Bu Nishang looked unhappy, but Xuan Tianyi's face had already darkened. She knew that this was the decision made by the Fourth Prince after weighing the pros and cons. To pursue the Wilderness Chronicles, you have to be quick.
So he lowered his head and said to Xiangrong: "I'm sorry."
Xiangrong said nothing, but stood beside Xuan Tianhua, shaking all over.
Xuan Tianhua clasped his fist towards Xuan Tianyi, and without saying anything else, he put his arm around Xiangrong's shoulders again and helped her into the boathouse.
Bu Nishang stared at the two men's backs and gritted her teeth.
In the lake, the guard had already subdued Chenyu and was carrying her to Fendai's boat. He lifted her up with force and the eunuchs above took her and put her back on the boat.
Yilin hurriedly stepped forward, took off the thin cloak from behind him and gave it to Chenyu, then helped her into the boat pavilion.
Chenyu was so cold that her mind was a little unclear, and she shouted randomly: "Seventh Prince, save me."
Fendai snorted, "The Seventh Prince had no time to save you. You were saved by a guard and a eunuch."
Chenyu was confused and couldn't understand what Fendai was saying. She just felt extremely cold, as if she had fallen into an ice cave.
Fendai stood up and kicked Chenyu in disgust. To her, this older sister was like a piece of used and discarded merchandise. She felt it was a loss of face to stand next to her!
Yilin glared at Fendai, but didn't dare to say anything. After all, she was just a maid, and Chenyu's position in Feng Mansion was rather awkward. She didn't want to offend Fendai because of Chenyu. If things got out of hand, Chenyu wouldn't be able to protect her.
The storm finally ended, and boats from all families headed for the dock on the island in the middle of the lake.
When they got ashore, there were already palace maids waiting on the shore. When they saw Xiangrong getting off the boat with Xuan Tianhua's help, they hurried forward to take her over. "Don't worry, Your Highness. I will take Miss Three to change her clothes right away."
Xuan Tianhua nodded and said to Xiangrong, "Go ahead, don't be afraid." Then he told the palace maid, "Serve well."
Xiangrong was really freezing, so she nodded, and left with Meixiang, whose eyes were swollen from crying, following the palace maid.
Chenyu waited for a long time but no one paid attention to her. Later, an official's wife couldn't stand it anymore and took the initiative to cover her with her cloak. Then a eunuch came forward, glanced at Chenyu and said, "Come with us!"
Chenyu no longer had time to think about it, nor did she care to look for Xuan Tianhua again. She followed the eunuch in a daze, supported by Yilin.
This island in the middle of the lake is called an island, but in fact it is a flat land. It is very large and can accommodate twice as many people as today for a banquet.
Because this place has never been open to the public, the first thing people do when they arrive on the island is to see the beautiful scenery, and gradually they forget what happened before.
Less than half an hour later, Xiangrong finally changed her clothes and came back. She also reapplied her makeup and even dried her hair. Although her face was still a little pale, it made her look even more pitiful.
She was led by a palace maid to the place where the palace banquet was held today. The little palace maid introduced: "This area was originally planted with plum trees, but later the emperor said that this flat island is very suitable for everyone to gather together, so he ordered people to cut down all the plum trees to make the open space more open."
Xiangrong tried his best to search for Xuan Tianhua while listening to her, and finally found him in a quiet angle. It turned out that the man was hiding in a quiet place, drinking tea alone.
Xiangrong quickened her pace and walked towards that direction, followed closely by Meixiang. However, the little palace maid had completed her task, so she bowed towards Xiangrong's background and left.
When she arrived, Xuan Tianhua had just put down the teacup in his hand. Seeing her coming, he took the initiative to ask, "Are you feeling better? Have you taken the medicine I sent you?"
Xiangrong nodded and asked the question in his mind: "Why do you have the pills sold by my second sister Baicaotang here?"
Xuan Tianhua thought to himself, wasn't it your second sister who gave it to you just now? But he couldn't admit it, so he could only lie and said, "The pills from Baicaotang are well-known far and wide. We often go there to buy some for our own use."
Xiangrong did not doubt it, and felt that Xuan Tianhua's words made sense, so she leaned forward again and said seriously: "Thank you, Seventh Prince, for saving Xiangrong. If it weren't for you, Xiangrong would have died in the lake." She was still a little scared when she said this, especially when she thought that it was Chenyu who pulled her, and then Fendai pushed her, she felt even colder. They were her sisters, why did they do this?
Seeing that she was slightly distracted, Xuan Tianhua picked up the other bowl of tea on the table and handed it to her personally: "Drink some, it will warm you up."
Xiangrong felt a little embarrassed and took the hot tea with a red face, but she felt that there was something she had to explain, so she added: "There are no plain clothes in the palace. This pink one is beautiful, but my second sister..." When Feng Yuheng was mentioned, the girl's heart sank again.
"No wonder Ah Heng likes you." Xuan Tianhua looked at Xiangrong and smiled faintly. He suddenly took a half step forward, leaned over to her ear, and whispered, "Don't worry, you are dressed like this, which is exactly how you want to welcome Ah Heng. She will be very happy."
Xiang Rong had no idea what Xuan Tianhua meant by this, but at this moment, the people who came to attend the palace banquet had already arrived one after another. Even this small world had gathered quite a few people, and several princes were also walking towards this side.
She leaned forward and said, "Don't disturb Your Highness. I'd like to sit on the other side." Then she picked up her skirt and ran away.
Xuan Tianhua watched her go, and felt that the way this little girl ran away, judging from the background, really looked a bit like Feng Yuheng, and he couldn't help but smile again.
Xiangrong, who returned to the group of female relatives, immediately attracted a group of ladies and young ladies to surround her. No matter what, a girl who is favored by the Seventh Prince is always worth currying favor with.
Xuan Tiange finally rescued Xiangrong from the crowd and pulled her to where he was sitting. Ren Xifeng and the other two had already been sitting there, looking at her and smiling.
Bai Furong warmly took Xiangrong's arm and teased her, "Little girl, is your heart beating fast?"
Xiangrong's cheeks were so red from their laughter that they almost bled, but she kept thinking about Xuan Tianhua's last words in her heart.
Her second sister, she never thought that her second sister was really dead. The reason why she wanted to wear plain clothes was just because she didn't want to be too conspicuous at this time. In her heart, her second sister was the most powerful person in the world, and she couldn't die no matter who died.
So, what I just said could be...
Xiangrong's mind suddenly came to him, and he grabbed Xuan Tiange and asked in a low voice: "Did you find my second sister?"
Xuan Tiange was stunned, "Who told you that?"
"I..." Xiang Rong was stunned for a moment and shook his head, "I guessed. You are all my second sister's best friends. If she is really dead, how could you still have the mind to make fun of me."
Feng Tianyu praised her: "Smart."
Xiangrong's eyes lit up, "So, it's true?"
Xuan Tiange leaned over and spoke in her ear for a while, and then he saw Xiangrong's mouth opening wider and wider, so wide that even Bai Furong stuffed a piece of dessert into her mouth and it couldn't block it.
When Xuan Tiange finally finished speaking, Xiangrong was almost choked to death by the snack. While drinking water, he hurriedly asked, "The princess didn't lie to me, did she?"
"Why would I lie to you?" Xuan Tiange glanced at the crowd and immediately saw Feng Jinyuan playing nice with the officials. Her brows knitted together and she pointed her finger at him and said, "Look at your father. One of his daughters died, but he didn't care. Two of his daughters fell into the water, but he didn't even ask. Eh?" She suddenly remembered something, "That's not right. Didn't your father want to treat your eldest sister as a national treasure? How come his treasure fell into the water, but he didn't even say hello?"
I don't know how to tell Xuan...
Tiange explained that he couldn't really tell anyone about Chenyu's incident because it would be a life-threatening matter.
She shook her head, sighed, and said, "My father's thoughts are always hard to figure out. I don't know either."
Xuan Tiange knew that he couldn't get any clear information from a little kid, so he simply stood up and walked towards Feng Jinyuan's direction.
Xiangrong wanted to help her, but was stopped by Feng Tianyu, "Don't worry about her, Tiange will have to deal with your father."
Feng Jinyuan also saw Xuan Tiange coming over here, and at this moment, a third-rank official was toasting him. As soon as he raised his glass, Xuan Tiange came up to him - "Prime Minister Feng looks very happy! He's toasting with others, what are you celebrating?"
Feng Jinyuan felt a headache. What he couldn't stand the most was the Princess of Wuyang, Xuan Tiange. She was a royal relative, and he couldn't say anything to her, let alone scold her. But she was very close to Feng Yuheng. Because of Feng Yuheng's affairs, Xuan Tiange had been making trouble with the Feng family. He didn't expect that she wouldn't let him go at the palace banquet!
He sighed inwardly, but still had to reply: "My princess, you are joking. The emperor is hosting a banquet today, and I don't want to spoil everyone's fun."
"Really?" Xuan Tiange nodded. "Prime Minister Feng has a point. But I believe that those who can come to the palace today are all reasonable people. Lord Feng has a funeral, and no one will find fault with you. A son and a daughter died at the same time. This is such a big deal. It's really hard for Lord Feng to laugh."
Her voice became louder and louder, and almost everyone looked over here.
As soon as Xuan Tiange finished speaking, he immediately waved at everyone, "Don't just stand there and watch. This princess knows that you all want to comfort Lord Feng and let him mourn. Come on, come on. Lord Feng's family doesn't have a mourning hall, so let's take advantage of the palace banquet to talk to Lord Feng!"
At her call, all the ladies were called over and surrounded Feng Jinyuan, saying non-stop, "Prime Minister Feng, you must be patient! Prime Minister Feng, the dead cannot be resurrected, you must take care of yourself! Alas! With only one son and one daughter, Prime Minister Feng's family is really unlucky!"
Feng Jinyuan felt bad luck in his heart, but he couldn't get angry, so he had to bite the bullet and accept the condolences. He finally found a chance to interrupt and said quickly: "My family affairs are small. Today is the palace banquet hosted by the emperor for Ji'an County. We must not steal the show."
Xuan Tiange covered his mouth and chuckled, "Prime Minister Feng, just remember why this palace banquet is today. The county lady was frightened, and I hope Prime Minister Feng can help comfort her."
"That's natural, that's natural."
"Okay." Xuan Tiange glanced and saw that the emperor and empress were already walking side by side on the small road to the side of the main seat. Then he stopped talking and turned back to his seat. But before leaving, he said to Feng Jinyuan in a gloomy voice: "By the way, Prime Minister Feng, I had the honor of meeting the county lady a few days ago. She is really a wise person. She told me that in this world, there has always been a repayment for borrowing. She remembers those who owed her debts clearly, and even if she goes to the underworld, she will ask for them back one by one."
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