The sun is very strong and scorching.
After just a short while under the scorching sun, I felt dizzy.
Huanbi found a small patch of shade above her head, and she looked up in this small patch of shade to see that handsome face.
The sunlight added a halo to his face, making him look even more noble.
And warmth.
"Your Majesty..."
"Why are you crying?"
Feng Yinli looked at the crystal clearness swaying in the blue eyes, his tone soft, and a slight smile on the corner of his lips.
"Such a beautiful face, with such beautiful peach blossoms, should be smiling as brightly as peaches and plums to look beautiful, why is she crying instead?"
"Yes, Your Majesty..."
Huanbi lowered her eyes, her voice becoming more choked.
Her eldest sister had just scolded her for no reason and punished her by making her kneel in the yard.
After all, she is the eldest sister's biological sister, and there is blood relationship between them. Even if we ignore this point, she is also a senior palace maid like Liu Zhu, and she has a high status in Sui Yuxuan.
The eldest sister scolded her in front of so many people and made her kneel in the middle of the yard where everyone could see her.
Her face was crushed to pieces.
How can I not feel sad and wronged to the point of wanting to cry?
But the prince so gently blocked the sunlight for her and praised her beauty so gently, she should smile more.
Huanbi felt that her heart, which had been pushed to the brink of collapse by her elder sister, was slowly being lifted up.
She wiped her eyes with her sleeve and tried to force a smile, but it was a little forced.
“My crying is too ugly and it pollutes the prince’s eyes.
Your Majesty likes me to smile, so I will smile more."
"How could you have polluted my eyes? You are beautiful even when you cry, but you look even more beautiful when you smile. I hope Miss Huanbi can be happy every day."
Feng Yinli smiled gently again.
He held up the fan in one hand to continue shielding Huanbi from the sunlight, while squatting down, his eyes level with the kneeling Huanbi.
"Your young lady is not here for you today, she is in a bad mood because I can't accompany her any longer.
What's more, your mistress has always loved you the most. Even your eyes are very similar to hers.
So please don't resent her, okay?
"Would you mind if I gave you a box of black ink brushes as compensation? Your eyes are so beautiful, they would be even more beautiful if you drew on distant mountain eyebrows!"
"Your Majesty..."
Huanbi's heart trembled.
The prince shielded her from the sun, comforted her so gently, praised her beauty, and even offered to give her a gift as compensation.
Such a handsome and powerful man treats her so gently.
This... is this a dream?
Feng Yinli smiled again, and his slender fingertips gently brushed a strand of hair scattered on her temples, his movements delicate and gentle.
"Alright, I'll be leaving now. Don't overthink it. Just wait until your mistress calms down.
While I am not here, I would like to ask you to take good care of your young mistress for me."
"Yes, my Lord, please rest assured. I will live up to your trust and take good care of you!"
Huanbi became even more excited.
She watched Feng Yinli turn around and walk out of the yard, and only reluctantly withdrew her gaze until the tall and elegant figure disappeared from her sight.
But my heart was still beating wildly and couldn't calm down for a long time.
The prince is so gentle and considerate.
There actually is such a gentle man in the world. No wonder the eldest sister likes the prince so much, tries every means to find the prince, and even avoids the prince's favor and keeps her virginity as a jade.
My eldest sister is so lucky.
I don’t know if she will be so lucky in the future to meet such a noble and gentle man.
If that were the case, her life would be perfect.
After all, the prince said that she was very beautiful and her eyes were very similar to her elder sister's.
Thinking of this, Huan Bi's heart moved and her face turned red unconsciously.
The prince just said that she looks good with her eyebrows drawn like distant mountains...
In the Hall of Mental Cultivation.
Feng Yinzhen took a nap, his breathing became light from long. He opened his eyes and saw the tall and thin figure standing behind the curtain.
"Xia Er?"
"Yes, Master, are you awake?"
The tall and thin figure immediately knelt down and saluted.
Xia Yi was sent to search for storybooks across the country. Now the most capable person in the Hermit Group is Xia Er.
Feng Yinzhen nodded and straightened up.
"How's the thing you were asked to do going?"
"The Seventeenth Prince has not been staying in the North Garden you arranged for him these past few days. Instead, he has been staying in the Broken Jade Pavilion, and he has been entering and leaving through the back door every time.
The gates of Suiyuxuan Palace were tightly shut. Even when food was delivered, the palace maids and eunuchs would receive it at the door, and no outsiders were allowed in.
Having said that, Xia Er paused and continued.
"Today's lunch was different. The Seventeenth Prince went around to the front yard and spoke a few words with Lady Fang's personal maid, Hebiduo, before leaving through the back door.
That maid, Haobi, is nominally Lady Fang's maid, but in reality she is the illegitimate daughter of Master Zhen and another man, hence her facial features and those of Lady Fang."
"Heh... Mr. Zhen looks so righteous, but it turns out he's actually a playboy. He even managed to keep his illegitimate daughter a secret from his wife for so many years."
Feng Yinzhen sneered, then quickly laughed softly.
"Yes, the father and daughter of his Zhen family are originally the same. This Zhen Cai is from the same family."
If she really liked Feng Yinli, she could have simply not entered the palace for the selection, which would have shown her unwavering devotion to Feng Yinli.
If she wanted to bring honor to her family, she should just be a concubine in the palace. Even if he didn't favor her, he wouldn't treat her badly either.
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