Chapter 21

After returning from the Academy, I hurried to ask the Nannies in the residence about the daughter of the Duke of Zhen.

Only then did I learn that the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Zhen, Xie Sihua, had already become famous throughout the Capital City in the past half year.

She is now known as the number one talented woman in the Capital City.

The Nannies racked their brains before recalling that she had written some kind of lyric and even created a new tune name.

It was called Shui Diao Ge Tou.

Hearing this name, my heart sank.

Suddenly, I understood where the sense of familiarity came from when I met that Noble Lady on the street that day.

I found my mother and told her that this Miss Xie Sihua might have crossed over from the same era as me.

At first, my mother was a little excited, but when she heard that Xie Sihua was the one who punished the concubine-born girl in front of the restaurant that day, she fell silent.

“In any case, we should mind our own business and not interfere with hers.”

I thought, that’s reasonable.

But for some reason, I still felt uneasy inside.

Another three months passed, and the spring rice had already been planted. According to Chen Yi, it was growing very well.

As for the loom, he changed the name and credited someone else for the achievement. The Capital City and several nearby major cities had already begun production.

He also suggested that I should go to a mountain temple to offer incense.

He took the opportunity to invite me to go out for a walk.

I was somewhat looking forward to it.

This year, although I could go out more often,

there were still many rules, and I had to change clothes and hide my identity everywhere.

The places I could go were just a bit more than before, with the addition of the Academy.

I really wanted to go out and have some fun.

I told my mother about this.

She looked at me strangely.

Just as I was about to say she could treat it as a joke, she smiled and agreed.

I hurried to pack up, intending to go to the Academy to discuss it with Chen Yi.

But I hadn’t even left the courtyard.

Our house was surrounded by a squad of soldiers.

The leader said that my mother and I had incited a crowd and spread heretical teachings.

The Academy had already been sealed off, and the two of us were thrown into prison.