Chapter 233 (1/2)

The carriage Chen Yu sat in was closest to Feng Yu Heng. The carriage driver felt that the second young miss’ carriage was going too fast and did not dare follow. After all, the roads were slippery, so it was best to be careful.

When Feng Yu Heng’s carriage stopped at the Yu Palace, the gatekeeper was cleaning up the snow out front.

When he saw the carriage, he froze. Because Ban Zou was a hidden guard, he did not appear before others often, so the gatekeeper did not recognize him at all. Just as he was about to go up and ask who they were, he saw the curtain lifted. Feng Yu Heng’s small head popped out from inside: “I am the Feng family’s second young miss.”

This caused the gatekeeper to become attentive and immediately reconciled the identities of the Feng family’s second young miss and the future Princess Yu. Looking carefully, sure enough, it was the same person he had seen previously at the entrance of Hundred Herb Hall during the last Winter disaster.

Thus, he did not say another word before opening the palace’s gates, directly allowing Ban Zou to drive the carriage inside.

This was the first time Feng Yu Heng had entered the Yu Palace, but she was not in the mood to take it in. Upon exiting the carriage, she saw lady Zhou arrive to receive her. Seeing Feng Yu Heng and Ban Zou in their current state, she knew that something must have happened, so she quickly brought them to the inner yard.

Just as they entered the inner yard, and before they walked through the winding corridor, Bai Ze could be seen pushing Xuan Tian Ming and heading in their direction.

When the two looked at one another, Feng Yu Heng immediately shook her head slightly, giving him a reassuring gaze. Only then did he calm down slightly, but he still reached out a hand towards Feng Yu Heng.

She trotted over towards him and very naturally grabbed his hands. At the same time, she said: “A bit of a problem occurred along the way, but I did not get hurt.” She said this while taking over pushing the wheelchair for Bai Ze.

“This servant will send people to investigate.” Bai Ze said this then left, bringing Ban Zou along. Lady Zhou also did not continue to remain with the two.

Feng Yu Heng pushed Xuan Tian Ming along. Following Xuan Tian Ming’s directions, they arrived at his bedroom.

Xuan Tian Ming’s bedroom was extremely large. Just the room was separated into four compartments, but she was not in the mood to take it in. Upon entering the room, she immediately closed the doors and handed over the arrow: “Take a look at this arrow. Ban Zou said that it does not look like it belongs to Da Shun, but I can’t tell the difference.”

He received the arrow and frowned after taking a glance: “Something from Zong Sui?”

“Zong Sui?” Feng Yu Heng froze, “From the East?”

“Correct.” Xuan Tian Ming nodded then continued: “But the people of Zong Sui are not proficient in archery. Although they do have some good archers, they are only used in their standing army, and they do not have outstanding points.”

“The force behind this arrow was extremely large.” She told him about how the arrow flew through the wooden carriage and how it killed the carriage driver. She then added: “When the second arrow was shot, Ban Zou feared another sneak attack, so he deliberately swerved the carriage, but it still flew in.”

Xuan Tian Ming reached a conclusion based on what he heard, “Then it was Qian Zhou. For the sake of deceiving the public, they deliberately used arrows from Zong Sui. But while they were acting this out, this proficiency with an arrow is something only the divine archers of Qian Zhou are capable of.”

Feng Yu Heng closed her eyes. The divine archers of Qian Zhou had succeeded in fraying her nerves. She still remembered how Xuan Tian Ming was injured at the hands of the divine archers from Qian Zhou in the mountains of the Northwest.

“Who said that they are the only ones capable.” She coldly snorted, “When I have finished training your divine archery team, let’s have them compete with the archers of Qian Zhou. Then we’ll see who is more skilled.”

Xuan Tian Ming never doubted what Feng Yu Heng said. Moreover, he had already seen this girl’s archery. Presently, if she said that she was capable of making an arrow chase after a swerving target, he would not doubt her at all.

“I heard about what happened at the Yuan Palace.” He pulled her to his side and put down the arrow, changing the subject to the birthday banquet, “Third bro is becoming more and more cautious with each passing year. A set of white crystal head ornaments was able to make him think of that imperial concubine from so many years ago. He truly is a powerful foe.”

Feng Yu Heng reached out and began massaging his legs. While examining his situation, she continued to chat with him: “It’s fine regardless of whether or not he truly saw through it. This sort of psychological imprinting is not something that can be noticed immediately. If he truly could believe in the superstition of Feng Chen Yu being the aspect of the phoenix, then the imprinting would have been truly very successful. The plaster still needs a few more days. After roughly seven days, I will help you remove it. After another month of recovery, you will be able to walk.”

She looked at him with relief. Seeing the legs recover to this degree allowed her to finally let out a sigh of relief.

In reality, she should not have scared those girls at the Yuan Palace, but Xuan Tian Ming’s legs was one of her sore spots. Whether or not she could truly completely heal them was something that caused her heart to beat like a drum, so how could she allow for others to speak so irresponsibly.

“Your medical ability puts me at ease.” Xuan Tian Ming looked at the girl squatted before him and suddenly began to think a little on the time they met for the first time in the mountains of the Northwest. At that time, they had met by chance, and they argued over anything that was said. Thinking back now, it was truly interesting.

“Even if you did not feel at ease, you would have no other choice.” Feng Yu Heng raised her head to look at him, “If I am unable to heal your legs, then there is not a single person in this world who will be able to. Xuan Tian Ming, just continue secretly being happy!”

He was not secretly being happy. He was openly being happy. Just as he was reminiscing about the banter from when they first met, she said something like this. In an instant, it was as though he had returned to the mountains of the Northwest, and the girl before him had just finished pelleting people with stones before turning to argue with him.

“Stop smiling.” She rolled her eyes, “Is there any news from your intelligence network over the past few days?”