Chapter 417 Jewelry(1)_1
This time, he shared Huo Yuan’s sentiment - she was so beautiful that even without dancing, she would have already stunned everyone at the banquet, and all the young masters would be entranced and obsessed with her. And if she were to perform a captivating dance of flying heaven, wouldn’t she be snatched away on the spot?
Not to mention others, that Saknu would be the first to harbor ill-intentions, he thought of that scene, and then of the gazes of those young masters, and Nangong Yi could no longer remain calm. He couldn’t wait to disrupt the cursed Shangsi Festival Feast!
Moreover, he knew deep down that the Imperial Mother had sent Bai Shang Palace to the Duke An’s Mansion to issue an invitation to her and there must be a scheme. These days, because he had been refusing to accept the marriage arrangement with Li Ruizhu, the relationship between mother and son had become extremely tense. Although the Imperial Mother was angry, she could do nothing about him, so she would certainly vent her anger on the girl. He knew his mother’s temper - when the time came, she would undoubtedly unleash her wrath on the girl and she wouldn’t be able to bear it!
Because of her ruthlessness, he could restrain himself from seeing her or paying attention to her. But he couldn’t stand by and watch her being schemed against!
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At the fourth watch of the night, Cai Wei was woken up by her mother from her cozy bed. Rubbing her sleepy eyes and seeing the darkness outside, she instantly felt awful!
Last night, she was forced by her mother to dance until midnight, and after her mother left, she had to accompany Master Tortoise to acupuncture her maternal grandmother until the third watch of night. She just went to sleep, and now it’s just past the fourth watch, she was anxiously awoken by her mother to practice dancing, she suddenly felt like she was being exploited by a heartless capitalist.
"Mother, can I sleep a little longer?"
"No!"