Chapter 33 (1/2)

Chapter 33

The Banquet (8)

A burst of pain can suddenly be felt in Xi Yan's stomachIt is a kind of pain that she has never felt before

She unconsciously touches her storadually disappears and it is then that she realizes that the person hugging her is actually Xuan Yuan Yu

Unlike how other concubines would have react, Xi Yan does not appear overwhelrace at allShe does not seem embarrassed too

To her, Xuan Yuan Yu is just the ruler and she is just one of his concubines

To her, he is only the pillar she needs to lean on to in order to protect her family's manor

Other than that, he does not have any otherto her

She knows that the reason Mu Yan committed that mistake just noas because of Xuan Yuan YuBecause of that, even though she is his concubine, she is not willing to be hugged by him in front of Mu Yan

She slowly shrinks her bodyThanks to her flexibility and nimble movement as a dancer, she easily retracts herself frohs in reliefJust as she is about to bow to acknowledge her errors, her toes leaves the ground as Xuan Yuan Yu lifts her up

His hand is very hot She can feel his warh her dress

Xuan Yuan Yu holds her tight, setically at Bai Li Nan, ”Zui Fei has only recovered froh to dance, hope Ah Nan does not mind”

Bai Li Nan smiles, ”Zui Fei's dance is very exquisite, she has opened zhen's eyes”

”Excuse us for a s her directly to a pavilion behind the folding screen

He walks hastily; so hasty that he does not give other people even a glance

Those 'other people' includes Mu YanOne of the strings of her pipa is soaked with droplets of blood