Chapter 15 Trouble?

Ah Luo knew that she had caused a disaster. If Liu Jue managed to catch her, it will be weird if he did not seek revenge. She started to complain that she had a headache when she was back to the banquet. The big madam, Qinglei and Qingfei were all in high spirits but it was ruined by Qingluo. The big madam darkened her expression: "You were just fine. How did you catch a headache out of sudden?"

Ah Luo continued with a hoarse voice: "I think I caught a cold in the forest just now... It was quite windy. Daniang, when are we leaving?"

The big madam was staring at her in hatred: "The dinner had not begun. The princess did not give any command too. The crown prince is interested in your Dajie. Are you trying to ruin your sisters' good news?"

Ah Luo sighed deeply. When she had helped her sister, she did not see it. They were all daughters of concubines.

'Why were the treatments so big differences? What's wrong with a brothel? My mother was at the age of sixteen and was clean and pure when she had entered the household alright? Due to her beauty and talents, she was once famous in the Feng city. But the other concubines were all not bad as well. I do not understand at all what are they afraid of!'

She continued to complain.

Qinglei bit her lips and whispered something to the big madam. After some time, the big madam said: "It is now four hours to go for the dinner to happen, I will let the horse carriage to send you home and then return to pick us later."

Ah Luo looked over Qinglei with a puzzled look. Qinglei hence blinked at her.

'Was it because I had helped her just now? She finally gave me the better treatment?'

Qingfei did not say anything. Ah Luo observed her face which was full of a smile of spring love.

'Ahh! I must leave to avoid that troublemaker Liu Jiu.'

Juan Er then helped her to walk out of the tent.

After walking for a while, Ah Luo glanced back and had spoken at the same time with the big madam.

"The matter in this peach blossom banquet, it is best to keep quiet about it."

Ah Luo was happy and added another line: "If the princess found out that the third miss of Li household had come but did not greet her, I am afraid it will be improper. Ah Luo now is feeling ill and leaving early as well. If this was found out, it will be disrespectful."

The big madam nodded her head with appreciation.

Ah Luo had observed her surroundings. There was nobody who had noticed her presence. She kept cool and sat into the horse carriage. She then talked to Juan Er: "What had happened today must not be leaked out to anybody! It will be a disaster if it is leaked out. Do you understand?"

Her tone was cold and rigid.

Juan Er was trembling and thought that the third miss had a good intention for her. If the news of the third miss had played on behalf of the eldest miss was to leak out, not only the Li household will suffer from embarrassment, it was a huge disrespectfulness towards the princess and the crown prince as well. She nodded furiously: "San xiaojie need not worry. Juan Er knows what to say and what not to say. I will never reveal anything."

Ah Luo hence felt better and left for home.

Once she got back to the household, the seventh madam was waiting for her at the door. This was the first time Qingluo had left her side for so long. She was worried.

Ah Luo had saw the seventh madam from afar and she was excited. She smiled brightly and called her out: "Ah Niang! I am back!"

The seventh madam was flashed with happiness but she furrowed her brows when she realized the time.

"San er, why are you back before the banquet ends? You came back alone?"

Ah Luo spoke energetically: "Can we speak as we eat? I am famished!"

The seventh madam beamed as she shook her head and asked for Nanny Zhang to serve the food.

"I knew it. You will not be full if you eat outside. Come eat with Ah Niang."

Ah Luo was tired from the activities of the day and felt really hungry.

'The simple food at home still taste better.'

"The banquet only had tidbits and cakes for lunch. I did not dare to eat too much as Daniang will say I am not graceful again. The food was lavish but I do not dare to eat."

The seventh madam asked: "Why are you afraid of eating?"

Ah Luo did not want to make her worry so she did not dare to tell her about how she had provoked the son of Anqing manor. After having some thought, she told her about how she had substituted Qinglei in playing the song. She saw how pale the face of the seventh madam had become so she consoled her: "There were only five of us in the tent. If we did not say, no one will found out."

The seventh madam was brimming with tears: "San Er, you created big trouble! I am afraid Juan Er might not be able to open her mouth ever again."

Ah Luo was startled: "If we do not say it out, how will it be a disaster? Da Furen will not be so cruel right? Juan Er had promised to never let out half a word."

The seventh madam sighed: "There was a saying goes. The heaven knows the Earth knows, you know and I know. Now Da Furen knows, Da Xiaojie knows, Er Xiaojie knows, Juan Er knows, you know and I know. After they return later, do not tell me Laoye will not know? San Furen and Si Furen will not know? Qinglei and her mum will not dare to say. Laoye and Da Furen will never say it out. However, how about Qingfei and her Ah Niang? She had always held a grudge towards how Laoye pampered Qinglei. If it was to spread out, the consequence... What are we going to do ah?"

Ah Luo was stunned: "Ah Niang, I felt that Qinglei was pitiful at that time. I was also afraid to let our household would lose face ah."

The seventh madam said after deliberated: "We can only see how Laoye will react to this."

Ah Luo had a deep thought.

'At that time, how would I know it will become this serious? It seemed that my own experience is still not enough. In this ancient world, anyone who was being a disrespectful or made small mistake can lead to being beheaded. It is still the society with legal law ah. If one was caught for cheating in the exam, one just has to give up on taking the exam. But in this world, one had to pay with his life! I really did not think about this matter before. Six years of hiding from society, being locked in the space of these four walls, I am like the frog in the well. The difference between the modern world and this world is how the law is being executed. The difference in privileges. I suddenly had no confidence. Do I have to let other arbitrarily slaughter me?'

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san er= third child

daniang= big madam

da furen= big madam

san furen= third madam

si furen= fourth madam

da xiaojie= eldest miss

er xiaojie= second miss

laoye= lord, master