Today, Su Mi and Su Zhen were going to follow the mule cart that the government had sent all the way to the capital city.
Except for Su Qi, who was still practising in the county, everyone in the Su family got up early to send Su Mi and Su Zhen off on the carriage. After several rounds of tears from Yu Qingniang and Auntie Zhao, the carriage finally slowly left the entrance of the Su family and headed towards the city.
Inside the carriage, Su Zhen seemed to be in a good mood, but Su Mi was still concerned about what Yu Qingniang had said yesterday about her having a younger brother. Coupled with leaving her hometown, she couldn’t feel relaxed for a while.
“Sister Mi, in my opinion, you must be the most beautiful among these one hundred women,” Su Zhen said with a smile.
“How could that be?” “Everyone I’ve seen is very beautiful,” Su Mi put down the curtain and said lightly.
Su Zhen was similar to Auntie Zhao, accustomed to saying good things. In fact, women’s appearances are all different, and different people have different opinions on what they see. It all depends on who is looking. Su Mi couldn’t be bothered to indulge her, so she turned her head and leaned back on the back seat, closing her eyes.
Seeing that Su Mi didn’t respond to her words, Su Zhen snorted inwardly. She was just being polite on the surface. Su Mi’s appearance was too delicate and charming. Men certainly liked it, but as a woman, she felt that Su Xian’s dignified appearance was the look of a proper wife. Someone like Su Mi should just be a concubine.
She also knew about Li Xiuyuan’s proposal. That man seemed to have a flirtatious intent towards anyone he saw. Even she had been stopped a few times on the road. Why couldn’t Su Mi just marry him peacefully instead of suddenly running over to compete for the position of a court lady? This chapter is updated first at novelping dot com.
As the carriage drove steadily along without a word, they arrived at the courtyard gate of the city, where ten large mule carts were already in place.
Su Mi felt better after resting along the way. As she stepped out of the carriage, she couldn’t help but look around. When she saw a gorgeous two-horse carriage not far from the mule carts, she unconsciously smiled.
Perhaps he was sitting in that carriage. For some reason, seeing the carriage that possibly belonged to Qin Yan made her less afraid of leaving her hometown.
“Girls, hurry up and form a line. One by one, get on the carts,” Cao Gonggong shouted. Su Mi quickly joined the queue and waited for their arrangements.
The one hundred beauties of Jiaozhou were divided into ten large mule carts, with each cart carrying ten people. Fortunately, she and Su Zhen were not in the same cart.
Su Mi looked around at the people beside her and saw someone she recognized—Zhang Yue’er, who had borrowed her handkerchief. Today, she had removed her makeup, revealing clear eyes and teeth, and her round almond eyes seemed to shine with a watery light, quite charming.
Zhang Yue’er also remembered Su Mi, since she had seen her face before. Not many people could forget her.
“Thank you for lending me the handkerchief that day, sister,” Zhang Yue’er blinked and said.
“Are you from Jiangling City, sister?” “I’m from Lianshui County,” Zhang Yue’er smiled, with two dimples embedded in the corners of her mouth, which was quite cute.
“Mhmm,” Su Mi laughed and replied.
Yu Qingniang’s instructions were heartfelt, and outside was different from home—it was better to avoid trouble if possible. As a result, Su Mi didn’t say much more.
Seeing that Su Mi had no intention of chatting, Zhang Yue’er didn’t feel discouraged and started talking with the others. Su Mi could tell that she was a lively and cheerful young girl.
It was midsummer, and although there were many people on the mule cart, they were all women, so the space inside the cart didn’t feel too cramped. Laughter and chatter from the girls could be heard throughout the journey. Although Su Mi didn’t speak much, the lively atmosphere helped alleviate some of her fear of leaving home.
Xu Zhou separated Jiaozhou from the capital, and even travelling by horse-drawn carriage would take a few days. It was even more so for their mule cart. Fortunately, when they passed by post stations along the way, they could rest for the night. Qin Yan’s carriage could travel quickly, but he probably wasn’t in a hurry and remained alongside the mule cart.
That night, the candidates arrived at the post station in Xu Zhou to rest. The station was simple and had one large sleeping area that accommodated over ten people. But compared to the bumpy mule cart, it was much more comfortable. After getting used to it a few times, no one would complain or make unnecessary noise.
A series of moans and groans coming from next to her awakened Su Mi. The post station room had one large sleeping area, and she was sleeping second to last on the inside. The one closest to the inside was of the candidate for the court lady from a neighboring cart.