Chapter 974: Friends (5)
Everyone then left the room and followed a corridor towards a Warm Pavilion deep in the Plum Grove.
"Xinxin, you are so amazing," Wei Yao had been following Yang Ruxin closely, and now her eyes shone with admiration.
"Actually, it’s not that I’m amazing, it’s that they are too foolish," Yang Ruxin said with a smile, "and moreover, because they don’t understand me at all, they try to harm me. Then, they can only humiliate themselves."
"You really are different from others," Wei Yao sighed with envy, "I really admire you."
"If you want to fear no one, you have to become strong yourself," Yang Ruxin glanced at Wei Yao, "Only when you are strong enough, you won’t need to look at other people’s faces..."
"It’s easy to say, but it’s so hard," Wei Yao sighed.
Yang Ruxin didn’t know what to say, so she just patted the back of Wei Yao’s hand. The shackles this era placed on women were too many. She was grateful she had arrived in a rural area rather than a grand household, with no relatives constantly suppressing her with rules. She was also grateful for having met a man who trusted her unconditionally. And with her "golden finger," she could fearlessly do as she pleased. As for others... that was indeed more difficult.
"Can I be friends with you?" Wei Yao’s spirit only dampened momentarily, and then her large, bright eyes sparkled once again.
"Why not?" Yang Ruxin raised her eyebrows slightly.
"Will you look down on my status as a concubine’s daughter?" Wei Yao was slightly conflicted again, "Many legitimate young ladies in town don’t like to associate with concubine-born girls..."