C15 (1/2)
In the morning, the Prince's Mansion was busy from top to bottom. The old prince was also comically following behind and giving some pointers, making it seem like he wasn't joking.
As for the maids and servants, they could only suppress their faces until they were flushed red, not daring to laugh out loud.
When noon arrived, Chu Feng and the others followed the old prince into the palace.
The scene on the road was quite astonishing. Four horses were leading the way, followed by two rows of ceremonial guards, then a few sedans, and finally a group of guards.
Chu Feng sat in the sedan. From time to time, he would look out through the window in the sedan. On the road, there were quite a few observers.
The sedan behind Chu Feng was sitting on top of it, and the one sitting was the current Lady Chu.
From time to time, Chu Feng would look at the sedan behind him.
Ever since the day they went to that temple to fulfill their wish, the relationship between the two of them had become much closer.
However, two days ago, after Chu Feng made a big mistake, he had been evading Chu Feng the entire time. That made Chu Feng feel a bit uneasy, and in an instant, he seemed to be worried about him.
However, he couldn't figure out what she was thinking. He didn't know what to do and could only look at her in silence.
Actually, Chu Feng had always been thinking about girls in his heart.
Since that winter, the girl had frequently appeared in his dreams. However, when had he ever had the heart to experience that ethereal love? The girl was nowhere to be found, and he was a lowly beggar. How could he have the ability to talk about love?
But now it was different. The girl had returned, and he was no longer that lowly little beggar.
So, when Chu Feng saw the girl that time, he hiddenly made the decision to take good care of her in his heart. It was not only to return the favour, it was also … Soon, they arrived at the palace gates.
The palace gate was even more imposing than the palace gates, and the walls were much higher as well. The vermilion palace gate could not help but give off a sense of splendor, giving off a rich yet not dignified aura.
Standing below the city wall, Chu Feng's former longing gradually started to float back to his mind.
As they wandered about, the eaves of the houses and the arches of the stone bridges all left behind the figures of Chu Feng and his father. Every time when it was deep into the night, when people were quiet, Chu Feng would often imagine that if there was a place to live, it would be fine, even if it was a thatched hut.
That little bit of longing from back then had become Chu Feng's greatest wish.
But now, he didn't expect it to be so unexpected.
Not only were there tall walls and tiled houses, there were also overflowing powers in the family. Chu Feng, who had always been at the bottom, was a bit unaccustomed to that.
Now, he was celebrating the birthday of the current Son of Heaven. That honor made Chu Feng tremble a bit. He couldn't help sighing. This life truly was thirty years, thirty years, and the west.
After waiting for a short while, the people who were waiting for him in the palace staggered over from the magnificent arch.
The old prince glanced at the head steward and teased, ”Old Wang! I'll have to trouble you today to bring these two little fellows to the palace for a stroll! ”
As he said that, he pointed at Chu Feng and the woman beside him.
The steward raised his head and looked at the old prince with some suspicion. He said rather awkwardly, ”Your highness, His Majesty has asked me to personally greet you.” He glanced at the two children and continued, ”If that's the case, then it doesn't look good! If the king blames you... ”
Hearing this, the old prince's amiable face couldn't help but sink as he stared at the greasy and pinkish steward with a sharp gaze. Thinking about how this fellow was getting more and more outrageous, relying on his favor to be so arrogant, he couldn't help but open his mouth to reprimand him.
Chu Xiaotian, who was standing behind everyone, took a step forward and sternly said to the supervisor, ”Head Steward, do you still remember me?”
Manager Wang followed the direction of the voice and was stunned for a moment.
However, in the blink of an eye, he kneeled down and muttered, ”I did not know that you had come. Guilty, guilty.”
Chu Xiaotian laughed and said, ”It's fine, it's fine. Bring the two of them to the palace. They are my grandchildren. ”
As he spoke, he meaningfully glanced at the Old Prince who was standing next to him.
When Steward Wang heard Chu Xiaotian's words, he was stunned for a moment. He recalled that the seemingly ordinary child was actually his grandson, and his mind went blank for a moment.
Eunuch Wang raised his head and said to the eunuch behind him, ”Bring young miss to the palace for a walk.”
The young eunuch behind Steward Wang responded and walked up, indicating that Chu Feng and the others should follow.
At this point, the prince said, ”It is better for you to personally accompany Young Master Chu! It's not like you don't know how naughty those little fellows in the palace are. ” The words of the prince were a bit hidden, and it meant that he was afraid Chu Feng would bully him.
”Manager Wang was a bit hesitant, as if there was something hard to say.” Rest assured! Your Majesty, I'll tell him. ”
The old prince knew of Steward Wang's difficulties and said these words.
Steward Wang smiled at Chu Feng and brought them deep into the palace.
The young eunuch brought Chu Xiaotian and the prince in.
The young eunuch looked suspiciously at Chu Xiaotian, not understanding why when Steward Wang saw him, it was as if he had lost his soul.
Chu Xiaotian saw the doubt in the eunuch's eyes, and he smiled as he thought to himself, ”It has been more than ten years since I left the capital. I am no longer that mighty general.”
The past seemed to have been lost in the red dust. Chu Xiaotian couldn't help but exclaim, ”Time truly makes one feel old!”
As he walked, Steward Wang introduced Chu Feng to the names of the sights and meanings behind them.
Later, when she saw the pond full of lotus leaves, she stopped and looked at it carefully. She couldn't help but think of the summer when the lotus flowers were blooming in the pond.
At that time, she giggled with her beautiful face, tender lips, willow leaf eyebrows, phoenix eyes and light dimples. It couldn't help but make Chu Feng a bit absent-minded.
The fragrance was no longer the sickly look from half a month ago. That white face had a slight rosy hue, curved eyebrows, bright eyes, and a pool of emerald green. This scene was like a young girl playing in the spring.
”What a beautiful girl. Who is she?” A surprised voice came from the pavilion across the pond.
With that feminine voice behind his back, Chu Feng was a bit displeased.
He turned around and saw a young man, who was wearing luxurious clothes, smiling at him. For a while, he turned his head around, looking a bit shy.
The well-dressed young man wanted to come over and say something, but Chu Feng had already dragged the city's fragrance far away.
When the well-dressed youth saw the girl leave, he became somewhat anxious, but when he saw Steward Wang behind him, he couldn't help but calm down. He couldn't help but let his thoughts run wild.
It was almost noon, so Steward Wang, Chu Feng and He Cheng Xiang headed towards the Kang Ming Pavilion.
At this moment, many people had already arrived. When the court ministers saw that Steward Wang was calling out to the two children, they were all a bit surprised by the origins of those two children. However, they couldn't think of anyone with great influence that would make the red man in front of the Son of Heaven treat them like this.