It's my birthday today and I'm getting wiser and younger by the day → _ → not... so I'm posting this one day ahead! And I translated more words as well...
Edited by : Minak Amie. Thank you for your hard work!
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“Well said.”
Within the stillness, one person suddenly rose up like a crane amongst a flock of chicken. Holding a cup of wine, he weaved through the seats in large strides towards Feng Ming. He carefully observed Feng Ming for a second before revealing a beautiful and clear smile. “I had heard about the young Lord from His Highness, Crown Prince of Bo Jian, in the past. At Bo Jian’s imperial palace, the young Lord had spoken about Zhuang Zhou’s Dream of the b.u.t.terfly. Its meaning was profound and lasting… causing people to ponder over it endlessly. I never imagined that today, I, Wu Qian, would get the chance to personally listen to the young Lord’s extensive views on human life.”
[TLN: 庄周Zhuang Zhou - I do not know whether I was then a man dreaming I was a b.u.t.terfly, or whether I am now a b.u.t.terfly dreaming I am a man.]
Remarkably, it was the man who had attracted his attention at the beginning of the banquet.
Since he himself claimed to be Wu Qian, then it looks like Rong Hu’s guess was right.
“I invite the young Lord to drink this cup with me.” Wu Qian solemnly raised his cup in front of Feng Ming. His deep and profound black eyes looked into Feng Ming’s. “With this wine, I give my sincere respects to the Xiao Family’s young Lord for those last sentences.”
“The most terrible thing in life is not the hards.h.i.+p, but rather, looking back on your life before you die and regretting that it was spent insignificantly like an ant.”
“Everyone should cherish their life, and do what they love to do… is that correct?”
Based on his temperament, Feng Ming found him to be really pleasing to the eyes and secretly speculated in his mind. This person’s eyes are full of righteousness. No wonder he can’t get along with that b.a.s.t.a.r.d, Qing Li. Even though he is a member of the royal family, he doesn’t act self-important.
He smiled at Wu Qian’s proposal, but just when he was about to accept the cup, Luo Yun blocked him and took it. “With respect.” Without another sound, he tested the wine first.
He will not trying to test it for poison, right?
Not only we are right in the middle of the banquet and in public, the drink was even handed to him by a member of the royal family hosting the banquet! This was too embarra.s.sing……
Feng Ming turned around and looked dumbfounded at the culprit, who was sniffing and dipping his finger inside the cup to test the wine. Soon after, he respectfully handed back the cup and said, “The young Lord can be at ease and drink it.”
Feng Ming had no choice but to take the road of being magnanimous in order to prevent the awkwardness of the slip up. He turned back towards Wu Qian and with a slightly embarra.s.sed smile, said, “Sorry, my mother has always been strict when it comes to my life. Any kind of food or drink has to go through Luo Yun first. It really makes others want to laugh.”
