The next day Feng Qingbai appeared at Qiande Palace, and was confronted with the pathetic expression of the boy squatting at the door.
“What are you doing?”
“Imperial Uncle, I’m hungry…” He’d been hungry all night – too hungry to sleep!
Had he known, he would have returned after dinner at the royal residence!
Feng Qingbai rubbed his eyebrows. “You’re hungry and you didn’t ask for food?”
“I was afraid that the old witch would know if I asked for food,” He just returned sick. If he turned around and appeared lively in his own chambers to eat, wasn’t that directly telling others that his stubborn disease claim was nothing but faked?
“You returned to your bedchamber for a rest and recovered a bit after a while. Naturally you’ll be hungry and want to eat. Do you think she won’t suspect you if you don’t eat?” Feng Qingbai knew everything that happened in the palace. The boy was still childish.
Feng Mohan: “…” His Imperial Uncle was too right. It was him who suffered from this hunger!
Breakfast was served, and Feng Mohan almost gobbled them up.
He swallowed so fast he finished the meal in a blink of an eye.
“Don’t eat too much, lest you’ll be uncomfortable later.”
“It’s okay. There is Aunt Liu’s digestion tea. I’m not afraid of overeating!”
Feng Qingbai again pressed on his frequently twitching eyebrows. After their return from Xinghua Village, Feng Mohan almost changed appearance, one by one, the list of his crooked ways were getting longer!
“Last night, the old witch was hypocritical. She said that we’re all of the same family and bound together for good or ill. I really wanted to scratch her face with my paw! She really has the nerve to say that! The Liu family is my mother’s family? Stand behind me? Snort!” The boy chattered and gritted his teeth when talking about the Liu family. If it weren’t for the Liu family, I wouldn’t have suffered for so many years! If it weren’t for Aunt Liu, I would have been buried deep in the ground after two more years at most!”
“Mind your words and actions! This is in the palace!” Feng Qingbai also gritted his teeth.
“What are you afraid of? With you here, who can eavesdrop?”
Feng Qingbai smacked him at the back of his head, and the boy’s whole face snapped into the bowl. He wailed, “Imperial Uncle!”
Feng Qingbai looked at his palm, and his entire face turned black.
He too acquired the grandparents’ habits back in Xinghua Village when they couldn’t stand it.
…
In October, a carriage with gold bells hanging from all four corners and even the curtains embroidered with gold thread slowly drove into the capital’s territory.
“We still have two hours before entering the city. We’ve been trekking through the mountains and rivers, and I can finally take a good rest.” Knowing that they were about to reach the capital, Qian Wanjin shed off the days of decadence and came to the spirit.
He wanted to take Lucky Nannan and Liu Zhixia to his home for a visit, and arrange for them to live next door to him. That way, anyone from their shops could talk to him and Lucky Nannan together!
He wanted to show her the winery in the capital. The scale was much larger than the Xinghua Village winery!
“When we enter the capital, I will go back to the Qian Residence with you to meet Uncle Qian,” Shi Xianrou said.
“No, you can go straight home. You’ve been away from home for several months, so your family should miss you very much.”
“If I don’t go, are you sure you can handle it?”
“…When I first took you away from the capital, I’m supposed to meet your father first, lest he think I sold you out.”
Xue Qinglian immediately snorted softly. He’d heard of counselings, but never something like this.
He even fought against such people. Now that he thought about it, he felt like he had been downgraded.
Liu Yusheng lifted the curtain and looked at the scenery that flew behind the carriage window. Her expectation deep inside was getting thicker and thicker, but she also felt increasingly nervous.
She was about to arrive in the city he was in. Did he know she was here?
What would his reaction be when he saw her?
The closer they got to the capital, the tighter the thread that twisted in her heart.
The thought of seeing him intensified.
“I need to visit Lord Yang after I arrive at the capital, so I may not be able to stay with you all the time. Will you join Xiao Jinzi or … look for Feng Qingbai?” Find Feng Qingbai? Lu Zhixia was quite uneasy.
Would Feng Qingbai in the capital still treat Nannan the same as when she was in Xinghua Village?
He knew that in that position, he would certainly have a lot of restrictions, but since he used this plan to get Nannan to the capital, he could not let her suffer.
Otherwise, he would never allow her to stay by his side.
“Brother, let’s wait until we see the situation in the capital.” Liu Yusheng did not dare to assert. She came to be ordained, so she had no idea what would happen then.
“Why are you thinking so much? Since you came to the capital, it’s my territory, so leave everything to me. Do not worry, Zhixia. I will certainly take care of Lucky Nannan well!” Qian Wanjin patted his chest, only think of taking Lucky Nannan to eat all around.
Shi Xianrou swept him a glance. “Lucky Nannan can live in my house. We’re both women and won’t attract criticism. Everything will also be much more convenient.”
What she didn’t say was that any more lively discussions they had here might not be of much use in the end.
No chance.
She didn’t voice it out because she didn’t want to dampen the enthusiasm of a certain two idiots.
At this time, the ten-mile official road on the outskirts of the capital – the only way to the capitol – a low-key carriage quietly parked at the roadside.
On both sides of the official road, there were red maple trees on the mountain. Occasionally, the mountain wind would blow, and the red leaves would fall from a high place, spreading a gorgeous red on the ground.
“Imperial Uncle, is Aunt Liu really entering the capital today? We’ve been waiting for so long, but why haven’t we seen anyone yet?” Feng Mohan poked his head out of the carriage window for the hundred and eighty-ninth time, looking towards the end of the road.
The wide official road was empty. Except for them, there was not even a ghostly shadow.
Feng Qingbai’s eyes were slightly closed. He was leaning against the wall of the carriage and napping to recuperate.
From the time they left town, the boy’s mouth never ceased yapping until now.
There was no need to pay attention to him.
During this period, in order to squeeze out the maximum amount of leisure, he could only sleep for almost two hours every day.
He has been exhausted to a critical point.
He just wanted to adjust himself to the best mental state to welcome his little girl to his side.
“Imperial Uncle, how long is Aunt Liu going to be…”
“Feng Mohan, shut up or I’ll make you never speak again today.”
“…”
Da-da…Da-da…
The sound of horses’ hooves galloping echoed in the air.
Feng Qingbai opened his eyes expansively, and his eyes were cast in that direction through the carriage curtain.
Feng Mohan did not hear anything, and looked at his uncle’s sudden nervousness. He was immediately overjoyed. It was Aunt Liu!
It must be Aunt Liu who has arrived!
“Coachman, driver quick! Go forward!” The boy instantly urged the coachman to move forward. When the man didn’t stop him, his heart became more certain and his eyes sparkled.
Aunt Liu was here. His miserable days were over!
For a time, horseshoes echoed in the empty official road.
Two carriages, one on the left and one on the right, finally met in the middle of the official road.
The carriage in front suddenly parked sideways on the official road. Qian Wanjin was forced to stop. Before he could open the curtain and curse, someone had already jumped out of the carriage. The curses that rose to his chest got stuck in his throat and finally turned into a sentence, “Damn you! Feng Qingbai?”
The man strode forward without sparing him a glance. He stuck a long arm, pulled the girl in the carriage, and picked her up. Then he returned to their carriage. From beginning to end, he did nothing superfluous!
He was akin to a bandit who came to rob someone!
Peek-Aboo 
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