Chapter 358: Your lordship will remember (1/2)

Chapter 358: Your lordship will remember

Chu Xifeng said His Highness Duke of Qin was personally investigating the matter of the grain merchants and the imperial uncle’s intention to sell off his stores. Because of that, it was unlikely that he’d make it back to the capital in time for the wedding. Typically speaking, Han Yunxi disliked going to the palace without Long Feiye there, but she was quite in the mood to enjoy the trip this time. She wasn’t the type of woman who cowered behind her man, afraid to do anything on her own, much less one who only relied on a man to get things done! She could walk shoulder-to-shoulder with him!

Even without Long Feiye, she had the guts to enter the palace on her own. Unexpectedly, Long Feiye actually made it back the moment she and Zhao mama were planning to get on their carriage.

“Your Highness, I thought you weren’t coming,” Han Yunxi was surprised.

Long Feiye glanced at the carriage before saying coldly, “Your lordship thought you’d wait for me.”

So it’s my fault? Han Yunxi was very happy at his words, and hastened to say, “Your Highness, then shall chenqie always wait for you in the future?”

At the sight of Han Yunxi’s merrily dancing eyes, Long Feiye averted his gaze, feeling somewhat flustered. Instead of answering her question, he simply said in an icy tone, “Get on the carriage!”

Han Yunxi’s eyes flashed slyly before she quickly climbed into the carriage behind him. Zhao mama was the last to follow, but her heart was stuck between a sob and a gasp. Why did it feel like esteemed wangfei had just teased His Highness Duke of Qin?

If esteemed wangfei was traveling on her own, then Zhao mama would sit in the carriage with her. But now that His Highness Duke of Qin was there, she chose to sit outside with the carriage driver. The trip from the Duke of Qin’s estate to the imperial palace crossed through some of the capital’s most prosperous, flourishing lanes. The carriage made its way slowly through the streets as Han Yunxi perched on the window to look outside. The journey from General Mu’s estate to the imperial palace had to take a path past the Duke of Qin’s estate, because nobody lived closer to the palace than the Duke of Qin. Han Yunxi had already asked around to find out the auspicious hour for the wedding. Now was supposed to be time for the crown prince to go pick up his bride!

But there was no sign of any activity in the streets. A puzzled Han Yunxi looked left and right for any signs of movement. Long Feiye leaned lazily to the side and watched her, before he asked offhandedly, “What are you looking at?”

Han Yunxi kept looking as she replied, “The bride’s escort party! The crown prince should’ve left the palace by now.”

It was obvious that Long Feiye wasn’t interested. Han Yunxi kept silent for a long time, but suddenly turned back with a grin. “Your Highness, chenqie was actually planning to wait for you, but after calculating the bride escort time, I decided to set off.”

Only then did Long Feiye ask, “What’s so interesting about a bride escort party?” In his memories, this woman didn’t like busy, bustling commotion either. Han Yunxi was about to reply when she decided to forget it. She didn’t find bride escort parties very interesting, either, but Mu Liuyue’s previous flaunting and bragging inspired her to take a look today.

These were matters of jealousy between fellow women. Showing off and social competition could hardly be interesting topics for men. Han Yunxi figured that Long Feiye had long tired of such topics, being the busy man he was. Moreover, she didn’t like tattling on others, either.

With a grin, she replied, “I just want to see how they’ll dispense with all ‘unnecessarily formalities!’”

But at this moment, Zhao mama’s voice suddenly drifted into the carriage. “Your Highness, that’s not it!” Before Han Yunxi could stop her, Zhao mama had already told all. “Your Highness, a few days ago Mu Liuyue blocked esteemed wangfei’s carriage in an alleyway and said she had a special message to deliver. It was all about how grand her wedding ceremony would be, how much betrothal gifts she’d gotten, and how esteemed wangfei even had to marry into the Duke of Qin’s estate after the Han Clan paid for the bride escort party themselves!”

Zhao mama had wanted to tell Long Feiye everything as soon as they came home that day, but she hadn’t dared. After all, no matter how she put it, it was still Mu Liuyue finding fault with His Highness Duke of Qin in the end! Like esteemed wangfei, she had decided to drop the topic until she eavesdropped on their conversation today and couldn’t resist butting in. Because she was separated from her master and mistress by the carriage curtains and not facing them directly, she had the guts to speak her mind.

As she reasoned, even if His Highness Duke of Qin grew unhappy at the censure, he wouldn’t flip out right here in the streets. Moreover, esteemed wangfei should be able to shield her as well! But her words left Han Yunxi stunned!

Zhao mama really deserves a beating! She can talk about Mu Liuyue all she wants, but why bring up how the Han Clan had paid for my procession? That’s so awkward!

Will Long Feiye think I’m still holding a grudge to this day?

The atmosphere in the carriage grew more and more embarrassing as the silence stretched on. Under such circumstances, even the damnable Zhao mama didn’t dare to speak. Han Yunxi maintained her posture of looking out the window, secretly wishing she could burrow into a crack in the carriage. She could admit that she had objects to how her own marriage had gone, or else she wouldn’t have retaliated against Mu Liuyue. Still, that didn’t mean she’d complain about it. She understand the complicated interests involved in the wedding between her and Long Feiye. If there was anything to blame, it was the fact that he was the Duke of Qin and she was the empress dowager’s lifesaver’s daughter. She could only rejoice over the fact that she hadn’t become the empress dowager’s spy and made them into real enemies.

In the midst of their silence, the joyous sound of wedding gongs and drums came from the distance. All of the people in the streets gradually made way for the procession. It was the bride’s escort party!