Chapter 6 - Xiao Zhengtai

“Gōngzǐ, what are you doing?”

A 16-year-old boy was kneeling on the ground, holding a shovel in his hand and constantly digging into the soil. The sun shone through the cracks in the leaves and landed on him, forming a little halo.

Hearing the question of the little servant, the boy looked up at him and lifted his sleeves to wipe the sweat from his forehead. He shook his head and sighed. “Keep quiet. Do you still need Gongzi’s answer for such a silly question?”

Feng Lingxi, who was lying on the branches of the tree, was awakened by the voice of the two people. She looked down from the tree and saw the helpless expression on the white and tender face. A cute baby face with a blush and big, bright eyes..

Feng Lingxi shook her head. What did it have to do with her?

She remembered now. Was this the Zhenguo General’s Palace? Then, is this Xiao Zhengtai, the son of the general office?

She had seen the Gongzi of the General, and Yun Yi was the first person among his peers. As the most favoured eldest son of the general, he was renowned as the first of the four great talents. Called as the “first son”, his martial arts seemed to be pretty good. Though he did not like to dance with a knife, his character was very docile.

After his becoming-of-14-year-old celebration, the number of people who came to the door were countless. The first son was now 18 years old, but he wasn’t married yet. If he didn’t marry soon, he will turn nineteen. Even if he was excellent, he would become an old man, and his value would fall.

Therefore, the number of people who went to the General’s Office this year had not been a lot, because Yun Yi was sure to set his marriage within this year.

As Yun Yi was too outstanding, it made people overlook the other sons of the general. Only Yun Yi’s younger brother was still known. However, his character was quite different from that of Yun Yi’s. His talent was not as good as his older brother, and his character was somewhat unruly.

She didn’t know who this one was.

While in thought, the servant under the tree spoke again, “Gongzi, how can you say that!? You are also the second son of the General’s House. How could you do such a thing? Or let Wu Xuan help you!” The servant looked at the worms squirming in the bottle near his feet and found himself asking silly questions, but he still wanted to make his Gongzi pay attention to his image.

Struggling to dig up the small earthworms, this time he was too lazy to lift his head. He just said, “Wu Xuan. Do you know why I chose this name for you?”

“Why?” There was some curiosity in the servant’’s eyes.

“Because you are too talkative, Wu Xuan!”

The curiosity in the eyes of the servant turned into sorrow. Watching the busy Xiao Zhengtai, he said, “Gongzi, it’s for your own good. You and the first Gongzi only have a few months difference in age. You see so many people who ask for your eldest brother and relatives, but nobody asks about you. You don’t care. But if you don’t pay attention to your image, you can’t get married!” His courage was quite big as he dared to say such a thing. It could also be seen that the second Gongzi was quite tolerant of him.

He looked at the bottle at his feet and felt that there were enough worms and stood up. He looked at the worried waiter and said, “Even if I am gentle, no one will offer me a kiss.”

“Why?” He clearly thought that the boy was very good! Although a little too lively, a little bit unruly, a little bit of a bully, but in general, he was still a good person.

“Because no one knows that the generals of the General’s House are round and flat, and I am only a dispensable person in the General’s Office. I won’t get any benefit from it.” Yun Yi was different.

Hearing that, Feng Lingxi raised her eyebrows. She didn’t expect that he could see this clearly. Although some people went to Yun Yi, most of them wanted to marry him because of his reputation and identity. How true were their feelings?

“Then… What about that?” Xiao Wai wrinkled his face and said bitterly, “That man can’t marry?”

Xiao Zhengtai fiercely slapped on the little servant’s head, and said angrily, “Is Yun Yi a person who needs to live beside a woman? Only a weak man will be so sad!”

Ever since his father died, he had never been able to protect himself anymore. If he remained weak for some more years, he was afraid no one would be punished even if he got bullied and killed.

Yun Siyu hooked his lips, thinking that even his close relatives could not be trusted. Could he still count on a strange woman to protect him for life? When his father died, although he was still young, he had a deep, sad memory of his father’s face wet with tears all day long. He did not want to follow his father’s footsteps. Everything was still good just by being with himself. Others are unreliable, especially those hot-tempered, dog-like, ruthless women!

Feng Lingxi looked at his angry look, the corners of her mouth could not help but rise. Yun Siyu? It does mean something. It was interesting. Was this a strong man in the world of women? But it looked really unlikely!

The servant rubbed his head and felt pain all over his face. He couldn’t take care of the mud on his head. He persuaded him with painstaking heart, “Boy, you are still a man. Though you are a bit powerful, how can a man not marry?”

Yun Siyu slapped him unkindly again. “What would happen to this Gongzi if I don’t marry? Do I look hungry to you? You dare say one more word and I will rename you to Xiao dumb!”

“Ah? Another change?” the little servant’s face was miserable. He has changed his name two times in three days. He was afraid that the next time someone asked him what his name was, he wouldn’t be able to answer.

Yun Siyu ignored him and waved, “I am hungry. Go and get me some cakes.”

“Oh.” After a few steps, the servant turned to him and said, “Gongzi, it’s really impossible not to marry. The general won’t allow it,” and then he walked away quickly.

Yun Siyu turned his eyes to the sky but found a red color among the leaves. His small face suddenly scrunched up, and he said, “Who?”

Feng Lingxi looked up at him speechless. She was actually discovered?

But now that she was found, she did not intend to escape. With a spin, she lightly landed on the ground, displaying unspeakable elegance. Her red clothes fluttering in the wind, as warm as fire.

The face was covered with a butterfly mask, covering most of the face, leaving only a white jaw, beautiful red lips, and those addicting Phoenix eyes. Her long silky waist-length hair were loosely tied behind her with a red hairband. It was very casual, but it matched with her lazy aura.

Yun Siyu frowned at the man in front of him. That man seemed to be very good in martial arts. What does he want, coming to the General’s palace? After thinking for a while and ‘finding’ the reason, Yun Siyu reached out and pointed to the gate of the courtyard and said, “Turn left, and then right. When you go out, you’ll reach my mother’s study.

Feng Lingxi felt like laughing. Was this guy betraying his mother?