In the morning, the Prince's Mansion was busy from top to bottom. The old prince was also comically following behind and giving some pointers, making it seem like he wasn't joking.
As for the maids and servants, they could only suppress their faces until they were flushed red, not daring to laugh out loud.
When noon arrived, Chu Feng and the others followed the old prince into the palace.
The scene on the road was quite astonishing. Four horses were leading the way, followed by two rows of ceremonial guards, then a few sedans, and finally a group of guards.
Chu Feng sat in the sedan. From time to time, he would look out through the window in the sedan. On the road, there were quite a few observers.
The sedan behind Chu Feng was sitting on top of it, and the one sitting was the current Lady Chu.
From time to time, Chu Feng would look at the sedan behind him.
Ever since the day they went to that temple to fulfill their wish, the relationship between the two of them had become much closer.
However, two days ago, after Chu Feng made a big mistake, he had been evading Chu Feng the entire time. That made Chu Feng feel a bit uneasy, and in an instant, he seemed to be worried about him.
However, he couldn't figure out what she was thinking. He didn't know what to do and could only look at her in silence.
Actually, Chu Feng had always been thinking about girls in his heart.
Since that winter, the girl had frequently appeared in his dreams. However, when had he ever had the heart to experience that ethereal love? The girl was nowhere to be found, and he was a lowly beggar. How could he have the ability to talk about love?
But now it was different. The girl had returned, and he was no longer that lowly little beggar.
So, when Chu Feng saw the girl that time, he hiddenly made the decision to take good care of her in his heart. It was not only to return the favour, it was also … Soon, they arrived at the palace gates.
The palace gate was even more imposing than the palace gates, and the walls were much higher as well. The vermilion palace gate could not help but give off a sense of splendor, giving off a rich yet not dignified aura.
Standing below the city wall, Chu Feng's former longing gradually started to float back to his mind.
As they wandered about, the eaves of the houses and the arches of the stone bridges all left behind the figures of Chu Feng and his father. Every time when it was deep into the night, when people were quiet, Chu Feng would often imagine that if there was a place to live, it would be fine, even if it was a thatched hut.
That little bit of longing from back then had become Chu Feng's greatest wish.
But now, he didn't expect it to be so unexpected.
Not only were there tall walls and tiled houses, there were also overflowing powers in the family. Chu Feng, who had always been at the bottom, was a bit unaccustomed to that.
Now, he was celebrating the birthday of the current Son of Heaven. That honor made Chu Feng tremble a bit. He couldn't help sighing. This life truly was thirty years, thirty years, and the west.
After waiting for a short while, the people who were waiting for him in the palace staggered over from the magnificent arch.
The old prince glanced at the head steward and teased, "Old Wang! I'll have to trouble you today to bring these two little fellows to the palace for a stroll! "
As he said that, he pointed at Chu Feng and the woman beside him.
The steward raised his head and looked at the old prince with some suspicion. He said rather awkwardly, "Your highness, His Majesty has asked me to personally greet you." He glanced at the two children and continued, "If that's the case, then it doesn't look good! If the king blames you... "
Hearing this, the old prince's amiable face couldn't help but sink as he stared at the greasy and pinkish steward with a sharp gaze. Thinking about how this fellow was getting more and more outrageous, relying on his favor to be so arrogant, he couldn't help but open his mouth to reprimand him.
Chu Xiaotian, who was standing behind everyone, took a step forward and sternly said to the supervisor, "Head Steward, do you still remember me?"
Manager Wang followed the direction of the voice and was stunned for a moment.
However, in the blink of an eye, he kneeled down and muttered, "I did not know that you had come. Guilty, guilty."
Chu Xiaotian laughed and said, "It's fine, it's fine. Bring the two of them to the palace. They are my grandchildren. "
As he spoke, he meaningfully glanced at the Old Prince who was standing next to him.
When Steward Wang heard Chu Xiaotian's words, he was stunned for a moment. He recalled that the seemingly ordinary child was actually his grandson, and his mind went blank for a moment.
Eunuch Wang raised his head and said to the eunuch behind him, "Bring young miss to the palace for a walk."
The young eunuch behind Steward Wang responded and walked up, indicating that Chu Feng and the others should follow.
At this point, the prince said, "It is better for you to personally accompany Young Master Chu! It's not like you don't know how naughty those little fellows in the palace are. " The words of the prince were a bit hidden, and it meant that he was afraid Chu Feng would bully him.
"Manager Wang was a bit hesitant, as if there was something hard to say." Rest assured! Your Majesty, I'll tell him. "
The old prince knew of Steward Wang's difficulties and said these words.
Steward Wang smiled at Chu Feng and brought them deep into the palace.
The young eunuch brought Chu Xiaotian and the prince in.
The young eunuch looked suspiciously at Chu Xiaotian, not understanding why when Steward Wang saw him, it was as if he had lost his soul.
Chu Xiaotian saw the doubt in the eunuch's eyes, and he smiled as he thought to himself, "It has been more than ten years since I left the capital. I am no longer that mighty general."
The past seemed to have been lost in the red dust. Chu Xiaotian couldn't help but exclaim, "Time truly makes one feel old!"
As he walked, Steward Wang introduced Chu Feng to the names of the sights and meanings behind them.
Later, when she saw the pond full of lotus leaves, she stopped and looked at it carefully. She couldn't help but think of the summer when the lotus flowers were blooming in the pond.
At that time, she giggled with her beautiful face, tender lips, willow leaf eyebrows, phoenix eyes and light dimples. It couldn't help but make Chu Feng a bit absent-minded.
The fragrance was no longer the sickly look from half a month ago. That white face had a slight rosy hue, curved eyebrows, bright eyes, and a pool of emerald green. This scene was like a young girl playing in the spring.
"What a beautiful girl. Who is she?" A surprised voice came from the pavilion across the pond.
With that feminine voice behind his back, Chu Feng was a bit displeased.
He turned around and saw a young man, who was wearing luxurious clothes, smiling at him. For a while, he turned his head around, looking a bit shy.
The well-dressed young man wanted to come over and say something, but Chu Feng had already dragged the city's fragrance far away.
When the well-dressed youth saw the girl leave, he became somewhat anxious, but when he saw Steward Wang behind him, he couldn't help but calm down. He couldn't help but let his thoughts run wild.
It was almost noon, so Steward Wang, Chu Feng and He Cheng Xiang headed towards the Kang Ming Pavilion.
At this moment, many people had already arrived. When the court ministers saw that Steward Wang was calling out to the two children, they were all a bit surprised by the origins of those two children. However, they couldn't think of anyone with great influence that would make the red man in front of the Son of Heaven treat them like this.
This caused the Kang Ming Pavilion, which was originally quiet, to suddenly clamor as all sorts of speculations were spread from the mouths of the palace ministers.
Some people tried to get close to Steward Wang from time to time, hoping to learn something from him.
But Steward Wang only greeted the young masters and ladies of the Chu Clan without paying any attention to their conversation, causing everyone to become even more curious. Just what kind of identity did this person have that even Steward Wang had to avoid?
Everyone became even more confused. The rowdy Kang Ming Pavilion immediately started to boil.
At this moment, a sharp voice made the entire hall quieten down, because the Son of Heaven had come.
The ministers naturally opened up a path for him. The Son of Heaven was walking in front, followed by the Old Prince, and then an old man with a head full of white hair. When the old men who had been in the imperial court for a long time saw the old man, their faces couldn't help but change, showing excitement, joy, and even fear.
Although he was a bit old, no one doubted his leadership skills.
This was because he was the current commander of the three armies.
Very soon, everyone had taken their seats. Beside the Son of Heaven sat two powerful figures, the Great Emperor and the Great Emperor.
Chu Feng held his grandfather's hand and also sat on the Emperor's seat. Today, the emperor's expression was solemn, and he did not want to be as amiable as that day. Chu Feng couldn't help but think to himself, "Could it be that this is the difficulty of someone in a high position?"
Do you always pay attention to your words and deeds in front of others? That was too hard. For a moment, Chu Feng couldn't help feeling sympathy for the Son of Heaven.
The emperor happily said a few words on the table before starting his meal.
The emperor seemed to be less reserved as he chatted with the old prince and Chu Xiaotian from time to time. He did not forget to ask Chu Feng how he was doing in the palace.
The table was very harmonious. From time to time, Chu Feng would turn his head to look at the girl on the table.
The girl was a bit reserved. This was the first time she was eating with someone who wielded a lot of power. His grandma would occasionally give some dishes to the girl, but the girl would just lower her head and eat the dishes in the bowl.
That made the old lady love him even more. Ever since she saw what her grandson was thinking, the old lady had always kept the girl as her grandson's wife. How could she not treat him well?
While everyone was enjoying their meal, no one noticed the dark gaze that was cast on the table in the corner.
Soon, lunch was over.
Manager Wang continued to walk over to entertain the young masters and ladies of the Chu Clan. Chu Xiaotian was led away by the Son of Heaven to chat.
Upstream past the lotus garden, the peach orchard, and so on.
"In the afternoon, Steward Wang brought them on a tour around the palace." Feng, look. " Xiang Xi gently pulled on Chu Feng's sleeve and said.
Chu Feng looked in the direction the girl was pointing at. He only saw a little girl being reprimanded.
Chu Feng understood what she meant. He pulled Xiang Xiang's hand and walked over there.
The girl knelt on the ground and sobbed. The manager's nanny was reprimanding her nonstop. Perhaps she had seen someone coming, so she stopped and raised her head to take a look.
They saw a very simple and unadorned boy pulling a girl in gorgeous clothes over. He couldn't help but look at the two of them in a group. What did she do wrong? "
Chu Feng pointed at the girl kneeling on the ground and asked.
Chu Feng no longer cared about the old woman as he walked straight towards the girl who was kneeling on the ground.
The little girl kneeling on the ground had already noticed that someone was coming when the mama stopped scolding her. But now, no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't figure out who that youth was. She was in charge of managing the indenture contract of all the palace servants.
Looking at the young man's innocent appearance, he didn't want to be a noble.
This caused the little girl to look at the boy with doubt.
"Stand up!" Chu Feng said gently.
However, the girl did indeed ignore him. This confused Chu Feng a bit. Chu Feng wanted to pull the girl who was kneeling on the ground back, but the girl very obediently dodged it.
This made Chu Feng even more confused.
The little girl who was kneeling on the ground said, "Your servant has made a mistake and deserves to be punished. Young master, you should leave!"
Chu Feng was furious when he heard this.
He had always hated those useless people who relied on their power and influence the most.
His past childhood left Chu Feng with too much pain. The life of a stray dog made Chu Feng unable to get used to the faces of those rich people.
Even after he returned to the Chu family, he wore very simple clothes.
At this moment, the old woman was still proudly showing off.
Suddenly, a "pa" sound echoed throughout the entire yard.
The old woman looked curiously at the boy in front of her. She couldn't help but wonder who he was.
However, looking at the boy's simple clothes and thinking of the girl's slightly gorgeous clothes, he finally understood.
So he was relying on that girl's strength! When he thought that his backer was now the most beloved concubine of the emperor, his temper flared up.
However, just as she wanted to point at Chu Feng and walk into the courtyard with a panicked expression, the old woman looked carefully and saw that it was the son of the Emperor. She wanted to tell him about what had happened and have him help her vent her anger.
But unexpectedly, Steward Wang walked in front of the boy and said with his head lowered, "Young master Chu, it's really easy to find you. You disappeared in the blink of an eye. If you lost him, even ten heads wouldn't be enough to cut him off!"
The crying sound of Steward Wang was akin to the grief of his dead parents. Chu Feng could not help but feel a chill run down his spine.
Steward Wang's humble attitude caused the old woman to be a bit disappointed. She really couldn't figure out who that boy was or why he had to lower his head.
This was because he knew that the ministers would lower their heads to greet Steward Wang, but he didn't expect that an ordinary boy would actually make Steward Wang so afraid.
Chu Feng did not say anything else. He only pulled Xiang Xiang's hand and walked towards the distant door. As he neared the door, he said, "Steward Wang, take away the girl who is kneeling on the ground as well! My sister didn't bring the little girl here. Let her take care of my sister! " Then he walked away.
"Thank you." Wa Cheng Xiang said.
"A small matter." Chu Feng replied.
Steward Wang said a few words to the old woman before chasing in the direction that Chu Feng had left in.