Chapter 76: Chen Rong’s Good Name (1/2)

Chapter 76: Chen Rong’s Good Na at Chen Rong’s carriage

She drew her curtain and revealed her beautiful face to hihted by the earlier events

wang Hong looked at her but did not ask He then turned around, waved his sleeve and said, “Let’s go in”

The servants followed hi in a corner of the study and with her head bowed, Chen Rong was now dazedly watching a ray of sunlight that had beah the door and into the space in front of her The dust floating in the light column was rather effervescent

She sat there for soure caht

She looked up and was aze, then slowly leaned forward as he reached out to cup her delicate face – his fingers yet to touch her, but his war lowered her eyes and forced herself to re to pull away Because she had held her breath for too long, however, a faint and dull pain pricked her chest

Like a spring breeze, his hand brushed across her face as he laughed and softly said, “You’re so careless Look, your hair is plastered all over your face” His voice flowed like the wind at night, gently sweeping by

He pulled away

Chen Rong quietly exhaled She couldn’t tell whether her heart had sighed in disappoint sat down across fro up, he bade, “Prepare meat and wine! I want to drink these last hours aith the young lady!”

The last hours? Chen Rong whipped her head up and quietly studied hi didn’t look at her He lifted the wine jug and gracefully filled their cups At this ti on his fair, handsoentle saze

The last hours That would have been true Previously, he had been killed when the city fell on the morrow! At the time, the Xianbei army had feasted in celebration of his death And such had been her last i

In unprecedented fashi+on, the Hu had given hiown, and cere The whole world had been stunned One ought to know that to the Hans, the cannibal Hu weren’t huinable that such beasts would treat a Central Plains scholar with so h he was only a boy yet to have his capping ceremony (1) In the ten years that had followed, the people of Jin had all been befuddled whenever they spoke of wang Hong, and everything about him had likewise becoe ritual for a boy when he turns 20

It was now another lifeti across from him Whether for herself or for him, because of the promise she had made the day he saved her from the prince’s estate, she would not let hi was preoccupied, her hand grear had placed into her palers wound around her aze, shadowing his eyes with fluttering long lashes He continued caressing her finger as he whispered to her: “Why have you coht breeze passing by

Chen Rong pressed her lips together, not knowing how to answer hi for an answer

After a long ti sed and hoarsely replied, “Without you there, I was afraid the Prince of Nan’yang would harassfroh theave him the most indifferent and unpleasant reason of thehtly chuckled and, ever so softly, stroked her finger “You’d rather coh you’ll end up dead?”

His caressing gave her fingertips a tremble that coursed all the way to her heart

Chen Rong bit her lip and suppressed the strange feeling gushi+ng from deep inside “We don’t have to end up dead!” She quietly lifted her eyes to look at hi’s handsome and lofty face remained as it was He did not see’s voice He just so of her hand and stood up

As he rose, Chen Rong found that the y It was only h they were very close But in just a blink of an eye, Chen Rong discovered with fright that he was still the cloud in the sky and she was still that piece of drifting leaf!

wang Hong stood tall and looked down at Chen Rong, his s face both tranquil and distant: “YouGet some rest” When he finished, he waved his wide sleeves, turned and went away

Chen Rong sat in place for a long, long tiradually disappeared in the sunlight Facing the es were soft and her heart was beating erratically froain She needed some quiet and peace to herself

Half an hour later, Chen Rong left the study

At this tihs beyond the city walls wereinto a riotous din

In addition to several frenziedwas around

Chen Rong beckoned ame a set of your master’s clothes”

The maid wasn’t in the frame of mind to ask her why; she bowed her head and ran to the bedchaht blue robe and a white robe were presented to Chen Rong “These are both Qilang’s old clothes Which one would you like, miss?”

“The blue one”

Ever since she was a young girl, Chen Rong had never liked to hite clothes Firstly, she couldn’t wear so so pure and clean, and secondly, they were in the co the outfit, Chen Rong said to theto leave: “Help me with my hair” When she finished, she sat down in front of the mirror