Walking closer to the fallen bowl, Zhong Guiying picked up a piece of the broken porcelain and stretched her hand out to her mother, "Then kill me if you don't actually love me." Her voice sharp and clear. The lights of the flickering candles cast onto her, made her seem even more scarier.
Looking at her, Lin Leizu stood up, before she ordered, "Go and kneel outside for the whole night!" She screamed as Zhong Guiying dropped the porcelain piece and walked outside. It was pouring heavily and those who were outside were only the maid servants taking food to their masters and the guards on duty.
Kneeling down, Zhong Guiying closed her eyes and then opened them, she silently stared at the falling rain that drenched her before she started weeping. What had she done to receive that, her nanny tried to give her an umbrella but she refused it and chased her away. And that was why till that day she cared for her nanny, because she was like a loving mother to her. And from that day on, Zhong Guiying vowed to study hard and please her nanny.
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Recalling what her daughter had said to her, Lin Leizu actually slept without eating as she crashed and dragged all the plates to the ground out of anger. It hurt her conscience as a mother.
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Looking at the pink chrysanthemum flowers, Zhong Guiying picked a pair of scissors and chopped off their buds leaving only one bud standing. She would be the only one to be recognised in the mansion and no matter who got in her way, she would eliminate them all. Looking at the fallen buds, Zhong Guiying smiled as each of them represented her sisters who disobeyed her with Zhong Kexin as her biggest enemy. And now that her father could no longer recognise her, it was her happiness.
"My lady, you have a letter from Crown prince Jun Yuanchao." Her maid servant said as she handed her a brown envelope with the royal seal. Looking at her, the maid knew that her master wanted privacy and so she left the room leaving her alone. Opening the envelope, she unfolded the letter and read it's contents:
'Father is getting impatient about my marriage, we need to fasten things up.'
Upon seeing that, Zhong Guiying smiled, finally things had gone her way, she would now marry him and become the crown princess and nobody would stop her.
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Standing before her father, Zhong Ah Lam stated, "Father, today Zhong Kexin left the farm and she was not in her abode."
Looking at her, her father sighed before he stated, "The evidence is what matters, even if you have the news, nothing will bear witness."
"Okay, I will investigate tomorrow." Zhong Ah Lam stated as she left the room for her abode. Along the way, she promised herself that she would get her in the act.
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Looking at the moonlit sky, Zhong Kexin thought of how Zhong Guiying had not been reacting recently. She wondered why. Thinking it through, maybe it was because Crown prince Jun Yuanchao and her had already agreed to get married. Looking at it from that perspective, of course she was okay.
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The next day in the afternoon, Zhong Ah Lam also found Zhong Kexin missing in her abode and in the farm. Looking at the female worker next to her, Zhong Ah Lam stated loudly, "Since my seventh sister is nowhere to be seen in both places, her abode and here. I have to use you to bear testimony." Looking at her, the farmers rembered what Zhong Kexin told her.
"Do not dare say anything about me to anyone, if none of you says, then I'll help you out financially."
Looking at Zhong Ah Lam, one of them stated, "We don't know where she is, she told us she was headed home." With that being said, Zhong Ah Lam clenched her fists and since she had no valid evidence of the witnesses, she decided to follow her herself so that she can know. That evening, Zhong Kexin returned and gave each of the worker a pouch with ten gold taels.