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"That's not necessarily true!" Another cook said, "I remember that the palace also sent snacks to our house. Although we haven't eaten them, we have seen them. Although they are made more delicately, they don't smell as good as those made by Third Miss. Third Miss, our prince will definitely like such delicious snacks."
Xiangrong's face turned red after being told this. She quickly picked up the snacks and packed them in a food box, and left in a hurry. Only a kind laugh was left in the kitchen. Everyone knew that this was the match chosen by Concubine Yun for the Seventh Prince. Although she was a concubine in the Feng Mansion before, and now the Feng Mansion has fallen to this point, her status is a little worse. But the most powerful thing about this Third Miss is that she has another identity: the younger sister of Princess Yu. This identity is of great value. With Princess Yu covering her, who dares not treat this Third Miss Feng as a guest of honor? Haven't you heard that the Fourth Prince also holds this Miss in high esteem! I just don't know if the Third Miss Feng has the blessing to be with the Seventh Prince.
Xiangrong came out of the kitchen and was immediately confused. She didn't know where Xuan Tianhua was! Concubine Yun only suggested that she come to make snacks for Xuan Tianhua, but Prince Chun's Mansion was so big. Although she had been there before, she had only touched the tip of the iceberg. Where could she go to find someone now?
Fortunately, there were many servants in the palace, and they were all very kind. She asked around, and finally a servant told her: "The Seventh Prince is in the pavilion in the back garden. Miss, follow this path and go around a bamboo forest to see an artificial lake. There is a bridge leading directly to the center of the lake, and you can see the Seventh Prince in the pavilion next to it."
Xiangrong thanked him and hurried in that direction with the lunch box. After walking for about a quarter of an hour, she finally saw the artificial lake. A long stone bridge led to the center of the lake, connected to a pavilion. Sure enough, a man was sitting sideways facing her direction. He was dressed in white, and with the snowflakes that had just risen, he looked like a fairy in a painting.
Xiangrong hesitated for a moment, and suddenly felt that he should not destroy such a beautiful scenery at this time. Xuan Tianhua, with such a pavilion in the middle of the lake, and such light snow, was as beautiful as a painting. The immortal in the painting quietly came down to earth and sat alone. How could he allow ordinary people to come forward and disturb him?
She shouldn't have such fantasies... She tightened her grip on the food box, and the square handle of the food box hurt her palm, but she still couldn't let go. She was thinking, there are so many people in the world who like the Seventh Prince, are they all like her? They are worried about him when they can't see him, but they hesitate to approach him when they meet? If a woman has fallen in love with him, will it be hell or a blooming flower if she takes a step forward?
After all, I still don't have the courage to move forward one more step! Xiangrong sighed bitterly, turned around silently, and wanted to leave, but the moment she turned around, she saw the man in the pavilion move slightly, and his eyes looked straight towards her, meeting her panicked eyes and her pounding heart.
Xiangrong paused, not knowing whether to move forward or backward, but she saw the person in the pavilion waving at her, again and again, as if calling a soul, so that she didn't even realize that she was moving forward. When she finally came to her senses, she had already walked across the stone bridge, came to the pavilion, and stood opposite Xuan Tianhua.
Xiangrong was startled and quickly bowed to greet him, but Xuan Tianhua said, "I'm not a man-eating demon, why do you look so scared of me?" As he spoke, he took the food box from Xiangrong and opened it. The slightly cold snacks still had a fragrance. Even Xuan Tianhua couldn't help but praise, "What a great craftsmanship."
She was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously asked: "How did His Highness the Seventh Prince know that it was me who did it?"
Xuan Tianhua laughed, "If it wasn't you who did it, why did you bring the food box here? Wouldn't a servant be enough?" He looked at Xiangrong, a little dazed, and said after a while: "Even you have grown up so big. I remember when I first saw you, you were only this tall." He stretched out his hand to indicate a height. It was Xiangrong who was only ten years old at the time, but it felt like Feng Yuheng was already twelve years old. The two sisters came in an intertwined manner, and even the picturesque and fairy-like Xuan Tianhua was distracted for a moment.
Xiangrong felt humbled as soon as she came in front of Xuan Tianhua, so humble that she wanted to find a hole in the ground to crawl into. She thought she was not worthy to stand in front of this man and would damage the beauty of the painting. But Xuan Tianhua said to her: "Sit down, why are you standing? I have to look up when I talk to you." After saying that, he even took off his cloak and covered the chair opposite, and said: "It's covered with some light snow, so you won't catch a cold if you sit like this."
She wanted to thank them, but she felt that thanking them would spoil the mood, so she just sat down in a daze. Xuan Tianhua's cloak still had body temperature, which made her blush again.
But Xuan Tianhua didn't care about this. Instead, he reached out and picked up a piece of dessert and handed it to Xiangrong. After she took it, he also picked up a piece for himself, took a bite, and then started talking about the situation in the capital.
This was the first time that Xiangrong had heard such a complete account of what happened in the capital. Although Feng Yuheng had talked to her about it before, he had not done so in detail and had mostly just glossed over it. This was the first time that she had heard so directly about the changes in Emperor Tianwu in the palace, and the favors of Concubine Yuan Shu and the Eighth Prince.
But the more direct it was, the more frightened it was. It was impossible for Xiang Rong to imagine why Emperor Tianwu suddenly became like this? Why did Concubine Yuan Shu suddenly become favored? To the point that the Seventh and Ninth Princes had to take Concubine Yun out of the palace to feel at ease?
All her doubts were written on her face, but Xuan Tianhua could not give her an answer. He even told her: "We don't know why this happened. Even if we have too many guesses, they are just guesses. We have been investigating for so long, but still have no results." He looked at Xiangrong and said from the bottom of his heart: "You shouldn't have come back. It's dangerous in Beijing."
Xiangrong shook her head silently, and her initial nervousness faded away. She immersed herself in the overall situation of the capital. She said to Xuan Tianhua: "Second sister also said that I shouldn't come back, but I think it's the right choice to come back. I shouldn't avoid the problems that you can all face. I am a child of the Feng family and the younger sister of Princess Ji'an. I don't really want to retreat blindly and live under the protection of my sister. Although I can't help much when I come back, at least there should be someone by my side for my second sister to accompany her so that she won't be alone."
Xuan Tianhua smiled and said, "Now your brother-in-law is here."
"That's different." Xiangrong told him: "Brother-in-law and sister are different. I can't really say exactly how they are different. It's just a feeling. After all, sister represents blood relatives."
Xuan Tianhua watched the child speak seriously about what he was thinking. His eyebrows were furrowed from time to time, which was similar to Feng Yuheng's expression when he was thinking about something. He couldn't help but sigh again. He asked Xiangrong, "Are you living in Prince Yu's Mansion now?"
Xiangrong nodded, "Originally I was going to live at the embroidery shop, but my second sister said there was no room there, and she insisted that I live with her."
Xuan Tianhua thought about it, and said something that made Xiangrong's heart tremble: "Why not...stay in Prince Chun's mansion!"
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