Chapter 66: Rejection

Consort Zhen didn’t expect this to be the root of Wan’er’s worries. She wondered who it was that had caught the girl’s fancy.

Consort Zhen relaxed and took Wan’er’s fair hands. “Who is this gentleman? Tell me. I will speak to your father and ask him to make arrangements for you.”

Wan’er pulled her hands away, her face reddening in shyness. “He - he isn’t from an esteemed family...”

“Then who is he?”

“I don’t know. I’ve only seen him a few times. He seems close to both second brother and brother Nan Xun. He looks like a god...” Wan’er’s voice faded bit by bit, becoming a barely audible whisper in the end.

From what she had heard, Consort Zhen had already more or less figured out who Wan’er was talking about, but she didn’t want to believe it. She continued to ask, “How do you know him?”

“I met him once at the banquet of a hundred families. I don’t think he remembers. Yesterday, we met at the temple again. That’s when I fell for him.” Wan’er paused and added, “Oh, and second brother...