Chapter 605 (2/2)

Feng Yu Heng was dragged along by her down a small path. City lord Wu walked over to Xuan Tian Ming’s side with a helpless expression. “Your Highness, this way, please! Ice Flower Hall is where the banquets are held in the city lord’s manor. It is a bit more scenic.” While speaking, he looked at the girl in the red and helplessly said: “I’ve allowed your Highness to see something ridiculous.”

Only then did Xuan Tian Ming get a chance to ask: “Princess Lian?”

City lord Wu quickly waved his hand: “What Princess Lian, it’s just her own fantasy.”

While they spoke, Li Sheng’s voice could be heard once more. It was crisp and sounded quite nice. She was saying to Feng Yu Heng: “In truth, the North has its own charms. The people here are candid and do not have such colorful insides. Just like me, although I am a princess, that bearing is just for others to see. Once I come home, I am still father’s daughter. It’s fine if we don’t pay attention to those rules.”

Feng Yu Heng nodded, “This is good. This imperial daughter does not like keeping up such appearances. Right, I wonder where his Highness Prince Lian currently is? Did he not accompany the princess to Bin City?”

“I said that you can just call me Li Sheng.” She told Feng Yu Heng: “Your Da Shun immediately began fighting after announcing it, and the imperial family is in a mess. Everyone is worried about this battle, but my husband does not like fighting. A few days ago, he went to Song Zhou, and he should be returning soon.”

“Oh.” Feng Yu Heng pretended to be very entertained, “I wonder, how long as Li Sheng been married to Prince Lian?”

Li Sheng was startled, and another look of confusion filled her eyes. She thought very seriously for a while but still could not figure it out. Helpless, she could only ask city lord Wu for help: “Father, when did daughter get married?”

City lord Wu’s face was dark, and he did not want to reply; however, Li Sheng was unhappy. Running back over, she asked: “What year was daughter’s marriage? You know that there are times when my mind doesn’t work too well. Father, just tell daughter; otherwise, if there comes a day when his Highness asks and I cannot answer it, how could that be good?”

City lord Wu stopped in his tracks and raised his handing, wanting to slap her. But after looking at Li Sheng’s small face covered in thick makeup and her sorrow-filled eyes, he could not bring himself to do it.

He sighed and lowered his hand. He then pointed at Li Sheng’s red clothes, saying: “You’re still wearing your wedding clothes. How many years could you have been married for?”

“Hm?” Li Sheng looked down and glanced at her body, suddenly noticing something, “Oh! Could it be that today is the day I get married to his Highness? That’s not right!” She then shook her head, “The marriage was something that has already happened. I just felt that these wedding clothes looked beautiful, thus I wore them. If you don’t believe it, father, take a look. These clothes are already getting old. They clearly are not newly made.” She looked over her clothes, “Look at just how old this material is. It should have been worn for at least two years. I married his Highness the year that I became of age. Until this point, it’s been two years.” After saying this, she very happily ran back to Feng Yu Heng’s side and told her: “It’s been two years.”

Feng Yu Heng reached out to hold her wrist. It seemed that they were chatting normally; however, she was secretly checking her pulse, but she did not find anything too out of the ordinary.

They arrived very quickly at Ice Flower Hall. The group sat down at Li Sheng’s request, as Li Sheng sat at Feng Yu Heng’s side, moving a little closer.

City lord Wu reminded her: “Li Sheng, sit a little further. You must not sit too close to imperial daughter.”

“No.” Li Sheng shook her head very seriously then told city lord Wu: “There’s a very good smell coming from the imperial daughter. It’s like the smell from his Highness Prince Lian. I like smelling it.”

“Shut your mouth!” City lord Wu became furious, and he had become frightened. This ninth prince was still sitting here, yet she was saying that his wife smelled like another man. Wasn’t this asking to die! He quickly tried to stop Li Sheng: “Come sit at father’s side.”

Li Sheng’s face became stoic, as she shook her head, “No.”

Feng Yu Heng did not mind. Holding Li Sheng’s hand, she said to city lord Wu: “If she likes it, just let her sit here.” She then asked Li Sheng: “You said that I smell a little bit like his Highness Prince Lian? What smell is that?”

Li Sheng pondered a bit then said: “It’s a unique fragrance. It’s taken from the bones of an animal from the far North. After being submerged with 36 other medical herbs for 49 days, the bone is dried then ground into a powder before being placed in an incense burner. The end smell is like that.”

Feng Yu Heng was very interested in Li Sheng. It was not hard to see that there were some problems with the girl’s mind. Princess Lian was most likely one of her fantasies. But aside from her own identity, she was reasonable about other things, which left people feeling a little odd.

Even odder… after meeting Prince Lian, there was indeed a strange fragrance that faintly lingered on her. That scent was extremely faint. Aside from herself and Xuan Tian Ming, there was nobody else that could smell it. As for the smell, aside from her, Ban Zou also had it.