in some drama but real people after all.' Shen Tianyu reminded herself. It was a bad habit of her to over analyze people and make them into characters of a play to make them more predictable and easier to deal with when she was anxious. She pulled the blanket from the inside of the bed and covered herself before she closed her eyes and prepared to sleep for the night.
...
The next day, the old maidservant, her head of the maids, came to wake her up. Rong Jian and Shen Tianyu had both told her that they were going to visit the Imperial Palace together today so she took it upon herself to make Shen Tianyu, not only wake up on time, but also dress presentably. And by that, she meant, in the latter's opinion, going over the top and dressing her up like she was going to attend some international party. There was precious silk and expensive hairpins all over once they were done and her face felt like there was a mask on it, the makeup being as thick as it was even though it was absolutely not necessary. Shen Tianyu had tried to refuse but the old maidservant did a whole 180 degree in her attitude and basically forced her to wear those layers of weights. And seeing that this was her first time here in such a situation, she assumed the old woman knew better than her and so let her do as she wished in the end. When she walked out of her room, she looked almost like a different person. And like yesterday, Rong Jian was already waiting under the same peach blossom tree.
"I hate this." The complaint was the first thing out of her mouth when she approached him.
"Tian'er, I will need to go into the Palace to give my greetings tomorrow." Rong Jian suddenly told her as they walked around the estate."Well, that's obvious with all the commotion earlier today. I'm surprised they didn't send a summons already." She responded without surprise. "So, should I accompany you?""Do you want to?""I don't care. If you think it's better I don't go then I won't. I have my own things to do.""Well, it's your choice. But many have seen us walking together already so there will probably be questions.""In other words, it's more convenient if I go too, right? Did you really have to go in such a roundabout way to say it?"Find authorized novels in Webnovelfaster updates, better experiencePlease click www.webnovel.com for visiting. "But I wanted Wifey to know that she didn't need to go, it was merely a choice. I can deal with it even if you decide not to go, albeit with a little bit of difficulty.""Fine, fine. I'll go." Shen Tianyu said in exasperation. "And just to let you know, I don't like people talking in such a roundabout way to me in private. If you have something to say, just say it all at once.""I will remember that from now on!" Rong Jian made a salute to her as if he was one of her subordinates. She then swatted at him with her hand, which he quickly dodged. They spent the rest of their walk talking about trivial things and getting to know each other better. Sharing their likes and dislikes and some childhood stories.Rong Jian escorted her back to her room where the maids were waiting and left to get ready for bed in his own courtyard. Even if he wanted to stay in her room for the night, Shen Tianyu wouldn't let him anyways. The maids from the day went over and helped Shen Tianyu take off her layers of robes until only her nightgown was the only layer left. They then sat her down and took off all the pins and makeup they had managed to put on her before she went out, which wasn't much compared to other ladies as she had refused when they had brought over the more extravagant ones. They could already tell that, in the dressing department, this Young Miss was going to be a headache, in a different way from the spoiled noble ladies. Whether that was good or bad, depended on the person and how they viewed their job though. After she shed the layers of weight on her body, Shen Tianyu happily dismissed all the maids, saying that they also needed rest."Besides, I'm not disabled, I can get things like water just fine. In addition, aren't there guards stationed outside? It'll be fine." She didn't mention anything about their cultivation or how helpful they'd be if there actually did happen to be an intruder. She herself could hold out just fine against those a whole stage above her before she started cultivating. However, she was a rarity and should not hold the other people of this world up to her standards. Though, being maids at a Qinwang1's residence, it would look bad if they didn't know any form of physical defenses at all. They should at least know simple self-defense. "Besides, if Rong- your Fourth Prince asks, just tell him it was my orders and if he didn't believe then come find me."She waved them off and they reluctantly retired to their quarters. The boss herself laid down on her bed, blanketed in a faint lavender scent and silk drapes tied to the side. The pillow below her head was not as soft as the ones back in her old world but she had gotten used to even sleeping on the wild ground, so some hard cloth-covered pillow wasn't something she disdained. In fact, it was probably one of the best quality pillows out there, seeing as the Fourth Prince seems to have a high standing. Whether he was regarded highly by the Royal Family as well remains to be seen, but from the fond way he talks about his adopted mother, the Empress, there doesn't seem to be much discord between the family. It kind of threw her off that her royal suitor's family was nothing like the Imperial families portrayed in popular historical dramas, the only source of knowledge about royal families she knew even if she was well aware that some things were exaggerated and skewed in order to attract audiences. A lot of those dramas recycled the same plot of internal familial strife, even in comedy imperial dramas, though it's downplayed because it's not supposed to be serious.'Well, I shouldn't worry too much and just go about as normal. They aren't characters in some drama but real people after all.' Shen Tianyu reminded herself. It was a bad habit of her to over analyze people and make them into characters of a play to make them more predictable and easier to deal with when she was anxious. She pulled the blanket from the inside of the bed and covered herself before she closed her eyes and prepared to sleep for the night....The next day, the old maidservant, her head of the maids, came to wake her up. Rong Jian and Shen Tianyu had both told her that they were going to visit the Imperial Palace together today so she took it upon herself to make Shen Tianyu, not only wake up on time, but also dress presentably. And by that, she meant, in the latter's opinion, going over the top and dressing her up like she was going to attend some international party. There was precious silk and expensive hairpins all over once they were done and her face felt like there was a mask on it, the makeup being as thick as it was even though it was absolutely not necessary. Shen Tianyu had tried to refuse but the old maidservant did a whole 180 degree in her attitude and basically forced her to wear those layers of weights. And seeing that this was her first time here in such a situation, she assumed the old woman knew better than her and so let her do as she wished in the end. When she walked out of her room, she looked almost like a different person. And like yesterday, Rong Jian was already waiting under the same peach blossom tree."I hate this." The complaint was the first thing out of her mouth when she approached him.
