Translator – Xiao He Lian
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Chapter 32.2
Shen Zhen knelt down and opened her arms, and Shen Hong rushed over like a gust of wind.
“Third sister, where have you been? Hong’er missed you so much. An momo said told me you have something important to do, have you finished it now?” After saying this, Lu Yan also walked in.
As soon as he entered, the atmosphere in the room instantly froze…
An momo, Shen Hong, and Qing Xi on the side all saluted Lu Yan.
Shen Zhen turned around and looked at him pleadingly. Lu Yan understood clearly and knew that they must have something to say. He walked to her side, raised his hand and touched her head, and whispered: “I’ll go find Lord Chu to play a game of chess.”
An momo frowned as she watched the man’s movements, her hands secretly clenched. How does she not understand such ambiguous actions?
After Lu Yan left, Shen Hong slowly took out the copybook he had written and handed it to Shen Zhen.
Shen Zhen looked at him quietly waiting to be praised and couldn’t help but tease him, “Hong’er, your word has not changed much from before…”
When Shen Hong heard this, his face immediately fell and he murmured to himself: “But Teacher Chu praised Hong’er…”
Shen Hong only felt sad for a moment, then raised his face after a while and continued the question, “Are you finished with your work, third sister? The Lantern Festival is coming soon, can we spend it together?”
Shen Zhen tugged on his little nose and said, “Not yet.”
“When will the third sister finish working?” Children are like this, they will ask whatever they want.
But these words are not something Shen Zhen could easily answer.
Seeing this, An momo interrupted: “Hong’er, it’s time for you to take your medicine.”
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Xingyi Hall on the east side of Chu Mansion…..
The surroundings were dark and quiet, except for the sound of the cold wind beating on the branches, the only sound was the collision of chess pieces when playing chess.
There is a chinese rosewood table in the middle and two men are playing chess.
Chu Xun dropped a white piece and said quietly: “I originally thought that you sent the young master of the Shen family here because of Sui Yu’s entrustment, but I got it all wrong. It turns out that he is your family member… “
Lu Yan didn’t respond. He raised his hand and made a “click” sound while placing a black piece.
Chu Xun put his index finger on the corner of his lips, his eyes narrowed and asked, “Do you like her that much?” They both knew what he meant by “like”.
Lu Yan’s scalp turned numb hearing this word but his face was still that of the eldest son of the Duke of Zhenguo who was calm and indifferent to joy and anger.
It’s just that the number of moves was getting harsher every step.
Seeing him like this, Chu Xun laughed happily, “Do you still remember how you made fun of Sui Yu?”
What’s the issue for a real man to make a living without a wife? You are crazy to torment yourself like this for a woman.
These were Lu Yan’s exact words.
When he pointed it out, Lu Yan’s back stiffened and he said calmly: “I advise you to be more cautious. If you lose today, your reputation as a chess master will be ruined.”
“It doesn’t matter if I don’t need the title of Chess Master.” After saying that, Chu Xun couldn’t hold back his words. “The road is long and difficult. Shi Yan, it’s not easy to get the eldest princess’s permission.”
Is it really up to my mother to decided?
Lu Yan raised his hand and threw the black piece back into the chess basket and said, “It’s getting late, I’ll leave first.”
Chu Xun looked at Lu Yan’s back and shouted, “Hey, Lu yan, are you okay? How often do you come to Yangzhou, and you don’t even finish playing a game of chess with me?”
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In the room, as soon as Shen Zhen finished feeding Shen Hong the medicine, An momo glanced at Qingxi, and then Qingxi found an excuse to send Shen Hong away.
An momo raised her hand and touched Shen Zhen’s face and said with red eyes: “How have you been doing?”
An momo was getting older, so Shen Zhen naturally did not dare to cry in front of her, so she said: “Don’t worry, momo, everything is fine with me.”
“Why did you come to Yangzhou?” An momo choked with sobs.
“Lord Lu is here to handle a case, and I came with him.” Shen Zhen said.
An momo hesitated for a long time, but finally asked, “Did young lady…become the Heir Apparent’s concubine?” When she asked this question, An momo’s lips were trembling. How could the Shen family’s most beloved daughter become someone else’s concubine…
A Concubine….this…this is a disgrace.
After hearing what An momo asked, Shen Zhen couldn’t help but feel a little embarrassed. She could neither admit it nor dare to contradict.
An momo saw that something was wrong with her expression and whispered: “Did Princess Jing’an, treat you harshly?”
Shen Zhen shook her head and said with a smile, “Nothing like that.”
She knows the children she raised best. Looking at Shen Zhen’s evasive eyes, An momo knew that things were not that simple.
She thought about it repeatedly and her hands suddenly started shaking. Then she asked in a trembling voice: “Is it possible that you are with him without any name or status?” An momo couldn’t get herself to say the word “outside mistress”.
Shen Zhen blushed, like a child who had done something wrong and been caught by her elders.
In order not to worry An momo too much, Shen Zhen smiled and said: “My lord treats me very well and has never treated me badly.”
Admittedly, Shen Zhen said this sincerely. After all, in her eyes, Lu Yan had never treated her badly.
As for her status, she really had never thought about it.
For her, it would be better to be his mistress than to become his concubine in the Duke’s Mansion.
An momo took Shen Zhen’s hand and said, “Young Lady, have you ever thought about what you will do in the future? Are you just going to stay with him like this?” As she said this, An momo shed tears.
Shen Zhen said slowly: “
Heir Apparent is now in his twenties. After this year, Princess Jing’an will marry him no matter what. I think that before he gets married, I will break up with him…”
Before Shen Zhen finished speaking, she heard Qingxi exclaim outside the door: “My Lord!”
