TFDC Chapter 79.2

Chapter 79.2 - She’s very special

But he was this family’s master, so his dignity and authority shouldn’t be questioned.

So he wouldn’t apologise, at most, he’d soften his tone. “Okay, your father didn’t say you couldn’t come back. But you were wrong too here. Your little sister’s already like this, so what’s wrong with just helping her a little? But if it’s already like this, we’ll just let it be.”

“Lao ye!” Ruan Zhen huffed in anger.

She’d clearly brought him over to put that little sl*t Lou Qingwu in her place, so how could he just let things be like that?

Lou Qufeng swept his eyes at her, “What?”

“...” Ruan Zhen bit down, she’d nearly jumped in fright from Lou Qufeng’s eyes.

She turned to look at Lou Qingwu, that soft and gentle look, was exactly like her mother!

She sucked in a breath, angrily gritting her teeth.

No wonder lao ye had changed his face so quickly, it was all because of that minx.

She resentfully shook her head, “This concubine’s fine.”

“Hmph, this affair and then that affair, why don’t you go back and teach your daughter well! All you know how to do is find things for me to deal with! Earlier or later, she’s going to anger me to death!”

Ruan Zhen gripped her handkerchief, her fingers nearly digging into her palms, “....... Yes, this concubine, understands!”

Lou Qingwu looked at Ruan Zhen’s stifled and ashen face, lazily replying, “Was there something father wanted?”

Lou Qufeng then remembered his aim today, “If you didn’t say, father nearly forgot.”

He pulled out a golden tablet and passed it to Lou Qingwu, “This is a tablet that the empress sent someone to give you, it’s for you to enter the palace for the rose hibiscus festival. This year … your sister can’t go, so you can go in her stead.”

“Yes, your daughter knows.”

“Lao ye?”

Ruan Zhen was shocked.

Weren’t they here to vent out her daughter’s anger on Lou Qingwu? Why did it turn into giving the palace table to this sl*t?

Even if Lian’er couldn’t go, Lou Qingwu shouldn’t be able to go either!

“Lao ye, the third miss is twelve years old this year so she should enter the palace to take a look too. After that scandal happened to Lian’er, the eldest miss had a scandal back then too. So wouldn’t it be left to the third miss? Shouldn’t we give the opportunity to her?”

“That …” After the way she explained, Lou Qufeng remembered the fourth madam’s daughter too.

Her age was a bit small so she didn’t normally appear by his side, so he nearly forgot about her.

This way, he really should give Yun’er [third miss] a chance to see the outside world.

But seeing his eldest daughter’s beautiful and gentle face, he thought that that year’s scandal had calmed down a lot too.

Even the Night Prince looked upon her favourably, so it was a possibility that she could still marry well.

At that time, just based off his eldest daughter’s face, she might even be able to rope in some other nobles for him.

He thought for a bit longer but still gave the tablet to Lou Qingwu.

“Qingwu, ah, take this. Tomorrow, your father will go into the palace to ask for another one for your third sister.”

Yun’er was still small so she had a lot of chances, but this eldest daughter was at a marriageable age.

After she reached her coming-of-age, she’d be able to be married off.

Thinking of this, he rubbed his chin.

The more he looked at Lou Qingwu, the more he thought that was right.

“Lao ye! This tablet isn’t something that you can just ask for, you’re biased! Based on what, can she go?”

Ruan Zhen was indignant and furious, at this time, she didn’t care about her image.

Her own daughter was like that, so how could that other woman’s daughter continue to be high and mighty on top!

She’d privately also asked around and heard that the empress was only using the rose hibiscus as an excuse.

A lof the other noblewomen all knew that this was a blind date banquet, for the sake of giving the second prince Xiahou Rui, a chance to choose his own legitimate consort.

She’d rather the fourth madam’s daughter go than for Lou Qingwu to go.

If she was looked upon by the second prince, how could she swallow that down?!

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TL note:

Yun’er is the third miss, also concubine born - but too young to pose a threat to Lou Lianxin as well as kind of timid.

Is she friend or foe? We’ll see.  

(I'm going to trial releasing chapters at around AEST ~8pm from tomorrow, so two hours later than usual. This way when I get back from work, I'll have time to set up the links for chapters even if I get home a bit late.)

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