Chapter 9 New Toy
"Sister, look, she really isn't any legitimate master." Talented Lady Jing whispered, while Zheng Nianru's figure was not far ahead, moving in a direction that was not towards any main palace, not even resembling a proper main palace.
Liang Qingyue also developed some speculations in her heart. It must have been some scheming minister trying to please His Majesty by sending such a person to the palace, covertly because her identity wasn't suitable to be made public. With such an appearance and status, combined with a lack of understanding of the rules, she likely wasn't the legitimate daughter of any serious minister, at most a concubine daughter, and possibly even of a background that couldn't be exposed.
"Forget it, Sister Jing, we better not follow her anymore, better to mind our own business than to add more," Liang Qingyue said uneasily, gripping the excited face of Talented Lady Jing, somewhat scared.
"What's there to be afraid of? We're not afraid of her! Let's go—" Talented Lady Jing grabbed Chong Rong's hand and walked quickly forward, with several palace maids and nannies hurrying to follow.
Zheng Nianru had been walking slowly to begin with, and due to the snow just after the clearing skies, the snow in the corners had not yet melted completely, mixing with mud dirty and muddy, making Zheng Nianru even more reluctant to walk.
"I'm throwing away these shoes when we get back," Zheng Nianru complained, her mood worsening because her shoes got stained with black mud.
"We'll throw them away, we'll throw them away," Nanny Yun agreed, nodding. Hurry up, little master.
Liang Chongrong and Talented Lady Jing had caught up by now. From such a close distance, Talented Lady Jing was even more stunned by the young girl's beauty, like a bud yet to bloom. Not just men would feel pity seeing her, but even women could feel enough envy.
"Is this sister newly arrived?" Talented Lady Jing asked with a smile, "Your face is unfamiliar, how may I address you?"