Chapter 177
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"Well, we better get going soon. We still have things to do so we won't disturb mother-in-law." After a while of chatting, Shen Tianyu got up and curtsied to the Empress.
"Then go do what you need to, I won't keep you." The Empress smiled and let them go. Rong Jian, who had been quite the whole time, silently followed his wife out with slouched shoulders. Seeing this, the Empress's smile widened but didn't say anything as she watched them go.
The couple arrived back at the Zhu estate when the sun was almost at it's zenith, about the time for the midday meal. On the way back, neither talked to the other, making the atmosphere extremely awkward for the servants that followed along. Weren't they fine before they met the Empress, how come they came out with one being angry at the other?
Shen Tianyu led the way into the estate, heading for her room. She looked back from time to time to indicate to Rong Jian to follow her, which he obediently did. She closed the door behind her after dismissing all the servants and turned to her fiancee, with folded arms, standing in the middle of the room and looking guilty.
"Now you know to look guilty. If someone didn't know better, they'd think I was bullying you." She told him.
"Er... Wifey, I know I'm wrong..." Rong Jian began to apologize.
Shen Tianyu sighed. "Look at you. It wasn't anything that big like you make it seem. Just that the Empress had already given the go ahead yet you still ask about the Emperor. Are you that unperceptive or do you want me to become the perfect lady so badly?" She ran a hand through her hair, a nervous habit of hers that she couldn't shake even after death.
"I just wanted to make sure father agreed also. I know how it is between mother and father but he's still the Emperor, we must give him face."
"That's understandable but doesn't the Empress also represent the Emperor's will?"
"I'm sorry wifey, don't be angry..."
Shen Tianyu raked her hand over her face. "No, I'm not particularly angry. I just want you to be honest with me. Do you want me to take the nobility course or not?"
Rong Jian scrunched up his face like he smelled something unpleasant. "Absolutely not. I stay away from those women because they're like that in the first place."
Shen Tianyu let her hands hang at her sides in a sign of relief. "Alright then. I just wanted to make sure."
"I-"
"Don't." Shen Tianyu interrupted him and put her hand in front of him. "Do you even know what you're apologizing for?"
"..." He was completely silent.
"Don't apologize if you don't know what you're apologizing for, it just makes it seem more fake." Shen Tianyu told him as she put her hand down again. "What I didn't like was you asking someone else of authority the same question about my activities when we already had the Empress's agreement. It felt like you only asked the Empress for show and actually only cared about the Emperor's opinion. I'm glad that we got this cleared up so soon at least."
"I'm sorry for coming off as insincere, Tian'er. I really didn't mean it in that way." He properly apologized.
"Alright. I accept. No need to say sorry so many times." Shen Tianyu gave a weak smile.
"Master, Miss. The Royal Glass Maker is here to see you." A young maid called from beyond the closed wooden doors.
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Shen Tianyu turned to the shadow that fell on the carved wooden doors and responded. "Alright. We'll be there immediately." The shadow bowed and walked away.
"Senior Se has such great timing." She mused as she turned back to the man in the room. "Let's go." She beckoned to him.
Rong Jian nodded, his shoulders no longer hunched and his head no longer bowed. He was glad that his wife was so forgiving. Usually, those other women would throw a tantrum for days. He really chose the right woman for him.
They walked side by side to the reception hall, where they found Se Boli sipping a cup of tea. Next to him was a wooden box, sealed tightly shut. Shen Tianyu was the first one to greet him. "Senior, I apologize for keeping you waiting." She bowed at an angle to him.
The Glass Maker hurriedly stood up upon taking notice of them and bowed back in haste. "Not at all. It's this humble one's honor to be of service to the Wangfei. Please don't show such heavy courtesy, this one can't take it."
Shen Tianyu straightened up with a smile and nodded at him before sitting in her seat at the front of the room. Rong Jian tried to follow after her only to be stopped by the same person, but with a completely different face.
"You brat, how dare you not even greet me! It looks like all my beatings have flown out of your head now that you found a woman, hmph!"
Rong Jian visibly deflated. "Not this again... I say, what's with your preferential treatment? Even if you gift young women your most precious works, they still wouldn't marry you. You're an old man. The only ones who'll marry you are the ones that want to take advantage of you."
"Why you little punk! What does my difference in treatment have to do with you?! Not everyone is like your second brother, wanting to take advantage of everything that walks on two legs!"
"Hey! Brother Mingli-" Rong Jian winced upon saying the name and hurriedly changed his address. "Second brother does not take advantage of everything that walks on two legs. Only the young ones that have lumps on their chests."
'Is there much of a difference? You're not helping your brother much, if at all.' Shen Tianyu thought as she slowly took a sip of the tea next to her on the table.
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"Well, we better get going soon. We still have things to do so we won't disturb mother-in-law." After a while of chatting, Shen Tianyu got up and curtsied to the Empress.
"Then go do what you need to, I won't keep you." The Empress smiled and let them go. Rong Jian, who had been quite the whole time, silently followed his wife out with slouched shoulders. Seeing this, the Empress's smile widened but didn't say anything as she watched them go.
The couple arrived back at the Zhu estate when the sun was almost at it's zenith, about the time for the midday meal. On the way back, neither talked to the other, making the atmosphere extremely awkward for the servants that followed along. Weren't they fine before they met the Empress, how come they came out with one being angry at the other?
Shen Tianyu led the way into the estate, heading for her room. She looked back from time to time to indicate to Rong Jian to follow her, which he obediently did. She closed the door behind her after dismissing all the servants and turned to her fiancee, with folded arms, standing in the middle of the room and looking guilty.
"Now you know to look guilty. If someone didn't know better, they'd think I was bullying you." She told him.
"Er... Wifey, I know I'm wrong..." Rong Jian began to apologize.
Shen Tianyu sighed. "Look at you. It wasn't anything that big like you make it seem. Just that the Empress had already given the go ahead yet you still ask about the Emperor. Are you that unperceptive or do you want me to become the perfect lady so badly?" She ran a hand through her hair, a nervous habit of hers that she couldn't shake even after death.
"I just wanted to make sure father agreed also. I know how it is between mother and father but he's still the Emperor, we must give him face."
"That's understandable but doesn't the Empress also represent the Emperor's will?"
"I'm sorry wifey, don't be angry..."
Shen Tianyu raked her hand over her face. "No, I'm not particularly angry. I just want you to be honest with me. Do you want me to take the nobility course or not?"
Rong Jian scrunched up his face like he smelled something unpleasant. "Absolutely not. I stay away from those women because they're like that in the first place."
Shen Tianyu let her hands hang at her sides in a sign of relief. "Alright then. I just wanted to make sure."
"I-"
"Don't." Shen Tianyu interrupted him and put her hand in front of him. "Do you even know what you're apologizing for?"
"..." He was completely silent.
"Don't apologize if you don't know what you're apologizing for, it just makes it seem more fake." Shen Tianyu told him as she put her hand down again. "What I didn't like was you asking someone else of authority the same question about my activities when we already had the Empress's agreement. It felt like you only asked the Empress for show and actually only cared about the Emperor's opinion. I'm glad that we got this cleared up so soon at least."
"I'm sorry for coming off as insincere, Tian'er. I really didn't mean it in that way." He properly apologized.
"Alright. I accept. No need to say sorry so many times." Shen Tianyu gave a weak smile.
"Master, Miss. The Royal Glass Maker is here to see you." A young maid called from beyond the closed wooden doors.
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Shen Tianyu turned to the shadow that fell on the carved wooden doors and responded. "Alright. We'll be there immediately." The shadow bowed and walked away.
"Senior Se has such great timing." She mused as she turned back to the man in the room. "Let's go." She beckoned to him.
Rong Jian nodded, his shoulders no longer hunched and his head no longer bowed. He was glad that his wife was so forgiving. Usually, those other women would throw a tantrum for days. He really chose the right woman for him.
They walked side by side to the reception hall, where they found Se Boli sipping a cup of tea. Next to him was a wooden box, sealed tightly shut. Shen Tianyu was the first one to greet him. "Senior, I apologize for keeping you waiting." She bowed at an angle to him.
The Glass Maker hurriedly stood up upon taking notice of them and bowed back in haste. "Not at all. It's this humble one's honor to be of service to the Wangfei. Please don't show such heavy courtesy, this one can't take it."
Shen Tianyu straightened up with a smile and nodded at him before sitting in her seat at the front of the room. Rong Jian tried to follow after her only to be stopped by the same person, but with a completely different face.
"You brat, how dare you not even greet me! It looks like all my beatings have flown out of your head now that you found a woman, hmph!"
Rong Jian visibly deflated. "Not this again... I say, what's with your preferential treatment? Even if you gift young women your most precious works, they still wouldn't marry you. You're an old man. The only ones who'll marry you are the ones that want to take advantage of you."
"Why you little punk! What does my difference in treatment have to do with you?! Not everyone is like your second brother, wanting to take advantage of everything that walks on two legs!"
"Hey! Brother Mingli-" Rong Jian winced upon saying the name and hurriedly changed his address. "Second brother does not take advantage of everything that walks on two legs. Only the young ones that have lumps on their chests."
'Is there much of a difference? You're not helping your brother much, if at all.' Shen Tianyu thought as she slowly took a sip of the tea next to her on the table.
"Well, we better get going soon. We still have things to do so we won't disturb mother-in-law." After a while of chatting, Shen Tianyu got up and curtsied to the Empress."Then go do what you need to, I won't keep you." The Empress smiled and let them go. Rong Jian, who had been quite the whole time, silently followed his wife out with slouched shoulders. Seeing this, the Empress's smile widened but didn't say anything as she watched them go.The couple arrived back at the Zhu estate when the sun was almost at it's zenith, about the time for the midday meal. On the way back, neither talked to the other, making the atmosphere extremely awkward for the servants that followed along. Weren't they fine before they met the Empress, how come they came out with one being angry at the other?Shen Tianyu led the way into the estate, heading for her room. She looked back from time to time to indicate to Rong Jian to follow her, which he obediently did. She closed the door behind her after dismissing all the servants and turned to her fiancee, with folded arms, standing in the middle of the room and looking guilty."Now you know to look guilty. If someone didn't know better, they'd think I was bullying you." She told him."Er... Wifey, I know I'm wrong..." Rong Jian began to apologize.Shen Tianyu sighed. "Look at you. It wasn't anything that big like you make it seem. Just that the Empress had already given the go ahead yet you still ask about the Emperor. Are you that unperceptive or do you want me to become the perfect lady so badly?" She ran a hand through her hair, a nervous habit of hers that she couldn't shake even after death."I just wanted to make sure father agreed also. I know how it is between mother and father but he's still the Emperor, we must give him face.""That's understandable but doesn't the Empress also represent the Emperor's will?""I'm sorry wifey, don't be angry..."Shen Tianyu raked her hand over her face. "No, I'm not particularly angry. I just want you to be honest with me. Do you want me to take the nobility course or not?"Rong Jian scrunched up his face like he smelled something unpleasant. "Absolutely not. I stay away from those women because they're like that in the first place."Shen Tianyu let her hands hang at her sides in a sign of relief. "Alright then. I just wanted to make sure.""I-""Don't." Shen Tianyu interrupted him and put her hand in front of him. "Do you even know what you're apologizing for?""..." He was completely silent."Don't apologize if you don't know what you're apologizing for, it just makes it seem more fake." Shen Tianyu told him as she put her hand down again. "What I didn't like was you asking someone else of authority the same question about my activities when we already had the Empress's agreement. It felt like you only asked the Empress for show and actually only cared about the Emperor's opinion. I'm glad that we got this cleared up so soon at least.""I'm sorry for coming off as insincere, Tian'er. I really didn't mean it in that way." He properly apologized."Alright. I accept. No need to say sorry so many times." Shen Tianyu gave a weak smile."Master, Miss. The Royal Glass Maker is here to see you." A young maid called from beyond the closed wooden doors.Find authorized novels in Webnovelfaster updates, better experiencePlease click www.webnovel.com for visiting. Shen Tianyu turned to the shadow that fell on the carved wooden doors and responded. "Alright. We'll be there immediately." The shadow bowed and walked away."Senior Se has such great timing." She mused as she turned back to the man in the room. "Let's go." She beckoned to him.Rong Jian nodded, his shoulders no longer hunched and his head no longer bowed. He was glad that his wife was so forgiving. Usually, those other women would throw a tantrum for days. He really chose the right woman for him.They walked side by side to the reception hall, where they found Se Boli sipping a cup of tea. Next to him was a wooden box, sealed tightly shut. Shen Tianyu was the first one to greet him. "Senior, I apologize for keeping you waiting." She bowed at an angle to him.The Glass Maker hurriedly stood up upon taking notice of them and bowed back in haste. "Not at all. It's this humble one's honor to be of service to the Wangfei. Please don't show such heavy courtesy, this one can't take it."Shen Tianyu straightened up with a smile and nodded at him before sitting in her seat at the front of the room. Rong Jian tried to follow after her only to be stopped by the same person, but with a completely different face."You brat, how dare you not even greet me! It looks like all my beatings have flown out of your head now that you found a woman, hmph!"Rong Jian visibly deflated. "Not this again... I say, what's with your preferential treatment? Even if you gift young women your most precious works, they still wouldn't marry you. You're an old man. The only ones who'll marry you are the ones that want to take advantage of you.""Why you little punk! What does my difference in treatment have to do with you?! Not everyone is like your second brother, wanting to take advantage of everything that walks on two legs!""Hey! Brother Mingli-" Rong Jian winced upon saying the name and hurriedly changed his address. "Second brother does not take advantage of everything that walks on two legs. Only the young ones that have lumps on their chests."'Is there much of a difference? You're not helping your brother much, if at all.' Shen Tianyu thought as she slowly took a sip of the tea next to her on the table.
