FID – Chapter 425

  Chapter 425: That Wasn’t Their King

  ”Grandpa, Grandma, Uncle Liu, Aunt Liu, let’s head back to the residence for now. Let’s talk about anything when we arrive there. Qian Wanjin knows the way.”

  This was the only line left by Feng Qingbai to the other carriage load of people.

  Fortunately, Liu Zhixia didn’t end up like Feng Mohan last time.

  Feng Qingbai didn’t abandon him in another carriage.

  Lu Zhixia had to thank his grandparents who were sitting in the carriage over there. Finally, somebody could restrain Feng Qingbai.

  He came out to pick up his family, but he couldn’t even say hello to them. He was directly taken away by the carriage.

  He also had to suffer watching the couple in the carriage making eyes at each other.

  He should have brought Yuzheng out with him. With them staring at each other, it wouldn’t be so awkward together.

  ”Nannan, you came here this time to send me to the examination site, right?” Liu Zhixia was upset, and he chose not to exercise restraint.

  He was the protagonist, but his sister got in the carriage and gave him only a fleeting glance.

  ”Brother, our grandparents and parents are here, so when the time comes, everyone will send you to the entrance together. Take your exam well.”

  Liu Zhixia fell silent for a moment, and then helplessly closed his eyes.

  Out of sight, out of mind.

  When he closed his eyes, the girl covered her mouth and snickered.

  Look, her Big Brother was so angry that his face turned blue.

  ”Brother, what’s going on with you and Yuzheng? Has she passed the selection?”

  No news from the capital was sent about this matter, so she didn’t know yet.

  Now that she had mentioned Fu Yuzheng, Liu zhixia’s eyebrow stretched. He immediately forgot the secret oath he took, vowing not to talk to Nannan just now. He was about to speak, but someone was ahead of him.

  ”I’ll tell you about these slowly. Zhixia is tired of reading, so let him rest a little.”

  ”Okay.”

  Liu Zhixia, “…”

  When those things happened, Feng Qingbai didn’t want Liu Yusheng to worry, so he didn’t write to her to inform her. Now that she had come to the capital, and things had been solved, there was nothing to hide from her.

  Feng Qingbai swept the woman into his arms, seemingly having forgotten that there was a third person in the carriage. “Fu Yuzheng topped the selection, and now the business in her cloth-dyeing store in the capital is booming, with many merchants placing orders one after another. The Fu family has fallen. Because there were issues in their cloth dyeing craftsmanship, their properties were confiscated, and they were sent into exile. Before the selection, something bad happened. Fu Yuzheng almost fell into a trap, and your brother took advantage of the comforting moment to eat her.”

  Liu Zhixia, “…”

  Liu Yusheng, “…”

  She heard an underlying grief in the man’s last words.

  ”Yuzheng didn’t get hurt in any way, right?” Hearing that Yuzheng had almost been set up, Liu Yusheng still felt worried.

  ”No.” Whether there was any injury, only Liu Zhixia knew. He did not want to speak of those nasty things, lest they’d dirty the little girl’s ears.

  It was just that when Feng Qingbai mentioned the events of that day again, gloom still flashed in Liu Zhixia’s eyes.

  Liu Zhixia unfastened the pendant around his neck and handed it to her.”Nann an, I’ve used up the medicine in it. Please put more in it. When we get back to the manor, prepare one for Yuzheng so she could carry one as well.”

  ”Brother, were you injured? Liu Yusheng almost jumped up, but fortunately, Feng Qingbai steadily held her down.

  ”No one was hurt, but the situation required it.”

  Liu Yusheng breathed a sigh of relief when she heard that. She asked no further and took the pendant.

  She made a small pendant for everyone in her family and told them to wear it at all times in case of emergency.

  It contained pure spiritual water. The portion was very small, but enough to save lives in a life and death situation.

  The effect of the medicine was also known to everyone in the family. When she did the test in front of them, they were so shocked they hardly ate for two days.

  Knowing that the effect of the medicine was too extraordinary, the family extremely cherished the pendant. They absolutely would never easily take it out for use.

  Now that her Elder Brother had used up the medicine, it meant that what happened then was definitely not as light as Feng Qingbai and her brother made it sound.

  Yuzheng probably had suffered a lot.

  The carriage returned to the entrance of the royal residence, and Qian Wanjin’s carriage arrived afterwards.

  But when Liu Dalin and the rest of the family got off, their faces were dark and stormy.

  Qian Wanjin’s eyes were full of schadenfreude. Who knew if he had fanned the flames on their way to the residence in his desire to see the world in disorder?

  Xue Qinglian remained lazy and seemingly boneless from head to toe. Apart from pharmaceutical research, it was usually rare to see him being serious.

  ”Grandpa, Grandma, Father, Mother, we are here. Let’s go in.” Liu Yusheng smiled, her eyes bent. 

  Liu Dalin lightly snorted. “When you transferred to another carriage just now, why didn’t you remember that you had your grandparents behind?”

  ”Father——” Liu Yusheng immediately went forward, took Liu Dalin’s hand and shook it.

  Liu Dalin’s towering resentment was instantly shaken away.

  Feng Qingbai came forward, “Grandpa, Grandma, Uncle Liu, Aunt Liu, let’s go inside. The meal is already prepared inside.”

  ”Hmph!” Liu Dalin grunted and glared at him before obeying his baby daughter’s urging to go inside.

  Chen Xiulan followed behind with a helpless smile on the corner of her mouth.

  ”Grandpa, Grandma, I’ll get your luggage.” Feng Qingbai also had a faint smile as he took the bags in the old man’s hand and invited them inside.

  The two elderlies looked up at the four big words stamped in gold on the vermillion door in front of them, still immersed in shock.

  Compared with the villagers, they were also quite knowledgeable. They had been to the county, entered the Yamen, and met the high-ranking families in the city, but there was no place as majestic as the manor in front of them.

  Standing there alone made them feel pressured.

  ”Axiu, ah, is this your royal residence?” Grandma Liu’s tongue was a bit knotted.

  ”It’s just a place to live. I prefer the Liu family’s courtyard with Grandpa and Grandma.” Feng Qingbai hugged the granny’s shoulder and led the two old people to the house, relieving the old lady’s tension.

  ”That’s right. Our courtyard is small, but there are many people, and it’s lively. You’re the only one who lives in such a big house here. It’s usually very cold, right?”

  ”Yeah. I miss you guys every day.”

  The granny and grandpa smirked.

  In front of the King’s residence, the concierge bent his waist low, and only when the King entered with everyone did he dare to straighten up, looking like he was dreaming.

  From the way the family, who arrived today, were dressed, there was no question that they came from the countryside.

  However, the King of the residence, His Highness whom the ministers of the court had to bow their heads when they saw him, the person who held power and could almost cover the sky with only one hand, he actually flattered the family. Moreover, His Highness even coaxed the old people to make them happy, didn’t he?!

  It was too scary!

  That wasn’t their King!

  If he hadn’t seen it with his own eyes, he wouldn’t have believed that His Highness had such a side!

  When Grandpa and Grandma Liu entered the threshold of the royal residence and stepped into the front yard, they were once again amazed. Liu Dalin and Chen Xiulan in front of them weren’t spared either. Grandma Liu felt like she had entered the Grand View Garden. Everything looked novel.

  ”This front yard must be as big as our entire Liu family compound!”

  ”Aiya, this rockery is so high, like a real hill. It’s blocking the hall behind!”

  ”These gardens are beautifully built. It must take a lot of effort just to take care of them all day.”

  ”Is that a toad on the cornice over there? Carved from wood or stone? You must not crush the tiles, aiyo, hey!”

  Amidst the group, the four elders shouted all the way to the hall, where Fu Yuzheng was directing a servant to sweep.