Chapter 107: Deceiving Uncle Sheng (4)
Sheng Qianmo stretched out his hand and held her in his embrace.
He leaned down on some of her black hair, closed his eyes in comfort, and stayed silent.
It seemed to be the first time that he simply wanted to hold Shu Nuan in his embrace and do nothing.
As for the girl in his arms, she was flustered.
Nuan tried to say something in a whisper.
“What is it?” he asked.
Shu Nuan hesitated for a moment, but then she stretched out her petite arms and encircled his waist.
Together, they lay there immersed in the starlight.
It was a great, warm feeling.
It felt good enough for her to bear a fantasy: Wen Zhigu probably didn’t know what kind of person Sheng Qianmo was. Zhigu was wrong in thinking that Sheng Qianmo was indifferent to the fate of her and others like her.
***
The next day, Shu Nuan was in a great mood. Before leaving for the academy, she was hugged by Sheng Qianmo and kissed in front of the door for a long time. In the end, she couldn’t help but ask for mercy.
“I am late…”
Sheng Qianmo let her go and ordered Li Yuan to take her to the academy.
Upon arriving, Shu Nuan found out that Wen Zhigu was absent. She’d asked for a leave by claiming she was unwell.
In Class 1, Ji Xubai looked a lot colder than usual. He kept finding faults with the students, which made them all feel tense. Shu Nuan had a hard time staying awake during class. She was about to lie down for a rest when a few students who’d gone out between classes came back. They cast scornful looks at her and whispered with bowed heads.
When Shu Nuan had been in Class 10, Sheng Gu had often given her such looks. So, it was clear at once to her what was probably going on…
At that moment, she heard a sarcastic voice from behind her.
“How shameful! Even though she’s pregnant, she won’t stop coming to the academy… “
As the words fell, some of the students sneered.
“Shu Nuan’s look was so shameless. Just yesterday she aborted her child, and today she’s already attending, looking the same as ever.”
A male student with some seniority stood up. He reprimanded,
“Everyone here has the same status. What nonsense is that?”
As Shu Nuan listened, she understood the meaning of their words. She took a deep breath, put down her books, and stood up. She looked at the students who’d criticized her, and asked, “Who told you that?”
“You’ve been to Class 10 before.” [1]
Shu Nuan stared at the one who’d answered before indifferently turning around and leaving.
On the way, many people threw all kinds of mocking looks at her. However, Shu Nuan ignored them all. Passing through the long corridor, she arrived at the door to Class 10.
She clearly heard someone inside asking Sheng Gu about her. Then she heard about herself buying musk and aborting a child.
“Didn’t I hear before that the Fourth Prince dotes on Shu Nuan? He even let her, a slave from a defeated kingdom, attend the Yulin Academy. Maybe even the examination results were shady business. Otherwise, how could she suddenly jump to Class 1?”
“Yeah! No matter how pampered, she is just a slave from the Qing Kingdom. Such a noble man as the Fourth Prince naturally can’t let her keep his child.”
“I wonder. Is it possible Shu Nuan seduced others behind the Fourth Prince’s back… Otherwise, why would she go buy musk by herself?”
Shu Nuan turned a deaf ear to the gossip and walked in. The students who’d been talking around Sheng Gu saw her coming. They were startled and got out of her way, but their eyes were filled with disdain.
Shu Nuan steadily walked to go stand in front of Sheng Gu.
The princess frowned and stood up.
“What are you doing–“
But before her words were finished, Shu Nuan let loose a slap on her face.
——-
[1] – Just in case it’s still confusing, it’s an indirect/clever way of telling her where they’d heard it from.
Chapter 107: Deceiving Uncle Sheng (4)
Sheng Qianmo stretched out his hand and held her in his embrace.
He leaned down on some of her black hair, closed his eyes in comfort, and stayed silent.
It seemed to be the first time that he simply wanted to hold Shu Nuan in his embrace and do nothing.
As for the girl in his arms, she was flustered.
Nuan tried to say something in a whisper.
“What is it?” he asked.
Shu Nuan hesitated for a moment, but then she stretched out her petite arms and encircled his waist.
Together, they lay there immersed in the starlight.
It was a great, warm feeling.
It felt good enough for her to bear a fantasy: Wen Zhigu probably didn’t know what kind of person Sheng Qianmo was. Zhigu was wrong in thinking that Sheng Qianmo was indifferent to the fate of her and others like her.
***
The next day, Shu Nuan was in a great mood. Before leaving for the academy, she was hugged by Sheng Qianmo and kissed in front of the door for a long time. In the end, she couldn’t help but ask for mercy.
“I am late…”
Sheng Qianmo let her go and ordered Li Yuan to take her to the academy.
Upon arriving, Shu Nuan found out that Wen Zhigu was absent. She’d asked for a leave by claiming she was unwell.
In Class 1, Ji Xubai looked a lot colder than usual. He kept finding faults with the students, which made them all feel tense. Shu Nuan had a hard time staying awake during class. She was about to lie down for a rest when a few students who’d gone out between classes came back. They cast scornful looks at her and whispered with bowed heads.
When Shu Nuan had been in Class 10, Sheng Gu had often given her such looks. So, it was clear at once to her what was probably going on…
At that moment, she heard a sarcastic voice from behind her.
“How shameful! Even though she’s pregnant, she won’t stop coming to the academy… “
As the words fell, some of the students sneered.
“Shu Nuan’s look was so shameless. Just yesterday she aborted her child, and today she’s already attending, looking the same as ever.”
A male student with some seniority stood up. He reprimanded,
“Everyone here has the same status. What nonsense is that?”
As Shu Nuan listened, she understood the meaning of their words. She took a deep breath, put down her books, and stood up. She looked at the students who’d criticized her, and asked, “Who told you that?”
“You’ve been to Class 10 before.” [1]
Shu Nuan stared at the one who’d answered before indifferently turning around and leaving.
On the way, many people threw all kinds of mocking looks at her. However, Shu Nuan ignored them all. Passing through the long corridor, she arrived at the door to Class 10.
She clearly heard someone inside asking Sheng Gu about her. Then she heard about herself buying musk and aborting a child.
“Didn’t I hear before that the Fourth Prince dotes on Shu Nuan? He even let her, a slave from a defeated kingdom, attend the Yulin Academy. Maybe even the examination results were shady business. Otherwise, how could she suddenly jump to Class 1?”
“Yeah! No matter how pampered, she is just a slave from the Qing Kingdom. Such a noble man as the Fourth Prince naturally can’t let her keep his child.”
“I wonder. Is it possible Shu Nuan seduced others behind the Fourth Prince’s back… Otherwise, why would she go buy musk by herself?”
Shu Nuan turned a deaf ear to the gossip and walked in. The students who’d been talking around Sheng Gu saw her coming. They were startled and got out of her way, but their eyes were filled with disdain.
Shu Nuan steadily walked to go stand in front of Sheng Gu.
The princess frowned and stood up.
“What are you doing–“
But before her words were finished, Shu Nuan let loose a slap on her face.
——-
[1] – Just in case it’s still confusing, it’s an indirect/clever way of telling her where they’d heard it from.
