Chapter 27: Are you a person or a ghost
Empress Running Away with the Ball
âI never would have thought that poor princess would have something good like this!â Xia He stroked the jade bracelet as she couldnât let go of it.
âUn. Sister Xia He, letâs clean up all these worthless things and throw them away.â Once Chun Tao obtained this bracelet, she longer cared about anything else that was here. She also spat at the clothes on the ground.
When Xiao Ru saw this, she was so angry that her eyes turned red.
The young miss is not dead yet and these two maidservants actually dare go through young missâ stuff and throw them away like trash! They are really going to far with their bullying!
She could no longer take it anymore as she broke out of Chen Ningâs hands and forcefully pushing open the door. She then screamed, âYou two are really daring! This is my familyâs young missâ dowry and you dare to actually steal from it!â
âWho!â
Chun Tao and Xia He did not expect that there would be someone outside and they were both startled. Once they saw that the person standing outside the door was Xiao Ru, they two of them gave a sigh of relief and gave a disdainful snort.
âWo pei! Itâs the little servant that was given as a dowry. Werenât you going mourning for your young miss? Why are you here?â Chun Tao narrowed her eyes as she didnât even bother to look at Xiao Ru. She picked up a piece of clothing and stuffed it in the box.
They had heard the news that the princess had been caught by his highness not long after she escaped and had been trapped in the wooden shed. His highness had also personally made a move and hit the princess until she was coughing out blood. Then he had sent someone to take away the princessâ dead body.
So the two maidservants took advantage of the fact that no one had come to take away Chen Ningâs stuff yet to see if there was anything valuable within.
âMove those dirty hands away. Donât touch the possessions of our familyâs young miss!â Xiao Ru ruhed into the room as she snatched the clothes from Chun Taoâs hands. Seeing the clothing thrown onto the floor, she couldnât help crying.
âBut with all this broken stuff, we wouldnât want it even if it was given to us. You should take it all away and sell it all at a pawn shop. That way you can buy some money to burn for your young miss and donât forget to buy a grave for both master and servant.â Xia He spoke while her chin became slanted. Everything she said was said in a sarcastic tone.
[TL Note: Chinese people burn fake paper money in remembrance of the dead.]
âYou......â Xiao Ru was so angry that she couldnât even speak. She pointed at the two jade bracelets on their hands and shouted, âThis is the dowry of our young miss, quickly give them back you thieves! Give it back!â
âWhat dowry, what thief? You should stop speaking nonsense.â Chu Tian and Xia He both gave a cold smile, âHis highness has already sent people over to collect your familyâs young missâ corpse, you should go and see her one last time. If you go too late, you wonât even have the chance to see her one last time!â
After they finished speaking, they heard the door open with a âdangâ sound. A cool breeze blew in causing the door to slightly shake.
âWho is the one cursining me to death?â A low voice came from the door.
Chun Tao and Xia He were both shocked as they turned to the door. They saw a white silhouette standing at the door. With long flowing hair and a expressionless face, she stared at the two of them.
âGhost......Thereâs a ghost......â The two maidservants felt their hairs standing up as their teeth shivered in fright.
This, this wouldnât be the princessâ ghost, right?
The two of them were scared witless and they almost fainted.
âIf you donât cause trouble, then ghosts wonât come bothering you. Since you two are this scared of me, what kind of bad things have you been up to?â
Chen Ning had a faint smile as her eyes like water swept across the two maidservantsâ faces. She slowly stepped into the room.
There were two candles lit in the room and her shadow stretched out far from the light, shining onto the floor behind her.
When Xia He lowered her head to look at the floor, she courageously stood up.
If it had a shadow, it was human. This wasnât a ghost!