Chapter 13

Translator: Exodus Tales

Editor: Exodus Tales

Nan Guang took a deep breath again.

Chaowen Yard was the biggest and most extravagant place in the residence!

It was said that two hundred years ago, the Nan family built the place especially for the emperor to stay when he was patrolling outside the palace, even the plaque was inscribed by the emperor himself.

After many years of repairs and construction, the entire mansion was extremely magnificent. Why was it given to the lowly adoptive son to stay?

Nan Baoyi was stunned.

She looked at Chang Xin inexplicably and then at Xiao Yi, feeling something was wrong somewhere.

Everything was fine, why did she have to move in with the powerful minister?

Also, in the shortest time, Yu Wei heard about Nan Baoyi and Nan Yan’s dispute clearly. Yu Wei leaned over to whisper something to Xiao Yi.

Xiao Yi carelessly touched the teacups, “It seems Miss Nan Yan is educated, you must have read a lot of books.”

Nan Yan smiled politely, ignoring him.

He was only a lowly adoptive son, not worth it for her to pay attention to him.

Just in case she was nice to him and he relied on her, that would be troublesome.

Nan Baozhu could not get used to Nan Yan’s arrogant attitude, she stretched her neck and said, “Isn’t it? She was just talking about how thriftiness can cultivate virtue, advising everyone to live frugally!”

Xiao Yi’s thin lips smirked, “Miss Nan Yan must be a very thrifty person then.”

Hearing that compliment, Old Madam raised her brows.

Since she was a person who was used to hard work, she smiled at Nan Yan and said, “If that’s the case, our family should not stop you from being thrifty and ruin your virtues. Aunt Ji, tell the maids, from today onwards, the kitchen need not send any lavish meals to Jinyi Pavilion. Plain and simple food will do. Also, tell the housekeepers not to send any silk clothing or jewelry. She will only be happy with plain cotton clothing and simple hairpins.”

Nan Baoyi chuckled silently.

She looked at Nan Yan quietly. The girl’s face turned green and trembling visibly.

She entered Nan residence for wealth and riches and now her life was the same as when she was out there, wouldn’t she be furious?

She leaned towards Old Madam’s ear, feeling shy, “Grandmother loves Jiaojiao…”

Old Madam lovingly scraped the tip of her fair tender nose, smiling widely.

…

Nan Baoyi had a lot of belongings.

When she moved out of Jinyi Pavilion, trunks of belongings were carried one by one as if it would never stop. The maids in the residence were stunned.

The one that caught people’s eye was the dowry her mother left for her.

Her mother was the eldest daughter of a rich and wealthy family. When she was married over, there were ten miles of red decorations with one hundred and twenty trunks of dowry. All the ladies in Jinguan City were envious.

Grandmother and Elder Sister-in-law were nice people and did not touch her dowry. They asked Nan Baoyi to keep it for herself and so all the dowry was stored in the storeroom in Jinyi Pavilion.

Nan Baoyi held a bowl of bird’s nest soup and looked at the servants moving her dowry.

In the previous life, she saw Nan Yan as her own big sister. Nan Yan cried to her saying that Madam Liu’s lowly status could not give her any grand dignity, so she generously gave half of her dowry to Nan Yan.

However, what Nan Yan longed for was not only her dowry…

The girl ate a mouthful of bird’s nest and the corners of her mouth curled up in sarcasm.

“Sister…”

A soft and weak voice was heard.

Nan Yan timidly leaned behind the door, her eyes red with tears.

Nan Baoyi smiled slightly, “Are you sending me off?”

Nan Yan took out her handkerchief and wiped off her tears, “Sister, I know that you are afraid I will take away all the affection when I entered the residence so you wronged me for pushing you. But I promise I will love you like my own little sister and won’t take away anything from you! Since young, I have been living a hard life outside. Why don’t you take pity on me and not give me a hard time anymore? There will be one more person to love you in the family, isn’t that good?”

Nan Baoyi slowly passed the small golden bowl to He Ye.

She took out a white jade ornament that was placed on the waist to slow a person’s walking pace and lifted it to the sky to inspect, “Look at this sister, is this ornament beautiful?”

Nan Yan looked at it.

The white jade ornament was exquisite and knew that it was very expensive.

Nan Baoyi’s things are all the best.

She gripped her handkerchief tightly and smiled a smile that did not reach her eyes, “Sister’s things are obviously beautiful and expensive.”

“What a pity, I don’t like it.”

Nan Baoyi threw the ornament.

The fine white jade was broken and smashed into pieces.

Nan Yan frowned, feeling distressed seeing such a waste.

“The things that I don’t like, even if it was beautiful to other people, I will destroy it.” Nan Baoyi stood up lazily, “It’s getting dark, I need to check on my new place. Sister need not send me off.”

After she left, the maid was confused, “Miss, what did Nan Baoyi mean by that?”

Nan Yan bit her lower lip harshly, “What else, obviously she was scolding me indirectly, right?”

It’s just that she did not understand. She was clearly playing the role of a good sister and did not cause any obstruction. Why was her hostility so strong?

The maid sighed, “Nan Baoyi is so mean. Just because she is the daughter of the first wife, she is now bullying miss, even I can’t bear to watch it! God is so unfair, such a bad person could have so much dowry. Miss is kind and educated and yet has nothing at all…”

Nan Yan stared at the dowry being carried out like flowing water and could not help but feeling heartache.

She was thirteen years old. Her mother wanted to marry into the Nan family to give her an official status so that she could find a good marriage.

But looking at what happened today, even if she got a good family she could marry into, she did not have as much dowry as Nan Baoyi.

When she was married into her husband’s family, they would also look down on her.

She clutched her handkerchief, suddenly thinking of a good idea.

…

Nan Baoyi saw Xiao Yi at the entrance in Chaowen Yard.

The teenager wore round neck black robes, revealing a white frock with collars. He was looking handsome and graceful.

“Second Brother!” She called out sweetly, “From today onwards, please take care of me!”

“So noisy.” Xiao Yi looked at her coldly.

Nan Baoyi curved her eyebrows, “Everyone said Second Brother is brilliant and knowledgeable, can you explain to me, what does Chaowen mean?”

Men usually liked to be flattered and liked to show off their own capabilities in front of others. She felt that Xiao Yi was also the same.

Xiao Yi looked at the plaque deeply, his eyes had complex emotions that she could not read.

After a while, he lightly explained, “Knowledge in the morning, dying at sunset.”

Nan Baoyi, “Meaning as long as I gained knowledge in the morning, I should die at night?”

Xiao Yi mocked, “There is so much knowledge to gain in a lifetime. If every time you understand something you need to die, then how many times do you need to die?”

Nan Baoyi nodded silently.

In the previous life, she already made a mistake of not seeing people clearly. When she understood it, she was already near death.

Being able to rebirth was a gift from God. But how many times would she be given the chance?

In this life, she must go the smart way!

Her beautiful phoenix eyes teared up. She lifted her sleeves and wiped her tears. She looked up and said, “Second Brother, you are really very smart and brilliant. From now on I will follow and learn from you properly, don’t be annoyed by me, okay?”