by La Mi Tu
Murong Xin Lian was somewhat disappointed. She lifted her eyes to look at the closed door. Her wish had finally come true. Although it’s only a cefei, Murong Xin Lian was confident that with her wisdom and beauty, she would surely be able to seize Longze Jing Tian’s heart. But yesterday night, Longze Jing Tian didn’t come to her place. In other words, Longze Jing Tian just gave her a place to live in the wangfu and didn’t have any other thoughts about her. This made Murong Xin Lian a bit worried.
Seizing a man’s heart or giving birth to an offspring. This was the method Murong Xin Lian’s mother Zheng Min had once taught her! Not getting love? Then, must have a son to fall back on. Only then could a woman be considered to have something to look
forward to.
No, no, it can’t be like this! Cannot admit defeat easily like this!
Murong Xin Lian took a deep breath. She just came into the wangfu. There would be ample time. She cannot be impatient. Impatience will botch things. After all, she has plenty of time! Longze Jing Tian’s heart, she wants! Son, she wants! The seat of wangfei, she also wants! What women deserve or not deserve, she wants them all!
“This is the green bean lily soup I personally stewed. Troubling you to send it to wangye. I will go back now!”
Murong Xin Lian let the maid next to her put down the food container. From beginning to end, her face showed a soft smile. There isn’t any trace of anger.
“I will go back! Sorry to trouble you!”
Longze Jing Tian’s attitude towards this new ce wangfei, Lu Yuan and Lu Ye, who followed him, knew very well. Originally, Lu Ye thought that after Murong Xin Lian heard that Longze Jing Tian didn’t want to see her, she would get angry and put up airs. He didn’t expect that the other party was so pleasant. This made Lu Ye have some good feelings towards this ce wangfei. He picked up the food container and walked in.
“Benwang doesn’t like sweets, you guys eat!”
Longze Jing Tian frowned and pushed the food container away.
“In the future, if she sends more, you eat them all. Benwang doesn’t want to see it.”
For ten consecutive days, regardless of the weather, every afternoon Murong Xin Lian would personally send a pot of soup for Longze Jing Tian. The result was that all of it went to the two brothers from Lu family and she didn’t know.
And during these ten days, from Bei Zhou came the news that Nan Lin wang Feng Cang would personally come to Xi Qi to escort wangfei to Bei Zhou. And he sent an aunt who knew etiquette very well to teach Bei Zhou’s court etiquette to Murong Qi Qi. He also sent a multi-talented master to travel with the aunt, mainly to teach the future Nan Lin wangfei Bei Zhou’s language and customs.
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Gongzi: young master
Bengong: this palace, I, used by the females of the imperial family
Wang/wangye: the prince of first rank
Cefei/ce wangfei: side concubine, second ranked wife of the prince of first rank
Wangfu: the residence of the prince of first rank
Benwang: this king, I, used by the prince of first rank
Chapter 31: Feng Cang’s Mass Line
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Cui Zhu yuan 1 was filled with the gifts Feng Cang had sent over from Bei Zhou. From clothes and jewelries to home decorations. He even sent snacks from Bei Zhou. In short, everything a wangfei 2 should have, Feng Cang had prepared them all.
“Princess is really beautiful, wearing our Bei Zhou’s clothing!”
Feng Yu stood in front of Murong Qi Qi with a face full of glee. Feng Yu is the aunt Feng Cang sent. She’s Feng family’s servant. Only because her family had shown loyalty, generation after generation, that she was bestowed the surname ‘Feng’.
Through living together these past few days, Feng Yu had become very satisfied with Murong Qi Qi, this future Nan Lin wangfei. The same etiquette,Feng Yu only needed to show it once, Murong Qi Qi would learn it very well. No need to show it a second time.
Feng Yu had seen many noble ladies in Bei Zhou, but she’d never met one who learned so quickly. Just after a few days, Feng Yu felt that whatever she knew,Murong Qi Qi now knew. She’s nearly becoming useless.
“No matter what our miss wears, it’ll look good!”
Su Mei had high expectations for the future guye3. At least for now, Su Mei was very satisfied about the attitude Feng Cang showed towards Murong Qi Qi. Besides, this guye seemed really attentive. Even her and Su Yue’s clothes have been prepared. It seemed that this guye really knew how to ‘follow the mass line’!
Su Yue really liked Bei Zhou’s clothes. The upper half and bottom half were separated. Bei Zhou’s folk were also not as strict as the south. Women could ride a horse and play football. This was really to Su Yue’s personality.
“Although miss is very beautiful when wearing a dress, but wearing Bei Zhou’s clothes makes miss look more valiant and easy going!”
Su Yue’s evaluation was very fair.
“Aunt Feng Yu, these few days have been a trouble for you to teach me, thank you!”
Murong Qi Qi respectfully thanked Feng Yu according to Bei Zhou’s etiquettes.
“Aiyo, princess, what are you doing?! Such a big etiquette, I won’t be able to accept it!”
Feng Yu quickly helped Murong Qi Qi up.
“These are what this slave should do. Princess shouldn’t be like this anymore in the future. If outsiders see it, it’ll be bad for princess. You are the future wangfei. This slave is always just a slave. Should pay attention to the hierarchy!”
“Aunt Feng Yu, there are no outsiders now. Could it be that aunt wants to tell other people?!”
Su Yue smiled while looking at aunt Feng Yu.
“Our family’s miss is thanking aunt sincerely. Aunt, don’t refuse it!”
Although Su Yue said it very reasonably, but Feng Yu still didn’t dare to be so rash. Before she came, Feng Cang said a thousand times to let her serveMurong Qi Qi well. Feng Yu had stayed at wangfu4 for so long and had never seen Feng Cang care so much about a miss. Even to Bei Zhou’s Princess Bao Zhu and the number one talented woman Mu Yu Die, wangye5 didn’t show a good face.
Earlier, Feng Yu still had some doubts about this bestowed princess, the future Nan Lin wangfei, but after getting along these past few days, Feng Yu felt thatFeng Cang’s eyes were very good.
Although Murong Qi Qi’s looks were ordinary, but she’s agile and intelligent. Her personality was generous and gentle. Just with learning Bei Zhou’s language, the teacher had only taught for three days and Murong Qi Qi’s accent scared the teacher so much that he nearly kowtowed to let Murong Qi Qi become his teacher.
With such a pleasant person next to wangye, presumably wangye will get better soon!
How could Feng Yu know that the so-called Bei Zhou’s language was exactly the same as Mandarin of the future. For Murong Qi Qi, this was a piece of cake.
Only speaking after learning for three days was because Murong Qi Qi didn’t want to scare the teacher, but she didn’t expect that she would still frighten the teacher. The teacher kept saying ‘princess is talented’. Su Mei and Su Yueturned him into a joke.
“Miss, it is time for the teaching.”
Su Yue looked at the time and reminded her.
The so-called teaching, aside from learning Bei Zhou’s language, there’s also Bei Zhou’s history.
The teacher Feng Cang sent was actually not over twenty-six years old. He’s in fact a young talent named Nalan Xin. After Murong Qi Qi opened her mouth to speak Bei Zhou’s language and scared Nalan Xin, the class of language was skipped. Nalan Xin began to teach Murong Qi Qi Bei Zhou’s history.
Nalan Xin didn’t know with what words he could describe this student. Have to say, this princess Zhao Yang is exceptionally intelligent. Just with some teaching, she’s able to learn by analyzing. Originally, Nalan Xin didn’t understand why wangye chose Murong Qi Qi, but now he totally understood.Wangye was insightful and saw a pearl. Only such a glowing pearl is worthy ofFeng Cang.
“The mainland has four countries: Bei Zhou, Xi Qi, Nan Feng and Dong Lu. Dong Lu country is the oldest. From the beginning of its dynasty till now, it had already been 238 years.”
“Bei Zhou, Xi Qi and Nan Feng formed 25 years ago. At that time for some reason, the then great general Wanyan Zhi occupied the north and established Bei Zhou. The minister of personnel Longze Lan established Xi Qi. Guo Zhang Ming unknowingly established Nan Feng which resulted in the world being split into four!”
Nalan Xin didn’t know why Feng Cang wanted him to tell Murong Qi Qi about this. Murong Qi Qi is only a woman, why did she have to know so much? But this was Feng Cang’s command, he could only follow it.
“Teacher, I heard that Dong Lu is not big. How did it exist for so long even when facing with other countries being usurped?”
Murong Qi Qi’s question made Nalan Xin nod approvingly. He had forgotten that just now, he’d thought that Murong Qi Qi was just a woman and didn’t need to know so much.
“Princess, Dong Lu is near the sea. Their maritime industry is very well developed and their relationship with Peng Lai Island is very good. Every empress of Dong Lu is a student of Peng Lai Island. If the country is met with crisis, Peng Lai island will definitely come forward to help.”
“Moreover, Dong Lu produces salt. Salt is something commoners must have. Although other countries have vast land, but they still need Dong Lu for salt.”
“Peng Lai Island?”
Murong Qi Qi thought of the legendary Peng Lai fairyland, but this Peng Lai Island was not the same as the one in the legend.
Nalan Xin especially took a day off to tell her about Peng Lai Island. He heard that over there, martial experts were as much as clouds. The great purple level seven experts from Da Lu are just small level disciples at Peng Lai Island.
If there’s really such a place, I really need to find an opportunity to go take a look! As Murong Qi Qi is thinking, Peng Lai Island made all the combative cells on her body jump. Don’t know with her current ability, what position she would get in Peng Lai Island?
In a house in the capital, Feng Yu and Nalan Xin were standing respectfully behind a man in white clothes. One hand was holding a container with fish food, the other hand tossed the fish food in the pond in front of him, attracting a group of koi.
Koi
“Oh? Wangfei performed so well?”
After listening to the two’s report, Feng Cang’s mouth showed a smile.
“It seems that this little wangfei is a somewhat unpredictable woman! It was hard on you two!”
The happiness revealed inside Feng Cang’s words was sincere. Feng Yu andNalan Xin lowered their heads slightly to express their respect to this man in front of them. Being able to make wangye happy, they were also happy. But all of these were thanks to Murong Qi Qi.
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Yuan: mansion/residence
Wangfei: the wife of the wangye
Guye: son in law/ als used by the servants of the female’s family
Wangfu: residence of a wangye
Wangye: prince of the first rank
Chapter 32: A man’s small selfish heart
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“What about those few flies? Did they go look for wangfei1 recently?”
Feng Cang handed the fish food container over to Ji Xiang next to him and took the wet towel from Ru Yi to wipe his hands.
Seeing Feng Cang uses ‘flies’ to describe Li Yun Qing and Shangguan Wu Ji, Feng Yu and Nalan Xin felt that this master eating such ‘vinegar’ is a bit too baffling.
Eating vinegar: getting jealous.
The two just came to visit after hearing wangfei has to marry for peace, but has immediately labelled as ‘flies’ who has malicious thoughts on Murong Qi Qi. And they (FY&NX) couldn’t help but play the role of ‘fly swatter’, shutting the door for all of the opposite sex who came to visit wangfei.
“Wangye2, rest assured. I watched wangfei tightly. I will not let others covet wangfei.”
Because Feng Cang has been brought up by Feng Yu, that’s why she is different from other servants in front of Feng Cang. Feng Cang respects her very much.
With Feng Yu’s words, Feng Cang feels more assured.
He seems a bit too sensitive, but the light coming from his little wangfei is so eye catching. He must make her his before others notice her uniqueness. That’s right, make her his. Hid her under his wings! Carefully protect her, making her belong exclusively to him!
If Feng Cang’s monologue is heard by the people next to him, they will faint. Is he still their cool, astute, wise and deity like Nan Lin wang? Why is he like a child who has encountered his favorite toy? Childish to the extreme!
Feng Cang commanded some more things. It’s nothing more than the same old tune. Protect Murong Qi Qi. Can’t let people bully her etc.
Nalan Xin exclaimed in his heart. Wang is really too worried. At least getting along for such a short time, he felt that Murong Qi Qi is not someone weak! It’s just why can’t wang see it? Can this be the so called concern will cause chaos of the mind?
After Feng Yu and Nalan Xin left, Jin Mo came in carrying a bowl of thick black medicine.
“Wang, time to drink medicine.”
“Jin Mo, are you sure this is not revenge? Why do I feel that recently the medicine is especially bitter?”
Looking at the thick medicine, smelling the pungent taste, Feng Cang frowned.
“You surely must’ve come to collect a debt! You suffered at the hands of my little wangfei and couldn’t do anything to her, so that’s why you are giving me a hard time!”
“Wangye, just drink the medicine!”
Jin Mo took out a small bottle and poured out a spoon of yellow medicine powder. He handed it to Feng Cang.
“If you still want to get the girl, take the medicine! If you don’t care about your body, after you die, she can only become a widow!”
Hearing Jin Mo’s words, Feng Cang can only laugh bitterly. The poisonous tongue of this person who followed him for ten years, Feng Cang has experiences it so many times that he is now used to it. He swallowed the powder medicine in one gulp. Feng Cang raised the bowl of black medicine and swallowed it together.
Bitterness…….from Feng Cang’s mouth, throat it spread till his stomach. Really bitter……
Putting down the bowl, Feng Cang rinsed his mouth. When a sweet date is in his mouth, did he feel more comfortable. The words Jin Mo just said is still ringing in his ears, making his emotions go down. Seemingly at this matter he is a bit headstrong.
“Jin Mo, you say, am I a bit too selfish? Obviously I know that this body of mine will……but I still want to get her into my world.”
Seeing the unprecedented sadness in Feng Cang’s eyes, the disgust Jin Mo has for Murong Qi Qi went a layer deeper.
“Wang, how can you say that? I will definitely cure you!”
When has wang been like this? Since getting to know that girl, wang’s emotions became complicated. If it wasn’t because Feng Cang cares about Murong Qi Qi and send Feng Yu and Nalan Xin to protect her, Jin Mo would have already used any means to destroy her.
“Jin Mo……”
Feng Cang coughed twice. The chill in those distinct purple eyes is very strong. He calmly stared at Jin Mo. Word by word stabbed Jin Mo’s heart: “Don’t touch her, otherwise I’ll kill you!”
Jin Mo understood the intention to kill in Feng Cang’s words. Feng Cang really got angry just because he showed hostility towards Murong Qi Qi.
“I know.”
Although unwilling, but Jin Mo still promised.
“But wang, did you think about empress dowager? The death of great general Feng and princess Ming Yue is related to Xi Qi. Moreover, she is Murong Tai’s daughter. That year at Yandang Mountain……”
“Jin Mo! As for imperial maternal grandmother, benwang3 will go talk to her. In the end what caused that matter of that year isn’t known. Was it an insider job or other things? Benwang doesn’t want to involve the in
nocent. She is the wangfei benwang recognizes. Naturally benwang will protect her!”
“Yes!”
Only when Feng Cang is angry will he use ‘benwang’. Jin Mo knows that his words reached Feng Cang’s bottom line. Is not that he is afraid that Feng Cang will kill him. He is concerned that Feng Cang will refuse treatment. The hot humid weather of the south is not suitable to rest and recuperation. The sooner they go back, the better.
This trip to Xi Qi, Jin Mo is disappointed that he couldn’t find this junior brother Lian gongzi 4 that master mentioned. Before he came, Jin Mo received master’s letter. He said that his disciple Lian gongzi is a genius. If he can find Lian gongzi, maybe Feng Cang’s disease will have the right approach and saves time. This made it that Jin Mo definitely must find Lian gongzi.
It’s just that master’s letter only has a few words and didn’t mention more about Lian gongzi, making it so that Jin Mo till now doesn’t know much about this little junior brother.
The only information he got is that Murong Qi Qi and Lian gongzi know each other. Don’t know if he can find a breakthrough through that……
“Wang, I want to take time off to see wangfei to ask her about my junior brother. According to reliable sources, that day Murong Qi Qi gave Duanmu Qing the having children pill. It’s made by my junior brother. They definitely know each other. Besides the anesthetic Murong Qi Qi coated on the dagger that day, Jin Mo has never heard and seen such anesthetic before. I’m certain that it has something to do with my junior brother.”
Jin Mo had carefully studied the anesthetic on his wound, but in the end he didn’t find anything. If such an anesthetic is used in the medical field, when giving medical treatment, the patient won’t feel so much pain anymore. This is also why Jin Mo wants to know the ingredients of the anesthetic.
“No need, the future is long.”
Feng Cang lazily lay down. The medicine is beginning to take effect. He began to feel dizzy.