Chương 4: Engagement
Biên tập viên: Atlas Studios
The fat guard obviously did not have a good impression of a sickly person. He took two steps back in disgust, afraid that he would catch a cold.
"Go quickly…" He held up his hand for them to leave, but no sooner had he said it than they heard a commotion behind them, to their right, punctuated by the clatter of horses' hooves.
"How dare you stop our Young Master with just a few guards!!" A sharp male voice berated impatiently.
Most of the guards and the surrounding commoners heard it and could not help but look over.
Not far away, a few guards stopped a group of men who were about to leave the city. Leading them was a handsome young man in blue, about 16 or 17 years old. He was dressed in fresh clothes and looked extraordinary.
The young man in blue was followed by four or five attendants. The big horses under them whinnied and paced, breathing heavily through their nostrils.
The square-faced young man who had just spoken continued to shout at the guard, "Do you know who our Young Master is? He is the British Monarchy's…"
"Jiang He!" the blue-clad young man chided, his lips pursed in displeasure.
The square-faced young man immediately fell silent. Only then did he remember that it was not appropriate for them to show off on this trip.
The commotion on their side had attracted too much attention, even from Juan Bi, who was inside the carriage.
Juan Bi looked at the young master in blue. She was stunned at first, but then she looked nervous. She lowered her voice and said to Gu Yanfei, "My Lady, that's the British Crown Prince Fang."
The Gu and Fang families were old friends. Crown Prince Fang often came to the Marquis Mansion. When Juan Bi was in the capital, she had seen him from afar several times.
Of course, Gu Yanfei also saw him. Her gaze was calm and deep, and her right hand hidden in her sleeve subconsciously clenched.
The face that had blurred over 200 years came back into focus.
The British Crown Prince, Fang Mingfeng.
Gu Yanfei had long known that they would meet again and thought that she would see him in the capital like in her previous life, not here.
It turned out that he had personally made a trip to Danyang City to kill her!
In her previous life, after discovering that she did not die in Danyang City, Fang Mingfeng did not give up. He was like a poisonous snake lurking in a dark corner, waiting to strike at any moment.
In an instant, mental demons spread like wildfire in Gu Yanfei's heart, and a bone-chilling coldness appeared in her eyes.
Her right hand clenched tightly in her sleeve, and her nails dug into her tender palm. Some memories that had once been engraved in her heart rushed over, flashing wildly in her mind.
"Miss Gu, do you recognize this Crown Prince Fang?" Young Master Chu turned the white porcelain teacup in his hand and revealed a gentle smile.
"Crown Prince?!" Outside the carriage, Xiao Shi raised his voice in alarm.
His shout was heard by the class leader and the fat guard beside him. Their expressions changed as they looked at Fang Mingfeng in fear and trepidation.
It turned out that this Young Master was not only from the British Monarchy, but he was also the heir!
The guards backed away silently, then back again, far away.
Fang Mingfeng and the others also noticed the commotion on the carriage's side and looked over in unison.
When they saw Gu Yanfei in the carriage, their expressions changed. Shock, suspicion, and contempt filled their eyes.
Their eyes were as if they had seen a ghost. Gu Yanfei was actually still alive!
Immediately, they noticed an unfamiliar young man in white in the carriage.
The young man was handsome and the young girl was beautiful. Just from their looks, they were both dragons and phoenixes among others. At this moment, they were sitting facing each other across the chessboard, as if they were old friends. The atmosphere was harmonious.
The attendants all frowned. They felt that Second Lady Gu, who had grown up in the countryside, was really shameless. An unmarried girl was actually in the same carriage as a man?!
Second Lady Gu was not worthy of their heir!
Fang Mingfeng's face was cold as he looked down at Gu Yanfei from his horse. His eyes darkened.
After the initial shock, anger burned in his chest like a flame.
Fang Mingfeng urged his horse forward. His figure was as straight as a bamboo, and there was a polite smile on his handsome face. He was noble, proud, and distant.
"Greetings." Fang Mingfeng held the reins and cupped his hands elegantly at Gu Yanfei. "My Lady, do you know me…"
As the heir to the British Manor who lived a comfortable life, he was born with the arrogance of a specially privileged person.
"Fang Mingfeng!"
A calm and indifferent female voice interrupted Fang Mingfeng. Gu Yanfei had already calmed down.
"…" Fang Mingfeng looked at her in shock, his eyes darkening.
No one had ever dared to interrupt him like this.
Gu Yanfei did not care about Fang Mingfeng's reaction at all. Her eyes were clear as she continued, "I don't like people like you."
"Our engagement is over."
The last sentence was shocking, but Gu Yanfei's tone was so calm, as if she was saying something insignificant.
The young girl was in her prime and was extremely beautiful. She was like a bright moon in the clouds and had a noble aura.
There was a dead silence.
A glint flashed across Young Master Chu's eyes as his ring finger gently rubbed the cup twice.
The class leader at the side was so shocked that his jaw almost dropped. His gaze swept back and forth between Gu Yanfei, Young Master Chu, and Fang Mingfeng.
The guards were all gossipy people and exchanged looks of interest.
"…" Fang Mingfeng was speechless. His thin lips pressed into a tight line and for a moment, his face turned green, then red, then black. The colors changed brilliantly on his face.
Of course, he looked down on this rude and unreasonable wild girl in front of him. Compared to his Fu'er, the difference was like heaven and earth.
But what right did she have to look down on him? And what right did she have to speak to him?
Fang Mingfeng had been favored by the heavens since he was young. He had never suffered such humiliation in his life!
His face darkened and he felt his face burn.
"Young Master Chu, let's enter the city."
Gu Yanfei no longer looked at Fang Mingfeng. The gaze she cast on Young Master Chu's face had a deeper meaning, as if she could see through him completely.
"Of course." Young Master Chu's voice was as still as water, his lips still maintaining a gentle curve. He instructed the driver, "Si Hai, let's go."
Si Hai, who was driving the carriage, responded and waved his horse whip. The guards quickly made way for them.
The surrounding officials and passers-by looked at Fang Mingfeng strangely, their eyes filled with sympathy.
So what if he was the heir of the royal family? Wasn't he still rejected in public!
Xiao Shi quickly closed the door of the carriage, blocking out the onlookers.
The carriage headed into the city, leaving Fang Mingfeng and the others frozen in place.
Chương 5: Two Worlds
Biên tập viên: Atlas Studios
In the carriage, Gu Yanfei lowered her eyes and drank tea elegantly. There was a faint smile on her naturally curved lips.
Fang Mingfeng had been a knot in her heart for many years.
She did not understand why he liked Gu Yunrong. Why did it have to be her?
Since he didn't like her, why didn't he just break off the engagement? Why did he have to kill her? Later, he even ruined her reputation and made the Gu family take the initiative to break off the engagement in shame. Meanwhile, their Fang family occupied the moral high ground.
She had never done anything wrong. The person in the wrong was Fang Mingfeng. Even if the engagement was to be broken off, she should be the one to end it.
At the side, Juan Bi looked at Gu Yanfei with a complicated gaze. Initially, she was afraid that Crown Prince Fang would misunderstand her and Young Master Chu. She did not expect that the girl would not even look at Crown Prince Fang.
Her lady was so smart and had a keen eye. Young Master Fang was probably a loser.
Yes, that must be it!
The carriage moved slowly through the gates with the sound of horse whips ringing in the air.
Gu Yanfei's hand that was holding the cup suddenly paused, and the tea in the cup rippled.
She put down her cup as if nothing had happened. There seemed to be a rock crushing her heart.
It was a familiar feeling…
Gu Yanfei lifted a corner of the curtain and looked out of the carriage.
The sun was halfway down, turning the western sky a rouge red.
On the other hand, the sky to the southeast was unusually dark. Layers of black clouds pressed down on the city, as if a storm was brewing. It exuded an ominous aura.
Gu Yanfei's other hand hidden in her sleeve quickly calculated…
However, just as her thumb brushed past two fingers, the pressure in her heart became even stronger. There was a metallic taste in her throat.
Before the blood could spill out, she swallowed it back.
Unperturbed, she withdrew her hand. Her pupils were hidden under half-lowered lashes. Only she knew that her heart was throbbing in her chest.
She was already very familiar with this feeling. She was once again suppressed by the laws of this small world.
From the divination calculation just now, she could barely predict that Danyang City would face a great calamity. Less than 30% of the people in the city would survive!
After passing through the gates, the carriage began to pick up speed.
Gu Yanfei lowered the curtains absent-mindedly. When she looked at Young Master Chu again, she was slightly stunned.
A dark aura lingered between the other party's handsome eyes.
Gu Yanfei's eyes were as deep as a black pool. She looked at Young Master Chu's glabella.
When she first saw him, she realized that there was a faint green-black aura between his eyebrows. Unexpectedly, after entering the city, this wisp of black aura became even richer.
In physiognomy, this meant that dark clouds covered the sky.
"Young Master Chu, thank you for giving me a ride." Gu Yanfei took out a red brocade pouch from her sleeve pocket and placed it on the table. "This peace talisman is for you."
From the not-quite-tightened opening of the silk bag, a folded beige note could be seen tucked inside.
"…" Young Master Chu put his right fist to his lips and chuckled, his eyes relaxing.
"We've arrived at Hua'an Street!"
From outside came the rough and clear voice of Xiao Shi again. The carriage stopped steadily outside a mansion.
Juan Bi led the way out of the carriage. Her pale and bleak face lit up in relief.
Xiao Shi looked at Gu Yanfei with a strange expression and felt that this beautiful girl was really strange. She actually gave their young master a peace talisman. Did she think that it was because of this peace talisman that she could survive the fall?
Gu Yanfei was about to get off the carriage when Young Master Chu suddenly took out the short sword by his waist and handed it to her.
"This sword is for you." He looked straight at Gu Yanfei with a hint of interest in his smiling eyes.
Gu Yanfei was stunned. She knew that the other party had misunderstood, but she still accepted it graciously.
This sword was quite handy. Gu Yanfei pulled the sword out two inches in satisfaction and put it back into the scabbard. She kindly advised the other party, "Danyang City hasn't been peaceful recently. If there's nothing else, it's better for you to leave early."
"This is goodbye."
Gu Yanfei held the scabbard and said goodbye to Young Master Chu with a smile.
Young Master Chu raised his beautifully shaped eyebrows and his eyes flashed. He nodded and said, "I'll remember it."
Gu Yanfei smiled slightly, knowing very well that the other party would not listen to her advice. He should have other motives for coming to Danyang City. If he did not achieve his goal, he would not leave.
She gave him this peace talisman as a form of repayment.
Thinking of this, Gu Yanfei subconsciously rubbed the scabbard in her hand with her fingertips.
When she first saw Young Master Chu's sword, she thought of something.
She had seen this sword before.
In her previous life, after she had been rescued from the bottom of the cliff, she had spent most of her time unconscious. She had only woken up once in a daze in the carriage and vaguely seen her savior.
At that moment, she did not see his face and only vaguely saw his sword.
She was sure it was the same sword.
In other words, Young Master Chu must have saved her in her previous life and sent her back to Danyang City safely.
Gu Yanfei sighed in her heart and got out of the carriage with Juan Bi's help. The taste of blood in her mouth had yet to dissipate, and her throat was burning.
Only Young Master Chu was left in the carriage again, as well as the unfinished chess game. The dense black and white chess pieces were evenly matched on the chessboard.
"Miss Gu, we'll meet again if fate allows."
Xiao Shi waved goodbye to Gu Yanfei. Their green-canopied carriage sped along the wide street and quickly disappeared into the heavy twilight.
The sound of hoofbeats faded. The empty street was silent and there were no more passersby.
Gu Yanfei stood quietly and looked up at the dim sky.
The clouds in the sky were thicker now, heavy and threatening to fall.
"Knock, knock…"
Juan Bi raised her hand and knocked on the corner door of the mansion. She shouted at the doorkeeper inside, "Old Li!"
A moment later, the corner door creaked open, revealing only an inch-long gap. The sallow face of the doorkeeper, Old Li, appeared behind it.
The door paused. Old Li's turbid eyes were filled with schadenfreude. His gaze swept past Juan Bi and Gu Yanfei, who was behind her, and he said meaningfully, "Second Lady is back!"
"Old Madam Zhang, hurry up and tell Granny Xu." Old Li turned around and shouted for the old woman to pass the message.
Seeing that the door was only slightly open, Juan Bi frowned and urged, "Old Li, open the door!"
Old Li blocked the door and sighed with a fake smile. He did not answer the question. "Granny Xu said that it's improper for girls to leave early and return late. She said that if the Second Lady doesn't return to the residence before the sun sets, she's not allowed to enter."
Hearing this, Juan Bi's eyes widened in disbelief.
She had lived here with the lady for three months and had been neglected by these servants who were used to bullying the weak. She did not expect them to be so overboard as to not let them in today!
Juan Bi was so angry that her face turned red. However, the situation was beyond her control. If Old Li insisted on not opening the door, there was nothing they could do.
She explained patiently, "Old Li, we had an accident on the way back to the city from Daxing Temple. The carriage fell off the cliff…"
"Juan Bi, step back."
As Gu Yanfei's calm and soft female voice sounded, Juan Bi obediently took two steps back.
"Swoosh!"
Gu Yanfei nimbly pulled out the short sword from its sheath. The narrow blade shone coldly under the setting sun.
Gu Yanfei slashed out without hesitation.
Her movements were light and skillful, like a pretentious flourish, but the blade split the door easily, splitting the thick door in two as if it were tofu.
The half-split door swung back and crashed to the floor, leaving the other half hanging from its hinges.
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