Sorry for the late post. I’m not used to the posting time anymore after a long break. But I will usually post the update at 11:30 AM EST. Over 2,790 words.
This chapter was translated by Sian for only and edited by Din2.
By Ye Shuang
Chapter 5 (Part 2)
Because she (LYX) was afraid what she would be the source of ridicule from the other people, even though she was loathing her (CMH) in her heart, she should still do the right thing. So when the Cui family’s eldest daughter was getting married, she would purchase things, excluded the dowry, other things like the wedding dress, the rouge (cosmetics), the five different type of brocades, etc, everything that Liang Yu Xia purchased was the best things.
Cui Miao He’s wedding news was impossible to wrapped tightly, the news naturally circulated to Che Yuan Yu and Ji Jun Yin’s ears, the two people promptly and hurriedly came over.
Due to the fact that they were the Cui’s families distant relatives, Cui Miao He’s close friends, and she was afraid that there would be issues that arose, Liang Yu Xia originally was not willing to let them enter the manor. But the other people would not stop pestering her if she did not let them enter the manor to see Cui Miao He. She also saw that they brought some money, and said that they came to pay the debt, so it was still because of money and for the sake of those money, that she let them enter the manor.
But she was not easy to be dealt with either, even though she let them see her (CMH), she openly arranged many guards who encircled the courtyard inside Cui Miao He’s small pavilion, she wanted to dispose of any of their desires to bring her (CMH) away.
This ‘battle-field’ looking courtyard, made Che Yuan Yu and Ji Jun Yun cry out and they looked at each other in dismay, they could not say anything for a while. They could only watch and be angry secretly, and follow the servant girl who was leading their way to enter Cui Miao He’s pavilion.
“Miss is just inside, Madam already ordered that you all need to be quickly, our young lady will get married in two days. But it just happens that her health is still unwell, so it does not suit for her to reminisce, so I hope that these two young ladies do not alarm Miss’ moods too much.” Huan Huan stopped her steps at the door, and turned around as if she wished a good fortune to the two guests, however her words had a heavy warning tone.
“Huan Huan, is the person who locked inside not your Mistress?” Seeing that Huan Huan betrayed her own Mistress, Ji Jun Yin was not able to hide her disdain when she asked the question.
Huan Huan had been following Miao He to their gatherings countless times, they naturally knew that Miao He had never considered Huan Huan as a servant, but she unexpectedly suffered from this betrayal, she obviously felt an injustice on behalf of Miao He.
“This servant’s Mistress is the whole Cui’s family, anything that is good for the Cui’s family, this servant will naturally know.”
“You….. what a good traitor who seeks glory, I actually increase my knowledge today.”
Hearing Huan Huan’s words, Ji Jun Yin who was always calm and had self control, could not help to be angry, she suddenly stepped forward, and without any explanation, she raised her hand to slap Huan Huan’s face.
“This one slap is for Miao He, I consider it as a break off relationship between the mistress and servant’s feelings, if you ever encounter a problem in the future, do not ever return and seek Miao He.”
Those cold and sarcastic words that were said, make Huan Huan’s face become pale and scrunched, but since it was already like this, she still straightened her back and stubbornly opened her mouth to say these words.
“These two young ladies have time to teach this servant a lesson here, but it will be better to go in and advice Mistress to drink and eat some food. These few days of torments make Miss unable to stand steadily, what an illness ‘look’ to be married and entered the Wu’s family. If she cannot make Wu’s landlord happy, there will only be bitterness in the future.” Finished speaking, she pushed the door for the two people, then she was standing and guarding the door.
Upon seeing this, the two people were completely disappointed with Huan Huan, but they did not say anything again, and each could only sigh secretly that there were people who had ambitions. Just when they came in to think, that if Liang Yu Xia could sell her step daughter like this, that would be expected as a matter of course, but this one merely servant girl, what kind of good treat that she would get from this?
These acts of this servant girl who sold her Mistress to seek glory, but she naturally would not get anything in the end.
Let it be, the road that this person had chosen, since she had already chosen this road, what could they say anything anyway?
After sighing gently for a few times, the two people entered into the room and saw a figure that was in the couch, the two people’s eyes were suddenly brimming with tears.
They hurriedly walked to the side of the couch, but they could only see the pitiful and agitated’s Cui Miao He who just seemed to struggle with someone in her nightmare.
It had been three days that even a drop of water had not entered her mouth, even if one was a hammer (strong person), one would also be unsteady (after not drinking or eating for 3 days).
However, it was only a short period of three days, the face that was originally beautiful and charming, already became hollow. Her graceful figure was also somewhat thin, more over, her face was also completely pale like snow.
“Hateful!”
That Liang Yu Xia seriously had a ruthless heart ah, she would unexpectedly take an advantage like this when Miao He’s dad was not here, and plan to torment her to become like this!
At this time, the corner of Cui Miao He’s eyes produced a couple of clear tears without warning, Ji Jun Yin reached out her hand immediately to shake her hand that was as cold as ice, she wanted to get her out of her nightmare.
“Miao He, wake up, quickly wake up…..”
After a few gentle call sounds, Cui Miao He who was originally closed her eyes tightly, faintly opened her eyes.
At first, she was still sinking into a few trace of mistiness, so she was not clear who was coming, with great difficulty, she could see clearly Che Yuan Yu and Ji Jun Yin’s faces.
“Elder sisters…..” Cui Miao He’s gentle voice was scattering, after many days of being helpless and tormented, she let out her cry first without saying anything, so she was curling speechlessly.
“Good child, do not cry now, you should drink some water first, ok!”
Ji Jun Yin hurriedly went to get water, so she could moisten her thirsty throat, but Cui Miao He shook her head. Thinking of the Cui’s family food and the tea that were prepared for a while, she did not dare to put anything in her mouth, and was afraid that she would sleep again.
“How can you not drink any water?”
“I do not want to lose consciousness deeply and then being sent to the Wu landlord’s bed by someone.” Cui Miao He forced a smile when she said this.
Even if the people who served her in the past, had already had a change of hearts for several days earlier, but if a close person like Huan Huan could betray her, such a big family as the Cui’s family was, how could she dare to trust anybody?
So this was the reason why she did not drink any drop of water for these several days, and eat any grain of rice, then she could become weak, pale and haggard rapidly like this.
“Are you saying that….. this water has any problem?!” Ji Jun Yin was always an intelligent person, Cui Miao He’s self mocking sentence made her realize the key point in her words. Her face immediately became heavy, how could one imagine that Liang Yu Xia would have the impertinence to be absolutely unrestrained like this.
“Hateful, I will return now to find my father, let him step in personally to take care of this matter.” Since their feelings were the same as sisters, how could Ji Jun Yin be able to look on helplessly when her younger sister had suffered hardship, consequently, she wanted to furiously turn around and immediately leave.
“Wait a minute!” Che Yuan Yu and Cui Miao He blocked her together, they did not let Ji Jun Yin to leave.
“What am I still waiting for, Miao He’s situation is already difficult like this, if we do not help her, who can help her then?” Ji Jun Yin wrinkled her eyebrows, then she saw that Che Yuan Yu who blocked her earlier, said the words.
“You naturally can go back to look for your dad’s help, but the problem is that as long as that Madam Cui will say to your dad this sentence, this is the family’s matter, who has the courage to prevent her from marrying Miao He?”
Just with this one argument, since Cui Daren was in Zhejiang province now due to the Emperor’s assignment, the place was even further away, that the distant water could not put out the close fire. Therefore, if they were going to do according to what Ji Jun Yin’s words, they absolutely could not afford to be taken advantage off.
“Then, what should we do? We definitely cannot let Miao He to be married off by the Wu’s family, that old meat, right?”
He was already old but he still wanted to dip his fingers on Miao He, this lovable and good looking young lady like this, it made people unable to gnash on their teeth in anger.
“Do not be anxious!”
Even though Che Yuan Yu really hated it and was angry towards Liang Yu Xia’s conducts and deeds, but the reason why she came today was not only that she wanted to see whether or not Miao He was safe and sound, but she also had a purpose to determine her feelings.
“How can I not be anxious, in the next two days, Miao He will be married off to the Wu’s family, when the sedan chair is raised to go in to the Wu’s family, she will be destroyed for this one life.
As she always considered Miao He as her own younger sister, seeing her run into misfortune today, Ji Jun Yin was naturally anxious as if she was burned. Wishing that she could have God’s ability so she could transfer Miao He out of the Cui’s manor, as to avoid holding a funeral procession and burial in her one’s life.
“I have said not to be anxious so you can hear what I am saying slowly and calmly, maybe someone can help us to save Miao He.”
“Who is it?” Listening that someone was able to help, Ji Jun Yin promptly questioned it closely.
However, Che Yuan Yu merely smiled and did not say anything, she turned herself to face the weak and powerless Cui Miao He who was half-leaning on the couch and she asked this. “Miao He meimei (younger sister) is familiar with General Chai, right?”
“I am familiar with him.” Cui Miao He slightly lifted up her neck, Chai Zhe Xia’s face that was full of heroic spirits appeared in her brain.
Everyone was saying that Chai Zhe Xia had a berserk personality, and he was also known to like men, but after she had several contacts with him, she felt that even though his temperament could somewhat scare people, but he had never injured one hair on her body in the past.
Even though he did not look like a modest nobleman, but he was also an open and honest person.
If she knew earlier that Chai Zhe Xia was this kind of person, maybe she would allow Liang Yu Xia to marry her off to the Chai’s family at that time, and she would not be in this predicament.
“If I am saying to abandon Wu’s landlord, and then marry Chai Zhe Xia, are you willing to do this?”
Che Yuan Yu would ask her this question, because that day before she came to see Cui Miao He, that Chai Zhe Xia who was unpleasant to the eyes, suddenly came to visit. He asked her if she would be willing to help him, and save Cui Miao He from being married off as a man’s concubine.
At that time, she just found out that these two people unknowingly started to have concerned for each other. If it was up to her and she could marry Chai Zhe Xia, it was naturally better than Wu’s landlord. But the thing that Chai Zhe Xia was thinking to do was world-shaking, since she was not the actual person involved, she should ask Cui Miao He what she wanted to do.
“I…..” Facing Che Yuan Yu’s inquiry, Cui Miao He suddenly recalled that he said he wanted to marry her as his wife the other day, her face that was originally pale, suddenly became red. This girl’s shyness was unexpectedly revealed on her face, but when she recalled her stepmother’s greed and unfairness, her amorous feeling’s moment was halted once again. “Older sister, because of stepmother’s conscious effort, younger sister’s reputation and integrity as a woman were already done for in the eyes of the common people, how can the person I am now, be suitable with General Chai who is an outstanding and proud man?” She did not want to implicate him.
“Elder sister sees your countenance, and you do not seem to loathe him, you and him…..”
“General Chai is a good person, he has already helped younger sister a few times, this younger sister naturally has unbounded gratefulness towards him.”
“Then, do you like him?”
“I….” Do I like him? She was not actually sure either, but she could not deny the truth, that when she was being arrested inside the house these past few days, his figure would float in her mind from time to time.
She had that kind of faint longing in her heart, she would even be dreaming about him who appeared to look like a deity several times at night, and he would rescue her from this severe calamity, was this the same as liking him?
“Chai Zhe Xia has said that if you are willing, the day that the Cui family’s marriage sedan went out, he would come to rescue you. But if this is done like this, your reputation will be completely destroyed, beside him, you will never be able to be matched to anyone in this life, are you willing to do this?”
Actually, just the fact that Chai Zhe Xia went to a lot of trouble like this, just to make her come here to ask Miao He about this, her impression towards him being a rude man had already changed completely.
A man like him, if he had already decided on any matter, he would not need to ask the other people’s consent, but he was actually willing to ask her to come here, because he wanted to properly obtain Miao He’s giving her consent on her own mouth. Just from looking at this point, she would feel that Miao He should pick him.
When her ears heard Che Yuan Yu’s words, Cui Miao He was staring to look at her, after a good while, she finally started talking. “I….. can I meet with him?”
Even though there were a lot of people who were guarding everywhere around the small pavilion, but she believed that with Chai Zhe Xia’s skill, he would not have any problem entering this place.
There was something that she had to ask him personally, otherwise she would really have a hard time making the decision.
“Good, I will let him come here to see you.”
Moreover, it would have to be quick, she did not know that she should bring food and water to this place this time. But she knew that if Miao He kept going to be in a hunger strike, she was afraid that she would not be able to hold on. So even if Miao He did not say it, she would still want Chai Zhe Xia to think of a way to bring some food and water to this place. Otherwise, even before Miao He was rescued, she would have to be carried away for her burial.