Chapter 35 - 35. Surprise! (1/2)
Hong er POV
After an hour of those ministers licking the emperor's boot, we left the palace and visited a market. Father gave order to the soldiers to go home first and took our horses home too. Even though Xiao Bai rejected, I consoled her that I will be okay. She reluctantly left with the soldiers.
And now I am shopping with father and mother in the market, which is the center of the festival. Mother held my hand as we walked and father followed us from behind. But actually he is the one who buy most of the things. If father saw anything pretty, he immediately buys it for us even though we didn't ask for it. When it started to get out of hand, mother smacked father's head like usual. The pedestrians were looking at us whenever we go, maybe our clothes were too eye catching.
In the Spring Festival, people usually visit their family and ask for blessings. But father said that grandfather and grandmother were so far away, it will be difficult for us to visit them. Even though I had never met them before, they are so kind to me. Sometimes they sent me letters asking about my condition and health. They sent me gifts too and it's kind of funny to see grandfather's and grandmother's gifts.
Grandfather tend to send me armor, books about martial arts or strategy, weapons, and things like that. On the other side, grandmother tend to send me accessories, cute dresses, embroidery thread, and other girly things. Actually I prefer grandfather's gifts but I don't dislike grandmother's gifts.
I always use the thread and cloths that grandmother gave me to train my embroidery skill with the dresses as a reference. But I felt guilty for not wearing the accessories, even though all of them are so pretty. But I can't wear those things as it will be a hassle when I was training.
When we walk around the shops, I saw a familiar figure. I decided to surprise him from behind. I asked for a permission from mother and father, and I got permitted. I used qinggong to pass through the crowd and sneaked to his behind. His bodyguards noticed me, they grabbed their sword and before they unsheathe their sword, they recognized me. They loosened their hand and nodded at me. I counted to three and jumped on him.
Hong er: ” Sheng ge!”
He seems to be surprised, I was very satisfied with my plan to surprise him. Hehehe, the plan went smoothly. He turned his head and stared at me, I tilted my head as I don't understand why he didn't reply to me.
Weisheng: ” Oh! It is Hong er ah!”
He rubbed my head and laughed. I got off from him and took his hand, I pulled him to the place where mother and father was waiting for me. When I saw father and mother, I noticed father flinched after he looked at Sheng ge. Mother kindly greeted Sheng ge and asked about his day.
Bai Huiqing: ” If you want, you can join us for lunch.”
Xu Tingfeng: ” Wha-! No!”
Mother smacked father's head.
Bai Huiqing: ” You must be hungry right? Come with us, we had reserved a room in a restaurant and it is too big for the three of us. It would be hard for you to reserve a room as it was fully booked because of the festival.”
Weisheng: ” Thank you auntie. I have troubled you.”
Third person POV
Weisheng cupped his fist and bowed to Bai Huiqing. Bai Huiqing nodded and waved her hand.
Bai Huiqing: ” Aiyah! No need to be so tense, as we will be a family sooner or later.”
Xu Tingfeng whipped his head to Bai Huiqing.
Xu Tingfeng: ” W-what the hell!”
Bai Huiqing: ” Language please.”
Xu Tingfeng: ” I-I mean what do you mean?”
Bai Huiqing ignored him and walked away, Xu Tingfeng chased after Bai Huiqing and tried to calm her. Hong er and Weisheng only shrugged their shoulders and followed them to the restaurant.
In the restaurant*
The bodyguards were guarding outside the door, leaving the four of them in the room. Weisheng sat beside Hong er and acted like nothing was wrong while Xu Tingfeng was glaring dagger at him. This time Bai Huiqing was too tired to smack him so she just let him be. Hong er was openly staring at Weisheng, and when he started to feel uncomfortable, he asked Hong er.