northernbook Chapter 115 Different thoughts
Chapter 115 Different thoughts
“Madam.” Zhong Qin followed behind Madam Tini and watched as she stopped in a secluded, narrow corridor, waving for her attendants to leave before he tentatively spoke.
“I know what you’re trying to say, but this isn’t going to end like this. We have many more opportunities,” Mrs. Tini said softly, looking at a plant that stretched into the corridor, without turning her head.
“But the Emperor, he’s clearly protecting them.” Zhong Qin said with some resentment, “We just had such a good opportunity. We’ve just handed them our weakness for nothing.”
“Don’t be in such a hurry,” Mrs. Tinie chuckled. “Although luring them here to discover our relationship was indeed part of my plan, just now…”
Mrs. Tini turned and came to Zhong Qin, getting incredibly close to him. The hem of her grass-green skirt almost brushed between his legs, and the rustling sound made Zhong Qin look down, only to be kissed by the woman in front of him.
The nimble tip of the tongue, somewhat impatient with the silence, began to dart and dance, and the second half of the sentence uttered indistinctly in a state of unclear speech:
"I simply couldn't control myself."
Zhong Qin closed his eyes, suppressing the surging disgust and nausea in his heart, and responded enthusiastically. But Mrs. Tini quickly withdrew and moved away from him.
Zhong Qin opened her eyes, which were watery and full of confusion and bewilderment. Her lips were red and moist, making her look like a forest fairy who had fallen in love, exuding a strong sense of seduction in her dazed state.
“I love you just the way you are. You’re completely devoted to me.” Mrs. Tinie chuckled. “No rush, you’re mine, we’ll have plenty of opportunities.”
"But those who have touched you are truly hateful and disgusting to me. And those who pretend to be clever, who hold themselves in high esteem, and who act as if they are unapproachable and deeply affectionate, are also disgusting." Mrs. Tini's face darkened, and Zhong Qin knew which two people she was referring to.
His purpose was the same as hers, so he spoke in a seemingly comforting tone: "Lord Jiang Yu and Lord Chen Xin will certainly receive their due punishment. They have already offended you, Madam, and committed a grave sin." In reality, he was adding fuel to the fire.
As expected, Mrs. Tiny's expression darkened further: "As long as they live, I can hardly be truly happy. I only wanted to punish them. Now it's turned into a fight to the death."
She walked towards the plant that had been staring at her for a long time, which stretched into the corridor, and snapped it off. Thick sap splattered everywhere, like blood spilling onto the ground.
“This palace is my territory, and as the host, I must treat you well.”
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"Slap!" A crisp slap echoed through the empty palace. This small palace was a private domain bestowed upon the Ren family within the palace.
Ren Kecheng's eyes widened. She was first shocked by the amplified sound of the slap in her ear, and then she became aware of the burning pain spreading across her cheek.
"Mother, are you crazy?" Ren Kecheng said in disbelief. From childhood to adulthood, as a woman of high status and preciousness, no one had ever hit her. Her father and mother would never touch her with a single finger. They treated her like a precious gem, afraid of melting in their mouths or breaking in their hands.
"I think you're the one who's gone mad." Ren Kecheng's mother trembled with anger. As someone who had just witnessed everything, she tried to minimize her presence and remained silent, but she was terrified by her daughter's every reckless statement, fearing that she would become a victim in the conflict between the two forces.
"How dare you get involved in such a thing!" Finally in a place where she could make her own decisions, Ren Kecheng's mother vented her immense fear as a surge of anger.
"Do you even know what kind of person Mrs. Tiny is? How dare you collude with her? You're trying to get your hands on a tiger's skin, being used as a tool and a raft. Have you even thought about the consequences?!"
“What kind of person is Mrs. Tini? She would never harm me. She has always been very good to me since I was little, treating me like her own daughter!” Ren Kecheng said defiantly, listening to her mother’s accusations. “She understands my thoughts, knows my love for A-Che, and she is the only one who supports me!”
“Now we have the same goal, we are cooperating with each other! Even if it’s just helping her, it’s my duty!” she emphasized.
"Ah Che, Ah Che, it's Kong Yiche again! What kind of spell has this man cast on you that makes you lose all your rationality the moment he's mentioned!" Jiang Yu's mother rubbed her temples, unable to bear it any longer. Her daughter's obsession with this young commander of the Kong family was frighteningly deep, something she simply couldn't understand.
"He's just a man. Is he worth you abandoning your reputation and family honor, only to be ridiculed year after year?"
“This time, you not only did it in front of him, but you also used him as a pawn to scheme against his sweetheart. He must hate you to the core. What you did was a double loss.” She looked at her daughter helplessly. From a young age, she knew that her daughter had not inherited her father’s scheming and quick-witted nature, but she never expected her to be so foolish.
Although she and her husband knew she wasn't smart, they still believed that as long as a woman was cherished and pampered, given their family's power and status in the empire, Ren Kecheng would only have a smooth life and would never encounter setbacks.
They only wanted her to live a happy and carefree life. They never imagined she would be so willful, selfish, reckless, and utterly foolish.
"Impossible!" Ren Kecheng retorted loudly. "I'm just helping him see Jiang Yu's true colors. Once he figures it out himself, he'll realize that I'm the best, and I'm the one who's good enough for him!"
"Hopeless!" Ren Kecheng's mother said sadly, "The matter is obviously still unresolved, and even these charges seem far-fetched. Who knows if they are true or false? Only you would believe whatever others say."
“As expected…” Ren Kecheng tilted her head back, but her voice was low: “You’ve always been like this, you’ve always looked down on me in your heart.”
“Even though I am your only daughter, you have never looked at me with appreciation. Although you and Father have provided me with the best of everything in the world, you must always regret that I am not as good as my two older brothers. I can never understand what you are saying, and I can never learn how to manage the household and the affairs of the territory.”
"Do you think I don't know? You and Father look down on me." She finished speaking with a smile.
“Do you know what Lady Tiny did? She would tell me I was the best in the world, the jewel of the empire, and worthy of any man in the world, even the emperor!”
"And what about you? Just because A-Che expressed that he didn't want a marriage alliance, you immediately gave up and withdrew faster than anyone else. Mother, do you not care about your daughter's feelings at all, or do you also think from the bottom of your heart that I am not good enough for Kong Yi-Che?"