RMACAUH Chapter 22

Chapter 22 Chapter 22 Currently, the whole capital is gossiping about Wei the Fifth Master…

Chapter 22 Chapter 22 Currently, the whole capital is gossiping about Wei the Fifth Master…

Wei Xiaofeng looked panicked, “Don’t talk nonsense! That’s not true!!”

“Then it seems it’s a case of unrequited love. Pitiful, his wholehearted sincerity was misplaced, just like feeding a dog!” Feng Yue shook his head, seemingly full of regret.

Wei Xiaofeng was annoyed, “Say something else, I don’t want to hear this!” He forcefully covered his ears.

“Alright then!” Feng Yue pulled his hands down and whispered in his ear, “Now the whole capital is gossiping that Wei the Fifth Master ran away with a wild man. Do you think you’ll have your legs broken by your father if you go home now?”

“Ah?!” Wei Xiaofeng was on the verge of tears, “Why do you… always say such heart-wrenching things? Wuwuwu…”

Feng Yue stuffed the bright and translucent jade piece he was playing with into his hand, “This little jade rabbit is for you. Touching it might make you feel better.”

Wei Xiaofeng stared with teary eyes at the Hetian white jade in his hand. It was warm and comfortable to hold.

“This is top-grade mutton-fat jade, hard to come by even for a thousand pieces of gold.”

“You really know your stuff.”

Wei Xiaofeng raised his eyes in confusion to look at the smiling man, and felt that he was a bit different again, like a man as elusive as mist, rain, and wind, making him unpredictable.

Wei Xiaofeng lowered his head and played with the chubby and adorable white jade rabbit, and his mood did indeed improve a lot.

After calming down, Wei Xiaofeng said with a listless spirit, “I ran away from the self-combing women’s hall without permission. It must be those people in the self-combing hall deliberately slandering me. It’s completely fabricated!”

“Then have you thought of a countermeasure?”

“No, at worst I’ll have my legs broken by my dad and lie at home until next year. Anyway, someone will take care of my food and drink. I will never go back to that self-combing hall!” Wei Xiaofeng gritted his teeth and said decisively.

“Well, good idea. Endure the pain for a while, lie through the New Year’s Festival, and truly, the bitterness will turn to sweetness!”

Wei Xiaofeng didn’t know for a moment whether he was sincerely agreeing with him or being sarcastic.

“Then what good method can there be? If you encountered this, ten mouths wouldn’t be able to explain it clearly. The capital is also spreading rumors about you…” Crap, he almost forgot that he was the cold and ruthless Guangling Prince [Feng Yue].

“Oh? Spreading what about me?”

“Nothing, nothing, why is it so stuffy in the carriage?” Saying that, he pushed open the window on the side a bit. There was still a lot of accumulated snow on the street, and the wheels were rolling over one dirty track after another. Many shops had already hung up festive red lanterns early.

Although it was very cold, the streets were busy with traffic and people today, crowded and bustling, quite lively.

It had been a long time since he had gone shopping on the street, Wei Xiaofeng sighed softly. Now the inside of his pockets was cleaner than his face, so he could only look and satisfy his eyes.

If it weren’t for so many people during the day, Feng Yue really wanted to take him down for a stroll. He had been with him for so many years, and never had…

The carriage finally stopped outside the Wei residence. The guard stepped forward and called out to the door twice. The gatekeeper opened the door carelessly and stretched out his head, but the scene outside startled him and jolted him awake, and he became alert.

“Oh dear, which master are you looking for?”

“Please inform them that Wei the Fifth Master has returned.”

Wei Xiaofeng abruptly put down the window and began to feel restless and uneasy, clutching the mutton-fat white jade tightly in his hand, “It’s over, my dad is going to beat me to death.”

Feng Yue leisurely took a sip of tea and scoffed, “What can you teach with sticks and rods?”

“Anyway, you can’t beat out a filial son. Every time he hits me, I laugh when I think about his miserable old age.”

Feng Yue was both amused and annoyed, “He hits you, can’t you be a bit tougher?”

“If I’m tough once, won’t I have to beg him to go home in the end? Why bother? It’s better to endure it and suffer the immediate hardship.”

“You really are consciously being a coward.” Saying that, Feng Yue slammed down the teacup, got up, and shouted to Wei Xiaofeng, “Let’s go!”

“Where is Your Highness going?”

“This prince is in a good mood today, so I’ll send you home and give you some support along the way.”

“You, want to give me, support??”

“That’s right, if your brother Feng Yue [Fēng Yuè] knew you were being beaten, he’d probably be very sad!”

“I told you not to mention that.” Wei Xiaofeng complained softly and timidly.

Seeing Wei Xiaofeng get out of the carriage, Sang Cai also followed from the carriage behind.

When he saw the man next to Wei Xiaofeng, Sang Cai exclaimed, “You lied to me and the Young Master that you were ugly? What are your intentions?!”

Wei Xiaofeng was so frightened that his heart stopped suddenly, and he quickly covered Sang Cai’s mouth, whispering, “He’s not…”

“Wuh (not)… shih (is) …shui (who)?”

“Brother Feng Yue [Fēng Yuè] is just a substitute, a death warrior with a similar figure. This is the real person, the current Guangling Prince [Fēng Yuè].”

“Ah?” Who is the Guangling Prince [Fēng Yuè]? Although he hadn’t heard of him, Sang Cai also knew that he should be a very powerful person.

“Just follow me, don’t talk too much, lest you get burned.”

Sang Cai didn’t want to cause trouble for Wei Xiaofeng, so he obediently nodded and followed Wei Xiaofeng, Wei Xiaofeng hiding behind Feng Yue [Fēng Yuè].

*

Today, Wei Xinhe was not at home, only the mistress of the house, Madam Qin, was in the backyard, having tea and chatting with Madam Tan from the Wang family.

The children of both families were there, and they seemed to have a very harmonious relationship.

Steward Song ran all the way, panting, to the backyard.

“Madam, Madam!”

Madam Qin put down her teacup unhappily and pursed her lips in displeasure, “Why are you in such a hurry?”

“That, Fifth Master, he’s back!”

As soon as these words came out, the entire courtyard was silent for a few breaths. Wei Miaohua nimbly gathered the beautiful shuttlecock in her hand, but her lively eyes held a bit of schadenfreude.

“Really? Fifth Master is really back? Did he bring a gentleman back?”

“Shut up!” Madam Qin slammed the table and scolded, Wei Miaohua’s body trembled, and she hid behind her brother Wei Chengxian in fright.

Qin Sufang took a deep breath and smiled at Madam Tan, “I’m really not treating you well, making you laugh. It’s unfortunate that I have some family matters to deal with today, so it’s inconvenient to entertain guests. Please forgive me, Madam Tan.”

“There’s no need to be so formal. Since Madam Qin is busy with family matters, then I won’t bother you any further.”

“When I have time in the future, I’ll invite Madam Tan for tea again.”

“That’s easy to say, thank you for the hospitality today.” Saying that, she called over the Wang family’s son and set off to go home.

Wang Shuo was very gossipy and didn’t want to leave, wanting to see Wei the Fifth Master make a fool of himself, and find some fun.

“Mother, can Miaohua and I just play in the room and not go out?”

Madam Qin secretly rolled her eyes, these Wang family children were stupider and more wicked than the last.

Madam Tan grabbed his ear and said sternly, “I told you to go, so go, come back with me!”

Before long, the door of the Wei residence opened, and Wei Xiaofeng was so frightened that he hid his body tightly behind Feng Yue [Fēng Yuè], thinking it was his father.

Madam Tan led the Wang family’s son out and looked suspiciously at the carriage parked in the alley in front of the door. The carriage was followed by about ten guards with swords, wearing deep scarlet overcoats and leather belts, with pendants hanging from their waists.

And the gentleman next to the carriage, although dressed in ordinary clothes, was compellingly noble, and the group of guards were protecting him, waiting for orders.

Madam Tan looked for a long time, her eyes were very presumptuous, and the leading guard drew his knife and scolded, “What are you looking at?”

Madam Tan shrank her shoulders in fright and retreated to the side.

Wang Jia’s son, a newborn calf is not afraid of tigers, fearless due to ignorance, put his hands on his hips and stepped forward and shouted, “Can’t even look, who do you think you are! So rare!”

“The Guangling Prince [Fēng Yuè] is here, don’t be presumptuous!”

Now is a sensitive period. Today, he was just sending Xiaofeng home, Feng Yue [Fēng Yuè] didn’t want to cause trouble, so he said, “Put away your knives and let them pass.”

Hearing that it was the Guangling Prince [Fēng Yuè], the mother and son hurriedly saluted in fear, and dared not look any more.

Until they walked far away, Wang Shuo couldn’t help but look back curiously, and his eyes met Wei Xiaofeng’s.

Wang Shuo’s eyeballs almost popped out, and he was dragged onto the carriage by his mother in a daze.

Feng Yue [Fēng Yuè] noticed the abnormality, turned his face and asked Wei Xiaofeng, “Do you know that young man?”

Wei Xiaofeng nodded, “That’s Wang Jia’s son.”

“His older brother Wang Taichuan?”

“How do you know?” Does the prince also inquire about these small people?

“Then, so to speak, the woman just now was Madam Tan?”

“Yes, yes, the Tan family is very rich in Jincheng! One of the richest families. My maternal grandfather’s family often has business dealings with the Tan family.”

Feng Yue [Fēng Yuè] responded casually, until the gate of the Wei residence opened again, Feng Yue [Fēng Yuè] subtly protected Wei Xiaofeng and walked forward.

Before the person arrived, the voice came first, only to hear Madam Qin’s angry shout, “You actually have the nerve to come back, you’re really defying the heavens!”

Because she was walking in a hurry, she almost bumped into Feng Yue [Fēng Yuè] at the door. Madam Qin had seen Feng Yue [Fēng Yuè] once at the palace banquet and had a very deep impression. When she encountered him again at her doorstep, she thought she was seeing things.

Just now she was fierce, but she was suppressed all of a sudden and saluted honestly, “This humble woman has met the Guangling Prince [Fēng Yuè], I don’t know what matter requires Your Highness to grace us with your presence?”

The Wei family’s Legally born siblings, who were hiding in the back watching the show, were dumbfounded.

“How is it the Guangling Prince [Fēng Yuè]?”

Wei Chengxian pulled her, “Control yourself, don’t provoke this prince’s misfortune.”

Everyone knows that the Guangling Prince’s [Fēng Yuè] momentum is like the sun in the sky in the capital now, and he is getting holy favor. Rumor has it that he is not an easy person to get along with.

Wei Miaohua stood obediently to the side and restrained her temper.

“It’s nothing major, just sending someone back to your Wei family.” Saying that, he pulled Wei Xiaofeng, who was hiding behind him, to the front.

Wei Xiaofeng forced a smile on his face, “Mother.”

Madam Qin was both shocked and depressed, “You, how are you with the Guangling Prince [Fēng Yuè]? Why don’t you have any manners, child? Always causing trouble outside! Come over here!”

Saying that, she pulled Wei Xiaofeng over. The action of pulling him was a bit rude, and Feng Yue [Fēng Yuè]’s thick eyebrows furrowed. Madam Qin’s dislike for Xiaofeng could not be hidden at all. She was not very kind in front of him, let alone behind closed doors?

“Xiaofeng!”

“Mother!”

Wan Lingxiu ran forward quickly, crying, and hugged her son with heartache, “Xiaofeng!”

She wanted to say that he had finally returned, but she also felt that coming back was not a good thing. She was holding back a stomach full of words, turning into suppressed sobs, with endless grievances and sorrows.

Feng Yue [Fēng Yuè] was helpless, Madam Wan’s character was a bit soft, but she was the only person in the Wei family who treated Xiaofeng well.

Even her son, Wei the Fourth Master, had his elbows turned outwards. He was her own son, but he looked down on his mother and younger brother, thinking they were weak and incompetent.

Madam Qin’s face was very ugly, and she had to endure it because outsiders were here.

“Sister, he didn’t suffer any grievances, why are you crying and sobbing at the gate, losing your status?”

Wan Lingxiu hurriedly wiped away her tears, tightly holding her son’s hand, nodding repeatedly, “What the First Madam said is true. I see that my Xiaofeng is a little thinner. He has never been out alone for so long, and I don’t know how he got by.”

Saying that, she was about to cry again.

“Mother, I’m fine, nothing happened. I’m not thinner, I’m taller!”

Wan Lingxiu tugged at his shoulder, and said worriedly in a low voice, “Don’t grow any taller, it’s not good to be taller than the average gentleman, you’ll be hard to marry off.”

Feng Yue [Fēng Yuè] turned his face away, the corners of his mouth twitching uncontrollably, really wanting to laugh.

How should I say it? This mother and son were a cowardly mess, but also kind of cute.