Farmer Lady of Fortune, Imperial Concubine, Don't Be Too Sweet

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Feng Qingbai sighed lightly and lowered his head to block the young girl’s mouth. “Take advantage of this time to compensate me more.”

“…”

Once they returned, there would be more eyes everywhere.

He hoped to make up some portion on the way, first.

Feng Mohan was thus left behind Liu Yusheng.

It was noon when the carriage passed through Yunzhou City. Liu Yusheng went to Yunzhou Academy to visit his elder brother Liu Zhixia.

She brought him the books and ink she bought in Xuzhou.

Yunzhou Academy was the number one school in Yunzhou City.

It was located at the foot of Qing Mountain on the outskirts of the city.

When Liu Zhixia heard that someone was visiting, he knew it was someone from his family.

He was discussing his studies with his teacher, but upon hearing the news, he hurriedly ran to the entrance of the academy.

When he came out, he had vaguely guessed that the one who came should be Nannan. Only she was occasionally running outside because of the partnership with Qian Wanjin.

He, however, never expected that the one accompanying Nannan this time wasn’t Qian Wanjin, but another strange man.

The two were standing side by side under eaves of the entrance of the academy, talking and laughing.

The way the man gazed at Nannan immediately made him wary.

And the way Nannan looked back at the man almost made Liu Zhixia collapse.

Liu Zhixia charged forward and pulled the girl to his side. His eyes sharply stared at the man standing with a light,smile, “Nannan, who is he?”

The young girl’s head tilted, smiling wryly, “Look, I told you that Big Brother can’t recognize you.”

“Nannan?” Liu Zhixia frowned, still staring intently at the man opposite him.

“Zhixia,” the man smiled, “The red hair tie.”

“…” In the next instant, Liu Zhixia’s eyes widened. “You… A-Axiu?!”

The man nodded.

Liu Zhixia felt dizzy. “What’s going on? You’re really Axiu?”

The man was standing with a tall, jaded stature, distinct and handsome, elegant and majestic. His dark purple
brocade robe set off his calmness and nobility even more.

His entire body spoke out of the ordinary.

Liu Zhixia couldn’t connect this man in front of her with the Axiu of his childhood.

What was Axiu like at that time?

His messy bangs almost hid half of his face. He wore black and grey robes, reticent, silent, and always quietly followed Nannan.

From when he disappeared to when he was found later, to having half of his face ruined, and turned into an idiot.

He was nowhere like what he looked now.

Except … those eyes.

But in the past, a smile wouldn’t emerge from those eyes when looking at other people except Nannan.

“I’m going back to Xinghua Village with Nannan.” The man kept smiling gently, unimpressed by his surprise. “I’m afraid you don’t have time to go back. Why don’t you go have a drink with me and catch up?”

Liu Zhixia easily snapped out of his shock, looked deeply at Feng Qingbai and nodded. “It’s time to catch up.”

He left without saying good-bye in the first place, causing Nannan to nurse her hurt secretly for a long time. Now he was saying that he was back – it wasn’t that easy for him to let go of his past.

When he recalled the way Nannan looked at Feng Qingbai just now, Liu Zhixia not only had a headache, but also a stomachache!

There were many small food stores and small restaurants outside the academy.

They were where usually frequent and spend.

Because was some distance from the city, access wasn't convenient, so the business of these small stores was still good.

Liu Zhixia chose a small restaurant that looked relatively clean and took the two of them to the table.

The shopkeeper smilingly came to entertain, sent a jar of wine, a few plates of small dishes and didn’t come to bother.

Classes at the academy weren’t over yet at this hour, so there were only a few tables with customers. It was clean and suitable for catching up.

He poured a cup of wine for himself, looked at Liu Yusheng, and then said, “Come on, what happened? How did you meet? And what’s your status now? Are you going back to visit Xinghua Village and then leave to maintain old acquaintanceship with our family, or do you have other plans?”

Liu Zhixia didn’t favor talking crap and spoke straight to the point.

He hoped that Feng Qingbai chose the former. Since he didn’t appear or contact them for so many years, it would be enough to just be old acquaintances with each other.

He shouldn’t come out and provoke their Nannan again.

Feng Qingbai picked up a cup of wine and took a sip. The wine was spicy and of poor quality. “I came back for a visit and will leave. I can’t stay for long.”

Instead of breathing a sigh of relief, Liu Zhixia’s heart dangled up. He had a hunch that the man hadn’t finished
speaking.

“Then what?”

“I have a nephew who’s seriously ill, and I want Shengsheng to take care of him for a while. I will come to take him back when the time comes.”

“That’s it?” Liu Zhixia did not believe.

Feng Qingbai laughed, “What else do you think I want?”

It was a trap, so Liu Zhixia didn’t answer, “I hope that’s the case. As for that nephew of yours, although Nannan is a good doctor, she isn’t god. She can’t cure everyone, so you have to have a measure in mind.”

It would be good if she could cure him, but if she couldn’t, he shouldn’t pin the blame on Nannan’s head.