FID – Chapter 238

Are you ready?

Once their relationship was discovered, her life would never return to peace.

She would be walking on a cliff at all times – treading on thin ice at every moment.

Presented before her eyes would no longer be the peaceful and quiet in Xinghua Village – a world without dispute.

At first glance, everything would be cruel and bloody.

Looking at their intertwined and tightly clasped fingers, Liu Yusheng took a deep breath, raised her eyes, and nodded with a smile.

She’d been ready long ago. No matter what the road ahead, she would accompany him, together with the thorns.

Liu Zhixia also spotted the two clasped hands. His complexion couldn’t be painted, but he said nothing.

What he wanted to do wasn’t to stop them from being together, but to make himself strong, strong enough to become Nannan’s support – someone she could rely on in this treacherous capital city.

Strong enough to protect her well when Feng Qingbai was not around.

“Aunt Liu, don’t worry. I will protect you too!” After understanding his Imperial Uncle’s thoughts, Feng Mohan clutched the other side of Liu Yusheng’s sleeve, his eyes serious and solemn.

Liu Yusheng smiled and rubbed the boy’s head, replying, “Okay, I believe in you.”

The word believe instantly filled the boy’s heart to the brim.

It was not a hypocritical social courtesy. Aunt Liu said she believed, so she must really believe in him.

The power that trust brought him made him feel that he could defeat all demons and spirits.

After sitting still for a moment, Feng Qingbai kneaded the girl’s hand once more before letting go of her and alighted from the carriage first.

But he didn’t move far. When the girl was about to get down, he stretched out his hand to support her steadily.

At the entrance of the royal residence, the eyes of the concierge in charge of guarding the door were about to pop out!

He rubbed his eyes a few times, still telling himself that he must have just been dazzled and hallucinating.

The king, who was not close to women, personally helped a woman get off the carriage?

Even the most valued girl in the house, Miss Fu, has never received such treatment!

Over the years, apart from Miss Fu, there has never been a second woman beside His Royal Highness. Although the relationship between the two people wasn’t close, and there even seemed clear boundaries between the master and servant, she was the only one close to their master.

The servants in the royal residence had been privately gossiping that Miss might be with His Royal Highness for a lifetime.

But now, out of the blue, His Highness gave a greater honor to another woman!

What about Miss Fu?

The group of four have already approached. The concierge hurriedly saluted, bowed low, and didn’t dare to look up more than a glance.

As Liu Yusheng walked, she surveyed the environment in front of her.

Nanling King’s Mansion.

The three big words lacquered in gold on the golden silk plaque in front of this mansion were akin to a dragon flying and a phoenix dancing. The words between the lines permeated with an overwhelming aura.

It displayed its unshakeable dignity and status.

The entire front of the residence occupied almost half of the alleyway.

Majestic stone lions lined the steps.

Next to the red vermilion lacquer gate, a concierge was standing respectfully.

Once she crossed the threshold, she officially entered Feng Qingbai’s entire world.

A world that he had never shown in front of her before.

“Are you nervous?” The man bowed his head and looked down at her.

“Yeah,” Liu Yusheng took another deep breath, curled her eyebrows and smiled lightly. “I’m honored.”

The man froze, and a deep smile surfaced beneath his eyes.

“You are most welcome.”

The concierge was too stiff to move.

He could not see, but his ears could still hear!

In the capital, rumors have it that His Royal Highness was as bright as the moon, pure, yet cold and gentle.

But today, he really realized.

Gentle wasn’t equal to pleasingly gentle.

His Royal Highness’s gentleness today was the very first time he revealed it to others!

Walking up the steps and standing in front of the threshold, Liu Yusheng lowered her eyes and looked at the high threshold.

Then she lifted the hem of her skirt and crossed over without hesitation.

She straightforwardly crossed the boundary between her and his world, without a moment’s hesitation.

After entering the gate, she saw the layout of the front yard at a glance.

It was just that the size of the front yard was more than three times the size of the entire Liu family residence.

The marble-paved ground was flat and tidy.

On both sides, there were beautifully manicured gardens.

In the middle, there was a large rockery, blocking the view of outsiders peeping into the hall.

There was a veranda along the wall. 

The corridor pillars were carved with intricate floral patterns and low-key luxury.

When she walked around the rockery, the hall with angled cornices and carved beams jumped into her eyes.

For the first time, Liu Yusheng saw with her own eyes the mansions where only royalty could live, felt the so-called dignity of the ancient princes and nobles, and felt the heavenly difference in class.

It was only at this moment that she truly realized how disparate the difference in status was between her and Feng Qingbai.

It felt complicated, yet there was no barrier.

No matter how noble and high the position of Feng Qingbai was, in her heart, he was the little boy who took out all he had and bought a pair of red hair ties for her.

Feng Qingbai did not speak again the entire way, but his attention has always been on the girl.

He felt nervous at every subtle change in her expression.

It was only after finding that her gaze had not changed in any way except for novelty and emotion that he quietly relaxed.

Gentle affection overflowed from the corners of his eyes.

“Your Highness, Your Majesty, you are back.” Someone in the hall greeted them. Her voice was clear, and her posture was graceful. She was wearing a green muslin pleated dress, reflecting the woman to be slender and delicate.

Very beautiful.

When the woman saw the person following Feng Qingbai, she froze for a moment and then smiled lightly. “Are these the distinguished guests that Your Highness and Your Majesty told me about? I am servant Fu Yuzheng, a maid in the mansion. Please take a seat in the hall. I will go and have someone to serve tea.”

“Don’t boil the tea too hot. Cool it down with cold water before bringing it up. Also, have the kitchen prepare dinner and prepare the menu I gave yesterday. Prepare enough hot water for bathing after the meal.” Feng Qingbai led them down the hall, instructing as he walked.

“Understood.”

“Thank you, Miss Fu.” Liu Yusheng smiled at the woman as she walked past her.

This was the same Fu Yuzheng that Feng Qingbai had mentioned to her.

She was delicate and slender. Her words and smiles were shallow, and the ruthlessness that Feng Qingbai had commented on was nowhere to be seen at all.

She must be someone who doesn’t reveal her emotions easily.

The woman glanced at her, smiled and bowed in salute. “You flatter me, Miss. I’ll take my leave now.”

“We are finally home! Aunt Liu, let me tell you. I did help you set up your room and bought a lot of things for you, but unfortunately, I got screwed by Imperial Uncle! He actually tricked me into going to another courtyard!…”

When Fu Yuzheng turned around, the boy’s rare cheerful remarks sounded. She lowered her eyes, trying to cover up the bitterness that crept up.

She has known the boy for many years and has always treated him with sincerity, but today, she realized that even the boy has never opened his heart to her.

Now, she understood. It was that she lacked something.

But from the start, they have positioned her very clearly.

It was she herself who had secretly been greedy for them.

She blinked and smiled, wiping away the bitterness.

When she raised her head, her eyes were once again clear.

She, Fu Yuzheng, never felt sorry for herself!

In the hall, the boy next to Liu Yusheng, felt brave enough to start complaining. The aggravation he suffered over the past few days poured out of his brain.

With Aunt Liu here, his Imperial Uncle became a paper tiger. He was not afraid at all!