Chapter 758 - All Missing (2/2)
It had to be said that they did not have much stuff when they arrived. It was just the clothes that Xiang Rong would change into each day, and they were traveling very light. But their trip back was different! During the few days of the Winter Hunt, Xuan Tian Yi had already lost his position as prince, and he was the one that had the most spare time. Whenever he had nothing to do, he would go and hunt. During the few days, he had obtained quite a few pelts, and they were all sent to Xiang Rong for her to take back to make things.
At first, Xiang Rong did not want them, but the fourth prince’s generosity was hard to turn down. If she did not accept it, that person would pace around in front of her tent each day, and he did not just limit himself to pacing around. He would even shout at the top of his lungs. There was nothing that Xiang Rong could do and could only accept whatever he sent. As she continued to accept things, she accepted enough to fill half of a carriage.
While Shan Cha moved the pelts, she smiled and said to Xiang Rong: “His Highness the fourth prince really treats young miss very well. These pelts can be turned into many sets of clothing after we get back. One can even be made for Concubine Mother An. In the past, the one that His Highness the fifth prince gave to the fourth young miss, it looked quite amazing when the fourth young miss wore it. She even walked around the residence a few times while wearing it.”
Xiang Rong did not appear to be particularly happy, only saying in a calm voice: “She can wear her things. Anyone that wants to envy it can envy it. We won’t compare.”
“Right, we won’t compare.” Shan Cha happily said, “Either way, we will be able to make a number of clothes. Young Miss will definitely be seen by her if you wear it. When that time comes, who knows just how angry she’ll get. Haha, just thinking about it is entertaining.” The servant had suffered quite a bit in the residence at Feng Fen Dai’s hands, but when her young miss was able to have a good showing, she laughing quite heartily. “Hah, if His Highness the fourth prince was still a prince, how great what that be. Based on his feelings for young miss, young miss would sit as equals with the fourth young miss. There’d be no two ways about it.”
“Don’t speak nonsense!” Xiang Rong shot a glare at Shan Cha and tightly furrowed her brow, “What fourth prince or not the fourth prince, there’s nothing more than a relationship of master and disciple between us. Where would feelings come into this? Cease your nonsense. Casually inventing stories about princes is a crime worthy of the death penalty.”
Shan Cha stuck out her tongue. No longer speaking about the fourth prince, she could not hold back and said: “Young Miss, could it be that you’re still thinking about His Highness the seventh prince?”
Xiang Rong stopped moving then very quickly recovered. Stuffing the things that she was carrying into the carriage, she climbed into the carriage without any help. Sitting in the carriage, she did not speak.
Shan Cha knew that she had made her young miss unhappy, thus she did not dare say another word while also climbing in.
Very quickly, everyone finished tidying up, and the group slowly began to head back toward the capital.
Feng Yu Heng sat in Xuan Fei Yu and the second prince’s imperial carriage. Xuan Fei Yu held onto her and asked her to tell stories, thus Feng Yu Heng picked some fairy tales that she could remember from the modern era. This left the child feeling astonished. Feng Yu Heng, however, helplessly said: “How old are you? Why do you still listen to stories? Shouldn’t you be learning about the Four Books and Five Classics?”
The second prince also said: “Did you hear that! In the future, you needed to devote some more effort to your studies. Don’t just spend your days playing around and causing a fuss. Just yesterday, your Imperial Grandfather tested you on your homework, and you couldn’t answer. It was just because you were injured that he didn’t punish you.”
Xuan Fei Yu shifted closer to Feng Yu Heng’s side and said in an unreconciled tone: “It’s not like I haven’t learned anything. I haven’t dedicated myself too much to my studies, but my martial arts skills have received quite a bit of praise from Master!”
“Even like that you were still reduced to such a state by that little thing?” The second prince smiled bitterly. He just could not understand. His son was not small in size, he had the strength, and he had learned some martial arts from his master. How was it that he still got bitten by a cat?
Xuan Fei Yu replied very naturally: “That’s a tiger!”
“But it’s not even the same size as a cat!”
“No matter how small, it’s still a tiger!” Xuan Fei Yu was very dissatisfied, “I was suddenly bitten in a situation where I was not prepared in the slightest. How could I still have the mind to fight? Also, even if I did fight, master only taught me about fighting with people but nothing about how to fight a tiger?”
The young child’s words caused Feng Yu Heng and the second prince to laugh loudly. Only when Feng Yu Heng advised Xuan Fei Yu to pay more attention to his studies did Xuan Fei Yu tell her: “After the new year, I will be going to Xiao Zhou. Just like Zi Rui, I will be entering Yun Lu Academy. Elder sister need not worry about academic matters.”
Only then did Feng Yu Heng calm down. She comforted Xuan Fei Yu and told him that the injury on his arm would definitely be better by the new year. It would not interfere with his studies.
The group traveled for numerous hours. When they finally reached the capital, it was already night time. The officials returned to their own homes after entering the capital. The princes sent the Emperor back to the entrance of the imperial palace before kowtowing and bidding farewell. As for Feng Yu Heng, upon entering the imperial daughter’s manor, Qing Yu stepped forward with a bit of news: “Young Miss, Madam Yao and Feng Jin Yuan have both gone missing.”