Chapter 160 - 102: Sang 2 Rabbit Strikes Again
And then came the embroidery. This was a skill that the original hostess had mastered well, and Ran Yan inherited her abilities. Embroidery naturally posed no problem for her, but Xing’s Wife always found her posture peculiar. The ideal was to slowly embroider with an orchid finger raised, which best exemplified a woman’s gentleness and grace. Yet when it came to Ran Yan, her stitching was fast and fierce, hardly different from when she stitched up corpses, a sight Xing’s Wife and the others were fortunate enough not to have witnessed Ran Yan performing on human bodies.
Composing poetry... hit Ran Yan’s weakest spot. If embroidery was a residual instinct of the body, then poetry composition required the use of the brain. The soul had already been switched with another person, leaving none of the original hostess’s talent behind. Ran Yan racked her brains, searched every nook and cranny of her mind, and went through all the ancient poems she could remember. She pieced together fragments and incomplete lines that could be counted on her fingers.
In the end, Xing’s Wife merely mumbled, "Wife, knowing your letters and understanding principles is enough."
The only thing that Ran Yan was good at and enjoyed, was chess. But Xing’s Wife felt this could be considered an optional skill.
As Xing’s Wife found new ways to torment Ran Yan, Ran Yan began to torment the maids in turn.
Days passed with Ran Yan either being tormented or tormenting others, and half a month went by. Ran Yunsheng secretly visited her four or five times, always with a trace of tiredness on his face. Ran Yan never asked him about the marriage directly but discreetly sent people to inquire.
Ran Yunsheng was not an easy person to handle, so the marriage talks between the Ran and Qi families remained in discussion, with no conclusion reached.
With the Mid-Autumn Festival approaching, Ran Yan had been in retreat at the convent for some time. Due to her absence from the public eye during this period, rumors about her were gradually replaced by other gossip. The latest and hottest topic was the murder case near Yuncong Temple.