Volume 2 Chapter 6: The Granary of Heaven after leaving the private meeting

  When everyone arrived at the balcony, the housekeeper who had been elusive suddenly notified us to start.

  I handed the jade pipa to Hua Lelie and retreated to a side, sitting on the ground and gazing through the lotus leaves at the banquet in front.

  The wind is clear and elegant, but I don't know if it's because my heart is not here, I always feel that she is a bit listless. She supports her face with one hand, wondering what she is thinking about? A faint sadness seeps through her eyebrows.

  A song "荷风飘香" opened the curtain of the dinner party, and there was no dialogue between people, only Chu Yue occasionally spoke to Feng Qingya, but the distance was too far, and it was unknown what they were talking about. However, judging from Feng Qingya's expression, it should be some unimportant words.

  "Look, that's Madame Huguo," said the dancing girl in a low voice.

  "I heard she lost her memory recently."

  "It seems like he's regained his memories recently, I heard Lord He say so."

  "Yes, Lord Li also said that Madame Hu Guo is back to her old self again."

  "That's truly something to be congratulated."

  It's really delightful, she smiled slightly, happy that Qing Ya had returned to her own body. She was finally free from being cramped in Xiao Jiu's body. Hopefully, she would often remember this Qing Ya.

  At a glance, Xiao Jiu was sitting on the chair eating fruit, Qing Er had become his maid, busy feeding him. Xiao Jiu clapped his hands happily, and he became lovely Xiao Jiu again, revealing the joy that a normal seven-year-old child should have.

  "Look over there, that's the Chun Yu Gongzi and Leng Junzhu who made a big stir recently." The dancers curiously looked towards another direction.

  "Which one? Is it the handsome young man sitting next to Miss Leng?"

  "It's him, sitting next to him is his older brother who looks just like him, so handsome, both of the Chunyu brothers are good-looking men."

  "Ah, Da Junyu Gongzi is looking over here."

  "Alright, he's looking at Hua Jie. We're sitting behind the lotus leaves, who can see us?"

  "Hehehehe."

  Listening to the dancer's words, I subconsciously looked towards Chun Yu Zi Chen. When my eyes met his gaze, I slightly froze. He seemed to be looking at... me? But why? His gaze was like that day, with a hint of pity and more inquisitiveness.

  I'm familiar with this inquiring gaze, when I played Feng Qingya, Xuan Yuan Yifei occasionally opened his eyes and had this inquiring gaze. And Nan Gong Qiuye, his gaze was even more obvious.

  Strange? What did I do to make Chun Yu Zi Chen curious about me? Withdraw my gaze. Recalling carefully, still no result.

  Just then, Hua finished her first performance and retreated to our side to rest, while the other musicians continued to play. Then the dancing girls began their dance.

  "Look at you, I can tell you've never seen a big scene." Huālele softly fell beside me, she thought I was looking around curiously, but I just smiled faintly and got a cold stare from her. "Don't pretend to be innocent, my mom taught me back then, now she's teaching you the same way, haven't you been reading those erotic books at night?"

  I was startled: "Really? Have you read 'Daddy Long Legs' recently?"

  "Of course, I've read all of Qian Mu Xue's books, but this time the little father she wrote about feels like someone I know."

  "Who?" To be honest, I haven't even had a chance to flip through that book yet.

  "You don't know, he's the attendant of the Empress Dowager, Hou Xuan, but I haven't seen him today." Hua Lian stretched his neck and looked around.

  When she mentioned the back string, I immediately thought of going to hook him up and said: "That...I think it's convenient."

  The old man glared at me and said, "Lazy people have a lot of shit and pee, walk from behind."

  "Ah." Behind what Hua Liao said, was actually the east side of the veranda. The banquet was set up on the south side of the veranda. On the east side, there was a row of plank bridges leading to the depths of the garden. Walking from there wouldn't draw too much attention. After all, coming and going from that route would be heading straight for the banquet, which would be too conspicuous.

  The cat slipped into the dense forest, but Hou Xian didn't come. With his temperament, he would never be absent. Not to mention that Hua Lelai had also arrived.

  Hou Xian, didn't you leave the Hu Guo Fu? Although Hou Xian is simple-minded, he's not stupid. He should be able to sense Feng Qingya's change. After all, I'm completely different from Feng Qingya now.

  At first, I was Qingya, he had already done three things and could leave at any time. He didn't leave me just because he wanted to follow me to learn Tai Chi, now Qingya is not me anymore, with his personality, he won't stay in the Guardian Mansion.

  The familiar scenery in front of me brings a mix of emotions, and I even feel a warmth like home. Suddenly, I realize that when a bird is locked up for too long, it can develop feelings for the cage as well.

  Wandering between familiar roads, I've become aimless. Should I go find Hou Xuan? What should I say when I see him? Everywhere here is filled with Feng Qingya and Nan Gong Autumn's eyes and ears, what if I reveal a weakness? At least for now, I can say that I'm lost.

  However, when I stopped in my tracks, I was already standing at the entrance of Hou Xuan's courtyard.

  I remember the courtyard of Yuanchen was filled with green bamboo, the courtyard of Shangshang was filled with peonies, and the courtyard of Nan Gong Qiuyue was overgrown with wild grass. But the courtyard of Hou Xian was hidden behind a large tung tree, and the dense tung forest made me feel bewildered for a moment. When I saw Hou Xian, how should I explain?

  I'd better think carefully and squat down to casually pull out a blade of grass. Can't talk to Hou Xian for too long, or it'll be bad if Nan Gong Autumn finds out.

  Based on my observation, Hou Xian's martial arts skills may not be a match for Nan Gong Qiu Yue. If I get caught and taken back, Nan Gong Qiu Yue... My back hair stands on end at the thought. What if Nan Gong Qiu Yue becomes a beast? I might become the female lead in a abuse novel, being XXOOed and XXOOed by him until I'm twisted beyond recognition!

  No, no, absolutely not!

  "Where's the lady? Where did you take her?" Suddenly, a voice came from the quiet woods. My nerves tensed up in an instant, it was Hou Xuan! Hou Xuan was still here!

  "How come you're not speaking up? Ever since that day when the lady followed you out, she's been different the next day. Speak! What kind of trick are you two playing?"

  Who was Hou Xian talking to? It seemed that the other party remained silent and still didn't respond to Hou Xian. For a moment, he didn't dare move again, fearing exposure.

  "Nangong Qiuyue! Don't treat me like a fool! Listen, I don't care about the messy schemes of the Feng family, but Madame is my friend and I want to know where she went! Did you people use her up and silence her? The Feng family has always been ruthless, turning against people without batting an eye!"

  My heart skipped a beat, and indeed not going back to the Guardian's mansion was a wise decision. Calm down, Nangong Qiuyue had said that hearing breathing to detect people nearby is just written words, usually beyond 50 meters, as long as you don't move, it's impossible to detect your presence.

  "Bang!" It seemed as if someone had punched a tree, and the quiet air was filled with the sound of rustling leaves.

  "Nangong Qiuye, are you trying to drive me crazy! Madam is my friend, and so are you, why can't you two be friends? What am I supposed to do now?"

  "Whoosh." It seemed like someone had thrown a sword: "Kill me, I'll bring her back!" An unusually deep and resolute voice. It was Nangong Qiuxue!

  "You, you, you're crazy! What's the point of killing you!"

  "I won't accept it! I really, really won't accept it..." As she spoke, Nan Gong Qiuye's voice became hoarse and turned into a weak and helpless sob. "Why, why is it like this?! She was right, I'm powerless against the heavens. Ha! So I'm just an ordinary person, we're all just ordinary people! What's the use of being from the Xuan Yuan clan, the Feng clan, the Xuan clan, the Li clan, or the Shang clan? We're all just ordinary people!"

  "Hey, Nangong Qiuyue, what's wrong with you? The ancestors of the five major families are all myths. My elegant and unparalleled mother said that the five major families are all ordinary people."

  "No, humph, they all claim to be descendants of the gods, thinking they are gods and can control everything, but they are all wrong, every single one of them is wrong. We are just ordinary people, and what truly controls our fate is Heaven itself!"

  "Nangong Qiuyue, don't scare me, I just want to know where that lady went, didn't plan on driving you crazy, if you really can't say it, I can go investigate myself, no need to force yourself."

  "We are just ordinary people, what eternal life, what master of the world, are all destined by heaven, are all destined by heaven......" Nan Gong Qiuyue's murmured words became softer and softer, as his footsteps gradually faded away.

  Nangong Qiuyue... He... seems to have been dealt a huge blow. Did he ever have some great ambition or ideal, and because of my disappearance, deeply felt that he was powerless to change the will of heaven? Unable to defy fate? What will become of him in the end? Ah, Hou Xuan!

  "Nan Gong Qiuyue - wait for me, don't be like this, I know you have your helplessness, ah..." As Hou Xuan's voice faded away, I clenched my teeth in frustration. Nan Gong Qiuyue didn't seem like such a fragile person at all, why did Hou Xuan need to comfort her so enthusiastically? Ah, what to do?"

  Right, dig a hole, I remember that I hid some silver notes in the toilet. Dig a hole, dig a hole.