CH 139.3
Jin Wang Dotes on His Concubine Ch 139 Pt. 3
Translated by gingercat
Edited by gingercat
No one was there to witness this scene from beginning to end, except for the eunuch with the bamboo pole.
The eunuch turned his head and glanced at the backs of the two of them. After leaning the bamboo pole against the tree, he followed behind the two. Everything appeared normal until he left this brightly lit place. Then this person’s image flickered and disappeared into the night.
By the water, not far from here, a group of noble ladies gathered around in groups of twos and threes. Some were standing, while others had squatted down with their skirts pooled around them. It wouldn’t be the Mid-Autumn Festival if they didn’t release any lotus lanterns.
Lotus lanterns of a variety of different colours, carrying candles and the wishes of the ladies, sailed away from the shore and drifted into the distance. The numerous lotus lanterns floating on the water were a stunning sight to behold.
“Ying’er, have you seen seventh sister? I haven’t seen her in a while,” said Wang Shuyan.
Wang Shuying shook her head and asked, “Sister, why do you care about her?”
Wang Shuyan didn’t agree with her thoughts. “In the end, she’s still our father’s daughter and our older sister. This is the palace and not somewhere random. If something happened, we would also be implicated.”
A noblewoman standing not far away seemed to have heard them talking and said, “Are you looking for the seventh young miss of the Wang Family? I saw her head that way earlier.”
The sisters’ gazes followed the direction that the woman pointed at. It was a dimly lit corridor.
When the two sisters first arrived at Chengrui Pavilion, they observed the surrounding terrain. From what they could remember, this corridor seemed to lead to the west of the Imperial Garden, that is, the Fubi Pavilion.
Wang Shuying pulled Wang Shuyan aside and found a corner where no one was around. “Sister, if I’m not mistaken, she must have gone to meet in private with her lover.”
Wang Shuyan smacked her and whispered, “Don’t speak nonsense.”
Wang Shuying’s eyes were bright, and she seemed very excited. “Sister, did you know that father said she behaves indecently, causing all the princes to scramble for her hand in marriage. Grandfather wants to marry her off quickly, to avoid bringing disaster onto the family”
“Who did you hear that from?” Wang Shuyan’s eyes were uncertain.
“I overheard it from father and mother talking. Given her arrogance, how could she be willing to marry a young scholar? She must have come up with some scheme, wanting to turn the raw rice into cooked rice before grandfather marries her off. As for the person in mind, it must be one of the princes. Let’s go look for her, lest she does something irreversible and brings shame to our family.”
As soon as she heard ‘bring shame to our family’, Wang Shuyan couldn’t help but feel anxious and naturally missed the strange light in her sister’s eyes.
The two wandered down the corridor to look for Wang Defang.
Although glazed lamps were hanging everywhere in the imperial garden, the corridor was dark due to the overwhelming presence of vegetation. Many places couldn’t be illuminated by the light, and the shadows from the trees gave it a haunted vibe.
It was also because there were too many weirdly shaped rocks and trees in the imperial garden. They looked unique and exotic in the daytime but appeared scarier at night.
Yaoniang’s chest tightened and she urged Xiao Anzi to walk faster. Turning her head from time to time to look behind her, she looked very frightened.
After walking around for a similar time needed to brew two cups of tea, they finally arrived before a palace hall.
This palace appeared to be as wide as five rooms and in front of the entrance was an altar. This altar was stacked with rocks and resembled a mountain. Several begonia trees were also planted by the entrance. According to Jin Wang, whenever the begonias bloomed and the petals fell, they resemble colourful snowflakes, hence the name Jiangxue¹ Pavilion. Yaoniang believed that she had arrived at the right place.
From the outside, there appeared to be lights in the hall. This Jiangxue Pavilion was originally built in the imperial garden so people could enjoy the scenery and rest. Today, since the emperor was hosting a banquet in the garden, this Jiangxue Pavilion was open not only to the imperial family but to all those who were drunk and wanted to take a break. Yaoniang didn’t bother to closely observe her surroundings and followed Xiao Anzi into the palace.
The room was very quiet, and it didn’t seem like anyone was inside. But there was a screen in the middle of the room, so one couldn’t see the other side.
Xiao Anzi smiled and explained to Yaoniang, “Maybe the little imperial grandson became tired from crying and fell asleep?”
Yaoniang hurriedly walked towards the screen. Xiao Anzi was smiling, but suddenly his face distorted. Picking up a vase next to him, he walked behind Yaoniang, planning to smash her on the head with it.
As soon as he raised his hand, he saw darkness appear in front of him. Yaoniang who was originally in front of him also moved to the side. An Shiyi, dressed in a eunuch uniform appeared like a ghost and held Xiao Anzi with one hand while confiscating the vase with his other.
Yaoniang breathed a sigh of relief, patted her chest and looked at An Shiyi. “Thankfully, you’re here. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have dared to come here with him. What do you think was his goal in luring me here? What is His Highness planning?”
An Shiyi shook his head. “This subordinate doesn’t know.”
“Then let’s observe the situation and see what this person had planned.” With An Shiyi by her side, Yaoniang was daring and had nothing to fear. Jin Wang had told her that as long as An Shiyi followed her, nothing bad would happen.
Yaoniang noticed a set of curtains beside the bed. Even if someone were to hide behind it, they wouldn’t be detected unless someone was especially looking for them, so she went and hid behind it. An Shiyi’s figure flashed and it was unknown where he went to hide.
Making no noise whatsoever, everything was completely still.
After waiting for a while, they could hear faint voices followed by the sound of staggering footsteps.
The door opened with a creak, and a eunuch walked in supporting a man who appeared to be drunk. The drunk man was huge, and one could recognize who he was at first glance. He was the former crown prince now known as Hui Wang.
Yaoniang looked from behind the curtains and held her hands together nervously. She couldn’t help but feel chills in her heart.
The person behind this scheme was simply too vicious! First, she was lured over then knocked unconscious. The drunk Hui Wang was then arranged to come over. One didn’t even need to think to know what would happen next.
It was one thing if she wasn’t married. At worst, she’d become one of Hui Wang’s concubines. But the thing is, she’s Jin Wang’s side consort and the mother of his two children. This scheme seemed simple, but it was extremely vicious. Not only would it ruin her, but it would also ruin the reputation of Jin Wang and the lives of her two children!
How cruel!
Yaoniang was furious, and she desperately wanted to know who was the mastermind behind this frightening scheme. If this person was standing in front of her right now, she’d tear this person to pieces!
Hui Wang muttered incoherent nonsense under his breath before asking the eunuch to bring him some water and to help him take off his clothes. But the eunuch ignored him and only said some perfunctory words before taking his leave.
The door was banged shut. Hui Wang cursed, pulled aside the screen and walked towards the bed.
His steps were very unstable and he almost fell several times before he finally made his way to the bed. Yaoniang heard a loud noise. The former crown prince had flopped onto the bed, then there was no movement.
The room was quiet again. Yaoniang was so riled up that she wanted to leave immediately.
Had there been no accidents, that person’s vicious plan would have succeeded. If it weren’t for An Shiyi following her and her trust in Jin Wang, she wouldn’t have been led away by a stranger so easily. Who knows what could’ve happened to her?
Yaoniang didn’t want to stay any longer, so she carefully walked out from behind the curtain and quietly approached the door.
She pulled on the door, only to discover that the other party had locked the door from the outside.
Damn it!
She was about to call for An Shiyi when she suddenly heard footsteps outside the door. She quickly hid behind the curtains again.
The door opened from the outside, and Yaoniang peeked through the slits of the curtains with bated breath.
It was someone she didn’t expect.
He was carrying a woman in his hand. To be more precise, carrying her in his hand like one would with a bag. Seeing her carried like this, Yaoniang wondered if the fabric of the woman’s clothes could support such a weight.
He carried the woman to the screen. Before entering, he looked around, and his eyes paused at Yaoniang’s hiding place. Yaoniang was about to show herself when he looked away, walked to the bed, and threw the woman onto the bed.
Then, in a flash, a sturdy and slender body squeezed in behind the curtains with her.
“What are you doing, hiding here?”
Translated by gingercat
Edited by gingercat
No one was there to witness this scene from beginning to end, except for the eunuch with the bamboo pole.
The eunuch turned his head and glanced at the backs of the two of them. After leaning the bamboo pole against the tree, he followed behind the two. Everything appeared normal until he left this brightly lit place. Then this person’s image flickered and disappeared into the night.
By the water, not far from here, a group of noble ladies gathered around in groups of twos and threes. Some were standing, while others had squatted down with their skirts pooled around them. It wouldn’t be the Mid-Autumn Festival if they didn’t release any lotus lanterns.
Lotus lanterns of a variety of different colours, carrying candles and the wishes of the ladies, sailed away from the shore and drifted into the distance. The numerous lotus lanterns floating on the water were a stunning sight to behold.
“Ying’er, have you seen seventh sister? I haven’t seen her in a while,” said Wang Shuyan.
Wang Shuying shook her head and asked, “Sister, why do you care about her?”
Wang Shuyan didn’t agree with her thoughts. “In the end, she’s still our father’s daughter and our older sister. This is the palace and not somewhere random. If something happened, we would also be implicated.”
A noblewoman standing not far away seemed to have heard them talking and said, “Are you looking for the seventh young miss of the Wang Family? I saw her head that way earlier.”
The sisters’ gazes followed the direction that the woman pointed at. It was a dimly lit corridor.
When the two sisters first arrived at Chengrui Pavilion, they observed the surrounding terrain. From what they could remember, this corridor seemed to lead to the west of the Imperial Garden, that is, the Fubi Pavilion.
Wang Shuying pulled Wang Shuyan aside and found a corner where no one was around. “Sister, if I’m not mistaken, she must have gone to meet in private with her lover.”
Wang Shuyan smacked her and whispered, “Don’t speak nonsense.”
Wang Shuying’s eyes were bright, and she seemed very excited. “Sister, did you know that father said she behaves indecently, causing all the princes to scramble for her hand in marriage. Grandfather wants to marry her off quickly, to avoid bringing disaster onto the family”
“Who did you hear that from?” Wang Shuyan’s eyes were uncertain.
“I overheard it from father and mother talking. Given her arrogance, how could she be willing to marry a young scholar? She must have come up with some scheme, wanting to turn the raw rice into cooked rice before grandfather marries her off. As for the person in mind, it must be one of the princes. Let’s go look for her, lest she does something irreversible and brings shame to our family.”
As soon as she heard ‘bring shame to our family’, Wang Shuyan couldn’t help but feel anxious and naturally missed the strange light in her sister’s eyes.
The two wandered down the corridor to look for Wang Defang.
Although glazed lamps were hanging everywhere in the imperial garden, the corridor was dark due to the overwhelming presence of vegetation. Many places couldn’t be illuminated by the light, and the shadows from the trees gave it a haunted vibe.
It was also because there were too many weirdly shaped rocks and trees in the imperial garden. They looked unique and exotic in the daytime but appeared scarier at night.
Yaoniang’s chest tightened and she urged Xiao Anzi to walk faster. Turning her head from time to time to look behind her, she looked very frightened.
After walking around for a similar time needed to brew two cups of tea, they finally arrived before a palace hall.
This palace appeared to be as wide as five rooms and in front of the entrance was an altar. This altar was stacked with rocks and resembled a mountain. Several begonia trees were also planted by the entrance. According to Jin Wang, whenever the begonias bloomed and the petals fell, they resemble colourful snowflakes, hence the name Jiangxue¹ Pavilion. Yaoniang believed that she had arrived at the right place.
From the outside, there appeared to be lights in the hall. This Jiangxue Pavilion was originally built in the imperial garden so people could enjoy the scenery and rest. Today, since the emperor was hosting a banquet in the garden, this Jiangxue Pavilion was open not only to the imperial family but to all those who were drunk and wanted to take a break. Yaoniang didn’t bother to closely observe her surroundings and followed Xiao Anzi into the palace.
The room was very quiet, and it didn’t seem like anyone was inside. But there was a screen in the middle of the room, so one couldn’t see the other side.
Xiao Anzi smiled and explained to Yaoniang, “Maybe the little imperial grandson became tired from crying and fell asleep?”
Yaoniang hurriedly walked towards the screen. Xiao Anzi was smiling, but suddenly his face distorted. Picking up a vase next to him, he walked behind Yaoniang, planning to smash her on the head with it.
As soon as he raised his hand, he saw darkness appear in front of him. Yaoniang who was originally in front of him also moved to the side. An Shiyi, dressed in a eunuch uniform appeared like a ghost and held Xiao Anzi with one hand while confiscating the vase with his other.
Yaoniang breathed a sigh of relief, patted her chest and looked at An Shiyi. “Thankfully, you’re here. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have dared to come here with him. What do you think was his goal in luring me here? What is His Highness planning?”
An Shiyi shook his head. “This subordinate doesn’t know.”
“Then let’s observe the situation and see what this person had planned.” With An Shiyi by her side, Yaoniang was daring and had nothing to fear. Jin Wang had told her that as long as An Shiyi followed her, nothing bad would happen.
Yaoniang noticed a set of curtains beside the bed. Even if someone were to hide behind it, they wouldn’t be detected unless someone was especially looking for them, so she went and hid behind it. An Shiyi’s figure flashed and it was unknown where he went to hide.
Making no noise whatsoever, everything was completely still.
After waiting for a while, they could hear faint voices followed by the sound of staggering footsteps.
The door opened with a creak, and a eunuch walked in supporting a man who appeared to be drunk. The drunk man was huge, and one could recognize who he was at first glance. He was the former crown prince now known as Hui Wang.
Yaoniang looked from behind the curtains and held her hands together nervously. She couldn’t help but feel chills in her heart.
The person behind this scheme was simply too vicious! First, she was lured over then knocked unconscious. The drunk Hui Wang was then arranged to come over. One didn’t even need to think to know what would happen next.
It was one thing if she wasn’t married. At worst, she’d become one of Hui Wang’s concubines. But the thing is, she’s Jin Wang’s side consort and the mother of his two children. This scheme seemed simple, but it was extremely vicious. Not only would it ruin her, but it would also ruin the reputation of Jin Wang and the lives of her two children!
How cruel!
Yaoniang was furious, and she desperately wanted to know who was the mastermind behind this frightening scheme. If this person was standing in front of her right now, she’d tear this person to pieces!
Hui Wang muttered incoherent nonsense under his breath before asking the eunuch to bring him some water and to help him take off his clothes. But the eunuch ignored him and only said some perfunctory words before taking his leave.
The door was banged shut. Hui Wang cursed, pulled aside the screen and walked towards the bed.
His steps were very unstable and he almost fell several times before he finally made his way to the bed. Yaoniang heard a loud noise. The former crown prince had flopped onto the bed, then there was no movement.
The room was quiet again. Yaoniang was so riled up that she wanted to leave immediately.
Had there been no accidents, that person’s vicious plan would have succeeded. If it weren’t for An Shiyi following her and her trust in Jin Wang, she wouldn’t have been led away by a stranger so easily. Who knows what could’ve happened to her?
Yaoniang didn’t want to stay any longer, so she carefully walked out from behind the curtain and quietly approached the door.
She pulled on the door, only to discover that the other party had locked the door from the outside.
Damn it!
She was about to call for An Shiyi when she suddenly heard footsteps outside the door. She quickly hid behind the curtains again.
The door opened from the outside, and Yaoniang peeked through the slits of the curtains with bated breath.
It was someone she didn’t expect.
He was carrying a woman in his hand. To be more precise, carrying her in his hand like one would with a bag. Seeing her carried like this, Yaoniang wondered if the fabric of the woman’s clothes could support such a weight.
He carried the woman to the screen. Before entering, he looked around, and his eyes paused at Yaoniang’s hiding place. Yaoniang was about to show herself when he looked away, walked to the bed, and threw the woman onto the bed.
Then, in a flash, a sturdy and slender body squeezed in behind the curtains with her.
“What are you doing, hiding here?”
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