Chapter 43: Banquet IV
Bai Ruo raised her head in surprise, her expression a little nervous. "Crown Prince wishes to see Bai Yan? It's also true, that Bai Yan is after all the number one beauty in the world. It is right that Crown Prince has the heart as well. If Crown Prince is willing, you can take her in as a concubine. Ruo'er has no opinion toward that."
"Ruo'er, you are truly too kind." Nangong Yi left a kiss on Bai Ruo's face in heartache. "Don't worry. I won't even be bothered to take an extra glance at a woman like Bai Yan who has lost her innocence and furthermore, would not allow her to cause you hindrance. I am going over this time merely to see how pitifully Bai Yan has spent these past few years! I reckon that after the passing of five years, she is already dull and dim."
Bai Yan back then was merely skinny, but she was not the kind whereby her skin was yellowish and without muscles. Instead, she was still quite beautiful, especially her skin, which was white and glowing.
However, these five years, she had been bringing up a child alone as a woman. She was definitely incomparably pitiful. No matter how beautiful a beauty was, she would also definitely be like a pearl that has fallen, no longer able to shine the way it had in the past.
At this Bai Ruo displayed a smile. "Crown Prince, then Ruo'er will await your return in the manor..."
Nangong Yi kissed Bai Ruo and then got up from the bed under Bai Ruo's coquettish gaze and shouted, "Servants, prepare a palanquin for me. I want to go to the Lan family to visit!"
He reckoned that the Lan family did not send an invitation to him because they were worried Bai Yan would reignite her passion toward him. Since that was the case, then he needed to make a trip to the Lan family even more so!
He wanted Bai Yan to understand the price for betraying him back then!
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In the Lan manor, just outside the gate, many luxurious carriages stopped at the doorway of the manor as a few lavishly dressed people got off the carriage and walked inside.