Twin Flowers - C86

How could she have forgotten the temper of the girl she served? Shang Wen was slightly angry at his carelessness, he was afraid that if he did not provoke her, she would go away. He lowered his head, not even daring to breathe.

Li Rou Ping didn’t pursue the matter with her and instead took a few rough steps forward. She leaned against the edge of the soft collapse and half-closed her eyes, causing people to be unsure of what to think.

“Young lady, this is a new cup of tea. Young lady, try it.” Shang Wen bent over, holding the teacup high above his head with both hands. His head was lowered so that one could not see the expression on his face.

When Li Rou Ping, who had her eyes closed, heard Shang Wen’s voice, she opened her eyes and took a glance at him. However, she was not in a hurry to receive the teacup in her hand.

“Tell me, what should I do to make my mother compromise?” Li Rou Ping said with a hint of doubt in her voice.

Although there was doubt in Shang Wen’s expression, he did not say anything. After a slight pause, he said, “Madam has always pampered and doted on the young lady. Even the young lady is reluctant to part with whatever grievances the young lady has suffered.” Although she didn’t only say it, Li Rou Ping knew what she meant. With a smile on her face, she praised her.

After receiving the cup of tea, which had long been numb at its end, Shang Wen calmly and slowly moved his numb arm and stood to the side.

If this matter were to be known by the Wang family, she would naturally not do anything to Li Rou Ping, who was her own daughter. However, she was different; the manager’s mother could kill her at any time.

As a result, she didn’t dare to say much. The reason why she was assigned to serve the fourth lady was because the Wang family valued her intelligence and never spoke carelessly. Sometimes, only in large families would she be able to keep her life.

“Miss, the news has spread from the Flowing Cloud Pavilion that the four young ladies haven’t eaten in three days. What kind of tricks do you think the fourth young lady is playing now?” Yan Luo was somewhat puzzled as it spoke to her. Every day, it would tell her about the matters that had happened in the courtyard. She was used to it, so she would laugh it off after listening to it.

It was used to relieve the boredom, but today, Li Die was obviously listening to it. Not only did she stop, but she was also frowning and thinking about something.

“Are you saying Sister Four is on a hunger strike?” Li Die stood up and asked.

Yan Luo didn’t know why the lady would have such a reaction, but she nodded her head and replied, “This servant also heard from the maidservants in the Flowing Cloud Pavilion. However, from this servant’s perspective, the fourth lady only wants sympathy for this matter. Yan Luo said as it didn’t seem to mind. It slightly raised its little face, revealing a nice curve to its chin.

Li Die felt that it wasn’t that simple, and she didn’t know where the problem appeared. Yan Luo looked at her and wondered what she was thinking, then pouted. “No matter what tricks the fourth lady’s plotting this time, His Majesty personally bestowed the marriage decree on her. This is something that no one can change. What is Miss worrying about?”

Hearing this, she relaxed a little. With a smile, she said, “Perhaps you are right. Perhaps I am just overthinking things.”

Hearing this, Yan Luo and Li Die looked at each other and smiled. They didn’t say anything further and continued to enjoy the warm sunlight in the yard.

After Mrs Wang heard about Li Rou and Ping’s hunger strike, she was so angry that she almost passed away. She never knew that her daughters were all like this in the end.

Mama Zhang felt sorry for her and consoled her, “Madam, no matter what, the Fourth Miss is still your biological daughter. It’s better for Madam to go over and take a look, so that the Fourth Miss won’t starve to death.”

Although Lady Wang was angry, she could not argue when she heard her words. She was worried after all, so she went to the Flowing Cloud Pavilion with Zhang Ye’s mother.

Within the Flowing Cloud Pavilion, when the maidservants saw that Lady Wang had arrived, they bowed and said, “Madam, please persuade the fourth lady to have a meal!”

Because she hadn’t eaten for three days, Li Rou Ping was weakly lying on the bed in a moon-white robe. Her face was haggard as she looked straight at Lady Wang. The firmness in her eyes made her unable to help but frown.

“Do you really want to die that badly?” Mrs Wang looked at her cheeks, which had once been plump, but had now withered away.

Lady Wang’s heart ached, but most of it came from anger. At this moment, her complexion was naturally a bit unsightly. When the maidservants saw this, they lowered their heads and refused to look at her.

“If mother doesn’t agree to daughter’s request, daughter will not eat and will rather starve herself to death!” After she finished speaking, Li Rou Pingping tightly closed her eyes, as if she was really going to starve herself to death.

Lady Wang sighed when she saw her current appearance. She did not seem to have any other alternative but to compromise. She instructed, “Hurry up and prepare some light food for your young lady.”

When Li Rou Ping heard her words, she opened her eyes with a joyful expression and asked, “Mother, did you agree to let your daughter have a drink?” When she finished, she looked at her expectantly.

Lady Wang sighed helplessly and said, “What can I do if I don’t agree? Do I really have to watch as you starve yourself to death?”

After hearing what she said, she lowered her head in shame as she said awkwardly, “My daughter truly likes big brother Wu Chen. My daughter will never marry him in her entire life.”

Seeing her unyielding attitude, Lady Wang didn’t say anything. She just frowned and looked at her worriedly. In the end, she swallowed her words and looked at her again with a serious expression.

She would rather be a wife of the Humble Class than a concubine of the higher class. Lady Wang had always been well aware of this fact. However, now, she, her precious daughter, could be someone else’s concubine. Wang Shi had always been somewhat unwilling to accept this.

To a maid, a concubine was only a slightly higher position. In the future, even if she had a child, she wouldn’t be able to keep it by her side.