Unlimited estates for rural beauty-Chapter 497: Returning to Feng Family Village (3)
"Uncle Tian Yi, how much longer until we reach Yunzhou Prefecture?" Yueyue watched the birds flying back and forth in the sky, all rushing to their nests on the branches–their homes. Seeing them return made her even more eager to get to her uncle’s house.
Tian Yi’s mouth twitched as he kept an eye on the road ahead, guarding the two ancestors and occasionally answering the Princess’s multitude of questions.
"I estimate it’ll take another three to five days."
"Why three to five days and not three days, or five days?" Yueyue asked unabashedly.
Qiqi silently turned his head, holding back a laugh, admiring the distant green mountains and waters, ah, what a feast for the eyes. I didn’t hear anything just now, he hypnotized himself, but his ears betrayed him, drifting aside to eavesdrop.
"Uh, that’s because if it starts raining along the way, it will delay our arrival, hence the three to five days, which may vary. We might arrive early, or we might arrive late," he said, waving his whip and steadily urging on the two magnificent red hare steeds in front.
"With such good weather, why would it rain? Uncle Tian Yi, don’t tell me you’re picking on me because I’m young?" Yueyue lifted her head and looked at the clear sky, not a sign of rain in sight, clearly being deceived.
Sweat dripped from Tian Yi’s forehead, his eyes flicking to the carriage behind him as his mouth twitched: "The weather can be unpredictable, and I can’t tell which cloud might bring rain!"
"Since you can’t tell which cloud might bring rain, then how can you so accurately say..."
"Yueyue, don’t be disrespectful," Feng Xuxu’s languid voice floated out from the carriage, cutting off her daughter’s shameless questioning.
At that moment, Tian Yi’s heart couldn’t take the little Princess’s never-ending audacious questions—he was on the verge of a breakdown. Thankfully, his mistress’s timely intervention rescued his fragile spirit.
Yueyue pursed her lips and sighed; okay, she was just bored and looking for fun. Sitting in the carriage with nothing to do, she called for Xiaobai, who was busy accompanying his fox wife; Xiaojin was a little snake who loved to sleep in; her brother ignored her; the only amusement was to tease the stolid coachman, but even that was cut short by her mother’s reprimand. Truly a hard life. Sitting on top of the carriage, she played with her short little fingers, her eyes wandering aimlessly, repeatedly glancing at Tian Yi’s back.
Tian Yi felt the burning gaze from behind, his back involuntarily stiffening—God knows what mischievous idea the Princess might concoct next. Was she sprinkling itching powder or some poison on him? Or perhaps sticking some ridiculous pattern on his back for him to carry around all day? The more he thought about it, the more apprehensive he became, becoming uneasy in his seat.
Yueyue observed Tian Yi’s rigid posture, his eyes darting toward her like he was watching out for a thief. She knew exactly what he was thinking: "Uncle Tian Yi, is this Princess not exceedingly beautiful, incredibly clever, wonderfully adorable, extremely..."
"Extremely narcissistic," Qiqi blurted out, unable to hold back any longer.
Yueyue slowly turned her little head with a sly, teasing look at her brother, flashing her cute little teeth: "Brother~ dear, I’ve noticed you’re getting more and more handsome. Why do I like you so much?" 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖
Blinking his large eyes and shaking off the goosebumps, Qiqi unconsciously shifted back in his seat, his sister’s smile seeming peculiar to him as he moved further away. Half of his body was almost inside the carriage, and Yueyue’s gaze finally left him no room to hide; without any choice, he moved back a half step more, burying his whole body in the carriage. Only after the carriage curtain shielded him from Yueyue’s gaze did Qiqi finally breathe a sigh of relief.
