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Not Leaving, This Sister's No Pushover

Stillness and silence settled around them, though occasionally there would come bursts of loud laughter. This was probably Tianning country's first time seeing a new bride being told to come back tomorrow, it would likely never happened again in the past and future!

The crowd was laughing. Even in the group of people that had delivered the bride, there were a few who could not resist a snicker. It really was the first time something like this happened. Inside the bridal sedan, the calm, composed Han Yunxi finally nerrowed her eyes. The Duck of Qin's household had really gone too far!

Nanny Wang was crestfallen as she returned, sighing and disappointed. "Aiya, how unlucky. I've been a wedding nanny for so many years but I've never seen something like this. Let's hurry up and go, quickly, go back! "

Yet just as the sedan bearers lifted her carriage, but couldn't find the speaker.

"Hold it! "

Eh..... who talk?

The crowd stilled and look around, but couldn't find the speaker.

"Nanny Wang, I'd like to trouble you to ask at what time tomorrow we should arrive?" When Han Yunxi spoke again, her quiet tone was filled with dignity that was hard to cross. Though her voice wasn't very loud, the crowd could clearly hear her.

In one second, all the onlookers turn disbelieving gazes towards the bridal sedan chair. Were these words really from Han Yunxi? Shouldn't she be secretly crying in such a situation? She actually dare to speak out, and so loudly as well?

"Nanny Wang, what are you dawdling for? Do you want this Miss to pile responsibility on you for taking us down the wrong path?" Han Yunxi's voice suddenly turned stern.

Nanny Wang hadn't expected this and, was frightened. It has been the grand imperial concubine who'd ordered her to take the wrong path. Of cause the Duke of Qin's household wouldn't investigate the matter, she couldn't bear the responsibility if the Han family did. If that happened, the grand imperial concubine wouldn't protect her at all.

How did this meek Han Yunxi suddenly turn so fierce?

Nanny Wang couldn't attend to too many details at once, but hastily replied, "Yes, yes! Eldest Miss, please wait a moment."

Knock-Knock-knock.... This time she pounded on the door none too gentle. It was still the same old gatekeeper that opened them. "What are you doing? Don't you understand that we want you to come back tomorrow?"

"The bride asked what time tomorrow! Please trouble the grand imperial concubine with our question." Nanny Wang entreated kindly.

The old gatekeeper was astonished. This new bride was somewhat interesting. "All right, wait a while."

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Within a pavilion in the back gardens of the Duck's residence, Grand imperial Concubine Yi and a few royally appointed wives are playing mahjong. She'd totally set aside the issue of her new daughter-in-law. After the current emperor were all put to death or set to watch his tomb. Only the wives under grand imperial concubine Yi were left untouched. Even the empress dowager had to yield a bit before her. Three years ago, she'd felt it was oppressive living in the palace and moved to her son's house instead.

A maidservant approached, lowering her head to speak by her ear, "Mistress, the new bride is asking what time tomorrow she should arrive?"

Grand Concubine Yi's hand stiffened in the middle of her play, whirling her head around. "Who did you say was asking?"

"The.....the new bride." The maidservant replied in a low voice.

"What nerve!" Grand Concubine Yi was bewildered, but more engrossed in playing mohjong than the matter at hand. Casually she replied, "At Yi hour, like before."

So what if she'd asked about the hour? When tomorrow came, they'd meke her late again.

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"Yi hour." Nanny Wang reported to the bridal sedan.

No one expected that Han Yunxi would reply with the three incy words: "Stay And Wait." Quite a few people around them had sensed that something was off about this young Miss Ham.

"What?" Nanny Wang raised her voice abruptly. " A new bride can't be like this. We can't block someone's gate, right? They'll laugh at us! No, this is no good, there's no such logic! What kind of person comes to the family's doorstep and wait to get married?"

"You're the one who said that we can't turn back. What now, you want to curse me to be divorced and returned to my home?" Han Yunxi asked coldly.

Weren't these Nanny Wang's own words?

"Those who can't wait can leave. If you can't get your wages after returning to Han house, don't come looking for me." Han Yinxi remind them helpfully.

The hird help looked at each other, not expecting the new bride to be so fierce. None dare to leave, but all set down in place to wait with her together. Seeing that no one was backing her up, Nanny Wang could only settled down by the sedan chair. She had the irresistible urge to lift the hanging door curtains and see the new bride herself. Was she really as ugly as the rumors said? And as cowardly and self-abasing? They didn't switch her with someone else, right?

After a moment's hesitation, Nanny Wang nervously reached out a hand........