Chapter 180: Before Dawn
Zheng Nianru stopped in her tracks, her eyes thoughtfully fixed on Nanmen Yuyan, who had suddenly appeared before her. To Zheng Nianru, this person was all too familiar; she had secretly observed her standing in the limelight in front of others numerous times.
In a previous life, she was the one who had the right to stand openly by Zheng Congyuan’s side. Educated and intelligent, graceful and wise, she was the candidate for Crown Princess Consort ardently advocated for by the Empress Dowager and the Empress, the one prophesied by Qiandao Temple.
So what?
"Commandery Princess Chao Ren," Nanmen Yuyan caught up and, after chasing after her, couldn’t help but pant for breath. Once her breathing steadied, she finally gave a bow.
"I greet Commandery Princess Chao Ren," Nanmen Yuyan said, bowing respectfully.
"By rights, you shouldn’t know me." And I also don’t wish to know you.
Zheng Nianru looked at the woman who had appeared before her, carrying too much of her own emotions in a previous life to ever seriously and objectively evaluate her. But now, she looked earnestly.
Yes, even now, Zheng Nianru didn’t feel she was inferior to her in any way, at least, she was more beautiful than her counterpart. Zheng Nianru had always been confident in her beauty, even now, before reaching the state she would achieve in a few years.
"Commandery Princess Chao Ren, my mistress is the eldest daughter of the Shiping Aristocratic Family, Nanmen Yuyan," replied a maid respectfully at her side.
"So what?" Zheng Nianru started slowly, So what? There seemed to be no reason for Nanmen Yuyan to appear before her.
Nanmen Yuyan was taken aback, her gaze falling on Zheng Nianru before her, recalling those words.