Chu Wang Fei

by Ning er

  Hearing Mi Mama’s question Yun Qian Meng stretched her hands out and took the box. She opened it and saw that yangzhi jade bracelet was still inside. Yun Qian Meng took it out and had Mi Mama hold it, so, shecould thoroughly inspected the brocade box.Then she made sure that she saw nothing wrong with the bracelet, she put it back into the box again and handed the box over to Mi Mama as she spoke indifferently “Keep it in the storeroom then!”

  When worn outside such kind of bracelet could only attract other people’ glances and jealousy. The furens and xiaojies of the capital, every single one of them was too difficult to deal with and as long as there was a little sign of trouble, these trivial things concerning one’s family would become well-known to them.

  At this time Emperor Yu Qian was defensive towards Chu Fei Yang, if she was to wear this priceless jade bracelet away from home and strut it in the public, there might be someone to standing by with the intention of seizing the evidence of her potential wrongdoing.

  Since she and Chu Fei Yang had been bonded together as husband and wife, then their hearts and souls should naturally be united as one, as well. So, how could she help outsiders deal with her own husband?

  Mi Mama seeing Yun Qian Meng being careful like that, her eyes exposed a smile. Taking that brocade box, she nodded her head then proceeded towards the direction of storeroom.

  And during this time Shang Guan Mama slowly walked in. Seeing Yun Qian Meng sitting on the head seat she bent her knees “Nubi is here to meet Furen!”

  Seeing it was Shang Guan Mama, Yun Qian Meng laid down the teacup that she had just lifted and spoke with a smile “Mama, don’t be too courteous, please sit down at once!”

  After speaking, she allowed Mu Chun to offer tea once again and lifted her teacup once more to take a sip and asked “Mama, do you have any concerns for coming here?”

  Hearing Yun Qian Meng asking Shang Guan Mama spoke respectfully “Nubi knew that the current year would soon be coming to an end. This year the master has came home from Youzhou to celebrate new year with us, so I came to seek your advice concerning the things we needed to prepare. Should we invite both Wang Ye and Lao Ye inside our Xiang Fu?”

  Hearing Shang Guan Mama’s words Yun Qian Meng could not help but nod her head as she had more respect towards this Mama. However, the relationship between father and son was not that harmonious. Furthermore, Chu Fei Yang had not mention anything regarding this matter and probably had no intentions of inviting more people into Xiang Fu. Yun Qian Meng laughed and said “I thank Mama for worrying in advance over things that should to be prepared for the new year’s feast. Regarding the venue that will be used for the celebration, no matter if it’s Wang Fu or Xiang Fu, we need to wait for husband or grandpa to discuss over it and only then can we make a decision. However, since this matter concerns over the New Year’s celebration, regardless where I and husband are celebrating, Xiang Fu should be bustling with noise and excitement and Mama should follow the usual traditions and preparations as in the previous years. However, mama should take more precautions than the years before.”

  Hearing Yun Qian Meng’s words Shang Guan Mama had something in her mind and in her heart she became increasingly more fond and respectfully towards this young furen who was handling everything in accordance. Mama then voiced her second concern “In the previous years instead of Xiang Ye it was usually nubi and Steward Hong, who were distributing the red packets to all the yatous and manservants. However, since we have furen this year should we still do as per usual?”

  Seeing Shang Guan Mama reminding her things one after another, Yun Qian Meng decided to learn more about them. The task of distributing red packets seemed to be a complicated and a trivial matter, however depending from those hands these red packets came from would create an entirely different feeling!

  Fortunately Shang Guan Mama and Steward Hong were extremely loyal people, or else the master of this Xiang Fu might have already been replaced long time ago.

  “This year, I will be the one in charge of distributing red packets. Mu Chun, in a while fetch me a list of all the names of the servant girls and manservants of every rank and the account books concerning the amount of money they ought to receive. After I’ve finished checking them I will prepare the necessary amount of money.” Putting down the teacup Yun Qian Meng took out a handkerchief and wiped the corner of her mouth and in a lowered voice instructed Mu Chun.

  Right after that Shang Guan Mama and Yun Qian Meng discussed a few more things concerning some urgent matters inside Xiang Fu and then stood up and said goodbye to one another.

  Mu Chun glanced outside and gently said“Xiaojie, it is almost lunch time allow me to serve you some dishes!” She had seen that Yun Qian Meng and Shang Guan Mama have been discussing matters concerning Xiang Fu for the entire morning.

  Having heard what was said, Yun Qian Meng lifted her eyes and took a glimpse outside. Thinking that she still needed to go to Fu Guo Gong Fu, she complied with Mu Chun and nodded her head “Have you prepared the horse carriage already?”

  “Yes!” Mu Chun cleverly responded, after which she assisted Yun Qian Meng to sit down and eat in front of the dining. table

  Without anyone else around Yun Qian Meng ate much faster, as she simple tasted a some vegetables and fish with a small bowl of rice and drank half a bowl of duck soup. After that she allowed the servants to take everything away. After noticing that Yun Qian Meng stood up s Yuan Dong draped the fox fur coat over Yun Qian Meng’s body. Yun Qian Meng together with Mu Chun and Dong Yuan left for the horse carriage and left Ying Qiu and Ying Xia behind to take care of the courtyard. Once they were inside of the carriage they left the fu for Fu Guo Gong Fu…...

  “Go, go, go, let’s go over there and kill the corrupt official……” The sound of the running footsteps echoed from the outside when the horse carriage passed through the main road and from time to time the common people’ yelling could be heard.

  Yun Qian Meng raised her hand to lift up the curtains as her eyes simply looked outside just to see an enormous number of common people rushing towards the direction of the public market.

  “Humph, serves him right, who told Su Yuan to bully our xiaojie with every possible means! Now this is part of his retribution!” Facing the person who had once framed her own xiaojie, Mu Chun’s heart did not contain the very least bit of sympathy.Instead, she was quite disdainful towards him.

  Yun Qian Meng lowered down the curtains of the carriage and while wearing her usual facial expression quietly sat inside of the carriage. The matters concerning Su family had basically came to an end and as for the people and things that had already passed them by, Yun Qian Meng had no mood to mind them anymore. After all, the world that she and Chu Fei Yang were about to face in the future, were even more thorny than Su Yuan. As compared to troubling oneself due to some simple clown’s tricks, it would be better for them to concentrate on superior people.

  “Furen, we have arrived at Fu Guo Gong Fu!” As the horse carriage gradually settled down Xi Lin’s voice echoed from outside. Mu Chun and Yuan Dong took the lead and jumped down from the carriage and placed a stool in front. They then assisted Yun Qian Meng to slowly walk down.

  Le Yao had already instructed someone to prepare a soft palanquin at the doorway of Fu Guo Gong Fu and now seeing that Yun Qian Meng had arrived on time, her face looked pleased. Taking quick steps forward she bowed down to Yun Qian Meng “Pleased to see you, xiaojie!”

  After which she personally assisted Yun Qian Meng to sit inside the palanquin and the few of them proceeded towards Ting Yu Xuan.

  Chapter 132: Part 2 Biaojie has a Problem, Qian Meng to the Rescue | Chu Wang Fei

  When Yun Qian Meng stepped inside the inner room of Ting Yu Xuan Qu Fei Qing seemed to be preoccupied with thoughts as she sat in front of the chessboard fiddling with the black and white chess pieces which scattered on the surface. Having heard the sound of footsteps she immediately turned her head around,just to see Yun Qian Meng walk in together wit
h a bit of coldness. Qu Fei Qing instantly stood up and welcomed her and personally took off her coat. Pulling her hand she carefully inspected her a few times on the spot, then she exposed a smile on her face and while nodding her head she said “Meng’er, you’re becoming more attractive. Such kind of bearing, it could be assumed that you are badly spoiled by Chu Xiang!”

  Seeing that upon meeting Qu Fei Qing had started making fun of he, Yun Qian Meng annoyingly brushed off her hands as she complained “I have personally came to see you, biaojie, yet you are making fun of me!”

  While speaking Yun Qian Meng slightly shifted her body to the other side,completely ignoring Qu Fei Qing. However, from Yun Qian Meng’s side view face Qu Fei Qing was able to see her blooming face which she had never seen before. And it was truly eye catching. After which she personally poured a cup of tea mixed with honey for her and spoke “Since you are living very well, then I am truly happy for you! How can I make fun of you? You silly girl, when had you learn to feel shy?”

  With such tone of voice and eye expression Yun Qian Meng thought that she was doing it on purpose, as even a few servant girls who were standing inside the inner room were covering their mouths as they were secretly laughing due of Qu Fei Qing’s words.

  “Alright, alright, I won’t argue with you anymore, biaojie! This is your territory, Meng’er wouldn’t be able to easily win this argument!” Taking a sip of slightly sweet honey tea Yun Qian Meng said in a serious face “Not to know, what will be the reason that had to invite me here?”

  Hearing Yun Qiang Meng’s interrogation the smile on Qu Fei Qing’s face instantly faded. She lifted her head and glanced at Le Yao. Le Yao understood the meaning and brought Mu Chun and Yuan Dong out of the room, leaving only Qu Fei Qing and Yun Qian Meng in the inner room.

  At this moment Qu Fei Qing slightly knitted her delicate brows as her fine and delicate finger were twirling around and fiddling with a black chess piece made from cornelian. After a while a sigh was produced from her red lips and then she slowly spoke “Yesterday, gege came to have a heart-to-heart talk with me. Yet, surprisingly, he had already knew about my feelings towards Nie Huai Yuan!”

  Mentioning this Qu Fei Qing’s eyes looked a bit sad as her expression became somewhat sorrowful and the black chess piece was already clenched inside of her palm. It appeared as if she wanted to crush it as she kept exerting more strength into it.

  “Has biaoge come here to reprimand you? But, biaoge had loved you dearly, even if he reprimands you, it must be because he cared about you!” Looking at Qu Fei Qing’s facial expression Yun Qian Meng’s smile had vanished, leaving behind a serious and sincere face.

  Her spoken words caused Qu Fei Qing to shake her head as she forced a bitter smile at the corner of her mouth. She then somewhat regretfully said “Gege said as long as I am able to attain a good marriage, he will not have any objections. But, it will be difficult to explain it to the Empress Dowager, gege intends to tell the Empress Dowager before the palace feast takes place to grant a marriage to him. He will also request the Empress Dowager not to take part in my marriage.”

  Even though Yun Qian Meng usually remained calm having heard what was said as astonished expression could be seen on her face.

  She knew all along that the sibling love between Qu Zhang Qing and his sister was usually strong. However, in order for Qu Fei Qing to obtain her happiness Qu Zhang Qing was willing to go as far as to sacrifice his own happiness. This was indeed a very foolish decision.

  Not to mention if he really did that, Qu Fei Qing would feel guilty for the rest of her life. And judging by the Empress Dowager way of thinking, she would absolutely never let Qu Fei Qing easily get away with it.

  Perhaps after settling down the matter concerning his marriage, the next Empress Dowager’s target would be Nie Huai Yuan. This way manipulating Qu Fei Qing’s marriage.

  Her biaoge who seemed to be cold-hearted, was truly an affectionate and honest person. However, if he was use his affection on Empress Dowager, perhaps he would be just focusing on the wrong person and wasting away his feelings.

  Slightly regaining the astonished look in her eyes, Yun Qian Meng slowly asked “What is your opinion, biaojie?”

  If they were to handle things the way Qu Zhang Qing’s wanted, then perhaps both Qu Zhang Qing and Qu Fei Qing would never be able to find happiness and in the end the people who would get hurt would not be just the two of them.

  Being asked by Yun Qian Meng, Qu Fei Qing’s eyes turned misty, yet it was unexpectedly condensed into drops of liquid, lightly floating and drifting around the eyes. After somewhat giggling foolishly she shook her head and in an extremely slow-moving and steady tone she said “If we are to take gege’s happiness in exchange for my lifetime happiness, then I would rather not marry!”

  Noticing her tightly clenched hands Yun Qian Meng pulled Qu Fei Qing’s hands which were laid in between the chessboard. She then took the black chess piece from her hand and placed it on the Tian Yuan spot. Afterwards she gave a simple smile and gently said “Since you had chosen to play chess, then you must place the chess piece, or else with the absence of black and white pieces, how could we engage in a hand-to-hand fight? Besides, before you set the last piece, you must not easily admit defeat! And as for your brother, I think he worried too much about you, and also the Empress Dowager’s actions towards you seemed to be so strange recently, that was why it gave rise to his worried heart. I believe with the presence of my maternal grandmother and uncle, the Empress Dowager will not make her own conclusions that easily, so please just relax, meditate your mind in order to win this chess game!”

  Qu Fei Qing heard the powerful and resonating sound of the black piece dropping onto the chessboard loud and clear, and listened to Yun Qian Meng’s heartening words. The anxious expression in her eyes had suddenly dispersed, as if the sky had cleared up after the rain. Her face suddenly spread out a smile that was full of hope “I am being too anxious! Because of gege’s words yesterday, I had actually argued opinionatedly with him! In a little while I shall discuss this matter with my gege!”

  Seeing that Qu Fei Qing was able to accept this, Yun Qian Meng’s tensed heart gradually loosened up a bit. she was still afraid that these two persons who were close to each other might go to the Empress Dowager's Feng Xiang Gong one after the other to request the granting of marriage and during that time, not to mention the two of them not obtaining happiness, perhaps the other two families that would be related to them through marriage might also get involved.

  “Coming here today I still have one more thing to inform you, biaojie. Would you like to hear about it?” Thinking about how Qu Fei Qing had made fun of her earlier Yun Qian Meng’s heart was feeling mischievous as she also wanted to tease her a bit and deliberately changed the subject.

  “What is that?” Seeing Yun Qian Meng’s face full of mystery, it hooked up Qu Fei Qing’s curiosity. Both of her pure and virtuous eyes immediately issued out an intense doubt and directly stared back at Yun Qian Meng, waiting for her to respond.

  “Make a guess, biaojie!” Judging by Qu Fei Qing’s childish and naive look Yun Qian Meng secretly laughed. Yet she still refused to speak out.

  Yun Qian Meng insisted for her to make a guess and seeing her rosy and bright face, Qu Fei Qing casted a glance at Yun Qian Meng, seemingly understanding her thoughts. Finally her gaze focused on Yun Qian Meng’s flat abdomen and with a bit of teasing she leaned closer to Yun Qian Meng and spoke in a lowered voice “Is it possible that, you are pregnant?”

  Yun Qian Meng had not expected that Qu Fei Qing would answer her riddle by mentioning her abdomen and for a moment remained expressionless and quiet. However, she shook her head “What I wanted to say, is naturally related to you, biaojie! Don’t tell me that you’ve already forgotten the thing that you have requested from me before?”

  Hearing Yun Qian Meng’s explanation both of Qu Fei Qing’s eyes immediately exposed brilliant radiance of happiness. She excitedly grabbed Yun Qian
Meng’s arm which was fiddling with the chessboard and said excitedly “Is he coming back?”

  Watching Qu Fei Qing’s expression and also sensing the gentle tremble in her voice that was not very easy to detect, Yun Qian Meng smiled as she nodded her head and informed her of everything “Within the a few days. Perhaps during the upcoming New Year banquet in the palace, he would also participate to claim his rewards.”

  Qu Fei Qing’s eyes were filled with unspeakable happiness as she questioned. “Was he hurt? Was he tired? Was he infected by the disease?” Qu Fei Qing asked these questions repeatedly as they have been bothering her for a very long time.

  Being infected by her happiness, Yun Qian Meng also laughed and said “All were safe and sound! Don’t you forget, biaojie, that he is also a famous physician, how can there be any disease that he wouldn’t be able to treat?”

  Hearing Yun Qian Meng’s explanation, Qu Fei Qing calmed down. However, soon after, she was reminded that the date of New Year’s banquet was the day after tomorrow. She did not know if she would be able to see Nie Huai Yuan even for a bit before that time. Maybe,this meeting would be postponed.

  “Just stay inside the house during these two days. If I am able to arrange things appropriately I will most certainly have my people to invite you over to our residence for a gathering.” Being able to see though Qu Fei Qing’s current thoughts, Yun Qian Meng remarked “But, your reputation as a fine young lady is definitely the most important thing. Please write a letter and Meng’s will notify my people to give it to him. Once I got any knews from him I will certainly notify you, biaojie. With this arrangement, does biaojie have any other suggestions?”

  Qu Fei Qing noticed that Yun Qian Meng was deeply concerned with her and had considered everything on her behalf. She even took her reputation as a fine young lady into consideration. Qu Fei Qing’s heart was filled with warmth and her eyes were filled with gratitude as she nodded her head.