Chapter 24: Feeling of Suffocation
When Chun Tao saw Shen Miao, she quickly approached the carriage and spoke to the people in the carriage. Afterwards, the curtain of the carriage was pried open.
Shen Yue and Shen Qing were inside and Ren Wan Yun and Chen Rou Xiu was there too. The four of them saw Shen Miao’s appearance and could not help but be astonished. Chen Rou Xiu’s eyes flashed but Ren Wan Yun frowned instead, “Little Five, why are you wearing so plainly?”
“Exactly,” Shen Qing could not wait to speak, “It really looks ugly. It is better to wear in brighter colours. I still have a new bright yellow dress in my room. Chun Tao, bring Fifth Younger Sister to change it to that clothing. And what about jewellery? If one did not know, one would think that the General residence had ill-treated you.”
She secretly suppressed the jealousy in her heart.
Actually Shen Qing was also considered a delicate and attractive female. Coupled with the magnanimous and bright occasion, one would see that she was a proper noble young lady from a reputable family. But there was only one thing that she was most concerned about, was that her complexion was not fair enough as it was somewhat in the shade of wheat. For a female, everyone would want their skin to be as fair as snow. Shen Yue’s complexion was fair and she did not dare to say anything. But Shen Miao’s complexion was fair and with the lotus purple clothes, it made her skin look as white as snow. As such, among the three daughters in the Shen residence, her complexion was the darkest and naturally she was uneasy about it.
Shen Yue examined Shen Miao very carefully and saw that she had styled her hair to a cloud topknot which was exquisite and with the matching lotus purple clothes, she looked exceptionally dignified. Today, she did not wear any of those gold and silver jewellery. Even though it was plain, there was an air of nobility. She smiled, “Fifth Younger Sister, not mentioning the clothes, one must definitely wear jewellery as this concerns the reputation of our residence. Grandmother would not be happy with your current appearance. Furthermore, why do you style your hair as such? You are currently not old, thus the previous double ring hairstyle is very suitable.”
Gu Yu was so angry that her face turn a little white but she was a servant and could not go against the mistresses. She was gnashing her teeth as she thought, these Second and Third households harboured sinister motives and would not hesitate to harm their own niece. They could not wait for Shen Miao to wear as uncouth as possible.
Shen Miao sneered in her heart, Shen Yue even use Old Shen Furen, as she knew that she previously afraid of the dignity of the Old Furen the most. As for her hairstyle, Shen Yue was only older than a year than her and how can she speak about being young. She herself had her hair up in a flying immortal hairstyle with a pink dress which was very light like a fairy. She wanted to be a talent so why should she compare?
They finished talking but Shen Miao kept quiet and only smiled at them, and they did not know what she was thinking. Finally Shen Qing felt uncomfortable with that look and snapped at the maid standing by the carriage, “Chun Tao, what are you standing there for? Still don’t bring Fifth Younger Sister to change her clothes?”
“Not required.” Shen Miao interrupted her words and put up a timely sorrowful demeanour, “There is a reason for today’s appearance. I especially like the jewellery that Second Shen gave to me and intentionally did not wear them.
A few of them look at each other and did not understand Shen Miao’s meaning. Gu Yu and Jing Zhe also look at one another before looking confusingly at Shen Miao.
“Father is currently far away in the Northwest region, leading soldiers into bloody battles. The Xiong Bu have yet to retreated and the soldiers wear cold amours while I am here in the capital wearing brocade garments and enjoying jaded meals, being carefree and enjoying the tranquillity as I appreciate the flowers and compose poems. I am truly ashamed.” Shen Miao slighted bowed her head as her voice lightened, “Last night Bodhisattva entered my dream and wanted me to pray sincerely. Thus I have decided to wear plainly with lesser colours until Father return back and no longer wear bright clothes or jewellery.”
No one expected that Shen Miao would suddenly make such a speech. Normally her words were spoken so timidly that it was unclear, let alone could she speak with such punctilious words eloquently. Shen Yue and Shen Qing were so surprised that they could not speak while Chen Rou Qiu held her head as if deep in thought. It was Ren Wan Yun who was embarrassed. Shen Miao words sounded that she alone prayed sincerely for her father but what were these Shen family doing? But she definitely not want her Qing-er to wear such plain clothes to attend the Chrysanthemum banquet too. Ren Wan Yun gritted her teeth and persuaded lovingly, “Even it was like this, you are also a young lady and did not have to think about such heavy thoughts and relax during the Chrysanthemum banquet…”
But Shen Miao suddenly gave a big bow to Ren Wan Yun, “Beseeching Second Shen to fulfil Shen Miao’s act of filial piety.”
They were standing at the main doors of Shen residence and there were many passer-by. When Shen Miao gave such a big bow, many of the passing people could not help but cast a curious eye towards them.
Ren Wan Yun could let Shen Miao wear beautiful clothes to maintain the reputation of Shen residence, but Ren Wan Yun dare not fulfil Shen Miao’s act of filial piety?
Their own family’s eldest brother was in the battle in the Northwest region. Not considering that they themselves did not pray for him, what kind of intentions did they have for not allowing his daughter to fulfil the act of filial piety?
Ren Wan Yun’s face suddenly turned green as she did not expect Shen Miao to reply like this which made her so suffocated as she was unable to refuse. Ren Wan Yun quickly let Chun Tao support Shen Miao up and said, “This child. How would Second shen not fulfil your act of filial piety? It is tough for you to have such a mind like this at such a young age. Never mind, dress plainly then.”
Shen Qing was still somewhat not happy about it but did not refute her mother’s intentions. Both Shen Yue and her mother seem to understood something and when they look at Shen Miao again, their vision was different.
“However,” Ren Wan Yun smiled, “Our carriage is currently full. Let the steward prepare another one specifically for Little Five. It would also be spacious. Little Five will follow after the second carriage and head out later.”
In every Chrysanthemum banquet, Shen Miao would ride in a carriage with both mother and daughter pairs. It was just an additional person, how can anyone unable to squeeze in. To have such an attitude today, it must be deliberate.
Ren Wan Yun also had her own thoughts. Shen Qing had reached an age to look for marriageable partners but Shen Xin’s official ranking was higher than Shen Gui, thus those higher ranking family would consider Shen Miao first. Since Shen Miao was foolish and dumb, if there was no one guiding her, most probably she would make a fool of herself. Only with that, can Shen Qing’s magnanimous be outstanding.
So she had deliberately prepared two horse carriages. Chen Rou Qiu and her daughter was playing with her so she would naturally not refuse it.
“Alright, will do as instructed by Second Shen.” Shen Miao said with a smile.
Ren Wan Yun was somewhat flabbergasted as she did not think that Shen Miao would agree to it so easily. Shen Miao has always been timid and previously would always stick with Shen Yue and Shen Qing. She thought that it would be difficult for her to sit alone in a carriage and did not think that Shen Miao would simply not refuse.
As a result, the words that she had previously prepared was made redundant.
“If there is nothing the matter then Shen Miao would go up to the carriage first.” She quickly gave her greetings to the four of them and went up her own carriage.
That carriage was also considered spacious but was not as refined as Ren Wan Yun’s one.
Gu Yu said angrily, “Not mentioning about letting Young Lady sit alone in a horse carriage but also to let one travel behind. What kind of intention is this?”
Jing Zhe glance over at Shen Miao with a look of concern as she sighed softly in her heart.
Shen Miao’s slights stared deeply onto the candied confections as her hands gradually clenched.
They want to ruin the reputation of the First Household and deliberately extending the distance between the First Household so that when she was laughed at, Shen Xin’s name would be blackened?
She would like to see at the end who will be the one that would feel of suffocated.
Awwwwww I’m really she only has her own servants to rely on since her family is away.
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She still have her faithful 4 servants 🙂
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i could understand her father being away, but did the author mention why her mother went too? unless she is some kind of doctor or allowed to fight too which i doubt. thats just irresponsible leaving her daughter in a den of wolves
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definitely! she just left her daughter with no backing or education! does she just not care?
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For whatever reason people defending her parents, I’m still siding with the one who annoyed by them. I mean like people saying her parents gave everything she want in her last life, that’s why she’s not blaming the family. Oh well kid early years also as important as in later years. The parents and brother were responsible for her personality being spoiled, naive, stupid, she knows nothing about the world. And what the parents did in the past life is just like what normal people did when they can’t turn things over and ridden by guilt, hence they will give everything. Because they are indeed in the wrong at the first place. I really want them to get a glimpse of their past life or even now that their only daughter always became a world best clown.
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ughh okay author.. you’ve stretched out this meeting between the main leads at this banquent long enough! I better see the main guy’s jaw drop at seeing how pretty our girl is in the next chapter!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thank you for the chapter as always!
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Haha… Lets not bring the expectations up 😛
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Urmmm…. this meeting is nothing much actually, the romance is slow burning takes up to years before XJX acts and that is due to everyone scramming for SM hand for marriage.
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SM’s hand for marriage? Wow, I definitely want to see that~
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ahhhhhhh man this is going to be such torture waiting for their love to develop.
but i’ll wait patiently because i just love this story!!!!
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The banquet will not disappoint. There is much spite squee awaiting.
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Thank you so much!! 😘😘😘
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Thank you for the chapter.
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Thanks for the chapter!!! ❤️❤️❤️
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Thank you for the chapter. 🙂
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Lol. What they did, she could refute couldn’t she? I mean, she’s the legitimate daughter of the main house, her carriage should be ahead regardless if the madams of the branches are around and her mother is not.
It’s like a hierarchy.
Those witches!!! I can’t wait to see them look like fools on the sideline when our little empress starts impressing people.
I want to see them utterly shamed and embarrassed, until they can’t hold their heads up!!! Gaaah!!!
Anyways, thanks for the translation!!!
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Just to help a bit…
It really look ugly. = It really looks ugly
jewellery = jewelry
styled her hear = styled her hair
Shen Yue and Shen Miao was so surprised =Shen Yue and Shen Qing (i think… Or someone else. XD)
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She could but no point to win such better if there is no benefits… Tomorrow chapter will show that she did not need to say a word to deliver a smackdown… hehe… Thanks for spotting those! Have amended it all except jewellry cause its using the British way instead of American… 🙂
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Oh right. There is that.
Spelling difference depending on which dictionary. XDDD
I totally missed that. Fufufu~
It’s a pleasure to help~
The story has me hooked so far.
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Shen Yue and Shen Qing was so surprised >> Shen Yue and Shen Qing were so surprised
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*Muacks* Updated!
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Thanks for the chapter 😄. Looking forward to the next one.
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Thanks for supporting!!! The next chapter will be up tomorrow
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Wohohoho!! Shen Miao Rocks!
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Arrrgh I wanna kick their butt and slap them..
How dare ren wan yu tell Shen Miao to change clothes, she is absolutly looks beautiful… (>,<)
I Can't wait for the next chapter and thank you for transalate yeayyy (^,^)
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I feel like rubbing soil on their clothes… 😛
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thank you for the new chapter 🙂
I hope Shen Miao will stomp all of the stupid traitorous ladies from her family!! Quickly! I can’t bear the waiting haha
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Just one more day for the next chapter! 😛
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Thank you so much!! Secured to see what or lead has up her sleeves.
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Thanks for supporting!!! Just one day to wait and read 😛
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Omg, these snakes. I agree with one commenter, the author is stretching the wait for the meeting too much xD
Thank you for the chapter!!
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Also want to add that I kaughed out loud when she brought up the wanting to be filial excuse. Hahaha. She brought Buddha into the argument, what can they say?
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Yeah!!! How could they beat our Empress just by their words? 😛
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Thanks for the chapter! I’m really looking forward to SM seeing the ML at the banquet. Hopefully that will be soon 🙂
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Thanks for supporting!!! The male lead will not come out so soon… We need to let SM have everyone envy first 😛
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Thanks for the chapter!
What does a cloud topknot look like?
Also, here’s a correction:
she had styled her
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Thanks for supporting! Unfortunately I have no idea… I imagine something wavy???
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Am I totally weirs cause I totally blame the parents. Or more specifically the mother. I mean if you’re going to dump your child of with your relatives and be gone for years on end then don’t have one to begin with. Arghh just so annoyed for the MC even her foolish naive original timeliness self.
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Nope, I initially also did it but afterwards the author did explain and it was understandable… Everything was not as it seems 🙂
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Question: was it meant as unable or uneasy in the line below:
“was the darkest and naturally she was unable about it”
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Uneasy… Thanks for spotting that! 🙂
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Oh I’m already picturing scene here, with the 2nd and 3rd household being looked down and bullying the first household and everyone would pity the cute adorable Shen Miao. ❤
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Unfortunately the 2nd and 3rd household has poisoned everyone minds that they are perfect but Shen Miao is the idiot and stupid and silly one… 😦
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Wow, they really have no restrain to shame Shen Miao.. (itch to slap their mouth.. :D)
Thank god this is her 2nd life so she could avoid for getting embarrassed.. And thanks for the chapter, couldn’t wait for tomorrow..
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I support you in the slap!!! 😛
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“Damn! Who is that girl? She’s so pretty….” “That’s Shen Miao!” “What?! No way! That trash?” “What trash! How can a trash be that beautiful.” “Right, right. Look how elegant she’s.” “Right! She’s much more beautiful than her sisters!” “Oh, as expected of Shen’s young miss. Incredible indeed.”
I think something like that will happen….. Thanks for the chapter desu~
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*Slow clap* You predict well… Thumbs up!
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Nah it will start with those 2 girls and their mothers, everyone is fixated on them… saying this and that then Empress Shen will walk in and suck the air out of everyone making them just part of her entourage.
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There must be something else going on besides using her as a foil. After all, isn’t there a danger that they would be too successful and nobody would want to marry into the family with such a ditzy relative? If the competition is so stiff, surely getting rid of her won’t improve their chances that much–they still have loads of other young ladies to compete with. Conversely, if she marries well it can only be a boon for them and attract more worthy men to their household. the reasoning of the aunts is shallow. Which brings it down to pure meanness actually, and hatred for her father’s family.
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It goes along as what you have mentioned, they are so focus on the internal enemy (SM & family) that they have forgotten that there are so many external competition. Much further chapters will show that it is their two families that will suffer when the First household move out…
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Thank you for the chapter~
I look forward to her revenge!!!!
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Thank you for the chapter!!! I’m so excited for the banquet and examinations, I just really want to see her family members, especially those awful cousins of hers, be jealous and shocked at our lovely SM’s skills and wisdom ! ^.^
Her family is so annoying tbh….to think they would go to such lengths to embarrass her, ugh. Can’t wait until they get their comeuppance! SM will make sure they get exactly what they deserve !!
Also XJX is going to be amazed by SM just like other boys, I really hope we meet more characters!! ^.^
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Her family members will only turn up much much later… After the exams and some events… 😛
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Oh, when I wrote family members I meant the other two branches haha! Although I’m excited to meet her nuclear family, I’m sure her parents are wonderful people and her older brother is probably a handsome and upright person~
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It cool to see how sm plotted her revenge and standing up againts the 2nd and 3rd household. I wonder how she was molded to what she is currently from fool and timid self. And yet still got backstabbed by her hb. (Past lifetime)
And i can not help and think. If sm is not what is she now. She wouldnt get jinxing attention. It doesnt make sense. She can do all this because she is basically 30 something old mentally. She can bewitch all the guys if she want to. What is revenge when you have a cheat sheet. So i am still on the edge reading this novel. Cause to me it doesnt make sense.
The author even write about how smart this young marquis is. And yet he died young anyway from the emperor plot or whatever.
What part of it is smart about him.
I know i dont make any sense lol. I wonder anyone else thingking the same like me.
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They alienated the one giving them money… oh what morons.
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I love how loyal her servants are
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I am re-reading after a few years and it’s as awesome as I remembered. But man, the overuse of the word “female” is driving me insane in the membrane.
Female is an adjective, not a noun. It’s also a fairly clinical one so while “a group of female hamsters” is OK, “a group of females” is begging the question female what? It wouldn’t be female humans, because there are actual words specifically for that – ladies, women, girls, princesses, etc. Using “females” to describe women, or “males” to describe men, is degrading and I swear, the origins are from people hearing it on TV shows like COPS where the term is used to describe suspects and is meant to be clinical.
Picky, I know, but my inner editor/writer gets that nails on a chalkboard/chewing on aluminum foil feeling every time. Since I see that you’re doing some re-edits, I thought I’d see if I can nudge it in the right direction. I’m only this picky because the quality is that good.
Really, though, a great job! One of my first books in this genre and still one of my favorites. Thanks for all your hard work.
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