zChapter 1121 - Great Misfortune, Death Divination (1/2)

The Seventh Prince Xuan Tianhua walked over leisurely, it was as if he carried a gust of spring wind with him during these autumn days, brushing over gently, it was comfortable.

Xiangrong really enjoyed watching Xuan Tianhua walk, or rather, she was willing to watch Xuan Tianhua in whatever he did, just like admiring a painting, that painting was really a masterpiece.

But she did not understand what Xuan Tianhua said today, so she asked: “What do you mean by so what if a lot of people or a few people know? Those are different.”

“What’s the difference?” He sat on the chair next to Xiangrong’s bed. The servant sensibly left the room and she heard Xuan Tianhua ask her: “You’re worried that too many people will know that you had been abducted and will make nonsense guesses, ruining your reputation?”

Xiangrong nodded, “The most important thing in life to a woman is reputation, if they do not have a good reputation, this life is ruined.”

“The most important thing in life is reputation?” Xuan Tianhua did not understand, “I thought that regardless of man or woman, the most important thing in life is following one’s heart.”

“But I cannot only care about myself.” Xiangrong said, “I am living at Chun Palace now, my reputation will be tied to the reputation of Chun Palace, so I cannot only think about myself, I still need to think of…… Your Highness the Seventh Prince.”

“But I had never cared about these.” Xuan Tianhua told her, “Not to mention when we searched for you, it was all done in secret, and the information was always sealed and was not spread. Even if everyone knows, so what? Your life is our own, people cannot live and die for you, so they naturally should not control your life. I said before, the best way to live is to follow your heart. Do not think of those unnecessary things, we should just act the same as before, treating as if this incident had never happened, returning to how things should be.”

Xiangrong listened to this, agitation rising in her heart, wanting to ask what he meant by returning to how things should be? Their marriage engagement was still valid? But she did not ask in the end, in this matter, she was the passive party from the start to the end. Xuan Tianhua marrying her would be her fortune, a great benefit. Xuan Tianhua not marrying her, that would be her fate, the fate she should have had. She was just a concubine’s daughter, how could she talk about get married to such an outstanding prince?

“I……” Xiangrong changed the topic, but she spoke about another scary matter instead, she said: “I saw His Highness the Eighth Prince at the place with the people of Zong Sui, it was very scary, can you imagine what happened to this face? That was because the people of Zong Sui pulled off all the skin off his face when he was still alive. I do not know why this was done, I heard that it was to make a mask, but that is too cruel. His Highness the Eighth Prince was locked together with me, moaning and howling all day like a beast, it was very terrifying.”

Xiangrong trembled as she spoke, the terror during those days caused her to feel that it was a nightmare when she thought about them now, and it was not that easy to wake up from this nightmare. Sometimes, as long as she closed her eyes, she would think of that monster the Eight Prince had become, covered in blood, that was the scariest thing she had never seen in her whole life of more than 10 years.

Xuan Tianhua knew she was afraid. For Old Eighth’s appearance, even he had a lingering fear after seeing that, not to mention someone like Feng Xiangrong. He reached out to lightly stroke her hair, saying softly: “Don’t be afraid, it is all in the past.”

But Xiangrong asked him in return: “Your Highness the Seventh Prince, say, the kinship between brothers, the kinship between sisters, must it really turn out like this? It is like this between the princes and also like this within the small Feng manor. They told me that Feng Fendai betrayed me in order to save her younger brother Xiao Bao. I do not hate Fendai. After all, she had no other choice, but I am thinking, could it be that the days I spent growing up together with her were all fake? She has feelings for Xiao Bao, and to me, she can betray me without caring about my life and death. Is this because she is too heartless, or because I am too much of a failure as an older sister?”

She said these things but did not expect Xuan Tianhua to reply. In fact, she continued to speak without waiting: “Perhaps this is kinship which is weaker than individual interests! So small that it is pitiful. But I know, no matter what, my Second Sister will be on my side and will definitely not abandon me, therefore, I am still fortunate.” She mentioned Feng Yuheng and smiled, her small pale face finally gaining some colour, Xuan Tianhua also felt reassured at this.

He told Xiangrong: “Some people are living, but their lives are worse than death, I personally sent Old Eighth on his final journey, if we can be brothers again in our next life, I hope we can all live good lives. Xiangrong……” He paused for a while, suddenly asking a strange question: “Do you believe in reincarnation?”

Xiangrong was a little stunned, shaking her immediately, not knowing if she was saying that she did not believe in it, or she did not know.

But Xuan Tianhua said: “I believe in it.” But he did not say why he believed in it, it was just that every time this topic was mentioned, he would naturally think of Feng Yuheng, and also thought about how she said that she saw Bu Cong when she was dealing with Yu Qianyin, then showed a panic-stricken expression. He knew that she definitely saw something else, but did she see a person, or a thing?

Leaving Xiangrong’s room, Xuan Tianhua headed straight to the study, then pushed open a bookshelf in the study, there was actually a door hidden inside. He turned a button mechanism next to the door and that door opened soundlessly, a small dim path was inside, heading to a secret room which Chun Palace designed for him.

Xuan Tianhua rarely came to this secret room, it was only when a decision needed to be made on important matters would he lock himself in here until he thought of an answer.

And he came today not to think, but to carry out a divination.