Chapter 6

  Xiao Feng had just eaten a few mouthfuls of hot food when someone from the Pang family came looking for her.

  Pang Yu couldn't help but raise an eyebrow when he saw the two vegetarian dishes in front of his sister, "Sister, could it be that even the vegetarian dishes from the Kaifeng Prefecture are better than ours at the Pang Manor?" This was truly unbearable.

  Little Phoenix Maiden swallowed the food in her mouth, pointed at him with the chopsticks in her hand, and said very seriously: "To be honest," she deliberately paused, after piquing Pang Yu's interest, and continued to speak quickly, "the cooks of Kaifeng Prefecture are not as good as those who cook for the servants of the Pang family. It can be said that you get what you pay for, but Governor Bao is so clean and honest that I almost despise him."

  Pang Yu thought: How could he have misheard it so badly? Where did the problem lie?

  Gongsun Zan smiled and said to Zhenbao beside him, "Can you hear it?"

  Zhan Zhao smiled, "This girl has become Grand Master Pang's adopted daughter, I wonder what the Grand Master thinks." In Kaifeng Prefecture, she dared to speak in a roundabout way that the Grand Master was not clean.

  "It doesn't taste good, why are you still eating here?" Pang Yu said, ignoring that hint of unease.

  "I'm hungry and don't want to walk, Kaifeng Prefecture has free food, since it's free for me to eat, do I have the nerve to pick and choose?" Lu Xiaofeng said with a flourish.

  "You still have the heart to eat here, your mother had a fight with your father for you, moved to a small shop to live with you together, but when she went there, you were nowhere to be found. She rushed back to the mansion and asked your father where you were, I searched for half a day on the street before finding you in Kaifeng Prefecture."

  Lu Xiaofeng was stunned for a moment, muttering to himself: "The world is changing too fast, I've only been out for half a day and the sky has already changed."

  Xiaohe covered her mouth and smiled secretly on one side.

  "Now that you've found me, go back and comfort your mother. I'm full, nothing's wrong, I'll head back later."

  "Why go back when everything is fine?"

  "You're stupid," said Little Phoenix bluntly, "It's rare for Mom and Dad to quarrel, let her vent out the negative emotions that have been suppressed for years, it's good for her physical and mental health. If I go back now, she'll stop halfway through her tantrum, which is even more unpleasant."

  Pang Yu: "......"

  Gongsun Ce: "......"

  Zhan Zhao: "......"

  Xiaohe: *silence*

  Pang Yu hastily pulled up his robe and sat down beside Yi Jie, saying with a bit of melancholy: "Sister, why are you always so happy every day? Don't you have any worries?"

  "Envy, jealousy and hatred are all useless," Lu Xiaofeng said while eating his rice, "One day you laugh, one day you cry. So tell me, should I be laughing or crying?"

  "Hey, sis, what's on your mind?"

  Lu Xiaofeng bit the chopstick and thought, "I'm worried, why is it so hard for me to eat a simple meal? Can't you let me finish eating before discussing life, ideals, people's livelihoods, and...?" She turned her head to ask Xiaohe, "What else can there be?"

  Xiaohe turned his head and chuckled silently.

  Pang Yu stared at his sworn sister, and he finally realized that he had been teased again.

  "Come on, what's wrong? You might as well carve 'I'm very troubled young master' in six big characters on your face."

  "I might go for disaster relief."

  Lu Xiaofeng's hand trembled and his voice unconsciously rose, "Chen State?" Wow, the plot thickens again.

  Pang Yu also trembled with fear, and raised his voice in unison, "How did you know?"

  Lu Xiaofeng couldn't even eat anymore, and pulled Pang Yu's hand, advising him with a heavy heart: "Brother, don't go, whatever you do, don't go. You say that your sister spoils you, your parents indulge you, and you have the habits of a young master. This is a disaster relief effort, not a sightseeing trip or an excuse to slack off. If things don't go well later on and you get into trouble, even if I want to protect you, it will depend on the specific situation. Moreover, the Pang family now only has you as their sole descendant, and there are bound to be epidemics in the disaster zone. For your safety and that of the common people, we can't let you go."

  It's a good thing she's going to Chen Prefecture, if something happens again and she gets criticized by Old Bao like this, the stain on her reputation will be set for life. Not to mention anything else, just that - she is the sister of An Le Hou who was stabbed a thousand times, the killing power of one sentence is enough, it's simply too hateful.

  They have always been law-abiding citizens, maintaining peace and order in their community. In the end, even if she were to cross over, she couldn't bring shame to her ancestors by standing on the side of evil forces and facing the scorn of the masses.

  Pang Yu felt deeply that he was not comforted at all, but instead became more depressed.

  Up until now, Gong Sun Ce had no idea what he should be thinking about.

  Zhan Zhao's hand grasped the sword tightly, restraining himself from bursting out laughing. He understood the girl's central idea - for the sake of the people, not going to disaster relief was the best choice.

  And this girl's words implied that as long as Pang Yu went to Chenzhou, he would definitely do something wrong, and even the Empress Pang in the palace couldn't protect him, and his personal safety would be at risk... I don't know if she was cursing or not.

  How did such a girl become Pan Taishi's adopted daughter?

  Zhan Zhao was curious, extremely curious.

  "Sister, can you wish me well?"

  "Don't you wish me ill?" Lu Xiaofeng's face was that of a sheepish expression, "I obviously just wanted the best for you, which is why I didn't want you to go."

  "Why did I find your words so awkward and insincere?"

  Lu Xiaofeng said seriously: "That's probably because I have a problem with my expression, you must believe that sister is sincerely wishing you well."

  "Are you really going to eat your fill before returning to the manor?" Pang Yu simply skipped over that part and continued reading, anyway, when it came to this sworn sister of his, he often got dizzy from all the twists and turns, so he just didn't bother anymore.

  Lu Xiaofeng nodded, "You've always complained that I eat too much, so today I'll just eat my fill outside and then go back, every little bit counts."

  Pang Yu rubbed his forehead, almost wanting to call out to heaven, "Sister, what I meant was that a girl's family eating too much and getting fat affects her image, making it hard for her to find a husband, not that I'm complaining about you eating too much."

  "People in this world have different tastes, maybe there's a man who loves chubby girls too. You don't have to worry about the ancients." Lu Xiaofeng defended her food cravings with unwavering determination for a hundred years, and she only loved this one thing, otherwise life would be so boring.

  "I'll head back to the mansion first, you should leave early too, if Father finds out he will be angry."

  "Alright, alright, I'm neither the plaintiff nor the defendant, just here to watch the excitement and get some free soy sauce. What's gotten into that old man?"

  Pang Yuxin said: You just pretend, everyone in Beijing knows that our dad and Bao Heizi don't get along, how could you not know?

  Lu Xiaofeng said: I'd rather pretend I don't know, whatever.

  Pang Yu took a last look at his sworn sister, still feeling somewhat uneasy, but ultimately left anyway.

  Xiao Feng was so disturbed by An Le Xiao Hou Ye that she completely lost her appetite, and with her chin resting on the back of her hand, she lay on the table sighing.

  "Miss, what's wrong with you?" Xiao He asked in confusion.

  Xiao Feng didn't say a word, but let out a sigh first, with an expression of worrying about the country and its people. "Xiao He, you don't know, that kid Pang Yu is going to Chenzhou to distribute relief supplies, nine out of ten chances he'll become a meat dumpling for beating dogs, there's a way to go, but no way back."

  "Miss......" Xiao He didn't know how to respond to this either.

  "Anyway, letting him go to Chenzhou is extremely irresponsible for both him and the people of Chenzhou."

  Xiaohe: Miss, you're too worried about the country and its people, and you also look down on our young master Hou.

  "Right, this mustn't be let known to Tai Shifu, understood?"

  Xiaohe makes a zipping motion across her mouth, indicating that she won't speak, and this gesture was still learned from the young lady.

  Lu Xiaofeng suddenly slapped the table and remembered, "Xiaohe, how did you tell your wife when you returned to the mansion? Why did your wife quarrel with Tai Shi?"

  Xiaohe innocently blinked her eyes, "I'm just telling the truth."

  "What?" Lu Xiaofeng glared.

  Xiaohe nodded vigorously, "Isn't that what you said, miss? I don't know how to tell lies, so it's better to just tell the truth, maybe it'll have a better effect."

  Lu Xiaofeng rubbed his forehead, "You don't have to take every word I say as a motto for life, okay? Sometimes I just talk casually."

  Xiaohe said seriously: "No, Xiaohe thinks Miss is right, it all makes sense."

  Lu Xiaofeng sighed and gazed up at the sky, feeling a sense of regret: Blind worship is indeed futile.

  Xiaohe looked around and saw no one, then lowered her voice to say: "Miss, I secretly went to see him when I returned to the mansion. That young master of the Minister's family is quite a handsome man."

  This remark might have been unclear to Gong Sun Ce at the corner of the corridor, but Zhan Zhao heard it clearly. He couldn't help but think: Has she already spoken of marriage?

  Lu Xiaofeng tilted his head and looked at her.

  "Miss, what's with that expression?"

  "A genuine expression," Lu Xiaofeng curled his lips, "You said you were guarding Kaifeng Prefecture, shouldn't you know Chen Shimei?"

  "I know."

  "And today's case."

  Xiaohe revealed a knowing expression, hinting to the young lady that there was no need to say more.

  Lu Xiaofeng then continued to express his own views, "They are all considered to be talented and handsome, what's the result?"

  A small lotus has a worried heart.

  Lu Xiaofeng concluded, "As can be seen from this, the appearance party is unreliable, and a person's talent and character are not necessarily related. Choosing a husband based on appearance and talent, life is too insecure."

  "Miss, you're absolutely right."

  On the other hand, Gong Sun Ce and Zhan Zhao also deeply agreed with this view.

  "I was going to use this excuse to go back and work on his ideology, but after the lady quarreled with him, I reckon that job is no longer needed."

  "The slave also thinks so, Madam has just recognized Miss, how can she let Miss stay in the mansion for a few more years."

  "I'm afraid I'll have to spend the night in Kaifeng tonight, are you going back to the mansion first?" Lu Xiaofeng was still quite democratic.

  "The slave will accompany the young lady, otherwise she won't be at peace even when returning to the mansion."

  "All right, now I just hope Miss Wang can get through this night safely." Lu Xiaofeng clasped his hands together, closed his eyes and prayed for a moment, "May the Buddha protect her."

  Xiaohe also busily followed with closed eyes and prayed.

  "Ah, I remember now. No wonder I felt like there was something unfinished just a moment ago." Lu Xiaofeng looked as if he had suddenly realized something.

  "What's wrong, miss?"

  "Let's go, we'll ask Mr. Gong for some pen and paper, while I still remember, let's quickly draw those things out, after returning to the mansion, we can find someone to do it." Today's matter is a reminder for her, there are some things she can choose not to do, but the tools must be prepared in advance, otherwise this temporary makeshift, might become a life and death matter.

  "What's that?" Xiao He was very curious.

  "Just wait a moment until I draw it out and you will know."

  The master and servant rushed to find someone, and as soon as they turned around the corridor, they bumped into the person they were looking for.

  Gongsun Ce smiled and said, "This is easy, young ladies can just follow me to the study."

  "Study?"

  Gongsun Ce looked at her with an incredulous face and couldn't help but laugh, "There's nothing in my place that can't be shown to people."

  "Oh." Lu Xiaofeng glanced at Zhan Zhao standing beside him and casually asked, "Is Guardian Zhan going over together with us?"

  Zhan Zhao said: "Since Miss has said so, Zhan will go with you."

  That's not what she meant at all!

  Zhan Zhao was delighted by her gaze, but his face didn't show it at all.

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