Chapter 200 - 198: How His Concubine Came to Be Called Madame Xue
Shen Yinning was feeling embarrassed for Luo Wanxiang when someone suddenly tugged at her sleeve.
She turned her head, and Xue Qingqing looked up at her pitifully and whispered, "Sister Shen, the new year is already over. When will my sister come back?"
The young girl was convinced that Shen Yinning knew her sister’s whereabouts.
But she also understood that, for some reason, it wasn’t convenient to speak openly about it.
She waited patiently, but her longing became overwhelming, so she couldn’t help but quietly inquire.
Shen Yinning glanced toward Luo Wanxiang, a calculating glimmer flashing through her phoenix-shaped eyes, then said playfully, "Perhaps she’ll be back very soon."
On the other side, Luo Wanxiang had used all her efforts to gain even a glance from Xue Ling, but he disdainfully turned away and walked off.
Her temper flared, and she suddenly threw her ornamental sword to the ground in public.
The other young ladies present were bewildered.
Shangguan Yu asked cautiously, "What’s wrong, Second Miss Luo? Did someone upset you?"
Luo Wanxiang shot a glance at Xue Ling’s retreating figure and, as if afraid he wouldn’t hear her, raised her voice: "Who could possibly upset me? I’m just in a bad mood, that’s all! Can you all stop asking? Can you just leave me alone?! You’re all just a bunch of powder-faced women who will never understand me! My problems—I’ve had to solve them alone my entire life, from childhood to now, carrying everything myself. No one has ever truly cared about me..."
The more she spoke, the more aggrieved she became. Suddenly, she cupped her hands around her mouth and shouted to the sky, "Luo Wanxiang, you must be strong! If no one shields you from the wind and rain, you must learn to hold your own umbrella!"