Title: Silent Lover
Author: Qiang Tang
Translated by Condz
Edited by Nata
Yes.
Shen Yu nodded his head, as if that was the natural answer.
It was Hong Lian’s turn to be stunned speechless. He pointed his raised thumb at Shen Yu.
“Are you an idiot?” Hong Lian asked rudely, “You must know all about Zhenbei Wang’s past love affairs? All of those boy toys and concubines were hopelessly devoted to him. And have you seen Zhenbei Wang miss any of them after they died one after the other? What makes you think you’re better than any of them?”
Shen Yu clenched his fists, hard enough to leave pale crescent marks on his palms.
But… But the Lord treated him unlike anyone else. He said that he liked him, and added his name to the family register. The phrase “live together and die together” was just said recently, but now they’ve disappeared..
Hong Lian’s words were like needles, poking holes through all of Shen Yu’s hopes and wishes.
Song Qing couldn’t bear to watch Hong Lian’s maliciousness, and said, “Whether the Lord is sincere or not isn’t up to a prostitute like you to decide. They say that whores-” Song Qing felt that his words were inappropriate, and continued after a pause, “What does a person like you know about sincerity?”
“Are you saying that prostitutes are heartless and faithless?“ Hong Lian jumped on his words, even smiling with something like pride.
“Fortunately, I’m already familiar with this wise saying. The most reliable thing in the world is money. As for men, they’re worth less than a roasted pork trotter! But if this Master was to become my benefactor, then you’d be the best man in the world and I promise I’ll worship you like Buddha.”
As Hong Lian spoke, he waved around the ring on his finger with bluster.
Song Qing didn’t like to argue, but Hong Lian raised his ire time and time again. It’s just that this frivolous person was nimbler with their glib words, and his giggles often made Song Qing speechless.
“What? The things I said made your Master sad, so now you feel upset?”
Song Qing held back his anger and choked out, “You should be spending your free time trying to get a few more customers from the streets, just in case the Lord gets tired of you one day. What are you doing here bullying someone who can’t speak?”
“Too bad, I want to~” Hong Lian flung back his head in satisfaction and called out to the two servants standing outside. Looking around, he pointed at every item in the room one by one.
“I like this three-legged cabinet, this set of peacock vases, and this stone display. Take them all away!”
“What are you doing? The master of this room is the Lord’s concubine! You’ve merely crawled into the Lord’s bed a few times, and now you’re disrespecting your superiors?” Song Qing said, wide-eyed and glaring.
“How would I dare to run rampant like this if I didn’t already have the Lord’s permission? The Lord said that if I liked it, then I could take it back to my room. Master Song, your rank isn’t high enough, right? Can you protect your little master?”
Hong Lian took out Zhenbei Wang’s command, and seeing Song Qing’s speechlessness, he let out a cold laugh and continued. “And these charcoal braziers. My place is too cold. He’s too sickly to recover anyway, take them away!”
Two servants weren’t enough to move even the charcoal braziers away, so Hong Lian shouted for ten more people. Not long after that, Song Hua Pavilion sat emptied.
Once Shen Yu came back to his senses, the room had nothing left, just like his state of mind.
Sincerity? This was probably the only thing he wanted. Shen Yu thought he had it, but why did everything change after Emperor Ye came to patrol the North?
“It must be because the Lord hasn’t seen my true feelings.” Shen Yu had a sudden realization, and after taking something out from his robes, got up and ran out of Shao Hua pavilion.
Title: Silent Lover
Author: Qiang Tang
Translated by Condz
Edited by Nata
Yes.
Shen Yu nodded his head, as if that was the natural answer.
It was Hong Lian’s turn to be stunned speechless. He pointed his raised thumb at Shen Yu.
“Are you an idiot?” Hong Lian asked rudely, “You must know all about Zhenbei Wang’s past love affairs? All of those boy toys and concubines were hopelessly devoted to him. And have you seen Zhenbei Wang miss any of them after they died one after the other? What makes you think you’re better than any of them?”
Shen Yu clenched his fists, hard enough to leave pale crescent marks on his palms.
But… But the Lord treated him unlike anyone else. He said that he liked him, and added his name to the family register. The phrase “live together and die together” was just said recently, but now they’ve disappeared..
Hong Lian’s words were like needles, poking holes through all of Shen Yu’s hopes and wishes.
Song Qing couldn’t bear to watch Hong Lian’s maliciousness, and said, “Whether the Lord is sincere or not isn’t up to a prostitute like you to decide. They say that whores-” Song Qing felt that his words were inappropriate, and continued after a pause, “What does a person like you know about sincerity?”
“Are you saying that prostitutes are heartless and faithless?“ Hong Lian jumped on his words, even smiling with something like pride.
“Fortunately, I’m already familiar with this wise saying. The most reliable thing in the world is money. As for men, they’re worth less than a roasted pork trotter! But if this Master was to become my benefactor, then you’d be the best man in the world and I promise I’ll worship you like Buddha.”
As Hong Lian spoke, he waved around the ring on his finger with bluster.
Song Qing didn’t like to argue, but Hong Lian raised his ire time and time again. It’s just that this frivolous person was nimbler with their glib words, and his giggles often made Song Qing speechless.
“What? The things I said made your Master sad, so now you feel upset?”
Song Qing held back his anger and choked out, “You should be spending your free time trying to get a few more customers from the streets, just in case the Lord gets tired of you one day. What are you doing here bullying someone who can’t speak?”
“Too bad, I want to~” Hong Lian flung back his head in satisfaction and called out to the two servants standing outside. Looking around, he pointed at every item in the room one by one.
“I like this three-legged cabinet, this set of peacock vases, and this stone display. Take them all away!”
“What are you doing? The master of this room is the Lord’s concubine! You’ve merely crawled into the Lord’s bed a few times, and now you’re disrespecting your superiors?” Song Qing said, wide-eyed and glaring.
“How would I dare to run rampant like this if I didn’t already have the Lord’s permission? The Lord said that if I liked it, then I could take it back to my room. Master Song, your rank isn’t high enough, right? Can you protect your little master?”
Hong Lian took out Zhenbei Wang’s command, and seeing Song Qing’s speechlessness, he let out a cold laugh and continued. “And these charcoal braziers. My place is too cold. He’s too sickly to recover anyway, take them away!”
Two servants weren’t enough to move even the charcoal braziers away, so Hong Lian shouted for ten more people. Not long after that, Song Hua Pavilion sat emptied.
Once Shen Yu came back to his senses, the room had nothing left, just like his state of mind.
Sincerity? This was probably the only thing he wanted. Shen Yu thought he had it, but why did everything change after Emperor Ye came to patrol the North?
“It must be because the Lord hasn’t seen my true feelings.” Shen Yu had a sudden realization, and after taking something out from his robes, got up and ran out of Shao Hua pavilion.
