Chen Rong knew that according to the rules, Sun Yan’s thousand-man team wouldn’t be following Ran Min into the city. He would only welcome him at the gate, report the situation at hand, and then bring his team back to the camp site outside of Nan’yang.
Chen Rong looked at the banner that read ‘Sun’ and bit her lips in hesitation. Ultimately, she did not tell her driver to stop… She was too embarrassed to see that dastard Ran Min again in the presence of Sun Yan.
Before long, her carriage reached the city walls.
Many prominent nobles were standing on both sides of the entrance at this time. They were speaking in pairs, playing the zither, or requesting songs and dances from the courtesans. The Chen house’s chief in particular, Chen Gongrang, was standing at the center of the gate, tilting his head in conversation with Sir Yu.
Chen Rong watched Chen Gongrang in his long robe, with his long beard and benevolent temperament, as she thought to herself: He won’t be stabbed to death this time, right?
Chen Gongrang had died in this incident in her previous life. After some contention, Chen Yuan had gained control of all of the Chen house’s affairs in Nan’yang. Without Chen Gongrang to restrict him, he had acted very selfishly and tyrannically. Chen Rong couldn’t imagine what would happen to her this time if Chen Yuan again took control of the entire Chen house in Nan’yang.
Chen Rong lifted the curtain and, at Chen Gongrang’s surprised eyes, entered the city.
Her carriage went straight into the Chen estate and to her courtyard.
Inside, Nurse Ping and Old Shang both came to greet her, along with Chen Qian, Chen Qi, and Chen Wei’s band. They were all shocked to see Chen Rong’s smeared face and dirty outfit. Chen Wei and the other girls rounded their eyes and started to snicker.
Chen Rong ignored them. She casually gave the crowd a curtsy and, without another word, went into her backyard and began washing up.
Chen Qian watched Chen Rong flee away before she turned to the driver and asked, “Hey, what happened to your mistress?”
The driver bowed, replying: “I’d drove badly and made the miss fall.”
“She has the worst luck,”Chen Qian snickered. “It’s fortunate that no noblemen saw her. It would’ve been a big joke otherwise.”
Not answering her, the driver brought the carriage to the backyard.
Chen Rong spent nearly an hour to wash herself. Once she came out, Chen Wei and the other girls had already left.
She sighed in relief and then walked to the hall with her head kept low.
Nonetheless, Nurse Ping and Old Shang now surrounded her.