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In the main hall, everyone raised their glasses to wish His Majesty and the Queen a happy Mid-Autumn Festival.
Because she was worried about Feng Chenyu, Concubine Feng looked at him from time to time.
I saw him sitting upright in a row of seats on the left, occasionally talking to people around him, and spending most of his time drinking with his head down.
Throughout the evening, his face seemed to be covered with a layer of ash, and the bustle around him seemed to have nothing to do with him.
Perhaps because he drank too much and felt suffocated, Feng Chenyu stood up and said goodbye to His Majesty.
The official knew that he was in a bad mood, so he agreed to let him leave early.
Looking at Feng Chenyu who had tied his hair up high, Concubine Feng felt very uncomfortable.
The original plan was to hold a coming-of-age ceremony for him the day before the Mid-Autumn Festival, but I didn't expect everything that happened later to happen so suddenly.
The night in Yu'an becomes particularly lively because of the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Fu Yao never imagined that the person Ling Fengwan was talking about accompanying her was actually her cousin Li Ju.
When she saw him in the mansion, she instinctively wanted to refuse.
But I couldn't resist his repeated requests, so I agreed to go out with him.
"Fuyao, this is for you."
The enthusiastic Li Ju walked towards her with two small sheepskin water lanterns that he had just bought from a street shop.
"Let's go to the river and release them together."
"Yeah." Fuyao responded softly.
"Are you worried about something?"
Li Ju suddenly asked while walking.
Fuyao lowered his head and said nothing.
"I'm being abrupt."
Li Ju lowered his head and smiled embarrassedly.
Fuyao turned her head to look at him, with an innocent face.
He had handsome features and a slightly thin figure, but he exuded the aura of a mature man. This was the first time Fuyao looked at him seriously.
Seeing that he was embarrassed by what she had just said, Fuyao said softly,
"No, I just miss my mother a little bit."
As the night deepened, more and more lights lit up around.
Li Jue and Fu Yao walked up the stairs, step by step, towards the bridge.
During the process, Li Jie would occasionally tell Fu Yao about some funny things that happened in Yu'an City recently. It was obvious that he really wanted her to be happy.
As she was speaking, perhaps that incident tickled Fuyao's funny bone, and she, who had originally had a calm expression, suddenly burst into giggles.
"Ah, you laughed, you laughed!"
Li Ju shouted happily,
"You look so pretty when you smile."
Before he finished speaking, Fuyao looked forward with a smile on her face, and the smile slowly faded.
Following her gaze, Li Jie saw two people walking on the opposite bridge.
One of them was Feng Chenyu, who had just left the palace. A young woman was standing next to him.
"Deputy, Princess."
Li Ju spoke first.
Because Feng Chenyu had made many contributions, the government appointed him as the head of the Privy Council to assist the Privy Councilor in handling the affairs of the Privy Council.
The girl who was called the princess was Xiao Wenjie, the daughter of the Crown Prince's tutor Xiao Yi.
Fu Yao had imagined the scene of her reunion with Feng Chenyu countless times, but this scene was beyond her expectations.
Standing next to him was a beautiful woman, a princess.
But what's so surprising about this? A young and promising young man and a young woman of status, aren't they a perfect match?
While her thoughts were wandering, the other three had already exchanged a few simple greetings.
"Let me introduce you."
Li Ju turned around and looked at Fu Yao behind him with gentle eyes.
"This is Shangguan Fuyao, Elder Liu's niece."
Fuyao bowed her head and saluted.
"Oh, so she's Mr. Liu's niece!"
Xiao Wenjie walked forward a few steps and joked that this was the first time she saw Li Jie shopping with a woman.
I believe that any outsider could feel the heat in Li Ju's eyes when he looked at Fu Yao.
Feng Chenyu was also shocked when he saw Fu Yao for the first time. He thought she had returned to Ganzhou, but he didn't expect to meet her here again.
But when he saw her with Li Ju again, he felt confused again. However, he did not speak a word from beginning to end, just looked at the people in front of him coldly.
Seeing that Feng Chenyu had no intention of talking to her, Fu Yao felt a slight pain in her heart. It seemed that he just wanted to pretend not to know her.
After a brief chat, they parted ways.
Fuyao was trying her best to control her emotions, but her hand holding the water lantern was shaking slightly under her sleeve.
Recalling Feng Chenyu's stern face just now, her heart ached. She had come to Yu'an just to see how he was doing.
The face was obviously thinner, and seemed to have become more mature after not seeing it for a few days, but also a little colder.
Or maybe this is not Ganzhou, nor is it Ningbei, and he is no longer the Feng Chenyu she knew before.
At night, Fuyao lay in bed, and when she closed her eyes, she seemed to see Feng Chenyu standing on the bridge. He just looked at her with indifferent eyes, as if they had never known each other.
But she didn't know that night that not long after she left, Feng Chenyu came to the bridge alone and stood there for a long, long time.
At dawn the next day, Fuyao got up and started packing her things. Seeing this, the maid went to tell Ling Fengwan.
After a while, Ling Fengwan came into the room.
"Sister, what does this mean?"
Fuyao looked up at the woman who had taken good care of her these days, and suddenly felt reluctant to leave. But after all, this was not her home.
"Sister, I've been disturbing you for many days, so I think it's time to leave."
"What's the hurry? Aren't you waiting for Shao Shaoqing?"
Ling Fengwan asked anxiously.
Fuyao had heard that he was temporarily away from Yu'an due to some matters, so she didn't want to wait any longer.
"Brother Shao, if you have anything to do, let's meet again when we have the chance."
"Then can't you stay a little longer for me?"
Ling Fengwan's eyes were slightly red.
"Besides, I'm pregnant. If you stay in the mansion, you'll have someone to talk to and relax with."
"Congratulations, sister."
Fuyao happily walked forward and held her hands.
"Then promise me to stay a few more days, at least until the baby is born."
Ling Fengwan suggested.
The reason why she wanted to keep Fuyao was, on the one hand, to buy time for her cousin, and on the other hand, she knew that Fuyao's parents had passed away and that she almost had no home of her own.
The most important thing is that she likes this girl very much and is really reluctant to let her go.
Seeing her enthusiastic request to stay, Fuyao could not refuse her kindness.
In the yard, Fuyao was playing chess with Ling Fengwan, and Li Jie was watching with great interest.
After a few rounds, Ling Fengwan couldn't help but sigh,
"I originally thought you were great at martial arts, but I didn't expect you to be such a good chess player as well."
She looked at Fuyao opposite her with admiration.
"Thank you for the compliment, sister."
The girl chuckled.
"You really shouldn't be so modest. You're a great chess player. Let Langjun compete with you next time."
Ling Fengwan grinned.
"Who is so good at chess?"
Liu Xian's voice suddenly came from the yard.
"Of course it's Fuyao!"
As Ling Fengwan spoke, she turned around and saw that her husband had already entered the yard, followed by Feng Chenyu, whom Fuyao and the others had just met a few days ago.
They came back from court.
"Deputy Chief."
She hurriedly stood up and greeted him.
Li Ju also stepped forward to salute, but Fuyao just stood up slowly without saying anything.
Feng Chenyu made a simple return gesture and then went into the study with Liu Xian.
"Why do I feel like this deputy is different from before?"
Li Ju muttered softly.
"Why is it different?" Ling Fengwan turned her head.
Li Ju scratched his head and said, "Although he sometimes gave people a condescending feeling in the past, he was generally friendly and cheerful.
But now, he always has a cold face and looks like he doesn’t want anyone to approach him.”
"Alas!" Ling Fengwan couldn't help but sigh, "That's not his fault. Four family members died in a row at once. How could he not be heartbroken?"
"Four?" Fu Yao, who had been quiet just now, couldn't help but ask.
Ling Fengwan looked at her puzzled eyes and explained,
“The day before General Feng and the eldest son were buried, Madam Feng also passed away.
As a result, not long after, his sister Feng Chennian also died of illness.
Although she was the adopted daughter of the Feng family and they were said to have a very good relationship, her death must have been a great blow to him."
Fuyao's heart seemed to be gently hit. She didn't expect that in just a few days, the relatives around him left one after another.
She understood this feeling. In addition to sadness, people would suddenly become lonely and at a loss, as if they had lost all their support and ties.
There was a brief silence in the air, and Li Ju was ready to change the subject.
"Sister, guess who I met when Fuyao and I were shopping during the Mid-Autumn Festival?"
Seeing him trying to keep her in suspense, Ling Fengwan said indifferently, "You can tell me if you want to."
"I met Deputy Chief and Princess Xiao."
Li Jue was gossiping.
Ling Fengwan lowered her head and smiled.
"There's no need to make a fuss about this. They're already at the age of getting married, so it's normal for them to have someone they like."
As she spoke, she looked up at the two of them.
“And don’t they look quite compatible?
Taifu Xiao, a big shot in front of the prince.
He is in charge of the Privy Council and holds the second rank. His aunt is the current imperial concubine, and their families are of comparable status.
Moreover, he was handsome and had both literary and military skills.
Princess Xiao is not only beautiful, but also talented in writing poems about snow.
Aren't they a perfect match of talent and beauty? "
"But the prince doesn't like it..."
Li Ju was interrupted by her cousin as soon as she opened her mouth.
"Stop it, don't talk nonsense, and that person is your cousin!"
Ling Fengwan said seriously.
What Li Jie wanted to say was that the prince was interested in Princess Xiao, but that was only his one-sided intention, and he had already been ordered to marry another woman.
The hand holding the chess piece slowly withdrew, and Fuyao's heart sank little by little.
Because she had something to arrange, Ling Fengwan played chess for a while and then left.
Afterwards, Fuyao lost interest in playing chess.
"Or, let's end it today."
Having said that, he stood up and prepared to leave.
"Fuyao."
Li Ju then stood up,
"I have something to say."
Fuyao turned around and looked at him.
Li Ju took a step forward, the joking expression on his face no longer existed, and he said seriously,
"What do you think of me?"
This question made Fuyao at a loss.
"I've been in Yu'an for these days, thanks to the care of Yanei and my sister."
"That's not what I meant."
Li Ju spoke anxiously,
"I want to say that the reason I come here every day is because I want to see you and I admire you!"
These words of confession came as a surprise to Fuyao.
"You don't have to give me an answer now. I know this is very hasty, but I just want you to know.
Even if you don't have any feelings for me right now, it doesn't matter. I will continue to work hard."
This was probably the first time she confessed her feelings to someone, and Li Jue's face turned red before she even finished speaking.
"Then I'll go back first."
Looking at his hurriedly leaving back, Fuyao felt a wave of emotion in her heart.
She originally thought that Li Jie often came to Liu's house just because she had a good relationship with her cousin, but she didn't expect there was this reason.
But now, there is no room for anyone else in her heart except Feng Chenyu.
Seeing that the sun was about to set, Fu Yao, who had finished his meal and had nothing to do in the room, went to the yard to relax.
But just as she entered the yard, she saw Feng Chenyu coming from the other side door.
Why is he still in Liu's house!
Fuyao thought to herself and continued walking as if no one was around.
Just as the two were about to pass by each other, Feng Chenyu called her name softly.
As Fu Yao was walking, he thought he was hallucinating, because he pretended not to know him when they met both times!
So she continued to walk forward.
"Fuyao!"
There was another sound behind him, a little louder this time.
She then stopped and the person who was just behind her had already strode towards her.
"Why are you here?"
Feng Chenyu spoke calmly.
Looking up at his expressionless face, Fuyao said unhappily,
"What does this have to do with the Deputy?"
"I suggest you go back to Ganzhou as soon as possible. Yu'an is not suitable for you."
Feng Chenyu quickened his speaking pace.
"Who am I to be the Vice-President? Where I stay is my own business."
As he spoke, Fuyao wanted to turn around and leave.
But just as she took a step forward, she was grabbed by someone behind her.
Feng Chenyu lowered his head with a sharp gaze and said in a low voice,
"what are you doing here?
Is it because of Li Ju?
He is not your beloved."
Fuyao, who was restrained by his hands, was quite unhappy, with resentment in her eyes.
She stared into those deep eyes and said,
"Then who is my beloved?"
Who else could it be?
Isn’t it the Shaohansu that you’ve been thinking about?
Whenever Feng Chenyu thought of this name, he felt like there was something stuck in his throat and he couldn't help but increase the strength of his hands.
"You hurt me!" Fuyao endured the pain and tried to break free from his strong and powerful hands.
Seeing her eyes suddenly turn red, Feng Chenyu felt distressed and let go and turned away.
But the moment he turned around, his sharp eyes instantly turned into self-blame, and he didn't know what was wrong with him.
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