OFFERING CONCUBINES
EPISODE 35 TWO DEADLY OPTIONS

Qing Ren Hall was so lively, the concubines were already in the room, sitting neatly and piasping impatient happy faces. They were all ready to face a table lined with beautiful trays containing plates or bowls covered with porcelain in various carvings.

Behind each of them stood a servant who was ready to do whatever their mistresses ordered.

It seems, they are present with their best performance tonight. Of course so, since these two festivals were the thing they were most looking forward to when spring arrived, the king would attend and taste the dishes of their offerings. If you are lucky, you will receive a gift directly given by Your Majesty's own hand.

Their beautiful facial skin is polished in such a way. Their eyes are given a charming sheen hue, the cheeks are flat and smooth so that they appear to shine, their lips are given a shiny red color.

The clothes they wear from the expensive silk materials are of choice with attractive colorful colors in a variety of motifs and paintings.

Likewise, their hair was lifted high, decorated with various kinds of jewelry and accessories from gold, emerald, pearls and fine jade.

Qing Ren Hall tonight is similar to the court of the angels, filled with beautiful women. Consorts of king Yanzhi.

In front, in the lower place of the three main seats reserved for the king's place, the queen mother and a concubine, are provided for about ten other places. With a small table that has been provided trays containing wine poci and fresh fruits and some kinds of typical spring cakes.

The table of the concubines was nine, with a menu serving in a bowl or porcelain plate arranged very attractively.

Only one table at the very end, empty springing just a tablecloth with white peony flower painting on a cloth based on gold color decorate it.

It was the table reserved for Xiao Yi.

When Xiao Yi arrived at the table, all of them looked at him with displeased gazes, except for concubine Yuan who was so welcoming to him, their tables both coincidentally side by side.

"Concubine Yi, why have you come so long? I waited a minute." Whispered concubine Yuan, the girl looked dazzling tonight with a light green dress combined with gold on the waist and neck collar. The little flower motifs of golden thread were scattered all over his robe.

Consort Yuan appeared fresh and mesmerizing.

Concubine Yi threw her smile at concubine Yuan, while Chu Cu took a place behind her.

"It's a pity that concubine Yi did not participate in this festival. According to the news from the court of the queen mother, the winner gets a very interesting prize from His Majesty if the cuisine is most favored by the king."

"Oh, what a pity..." Xiao Yi pretended to be disappointed in front of concubine Yuan, in order to make his friend feel one feeling, whereas Xiao Yi felt no harm at all.

He did not like competing with anyone, as it only added to his enemies in this palace.

"Hopefully next year, we can do it together. I would very much expect your guidance, concubine Yuan" Xiao Yi said half in a whisper.

"Of course, I'll help you..."

concubine Yuan said cheerfully.

Xiao Yi merely threw a short glance across the room, finding a displeased pair of eyes that led to him. There were some even whispering while glancing sharply at him with the corner of the eye. Xiao Yi watched him for a moment

Then with a pretend attitude of not seeing, he again busied himself listening to the babbling from concubine Yuan.

Xiao Yi sighed, the exaggerated rumors about him had become the subject of gossip among the concubines. He did not know who liked to incite and blow away rumors that he was very flirtatious and used all means to seduce His Majesty, until the story of black magic that is said to be used by Xiao Yi to make himself a favorite of the king.

Now Xiao Yi learned to be indifferent and was more trying to swallow all that. It was wiser than him to be against, because of course, it would create new problems for him.

"Your Majesty Yan Yue entered the room!"

The sound of the announcement of the bodyguards at the door of Qing Ren's hall that were so loud, like cues all stood in unison, bowing his body while arranging the palms in front of his head.

"Honor Your Majesty the King!" Everyone saluted officially.

His Eminence Yan Yue, was so dashing with his great black robe embroidered with dragons of golden thread combined with the painting of clouds and sun.

On his head was a golden crown inlaid with a blue sapphire, encircling the top of his head. His head was perpendicular with no straight expression facing forward. His Highness Yan Yue as always was mesmerizing to his concubines.

Next to her the queen mother who looked graceful and beautiful even at a young age no longer, embarrassed the younger women. His skin was tight and well groomed shining, no wrinkles adorned him.

Xiao Yi had heard, if the Queen Mother made her own cosmetic concoction for her from ingredients that are very secret, so that it always looks young even though she has aged.

Behind His Majesty and the queen mother, two king brothers from different mothers appeared to accompany him, they were younger and dashing but none exceeded the charisma of His Highness Yan Yue. Except perhaps a gallant man with thick eyebrows that were sharp as the curves of a sword with eyes that were pitch-black exceeding that of a black jade, who walked gallantly behind His Majesty.

The dark blue and purple brocade robe he was wearing fluttered in rhythm as he stepped.

Xiao Yi raised his face slightly when His Majesty and the Queen Mother had passed by, trying to steal a glance at His Highness Yan Yue, a face that had started to interfere a little while he was on his own, it was then that the eyes of young Commander Zhao Juren caught the existence of a girl named Xiao Yi in a pink silk dress that was so attached to his memory, since the meeting at the shenhua park bridge earlier.

And clearly he saw, the girl was in the row of the king's concubines!

Young commander Zhao Juren felt like his nape was in a lightning strike.

If it turned out, this Madam Yi was one of the concubines of His Highness Yan Yue, then she had made a grave mistake, loving a wife of the Yanzhi king.

The last option that awaits him is to let his love rot and be heartbroken or he will do everything he can to get a woman who has made him unable to turn away from the first time he met.

Those two choices could both kill him!

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