Falling Dreams of Fang Hua ✔

Chapter 030: A Clingy Servant

The windows were open with the pear blossoms in bloom, their petals floating in the air. A few had landed on Fang Hua's shoulder, releasing their sweet fragrance into the room.

"Lord Fang Hua." Nongyu nudged my shoulder as he called out to him.

He nodded back, somewhat befuddled. Those eyelashes shook as if passing through 1,000 years of time before he opened them. I heard Nongyu exhale. It wasn't just him; my heart started beating rapidly as well.

His plain white face made the mole beneath his eye extremely distinct and colorful. Though only a few days had passed since I'd seen him, he seemed to have changed slightly...I couldn't say what it was, but the eyebrows and hair on his temples, along with the quiet, drooping eyes, seemed to make his face a bit more bewitching. He was no less delicate and pretty, but there was a hint of anxiety between his brows. This feeling seemed to hang still for an instant; then it was gone like fading mist...

It seemed that he could disappear at a moment's notice.

While I wasn't paying attention, he'd already resumed his cool, indifferent expression. Two eyes gave a chilly glance at Nongyu, who stared blankly for a while before he recovered to point at the group of trembling people with a smile. "I happened to see these court ladies loitering outside, why not let them serve you indoors? Could it be that they've upset Lord Fang?"

"I want to drink water."

"They didn't give you water?"

"They did," Before that merciless, level voice could settle down, a frosty sentence followed. "But I don't like engaging with others."

So he drove them rather unskillfully outdoors.

— [Original and most up to date translations for this series can be found on volaretranslations.]

I could completely understand. Nodding my head, I resisted the urge to smile as I stole a peek. Nongyu's facial expression was stuck in place, his smile blatantly forced.

"Lord Fang isn't to blame...it's because they weren't clever enough, so I brought you someone who can work today." He reached behind and grabbed me, pushing me over. Fang Hua didn't spare me a glance but turned away, lifting the teapot on the table to pour himself a cup of tea. He pinched it between his hands and raised it closer...before his brow furrowed.

He replaced the cup in its original spot, as if disgusted. "You came here...for what reason, exactly?"

Nongyu didn't seem to understand his dismissal, but walked forward a few steps as if planning to set a chair by his table and make small talk. Before he could take a seat, a young eunuch hurriedly ran inside, his robes covered in sweat and his face exceptionally anxious. He didn't even have time to pay respects before creeping close to say something...

My ears pricked, but I couldn't hear clearly.

Nongyu suddenly stood up and clasped his hands towards Fang Hua. "There's a matter in the court, so I'll take my leave now." Afterwards, he glanced over at me with a pensive smile. "Take good care of Lord Fang Hua."

Nice guy...

He's probably really leaving.

The rooms suddenly became absolutely deserted. Court ladies and eunuchs clustered outside with their heads bowed all properly, yet afraid to come in. Fang Hua sat upright at the table, a face filled with solemnity.

Actually...

It was just an empty front.

His inner thoughts were very simple. He was taciturn and expressed little with his face. But for the servants of the palace, who were used to acting according to the situation and cues...this attitude really was a bit frightening.