Chapter 130 Various Ambitious Confusions
In large households, unsavory affairs usually occur in the inner quarters, a fact acknowledged by many. For instance, setting traps to climb the social ladder, with means constantly evolving. Some girls with ambitions higher than the sky but fates as fragile as paper, in pursuit of a bright future, do not hesitate to gamble with their reputations.
Just like the current banquet at the Song Mansion.
This is also an opportunity for some young ladies to ’advance’.
The arrival of the princes and noble gentlemen is not something you can conceal easily. There are always those with keen interest who can find out, or at least surmise, so when opportunity knocks, do you seize it or not?
Of course you seize it, becoming a concubine to a prince is after all a highly prestigious position.
As such, at the moon gate leading to the male guests’ banquet, two young ladies were discreetly intercepted by servants (Hidden Guards). Without needing to say much, the servant merely mentioned it was a place for gentlemen, and the young lady had to retreat obediently without uttering a word.
After all, making contact is one thing, but drawing attention before even making contact is a reckless move.
Similarly, a few young gentlemen were intercepted, on the pretext of needing to sober up, they were guided to the appropriate area, not a gathering place for young ladies.