Wenren Xue kindly spoke: “Sister, I’m not trying to discourage you, but… Sword Cultivator cultivation is not easy, and I’m afraid your body can’t handle it. Moreover, the Wanjian Sect’s rules are very strict, even if the family wants to help, the Wanjian Sect won’t agree.”
The meaning couldn’t be clearer.
The Beast Taming Sect can still use Spirit Beasts to get through the back door, but those rigid Sword Cultivators of the Wanjian Sect won’t allow it.
Madam Wenren also said: “Yes, Xue’er and Yang’er’s talents are there, that’s why they entered the Wanjian Sect. But if Ning’er goes to participate in this Wanjian Sect disciple recruitment, she probably won’t be selected. If it gets out that a Wenren Family child failed the selection, it won’t sound good…”
Their words successfully made the Head of the Wenren Family think for a moment.
“Alright, tomorrow I will take Ning’er to the Wanjian Sect to visit Sect Leader Xiao. If there is fate and she can enter the Wanjian Sect, it’s a good thing; if not, then we’ll stop, and she won’t need to waste time preparing for the disciple selection seven days later.”
Concerning the Wenren Family’s reputation, the Head of the Wenren Family made a decision after deliberation.
But anyone with discerning eyes could see that although he hadn’t shown excessive affection for his biological daughter, he was genuinely helping Tian Ning.
But even Madam Wenren didn’t understand why her husband would do this?
Tian Ning had no objections; she only made a small request: “Can I have a maid assigned to my courtyard?”
The Head of the Wenren Family raised an eyebrow: “Ning’er, you don’t even have a maid serving you in your courtyard?”
“There was a little incident that caused a delay…” Madam Wenren awkwardly explained: “I’ll instruct someone to arrange it right now.”
During the meal, everyone had their own thoughts, and they ate without much relish.
The heavy atmosphere didn’t affect Tian Ning’s appetite; she ate as usual, finishing most of the dishes on the table, and then happily returned to her courtyard to see the maid Madam Wenren had arranged for her.
This surprised the Head of the Wenren Family.
“She… always eats this much?”
Wenren Yang showed a look of disdain: “She probably hasn’t eaten such good food in her life, and she doesn’t even mind being stuffed!”
That stinky girl’s face is passable, and she looks like she’s of the Wenren Family blood.
Wenren Xue subtly curled her lips and softly said: “Perhaps my sister raised pigs and cattle in the countryside of the Mortal Realm, using a lot of energy every day, so she’s used to eating a lot.”
With these words, even the Head of the Wenren Family couldn’t hide his disdain.
After all, at the beginning, the old man who raised Tian Ning wanted her to bring dirty pigs and cattle into the manor…
When Tian Ning returned to her courtyard, she saw a row of maids standing neatly, five of them who had come to deliver boxes in the morning, including the particularly assertive maid.
That maid spoke first: “Sixth Miss, I am Cui Zhu, the servant assigned by Madam to serve you in your courtyard.”
The other maids also reported their names one by one.
Among them, the little maid Tian Ning had helped was named Mo Ran.
After listening to them, Tian Ning asked: “How many of you can read?”
“Replying to Sixth Miss, we are all born in the Wenren Family, so naturally, we all can read,” Cui Zhu said with pride.
She had been specially sent; if Tian Ning dared to act like a spoiled miss or retaliate for today’s events, she would report it to Madam, letting everyone see how uncouth this Mortal Realm peasant was.
Unexpectedly, Tian Ning didn’t ask them to do any rough work; instead, she took out a book.
The title of the book read:
《The Marquis’s Adopted Daughter Runs Away Pregnant: Forced to Escape Their Coercive Confinement》
All the maids: ???
What kind of book is this?
So vulgar and shameless!
When did the Mortal Realm’s storybooks become so unbearable to look at!!
And that ‘they,’ it’s too…
For these maids who had lived in Wenren Manor since birth, just looking at the title made them blush, turning their heads away.
“Each of you will take turns reading the contents of the book to me every half hour. During that time, those whose turn it isn’t can do whatever they want. When I fall asleep, you don’t need to read anymore.”
She handed over the storybook; she even prepared a chair and thoughtfully prepared tea: “Drink it if you’re thirsty.”
The maids were at a loss.
Cui Zhu was their leader; she pushed Mo Ran forward to prevent the Sixth Miss from having any bad intentions.
Mo Ran took the storybook, glanced at the place where the Sixth Miss said to start reading, and her heart was filled with turmoil.
Ah! This…
Do I really have to read it aloud?
“The scalding… breath on my ear, the person in my arms struggling constantly; ‘No, no! We are siblings, we can’t do this! Brother!’ But the man sneered, looking at the hazy eyes of the person beneath him, feeling only… lust burning: ‘Brother’s little Yu’er~ you’ll never escape Brother’s palm!’…”
Mo Ran’s face turned red, her head unconsciously lowered, her voice becoming as faint as a mosquito’s buzz.
The other maids were even more at a loss, feeling their bodies go weak, especially when they heard the part about forced love.
This is too daring…
Even though they thought so, in their shame and anger, they were filled with anticipation for the next part of the plot, especially when, halfway through, the childhood sweetheart breaks in to save the person, only to witness the brother’s dirty thoughts towards his adopted sister!
Tian Ning had clearly said that while someone was reading, for half an hour, they could do whatever they wanted; Tian Ning wouldn’t mind.
Five people took turns once, meaning they had two hours of free time.
But the whole night, no one left the Sixth Miss’s courtyard.
Each of them hung their heads in shame, but they all pricked up their ears, wondering what would happen next?
As a result, no one noticed Tian Ning listening while taking out a pile of Spirit Plants and processing them.
Near midnight, Tian Ning yawned, stopped processing the Spirit Plants, and put everything away.
She was sleepy.
“Alright, it’s so late; go to sleep.”
Tian Ning didn’t want to overwork the maids; they would probably have to get up early tomorrow morning, and she had asked the Head of the Wenren Family for a maid only because she was tired of looking at the storybook, so she came up with the idea of having someone read it to her.
That way, she could listen and do other things at the same time.
But the five pairs of eyes opposite her were bright; at this moment, there was no trace of sleepiness.
“Sixth Miss, I can continue reading…”
Cui Zhu had lost her initial arrogance; she wanted to continue reading! She was anxious! She was itching to know more!
It had already reached the part where the childhood sweetheart gives up a family marriage, abandons everything to run away with their beloved, but is stopped by the sick brother, forcing the protagonist to choose!
How could the Sixth Miss be sleepy?!
Tian Ning: …
Tian Ning helplessly said: “Do you still need to get up tomorrow?”
Although they were in her courtyard, Tian Ning didn’t mind; she also got up late, but the Wenren Family’s servants had a set time to get up early every day, and the manager would check.
Only then did the maids reluctantly put down the storybook, filled with reluctance.
It was their first time encountering such a shocking yet interesting storybook. The storybooks that had circulated before were nothing but boring stories; they even discussed the plot after leaving Tian Ning’s courtyard.
Mo Ran, with a flushed face, couldn’t help but say: “The brother is too domineering… thinking about how he would go crazy without Yu’er, I feel heartbroken…”
Another maid agreed: “Yes! Yu’er should agree to the brother! He treats her like the moon and has been thinking about her for so many years!”
Cui Zhu had the opposite opinion; her views were somewhat conservative: “But they’re siblings; it’s not right! The childhood sweetheart who deeply loves Yu’er is more suitable for her.”
“But they’re not biological siblings.”
“Even so, it’s too much… Actually, the young general’s childhood sweetheart is also very good!”
The maids chattered about the plot, expressing their opinions, and then went to bed.
In their dreams, they even dreamed of the scenes in the storybook.
Cui Zhu did too; her mind was filled with the contents of the storybook, and nothing else could fit in; she only vaguely felt that she had forgotten something?
She didn’t know that Wenren Xue almost waited for her until dawn!
Early the next morning, Wenren Xue’s personal maid called Cui Zhu early.
Cui Zhu realized what she had forgotten yesterday!
“Fifth Miss, it was my negligence…”
Wenren Xue lay on the chaise lounge with a bad expression; the displeasure of waiting all night made her face lose its usual gentle and refined look.
“I didn’t know that Sixth Sister had abilities, making you disobey my orders because of her.”
“It’s all my fault! Please punish me!”
At this time, Wenren Yang walked in from outside: “What’s wrong, sister? Early in the morning, who is the idiot who angered you?”
“Fourth Brother…” Wenren Xue returned to her usual appearance, complaining in a coquettish tone: “I thought Sixth Sister might misunderstand because of yesterday’s incident, so I specially asked this girl, Cui Zhu, to come to me first to ask about the situation when she went back. Unexpectedly, Cui Zhu went straight to sleep; I waited for a long time last night…”
Wenren Xue looked very aggrieved and was about to cry.
How could Wenren Yang bear to see his beloved sister wronged? He quickly coaxed her and wiped her tears.
The two were very close; if it were any other day, the people of Wenren Manor would know that Fourth Young Master was extremely fond of Fifth Miss, and such actions would be normal.
But recalling the plot of the storybook last night, Cui Zhu’s mind somehow suddenly cleared up.
This brother-sister relationship… is it too much?
Even with her own brother, when they reached a certain age, they would maintain a distance out of propriety.
It wouldn’t be like this, with the sister leaning on the brother’s embrace, allowing him to wipe her tears.
Their bodies were separated only by clothes…
Cui Zhu was startled by her own thoughts.
This was clearly the usual interaction between Fourth Young Master and Fifth Miss; when there were no outsiders present, the siblings were often like this. Before, she never felt anything was wrong, but because of the Sixth Miss’s storybook, it made her think this way.
But… isn’t this wrong?
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