84_84041 On the third day of the Chinese New Year, snow began to fall again in Dashun. Without any warning, the snow started with a few scattered pieces and became a dense mass of snow. In just a short while, the ground was covered with white frost. The wind was so strong that even Feng Yuheng had to squint his eyes.
The man on horseback lowered his head and looked down, seeing the girl in a lavender winter robe looking up at him with her cold little face. Although she was short, the determination in her eyes could not be ignored.
Soon he heard her reply, a voice even colder than his own - "Bu Cong, long time no see." Her voice was crisp, and combined with the heavy snow, it sounded like an elf from the north.
Feng Jinyuan looked at Bu Cong and felt his heart flare up. He could not help but shout angrily, "General Bu is so majestic riding a horse in the capital! But I wonder if the general who has been missing for so long is returning to the capital to apologize or to rebel?"
His words were already very serious, but Bu Cong didn't even look at him. He just let the deputy general beside him answer Feng Jinyuan's words for him: "Replying to Lord Zuo Xiang, General Bu left the capital with the secret order of the emperor in order to wipe out several small rebel forces in the southern border area. He returned to the capital today with victory to report to the emperor."
Feng Jinyuan suddenly frowned. A secret decree from the emperor? Bu Cong wasn't missing at all?
His emotions began to churn. He always felt that Bu Cong's return to Beijing was definitely not a good thing for Yu Feng's family. He didn't even know when the emperor had issued the secret decree. As a prime minister, this was not a good sign.
He had already made several guesses, but Bu Cong's eyes had never left Feng Yuheng. The two of them just stared at each other, one more fierce than the other, and neither of them was willing to give in.
Finally, Bu Cong spoke first, and he said, "I knew you wouldn't die so easily, but why do I feel that even if you didn't die, you're definitely not the Feng Yuheng of the past? The Feng Yuheng in my memory wouldn't be so sharp and vicious as to force the Bu family to this point."
Feng Yuheng's eyes were colder: "You are not Bu Cong anymore. The Bu Cong in my memory would not go to the border under the pretext of attending my funeral. I am afraid that the general has gained a lot from this trip, right?"
Biannan is an uninhabited area at the southernmost part of Dashun. Due to the heat, no grass grows all year round and even stones can cook eggs. Both Dashun and the ancient Shu Kingdom in the south voluntarily abandoned that place and no one was willing to develop and build it. Over time, some small forces gradually used that place as a hideout and did things that were harmful to both countries in the heat.
Bu Cong brought the secret order to Bian Nan. I'm afraid he had fought for this job with Emperor Tianwu. If he said that he really just wanted to work for the country, Feng Yuheng would never believe it. If it weren't for the profit in the Bian Nan area, how could he have made this trip in vain?
"Haha!" Bu Cong suddenly laughed, and then pointed his finger at Feng Yuheng: "You, are not her!"
Feng Yuheng suddenly giggled, and as she giggled, the cold and frosty little face just now disappeared in an instant like an illusion, and was replaced by the face of a completely thirteen-year-old girl with a bit of shyness and expectation.
For a moment, Bu Cong almost thought that he was dazzled, not now, but before. This was Feng Yuheng's original appearance, and this was the girl he remembered who often followed Doctor Yao to get medicine many years ago.
He regretted his previous impulsiveness, and quickly got off the horse and walked quickly to Feng Yuheng. He wanted to apologize to her and tell her that he was just confused because of the death of his grandfather and aunt.
But just as he approached, the sweet smile on Feng Yuheng's face stopped again. Although it did not return to its frostiness, it clearly revealed unfamiliarity and vigilance.
Bu Cong heard Feng Yuheng say to him in that crisp voice again: "General Bu, you have good eyesight."
He was startled, and his whole body suddenly felt cold, as if all his pores stood up. Fear overwhelmed him, and he was irresistible.
Bu Cong recalled that before Feng Yuheng spoke, he was the one who said "You are not her", so this sentence "General Bu has good eyesight" was a reply to his words. But... if she is not Feng Yuheng, who is she?
Bu Cong felt as if he was trapped in a maze, or as if he had fallen into a thousand-year-old ice. He had completely lost the ability to move. He wanted to mount his horse and leave, but his feet seemed to be stuck to the ground as if filled with iron, and he couldn't pull them up.
But the girl in front of him changed her expression again, with a puzzled look: "General Bu, what's wrong with you? Why is there sweat on your forehead in such a cold day?" While saying this, she said to the deputy general who also got off the horse: "Your general may be hot, you should take off his cloak quickly, because sweating like this will catch a cold."
The deputy general didn't understand what was going on, but when he saw that Bu Cong was indeed sweating, he started to take off his cloak.
Bu Cong did not react and let the deputy general take it off. It was not until the cloak was removed that he shivered with cold.
He looked at Feng Yuheng in surprise, and wanted to ask who he was, but he couldn't say it. Kang Yi, who was protected by Feng Jinyuan, said, "The snow is getting heavier, let's go back to the mansion."
Feng Jinyuan didn't want to leave, he could see that Feng Yuheng had the upper hand in this silent fight. He especially wanted to wait and see how Bu Cong would suffer, but when he saw Kang Yi's face turned pale from the cold, he couldn't help but feel distressed again.
"Let's go back home." He said considerately, and personally took off his cloak and put it on Ru Jia, and then called Feng Yuheng: "Ah Heng, let's go home."
"Okay!" She responded with a crisp laugh, and then said to Bu Cong: "If the general has a hot heart, it is not suitable for him to enter the palace to meet the emperor. Baicaotang is just opposite, you can go in for a consultation and get some medicine. Considering that we are all acquaintances, Wang Lin--" she called out, and after Wang Lin responded and came forward, she said: "Give General Bu a 20% discount." Then she turned around and left without staying any longer.
After the group left in the carriage, Li Kun, who was also left behind, paid for the wontons, then glanced at Bu Cong and walked into the snow with his entourage.
It is said that Bu Cong stood on the street for a long time, so long that the snow on his shoulders was two fingers thick. When he finally wanted to leave, he found that the soles of his boots had already frozen to the snow and he had to use a lot of force to pull them out.
But Feng Yuheng didn't know this. After she got on the carriage, she took the bowl of wontons that Huang Quan had packed for her and started eating. The fragrance reached Feng Jinyuan's nose, and he couldn't help but swallow his saliva. Seeing that Feng Yuheng didn't eat in a very good manner, he couldn't help but scold her lightly: "You are a girl, and you are a lady from a wealthy family. Why don't you know how to be more careful?"
Feng Yuheng drank the soup while asking Huang Quan: "Do I need to return this bowl?"
Huang Quan told her: "Young lady, please eat without worry. I gave you extra money to buy this bowl as well."
Feng Jinyuan saw that he was being ignored, and he couldn't help but get even angrier, "I'm talking to you!"
Feng Yuheng ate the last wonton, drank the last mouthful of soup, and then handed the bowl to Huang Quan, who then wiped the remaining soup from the corners of her mouth with a handkerchief. Only then did she speak, but she asked him in return: "It suddenly snowed and turned cold. An unmarried daughter drank a bowl of wontons in front of her father to warm herself up. What's there to be concerned about?"
Feng Jinyuan was speechless again after what she said. Thinking about it carefully, it seemed to be true. The child was cold and drank some soup to warm him up. This was indeed a very normal thing. Why was he so excited?
"But..." Feng Yuheng spoke again, "What kind of father is he if he doesn't even protect his own daughter in times of crisis?"
"You..." Feng Jinyuan really wanted to slap her and ask her how brave she was to speak to her father like that. But he couldn't raise his hand because he felt guilty. When Bu Cong's horse came at him, he was so focused on not letting Kangxi and Ru Jia get hurt that he really forgot about Feng Yuheng. Even before Feng Yuheng said this, he had never reflected on his behavior.
The definition of a daughter had always been superficial in his mind. Even when he had admired Chen Yu before, it was just because of her stunning beauty that he had a luxury of reaching the sky in one step. But now, this second daughter had pointed out such a truth, and he was speechless.
Two carriages stopped in front of the Feng Mansion one after the other, and Feng Jinyuan got off first, almost escaping. When Feng Yuheng came out later, she saw her father rushing to the other carriage, rubbing his hands and waiting to help Kang Yi down.
She raised her eyebrows and said in a loud voice, "Father! The ground is slippery due to the snow, and I am so scared. Can you come and help me?"
Feng Jinyuan was unwilling to help her, and said casually: "Don't we have a maid? Let the maid help you!"
"Alas!" A heavy sigh came, "That day in the palace, Ah Heng accidentally slipped, and it was father who personally held Ah Heng up, and told his daughter, I can't let Heng Heng fall in the palace, otherwise Feng Aiqing will be distressed when she returns home. Alas, father didn't know that father didn't care whether Ah Heng would fall or not. Huang Quan, come and help me."
Huang Quan jumped off the carriage and carefully supported Feng Yuheng, saying, "If the emperor knew that the young lady was living in such a situation in the mansion, he would definitely feel distressed. Young lady, you must be careful. If you fall and get hurt, you will not have the energy to make steel for Dashun."
Feng Jinyuan's scalp went numb when he heard this. The two of them kept talking, and every word pierced his heart. He had no choice but to give up Kang Yi, and walked back to help Feng Yuheng himself.
But when Feng Yuheng put her little hand on his wrist, she smiled and said, "Father is so funny. Ah Heng is your biological daughter, not Princess Kang Yi. Why are you trembling when you help your own daughter get off the car?"
Feng Jinyuan thought to himself that I was scared by you, but he said, "Don't just talk, be careful, the road is very slippery after it snowed." If he really fell, it would affect steelmaking, which would be a top priority. How would he explain to the emperor?
Feng Yuheng smiled at Feng Jinyuan with curved eyebrows, "Thank you, father." Finally, he landed on the ground and added in a low voice: "This is what a father should be like."
But at this moment, a scream suddenly came from the carriage behind - "Ah!" Then, there was a "thump" and someone fell heavily to the ground.
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