Chapter 57: Lament of the Scholar (1/2)

Chapter 57: La did not bother about the ly e the sky lanterns and releasing the was spent by ht, when Chen Rong had fallen asleep froave her companion a push and whispered: “She’s just another pitiful woue melancholy of youth found in her voice

The next day swiftly arrived

Early in the , reedslowly opened her eyes and gazed past the silk screens

The overcast sky was very dark and looking as though it would rain any ed the quilt and looked to the sky in a trance

At the saer maid called out to her: “Miss, would you like to wash?” Her voice was noticeably milder co were also faintly sy at her

Watching a blank Chen Rong, the young hness often abandons the old for the new, and has the tendency of giving the old to his subordinates, you ultimately will still be wrapped in silk” At this juncture, she suddenly stopped to recall that Ah Rong wasn’t poor; on the contrary, she cae clan and had always enjoyed this kind of sheltering

Ah Rong raised her head

Without ly fresh and fair She looked at the: “Don’toutside

Gradually, a flute joined the floating reedflute intertwined with the reed, they produced a senti lowered her eyes,all the while: “There’s already reedThe Prince’s Estate is certainly home to peace and pleasure”

She put on her wooden clogs and walked to the screens where theopened to two beautiful women

They hastily turned away By the ti had heard one of thehness didn’t come to keep the neoman company? That’s rather odd”

“I asked,” the other replied “They said she is a guest Hah, a visiting beauty His Highness has only ever used this trick five ti ordered: “Bring me water”

“Aye,” the maids answered her in unison They came in with a water basin, towel, and so

While they quietly helped her wash and co asked, “Is there anywhere in the estate I’o?”

The older non as she answered, “In addition to the o anywhere within the inner quarters and the east and ings”

Chen Rong hu technique was rather ingenious The quivering cloud chignon gave off a languid loveliness With no ornamental pin on top, it had aher sleeves She had expected just as much and had taken her own hairpin

When the two finished their work, Chen Rong rose to turn and leave

The youngerskirt and slender waist a look, cocked her head and ure No wonder the prince has to have her”

When Chen Rong got to the courtyard, she saw fashi+onable girls flooding the small path, the pavilions, and everywhere else