Chapter 102 The affairs of these important figures, and my...
Another nobleman added, "I've heard that King Daio's uncle is quite a character. He's ruthless and merciless. He not only helped King Daio ascend the throne, but also dealt a severe blow to King Sarga more than a decade ago, leaving him paralyzed in a wheelchair for over ten years."
“Their family really can’t do without him,” the nobleman sighed. “King Daio is still young, and his temperament is strange, unruly, and unstable. It would be difficult for him to govern the country well or win the hearts of the people.”
"If I were King Sarga, I would have killed this person long ago, so that there would be no future trouble."
"They were supposedly sentenced to death, but they escaped just two days before their execution..."
A sudden commotion arose as several elegantly dressed noblemen and ladies entered hand in hand. Two noblemen stopped talking and stood up to look. Iani leaned over and grabbed my hand. "Come on, let's go see, Miss Lana, Lady Salin is here!"
Ianie pulled me to the door, where a crowd of sycophantic nobles had gathered. It was none other than Prince Bernot's favorite.
When I saw the young, elegant lady surrounded by a crowd in front of the door, I was stunned.
—A slightly plump oval face, long eyebrows, large, narrow eyes, and bright red lips painted with rose lipstick. She wore an exquisite floor-length dress, a semi-transparent long shawl inlaid with pearls, a sapphire necklace around her neck, and a delicate pearl bracelet on her wrist. Her whole demeanor was elegant and noble, exuding an aura of nobility.
I rubbed my eyes, almost unable to believe that the country girl of yesteryear had transformed into a beautiful lady!
After looking at it carefully several times, I was forced to admit it—
It's really a sarin!
Then she looked at herself, her face bare, dressed in a maid's dress.
I hesitated, even though I had originally intended to ask her for help.
Not only are their identities vastly different, but their friendships are also uncertain.
Besides, she's with Bernard now. What if she leaks my information to him? Of course, maybe I'm overthinking it; Bernard probably doesn't care much about me. Our story is long over.
But Bernard has several mistresses now. What if they think Bernard and I will rekindle our old flame and instruct Salin to assassinate me? Women are capable of anything when they are jealous.
I'm not sure which side Sha Ling will be on, so let's wait and see.
After the ball, Ianne and I left in the same carriage, while Ianne's mother rode in another noblewoman's carriage. The snow was quite heavy, and our carriages shook violently.
Suddenly a gust of wind blew, causing our carriage to overturn to the ground, and at the same time we heard the women scream in terror.
I wasn't badly hurt when I fell. I scrambled out of the carriage and pulled out Iani, who was still crying, only to find that Iani's mother's carriage had also been blown over.
Iani ran over crying, and I quickly followed. In the howling wind and snow, together with the coachman and the maid who had crawled out, we helped to lift the carriage up. Iani's mother and another noble lady, who were used to a life of luxury, were too terrified to climb out.
After finally managing to get the carriage up, we suddenly noticed a finely crafted black carriage parked directly in front of us.
A pair of eyes were quietly watching us through the car window.
I was slightly startled, and saw the owner of those eyes get out of the car gracefully; it was none other than Sha Ling, who was wearing a thick snow coat.
Iani's mother and another noblewoman, disregarding their own pain, rushed over to greet her and reminded her of the accident caused by the strong wind, urging her to be careful.
"Thank you," I heard Sha Ling say softly, and she quickly turned and got into the car.
Man proposes, God disposes; she still found me.
The next day, I received a letter from Sharin, inviting me to meet at a restaurant.
I thought about it and prepared to go to the appointment, but just as I was about to leave, Iani's father suddenly returned and started arguing with Iani's mother. The argument was so fierce that all the maids and servants were trembling with fear.
Finally, he attacked Iani's mother. He chased her downstairs and upstairs with a wooden stick. Iani's mother wailed in pain. I tried to rush out to stop him several times, but the maids held me back tightly. "Don't go, don't go! Otherwise, you'll beat the lady even worse, and you'll get hurt too."
The sounds of vases shattering, tables and chairs being overturned, and various ornaments being smashed on the ground came from time to time. Ianie was so frightened that she hid in her room and cried. I wanted to go in and comfort her, but she didn't dare to open the door even after I knocked several times.
Iani's father grabbed Iani's mother's hair and dragged her down the stairs. Iani's mother let out a terrifying scream, and Iani's father frantically slapped her mouth and nose until they bled, and she could no longer scream.
Just as he was about to pick up a vase and smash it over the noblewoman's head, I couldn't help but rush over and grab his wrist. He flew into a rage and smashed the vase directly at me. I fell to the ground in pain, and the maids gasped. Just then, the living room door suddenly opened, and another woman's gasp came from inside...
In the luxurious room, the noblewoman leaned against the bed, tears streaming down her face, her entire body covered in medicine. "Thank goodness you came."
Shaling patted her hand. "We hit it off at the ball last night, so I came to visit you today. I never expected this."
"I'm so sorry to have made you laugh." The noblewoman wiped away her tears with a handkerchief.
When Sha Ling came out of the room, I was standing not far away. My injuries weren't serious; my arm was bleeding a little, and my back was also hurt from being hit, but the skin wasn't broken.
Shaling sighed, "If His Highness knew that you had been beaten, I'm afraid his whole family wouldn't be able to stay here."
I doubted whether Bernard still remembered me, but I said anyway, "Please keep it a secret and don't tell anyone that you saw me."
Sha Ling lowered her voice, "So what do you plan to do? Continue living like this?"
"Yes," I replied, "I'm living very well here."
Before parting, I mentioned the identification and recommendation letter to her, and she said she would take care of it. I sincerely thanked her: "Thank you!"
“I should be thanking you,” she said. “Because of you, I have been able to be taken in by His Highness until now.”
"You can only stand firm on your own two feet," I said.
I know that navigating the palace is not an easy path. Even with such an opportunity, without sufficient intelligence, she wouldn't have survived until now.
After that day, Iani's father never appeared again. Winter gradually passed, and everything seemed to calm down. Sharin had someone deliver my identification and recommendation letter, which helped me through the difficult time, and I secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
As spring began and the spring rain began to fall, news arrived that the two elven kingdoms had officially gone to war.
People were talking about it:
"The original Elf Kingdom was stronger than Achia in overall strength, but Achia had the advantage of having the support of the allied countries, which also sent troops to support it."
"Besides the Allied forces, the Kingdom of Aqia also has a barrier, and I heard that there are two entrances and exits. Once defeated, they will quickly retreat into the two barriers from different directions, making it impossible for the enemy to follow, giving them a chance to catch their breath."
"King Daio's uncle has been officially appointed prime minister and is in full charge of war affairs. This war has now become a war between King Sarga and Prime Minister Attis."
As the war intensified, many people began to gamble. If the Kingdom of Achia won, the odds were 1 to 10; otherwise, it would be the Kingdom of Hatania, the former Elven Kingdom. Hatania was, after all, an old Elven Kingdom, with years of accumulated manpower and resources, which a newer nation could not compare to.
The rain was pouring down. I walked down the street with my umbrella, listening to people discussing the war, and my heart was filled with mixed emotions.
The past is like an old dream.
What do the affairs of these important people have to do with me? I'm just a nobody; I only need to live my own life well.
Suddenly, I felt as if someone was watching me, and I stopped abruptly.
I looked around but didn't find anything unusual.
The next morning, as dawn was breaking, before I was fully awake, I suddenly heard a sharp commotion downstairs. I hurriedly washed up and went downstairs. Just as I was about to enter the living room, I was stopped by a maid, the same maid who had introduced me to the job; her name was Hero.
Hero shook his head at me. "Don't go in, now."
Iani's father suddenly returned early in the morning and started arguing with Iani's mother again. This time, Iani's father was somewhat restrained and did not beat Iani's mother, perhaps because he was afraid of the prince's favorites she had befriended.
But the two argued so fiercely that they almost blew the roof off.
I overheard that Iani's father wanted to marry her off to the illegitimate son of a famous tycoon in the country. This illegitimate son was already over sixty years old and could be Iani's grandfather. Iani's mother strongly disagreed and cried and wailed, but to no avail.
“What do you know, you wretched woman? This house is already empty. If we don’t have any money, we’ll all starve!” Iani’s father roared.
“You can make ends meet if you’re frugal, but you’re going to spend a lot of money on your mistress…” Ianie’s mother cried as she spoke.
"You filthy bitch, what nonsense are you spouting!" Iani's father roared, pretending to hit Iani's mother, but then remembered something and lowered his hand, though even more profanities followed, "You filthy bitch, your mouth really stinks today!"
“You’re trying to sell your daughter! You’re a worthless person!” Iani’s mother cried.
"You bitch, try saying that again!"
"I'll fight you to the death..."
Iani's mother rushed at Iani's father in a frenzy, only to be thrown heavily to the ground and punched and kicked. We were terrified. We saw Iani's mother finally escape upstairs, and Iani's father slammed the door and left...
Ianie thought that with Ianie's mother so firmly opposed, the marriage would not be easy, but to everyone's surprise, Ianie got engaged to this grandfather in his sixties just three days later.
Although I sympathize, there is nothing I can do. I am merely a powerless and insignificant person from another world, and I cannot easily get involved in the karma of others.
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