Pampered By All In Different Planes-Chapter 195 - Lucky Star Farmland Keeps Calm
Chapter 195: Chapter 195: Lucky Star Farmland Keeps Calm, Heirless Husband Busy Chasing Wife 55
Chapter 195 -195: Lucky Star Farmland Keeps Calm, Heirless Husband Busy Chasing Wife 55
By the time the Shopkeeper had returned, the boutique had transformed into a tea party, with a buzz of discussion filling the entire hall.
Most of those present were young girls, whose families were either officials or wealthy. They paid great attention to the gossip within the Capital City, particularly interested in matters such as the marriage prospects of the Crown Prince and Princes.
“I thought the Crown Prince would certainly choose the Prime Minister Residence’s legitimate daughter, who’s considered the number one beauty of the Capital City. To marry the Crown Prince, she almost withered herself to old age. Although I don’t like her much, I still feel a bit sorry for her.”
“Indeed, throughout the entire Capital City, when it comes to looks, family background, and status, the Prime Minister’s daughter is certainly the noble lady with the highest status. But it’s unbelievable that, having waited for the Crown Prince for so many years, he has instead grown so close to an unknown peasant girl. It’s truly baffling.”
“For so many years, perhaps only the identity of that missing lady could have competed with her. That lady, having almost been assured of her position as the Crown Princess Consort, didn’t expect someone out of the blue to steal her thunder. Oh, I’d really love to see her face right now; it must be quite a sight.”
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The Shopkeeper looked towards Su Zhiruan with concern, “Ruanruan, I’ll have someone disperse them. Lately, there’s been no shortage of gossip mongers. Don’t take it to heart; things will clear up in time.”
“It’s alright, let me listen a bit more,” Su Zhiruan said, seemingly unconcerned. She was actually quite interested in the so-called “missing lady” these people were discussing, so she casually asked, “Who is the missing lady they’re talking about, someone whose status could measure up against the Prime Minister’s daughter?”
The Shopkeeper scratched his head, indicating he wasn’t too sure either, but Erya, who had been in the Capital City for a long time, spoke up softly, “I heard a remark from my husband before, and out of curiosity, I pressed him for more details.”
Su Zhiruan nodded, “And then?”
“The highest ranking among the civil servants is the Prime Minister, and among the military officers, the highest is the National Guardian General. In our court, the civil and military officials are of equal standing,” Erya began by explaining the situation at court, then continued to narrate, “The Prime Minister has his daughter, and the Great General had a beloved daughter from his early years, petted and cherished as she grew up in the palm of his hand, with two older brothers, both of them junior generals, doting on that lady. Her status was on par with that of the Prime Minister’s daughter.”
Su Zhiruan listened as if it were a story, occasionally tuning in to the group of girls critiquing her, the peasant girl, finding it rather amusing.
“Then what happened after that? Why did she go missing?” The Shopkeeper had also continued to listen, looking serious and without a moment’s relaxation, he held a ledger in his hand and continued to ask, “Was there perhaps some sort of conspiracy? Or did the Prime Minister’s daughter not tolerate someone of similar status?”
“Of course not,” Erya glanced at him, “It’s said that the General Residence’s young general, which is to say, the eldest son, took the young lady to the lantern festival and then they were separated. As for the Prime Minister’s daughter you mentioned, at that time, the two children were about the same age. According to my husband, if that young lady from the General Residence were still here, she would also be in her twenties by now, oh, about her age.”
With that, Erya casually pointed at Su Zhiruan.
Su Zhiruan was indifferent; what did the General Residence’s lady or the Prime Minister’s daughter have to do with her?
After the girls had gathered together, jointly feeling aggrieved for the Crown Prince, one of them suddenly exclaimed, “Ah, if the General Residence’s lady were still around, perhaps then we could have guessed who between her and the Prime Minister’s daughter would have become the Crown Princess Consort.”
“Ah, to have the same red birthmark on the arm, why is their fate so drastically different, alas…”
“What red birthmark?”
“Don’t you know?” the girl who had just spoken raised her head in surprise, looking around before adding mysteriously, “I heard that when the General Residence’s lady went missing, even the Emperor was alarmed, sending many people to search the Capital City just to find a girl with a red birthmark on her arm, but no one knows the exact shape. Many girls went forward but were not recognized.”
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The crowd was noisy and chattering, with the girls revealing their fair arms as if to compare, but this was just a casual remark and no one took it seriously.
At this moment, Su Zhiruan was the one who truly felt like she had been struck by lightning.
“Ruanruan… Ruanruan, what’s the matter?” Erya and the Shopkeeper looked at her with concern.
Su Zhiruan: “…”
Could such coincidences really exist in this world?
She silently rolled up her sleeve, revealing the red Liuyun birthmark on the crook of her arm.
“Ah???” Erya was stunned.
The Shopkeeper’s mouth gaped open, his face a picture of disbelief.
The entire boutique was abuzz with noise, but only the three people present, Su Zhiruan and her companions, were completely dumbstruck.
Erya had originally thought she was just sharing a story for Su Zhiruan to enjoy, but she could not have dreamed that the person in the story might very well be Su Zhiruan herself!
“Reaching her twenties, an orphan, only a little over three years old when I first saw you, the birthmark on your arm…” the Shopkeeper repeated to himself as his pupils dilated.
When Su Zhiruan arrived in this world, she had noticed the red birthmark on her arm, but because the color wasn’t deep, and it was on her arm—a place where a woman who regularly dealt with herbs and lived in the countryside might naturally have some scars—she didn’t even question it. But to suddenly learn of this today, even she found it somewhat inconceivable.
“Keep this a secret for me,” she said, lowering her sleeve to cover the birthmark, speaking to Erya and the Shopkeeper, “It might not be me. The Capital City is a thousand miles away from the Su Family village. It could be a coincidence.”
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“Of course, we all belong to the Su Family village, a family that shares in hardship. We couldn’t possibly go around spreading rumors based on this,” the Shopkeeper naturally understood this reasoning. In the eyes of outsiders, Su Zhiruan had already become the Family Head of the Su Family village. No one would willingly disrupt their own peaceful life by stirring up trouble.
Erya nodded as well, her words succinct, “Don’t worry.”
“Then I will take my leave now. If you need anything, you can find me at the residence,” said Su Zhiruan, taking the items from the Shopkeeper’s hand. Among them were the boutique’s account books for the recent time period and the state of their covert power.
“Alright.”
After saying their farewells, Su Zhiruan walked out the main entrance. The chattering young ladies did not realize she was the protagonist of the wildly-circulated tales in the Capital City. After she exited, she boarded her carriage.
“Miss, where to now?” The coachman put away his stool, picked up the reins, and asked Su Zhiruan in a low voice.
“To the jewelry shop in West City,” Su Zhiruan said as she opened the account books while sitting in the carriage, skimming through them quickly. She added, “Stop by the Su Pawnshop on the way.”
“Yes, Miss!” The coachman drove on.
The Pawnshop Shopkeeper was also a villager from the Su Family village. Su Zhiruan finished reading all the account books and other documents in the carriage and handed them to the Pawnshop Shopkeeper after getting off.
Afterward, the coachman drove to the West City jewelry shop.
