allonlinenovel Chapter 151 The Road Ahead is Long Yet Bright
Chapter 151 The Road Ahead is Long Yet Bright
Wang Xianrong didn't have many belongings, and because the courtyard wasn't large, much of it was stored in chests and trunks. In addition, Madam Wang brought many people to help pack, and in just over an hour, they finished packing and were ready to leave.
"This is what the Marquis ordered me to give to Concubine Wang." Steward Zhou presented the letter of release from concubine to Wang Xianrong.
"The Marquis also said that if Consort Wang encounters any difficulties in the future and there is really no way to resolve them, she can come and talk to the princess. There are some silver notes inside, which the Marquis also instructed to give to you."
Wang Xianrong opened the envelope and found a letter of release from her concubine's life and five hundred taels of silver notes inside.
Not much, but not too little either.
If Wang Xianrong doesn't squander money recklessly, it'll be enough for her to live on for two or three years.
Wang Xianrong found it amusing: "They really are a family."
Birds of a feather flock together; Cheng Yan and Qin Yi really are the type to use money to bribe people.
Thinking of this, Wang Xianrong couldn't help but ask, "When Consort Song left, did the Marquis also give her money?"
Steward Zhou said, "As far as I know, the Marquis did not give any money when Consort Song left, but the Princess gave her three hundred taels. However, Consort Song received thirty thousand taels of silver from Vice Minister Zhou's family, so she is naturally not short of money."
"The rest, like Aunt Wang, picked out some things from the storeroom and sent them over."
The Pingxi Marquis's residence was quite polite. They wouldn't push you too far even if you left. They also prepared some money and food for you, so you wouldn't have to worry about food and clothing for a long time after you left.
Qin Yizhen was worried that Wang Xianrong wouldn't be able to live comfortably in the Wang family, so she specially gifted her a house.
When people behave to this extent, no one praises them, and even Wang Xianrong's feelings are particularly complicated.
In fact, Wang Xianrong knew in her heart that it wasn't that Qin Yizhen couldn't tolerate her, but that Cheng Yan was different from others. He was too devoted and single-minded and didn't want anyone else to stand between him and his wife.
If it were Qin Yizhen, even if she and Cheng Yan were a loving couple and she didn't want Cheng Yan to have someone else, she wouldn't drive the person away, but would instead take good care of them.
This princess is indeed a rare kind and tolerant person. She will reason with you when she can, and she will not bully others unless she has no other choice.
But Wang Xianrong really didn't like her.
Sometimes I also dislike her tolerant manner, like a princess or a mistress.
Wang Xianrong nodded, indicating that she understood.
Wang Cong was dissatisfied with this: "What's the point of giving money and things? Our Wang family doesn't lack these things. My sister has properly entered the Pingxi Marquis's mansion. You say you want my sister to leave and then expect our Wang family to take her away? There's no such logic in that."
Wang Xianrong has neither committed any wrongdoing nor harmed anyone, yet she demands that people leave for no reason; this is truly going too far.
Steward Zhou apologized to him, saying, "Young Master Wang, please don't be offended. This matter is all due to incompatibility in marriage, which is why we have each sought our own happiness. If we continue to waste time, it will only be unfortunate. It is now most important to make a clean break and for Aunt Wang to find a good match after she returns home."
Wang Cong snorted coldly: "You've all said all the nice things."
Wang Cong had always been dissatisfied with Cheng Yan. First, he was dissatisfied that Wang Xianrong had become his concubine, and second, he was dissatisfied that Cheng Yan was ungrateful and treated Wang Xianrong badly.
In Wang Cong's opinion, Cheng Yan was truly blind. Wang Xianrong, a woman of both talent and beauty and of noble birth, was willing to be his concubine, yet he showed her no pity whatsoever, breaking her heart. It was truly infuriating.
If Cheng Yan were here now, Wang Cong would roll up his sleeves and beat him up.
Even though you might not be able to win, you might actually be beaten instead.
But since things have come to this, there's no point in saying anything more.
"Come on, sister, let's go home. We'll find you someone better than him later, and that'll make him furious."
Wang Xianrong thought to herself that even if she found a hundred or eighty more, Cheng Yan probably wouldn't even bat an eye. Or perhaps, there were even more outstanding men than Cheng Yan in Dong Qin.
As Wang Xianrong was helped out of the courtyard by her maid, she turned her head to look back. The room, which had been filled with many things, was now empty. Even the grass and bamboo in the courtyard seemed to have lost their vitality and were no longer as lively as before.
Wang Xianrong felt a pang of sadness and emptiness in her heart.
It was as if the thing that had imprisoned her had suddenly disappeared, or as if the world was vast and she didn't know where to go.
"The past is like a turbulent river, the road ahead is long but bright."
The past has been full of ups and downs, but the future is bright and full of expectations.
"Should it be like this?"
Is it really like this?
But it seems that there's nothing left for her to look forward to in her life.
The road ahead... she had no idea where it led.
Madam Wang said, "Go back now. When you get back to the Wang family, you'll need to pack your things. If you're late, it will be dark."
Wang Xianrong nodded, then had her maid help her out of the courtyard gate, got into a sedan chair and left. When she arrived at the main gate of the Pingxi Marquis's residence, she got out of the sedan chair and was helped into a carriage. She then left the Pingxi Marquis's residence and returned to the Wang family.
As the carriage moved forward, Wang Xianrong finally couldn't hold back her tears.
She sat there quietly, without crying or making a fuss, two lines of clear tears slowly sliding down her cheeks, her eyes overflowing with tears.
Chen Shuang hurriedly grabbed a handkerchief to wipe her tears, but she stopped her with her hand, took the handkerchief from Chen Shuang's hand, and wiped her own tears.
Chen Shuang advised her, "Miss, it's actually quite good to leave the Pingxi Marquis's mansion. You can go wherever you want then. Today you've invited people to go on a spring outing, tomorrow you've invited people to have tea together, or you can hold a poetry gathering with the other young ladies."
If she stayed in the Pingxi Marquis's mansion, Wang Xianrong would only be a concubine, subject to the control of the master and mistress. The mistress would not allow her to go out, so she would be trapped in the inner courtyard and could not take a single step out.
That's a kind of freedom.
“I once heard someone say that the daughter of Fang Shaoqing of Dali Temple, the one who had a feud with the princess, once said something like that.”
"Life is precious, love is more precious, but freedom is the most precious of all."
Chen Shuang felt that Wang Xianrong had become increasingly obsessed in the past two years, probably because she was trapped in the world of Cuiwei Courtyard, unable to see the vastness of the outside world, and her heart was only filled with love and affection.
Go out more, make more friends, and experience more happiness. Perhaps when you look back, this unrequited love won't seem so important anymore.
"Life is precious, love is more precious, but freedom is the most precious of all." Wang Xianrong murmured, repeating the poem, then frowned. "You said this is a poem by Fang Shixin?"
"Yes, it's spread all over the streets and alleys."