Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

Chapter 1856: Chapter 596: Sisters Reunited, Difficult Cultivation Progress (Part 2)

Three years ago, during the time living in Lin Chu County, Cai Shiqin truly treated her as a sister, not only giving all she could in terms of the Zither Dao, but later risking her own life to save her during the Blood Miasma Plain trial.

Cai Shiqin was a descendant of Landgrave Cai Qiu’s Lineage, and the things she did collaborating with Great Xia in Evergreen Valley, from a certain angle, indeed felt somewhat sorry toward Cai Shiqin.

“Sister Shiqin, I’m sorry…”

Su Xing’er, after all, was just a young girl under twenty. Already feeling guilty inside, she didn’t know what to say under Cai Shiqin’s gaze, quickly her eyes turned red, and she lowered her head.

Seeing Su Xing’er react this way, Cai Shiqin couldn’t bear it anymore. She stood up briskly, walked forward, held her hand, and said softly, “It’s fine, it’s all in the past. Both families have already ceased fighting and reconciled. Since I’m married here, I’m no longer a part of Caiqiu; whatever concerns Cai Qiu don’t concern me anymore…”

Upon hearing this, Su Xing’er felt worse, shaking her head apologetically, “Sister Shiqin, it’s me who wronged you, but I was never a Caiqiu person to begin with, and… My master has been very kind to me!”

Master!

As Su Xing’er mentioned her master, Cai Shiqin immediately recalled Daqin Prince Hong Yu from three years ago in Lin Chu County. Her tone turned somber, “Xing’er, the identity of your master, Daqin Prince Hong Yu, is fake, right? He is now my husband, the Lord of Great Xia, Xia Hong, correct?”

Su Xing’er nodded lightly, without attempting to argue.

At the moment her identity was exposed in Evergreen Valley, the fake identity of her master couldn’t be hidden anymore among the Four Vassals; Cai Qiu and Chen Cang could easily find out.

“Sister Shiqin, how did you come to marry here? Princess Tianyin, I don’t recall you having this title?”

Su Xing’er noticed Cai Shiqin’s reluctance to talk more about the topic, so she tactfully changed the subject, asking about her marriage and title experience.

Cai Qiu had dispatched a Princess Tianyin to marry into Great Xia early on, if she knew Princess Tianyin was Cai Shiqin, she would have already visited.

“It was just a special title for the marriage. Cai Qiu was greatly defeated, and hearing the women of the clan had to marry a town-level camp, all avoided it. In the end, it fell to me, who had no backing; although my parents tried to stop it, the order from the government was final, and I had no choice but to marry.”

Hearing this, Su Xing’er fell silent, during the half-year living in Lin Chu County, she spent a lot of time with Cai Shiqin daily, so she had some understanding of this sister.

Cai Shiqin came from the Lin Chu branch of the Cai Family, but her father’s talent was average, only reaching Cold Resistance Level Cultivation, yet she could become one of the five princely heirs at Lin Chu County Mansion and a Commandery Princess, purely based on her outstanding talent and extraordinary diligence and effort.

Unexpectedly, after working hard for so many years and finally rising, Cai Qiu pushed her to marry and move far to Great Xia.

Yet marrying into Great Xia wasn’t entirely a bad thing, your master was so powerful, Great Xia is now thriving, and establishing a vassal state is almost certain, Cai Shiqin’s future might not be so bleak.

First Lady!

As Su Xing’er was thinking, a person suddenly popped into her mind, followed by the news she’d heard in the Outer City about the First Lady, especially the reputation of being jealous, she couldn’t help but worry about her sister’s future.

“Sister Shiqin, have you met… the master?”

“No, ever since I married here, I’ve been living in this hall, haven’t seen him once…”

Almost three months married, yet she hadn’t even seen her husband’s face, undoubtedly due to the lady’s interference.

With this thought, Su Xing’er naturally felt more sympathy for her sister.

Little did she know when she called out ‘Master’, Cai Shiqin seemed to pick up on something unusual, her look becoming more intriguing.

“Xing’er, I’m all alone in Xia City, now I can’t even see my husband, living here in Xia Palace without knowing a single person. It’s hard to find you, can you stay by my side from now on?”

Hearing Cai Shiqin’s invitation, Su Xing’er paused, then thought of something, visible excitement arose on her face.

“Can I?”

Though tempted, she didn’t rashly agree but spoke cautiously to confirm, and then her eyes unintentionally looked behind her, at Ming Yue, the maid who just brought her into Xia Palace.

She wasn’t that familiar with Xia Palace, mainly because when Cai Shiqin asked this, she too glanced at Ming Yue, hence her reaction.

“Could I trouble Sister Ming Yue, to ask the First Lady, Xing’er is my old friend from Cai Qiu, and she’s also a Xia person now, letting her into Tianyin Hall, whether as a maid or doing other things, shouldn’t be against the rules.”

Indeed, everything in Xia Palace was decided by the First Lady; even Cai Shiqin had a lady’s title yet couldn’t freely arrange a maid’s stay and had to politely ask Ming Yue to inform the lady.

As soon as Su Xing’er heard, she knew all maids serving Cai Shiqin, including Ming Yue, belonged to Li Xuanling, becoming even more sympathetic to her good sister’s miserable situation.

“No need for such courtesy, I’ll go to Star-picking Hall to inform the First Lady!”

Ming Yue answered seemingly lightly, but in reality, she was internally relieved.

Just as Cai Shiqin invited Su Xing’er, her heart skipped—the personnel arrangements in Xia Palace were all decided by the First Lady Li Xuanling; she feared Cai Shiqin would straightforwardly ask Su Xing’er to stay.