Chapter 541 (1/2)

A-Heng, Don’t Blame Me

A certain person found someone to act as her substitute. After finding this person, she became jealous.

Xuan Tian Ming squinted his eyes and told Bai Ze: “Your princess told this prince to stay further away from her good friend.”

“Tsk tsk.” Bai Ze smirked, “Since the Bai family’s young miss is acting as princess’ substitute, she must remain with your Highness on this trip. Un, you must sit in the same carriage and live in the same tent. In fact, you must eat together and sleep… sleep together?” Bai Ze suddenly trembled, as Feng Yu Heng’s face suddenly appeared in his mind. He subconsciously shook his head then said in fear: “No, no, traveling and eating together is fine, but sleeping together is no good. If princess found out about this, as your personal bodyguard, this subordinate will not be able to stay alive! No good, no good!.”

Xuan Tian Ming looked once more in the direction of the carriage that was no longer in view. Turning around to walk back, he said: “Then what do you think should be done?”

Bai Ze was troubled, “This subordinate is lacking in experience. How about we conduct a meeting to think about it!”

While the two returned to the camp, they began to discuss. At dawn that day, Xiang Rong was resting her injury in An shi’s courtyard in the Feng family’s residence. Her ankle ached a great deal, causing her to feel inexplicably irritated.

Yao Xian had come by earlier. After examining her, he said that her bones were fine; however, the tendon had been injured. There was no other way to treat this than with rest. It was just the way in which her injury had been stabilized that had allowed her to feel a little more at ease.

She did not have An shi accompany her, simply saying that she wanted to rest. Even her personal servant was chased out. Laying in bed on her own, she repeatedly thought about the injury.

She had been pushed down the stairs by Bai Fu Rong. It was not an accident. It was something that had been planned. Xiang Rong could ascertain that because she was the victim, she was the clearest on what had actually happened. Perhaps even Wang Chuan did not notice it, but Bai Fu Rong’s small actions could not escape her eyes. This was also the reason that Xiang Rong felt irritated!

Bai Fu Rong was her elder sister’s good friend. They had met on the street, and eating together could not possibly be a more normal matter; however, who knew that Wang Chuan’s arrival seemed to cause Bai Fu Rong to have some other thoughts. She did not know what her second sister wanted for her to do at the military camp, but Bai Fu Rong had gone in her place. She always felt that there was a problem here.

Just as she was thinking about this, a maidservant’s voice came from outside. The servant was clearly raising her voice on purpose. Her goal was to have Xiang Rong hear it from inside the room, “Third young miss has already rested and said that she will not see anyone. Fourth young miss should come back at a different time!”

Following this, Fen Dai’s voice came across: “This manor only has us two sisters left as children. What is it, do servants like you not care for the feelings between sisters and want to sow discord?”

Xiang Rong helplessly let out a sigh. She understood Fen Dai’s personality too well. That girl was only ever able to act on the one thing that she thought of. Even if she was not able to figure out what the outcome would be, she would still need to do it. Now, she wanted to come in. How could a servant and a door block her.

“Just let her in.” Xiang Rong raised her voice to say: “Let the fourth young miss in.”

Just as she said this, Fen Dai pushed the door open. After taking a couple steps inside, she carefully closed the door behind her. Only then did she stroll in.

Xiang Rong’s brow moved slightly. Over the past year, she had personally experienced countless changes in the Feng family. She had also seen who in the family was distant and familiar. She had been the target of a murder, had been the victim of an attempt to harm her, had fought with a prince and had attended court. Her state of mind was no longer as pure and naive as it had been in the past. She was roughly able to see when someone had some other thoughts in mind.

For example, Fen Dai at this time. After acting arrogant outside, she became cautious after coming inside. Although she had done her best to act naturally, it was still seen through by Xiang Rong. It was just that Xiang Rong was never someone that would take the initiative to bring something up. Since something was bothering Fen Dai, if she talked about it, she would listen, but if she did not, she would not ask.

Thus, when Fen Dai entered, she saw Xiang Rong leaning back while being seated in bed with a calm expression that was not disturbed in the slightest by her arrival.

“Third sister is quite lighthearted.” Fen Dai spoke up and walked over to Xiang Rong’s bedside then sat down. After taking a look at Xiang Rong’s injured foot, she furrowed her brow and said: “This injury will need at least 100 days to recover, right?”

Xiang Rong nodded, “Grandfather said it like this.”

Fen Dai clearly a little bit repulsed by this. She was a little unaccustomed to hearing the term grandfather. But the reason she had come today was not for this, thus she did not think about this too much. She just asked: “I heard that you were injured while out with the Bai family’s young miss of the first wife. Speaking about it, it is quite odd. That Bai family’s young miss and Feng Yu… and second sister have always been close. In the past, she has never taken the initiative to come and find third sister. How is it that you two ended up going out together?”

These words seemed to be idle conversation, but the relationship between Fen Dai and Xiang Rong was exactly the same as the one that she had described between Xiang Rong and Bai Fu Rong. They did not interact frequently, so why had she come over to chat at this time?