Chapter 160 (1/2)

Xuan Tian Ming reached out and squeezed her face: “You’ve learned how to discuss conditions with me?”

She smiled happily. Being squeezed did not hurt at all, instead it was a bit embarrassing but intimate. “Really, don’t blame them. There’s no need for you to be angry, right!” She then looked at Xuan Tian Hua and said: “In the Feng clan’s residence, there was a hidden compartment under the bed. After I realized that there was a problem with the candle, I rolled out of bed and hid inside. I then fainted. When I woke up, I heard seventh brother talking, only then did I climb out.”

Xuan Tian Hua looked at her, gently smiling but not speaking.

There was a hidden compartment under the bed in the Feng clan residence? A place that he had personally searched, could he not know? He just did not want to poke holes in her story. Since this girl wanted to protect this secret, then he might as well allow her!

He only let out a sigh expressing no wonder the ever-bizarre Xuan Tian Ming would dote so much on this girl. So the feeling of doting on a single person felt this good.

“If the hidden guards were all as good as them, what purpose would me coming have?” Xuan Tian Ming was very invested in this matter, “How about I give you some new people. How would it be to have Bai Ze with you?”

From outside the carriage, Bai Ze lifted the curtain and poked his head in: “Master, this servant could not even safely escort you out of the mountains in the Northwest. How could I have the ability to protect princess!”

Feng Yu Heng also nodded along: “That’s right, I don’t want this sort of stupid hidden guard.”

Bai Ze waved his fist at Feng Yu Heng and immediately lowered the curtain.

“Xuan Tian Ming!” Feng Yu Heng simply put on a stoic expression, “I said I like having Wang Chuan and Huang Quan at my side. I like having Ban Zou to exchange banter. Must you take away the people I like? I haven’t even married you yet, but you’re already so bossy? Then I won’t marry you! Just take everything back.”

Xuan Tian Ming raised an eyebrow. The little girl had suddenly turned hostile? Did she think he would fear her?

“… Then we’ll do as you say!” He really was afraid of her.

Sitting to the side, Xuan Tian Hua could not endure any longer and let out a clear laugh. He then nodded to Feng Yu Heng, his gaze filled with praise.

Not long later, Ban Zou’s voice came from outside: “Your Highness, I have bought food.”

Feng Yu Heng’s eyes lit up and spoke up first: “Quickly! Bring it in quickly! I’m starving!”

The person outside raised the curtain and entered the carriage. Upon seeing Feng Yu Heng, the seemingly cold-blooded and cold-hearted Ban Zou actually became choked with emotion. He placed the bag of food on the table and backed up a few steps. He then dropped to his knees and knelt: “This servant neglected duties. Would master please provide a punishment.”

Feng Yu Heng looked at Ban Zou and felt that this guy had become thinner after a few days of not seeing him. He had also become much darker, and his hair was no longer as neat. It seemed that he had become older in an instant.

She spoke: “Ban Zou, raise your head.”

Ban Zou was slightly startled, not daring to do as told.

Feng Yu Heng was a little angry, “Since you have called me master, why do you not raise your head when told?”

Ban Zou was a little hesitant. After a while, he finally raised his head.

Feng Yu Heng clearly saw that a new scar went across his face.

That scar was clearly a fresh wound that was a full two inches in length. The wound had not yet scabbed over, so the flesh and skin was still split. It looked very shocking.

Feng Yu Heng was also stunned. After looking at it for a long time, she asked him: “Who was it that actually could harm you?”

Ban Zou lowered his head and did not speak.

Xuan Tian Ming pulled the girl back into his arms. He opened the packaging for the food while saying: “He had done it himself. He said that if he could not be forgiven this time, him, Wang Chuan and Huang Quan would all be punished with death. If you are willing to forgive him, then the scar is a lesson he taught himself.”

“Are you stupid?” Feng Yu Heng was speechless, “Could it be that all you men like doing this sort of thing? Whenever you run into some sort of problem, you take a knife and cut something on your body. Is it fun?”

Xuan Tian Ming’s lip twitched: “That is definitely not fun.”

“Yet you still cut yourself?”

“Guess he’s stupid.”

Between a prince and a princess, there was a direct chain of questions and answers; however, they suddenly heard Ban Zou sniffle. He turned his head away and immediately wiped at his face.

Feng Yu Heng was emotional. How proud of a hidden guard had he been. She had never seen anyone who was capable of being Ban Zou’s opponent. With him at her side, no matter where she went, she felt safe. She would frequently banter with him and occasionally would scold him a bit; however, Feng Yu Heng knew that Ban Zou truly treated her well. He truly did his best to protect her. If Ban Zou were not there, just the matter at Pu Du Temple would have been dangerous enough.

“Ban Zou.” She called him: “This time, I do not blame you. It was me who hid myself, not wanting to be discovered by others. There is no need to harm yourself. There is even less need for you to give up on your own life. Wang Chuan and Huang Quan are the same. The flesh of your body comes from your parents. Even if your parents are no longer alive, you should not treat your lives so lightly. Everyone is equal, regardless of whether they are royalty or common citizens, so long as you do not break the laws, there should not be anyone who holds dominion over anyone else’s life. I don’t care if this logic works or not for other people, but for those of you who follow me, that is how things are with me. Moreover, I take you, Wang Chuan and Huang Quan to be like family and not servants.”

These words not only caused Ban Zou to be at a loss, it also caused Xuan Tian Hua and Xuan Tian Ming to ponder deeply.

Everyone was equal?

How was that possible! This was completely different from what they had been taught from a young age to adulthood.

This world required divisions, otherwise how could there be imperial right? How could there be the difference between rich and poor?