Unaware that My Legitimate Sister is My Husband - Chapter 56
Chapter 56
(21.3)
Because she was the most favored daughter in the He family, being like a moon among the stars, unlike the others, so the third miss He had more opportunities to socialize since childhood, compared to her other sisters who did not have the chance to show their faces in public. Her entire body was surrounded with an even more virtuous and magnanimous aura because of it.
Xi Xian took the opportunity to get close to the third miss He.
She had stayed in the palace for a long time, and had read a lot of books. Although she was reading aimlessly, and did not have any hobby, but she had heard about a wide range of things, and when she started talking, her speech was clear and logical. When she tilted her head inadvertently, she had somewhat of the naive innocence of a young girl, but she was pretending very hard to be a small adult, which made the third miss He unable to restrain a smile.
This sixth miss Xi was a little interesting, she originally thought she was just an ordinary young girl, she was not even the legitimate daughter of the Xi family, but she was versed in all kind of topics, and all the details of her bearing were extremely sophisticated, she was an interesting person.
Since she was old enough to understand things, He Jinrong knew that she would enter the palace in the future. If she was lucky, she would become the main wife of an imperial prince, and if she was unlucky, she would still be a side consort. She had to compete for reputation and wealth, she had to have children, and she had to be a honorable woman who qualified in order to attract an excellent enough man.
Most of the noble girls she was interacting with, regardless of their temperament, all had similar goals. The only difference was their family’s different interests. What was similar was their hunger for supremacy and power.
They had memorized their family tree since childhood, and were very familiar with all kinds of treasures. The somber and filthy things happening in the palace, the dark secrets of the great and noble families, they knew everything about it, their eyes were full of too much old affairs and vulgarity that did not belong to their age, so there was no longer any innocence in their eyes.
She had rarely seen such a girl like Xi Xian, looking beautiful and well-behaved, with a pair of eyes filled with limpid water, talking slowly and softly. It was like she had a fluffy little tail following her. It didn’t seem like she was naïve and without any intention, but she seemed like a little girl who anyone would feel good to be with, whether it was a man or a woman.
At the same time, Xi Xian also understood a lot, qin, chess, calligraphy and painting, history, and all kind of books, when a literary allusion was mentioned, she was able to talk a bit about it, which made He Jinrong, this noble girl at the top, feel quite admiring.
Although Xi Xian’s birth and background was not outstanding, but she was indeed a person who she could socialize with.
In their circle, they first had to look at the background to build a friendship, before asking about hobbies and temperament. If a person lacked even a little bit on some aspect, they would not form a deep friendship with that person from the very beginning.
The people who did not meet the standards, even if He Jinrong could talk and laugh with them, that was all superficial, and she wouldn’t open her heart to them.
Xi Xian had a sweet mouth and was judicious, she was neither humble nor haughty, she was aware of her own status, and had a very appropriate attitude.
He Jinrong was very satisfied with her, so she was no longer as distant and silent, and she spoke more, saying two or three ambiguous sentences.
In fact, Xi Xian did not like to interact with noble girls at all, but He Jinrong was the love of a lifetime that she had chosen for the crown prince, how could she not become a good friend with her?
Otherwise, with her competences, she might not be able to find another woman like her who could satisfy the man’s preferences.
One had to know, in her last life, He Jinrong had given birth to two children, and although it happened when Xi Xian had yet to enter the palace, but it was enough to show that the man had a preference for her, even if it was only in the bedroom, that was better than nothing.
The more Xi Xian looked at He Jinrong, the more satisfied she was. Her small hand softly held her sister He’s hand, as she intimately said to her: “Sister Jinrong, my grandmother asked me to prepare a gift for you, I’m guessing that with your fondness for good calligraphy and painting, you’ll definitely like it, how about I take you to see it ?”
She deliberately said “fondness for good calligraphy and painting”, in order to make He Jinrong think that she had not deliberately inquired about her preferences, and that she just happened to have twenty-four fans decorated with calligraphy and paintings. This way, she might feel that they were very connected with each other.
There were twenty four boxes outlined with gold, each of them was refined and simple, the latches on the top were inlaid with gemstones of different colors and jade. With the crisp sound “da”, one box was opened. Xi Xian smiled and put the fan in front of He Jinrong, and said to her: “Look at this brushwork, are you familiar with it? ”
Her tone was light and soft, He Jinrong at first was just shaking the fan, nodding slightly with a smile on her face, but the more she looked at it, the more her expression became odd.
She then saw Xi Xian open a few other boxes, and she went to see them, each time with light steps, after looking carefully at it, she broke out in cold sweat, as if she had fallen into an ice cellar from the incredulity she was feeling now.
TL’s note : I’m sorry, I made a mistake in the translation previously, there are actually twenty-four fans, it’s an entire collection, not just one
Translator : Laura
Other novels : His One Love & Ancient Eden & After Being Kidnapped by the Crown Prince
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