Chapter 137.2 - Meeting again
“Qingwu, mother came this time, to ask something of you.”
“Oh, what is it?” She lowered her eyes, her eyes catching on the ninth madam’s thin wrists.
In the end, her heart softened.
“Mother is sick. I need to borrow a bit of your blood, do you agree?” The ninth madam was a bit uneasy.
Her hands gripped onto Lou Qingwu’s arms tightly, her beautiful eyes were worried and filled with water.
Lou Qingwu looked up, looking straight into her eyes.
Was she scared that she wouldn’t agree?
How could she not?
She lightly laughed, “How could I not agee?”
“Too good …” The ninth madam let out a relieved breath, her expression delicate and graceful.
“But,” Lou Qingwu watched her deeply, “Mother, do you know the consequences of borrowing my blood?”
“I know.” The ninth madam’s mouth curled into a smile, the way that she smiled was very alike Lou Qingwu.
She had a big dimple to the side of her mouth, especially sweet.
She didn’t look her age, more like a twenty-something girl.
The way that she spoke was sincere, not warranting a single hint of suspicion, “I’m just borrowing a bit of blood, the family head said there was no danger.”
“.... Really?” Lou Qingwu’s smile deepened, slowly holding onto the ninth madam’s fingers, smiling especially deeply, “Mother, I’ll save you.”
Right until Lou Qingwu left did the ninth madam regain her senses, her ears seemed to echo Lou Qingwu’s last phrase.
“Save?”
The ninth madam stared blankly ahead until she saw Ruan Xiuren.
She jumped into his arms.
“Xiuren, are you hiding something from me? Why did she say that she’d ‘save’ me? Didn’t you say it was just a bit of blood?”
“Silly Ning’er, you’re overthinking it. We didn’t even tell her why we needed to borrow her blood, so how could she know what we were using it for? So it’s just that you’re worrying too much.” Ruan Xiuren embraced the ninth madam tightly in his arms.
His masculine brows furrowed together, he didn’t know if he was thinking too much into it but it seemed like the phrase that Lou Qingwu said seemed a bit strange?
The ninth madam was still leaning in his arms, her graceful brows slightly furrowing as well, “Xiuren, is she really my daughter? But why don’t I have any impression of her at all?”
“Didn’t I tell you? You had a big bout of sickness before so you forgot everything about the past.”
“But … doing this really won’t harm her?”
“Silly Ning’er.” Ruan Xiuren slightly loosened his arms.
His finger caressing her face, gently, “She’s your daughter, so no matter what, you’re blood related, no? How could I harm her? Ning’er, don’t worry, it’s just a bit of blood. It’ll be fine. En? Be good, don’t you believe me?”
“Believe, why wouldn’t I believe you? Xiuren, having no memories is really pitiful, even when I think about it, my body goes all cold. It’s such a good thing I met you …”
“Now that you have me, I won’t let you suffer any more.” Ruan Xiuren embraced her again, his eagle eyes sharp before falling on his ninth madam and becoming soft again.
As long as he could save her life, he didn’t care about anything else!
Lou Qingwu left the restaurant as the carriage that Lan Bai sent out came.
She got on the carriage, lifting up the curtain as she looked towards the second floor before slowly letting it go, hiding the flash of apathy in her eyes.
“Go.” Lou Qingwu soundlessly sighed, unable to describe how she was feeling.
She closed her eyes, leaving her heart to sort out its own mess.
The carriage slowly moved forward and when it passed a teahouse, another palanquin passed by.
When the carriage left, the palanquin stopped in front of the teahouse and following a maidservant who lifted up the curtain, the delicate figure walked out.
From inside, a girl who was slender and graceful, her expression gentle, walked out.
It was the future second prince’s consort -- Shangguan Yiyun.
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TL note:
Happy Valentines Day also known as Happy reminder-you're-still-single-and-everyone-else-isn't
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Qing wu should be more than careful. Ruan Xiuren is planning on killing her to save her mother. And Mom is oblivious to the real happenings. Now athe 2nd prince is headed for trouble too. His Missy is meeting some one else on the eve of their wedding.
ReplyDeleteThat sums it up pretty well, LQW's getting real deep 😱😱
DeleteOkay... so LQW's mother's memories's still really wonky? Is that why LQW's mother didn't try to find LQW after waking up from the sickness caused by LQW's stepmother? 😩 Sheesh... that is so twisted of the stepmother and the stepmother's brother. What would happen if LQW's mother regained all her memory? Would she (LQW's mother) still stay with RXR? Poor LQW. Inattentive father. Vicious stepmother and half-sister. Amnesiac mother. Stalker-ish ex-fiance. Obsessive (3rd) prince suitor (husband from first life). Can't a girl take a break? 😢
ReplyDeleteThanks for the chapter!
LQW's life is hectic. Her mother had a hard and tragic life too, and then it got passed down to her daughter ðŸ˜ðŸ˜
Deletethe panaquin -> palanquin
ReplyDeleteUh... I'm... somewhat confused? She knows that she was forced out of the Lou residence but tells Ruan Xiuren that she doesn't have memories at all? Additionally, we saw a hint of her (probably at least) in a prior chapter avoiding LQW. So... my assumption is that she's feigning some parts of her amnesia.
... I can't really read what I'm feeling about the mother. My assumption is that Ruan Zhen and Xiuren colluded to fake her death as force her out of the Lou Residence, during which she got the worm into her and got forced(?) to marry Ruan Xiuren. I would assume she knows that trying to act against the Ruan or Lou family would mean that she would get attacked by the worm, which explains why she wouldn't just explain herself to Lou Oufeng (well on top of THAT guy being a complete asshole too...) but uh... I guess indirectly contacting her daughter this way is okay since Ruan Xiuren is the one initiating the contact?
Hmm.... Yeah that sounds about right and paints her as pretty pitiful with no real way to support or contact LQW up to this point without putting herself in danger, which would indirectly hurt LQW as well since Lou Oufeng is the type to burn bridges if it will get him further ahead. (i.e since it would be a scandal and affect his professional life, there's a high chance he will act on LQW.)
... All that doesn't really hold water if she's telling LQW she knows what borrowing LQW's blood means as well as acting like she likes Ruan Xiuren though. ... Although THAT can still make sense if she's pretending at som- YOU KNOW WHAT I'M JUST GOING TO WAIT FOR MORE INFORMATION BECAUSE THIS IS HARD. @_@;
Yupppp, this is purposely confusing because the author has purposely given the readers conflicting information and LQW's kinda an unreliable narrator so that just makes things even more tricky 😵
DeleteThe worm isn't conscious by itself. Ruan Zhen specifically has to /do/ something for her mother to get hurt, otherwise, her mother could continue to live happily like she is now. But when Ruan Zhen strikes, she goes into a coma and eventually dies.
It would actually hold water because Ruan Xiuren reassured her that taking the blood wouldn't injure LQW and it was minor. Filial piety, no? If her mother had lost her memories, then she'd definitely be more dependent on/like Ruan Xiuren who would be the one protecting her and taking care of her when she has nothing 😬😬
As for the worm, I meant if she tries to say/do anything to the Ruan family or the Lou residence, Ruan Zhen would just be like "lol no, WORM POWER" and then it's good night sweet princess. ;-;
DeleteI think I crossed a few too many wires by the end, but yeah, I get what you mean by she would be dependent if she was an amnesiac :P
oh boyyy
DeleteI hadn't caught this.
I thought her amnesia was real, and YET she was faing to LQW that she remembered (because Ruan Xiuren instructed her or something). Somehow, I didn't think it could be the opposite although that'd probably be the most natural to think... (derp)
but all of this sorta makes sense? and makes everything all the more convoluted D:
Anyways, thanks for the chapter!
@Hale we went too deep and it just made things even more confusing 😂
Delete@Luna it does read like that, like Ruan Xiuren was teaching her what to say and pretending to be close to LQW to get her blood. It's especially gross because she seems so dependent on Ruan Xiuren, asking for reassurance from and all 🤧🤧
DeleteOoh...so she's don't know anything... T_T
ReplyDeleteShe does seem a bit helpless 😥
DeleteAAAHHH mama ning nooo,,, it's your daughter's life and death!!!
ReplyDeleteno worries!! no worries, everyone FYG will protect QW /Q A Q)/
I am sick of xiuren already,, this snakey old man,,
do you think it'll still be ok once she find out you used her daughter like this?!
Mama Ning is a better way to call her 💓
DeleteRuan Xiuren is gross but he gets a semi bad ending so it will all be okay 💛💛
Happy Valentine’s Day!!! I hope LQ gets evidences to help the prince this time!
ReplyDeleteHappy Valentine's Day 💖
DeleteIt will result in a bad ending for one of the characters ðŸ˜
Oh. So she really got amnesia. Phew. i badmouth the mother too early 😂
ReplyDeleteOr does she?? 🤔🤔
Deleteokay i spoke too soon about her mother being a bitch
ReplyDeletebut i still wanted it to be that way so that there wouldnt be anything to chain her conscience down