Chen Xi and Liu Bei were eating and drinking when Fan Jian already returned with a group of girls. However, because Liu Bei was present, she merely came forward to exchange a few greetings before leading the others into the inner courtyard.
"Zichuan, I won't bother you any longer," said Liu Bei as he patted Chen Xi's shoulder. "Remember to come to my residence tonight."
"Certainly, I won't forget," Chen Xi replied with a smile. Then he escorted Liu Bei out of his own courtyard. Watching Liu Bei's carriage travel no more than a few hundred meters before reaching his mansion.
When he turned back, a group of women had already appeared behind him, led by Fan Jian. Seeing Chen Xi turn around, Fan Jian and Chen Lan bowed their heads in a demure gesture, "Your concubines welcome the return of their lord."
"Spare me that," Chen Xi pulled a face. "We don't go in for that sort of thing at home. You and Ran'er both look fine, and so do I—that's good enough. As for these few..."
