Chapter 506: Chen Zhao Extra Story (Second)_3


    But even if she’s as beautiful as a fairy, what does it matter? She’s not favored by themander-in-chief. All these days, I haven’t seen her enter his bedroom even once.


    “Come here, massage my back.” I lean on the Arhat couch, instructing her.


    Sure enough, my younger sister walks over, sits across from me, chews on a fruit from the small table, and teases, “Are you itchy?”


    Angered, I sit up abruptly, knocking the fruit from her hand, and scold, “Ungracious! You just take people’s things to eat. Did I say you could?”


    She stands up, ps her hands together, startling me.


    However, she doesn’t hit me, simply sneers disdainfully, and strides away.


    I’m furious, and order the maid to stop her, but the maid is too timid to approach her.


    That night, when themander-in-chief summons me again, I exaggerate the rudeness of my younger sister and yfully ask him to discipline her.


    However, as he hears this, he immediately dismounts me, and orders a maid to lead me out.


    I’m dazed, wondering what has upset him.<div>


    After that, he doesn’t call for me again, nor does he send me any gifts.


    Unwilling to put up with this, and very curious about what happened, I go to my younger sister’s courtyard to ask.


    However, I encounter themander-in-chief outside her courtyard, and he’s talking to her about something, even reaching out to pull her close.


    She ps his hand away, turns around to go back into her courtyard, and even closes the courtyard door.


    I’m stunned, and quickly hide behind a tree, fearing that his rage might involve me.


    However, he stands at the door for a bit, turns around and leaves, ncing over when he passes by the tree where I’m hiding.


    I dare not breathe, waiting until he disappears before Ie out from behind the tree and rush back to my room.


    Two dayster, another banquet is held in themander’s mansion, and we concubines are called to attend and entertain the guests.


    After several cups of liquor, the generals forget themselves, flirting with us, and themander-in-chief doesn’t interfere, allowing everyone to enjoy themselves.


    I then realize that concubines in themander’s mansion don’t only serve themander himself, they also double as ythings for the guests.


    But what about my younger sister?


    I look around, only to see her sitting among a group of dancers, watching everyone coldly.


    Then, a martial general addresses themander, “Great General, I would like to request the hand of Miss Chen Ying.”


    At these words, the room falls silent.


    All eyes turn towards the Great General.


    The Great General smiles faintly, responding, “I cannot grant this.”


    A strategist nearby immediately teases, “The Great General has only one dancer who knows the Hu Xuan dance, General Feng, you shouldn’t put the General in such a difficult position.”


    Everybody bursts intoughter.


    Somebody else chimes in, “We all have our eyes on Miss Chen Ying, General Feng, you need to get in line.”<div>


    General Feng flushes with embarrassment, but soon recovers, cuddling the concubine next to him, “Then I’ll request her from the Great General.”


    Themander agrees, orders someone to bring ten bolts of silk and some gold and silver, and gives them all to the concubine.


    As my mind is spinning, the Great General asks my younger sister to dance again.


    So I see her dance the Hu Xuan dance for the first time.<div>


    Her figure is like a nimble bird, jumping non-stop to the beat of the drum, a whole two hours, without themander ordering her to stop.


    I see that my younger sister is sweating profusely, her clothes sticking to her body.


    Suddenly, she copses, as if she has fainted.


    In the stunned silence, a young general rushes forward, picks her up and sprints out of the hall calling for a doctor.


    The banquet ends abruptly, and everyone loses their taste for drink, following out of the hall to see what’s happening.


    I nce over at themander, and find that his face is very grim, probably because he’s angry at my younger sister.


    For a long time, there are no banquets in themander’s mansion. The monthly feasts haven’t been held for a whole four months.


    I don’t see my younger sister, rumors have it she injured her foot and is still recuperating.


    In these few months, themander summons no concubines, but the number of concubines has increased.


    One day, I finally see my younger sister again. She seems to have gained some weight, her skin is radiant and wless, and even more beautiful than before.


    She looks at me with her usual displeasing expression, which truly infuriates me.


    That day, Wei Qi visits themander’s mansion, and for some reason, he and the young lord from the Xiao Familye to the courtyard meant for the concubines, where they bump into me.


    I see that the young lord is toying with a whip, at times striking at some flowers and nts. An ideaes to mind, and I lead them to my younger sister’s courtyard.<div>


    Everyone in the mansion knows that the young lord is domineering and unpredictable, often whipping people on impulse.


    For someone as stubborn as my younger sister, it’s easy to displease others.


    Let the young lord from the Xiao Family and Wei Qi deal with her then. Even if themander gets upset, both of them are his rtives. He can’t possibly help outsiders at the expense of his own family.


    I watch as Wei Qi and the young lord from the Xiao Family enter my younger sister’s courtyard and listen with glee to themotion.