zChapter 791 - Human Life (1/2)

Human Life

There was someone in the trees behind them, or rather it could be said that they were not in the trees, rather they were on the small path that they had just come from. Feng Yu Heng’s group of three knew martial arts and that person was not actually sneaking around. The footsteps sounded very steady, and the time between each step was the same. It should be a very particular person. It was just when they heard the sound, they found that the person had stopped part way and did not move to go back or hide. They just stood there and did not move, which caused some doubts to appear in her heart.

Was this not eavesdropping from behind the corner? Although there were no walls, just standing behind them without making a sound and without leaving while listening to three girls talk, what was the meaning of this? But those steady and orderly footsteps caused Feng Yu Heng’s heart to move. A glint of light also flashed through her eyes, as she quickly turned around and happily called out: “Seventh brother!”

Hearing her call out like this, Wang Chuan and Huang Quan also reacted. But of course, to be able to walk like this while standing in the back without feeling any improperness, it would definitely be His Highness the seventh prince. Thus the two happily turned around. As a result, however, they were stunned along with Feng Yu heng.

“Uh… that…” Feng Yu Heng scratched her head, “So it was sixth brother!”

The two servants quickly saluted, saying: “Your Highness the sixth prince.”

The person that had come was the sixth prince, Xuan Tian Feng. At this time, he also felt a bit embarrassed; however, he also came out when he saw Feng Yu Heng leave with a strange look. When he came out, old ninth was being held by their drunk Father Emperor to chat. It was just that he did not want to meet with her in such an awkward way. Instead, he hoped to appear openly and greet them. Unfortunately, the people ahead had hearing that was much too keen. He was thinking about getting closer before speaking up; however, he had been discovered. Xuan Tian Feng excused the salute from the two servants before saying to Feng Yu Heng: “Younger sister do not blame me. I did not intend to follow behind you and originally planned to come and greet you, but I did not think that your hearing would be so sharp.” In the end, he did know some martial arts, but his meager amount was just enough to strengthen his body. It was completely unable to compete.

Feng Yu Heng saw that it was the sixth prince and was a bit surprised; however, she definitely did not believe that he had some sort of evil plot. She had said earlier that he was sneaking around and using those sorts of words to describe this person was truly lacking in manners, thus she apologized: “I’m sorry, sixth brother. I didn’t know it was you.”

Xuan Tian Feng shook his head, “It’s fine. Younger sister only thought that I was seventh brother. Thinking about it, seventh brother usually interacts with younger sister quite often.” As he spoke, he walked over. A modest gentleman, he was not quite as aloof as Xuan Tian Hua; however, he also had a refined appearance that could not be neglected.

Feng Yu Heng nodded, “That’s right, seventh brother was raised by Imperial Concubine Mother Yun. He is close with His Highness the ninth prince, so it’s natural that we would interact a bit more.” She smiled at Xuan Tian Feng. Seeing him approach, she turned back around, and the two faced the lake together. On this night, the entire palace was decorated with lanterns, and there were lanterns hanging all around the large lake. There were two pavilions in the middle, and the decorations there were even prettier. Feng Yu Heng said: “Thinking about it, sixth brother also couldn’t tolerate that play and came out for a breath of air, right?”

Xuan Tian Feng nodded. Although it was the truth, he still felt a bit guilty. After all, he could still endure it a bit longer. If he had not seen Feng Yu Heng come out, he would not have also exited; however, he would never admit such a thing. He just chose a different topic to cover it up.

Feng Yu Heng was fine with chatting about anything. Either way, they were both people that did not enjoy watching plays. Coming out to admire the lake was fine. She was not a daughter of a rich family that was overly bashful. She had never felt that there was anything wrong with standing beside a man. Even Huang Quan and Wang Chuan, the two servants, were not stupidly superstitious about such things. Also, the feelings that Feng Yu Heng and Xuan Tian Ming shared could not be torn apart by others so easily. The two servants just stood to the side and took a few steps back. They could still clearly hear what the two masters were talking about. They heard the sixth prince talk about his new year’s customs and his contributions to Da Shun by compiling books. Their young miss also looked to like listening to this and would occasionally give some advice on the compiling of books, which received quite a bit of praise from the sixth prince. They could not help but feel proud of their young miss, as Huang Quan even quietly said: “Our young miss really is an all-around talent. She knows how to do everything.”

In regards to this, Wang Chuan believed that this was correct; however, she said: “The sixth prince is such a good person. I just don’t know which family’s young miss will be fortunate enough to enter the Xian Palace’s gates.” While she spoke, she pondered, “I feel that the young miss of the first wife of General Ping Nan’s manor would be quite good.”

“But General Ping Nan already requested a decree from His Majesty, saying that his daughter would not marry a prince.”

“That’s right! But don’t you feel that the pairing a scholar with someone with a military background is very good?”

With Wang Chuan saying this, Huang Quan also felt that this was indeed very good. That young miss, Ren Xi Feng, got along very well with their own young miss. She was also a decent girl and looked very good. She was very suited to the sixth prince. “But how could what we say count?!” Huang Quan shrugged. It was nothing more than idle gossip. The marriage between a prince and a young miss would not need their concern.

While the two servants were chatting idly, the conversation between the two masters was currently going in a more serious direction. It was Feng Yu Heng that took the initiative to ask Xuan Tian Feng: “Sixth brother, there is something I must ask, but do not get upset.”

Xuan Tian Feng nodded, “Go ahead and ask.”