Imperial Treasure
Chapter 184 - 140: Classical Chinese Conference

Chapter 184: Chapter 140: Classical Chinese Conference

She found it hard to imagine someone like Yhan Qingwu being abandoned by her family and then exiled...

"What about the Tang Family?" Tang Hanyan’s attitude didn’t seem like that...

"The Tang Family naturally wouldn’t agree, that Wang Jin was their man, always protecting and supporting her. Otherwise, do you think someone as beautiful as Yhan Qingwu could have safely left the Provincial City and stayed in Nanxun? She would have been devoured by those bastards long ago..."

"She’s returned to the Provincial City now, but why?" Sui Yi glanced towards the villa at the end of the neighborhood that was dark.

"A marriage alliance, Yhan Qingwu’s last value."

"...."

After a while, Sui Yi said, "Does the Yhan Family agree? The Tang Family too?"

"Well, there are those in the Yhan Family who disagree, like her biological father.. But unwilling as they were, they followed the family head’s decision. After all, a family has only one head, and to disobey is to face exile... The consequences are too dire. Moreover, one year after Yhan Qingwu gave birth, he had another child, a boy."

"Yhan Qingwu was forsaken from the beginning."

Sui Yi no longer knew what to say, and at last, could only say, "So Tang Hanyan agreed?"

Had a child, found a way out?

"Bullshit! Tang Hanyan, that strong-willed woman, has only one daughter, she would never agree!"

"One daughter? Then the other child is..."

"Born by another woman! Arranged by the Yhan Family! Tang Hanyan and that man had been separated for over a decade.. no woman can endure such a thing..." Gong Jiu sneered at the Yhan Family.

For the first time, Sui Yi understood what people like Little Fatty Zhou meant by their curses...

Indeed... fucking hell.

"The Tang Family only agreed because of the family Yhan Qingwu was to marry into. It seems like they have the means to cure Yhan Qingwu’s chilling condition, so the Tang Family people had to agree... You wouldn’t believe how fiercely this was contested back then, the Tang Family almost broke ties with the Yhan Family... But now that Yhan Qingwu has been sent back to the Provincial City, it seems that this marriage alliance is about to be formally settled."

Marriage alliance, healing...

For a girl, it secured her future but at the cost of her life.

Sui Yi did not know whether this was good or bad, she only felt... that day Yhan Qingwu was unhappy.

And perhaps even sad.

She had a feeling, but could not grasp such a grievous truth.

Forsaken, was she?

Sui Yi recalled a desolate wintry night many years ago, she too had been abandoned.

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"So, you tell me all this, is it because it concerns you, or does it concern me? I think it concerns you, right... otherwise you wouldn’t know it so deeply,"

Sui Yi spoke very calmly, so calmly that it made Gong Jiu pause, then frown. Had she misjudged? Sui Yi did not have such good feelings for that Yhan Family girl?

Gong Jiu paused in her leg swinging, then said, "The reason I’m telling you so much is simple, the family she’s set to marry into is the sworn enemy of mine... If you, Sui Yi, find it unsavory, we still stand united. If you’re fine with it... just watch from the side. At the very least, when I make my move, I won’t harm the young lady..."

So that was it.

Sui Yi frowned slightly, sighing softly, "I’ll talk about this when I go to the Provincial City."

Clack!

Just as Gong Jiu tossed an almond, it hit the ground. She was stunned, and after a moment responded, "Hey, you’re coming to the Provincial City? When are you coming, and how long will you stay?"

"We’ll see... Please help out with Qingwu’s affairs as much as you can, consider it a debt I owe you,"

"Debt my ass!"

"...I don’t have a sister"

"...."

In the end, Gong Jiu was sullen as she hung up the phone—actually, it was Sui Yi who hung up first, but she absolutely wouldn’t admit that.

On the other side, Sui Yi’s expression was even more indifferent than Gong Jiu imagined.

She stared into the pitch-black night, her eyes perhaps holding a glimmer of starlight, or possibly the darkness beyond the stars.

"Is this why you refuse to say goodbye?"

"Yhan Qingwu, you are even sillier than I thought,"

Gently brushing her eyebrows, Sui Yi contained the faint worry in her face, turned around, and entered the house. On the bookshelf in Sui Yi’s room was the Demon Que.

Auntie Zhang, cleaning the room, thought it was just a regular decorative sword and paid it no mind.

In fact, Sui Yi had never bothered with the sword either.

First, if she wanted to practice swordsmanship, the community was too crowded. It was not easy to freely practice, and with more people came more disputes. Sui Yi also feared scaring the elderly.

Second, taking the sword out for practice was also quite troublesome.

Again, Sui Yi now hardly dared touch the sword. At least when her internal injuries and magnetic sensations hadn’t fully recovered, she didn’t want to touch it.

It was her premonition.

Always accurate.

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The next day was the weekend, and the pace of Nanxun Town seemed to slow down further. Those who worked were now resting, and those in school had holidays, including twelfth-graders, who also had a full or half-day off on Saturdays.

Unless they were particularly unlucky, pressured by their families to attend extra classes.

However, at this time, the tutorial system wasn’t so intense, and most parents knew not to push their children too hard, generally allowing them a day to relax.

Of course, someone like Sui Yi, who always had control of her own time, could never appreciate these students’ joy.

And this day marked the opening of the Classical Chinese Conference in Nanxun.

The Classical Chinese Conference had always been a grand festival in Nanxun. As a cultural ancient town, the tradition was highly valued, and the government always supported it greatly, given the importance of attracting investment.

Thus, the Ancient City District of Nanxun Town, being the venue, was exceptionally lively today, the crowd number exceeded tens of thousands. Many travelers from within the province had to park their cars more than a thousand meters outside the Ancient City District, unable to get any closer.

Parking spaces were filled up, and blocking the road wasn’t an option unless you had strong backing and connections to find a spot for your car. Fortunately, walking wasn’t too far. Forewarned by the traffic department, these visitors had conveniently parked their cars farther away and walked to the destination.

Among these people and vehicles, a bicycle deftly made its way from the very back all the way to the outskirts of the Ancient City District.

The area was bustling, with many vendors hurrying over to do business, making the front of the venue lively.

Many students, catching on to the excitement, came to play.

No bicycles could enter anymore. Sui Yi, with the tip of her shoe against the ground, scanned the area with a frown, wondering where she could even place her bicycle.

She thought it would be incredibly foolish to lock the bicycle in the parking area because while thieves found it hard to steal large cars, they could easily break open a fragile bike lock with a wrench, or even pick the lock...

Sui Yi did not underestimate these thieves and could only furrow her brow, thinking of a solution...

"Sui Yi? Sui Yi!"

Suddenly, someone called out to Sui Yi. She looked up and saw a person waving to her from beside a police car nearby.

Zhao Xiao saw Sui Yi pushing her bicycle over and showed his typical smile with eight visible teeth, "Hey, you came to have fun today too... Why alone, where are your classmates?"

One would expect Sui Yi, at her age, to come along with her classmates.

Upon hearing this, Sui Yi simply smiled, "I came alone... You guys are on duty?"

"Yeah, right! It’s the captain’s order," said Zhang Xiao. His gaze lingered on Sui Yi for quite a while,

"What captain! Kid, Lin Quan the captain is now the chief!" another policeman patted Zhang Xiao’s shoulder and glanced at Sui Yi, hesitating before greeting her, "You’re Sui Yi? Wow, you’ve grown a lot taller, and become... um, prettier."

The people at the police station knew Sui Yi quite well, but... they hardly recognized her now.

This girl must be around 166 or 167 centimeters tall now, still wearing flat sports shoes, dressed in light blue skinny jeans that not many wore anymore, with a slender black leather belt on her waist, and a white chiffon shirt, sleeves buttoned up to reveal her delicate wrists with skin like melting curdled milk and jade.

To him, somewhat lacking in words, she looked prettier than the stars seen on television.

Especially her clear and modest demeanor, very striking.

So, he was somewhat hesitant to recognize her.

In fact, Zhang Xiao also stared for quite a while before daring to call out, otherwise, he really wouldn’t believe this prominent girl was Sui Yi.

Fortunately, Sui Yi previously had a strong foundation. The two quickly accepted her and knowing that Sui Yi had nowhere to park her bike, Zhang Xiao even thumped his chest, promising to take good care of her bicycle...

"I’ll put your bike on my police car, see which thief dares to steal it!"

"Exactly, Sui Yi, rest assured now..."

"Hey, Sui Yi, it’s been a long time,"

The group of on-duty policemen, upon seeing Sui Yi, were extremely enthusiastic, making Sui Yi feel quite uncomfortable. It felt like just a few months ago, they were desperately trying to catch her and lock her up in the police station, right?

"Then I’ll trouble you guys..." after saying goodbye to everyone, Sui Yi then left.

Behind her, a crowd, including Zhang Xiao, watched Sui Yi’s retreating figure.

They all sighed in amazement.

Goodness, although they knew this young girl was extremely pretty, who would have thought that after changing out of that school uniform and just a few months, she would have grown so...

— Attractive.

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The Ancient City District was not as chaotic as the outside. Instead, it was orderly because most of the participating antique shops had been designated and screened in advance, naturally making everything neatly organized. Whether it was the tourists, the locals come to enjoy themselves, or the companies scouting for business opportunities, everyone could find something of interest here.

As Sui Yi passed these shops, her eyes also glanced over the goods available: ancient ladies’ accessories, specially woven antique-style blankets, or cheongsams, or local delicacies, or famous tea bricks from various places within the province... ceramics, calligraphy ink, paper, brushes, paintings, and so forth...

The dazzling array was overwhelming.

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