"Nirvana in Fire"/"Lang Ya Bang" Group Read: Discussion Post for Chapters 17-21

[x_los]

 Week 5 of the "Lang Ya Bang" book club, chapters 17-21. This discussion will draw to a close, and the next session will open, on June 6th.

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Chinese text: https://sj.uukanshu.com/book.aspx?id=17338
English translation: https://merelhyn.tumblr.com/post/641747965727358976/the-langya-list-epubpdf

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Comments

Chapter 17

[x_los]

- So EVERY time the dad comes home they have to stop what they're doing and go greet him? Sounds like a huge faff. I would not want this, as the dad.

- Oh yeah, I think Changsu DID guess the whole thing last chapter.

- Changsu talks, re 'you were together on deployment', as though this might be Lin Shu’s child. Why the additional run-around? But then he does mention the Eldest Prince—so when were Prince Qi and Jingyan ‘deployed’ together? 

- It really sucks that they just leave the mom in the courtyard.

- This book speeds up when Prince Jing comes into the frame.

- It’s interesting that Changsu makes no effort to seduce Prince Jing here, but then he must know that just won’t work.

- It’s weird in a way that even post-canon, Tingsheng never gets officially recognised. Or adopted.

Re: Chapter 17

[dragonyphoenix]

I'm surprised Mei Changsu brings up Prince Qi so quickly. I didn't expect him to be so straightforward so soon.

Re: Chapter 17

[superborb]

I think the mom is dead?

NIF2 is based around Tingsheng's family, so he gets some status.