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Deliberately Asking (2)
T/N: Translated by Jen on Broken Jinsei! Please do not repost my translations! All translations outside of Broken Jinsei are stolen and reposted without permission!
These words even made Yu Lingxin’s expression turn cold. Never mind that right now Wen Ruoqiong still hasn’t married in, becoming Ming Jinrou’s sister-in-law, even if already having gone through the marriage rites, as the older sister-in-law, and especially the as the older sister-in-law’s family, one still can’t lecture the younger sister-in-law in front of this many people like this. Moreover, at present, the Wen family sister were just guests residing in Jin Duke Manor.
Wen Ruoqiong at this time gently tugged Wen Ruoyao, “Jinrou’s learning is also extremely good, merely just a bit tired from arranging today’s poetry gathering.”
This can be considered words said out of courtesy. The others, after the initial shock, also tried to follow the flow, respectively turning away to go chat on their own, but who knew that Wen Ruoyao would continue, “Big sister is right. Jinrou is the duke manor’s young lady after all, so there’s naturally nothing to say about her learning and talents. Her thoughts temporarily being blocked is also normal, but how come this Yu family eldest miss didn’t write anything at both gatherings? This train of thought can actually even be blocked both times. Although, when circling around Jinrou and Xun little sister, it’s very flowing. President, how can our poetry club invite this kind of guest?”
Once these words were said, the voices of chatter that started sounding in the water pavilion just now dropped again. Ming Jinrou already couldn’t endure anymore, directly blurting out, “How is this any of your business? Our poetry club, we can invite whoever we want!”
“When we formed the poetry club, we never planned on forcing everyone to write poetry at every gathering.” Even the gentle Xun Ying also opened her mouth to add along, similarly having a solemn look.
At this time, Yu Lingxin directly went forward a step. Just now, she wasn’t able to stop Ming Jinrou a second time, and it also wasn’t good to interrupt her words. Actually, she was also a bit angry, though it wasn’t that serious.
After all, in the last lifetime, when she returned to the capital, the Yu family had already thoroughly fallen to ruins, and she’d lived under the Kou family in the Jiang province for five years. To immediately marry into Wen’an Marquis Manor, becoming a high first rank titled madam, the Wen’an Marchioness, even if everyone all knew that the Wen’an Marquis didn’t have long to live at the time, this first rank titled madam was still brightly inscribed with gold lettering after all, so Yu Lingxin still heard countless rumors and slanders, criticizing her family background and status. She was already used to it.
And in this kind of conflict between noble daughters, randomly dragging in a guest with a lower status to embarrass, this kind of thing, she’d seen don’t know how many times.
“For me to be able to obtain the poetry club’s invitation, Miss Wen doesn’t understand why?” Yu Lingxin although was a year younger than Wen Ruoyao, her stature was tall and upright. After taking a step forward, gazing towards Wen Ruoyao, it was just somewhat like looking down at her, “That’s because I won’t, when living as a guest in someone else’s home, and participating in their meticulously prepared poetry gathering, just directly question the owner like this in front of all the young ladies in the capital.”
“You—you, what are you trying to say!” Just now, Wen Ruoyao thought that she’d successfully suppressed Ming Jinrou, but never thought that a moment later, she would just get retorted to her face like this by a mid-rank official’s daughter that she simply didn’t take seriously. Her pretty little face immediately just turned red.
“Precisely what it means!” Ming Jinrou coldly responded, similarly going up to Wen Ruoyao’s face, “This poetry club was formed by Ying’er and I. If you don’t like, then you can not come. A guest like you, I don’t want to invite either!”
This kind of fierce response practically made everyone present all look to one another in dismay. Ming Jinrou, as Jin Duke Manor’s youngest young miss, has always been pampered and spoiled by her elders and older brother, and has also been practicing martial arts since childhood. She can be considered one of the most prideful and arrogant noble daughters of the capital.
If not for having misgivings about the Wen family sisters being the empress’s niece, she would’ve long exploded earlier, but Wen Ruoyao actually didn’t know to stop. Although lashing out at the empress’s niece still made others very apprehensive, but considering Ming Jinrou’s temper, it was also expected.
How could Wen Ruoyao predict that Ming Jinrou would actually just turn hostile like this. When she entered the capital, what she heard the most was just how her empress paternal aunt will give her and her sister limitless glory and support in the capital, their future having unmeasurable wealth and honor, so she very naturally just had her original behavior at home, passing judgement on everything, retained and brought out.
But hearing Yu Lingxin’s and Ming Jinrou’s words overlapping, it was just like a series of crisp and resounding slaps landing on her face. At present, she was also merely just fourteen, and has been pampered like treasure since she was little, so how can she endure this, immediately bursting into tears, turning and running away.
“Ruoyao! Ruoyao!” Wen Ruoqiong’s eyes also reddened, hurriedly holding the servant girl’s hand and chasing over. Just, she was that frail and delicate, even her steps were all like weak willow brushing the wind, simply unable to catch up to Wen Ruoyao, appearing somewhat comical.
Yu Lingxin couldn’t help but shake her head, but still immediately reminded Ming Jinrou, “Quickly let someone follow after, absolutely can’t let them fall. They are guests after all.”
TN: All translations outside of Broken Jinsei are stolen and reposted without permission!
Ming Jinrou slanted her mouth, her face still having an unwilling look, but she’d ultimately let her anger out, so she also felt a bit better. As such, she instructed the first rank servant girl by her side to follow over and look after them.
Xun Ying, on the other hand, went forward and beckoned everyone to continue assessing the poems. The young ladies gradually started talking and laughing again, pretending that this incident never occurred. In fact, quite a few people were quite happy with this outcome on the inside. With the two muddled Wen family young ladies leaving, they instead were even more joyous.
Very soon, the assessments ended. The first place this time was given to Miss Nie that came from an illustrious scholar family. After giving the prize, everyone chatted and drank another round of tea before dispersing.
At this time, Yu Yunxin very much wanted to go home, because for the great majority of the young ladies present, their family background and upbringing was sufficient enough in letting them understand that although Empress Wen, in terms of etiquette and title, was the most honorable woman in the world, but for many years, Noble Consort Zhu’s endless imperial favor greatly overshadowed more than half of the empress’s glory and influence.
In comparison, the Jin Duke Manor, Wen’an Marquis Manor, and such influential noble families, their true position and strength was instead even more steady and even more solid, and won’t easily waver. This was why the empress wants to have her niece married into the Ming family. It was mainly to win them over, and not considered bestowing honor. Ming Jinrou not deliberately fawning over the Wen family sisters, this was also normal.
But, for Yu Yunxin, it was different. She although knew that Noble Consort Zhu was grand, the Cheng’en Duke Manor illustrious, but in her heart, she still felt that the empress’s position was incomparable honorable. Any random decree from her can just bring about great disaster to the subjects. Just now, never mind the Wen family miss making fun of her, to think that her older sister Yu Lingxin would actually directly criticize the Wen family miss, causing the Wen family miss to run off.
This aftermath, how can their Yu family withstand!
“Eldest sister, let’s quickly go home!” Yu Yunxin pulled Yu Lingxin’s sleeve even more tightly.
Seeing her scared, Yu Lingxin also understood. Just as she was about to console a few words, she just saw another familiar looking servant girl come over from the south moon gate, quickly going up to Ming Jinrou’s ear and whispering a few words. Ming Jinrou’s expression once again changed.
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Please tell me she fell into the lake in hope of the ML saving her and they having to marry, and he let her drown anyways 😂
oh wow…
this Wen young lady, who is she putting out a mighty show for?!??