Chapter 424 - 403: One More Update
"I understand," Zheng Nianru did not let Housekeeper He continue. The inevitable outcome would always arrive, and if her father’s illness last lifetime was anything like it is now, perhaps she even reduced the time she infuriated him.
Ju Nanyi’s hand, which held the carving tool, paused momentarily. What was wrong with Prince Duan? In the next instant, he had vaguely guessed some possibilities.
The Prince Duan he had encountered was different from the one in the rumors. He had been puzzled before, but now it seemed his suspicions were not unfounded.
"This piece is good," Zheng Nianru’s voice was gentle, occasionally drifting from behind Ju Nanyi, as if tearing through the misaligned fabric of time and space. She was also behind him, during leisurely times in her boudoir, appraising the work of the Embroidery Girl.
Yes, this piece is good. It was a phrase she often used. When in a good mood, she was not stingy with her praise. When she needed your help, her sweet words poured out like honey from a jar, coating your heart with sweetness.
But now, were they to become so distant from one another?
Ju Nanyi did not understand why, in this lifetime, things differed from his memories. She had never directed her attention toward him at all, even as Prince Duan’s relationship with him grew closer than in the last lifetime, and yet, Zheng Nianru still did not notice him.
Why was that?
Ju Nanyi did not know where the problem lay, but he was quite clear about one thing: without more effort on his part, he virtually had no chance in this lifetime.