Chapter 39

Bo He’s eyes sparkled. “I will bring you there, my Lady!”

Mu Jin glanced at Bo He and was about to open her mouth, but Han Jing stopped her. “Don’t worry, everything is going to be fine. Dong Bao is still recuperating from her injury. You stay here and take care of her, just in case anything happens.”

“Yes,” Mu Jin agreed. She was still worried about Bo He. She pulled her aside and exhorted her.

Su Yaozheng returned to the palace after lunch. Han Jing did not want to interrupt her nap time, so she went to see her in the late afternoon.

Han Jing did not have many memories from before. Furthermore, Han Jing was clumsy but sensitive. She always felt insecure about her looks. She did not know many things, making it easier for Han Jing to ask people questions without creating suspicion.

Han Jing took the opportunity to ask Su Yaozheng about everything. She only returned to Chen Yu Pavillion after having dinner with her.

The Hanguang Court was the largest courtyard in the Princess Yi Feng Manor. The most beautiful courtyard was the Chen Yu Pavilion, where Han Jing lived. It was next to the Hanguang Court and got there in less than a quarter of an hour.

Han Jing finally understood why the courtyard was named Chen Yu Pavilion. When Han Jing began to comprehend the world, she noticed that she looked different from others and was ridiculed. She became depressed and refused to speak to anyone. There was once Han Jing went to ask Su Yaozheng why people told her that she was ugly. Su Yaozheng was heartbroken when she heard that. She told Han Jing that she was not ugly and that she was the most beautiful girl in the world—so beautiful that she captured the attention of the fish and the goose[1].

The little Han Jing did not believe her. Su Yaozheng went to the palace and asked the Emperor to issue a decree and dubbed her as Princess Chen Yu. They ordered people to design the Chen Yu Pavilion and placed many beautiful fishes in the pond. Then, little Han Jing believed that she was as adorable and beautiful as the fishes.

When Han Jing grew up, she knew that Su Yaozheng tried to console her. Although she was headstrong, she understood that Su Yaozheng loved her very much. She came out of her silent shell and occasionally threw an eccentric temper tantrum.

Han Jing became vivacious and cheerful. Su Yaozheng was glad to see that.

When the night turned pitch black, Han Jing ordered Mu Jin to bring Han Yan to see her. Han Yan was being punished by kneeling in the Buddha’s hall to copy Buddist scriptures for the past two days. She suffered immensely, but she plowed through with the conviction that she would make Han Jing pay dearly when she entered the Ling Manor. The torture that she endured made her weak and pale. She looked rather delicate.

Han Jing looked at Han Yan and nodded with satisfaction. “You look enchanting. Su Xingyan would be aroused.”

Han Yan stared at Han Jing in terror. “What are you trying to do?”

Han Jing raised the corner of her lips. “To make your wish come true, of course!”

Han Yan was bewildered and looked at Han Jing in shock. The outcome of the discussion between Han Yan and her mother was that after Han Jing and Prince Ling got married, she would be sent to the Ling Manor to secure the alliance with him. She was shocked that Han Jing would do such a thing! When Mu Jin brought her here, Han Yan had no strength to fight back. She did not even have the time to discuss this with her mother!

[1] An idiom: fish sink, goose alights. Beauty that captivates even the birds and beasts.