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Bai Yaoxuan looked towards the older Master Bai that had accompanied Bai Longtian, who was having a lively conversation with some other officials.
Bai Longtian let out a sigh as he raked his hand through his hair. "Yeah, we let him do that because the elders are sentimental but most of us have long grown tired of his attitude. Father and I thought it was about time someone knocked him down a peg so we didn't bother to step in. Besides, his relationship with the Main Family really isn't that close. At most, he'd be invited for the New Year's family dinners if father was in a particularly good mood. Everyone knows he just wants to suck up to us, but as an Upper Fifth official, what kind of things can he gift us that we ourselves couldn't get? It's irritating watching his dog ass every single time."
Shen Tianyu's eyes were opened wide in mock surprise. "Oh my god, Young Master Bai spoke more than five words. It's a miracle!" She whispered, getting a glare from Bai Longtian. Bai Yaoxuan giggled, which caused Bai Longtian to look at her in turn.
"Thank you for answering our curiosity, Young Master Bai. We apologize for taking up your time." Bai Yaoxuan curtsied to let him know he was free to go, Shen Tianyu merely stepped aside for him.
After he returned to Ningwu Liushan's side, Shen Tianyu and Bai Yaoxuan split up, the latter returning to Yanmen Mengxiao's table and quietly nibbling on the food. While Shen Tianyu walked up to Rong Jian, who was now sitting back down on his table.
"Ah-Jian." She called out to him when she was only a few steps away from him.
However, he only looked her way and nodded before going back to picking at his food. Shen Tianyu was surprised at first but upon his second glance up at her, she put a hand to her mouth to hide her giggle. She then seated herself right beside him but not close enough to touch him.
"Didn't your parents ever tell you to not play with your food?" Rong Jian just humphed and put down his chopsticks, opting to massage his wine goblet instead.
"What are you sulking for? I need to at least interact with the nobility's social circle." Rong Jian continued to not look in her direction as she set down her goblet on the table.
"Hm~ Everyone says Zhu Wangye is cold yet intelligent, talented yet humble but who knew their highly admired Zhu Wangye actually had a child's temperament~" Shen Tianyu teased him. She thought this side of him was cute and was happy he trusted her enough to show this side of himself before her.
"Zhu Wangye~, Ah-Jian~, Rongrong~, Jianjian~, Jian-lang[1]~" Shen Tianyu was treating it as a game at this point, calling him different names to try to get him to look over. The Empress who saw their little interaction chuckled into her sleeves, seeing that her daughter-in-law looked like she was having fun, she decided to let them figure it out. Besides, her son wasn't actually angry.
"Ah, you finally turned to look at me." She hid her laughter behind her red sleeve.
"That's because you did... something like that." He mumbled as he rubbed his ear and carefully set down his wine goblet.
"And you have finally deemed me worthy enough to be spoken to also."
"What were you thinking, doing something like that?" He tried to glare at her but his glare didn't have much aggressiveness behind it, only used to hide his embarrassment.
"What did I do?" Shen Tianyu gave him an innocent look as she held her hands in the air.
Rong Jian took a breath but didn't know how to respond so he huffed and turned around again. Shen Tianyu let out a laugh as she leaned towards him again, not as close as before.
"Alright, alright. Don't be angry anymore. Wasn't it because you wouldn't answer me even when I called out to you that I did that?"
"Attention!" A eunuch shouted throughout the hall. Everyone immediately stopped talking and looked towards where the thrones of the Emperor and Empress resided. The Emperor got up from his seat and raised his goblet. Everyone else scurried to do the same. Shen Tianyu and Rong Jian also raised their goblets towards the Emperor.
"We[3] extend our thanks to everyone for taking time to attend this ceremony and banquet. Let us send our congratulations to the newly engaged couple." The Emperor spoke and turned to the two of them seated next to each other at Rong Jian's table. They both raised their goblets higher as a silent thanks and the Emperor tipped his head back as he downed the contents of his cup. The Empress did the same with an elegant smile. Both Rong Jian and Shen Tianyu downed their wine alongside the rest of the hall. This concluded the end to the banquet and the the Crown Prince followed the royal couple as they left, after giving his own words of congratulations. The other two princes followed suite. Rong Jian and Shen Tianyu also got up to leave, when they passed by Yanmen Mengxiao's table, she cocked her head at Bai Yaoxuan, who shook her head with an awkward smile. Shen Tianyu shrugged defeatedly as she followed Rong Jian to their carriage without her sister.
Apparently, Bai Yaoxuan had spoke to Yanmen Mengxiao and Wu Linghao about staying for the night at least, in order to give the couple some alone time without having to worry about her. The two Managers, who were actually quite happy their Miss finally found someone for herself, naturally agreed to house her in one of their VIP rooms for the night. All that was conveyed and understood in the short exchange of an instant.
[1] intimate way of calling one's significant other or a subject of one's affection
[2] Laogong= husband; the ordinary calling of a husband unlike arranged marriages in upper-class families where the wife calls her husband different and "more respectful" names or just by their title even
[3] The royal "I" used only by the Empero
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Bai Yaoxuan looked towards the older Master Bai that had accompanied Bai Longtian, who was having a lively conversation with some other officials.
Bai Longtian let out a sigh as he raked his hand through his hair. "Yeah, we let him do that because the elders are sentimental but most of us have long grown tired of his attitude. Father and I thought it was about time someone knocked him down a peg so we didn't bother to step in. Besides, his relationship with the Main Family really isn't that close. At most, he'd be invited for the New Year's family dinners if father was in a particularly good mood. Everyone knows he just wants to suck up to us, but as an Upper Fifth official, what kind of things can he gift us that we ourselves couldn't get? It's irritating watching his dog ass every single time."
Shen Tianyu's eyes were opened wide in mock surprise. "Oh my god, Young Master Bai spoke more than five words. It's a miracle!" She whispered, getting a glare from Bai Longtian. Bai Yaoxuan giggled, which caused Bai Longtian to look at her in turn.
"Thank you for answering our curiosity, Young Master Bai. We apologize for taking up your time." Bai Yaoxuan curtsied to let him know he was free to go, Shen Tianyu merely stepped aside for him.
After he returned to Ningwu Liushan's side, Shen Tianyu and Bai Yaoxuan split up, the latter returning to Yanmen Mengxiao's table and quietly nibbling on the food. While Shen Tianyu walked up to Rong Jian, who was now sitting back down on his table.
"Ah-Jian." She called out to him when she was only a few steps away from him.
However, he only looked her way and nodded before going back to picking at his food. Shen Tianyu was surprised at first but upon his second glance up at her, she put a hand to her mouth to hide her giggle. She then seated herself right beside him but not close enough to touch him.
"Didn't your parents ever tell you to not play with your food?" Rong Jian just humphed and put down his chopsticks, opting to massage his wine goblet instead.
"What are you sulking for? I need to at least interact with the nobility's social circle." Rong Jian continued to not look in her direction as she set down her goblet on the table.
"Hm~ Everyone says Zhu Wangye is cold yet intelligent, talented yet humble but who knew their highly admired Zhu Wangye actually had a child's temperament~" Shen Tianyu teased him. She thought this side of him was cute and was happy he trusted her enough to show this side of himself before her.
"Zhu Wangye~, Ah-Jian~, Rongrong~, Jianjian~, Jian-lang[1]~" Shen Tianyu was treating it as a game at this point, calling him different names to try to get him to look over. The Empress who saw their little interaction chuckled into her sleeves, seeing that her daughter-in-law looked like she was having fun, she decided to let them figure it out. Besides, her son wasn't actually angry.
"Ah, you finally turned to look at me." She hid her laughter behind her red sleeve.
"That's because you did... something like that." He mumbled as he rubbed his ear and carefully set down his wine goblet.
"And you have finally deemed me worthy enough to be spoken to also."
"What were you thinking, doing something like that?" He tried to glare at her but his glare didn't have much aggressiveness behind it, only used to hide his embarrassment.
"What did I do?" Shen Tianyu gave him an innocent look as she held her hands in the air.
Rong Jian took a breath but didn't know how to respond so he huffed and turned around again. Shen Tianyu let out a laugh as she leaned towards him again, not as close as before.
"Alright, alright. Don't be angry anymore. Wasn't it because you wouldn't answer me even when I called out to you that I did that?"
"Attention!" A eunuch shouted throughout the hall. Everyone immediately stopped talking and looked towards where the thrones of the Emperor and Empress resided. The Emperor got up from his seat and raised his goblet. Everyone else scurried to do the same. Shen Tianyu and Rong Jian also raised their goblets towards the Emperor.
"We[3] extend our thanks to everyone for taking time to attend this ceremony and banquet. Let us send our congratulations to the newly engaged couple." The Emperor spoke and turned to the two of them seated next to each other at Rong Jian's table. They both raised their goblets higher as a silent thanks and the Emperor tipped his head back as he downed the contents of his cup. The Empress did the same with an elegant smile. Both Rong Jian and Shen Tianyu downed their wine alongside the rest of the hall. This concluded the end to the banquet and the the Crown Prince followed the royal couple as they left, after giving his own words of congratulations. The other two princes followed suite. Rong Jian and Shen Tianyu also got up to leave, when they passed by Yanmen Mengxiao's table, she cocked her head at Bai Yaoxuan, who shook her head with an awkward smile. Shen Tianyu shrugged defeatedly as she followed Rong Jian to their carriage without her sister.
Apparently, Bai Yaoxuan had spoke to Yanmen Mengxiao and Wu Linghao about staying for the night at least, in order to give the couple some alone time without having to worry about her. The two Managers, who were actually quite happy their Miss finally found someone for herself, naturally agreed to house her in one of their VIP rooms for the night. All that was conveyed and understood in the short exchange of an instant.
[1] intimate way of calling one's significant other or a subject of one's affection
[2] Laogong= husband; the ordinary calling of a husband unlike arranged marriages in upper-class families where the wife calls her husband different and "more respectful" names or just by their title even
[3] The royal "I" used only by the Empero
Bai Yaoxuan looked towards the older Master Bai that had accompanied Bai Longtian, who was having a lively conversation with some other officials.Bai Longtian let out a sigh as he raked his hand through his hair. "Yeah, we let him do that because the elders are sentimental but most of us have long grown tired of his attitude. Father and I thought it was about time someone knocked him down a peg so we didn't bother to step in. Besides, his relationship with the Main Family really isn't that close. At most, he'd be invited for the New Year's family dinners if father was in a particularly good mood. Everyone knows he just wants to suck up to us, but as an Upper Fifth official, what kind of things can he gift us that we ourselves couldn't get? It's irritating watching his dog ass every single time."Shen Tianyu's eyes were opened wide in mock surprise. "Oh my god, Young Master Bai spoke more than five words. It's a miracle!" She whispered, getting a glare from Bai Longtian. Bai Yaoxuan giggled, which caused Bai Longtian to look at her in turn."Thank you for answering our curiosity, Young Master Bai. We apologize for taking up your time." Bai Yaoxuan curtsied to let him know he was free to go, Shen Tianyu merely stepped aside for him.After he returned to Ningwu Liushan's side, Shen Tianyu and Bai Yaoxuan split up, the latter returning to Yanmen Mengxiao's table and quietly nibbling on the food. While Shen Tianyu walked up to Rong Jian, who was now sitting back down on his table."Ah-Jian." She called out to him when she was only a few steps away from him.However, he only looked her way and nodded before going back to picking at his food. Shen Tianyu was surprised at first but upon his second glance up at her, she put a hand to her mouth to hide her giggle. She then seated herself right beside him but not close enough to touch him."Didn't your parents ever tell you to not play with your food?" Rong Jian just humphed and put down his chopsticks, opting to massage his wine goblet instead."What are you sulking for? I need to at least interact with the nobility's social circle." Rong Jian continued to not look in her direction as she set down her goblet on the table."Hm~ Everyone says Zhu Wangye is cold yet intelligent, talented yet humble but who knew their highly admired Zhu Wangye actually had a child's temperament~" Shen Tianyu teased him. She thought this side of him was cute and was happy he trusted her enough to show this side of himself before her."Zhu Wangye~, Ah-Jian~, Rongrong~, Jianjian~, Jian-lang1~" Shen Tianyu was treating it as a game at this point, calling him different names to try to get him to look over. The Empress who saw their little interaction chuckled into her sleeves, seeing that her daughter-in-law looked like she was having fun, she decided to let them figure it out. Besides, her son wasn't actually angry."Ah, you finally turned to look at me." She hid her laughter behind her red sleeve."That's because you did... something like that." He mumbled as he rubbed his ear and carefully set down his wine goblet."And you have finally deemed me worthy enough to be spoken to also.""What were you thinking, doing something like that?" He tried to glare at her but his glare didn't have much aggressiveness behind it, only used to hide his embarrassment."What did I do?" Shen Tianyu gave him an innocent look as she held her hands in the air.Rong Jian took a breath but didn't know how to respond so he huffed and turned around again. Shen Tianyu let out a laugh as she leaned towards him again, not as close as before."Alright, alright. Don't be angry anymore. Wasn't it because you wouldn't answer me even when I called out to you that I did that?""Attention!" A eunuch shouted throughout the hall. Everyone immediately stopped talking and looked towards where the thrones of the Emperor and Empress resided. The Emperor got up from his seat and raised his goblet. Everyone else scurried to do the same. Shen Tianyu and Rong Jian also raised their goblets towards the Emperor."We3 extend our thanks to everyone for taking time to attend this ceremony and banquet. Let us send our congratulations to the newly engaged couple." The Emperor spoke and turned to the two of them seated next to each other at Rong Jian's table. They both raised their goblets higher as a silent thanks and the Emperor tipped his head back as he downed the contents of his cup. The Empress did the same with an elegant smile. Both Rong Jian and Shen Tianyu downed their wine alongside the rest of the hall. This concluded the end to the banquet and the the Crown Prince followed the royal couple as they left, after giving his own words of congratulations. The other two princes followed suite. Rong Jian and Shen Tianyu also got up to leave, when they passed by Yanmen Mengxiao's table, she cocked her head at Bai Yaoxuan, who shook her head with an awkward smile. Shen Tianyu shrugged defeatedly as she followed Rong Jian to their carriage without her sister.Apparently, Bai Yaoxuan had spoke to Yanmen Mengxiao and Wu Linghao about staying for the night at least, in order to give the couple some alone time without having to worry about her. The two Managers, who were actually quite happy their Miss finally found someone for herself, naturally agreed to house her in one of their VIP rooms for the night. All that was conveyed and understood in the short exchange of an instant.1 intimate way of calling one's significant other or a subject of one's affection2 Laogong= husband; the ordinary calling of a husband unlike arranged marriages in upper-class families where the wife calls her husband different and "more respectful" names or just by their title even3 The royal "I" used only by the Empero
