Becoming the Villain's Discarded Wife
Chapter 503: Kyoto Incident

Chapter 503: Chapter 503: Kyoto Incident

"Sister, what happened?"

Only when they were out of sight did Aunt Guihua dare to ask in a soft voice.

Mother Lin hesitated slightly, but seeing Aunt Guihua’s inquiring gaze, she informed her about the reason.

"They were brave enough to do that?"

Upon hearing that the two children had sneaked out on their own, Aunt Guihua’s heart skipped a beat too.

Such impudence these kids have!

They even dare to go out by themselves given the current situation outside!

"I was about to go out to look for them when I ran into you. It’s good that they’re back, really good."

"You and Brother Lin were going to go out and look for them? Nanzhi wouldn’t allow that if she knew."

"There’s no other way, she’s been busy with the matters in the city and has been quite worried. I don’t know what she would do if she found out that Zhiyu ran out."

"Yes, yes, we should not tell her about this first..."

Thinking of Nanzhi, who was pregnant, Aunt Guihua nodded repeatedly. If Nanzhi were to get angry and something happened, Zhiyu and the others would certainly blame themselves.

In the study, Shen Miaomiao and Nanzhi sat opposite each other, with Miaomiao’s suppressed tears finally pouring out.

"Sister Nanzhi..."

Shen Miaomiao’s eyes welled up with tears as she cried quietly, worried that others might hear her.

Nanzhi probably knew what had happened in Kyoto, though she originally thought the situation wouldn’t be too bad, given that Shen Miaomiao’s father was a military officer, any changes in the imperial court should not have impacted them much.

Watching her friend crying so sadly, Nanzhi passed her a handkerchief and poured her a bowl of warm water.

Her love journey was truly rough.

"The Emperor has passed away, there’s chaos in the palace, everyone wants to ascend to that position. Shen Wenchen was trapped in the palace and couldn’t go out. He told me to take my parents and leave quickly."

Shen Miaomiao’s tears flowed like a broken pearl necklace, her handkerchief was soon soaked.

Throughout the journey, when her parents asked her about it, she could only put on a smile to reassure them. Although she was but a woman, she wasn’t a fool.

Shen Wenchen told her to leave for her sake. As for his own situation, perhaps even he didn’t know what would happen.

But with changes in the court, there were thousands of possibilities, most likely is death for the old and the rise of the newcomers.

"Everything will be fine."

Nanzhi comforted in a low voice.

This event was not in the book, and given that the situation had already deviated from the plot, she could not guarantee that Shen Wenchen would be safe, but her intuition told her that he would be fine.

"Mm."

Miaomiao cried for a while and felt somehow relieved. She wiped her eyes with a handkerchief and took a sip of warm water.

"Sister Nanzhi, I brought some grain back this time. There was chaos in Kyoto, and many things were controlled. I didn’t manage to buy much, and for medical herbs, I only got those for colds and diarrhea."

Miaomiao felt that she hadn’t thought things through well enough, and there was still a sense of disappointment in her heart.

"You’ve worked hard."

Nanzhi held her hand with a grateful look in her eyes.

The medicine in the city had almost run out, and Miaomiao’s action was like sending charcoal in snowy weather.

"Sister Nanzhi, do you remember Su Tao?"

Miaomiao suddenly seemed to recall something, and her face turned a bit strange.

"What’s wrong with her?"

Seeing her unusual expression, Nanzhi also became interested and asked.

"She’s also in Kyoto, and she’s living quite well there. She opened another shop that sells women’s rouge and some beauty products.

I heard she has made quite a few powerful friends in Kyoto, and she even found a way to sell her products inside the palace.

Many of the consorts in the palace use her stuff. Everything was fine, but then I noticed she was often accompanied by a man, the son born to the concubine of the Minister of Revenue. His name is Lu Fengyun; he has a higher status in Kyoto, and everyone thinks he is a genius."

Upon hearing the name of Lu Fengyun, Nanzhi understood. This is when the male and female leads met.

Shen Wenchen once told her that Lu Fengyun was a pitiful person. As he was a child born to a concubine, even though he was brought back to the Lu family, he was not treated much better than a servant.

Lu Fengyun, after being occupied by the transmigrator, was indeed a great person.

He had contributed a lot to the country’s construction.

"What happened then?"

"At first, it was fine, but later I sensed that something was wrong. Citizents of the city praised them as an excellent couple, but after seeing them a few times, I could tell that Lu Fengyun is a hypocrite."

"Why do you say so?"

Nanzhi was surprised that Miaomiao’s impression of the male lead was so poor.

In the original plot, although the male lead is not a heartthrob, everyone likes him when they see him.

"Sister Nanzhi, do you remember the poem you recited to me?"

Miaomiao curled her lips, and she shivered unconsciously at the thought of Lu Fengyun.

"A poem?"

Nanzhi furrowed her brows and thought for a moment, then shook her head.

She couldn’t remember it.

"Do you remember the poem ’Quiet Night Thoughts’ by the Poet Immortal?"

Nanzhi mulled it over for a moment, then nodded.

She remembered ’Quiet Night Thoughts’. She never intended to plagiarize the poems of the ancient Chinese poets to enhance her own reputation, so she kept these things to herself.

As for ’Quiet Night Thoughts’, she told Shen Miaomiao about it when they were escaping the famine.

But three years had passed, and she didn’t expect Miaomiao to still remember it.

"During the Mid-Autumn Festival in Kyoto, there would be a Mid-Autumn Banquet, not only in the palace but also in the city. People would hang moon lanterns and gather friends with poems, and Lu Fengyun would come."

Miaomiao’s eyes showed disdain. Even if she were just a village girl, she knew that plagiarizing others’ works and pretending it to be her own was the lowest thing to do.

Initially, when she heard Shen Wenchen say that Lu Fengyun was a very talented person, and considering the praises he received from the people of Kyoto, she also believed so.

Nanzhi could guess what happened next.

It was most likely that Lu Fengyun took Li Bai’s ’Quiet Night Thoughts’ as his own.

This was something many transmigrators would do.

Nanzhi had no additional comments.

But in the original plot, Lu Fengyun never did such things. The Lu Fengyun in the book was focused on studying military affairs and infrastructure, where did he find the time for such actions?

"Later, I found out that the relationship between Lu Fengyun and Su Tao was not as close as the rumors suggested. Mostly, it seemed like Su Tao was trying to stick with Lu Fengyun.

Clearly, Su Tao is a capable woman, but she behaves as if she is inferior to Lu Fengyun. Despite this, every time Su Tao does a good deed, she still attributes it to Lu Fengyun."

Miaomiao also opened a shop in Kyoto and had frequent interactions with the people there, giving her a clearer understanding of the inner workings of these activities.

Su Tao was regarded as a great philanthropist in Kyoto, and offering free medical treatment was a regular thing for her.

But every time she did these good things, the people of Kyoto always praised Lu Fengyun instead.

"This..." Nanzhi was somewhat at a loss for words, surely Su Tao hadn’t become love-crazed?