Chapter 1488 - 307, Proposing in Person (24)
The two of them remained silent the entire way until they returned to Lady Meng’s courtyard, where Lady Meng finally couldn’t help but speak out: "What was that just now? Are you still thinking of Xia Zheng?"
As she saw her mother’s angry look, Yao Hanai slightly lowered her gaze and remained silent.
This silent demeanor instantly ignited the fury in Lady Meng’s heart, and she huffed angrily, scolding: "Are you muddled, child? You’re about to marry into Xiliang in a political match, and yet you are still foolishly dreaming of marrying Xia Zheng? If you had the ability to capture his heart, that would be one thing, but you don’t even have that; you can’t even outdo a simple village girl, so what face do you have to call yourself the number one talented woman of the Capital city?"
Lady Meng’s words shook Yao Hanai to the core, and she couldn’t help but sneer inwardly. The number one talented woman of the Capital city? Ha, she wished she weren’t that woman at all so she wouldn’t have to worry about being sold off to Xiliang in exchange for the common people’s peaceful lives.
She wasn’t of the royal family. What did the well-being of those border common folks have to do with her? All she wanted was to marry Xia Zheng, to find a man who would be devoted to her for a lifetime. It didn’t matter to her whether the man liked her or not, as long as he didn’t take any concubines, that would be enough.
Exiting Lady Meng’s courtyard, Yao Hanai felt a bit dazed for a moment. Was she really going to give up on Xia Zheng and just marry any man?
Mo Zhu quietly followed behind Yao Hanai, and seeing her silent for so long, she was almost frantic with worry.
Mo Zhu glanced at the pebble on the ground, her eyes rolled, and with a kick, she sent it flying ahead.
Yao Hanai was already preoccupied, how could she have seen that sudden flying pebble?
With a cry of "Aiyo," Yao Hanai stumbled, nearly falling to the ground.
A hint of smugness crossed Mo Zhu’s eyes as she immediately stepped forward with quick reflexes to support her, anxiously asking, "Miss, how are you? Are you all right?"