Chapter 40 A Promise
Feng Yan thought for a while, "So, Duke Zhenguo is here tonight?"
"Yes." Wei Xingzhen replied, "Because the imperial wine that Your Majesty is preparing to reward tonight is 'Honger Piao Wu'. It just so happened that Mr. He was greedy on the way back to Luoyang, so Di Yang came to help him get the wine today."
Feng Yan understood.
"The red steak is a few feet high, and the fire makes the fragrance of Piaowu." The red steak is itself a very famous wine in Chang'an City. What Your Majesty will take it out tonight as a reward must be the best among Piaowu.
Feng Yan pondered for a moment and laughed softly, "It sounds like, is the Duke of the State sure to win?"
Wei Xingzhen nodded, but he didn't explain, but just looked at Xuanzheng Palace sideways and whispered, "It's still early now, does A Yan want to go for a walk in other places?"
Feng Yan shook her head, "No need... let's go to Xuanzheng Hall, and greet His Majesty."
There was a big road in the middle of the Taolin, and all the tables were divided into two left and right seats. The two of them followed this road and slowly stepped on the stone steps leading to Xuanzheng Hall.
Standing on the high ground, Feng Yan couldn't help but look back.
Under the vast night, the peach forest with flowers and leaves is filled with hazy light. Such a scenery is more moving than what you saw in Yonglin by the Luoshui River before.
An unknown fragrance of wine floated from the darkness, Feng Yan lowered her eyes and suddenly remembered He Kui.
"Mr. He still cares about drinking. It seems that he should be in a good mood this time when he returns to the capital." She whispered.
Wei Xingzhen smiled, "He is now an old naughty boy. When he grows old, he becomes the same as when he was young."
Feng Yan looked at Wei Xingzhen curiously, "Are Master Wei and Mr. He also friends?"
"Well... I don't know each other," Wei Xingzhen shook his head, "I just heard Di Yang tell you."
Feng Yan looked at him without any comment.
He said he didn't know him, but the tone he just said clearly seemed to be feeling for his former friend.
At this moment, many old ministers over fifty years old were already standing outside the door of Xuanzheng Hall with the hem of their robes.
Everyone reported their names one by one, waiting to enter the hall to greet Sun Youwei - after congratulating themselves, they were able to leave through the side door of Xuanzheng Hall.
...
"Have you all stood?" Feng Xiaoqi covered his eyes with a silk palette behind the rockery and hugged the big tree in front of him, "Stand up, I'll come and find it!"
Behind Feng Xiaoqi, there were about three or five girls trying hard to hold back their laughter. They all stood still and waited for Feng Xiaoqi to catch them. Feng Yuandao and Li took Feng Yishu into the palace to pay their respects. Xiaoqi was unwilling to squeeze in, so they started playing games behind the rockery with three or five girls they knew.
Everyone drew a big circle on the ground, one of them caught with their eyes blindfolded, and the other few stood in the circle, and everyone could dodge but couldn't move their feet. Whoever was caught first, the next one would go to catch people blindfolded.
Feng Xiaoqi listened with his ears and walked forward six or seven steps slowly. A slight breathing sound came from his ears.
Just as she was about to identify the specific direction carefully, a strange movement came beside her, as if someone had just stood there-
"You're foul!" Feng Xiaoqi jumped and hugged the people nearby, "You are not allowed to walk after you turn around--"
Before she finished speaking, she suddenly felt that the touch was a little wrong.
This person is tall and big, with a slightly thick face and neck that feels slightly thick, and doesn't feel like his delicate and gentle little sister...
Feng Xiaoqi pulled off the blindfolded silk handkerchief with some confusion - the person in front of him was not someone else, but Yin Shiyun.
A familiar sense of embarrassment slowly rose from the soles of his feet. Feng Xiaoqi froze on the spot, and the silk handkerchief in his hand fell to the ground.
She wanted to explain a few words, but when she opened her mouth, she suddenly couldn't make any sound.
The sisters nearby then surrounded him with a smirk on their faces and whispered, "Xiao Qi, let go?"
Feng Xiaoqi came to his senses only then.
Yin Shiyun was really her nemesis. At this moment, she felt that her face had burned to the back of her ears, and her heartbeat was too fast to breathe.
She put her hands behind her with difficulty and took a few steps back, "No...I did it on purpose."
As soon as he said that, Feng Xiaoqi wanted to bite his tongue.
Yin Shiyun shook her head, "It's okay. I was disturbing me. When I was far away, I didn't notice that you were playing. It was too late to pay attention to you."
"Did Lord Yin come to find Xiaoqi?" The female companion nearby smiled, "Then we have to avoid it!"
Feng Xiaoqi looked over with a look of his eyes - don’t let it be so troublesome here!
"I do have something to ask you." Yin Shiyun looked calm and looked at Feng Xiaoqi, "Is Miss Qi convenient now?"
"It's convenient, of course it's convenient!" Several female companions nearby had already answered first. While they were talking, they held hands and ran away with smiles. "Xiao Qi, I'm watching you!"
Feng Xiaoqi is in a messy wind.
In this open space, only she and Yin Shiyun were left.
Yin Shiyun leaned down, picked up the handkerchief that Feng Xiaoqi had dropped, and returned it to her hands.
Feng Xiaoqi looked elsewhere and reached out to take it.
"Goro told me yesterday that it was your idea when I met your sister in Yonglin last time?"
Feng Xiaoqi clenched his fingers inside his sleeves and nodded with his teeth.
"Thank you. But don't do this again next time."
"Eh?" Feng Xiaoqi felt a little surprised. She raised her head, "Why?"
Yin Shiyun looked ahead, "If you meet like this, if you are caught by someone with a heart, it may damage your sister's reputation and people's words are terrifying."
"No." Feng Xiaoqi uttered a few words with difficulty, "I just... because I knew that there was no one in Yonglin at that time..."
"There are always things that happen, and there is no need to take such risks. Besides, it is not good to let A Yan run out by herself. There are several downtowns from Wei Mansion to Yonglin. She is alone... it is too dangerous."
Feng Xiaoqi was first surprised, then sank the corner of his mouth.
——Why is Yin Shiyun a straight man speaking? It is too dangerous for a girl to go out alone?
I think my sister will be dangerous if she really marry someone like you...
She looked away and coughed a few times, "Mr. Yin... I'm pretty considering my sister. I, I'm actually—."
"Wuron also told me, do you think something is wrong with Wei Xingzhen?"
“…”
Feng Xiaoqi's expression was stiff again - Fifth brother, what's going on? Why did you turn around and poke Yin Shiyun???
Yin Shiyun said again, "You and Feng Yan have been together since childhood and are the closest sisters to her. If Miss Seven thinks that Wei Xingzhen is not a good person, I guess there must be a reason for this."
"There is no cause, there is no cause." Feng Xiaoqi shook his head repeatedly, "I... I'm just thinking about it... I just can't stand that person, and there's no basis..."
Yin Shiyun smiled, "But at least Miss Seven said one thing right."
"Yes," Feng Xiaoqi raised his head, "What?"
Chapter completed!