Chapter 21 The Earth Soul is really wary of people.
First update.
As the night watchman rang the bell, the bustling market began to celebrate the upcoming Flower Festival.
And only today.
People in the capital city don't go to sleep early.
The woman, dressed only in plain white, felt her heart ache more and more as the empty rooftop stretched before her. How long ago was it that she had spent the Flower Festival with her beloved?
"So you were already tainted all along."
"She's so fickle, who would dare marry someone like that?"
...
The curses kept echoing in my mind.
Xia Yuan'er was pale, like a kite teetering on the brink of collapse, as if she could be swept away by a sudden gust of wind at any moment. Her eyes were dark and swollen, suggesting she hadn't had a good night's sleep in days.
Fortunately, the area below the building was empty, so no one would notice her.
Xia Yuan'er closed her eyes.
The faces of those people flashed through my mind. Some hated her, some despised her.
And the person who was most important to her chose to leave her. Xia Yuan'er couldn't help but rub the pouch in her hand a couple of times.
Close your eyes and jump.
Ling Yuanyuan, who was strolling around the capital, was startled by a commotion.
Upon seeing that someone was jumping off the building, he quickly patted Zixun, signaling him to intervene.
Fortunately, Zi Xun was standing right next to Ling Yuan Yuan.
He immediately used his light-footed skill to catch the person who was about to fall.
Xia Yuan'er opened her eyes.
When I saw the person in front of me clearly, tears were still in my eyes.
Ling Yuanyuan's body trembled.
Isn't this Xia Yuan'er's earthly soul?
As long as she comes to undergo tribulation, she will inevitably encounter the heroine's three souls and seven spirits.
It's too fast, Ling Yuanyuan can't handle it.
I was just thinking about it.
I felt a slight chill on my arm.
Ling Yuanyuan lowered her eyes and then noticed that they were the woman's tears.
"Why did you save me?"
She spoke coldly, showing no kindness towards Zixun.
Ever since those things happened, she has lost all trust in men and doesn't even want to see any.
Zi Xun was baffled by her sudden attitude.
If it weren't for the princess standing by—
"You think I'm going to save you? It was my master... my young lady who asked me to save you," Zi Xun said irritably.
I decisively let go.
Hearing his words, Xia Yuan'er looked at Ling Yuanyuan. Their eyes met, and Xia Yuan'er froze.
The woman in front of me looks just like her.
Different people, different fates. The woman who saved her was dressed in brocade and satin, adorned with a hairpin. She looked like a wealthy young lady from the capital, the complete opposite of her, an abandoned illegitimate daughter.
Compared to Xia Yuan'er's gloomy and inferiority complex, Ling Yuanyuan seemed to have a light that irresistibly attracted her.
Xia Yuan'er wanted to get closer to Ling Yuanyuan.
It existed for only a moment.
Soon, Xia Yuan'er lowered her head.
"No need, I never wanted to live anyway." Xia Yuan'er pushed the guard away.
His eyes were fixed only on his toes.
Ling Yuanyuan noticed that Xia Yuan'er was covered in injuries and could not even stand up straight.
She hunched her back slightly, her expression pained.
It seems I've lost all hope for life.
This was the first time Ling Yuanyuan had ever seen such a tragic female lead, completely different from Xia Yuan'er's two souls in her previous two lives.
They noticed Xia Yuan'er's appearance, as if she had given up on living.
Ling Yuanyuan unexpectedly softened her heart.
As long as Xia Yuan'er isn't seen by Jing Xuan Yue, the white moonlight is innocent too.
"Were you bullied by someone?" Ling Yuanyuan asked proactively.
Xia Yuan'er didn't say anything. Seeing this, Ling Yuanyuan didn't say anything more and, together with Zixun, helped Xia Yuan'er home.
Xia Yuan'er's eyes widened.
How did she know her home?
On the way, Ling Yuanyuan recalled the identity of the Earth Soul.
In the original novel, Xia Yuan'er appears to be an illegitimate daughter of a marquis's family in this life.
She suffered humiliation from the first wife and her eldest sister since childhood.
Because the two fell in love with the same man, Xia Yuan'er was framed by her eldest sister.
She was accused of having an affair with a servant, thus ruining her reputation. Her fiancé, believing only what he saw, abandoned their relationship.
Ling Yuanyuan couldn't help but click her tongue twice.
He rummaged through the box for a while and tossed a bottle of medicine to Xia Yuan'er.
Xia Yuan'er: "Thank you..."
The carriage stopped right at the Xia residence.
The two servants guarding the door greeted her with smiles, but their expressions changed instantly when they saw the person next to Ling Yuanyuan.
Ling Yuanyuan was surprised. Xia Yuan'er was, after all, a young lady from a wealthy family, yet even her servants treated her differently based on her social status?
Xia Yuan'er walked into the mansion, looking lost and dejected.
Ling Yuanyuan stood outside the mansion, ready to follow.
He was stopped by two servants.
Zi Xun drew his sword: "How dare you! You dare to stop Princess Daiyuan?"
Xia Yuan'er had no idea what was happening behind her.
She turned around.
Seeing the worry in Ling Yuanyuan's eyes, he was even more confused.
When the servants heard that it was Princess Daiyuan, they were so frightened that they quickly retreated.
I haven't had a chance to go back and report yet.
Many people came to the Marquis's residence today; they were all young ladies from other families who came to congratulate the eldest sister, Xia Wan'er.
Xia Yuan'er got into that mess.
Enraged, the Marquis changed Xia Yuan'er's engagement to her fiancé to that of her eldest sister. Leading the group was Xia Wan'er, who walked over and provocatively shoved Xia Yuan'er.
"Oh, you have the nerve to come back?"
"How could our Marquis's mansion produce such a shameless person like you?"
Ling Yuanyuan, standing at the entrance of the Xia residence, heard the commotion and thought Xia Yuan'er would retaliate.
But then she staggered.
Xia Wan'er pushed him to the corner of the wall.
The woman remained expressionless, silently enduring the pain. She leaned against the corner, almost curling up in fear.
The atmosphere was extremely tense.
Ling sighed in injustice.
I'm so frustrated!
"You stay here, I'll wait for you," Ling Yuanyuan said to Zi Xun.
She walked quickly over. When a shadow fell over her, Xia Yuan'er looked up in alarm. She realized that what was blocking her way was a pair of slender, white fingers.
He was stunned because the woman who had saved him on the street was still there.
Xia Yuan'er gazed at the woman's charming and radiant figure, her eyes glistening with tears.
Xia Yuan'er was worried for the woman.
The eldest sister is meticulous and calculating.
If she suddenly shows up to help her like this, her older sister will hold a grudge...
However, before Xia Yuan'er could speak...
Ling Yuanyuan reached out and patted Xia Wan'er: "Big sister, you're ganging up on us."
Xia Wan'er suddenly appeared out of nowhere, and looked remarkably like that little bitch Xia Yuan'er. Xia Wan'er frowned; could it be that her father had another illegitimate daughter?
"And where did you come from, you lowly hussy?" Xia Wan'er said unhappily.
Hearing his elder sister address Ling Yuanyuan.
Xia Yuan'er's eyes darkened, and her heart sank.
“Yes, I can’t help but want to take action.” With that, Ling Yuanyuan went up and slapped Xia Wan’er.
Still not satisfied, he slapped her right cheek again.
Xia Wan'er was stunned by the slap.
The young ladies from various families following behind her were also there.
Xia Yuan'er: "You..."
Ling Yuanyuan clapped her hands, "Giving people big pockets is so satisfying!"
She turned around, intending to help Xia Yuan'er up.
Xia Wan'er had never been hit like this before, and finally came to her senses. She covered her face and screamed twice, the screams immediately alerting the First Madam.
The First Madam heard from her maid that her daughter had been beaten.
They rushed over upon hearing the noise.
He kept cursing and swearing the whole way.
"You're saying the person who brought Xia Yuan'er back hit our Wan'er? Who dares to do that? I'll chop her hand off!"
The First Madam was furious and paid no attention to the distinguished guests at the banquet.
He trembled the moment he saw Ling Yuanyuan.
Xia Wan'er was still unaware of why her mother had suddenly become eccentric and lowered her head.
She walked to the side of the First Madam.
She complained, "Mother, this vile woman who looks just like Xia Yuan'er slapped me. Please teach her a lesson. Could she be Father's illegitimate daughter?"
The First Madam quickly took Xia Wan'er's hand.
"I was unaware of Princess Daiyuan's arrival; I have failed to greet you properly."
The entire audience: "???"
Even Xia Wan'er was dumbfounded.
"Princess...?" Xia Wan'er was dumbfounded.
Ling Yuanyuan raised the corners of her lips.
"Madam, your daughter says I'm an illegitimate child. What, has Xiahou been planning to rebel and become my father all along?"
Her words shocked the entire room.
The First Madam, in particular, was so frightened that she immediately knelt down.
Xia Wan'er looked at Ling Yuanyuan with resentment.
The First Madam pulled them down to kneel as well.
"My daughter is unruly and doesn't know any manners; it's my fault for not teaching her well," the First Madam apologized, her body covered in cold sweat.
To everyone's surprise, Xia Yuan'er knew the current princess.
Originally, the First Madam did not know Xia Yuan'er either.
However, she had previously met Princess Daiyuan once when she accompanied the Marquis to the palace.
Absurd and outrageous.
At that time, the First Madam felt that Xia Yuan'er, the concubine's daughter, was somehow similar to a princess.
"Yes, since the Lady of the Marquis's Mansion didn't teach her well, why don't we teach her now?"
Ling Yuanyuan said.
The First Madam was dumbfounded and didn't understand.
Ling Yuanyuan rubbed her hands: "I'm tired of fanning myself, Madam, please continue."
The First Madam looked up in alarm.
He tried to speak up for Xia Wan'er: "Although Wan'er has offended you, Princess, she is still the legitimate daughter of the Marquis."
Ling Yuanyuan looked at her with a smile.
"Your daughter has been saying that I, the princess, am an illegitimate child. This is an act of deceiving the emperor and disgracing the ruler. Shouldn't I, the princess, discipline her?"
The First Madam was too frightened to speak.
Ling Yuanyuan gave a cold snort.
Those two slaps just now taught Xia Wan'er a lesson, and she didn't say anything more.
She turned around and looked at Xia Yuan'er, who was completely stunned.
Now I finally understand why Xia Yuan'er refused to come back.
There is such a family.
It was indeed suffocating.
"Are you alright?" Ling Yuanyuan waved to Xia Yuan'er, her gaze sweeping over them.
He asked in a low voice, his tone slightly concerned.
Xia Yuan'er chuckled.
"Thank you, Princess."
The tone was still unusually distant.
They really know how to guard against people.
Leaving Xia Yuan'er here risks Jing Xuan Yue finding her.
Ling Yuanyuan cleared her throat: "This princess happens to be missing a playmate, so you can come back to the princess's residence with me."
Xia Yuan'er looked at Ling Yuanyuan.
The princess smiled gently. Her smile, like the winter sun, slowly seeped in, leaving a faint trace in the depths of her frozen heart.
Xia Wan'er frowned upon hearing this.
Jealousy burning with envy.
However, they dared not act presumptuously in front of the princess.
Ling Yuanyuan left with Xia Yuan'er.
Zi Xun was so impressed by Ling Yuanyuan's handsomeness that he kept praising the princess.
As Ling Yuanyuan lifted her foot to leave the Xia residence, something occurred to her.
"Oh, right, Zixun. Find a chance to cover Xia Wan'er's face. Get a few people to beat her up badly," Ling Yuanyuan said.
Xia Yuan'er: "..."
"Princess, why are you helping me like this?"
Xia Yuan'er finally asked the question that had been on her mind.
Her breath caught in her throat as she tugged at Ling Yuanyuan's sleeve.
Ling Yuanyuan's dress was loose, causing the neckline to droop. This revealed her fair and beautiful neck, which flowed down to her white collarbone.
Xia Yuan'er pursed her lips.
He quickly looked away.
She was probably used to being bullied by Xia Wan'er and didn't believe anyone would help her.
She was still the aloof and high-ranking Princess Daiyuan, whose reputation was rumored to be rather poor.
Ling Yuanyuan looked at Xia Zhier: "Girls help girls."
Compared to Xia Wan'er hiring someone to do that kind of thing to Xia Yuan'er.
Ling Yuanyuan being beaten up by Zixun was considered a light punishment.
However, Ling Yuanyuan did not intend to actually bring Xia Yuan'er back to the princess's residence.
She has a separate residence in the suburbs.
Ling Yuanyuan helped Xia Yuan'er settle in.
Think about what to do next.
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