Chapter 39: Banquet (1/2)

Chapter 39: Banquet

Chen Rong paused to receive the veiled hat Nurse Ping had prepared for her and then entered the hall froarhts from crimson lanterns and candles intertwined As the sh they had co There were quite a few ladies within Chen Rong’s peripheral vieere as beautiful as she, and therefore her arrival did not stir as much excitement as did Ran Min’s

She took several steps and passed her gaze over others’ shoulders toward the host seat

There, she saang Qilang standing out like a crane a at the sahing fronified-lookingthe’ya house of wang

Chen Rong was still looking around ang Wulang glanced over at her in the ”

Chen Rong halted and looked up

wang Wulang’s handsoloo the displeasure in his voice, Chen Rong followed behind after catching a brief glimpse of hiht side, close to the wall

After wang Wulang asked her to sit down at her table, several maids immediately stepped forward and blocked her area with a screen

Not only her, but all ladies present would be enclosed behind screens as soon as they sat down The screens were only a ossaht on the tables, the ladies behind these silk screens seehter than the others, but of course, they also seeo after Chen Rong took her seat But after just two steps, he paused to look back at her, saying in a low voice: “YourDo you think so would fancy you?”

He stood in front of her screen with his head bowed Conteht ire “With your status, it is already difficult to find an able man ill marry you But you have no self-respect and did this unto yourself In ht as well be over”

His voice was very low and the few nearby tables were e, no others heard his re’s heart was lit with indignation She whipped her head up to look at him

She opened hereyes, she felt bad and bowed her head to softly say: “What does it matter whether iveas his concubine”

Her voice was low, stifling back a choke while carrying a subtle hiddenfor his help while at the sa Wulang was astounded

This translation belongs to haether, he watched Chen Rong’s vaguely fragile face under the candlelight and unknowingly softened his voice: “Give you to that old Nan’yang Prince who refuses to die? That fellow Chen Yuan must be mad! Does he not know the prince likes to collect pretty women but has no kindness for them? Your life would be ruined once you entered his inner quarters!”

Chen Rong was near tears at his words She , you’re the only one I can say this to…” She quietly raised herthelance, but the picture of a languishi+ng pear blosso fro in just aand did not look away

At this ti, co sobered at the call He dithered for a while and then lowered his voice to say: “Don’t panic I’ll, I’ll think about it” His voice was actually very gentle

He had barely stepped ahen soed him on After a few steps, he turned to look at her despite hi he could see was Chen Rong’s brightly lit yet hazy figure She seems even more beautiful in only a few days, he couldn’t help hi