Engagement Canceled: I Can Extract Prefixes-Chapter 319 - 318: [Venom in the Soul] Orange Entry Affixed

Chapter 319: Chapter 318: [Venom in the Soul] Orange Entry Affixed

Outside the Rain Listening Pavilion, Qingcao furrowed her brows, her face looking particularly unpleasant.

Pushing open the courtyard gate, she stepped inside, but couldn’t help retreating back out again.

This year’s end, the Su Family lived through a very tough time.

Qingcao was somewhat fortunate, staying in the Capital City within the Rain Listening Pavilion with Su Jinyu.

Compared to the other maids and servants at the Wuyang Su Mansion, her life was much easier.

Those maids at the Su Mansion were often scolded during the year-end.

After hesitating at the door for a long time, Qingcao finally stepped into the courtyard.

She had just heard some news outside, news that made her extremely furious.

The news was about Shen Ye, whom her young lady normally liked to hear about.

But today, Qingcao was truly conflicted, unsure whether to tell her lady this news.

Looking at the time, it was a quarter to Noon.

Qingcao decided to prepare lunch first.

She busied herself alone in the kitchen for a long time, then served the dishes to Su Jinyu’s room.

After this period of rest, Su Jinyu’s condition had slightly improved.

The matter had come to this point, no matter how worried or troubled, it was useless.

What saddened her even more was that during these days, Shen Ye never came to see her...

In her heart, just because she was partial to Shen Ye, there was a faint trace of regret.

But this trace of regret was quickly suppressed by herself.

After all, things had already come to this, she could only head towards Shen Ye’s direction.

"Qingcao, why do you look so worried?"

As her close personal maid, Su Jinyu naturally knew her well.

"Is there something on your mind? Have you found your fated one?"

Seemingly in a better mood, Su Jinyu teased her lightly.

But hearing this, Qingcao simply shook her head.

"What’s the matter, you can’t even tell me?

What on earth is it, tell me, I will stand up for you."

Having been together for years, the master and maid were close; if Qingcao truly needed her help, she would certainly do her best to assist.

But today, she misunderstood.

"Come on, is there really something I can’t hear about?"

Su Jinyu kept coaxing, trying to get Qingcao to speak.

"Aren’t you still my good sister... keeping secrets even from me..."

Hearing this, Qingcao became even more conflicted.

"Miss, it’s not about Qingcao’s matters...

Rather, it’s about the Shen Family, related to Shen Ye..."

"Brother Ye?

What’s wrong with him? Was there another assassination attempt?

Could it be Shen Han acting secretly again?"

Su Jinyu was flustered, quickly voicing many guesses.

But Qingcao kept shaking her head, even showing a hint of helplessness on her face.

"Miss, don’t always think of Shen Ye as so good, while smearing Young Master Shenhan like this...

No one assassinated Shen Ye...

He is getting engaged."

The word "engagement" was somewhat jarring, making Su Jinyu feel uncomfortable.

"Who do you say is getting engaged?"

"Miss, it’s Shen Ye...

Many people are talking about it, it should be true..."

Qingcao said quietly, trying her best not to upset her lady.

At first, Su Jinyu trembled all over.

But afterward, she seemed to turn completely indifferent.

"With whom is he getting engaged?

Tell me, who exactly is the golden flower of which family.

I really want to know, what exactly am I, Su Jinyu, lacking."

"Miss..."

"Go on, which family’s daughter is it?"

Su Jinyu sat by the railing, her gaze falling into the distance.

In the depths of winter, the eaves had frozen over, not a drop of rain to be seen.

This was the season Su Jinyu hated the most.

Bad news always seemed to race toward her in this season, deepening her detest even more.

"Go on, your lady is not that fragile, just say it."

Her increasingly cold tone put Qingcao in a difficult position.

After a moment, she hesitantly spoke: "It’s someone from the Changsun Family..."

"The Changsun Family?"

Su Jinyu slightly frowned, quickly understanding.

"The Great Wei’s number one Pill Medicine Family, no wonder, no wonder~

The Shen Family is now extremely lacking and eager for pills, their marriage alliance with the Changsun Family makes perfect sense.

The granddaughter from the Changsun Family seems to be called Changsun Ya?

She is indeed elegant and matches with him."

In a single breath, Su Jinyu seemed like a stranger observing from the side, giving light commentary.

Beside her, Qingcao saw her lady so calm.

She grew even more worried.

This wasn’t the reaction she had expected at all.

Her lady, perhaps truly heartbroken, deeply so...

But actually, Su Jinyu’s state was slightly better than she imagined.

In nearly two months, Shen Ye had never come to see her.

In her heart, Su Jinyu actually had some guesses, some lurking worries.

Now it seemed, she wasn’t wrong.

"When is the engagement day, I’ve thought it over, I should prepare a gift to send."

Su Jinyu pretended to be indifferent, speaking casually.

Opposite her, Qingcao hesitated for a moment, then said, "Miss, the one getting engaged to Shen Ye isn’t Changsun Ya..."

"In this generation of the Changsun Family, there seems to be only one granddaughter, if not her, then who?"

"I heard, she was brought over from a side branch, haven’t found out the name yet...

But the point that she’s adopted and brought over is certain."

Qingcao’s few words indeed brought about a chuckle from Su Jinyu.

"Adopted, haha, she’s actually an adopted daughter...

Who would’ve thought, I, Su Jinyu, couldn’t even compare to an adopted girl.

I am really foolish..."

This laughter, whether it was mocking herself or mocking Shen Ye, was unclear.

Or perhaps mocking that Changsun family girl, whose future was bitter, marrying such a cold person.

"Miss, this can’t be a matter of you being inferior. 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

My lady is so beautiful and unworldly, how many women in Great Wei can match?

Even someone like Qingcao, a maid, knows that the Shen Family is coveting the Changsun family’s pills.

The Shen Family can’t afford those Middle Grade Pills, so they can only think of these ways.

Miss, it’s truly not your fault..."

Qingcao gently embraced Su Jinyu, softly comforting her.

These words, indeed, weren’t wrong.

If not for the matter of pills, how could Shen Ye be willing, to marry a woman adopted into the main house.

"Miss, Shen Ye is simply not a person who values feelings, honestly, you have already seen some signs.

If back then, the engagement with Young Master Shenhan hadn’t been broken off, that would have been better...

We wouldn’t be dealing with so many issues now."

Upon hearing Qingcao’s words, Su Jinyu’s face darkened.

Silently, Su Jinyu headed toward Tianyi Academy.

This trip, she wasn’t going to meet her father, but to find Dean Tianyi.

...

In the Land of the Far South, this trial had yielded bountiful results for him.

Shen Han planned to return to Anyang City first, to ask his maternal grandfather to refine the Cloud Rong Grass into a Pill.

Consuming it in pill form should noticeably improve its effect.

Before departure, Shen Han took out his long sword.

After some thought, he removed the purple [Sharp] trait from it.

And then added the [Poisoned to the Marrow] orange trait instead.