Chapter 56 The Maid Lost Fei Hua
Su Yuyao peeked into the courtyard from outside the gate. In the spacious courtyard, the girls sat gracefully before their zithers, their fingers nimble and their figures alluring. The music they played was sometimes as delicate as a lotus leaf, sometimes as turbulent as a surging tide, sometimes as melodious as a nightingale's song, and sometimes as powerful as a stampede of horses...
"Yao'er, why are you so late? Did you go to the gladiatorial class again?" Zheng Meng noticed Su Yuyao outside the door.
"Senior brother," Su Yuyao said with a smile, "you're amazing, you guessed it right away!"
"Then why did you come back so quickly?" Zheng Meng asked with a smile.
Su Yuyao sighed dejectedly and said, "Senior Brother Mengjiao won't let me go wrestling anymore. He said they all have Qi, but I don't... so he sent me back."
"Oh? They've started practicing Qi! Then you can't go. You don't have Qi, and it's too dangerous for you to fight them!" Zheng Meng pointed to the empty zither seats in the courtyard and said, "You'd better just stick to practicing your zither!"
"I don't want to practice the piano, I want to practice Qi..." Su Yuyao muttered.
"What?! You want to practice Qi?!" Zheng Meng was extremely surprised. "That's very difficult!"
"How difficult can it be? Is it harder than doing homework?!" Su Yuyao asked.
Zheng Meng smiled and said, "Yao'er, the person with the largest Qi field, the best Qi luck, and the highest Qi power in our Immortal Mountain, even the entire Heavenly Palace, and even the Heavenly Realm, is Lord Xuanfeng! Why don't you wait for him to return and learn from him? For now, you should focus on learning the basic courses, okay?"
"Huh? Xuanfeng? Xuanfeng has the best Qi?!" Su Yuyao exclaimed in surprise, "No wonder he's so strong!"
Zheng Meng was taken aback, then lowered his head to suppress a laugh.
Su Yuyao blushed instantly and quickly sat down obediently beside the zither, pretending to play the flute...
"Alright! That's all for today's lesson. When you get home, practice your fingering diligently, focusing on finger dexterity and strength! Pay attention to the point of force application! Also, memorize the sheet music!"
“Yes…” the girls replied softly.
Su Yuyao stretched and breathed a sigh of relief, then leisurely followed the other girls out of the courtyard, lifting her skirt as she walked.
Glug glug...
Su Yuyao patted her stomach; it was time to eat! She walked into the garden and called out, "Feihua! Feihua! It's time to go back and eat!"
She stood there and waited, but there was no response.
"Feihua! Stop hiding! Come out quickly!" Su Yuyao called out while looking around, but there was still no response, and she couldn't see Feihua's figure.
Su Yuyao's heart skipped a beat. "Feihua! Come out quickly! Don't scare me!"
She searched anxiously in the garden, calling out, "Feihua! Feihua! Where are you...?"
She searched several times but still couldn't find Feihua. Her legs started to go weak, her heart grew increasingly panicked, and her eyes became increasingly sore...
Qi Meng was leisurely reading a book in his study when he suddenly heard faint sobbing. He walked to the door in confusion and saw Su Yuyao wiping away her tears.
"Yao'er, what's wrong?"
“Immortal Master…I…lost the Flying Flower…” Su Yuyao sobbed.
"Feihua is lost?" Qi Meng was a little surprised, but seeing Su Yuyao's guilty look, he quickly comforted her, "Don't worry, I'll help you look for her! You go back and wait, just in case she goes back on her own!"
"Um... Immortal Master... you must help me find it..." Su Yuyao's tears fell in pairs, "Otherwise, if Lady Qingyue and Xuanfeng find out, I'll be in big trouble..."
"Alright, I understand!"
Qi Meng persuaded Su Yuyao to go back, and quickly summoned Gong Meng, asking him to lead people to search for her.
“Miss Yao’er! Since you promised to take care of Fairy Feihua, how could you leave her alone in the garden?! Now look what’s happened! The fairy is lost! How am I supposed to explain this to Lady Qingyue!” Fangchun scolded anxiously. “If you’re annoyed with us, just say so. Why resort to such methods…”
"I'm sorry... I... I didn't mean to..." Su Yuyao wiped away her tears and cried, "I didn't use any tricks... I really didn't mean to..."
Bai Er wiped away Su Yuyao's tears, and was somewhat dissatisfied with what Fang Chun had said. "Granny Fang Chun, our young lady left Fairy Feihua in the garden because she was going to class. Fairy Feihua was disobedient and got lost on her own. Besides, our young lady has already asked Lord Qi Meng for help in finding her. How can it be that our young lady used underhanded means?!"
Fangchun rolled her eyes and said, "That's a clever tactic! She got pregnant after only knowing you for a few days, so she's clearly not a simpleton! Now she's making herself look innocent and pitiful, but she might have been up to something too!"
"You! You're talking nonsense!" Bai Er exclaimed angrily, her eyes wide with rage.
"Bai Er!" Su Yuyao grabbed Bai Er and said to Fang Chun, "Granny Fang Chun, losing Fairy Fei Hua was my fault, and I won't argue with you no matter what you say. But please don't gossip about Xuan Feng and me! Why could Xuan Feng and I have physical intimacy so soon after we met? Why have Fei Hua and Xuan Feng been betrothed for a thousand years but never consummated their marriage? This has nothing to do with Fei Hua and me; it all depends on who Xuan Feng loves! So, don't say such things in the future, or Fei Hua will only be more heartbroken!"
Fangchun said somewhat indignantly, "Miss Yao'er, I am a nanny from Binglun Palace. Even if I said something I shouldn't have, it should be Lady Qingyue who should guide me, not someone else!"
Su Yuyao glanced at Fangchun and said slowly, "Granny Fangchun, I am Lord Xuanfeng's wife, and Lady Qingyue personally took care of me during my postpartum period. Even if I did something wrong, it should be them who guide me, not others!"
Fangchun choked for a moment, then blinked and stopped talking.
Su Yuyao finally calmed down. Feihua, where are you?
She cast a divination at will. Flying flowers represent the middle daughter, the upper trigram is Li (☲), the garden represents earth, and the lower trigram is Kun (☷). The main hexagram is Fire over Earth (晋), the time is noon (午), the first line moves, and the changing hexagram is Fire over Thunder (筮盍). The external element supports the internal element, indicating no danger! Did she leave on her own? Where did she go? The Zhen trigram also points to the east. What is in the east?
She lifted her skirt and ran towards Qi Meng's study, "Immortal Master! Immortal Master! Flying Flowers should be in the East, what's in the East?"
"East?" Qi Meng thought to himself, "There's only one library in the east of the garden, and nobody usually goes there!"
"It should be in the library! Go find it quickly!" Su Yuyao shouted.
Just then, Meng Yu, carrying a stack of books, stepped into the study and exclaimed, "Immortal Master! Found them! Fairy Feihua is reading in the library! She even insisted on bringing these books back!"
Su Yuyao rushed over and saw Feihua, who was also holding a book. A huge weight lifted from her heart, and she cried out, "Feihua! You worried me to death! What would I have done if I had really lost you?!"
"Yao'er, don't cry, I've found it for you..." Fei Hua handed over a few books in a daze.
"Why are you giving me a book?" Su Yuyao wiped away her tears but didn't take it.
"You said you wanted to practice Qi... I don't know how, but it's in the book... Here you go." Fei Hua stuffed the book into Su Yuyao's hands.
"You?! You want to practice Qi?!" Meng Yu laughed loudly. "You'd better rest!"
Su Yuyao pouted, tossed the book to Meng Yu, turned around and curtsied to Qi Meng, saying, "Immortal Master, Fei Hua has been found. I must take her back quickly so that Granny Fang Chun won't worry."
"Alright, Yao'er, take her back first. Take these books she found back with you and take a look. If you want to practice Qi, I can teach you!"
Qi Meng flipped through the books Fei Hua had found and said, "Meng Yu, help me return these books. Put them down and come right back, understand?"
"I heard you!" Meng Yu said with a grin, holding the book, to Su Yuyao, "Let's go! Junior Sister!"
Su Yuyao frowned, tears welling up in her eyes again. What a mess! She almost lost Feihua, found her, and then brought back so many books. What bad luck!
She dared not disobey Qi Meng, and could only bow her head and say, "Yes, Immortal Master..."
Meng Yu laughed gleefully, "Yao'er! With so many books, you can read to your heart's content!"
Su Yuyao glared at Meng Yu with a bitter face, then pulled Fei Hua towards her courtyard, complaining, "Fei Hua, you can look at the flowers, but why are you running around?! You know I don't like studying, yet you brought back so many books, are you trying to ruin me?"
“You want to practice Qi…” Fei Hua said, looking at Su Yuyao.
"I only practiced Qi for fun! You've made such a big fuss about it!" Su Yuyao became increasingly angry as she spoke. "Now even the Immortal Master is telling me to read these books!"
Fei Hua looked at the angry Su Yuyao, somewhat puzzled, "You were the one who said you wanted to practice Qi..."
Su Yuyao looked at the flying flowers and sighed, "Never mind, it's already a blessing to have found you..."
Meng Yu placed the book on Su Yuyao's desk and was about to sit down for a rest when Su Yuyao kicked him out.
"Yao'er! You're so rude! I'm your senior brother, after all!" Meng Yu stood in the courtyard with his hands on his hips and said loudly, "I saw it, you've already set out food in your room, won't you let me have a bite? I even helped you find Feihua!"
Su Yuyao blocked the doorway and said, "We didn't cook for you! Go back and eat! Who told you to bring back so many books! Besides, the Immortal Master said you should put the books down and leave!"
Meng Yu smiled helplessly and said, "Then I'm leaving. You should study hard. Ask me if you don't understand anything!"
"Hmph!" Su Yuyao made a face and closed the door.
After dinner, Fei Hua pulled Su Yuyao and pressed her down in front of the desk, saying, "Yao'er, read a book!"
"I don't want to see it!" Su Yuyao broke free from Feihua's hand. "You can see it if you want! You're the one who moved it back! It's not me..."
"You have to see it!" Fei Hua pressed Su Yuyao down.
"I don't want to see!" Su Yuyao pushed Feihua away.
Fei Hua refused to let go, and Su Yuyao refused to compromise. Back and forth, the two of them started wrestling.
Su Yuyao did not show any mercy to Feihua just because she was a fairy, and knocked her down with a few punches.
Fangchun and Baier rushed over upon hearing the noise and saw Feihua lying on the ground clutching her stomach, while Su Yuyao stood to the side, clenching her fists and puffing out her cheeks in anger.
Seeing that Su Yuyao was definitely not injured, Bai Er helped Fang Chun lift Fei Hua up.
"Oh dear! Fairy! You... you've been beaten?!" Fangchun exclaimed in surprise.
Bai Er rushed to check on Su Yuyao, "Miss! Are you injured?"
"What injury did I sustain?! It's because she can't take a beating!"
A faint trace of blood appeared at the corner of Feihua's mouth. She clutched her stomach, glared at Su Yuyao, and said haltingly, "Yao'er...reading a book..."
"I won't watch!" Su Yuyao stomped her foot and shouted, "Why should I do whatever you tell me to do! I'm the one taking care of you! You have to listen to me!"
“Xuanfeng…Xuanfeng said, let me…keep an eye on you…” Feihua swayed and reached for Su Yuyao again.
"Oh dear, fairy!" Fangchun helped Feihua up. "Don't worry about her! Let's go back inside and see where she's hurt!"
Bai Er watched as Fang Chun helped Fei Hua out, then nervously closed the door.
"Miss! How could you lay a hand on the Flower Fairy?!"
"What's wrong?! She insisted I read a book..."
"Miss, Fairy Feihua is a fairy! She was specially sent by Lady Yimu! Even Lady Qingyue is biased towards her. You were beaten so badly for being a little jealous, and you still dare to lay a hand on Fairy Feihua?! Aren't you afraid that Granny Fangchun will complain? What will you do if Lady Qingyue finds out?! Don't even mention that Lord Xuanfeng isn't home right now. Even if he were home, he might not protect you. He might be the first one to punish you!"
Thinking of Fei Hua's appearance and hearing Bai Er's words, Su Yuyao began to feel scared. She pouted and said in a tearful voice, "What should I do?! Bai Er, please help me think of a way!"
Bai Er sighed and said, "Miss, I'm just a little maid, what can I do? I just beg you, can you please think about the consequences before you cause trouble?"
Su Yuyao pouted and said, "How would I know what constitutes trouble? You only realize it's trouble after you've already caused it..."
Bai Er helped Su Yuyao to bed, gently removed Su Yuyao's longevity lock and placed it beside her pillow, then helped Su Yuyao take off her outer garment and said, "Miss, don't think so much, lie down for a while and rest. I'll go and sound out Fangchun's opinion."
Su Yuyao lay on her side on the bed, picked up the longevity lock from beside her pillow, and looked at the two bells that belonged exclusively to Xuanfeng. "Xuanfeng... I've caused trouble... I miss you..."
A hawk soared through the sky, its cry shaking the heavens. Xuanfeng crouched low atop the hawk, braving the biting wind, as they crossed the vast snow-capped mountains.
His brows and eyes were frosty, but they couldn't hide the affectionate image of Su Yuyao in his mind. Looking at her round face, pouting lips, and round eyes, he couldn't help but smile slightly...
You brat, you've caused trouble as soon as I left!
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