Chapter 639 Seeking One's Own Death
The room fell silent instantly.
Shen Mingxuan was also stunned for a moment, then screamed angrily: "Shen Wantang, how dare you ruin my new clothes!"
She reached out and grabbed Shen Wantang, then ripped her clothes off violently.
Shen Wantang and she immediately started wrestling again.
As she fought, she felt strange. She had already had such a big fight with Shen Mingxuan, yet neither Madam Qi nor the nanny beside her came to check on them.
What are you so busy with? You seem so engrossed in it.
After a while of wrestling, everyone in the room was panting heavily, and no one gained the upper hand—except for Shen Wantang, who took advantage of the chaos to snatch the hairpin from Shen Mingxuan's hair.
Shen Wantang and Shen Mingxuan stopped what they were doing and each instructed their maids to fetch their packages, change their clothes, and redo their hair.
Shen Wantang had already taken out the pink outfit and was preparing to change into it.
Meanwhile, Shen Mingxuan couldn't find the package containing the clothes no matter what she tried. She thought the maid had left it on the carriage and was about to scold her when she turned around and saw that Shen Wantang had actually prepared two sets of clothes.
She immediately pounced on him and snatched the pink outfit.
She proudly held up the dress to herself: "Little sister, this color doesn't suit you, it suits me much better! This pink is practically tailor-made for me! This one is mine!"
Shen Wantang coldly reached out to her: "Give me back my clothes! They were made to my measurements, they don't fit you!"
"Oh, what's that? Don't be so stingy! You're only a little taller than me. My clothes just don't fit you, but yours fit me perfectly!"
"This is my favorite dress, give it back to me! I have another green one here, if you really want to wear it, then wear this one!"
"Pah! You said this green color made you look old when you were in the carriage, but you didn't wear it yourself. Yet you told me to wear it? Are you deliberately making me look old so that you can stand out from the crowd? Your wicked thoughts are so obvious, sister!"
"Didn't you also think pink was tacky? Why did you steal my pink outfit? I advise you to just give my clothes back, or I'll tear them to shreds rather than let you wear them!"
"Oh no, it's going to tear! I'm so scared! They won't let me wear it, but I'm going to wear it anyway!"
While instructing her maid to stop Shen Wantang from rushing over, Shen Mingxuan changed into her new clothes with great enthusiasm.
Look at this smooth, silky, slightly cool touch, this beautiful color that's so tender it's almost like you could squeeze water out of it. This material is indeed expensive for a reason; even the luster is different!
She had been eyeing Chen Wantang's dress since they were in the carriage, and now this one was exactly the same as hers!
She finally managed to steal something good!
Unfortunately, there was no mirror here, so she couldn't see her full appearance.
The clothes were a little too big, but Shen Mingxuan didn't care at all. She tied them around her waist, and you couldn't tell that they didn't fit well unless you looked closely.
As Shen Mingxuan was admiring her clothes, Shen Wantang broke through her maid's obstruction and rushed over to tear at her clothes.
Fearing that her thin and precious clothes would be torn, Shen Mingxuan quickly slipped away and ran outside.
As she ran, she shouted, "Peony, Luoyan, stop her! There will be a big reward for stopping her!"
Peony and Chu Yanluo each grabbed one of Shen Wantang's arms, and no matter how much Shen Wantang scolded them, they refused to let go.
Shen Mingxuan turned around and saw that Shen Wantang had indeed been stopped. She laughed loudly, "Shen Wantang, come and chase me! How about that? You can't catch me, can you? You're such a waste!"
"Oh dear, I stole such a beautiful dress from you, you must be heartbroken, right? Look at you, your face is all green, it matches your ugly green dress perfectly!"
"Serves you right! You tore my clothes, so give me a better one instead, I won't lose out at all!"
Shen Wantang sneered: "Dujuan, Qinxin, go and get my clothes back! If you don't, neither of you will eat dinner tonight!"
Upon hearing this, Du Juan and Qin Xin immediately rushed outside.
Shen Mingxuan was so frightened that she turned and ran away.
She hadn't run far when she saw her mother's personal nanny standing outside a side room.
She rushed over and shouted, "Granny, let me in quickly! Shen Wantang has gone mad; she's sent her maid to hunt me down over a piece of clothing!"
However, this time, the usually indulgent Granny Yin pushed her away and stood guard at the door, her expression tense: "Miss, Madam has suffered from heatstroke and just took medicine. She is resting inside. You shouldn't go in. Go play somewhere else!"
Shen Mingxuan had already heard some faint noises coming from inside and felt that something was wrong, but she didn't have time to think about it at the moment. The pursuers were already close by, and the two brats' claws could already touch the precious clothes she had just acquired. She didn't dare to dawdle any longer and ran away quickly.
She ran wildly ahead, with Dujuan and Qinxin chasing after her.
Fortunately, she was faster, and those two wretched girls couldn't catch her no matter what.
She ran breathlessly, her forehead covered in sweat. Occasionally, worshippers who came to the temple to offer incense would see them running around like crazy and would all look on in astonishment.
But I must say, it was actually quite exciting!
After running through most of the temple, taking many twists and turns, she finally managed to shake off the two maids.
But while the person was gone, the voice remained.
Every now and then, she could hear Dujuan and Qinxin shouting:
"Miss!"
"Where are you, Miss?"
"Miss, don't run away!"
"Miss, stop hiding, come out quickly!"
Shen Mingxuan sneered. Did she think she was stupid? Of course she would run away!
After walking for a while, a pool of water suddenly appeared ahead.
The pool was deep yet crystal clear, and a cool breeze brought a refreshing sensation.
Shen Mingxuan stepped forward with delight, enjoying the cool breeze while looking down at her reflection in the water.
The girl in the reflection had snow-white skin and black hair, and was extremely beautiful. She wore a pink ruqun (a type of traditional Chinese dress), which fluttered gently in the wind.
Shen Mingxuan touched the fabric in surprise. She realized that the dress had such a good drape. When the wind blew, it even gave off an ethereal feeling!
"Such fine clothes are a waste if they're worn by that wretched girl. Only I can bring out this ethereal beauty in them!"
As Shen Mingxuan was muttering to herself proudly, she suddenly noticed that the reflection in the water showed an additional burly man with disheveled clothes and a sinister look on his face!
She was startled and was about to turn around when someone delivered a sharp chop to the back of her neck.
She then lost consciousness.
The man reached out and caught her limp body, glancing at her face: "Tsk tsk, what a beautiful face! She looks even more beautiful than in the portrait."
"Hmph, that old hag Qi Xiangru probably dislikes this illegitimate daughter and deliberately made her look ugly, right?"
"Luckily I'd met this girl before, otherwise I wouldn't have recognized her! I'm so lucky. I shouldn't have gone to mess with that old hag. Now I have to take my medicine!"
He held the soft, cuddly Shen Mingxuan in one arm, and with the other hand, he rummaged in his pocket and pulled out a bottle of medicine. He bit off the stopper and poured all the pills inside into his mouth at once.
Then, he picked up Shen Mingxuan in his arms and strode towards the room he and Madam Qi had arranged.
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