Chapter 7

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

The shriek startled Su Kui so much that she broke out in cold sweat. She was not planning on really jumping in the first place, okay?

However, since Mrs. Gu was so cooperative, Su Kui would be an idiot if she did not make use of it.

After a second of silently feeling guilty about lying to an old woman, Su Kui started to struggle even more. “Don’t call my brother, Mrs. Gu. Just let me die!”

In the beginning, Feng Zheng had no plans of paying her any attention because he thought that it was just an act as usual. Unexpectedly, the more he ignored her, the messier the situation became.

He frowned, turned back, and walked toward them. He suppressed his anger and picked her up. “Enough! Do you think that this is not shameful enough?!”

Feng Zheng easily picked Su Kui up like a chick. While she was scared to death, she still talked tough. “Let me go! I don’t need your permission to do anything. Don’t you hate me? Why bother coming back?!”

He got so angry that he laughed. “I don’t care. No one is allowed to stop me today. I will stand by and see you jump!”

Mrs. Gu was shocked when she heard that and quickly dissuaded him. “Eldest Master, please don’t provoke the lady. She’s also suffering!”

She was not wrong. Ever since Feng Yanran was born, she had weak legs that prevented her from walking. Even though she was the family’s legitimate eldest daughter, she did not have the protection of her mother and was hated by her father. The servants in the residence might have treated her respectfully, but who knew what they said about her behind her back.

That was why Feng Yanran tried to gain her father and brother’s attention by acting violently. She was just trying to hide her own inferiority and insecurities.

Su Kui’s face changed when she heard him. Her little pale face became red as she was overwhelmed by a sense of suffocation. She widened her clear and bright cat-like eyes, stealing a look at Feng Zheng.

She became upset and felt like crying after she saw him ignore her.

Su Kui was ashamed and angry, so much so that she wanted to die. How she wished that she could just jump into the lotus pond so that she would not have to face this complicated world.

While she was immersed in her thoughts, her body suddenly felt light. She ended up leaning on a clean and broad chest.

A big rough hand stroked her hair, and a sigh could be heard. “Sigh, I really don’t know what you’re trying to do again. Hurry up and stop your crocodile tears!”

After that, Feng Zheng waved his hand. “Go back.”

Ever since the day Feng Zheng sent Su Kui back to her room and put her to sleep after her non-stop request of putting her to sleep, something between the siblings seemed to change.

At first, Feng Zheng was constantly on guard as he was afraid that Su Kui would cause problems. So he was not willing to pay attention to her. Even if Su Kui looked for him, she would be rejected.

Things became better after some time, but only by a small margin. She was just allowed to enter his room. Feng Zheng would still push her wheelchair a distance away so that she could not disturb him and… ignore her!

But for Su Kui, that was already a huge improvement.

From looking at Feng Yanran angrily, then ignoring her, to letting her into his room, everything took Su Kui one month and three days.

Adding up the time, it had been three full months since Su Kui joined the Great Yuan Dynasty, and the story had also officially begun.

In the seventh year of the Great Yuan Dynasty, the first selection for the preparative concubines since Emperor Yuan Yang ascended to the throne started in October.

Everyone, including bureaucrats and commoners, was required to participate as long as they had daughters of suitable age. They needed to pass the first round, starting from the district, followed by the province and state. Those who passed the reviews were all rare beauties in the world. 

Of course, there were exceptions to the rules such as the three sisters: Feng Yanran, Feng Qingqing, and Feng Ruoyu.

Their father was the dynasty’s grand preceptor. If the emperor wanted to ensure the stability of his power, he could not miss out on appeasing his powerful ministers by keeping their daughters in his harem.

Su Kui knew about the storyline. Today was the start of Feng Yanran’s tragic life as well as the day she would change her destiny.

Facing the dazzling sunlight in the sky, Su Kui squinted her eyes.

Meanwhile, someone was reading a memorial in his study far away. His body suddenly felt cold as if someone had been eyeing it for a long time.