Chapter 268 Temperament
268 Temperament
Translator: Atlas Studios
Editor: Atlas Studios
The Emperor and Feng Yang were equally stunned.
This was the first time anyone had given Feng Yang a gift in return.
She rubbed the amulet in her hand. It was so new and rare.
Yu Chaoyun looked at Gu Yanfei with a deeper and darker gaze. There was a hint of resentment in her eyes.
After this incident, Gu Yanfei stepped on her and left her name in the Emperor’s heart.
She was indignant!
Yu Chaoyun’s body tensed up as she stood rooted to the ground in a daze. She didn’t even notice when the Emperor and Feng Yang left. She just mechanically followed the others to send the two of them off.
At the back, Gu Yunrong looked at Yu Chaoyun silently, her eyes filled with sympathy.
Yu Chaoyun’s song just now was indeed superb. She was one of the best among the young ladies in the capital, but it wasn’t to the liking of the Eldest Princess Feng Yang.
Feng Yang was all alone and had no children. Naturally, she wouldn’t like such romantic songs.
Gu Yunrong sighed in her heart and curtsied in unison with the crowd. The girls’ uniform voices rang in her ears.
“Farewell, Your Majesty, Your Highness.”
Outside the water pavilion, the cold wind was still howling and snowflakes were dancing.
Eunuch Zhao Rang personally held an umbrella for the Emperor and Feng Yang to block the wind and snow. From the corner of his eye, he quietly glanced at the Emperor’s hand.
The Emperor couldn’t help but touch the amulet in his sleeve pocket. The corners of his lips had never been lowered. Even his usually steady footsteps were a little light, making him seem full of energy. It was simply more useful than taking some miracle medicine.
Although the little girl had only played a song just now, the melody came from her heart.
The song was played straight to the heart. It was magnificent, refreshing, and carried a soul-stirring force that couldn’t be faked.
“Imperial Aunt, this girl isn’t bad, right?” The Emperor asked, but Zhao Rang could clearly hear the flaunting tone in the Emperor’s tone.
Feng Yang looked at the heavy snow in front of him and recalled the song just now. He said, “Father once said that after experiencing wind and rain, after experiencing thousands of sails, one still has a pure heart. This child has a pure heart.”
Feng Yang had just met Gu Yanfei for the first time today and had only chatted with her for a while. It was already rare for her to give such an evaluation.
‘Of course.” The Emperor’s smile became even gentler. The loving aura he emitted from head to toe attracted Feng Yang’s attention.
Intrigued, Feng Yang raised her eyebrows and asked, “Why?”
The corners of the Emperor’s lips curled up even higher. He paused in suspense before saying, “She’s Chu Yi’s sweetheart.”
‘ Feng Yang smiled gently and nodded.
No wonder the Emperor suddenly dragged her to the water pavilion to see those girls.
Feng Yang casually flicked her sleeves and waved away the snowflakes floating on them. She said indifferently, “The Empress Dowager chose a daughter from an aristocratic family.”
As she spoke, her lips curled into a sneer.
She had only glanced around the water pavilion just now. Even if she didn’t know who was from which family, the “pretentious” behavior of a daughter of an aristocratic family was too obvious. Even if she didn’t ask or say anything, she wouldn’t be mistaken.
Each and every one of them was adorned with jewels and luxurious clothes. From head to toe, they were dressed so impeccably that they could participate in a celebration now. Even the incense on their bodies had to be expensive and top-grade. The price of the best spices was comparable to that of gold, but the lingering incense on their bodies only lasted for half a day.
Even though these aristocratic families had fallen and their lives were difficult, their nature hadn’t changed. They were poor but particular. Not only did they like to put on an act, but they were also as extravagant as ever.
Just like the Empress Dowager!
Thinking of Empress Dowager Yuan, Feng Yang’s expression turned colder.
In the previous dynasty and the previous dynasties, these aristocratic families had thought themselves superior to others. Not only did they occupy most of the power and resources in the imperial court, but they even preached that “the aristocratic families and the king will rule the world together.”
Back then, the late Emperor ignored her objections and married the daughter of the Yuan family as his successor. In his later years, he became more and more extravagant and content with his life. He forcefully lost all the treasure that Emperor Taizu had saved up for half his life.
Fortunately, she had joined forces with the ministers to prevent the late Emperor from changing the Crown Prince. Otherwise, their Great Jin Dynasty would have been defeated by this mother and son sooner or later.
Madam Yuan really didn’t give up. She openly wanted to choose the daughter of an aristocratic family for the Eldest Prince to be his wife. Was she trying to harm the Eldest Prince?!
The more Feng Yang thought about it, the more he felt that Empress Dowager Yuan had ill intentions. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that the women in the water pavilion were all scourges.
In contrast, Gu Yanfei’s open and straightforward attitude made Feng Yang feel much more comfortable..