507: Chapter 507 Du iren Second Watch (4)_1 507: Chapter 507 Du iren Second Watch (4)_1 Upon hearing this, Princess Zhao Yang’s anger subsided a little, and she said coldly, “Wu Nanny, listen well, no matter the ans, I must make her yearn for life but unable to live, and yearn for death but unable to die!”
Wu Nanny nodded in compliance, replying, “Yes, Your Highness, rest assured.
This old servant will surely find a way to vent your anger and fulfill your heart’s desire!”
Reassured by Wu Nanny’s guarantee, Princess Zhao Yang’s anger gradually subsided.
She cast a chilling glance at Cai Wei’s receding figure, sneering, “Slut, you think you’re marrying into Liaodan to beco a royal consort?
A toad wishing to eat swan at!”
…
The Qingfang Garden was a palace located at the northwest corner of the palace, secluded and rarely frequented due to its disrepair, with dilapidated structures everywhere.
Accompanied by several eunuchs and palace maids, Cai Wei made her way to the Qingfang Garden.
As soon as she stepped in, she was t with a palpable desolation.
Outside the entrance, the thick red door was mottled with age.
The green bamboo and flowers in the courtyard, carelessly grown and lacking lushness due to neglect, matched well with the dilapidated palace!
Upon entering Qingfang Garden, Cai Wei t Du iren, originally from the State Duke’s Mansion.
Du iren was in her early thirties, pretty with a simple and clean style.
With her tranquil and elegant deanor, she appeared worlds apart from the flashy ladies in the State Duke’s Mansion.
If it weren’t for the fact that she bore a slight resemblance to the old Mada, Cai Wei would scarcely believe that Du iren ca from the Duke’s Mansion.
“An Le pays her respects…
to Auntie!”
Although Du iren was her adoptive mother in na, Cai Wei felt uneasy calling anyone else ‘mother’.
Moreover, she was not one to easily accept a mother, so she decided to call her auntie instead.
Upon hearing Cai Wei’s address, Du iren gave a faint smile without dwelling on the choice of title.
“Rise quickly, there’s no need for such formalities.
Let have a good look at you!”
Du iren held Cai Wei’s hand, leading her to sit next to her.
After a long observation, she laughed and said, “Niece, you’re indeed very beautiful, even more so than your own mother!”
Cai Wei laughed, “Auntie, you flatter too much.
I have heard that back in the day, you were a nation-falling beauty.
Otherwise, you wouldn’t have been chosen to enter the palace.”
Upon hearing this, the smile on Du iren’s face quickly turned bitter.
In a voice tinged with lancholy, she lanted, “Such *nation-falling* beauty is not always a good thing.
If I had been born less beautiful, I wouldn’t have been selected to live in this remote, forsaken place, rotting away; if your mother had been less beautiful, she wouldn’t have had to flee in the night, narrowly escaping death.
However, among us, your mother is the fortunate one.
She was able to escape, to live her own life.
As for , I’m destined to spend my entire life trapped in this cage, in the depths of the palace, never to see the sun again.”
Hearing her lancholy words, a wave of sadness washed over Cai Wei.
Her thoughts were suddenly interrupted by the sound of Du iren’s voice.
“Look at , I was lost in rambling and forgot to ask if you have eaten yet?”
A little embarrassed, Cai Wei replied, “Not yet.
I was initially selling things at our shop at ho, then I was summoned into the palace, and then I ca here to see Auntie.
I haven’t eaten yet!”
Du iren scolded playfully, “You silly girl, why didn’t you say so earlier if you were hungry?
There’s no need to be formal with your auntie!”
Afterwards, she quickly called soone over.
Given the low status and lack of favor bestowed upon Du iren, she only had four palace maids and a eunuch to attend to her.
The als served daily weren’t exquisite; only four dishes, a bowl of soup, and a bowl of white rice were served every al – a far cry from the als she would have at ho.
“Eat up!
The food was delivered late today, which is good, otherwise it would have been cold by now!”
Du iren affectionately watched Cai Wei as she added a serving of mung bean sprouts to her bowl.
Having risen early to return to the city, working tirelessly at the dessert shop for the entire morning, Cai Wei was famished.
Though the food served at Du iren’s wasn’t particularly delicious, it was certainly better than staying hungry.
Thus, Cai Wei hungrily ate her fill before she realized, with a pang of guilt, that she had eaten all of Du iren’s food.
What would Du iren eat?
“Have you had enough?”
Du iren passed a suitably warm cup of tea to her, holding a handkerchief against the teacup to prevent her from getting burnt.
“Yes, I’m full now,” Cai Wei bashfully responded.
“I’m sorry for forgetting that Auntie hadn’t eaten yet while I gobbled up all your food.”
Du iren gently replied, “Missing one al isn’t a big deal.
I’m not that hungry anyway.
Even if I eat in the evening, it’s still the sa.”
Cai Wei pursed her lips, her fondness for Du iren growing.
She seed much more genuine and less hypocritical than the rest of the Du family.
Her gentle and mild deanor, like a pleasing drizzle, always left people with a sense of ease and comfort!
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