Villainess Wants To Turn Over A New Leaf

Chapter 471

Lin Feilu languished for a few days. Because she suffered too much of a setback from sparring with Song Jinglan, she wasn’t as motivated as she was before, even when she returned to the bamboo forest to train in the following days. A few days later, Song Jinglan changed into some regular clothes after attending court matters, saying he was taking her out to play.

Although she had tried all the fun stuff outside the palace, it would undeniably be a change of pace, and it would be a lot livelier. Hence, Lin Feilu agreed with a nod.

Whilst washing up, he smiled and asked, “Do you want to try men’s clothing?”

She hadn’t tried dressing up as a man, but she became slightly interested after hearing what he said. From there, she immediately asked Songyu to help her tie up her long hair, tie it up with a jade crown and put on a new blue shirt.

The difference between men and women was still very obvious, and it wasn’t something that couldn’t be discerned with a change of clothing. In the modern times, those TV dramas were all just making fun of the IQ of the audience.

Lin Feilu walked around the bronze mirror. Satisfied with her attire, she happily followed Song Jinglan out of the palace.

Lincheng was as lively as ever.

Although Song Jinglan’s methods were powerful, he still had a bit of benevolent demeanour in governing the public’s livelihood. In recent years, the Song Empire’s agriculture, commerce and culture have flourished and prospered day by day.

Because of the opening of commerce and trade with the Great Lin Empire, the Imperial Engineering Sector of both countries were also cooperating to build a long bridge connecting the two sides of River Huai recently. The two countries were mutually beneficial to each other and the people’s lives were improving. The storytellers in the teahouse loved to tell the story of how His Majesty of the Song Empire led an army of 100,000 to propose a marriage to Princess Yong An, who sacrificed herself for the common folk. After marrying the Song Emperor, the public often sang and told their stories.

The first time Lin Feilu came out of the palace, she nibbled on melon seeds in the teahouse and listened to stories all afternoon. Hearing the storyteller eloquently boast that he was the reincarnated form of Bodhisattva, who understood the suffering of the common folk, she felt some second-hand embarrassment.

But since she had been out of the palace a lot, she also had a few places that she liked to frequent, playing and eating to her heart’s content.

The two of them didn’t have lunch when they left the palace, so they left their stomachs to go to Qianzuilou, her favourite restaurant. Everyone in the restaurant, ranging from the shopkeeper to the waiter, already recognised this talented and beautiful young couple. As soon as they stepped in, they greeted them warmly, “You two haven’t been here for a long time. Would you like to have a meal upstairs or take the usual seat?”

Their usual seat was the spot near the window that Lin Feilu loved the most.

Throughout the ages, everyone knew that only those with a considerably high status would dare to sit in this position!

The restaurant was located in a busy city. It was constructed and decorated beautifully, not to mention their delicious dishes. When Song Jinglan was ordering, Lin Feilu leaned towards the window and looked down.

Downstairs, there was a lot of traffic. People were selling and buying things left and right, which was technically a sign of prosperity.

A table that was set up at a 3-way intersection not far away attracted her attention.

The table was surrounded by a large, crowding group of people. On the top of the table stood a huge signboard with the word ‘擂'(1) written on it. Beside it, there was a large box that seemed to be made out of jade. Judging by the elegance of the box, everyone knew that the contents weren’t going to be ordinary.

(T/N: The sound of a drum beating is written as that, which is pronounced, ‘lei’)