TCN: Mei Gongqing

Mei Gongqing 147-149

Chen Rong nodded and followed the nun outside.

This translation belongs to hamster428.

Upon arrival at the reception hall, she saw a familiar figure: Chen Sanlang.

The powdered-face Chen Sanlang was shouting at a servant at this time. As soon as he saw Chen Rong, his eyes lit up at the sight of her ample chest and lithe waist. He waved to her and called, "Ah Rong, Ah Rong."

His cry alerted those in the room. Chen Yuan's voice spoke up: "Is Ah Rong here? Come in come in."

Chen Rong did not respond to Chen Yuan. She bowed to Chen Sanlang and then politely yet indifferently said, "You overstate, sirs. There is no more Ah Rong in this world, there is only a nun named Hong Yunzi."

Chen Sanlang stopped at her words.

Chen Rong meanwhile unhurriedly went in.

In the hall, Chen Yuan and his wife Lady Ruan were sitting by the table to partake some drinks. They both glanced over upon Chen Rong's entry.

Chen Rong noticed that Chen Yuan was visibly darker and thinner, his back was also hunched over. When he looked at her, his eyes were no longer condescending or posturing.

Chen Yuan stood up and affectionately called, "You're here Ah Rong, I mean, Priestess Hong Yunzi. Come come, please sit down."

He invited Chen Rong to her seat while glaring at his silent wife.

Chen Rong went in and sat down before Chen Yuan followed suit.

She glanced at Chen Yuan who had obviously become a nobody, and quietly asked, "What have you come to say?"

Without so much as an address, she had curtly asked them with a blunt tone and an indifferent expression.

A change came over Lady Ruan's face while Chen Yuan's smile also stiffened.

"Even though you're already a nun, I still think of you as a daughter, Ah Rong."

Chen Rong smiled to hear this remark but did not answer.

Chen Yuan coughed and continued, "Because I previously let you suffer grievances, the clan elders made me stay in Nan'yang as punishment."

Catching Chen Rong's bottomless dark eyes, Chen Yuan swallowed back the words of apology he had wanted to say.

He gulped and sputtered, "I followed Ah Wei and her husband on this trip to Jiankang. When we arrived yesterday, I heard you have become a nun. So I hurried over to visit."

Seeing Chen Rong's expression turning chillier, he awkwardly smiled and closed his mouth.

Next to him, Lady Ruan fisted her hands under her sleeves. If she hadn't known this wench was still Lang'ya Wang Qi's sweetheart and that she had found a tall branch like His Majesty to perch on, she would not have bothered. Boo, why should a commoner like her have the esteem of so many powerful people, even after she had become a nun, while her husband and son were falling lower and lower down the social ladder?

While Lady Ruan was clenching her teeth, Chen Rong quietly asked, "Ah Wei... has come to Jiankang with her husband?"

Although her voice was light, Chen Yuan could hear that she cared. He paused at first before realization dawned on him. He laughingly nodded, "Aye aye, General Ran is also here in Jiankang. I reckon they will come to the monastery to visit you in a few days."

"Is that so?" Chen Rong faintly smiled.

At this time, Chen Sanlang strode in and cried, "Father, why are you telling these useless things to Ah Rong?"