Zheng Xiao Mistake: The Mistake of Rebirth Provoked the Cold Master

Rong Yan never came back after he left, and he didn't even see Zhu Zheng when they stopped for a meal. She felt much more comfortable staying in the car alone, and she fell asleep as soon as she relaxed.

It was not until Liu Feng knocked on the car door to call her that she realized that she had slept soundly and slept until dark.

Liu Feng led Zhu Zheng out of the car and said, "Fourth Miss, we won't be traveling tonight. Let's stay at the inn in Pingxiang City tonight."

Zhu Zheng nodded and followed him to the booked guest room. Along the way, she didn't see any sign of Rong Yan.

If Master Chong Hongzi was here, seeing Zhu Zheng looking around, he would immediately say "Cheng Yi lives next door to you", but Liu Feng, who was not a little smart, obviously did not have such awareness. He just led Zhu Zheng to the door, gave her a few instructions and left.

Zhu Zheng hesitated at the door for a while, turned back and looked, and saw Liu Feng entered the next room.

As soon as Liu Feng entered the room, he saw the rosewood painting tube on the table. It was the one he brought from Shengjing specially.

The lid of the painting tube had been opened, and the scroll inside had been taken out and was hanging on the opposite wall.

The adult stood in front of the painting with his back turned, seemingly in a trance, not knowing what he was thinking about.

Liu Feng was very familiar with such scenes.

The first time he saw this portrait was in the darkroom of the library in Chengyi Palace. On the wall hung a whole row of pictures of noble ladies, all of them beautifully dressed and with pretty faces, which were dazzling to the eyes.

He paid special attention to this picture. The girl in the yellow skirt had smiling eyes and did not stand out among the portraits at first. However, there was a red turtle painted on her face, which left a deep impression on him.

When they met again for the second time, still in the library, there were only two portraits left. One was of the turtle girl, and the other looked about 60% similar to her. They must be biological sisters.

In the third round, only the turtle girl was left.

Later, year after year, this portrait was hung in the darkroom and never moved.

The adult would often stand in front of the portrait in a daze, and would remount the portrait whenever he had free time. He couldn’t remember how many times he had done so.

The halls next door also like to hang pictures of goddesses and bodhisattvas. Liu Feng just thinks that adults have the same interest, which is better than having no thoughts at all.

But he was also afraid that the longer it went on, the more the adults would place their hopes on him, and it would be difficult to deal with if he developed an obsession in the future.

He told his worries to Xue Mei, who was on duty with him, but was laughed at.

Xuemei told him, "It was the obsession that came first, and then this portrait that I carefully prepared was created."

Liu Feng didn't understand. These portraits were nominally used by the Crown Prince to select concubines. How could the adults be so deliberate? He asked again who this girl was, but Xue Mei suddenly became serious and said that this was her official business and she shouldn't talk too much to him.

She even talked about official business. Liu Feng thought she must know something he didn't know. However, he didn't expect that after all the nice words he said, he couldn't get any more out of her.

Liu Feng was angry and decided to find out the truth himself.

But I didn’t expect that on an ordinary afternoon, I would suddenly see the true appearance of this turtle girl.

At that time, the palace banquet had just ended. He received the news that the master was drunk, and ran back to Chengyi Palace in a panic, and ran into a girl who had just got off the master's bed.

When Liu Feng saw clearly, he was stunned and thought that the girl in the painting had come to life and ran out.

But this turtle girl was much more beautiful than in the portrait. Her face was bright and fair, and she did not give birth to a red turtle.

Liu Feng was completely confused. The adults told him that she was the fourth young lady of the Zhu family and asked him to prepare gifts and visiting cards and to go to the Zhu family in person on a certain day.

From that day on, just as the adults said, the two of them were able to "see each other often."

Liu Feng followed the Master and had only seen him smile faintly, be slightly worried, and be fearless and calm, which made him admire him very much. However, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince once said that the Master "did not have much of the spirit of a living person".

Ever since the fourth girl Zhu in the painting ran out, adults have slowly changed. They are no longer so carefree and have started to have their own worries and joys.

During the half month in Suinan, the adults dealt with water conservancy affairs while keeping an eye out for new and interesting items in Suinan, and bought several large boxes full of them.

Liu Feng couldn't help but ask what it was used for, but the adult just answered with a faint smile.

"She might like it."

Liu Feng had never known what the Crown Prince meant by "the spirit of a living being". When he saw His Excellency's sincere smile, he suddenly realized that His Excellency had never been truly happy before.

After the trip to Suinan ended, they returned to Beijing and headed straight for the autumn hunting ground. The adults' eagerness to return home was written all over their faces, and Liufeng was also looking forward to returning quickly.

But unexpectedly, the gifts prepared by the adults were not given away in time.

He delivered a basket of peaches as instructed by his lord. When he returned to the tent and memorized the words that went with a pair of jade bracelets, Sister Xue came in in a panic, saying that something had happened in the red maple forest and that the Second Prince's men had accidentally injured someone.

Liu Feng asked who was injured, but before he got an answer, he saw the adults rushing out holding the fourth girl covered in blood.

There were only two words left in his mind at that time: it's over.

If anything happens to the fourth young lady, I'm afraid that will be the end of her too.

The master took the fourth girl away and there was no news for several months.

Liu Feng wandered around the temples in Shengjing every day, burning incense and worshipping Buddha, praying that the fourth girl would get better and be back to full health soon.

I don’t know which temple I worshipped at that had a miracle, but I finally received a letter from the adult. There were only two words in the letter from Cheng Xushan.

"woke up."

When Liu Feng heard the news, he happily thanked all the gods and Bodhisattvas who knew about it, and immediately wrote a letter asking if he could go to pick them up.

The master replied in agreement and asked me to take the portrait with me.

On the way here, Liu Feng wanted to laugh and cry at the same time, thinking about what the book said: good fortune and misfortune offset each other, and that the Lord and the Fourth Girl would surely have a happy ending after all the hardships...

But what he saw and heard today confused Liu Feng.

Why is it that after a few months, the adults don't seem to be any closer to the fourth girl, and they don't even talk to each other anymore?

Especially adults, the real Fourth Miss Zhu lives next door, why are you looking at this portrait here?

"Sir." Liu Feng stood there for a long time, and seeing that the sir did not respond, he finally could not help but shout.

Rong Yan came back to his senses, as if he had just noticed someone standing at the door, and looked away from the painting, "Are you settled?"

Liu Feng knew who was being asked, and quickly replied, "It's settled. I sent the fourth young lady back to her room, and sent the food in as instructed by the master."

Rong Yan said “hmm”, “Send a bowl of calming soup later. She sleeps too much during the day and can’t sleep well at night.”

Liu Feng agreed. He felt it was wonderful to hear that the master was still so concerned about the fourth girl. But when he saw Rong Yan standing in front of the painting in a daze again, he felt it was not so good.

When he met the adults this time, he didn't smile at all, as if he had returned to his former lifeless appearance.

But isn’t Fourth Miss Zhu better now? Shouldn’t Your Excellency be happy?

"Sir, this painting is brought for the fourth young lady to see, right?" he confirmed.

Rong Yan didn't respond, nor did he deny his speculation.

Liu Feng just took it as a positive answer. He also thought that the master should have made a plan. He couldn't help but wonder, "Then why didn't the master allow it when I gave it to the fourth girl during the day?"

The night wind from the northern border brought a damp chill as it blew in through the window that was never closed tightly. Rong Yan looked out the window and saw only a cold moon hanging in the silent night, without even a single star.

"It's too late," he said.

Liu Feng was stunned. The tall back of the adult standing in front of the window, reflected in the bleak and cold winter night in the cold mountains, could actually show endless loneliness and melancholy.

He was about to ask something else but it was too late. Rong Yan had already turned around and gave him a light instruction.

"Put it away and don't let her know."