C117 Part2

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"You have got the wrong person! Won't you leave already?"

Yuan Xiu scolded sharply.

"Miss, you really look like a young man I know.

Are you by any chance Young Master Rong's younger sister?"

The 18-year-old woman asked Murong Chang eagerly, with joy on her face.

Murong Chang stared at the woman, with her eyes fluctuating, as if she had been frightened.

Yuan Xiu's eyes became as sharp as a sword, and she pushed the woman away,

"What Young Master Rong? My lady doesn't know anybody with the name Rong!"

The woman fell backwards, but thanks to the help of her maidservant, she didn't fall.

The maidservant shouted sharply:

"How can you beat people like that?

Does the law not count in the Capital at the feet of the Emperor?"

"Who exactly do you say hit anyone?"

asked Yuan Xiu.

"I saw you pushing my Lady with both my eyes!"

The maid retorted unwillingly.

A few passer-by came around and whispered to each other, commenting on the situation.

Yuan Xiu said angrily:

"I said that you have got the wrong person, so why do you keep insisting? Get out of here!"

The plainly dressed woman was very beautiful, but her eyebrows were full of sorrow,

"Don't be angry with this girl, we are the one who were too abrupt."

Murong Ci walked over, handed the sugar cake to Yuan Xiu, and said with a smile:

"Miss, are you not from the Capital? What's your name?"

"Sir, my name is Xia Xiao Lu and I am from the Jinzhou Prefecture.

I have been in the Capital with my maid, Chun Tao for about four days and have been staying in an Inn nearby."

Xia Xiao Lu was dressed in a summer skirt with blue flowers and clouds on a white background, just like an empty valley, like a fragrant and lonely orchid,

"Sir, I came to the Capital to look for someone, but unfortunately, there are so many people in the Capital, and I don't have a clue yet."

"Who are you looking for, Miss?"

Murong Ci asked politely, feeling that the girl was gentle and well-mannered.

"It's not our business to find people for others."

Yuan Xiu said impatiently,

"Lord, my Lady is unwell after standing for a long time, so let's just go!"

"How dare you interrupt your Master when they're still talking?"

Qin Ruo rebuked in a low voice,

"Since your Lady is so exhausted, how about you first take her to the teahouse over there to rest?"

Yuan Xiu opened her mouth, but after all, she didn't reply.

Murong Chang's face stayed indifferent, as if everything around her had nothing to do with her.

Xia Xiao Lu looked down shyly,

"I came to the Capital to find... my sweetheart."

Her maidservant added:

"My Lady and Young Master Rong are in love, and he promised that he would marry my Lady."

Murong Ci's thoughts moved slightly.

It was that surname again: "Rong".

"Your sweetheart, Young Master Rong, is he from the Capital?"

Xia Xiao Lu nodded,

"Young Master Rong told me personally that he was from the Capital.

Sir, are you the elder brother of this Lady?"

As Murong Ci nodded, Xia Xiao Lu's eyes flashed between her and Murong Chang, and then she said:

"I was too abrupt, please forgive me. Chun Tao, let's go."

Yuan Xiu murmured,

"What is becoming of the Capital!

Things are becoming worse and worse, now that you can't even relax that you get randomly bothered by others on the streets."

Murong Ci watched the Master and servant gradually being overwhelmed by the crowd, and said lightly:

"Yuan Xiu, you are more fierce than Qin Ruo."

Yuan Xiu hurriedly bowed her head, and said respectfully:

"The Princess is in a bad mood, and this servant girl was just worried that the Princess would get hurt."

Murong Ci didn't say anything anymore, and understood and appreciated the love and loyalty of Yuan Xiu towards her Master.

"Princess Sister, try the white sugar cake."

She took a warm white sugar cake and handed it to Murong Chang's mouth.

"Okay."

Murong Chang opened her mouth and ate it.

"The Princess has eaten it!"

Yuan Xiu laughed happily.

"The Princess likes sugar cake the most after all."

"Then let her eat a few more."

Murong Ci handed the sugar cake to Yuan Xiu, while winking at Qin Ruo.

"Oh, Master, my stomach hurts suddenly..."

Qin Ruo suddenly clutched her lower abdomen, slightly bending her body, frowning, and looking very in pain.

"Did you have a stomachache? Are you going to the hut?"

Murong Ci asked.

"I'll go now, Your Highness, Princess, you don't have to wait for this subordinate to come back! I'll will go back to the Palace by myself later."

Qin Ruo ran, clutching her belly.

"What's wrong with Qin Ruo?"

Yuan Xiu frowned suspiciously.

"Perhaps she ate too much cold melons and fruits in the morning."

Murong Ci didn't take it seriously,

"Princess Sister, why don't we go to the teahouse and rest?"

Murong Chang nodded silently.

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END of CHAPTER 117 PART 2

.....................to be continued