Chapter 285 The Literature Garden in North Tower
Chapter 285 The Literature Garden in North Tower
Lin Mengya still felt unhappy. Although she had said that she would not care, she still wanted to know the truth.
She was supposed to know who that woman was, at least.
Therefore, after one-night gloom, Lin Mengya, who used to care about important things only, decided to start a gossip for once. The next morning, she dressed up.
There were many gorgeous, courtlike peonies on the red brocade.
She put a golden ornament with green on her head, incomparably graceful. The four maids were stunned. "It’s not a festival or something like that. Master won’t enter the Palace. Why would she dress herself with such a thing?"
Lin Mengya eventually came to understand why they looked at her like an upstart, in the mirror.
Suddenly, she lost her courage and pulled down those hairpins. She often saw how the real wife of a man reacted to her husband’s affair.
However, when it did happen to her, Lin Mengya realized that no matter how elegant you became, it would not be useful, as long as the man didn’t love you anymore.
"What’s the matter? You seem to have something in mind,"
asked Baiji cautiously, while helping Lin Mengya return to her normal dress quickly.
Lin Mengya looked at her and then paused.
"What should I say? Tell them that Long Tianyu has an affair, and I can’t reconcile myself, so I decided to make trouble with his lover?"
"If I really do this, that would not be me."
"I feel bored recently and want to get out. Leave me alone, remember?"
Everyday, no matter where she went, there were always lots of people surrounding her.
She was distracted today, and she wanted to walk around alone to relieve boredom.
"No way. It’s very cold outside. Besides, you’re fragile. What if you catch a cold and fall ill?"
Baiji showed her refusal first, but Lin Mengya insisted, and no one managed to stop her. Thus, in the end, she convinced them to get out alone.
She wore a red, lined jacket instead of the luxury cloak, even without the hairstyle a madam should have.
She wore a white hairpin and looked like a miss from an ordinary family.
A noisy, long street was outside the street where Prince Yu’s Mansion was. Lin Mengya wandered around the street, having no destination.
Prince Yu’s Mansion, or Sanjue Hall, was only what she used to live a life in the ancient.
However, for no reason, she felt tired out today.
Lin Mengya went through the long street and walked around the corner, suddenly seeing a beautiful red plum. It was still on its blossom time. It just blossomed, red, fresh and striking.
Lin Mengya got closer and touched lightly the red plum with her hands. It felt cold like water but smelled a waft of fragrance.
"Do you like it, Your Highness?"
A loud voice came from behind. Lin Mengya turned around watchfully, only to see a pretty, clean face.
The man looked like a gentleman, in his twenties or so, and in a great appearance. He wore white like a god detached from life.
She felt familiar but could not recall where she had met him ever.
"Your Highness, you forgot me, right? My name is Qiu Yu. We met in the military camp where General Lin stayed."
"That’s him!"
Lin Mengya recalled immediately. When Lin Nansheng had returned to Capital City, soldiers in the military had gotten poisoned. At that time, the man had helped her figure out how to detoxify them.
"Doctor Qiu, I’m sorry."
Since he was the old friend, Lin Mengya let her defense down. From the prescription he had made, Lin Mengya had deemed him as a capable man.
Qiu Yu cracked a smile, and his young face was filled with excitement. However, he was excited at the red plum.
"Back to my hometown, I can’t find such beautiful red plums. People say that here is the best place to appreciate plums. But it’s unknown about the master of the house."