Chapter 121 (1/2)
Chapter 121 Cascades: The Light of Summer
”Young miss, we have finally returned to Chang'an! I feel like crying!” Jet sat in the carriage and rubbed her eyes.
”Aren't you exaggerating it?” Feng Luodi looked at her resignedly as she lifted the curtains and looked out at the unchanging but spectacular view of Chang'an.
”It's so hot! Why are Fei and Scarlet taking so long to get snacks?” Jet fanned herself with her hands, looked around, and said, ”Actually, we can head straight back to the Feng household.”
”Do you know how far it is to travel from the North Gate to the Feng household at Zhengnan Street?” Feng Luodi rubbed her brows. ”Also, this is the time the day when the traffic is at its busiest. If we go back now, you'll have to stay hungry all the way.”
”Oh,” Jet pouted, ”that is true. The whole street will be filled with people going for meals! If we get down now, we will take a long time to find an empty restaurant. No wonder young miss asked Fei and Scarlet to get some snacks.” Jet smacked her head. If only I could be as meticulous and thoughtful as young miss.
”There is no need for that. You are adorable in your own way.” Feng Luodi suddenly said.
”Young miss, how do you know what I am thinking?” Jet was surprised.
Feng Luodi facepalmed. ”You voiced out your thoughts.”
Jet's face turned red in embarra.s.sment. Looking at Jet, Feng Luodi couldn't help but break out in a huge grin. She started worrying about the future husband of this lady. She needs to find someone that loves her and understands her.
”Young miss, we are back.” Scarlet and Fei carried some snacks and entered the horse carriage. The four of them started eating silently.
It was quieter than it was on normal days.
Feng Luodi looked at Scarlet's worried face curiously. ”What's wrong? Why did your face change after coming back? Did someone outside offend you?”
Scarlet kept quiet.
Feng Luodi turned to look at Fei. Fei just looked down and continued eating his food.
Now, even Jet realised that something was wrong, ”Scarlet, if there is anything you can just say directly, why do you need to keep it from young miss?”
Scarlet hesitated a while. In the end, she said, ”Young miss, if I tell you what had happened, can you promise not to get angry?”
”What can I be angry about?” Feng Luodi got even more curious. ”I only got angry once and that scared the wits out of you all?”
”I don't mean that…” Scarlet got anxious and immediately poured out everything. ”Just now, when Fei and I were going to buy snacks, we overheard many people saying…” Scarlet paused, ”saying that a few of the Commandery Princes gave the Duke of Anping beautiful ladies to be his concubines. Now, the Duke residence has quite a few concubines.”
Feng Luodi remained shocked for quite a while before she muttered, ”He took all of them in?”
Scarlet carefully watched Feng Luodi's expression. She didn't dare to fully replicate the gossips that she heard.
”Yes.”
Feng Luodi suddenly put down the water canteen, got down the horse carriage and lifted her dress as she walked quickly in a certain direction. The other three recognised where she was going – the Duke residence. Seeing their young miss's blackface, they knew that she was angry.
The three people in the carriage took a while before they reacted and rushed down, following Feng Luodi from behind, ”Young miss, you should take the carriage if you do indeed want to go to the Duke's residence. It will be faster.”
Feng Luodi stopped in her tracks immediately after hearing this sentence. She turned around and stalked back to the horse carriage.
”Let's go have our meal first. After we eat, we can return to the Feng residence. The head steward had sent a message saying that Father was met with a.s.sa.s.sination. I want to go back earlier to check on his condition.”
Scarlet blanked out for a while before asking, ”Young miss, are we not going to the Duke residence?”
Jet took a bite of a bun and said, ”Didn't the Duke of Anping said earlier that he would only marry our young miss and no one else? Why did he keep the ladies to be his concubines? Young miss is definitely angry at him.”
Scarlet and Fei glared at Jet but she took no notice.
”I am not angry.” Feng Luodi spoke lightly. She took out her water canteen. ”I have no right to be angry.”
Scarlet and Fei looked at each other and copied Scarlet, eating quietly.
When the crowd on the street had dispersed slightly, Fei immediately drove the carriage and rushed back to the Feng residence.
In the Duke residence, Situ sent a table flying to the side of the room with a single kick. He turned to ask Quattor. ”Did she really just get off her carriage, walked a few steps, and went straight back to the Feng residence?”
Quattor was sweating profusely as he wittily tried to redirect Situ's anger. ”This is what Duo told me.”
Situ breathed a few times before erupting again and gave another table a flying kick.
”What a heartless woman!”
Quattor knew that Situ was going to fly off the handle soon. He immediately took his leave, ”If you have nothing else for me, General, I shall take my leave.” After finis.h.i.+ng the sentence, he quickly but silently snuck out of the room and directed the head steward inside.
When Situ turned around, he saw the butler wearing an awkward smile, ”What is the matter?”
The head steward scanned the room and in a flash, understood the situation. He folded his hands, bowed and said, ”General, what shall we do with the ladies in the West Chamber? They have entered the residence for almost half a month already and have yet to meet you. Do you want to set a time to see them?”
”Why should I see them?” Situ glared at him.