Unlimited estates for rural beauty-Chapter 623 Second update, here comes the bird (1)

Feng Xuxu’s heart suddenly tightened. It seemed the two knew each other. She saw the surprise in Jiazhen’s eyes that carried a sliver of delight, a feeling of having regained something lost. Could it be that she had met Lou Qianyu when he arrived earlier? Or was it...

"Jiazhen, you have not yet paid your respects to Emperor Lou!" Seeing the two gazing at each other, Feng Xuxu spoke out to remind Xiao Jiazhen, lest she be impolite.

After coming back to her senses, Xiao Jiazhen’s face flushed red as she elegantly crouched halfway down to perform a salutation, "Emperor Lou, may you be blessed with ten thousand fortunes."

"Miss Xiao, please rise, there is no need for such formalities." Constrained by the proprieties between men and women, Lou Qianyu gave her only a slight helping hand.

"Thank you, Emperor Lou." Xiao Jiazhen stood up and retreated behind Feng Xuxu, with her head bowed and eyes lowered.

Feng Xuxu noticed that Lou Qianyu’s gaze still lingered on her cousin behind her and sighed internally. It seemed he did indeed hold some fondness for Jiazhen. She wondered when it had started, "Do you know each other?"

Xiao Jiazhen quickly looked up at Lou Qianyu, then lowered her head again with a blush, though it was but a moment; she couldn’t escape Feng Xuxu’s notice. 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

"Hehehe, a few years ago, we met by chance, but at the time it was all too brief, and I didn’t realize who she was..."

Feng Xuxu raised an eyebrow; a few years ago, was that not when the agreement was being signed? And yet it had been so rushed? If such a brief encounter had left such a lasting impression on Jiazhen, years later she still remembered... and had it not been so rushed, what might it have become?

"His Majesty has arrived!" A sharp voice rang out, and by the time Feng Xuxu looked over, Dugu Chen had entered the Warm Pavilion.

Standing in the Warm Pavilion, he glanced over the people kneeling on the ground, "Rise."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Dugu Chen paid no heed to the young scholars and elaborately dressed young ladies. He strode towards Feng Xuxu.

"Your Majesty..."

"There’s no need for formalities."

Xiao Jiazhen, who had just started to kneel, flushed with embarrassment and slowly stood up straight, glancing at her cousin and his wife, who seemed very much in love. Standing there, she felt quite awkward, so she made a slight bow, "Cousin-in-law, I haven’t had my fill of admiring the exotic flowers here. I would like to take another look."

"I’ve heard Miss Xiao is a talented lady. There are some couplets over there that I would like to discuss with you." If the beauty didn’t want to intrude, he was even less keen to stay. This was a good opportunity to have a chat with her.

"Emperor Lou, you flatter me too much. I’m not talented; I only know a little. As for consulting, I’m even less qualified. I am but a woman with limited learning, not as knowledgeable and profound as Emperor Lou."

Listening to this, Feng Xuxu felt her head spin, while Dugu Chen was quite surprised, his lips lifting slightly, "Zhenzhen, please show Emperor Lou around the Warm Pavilion." Not waiting for the lost-in-thought Xiao Jiazhen to respond, he then turned to him saying, "Brother Lou, my wife and I have an urgent matter to attend to, so we must take our leave."

"Brother Dugu, please attend to your affairs."

Dugu Chen nodded at him and, cradling his beloved in his arms, departed gracefully.

Once they had left the Warm Pavilion and boarded the Dragon Carriage, Feng Xuxu finally broke free from his embrace, "Are you trying to arrange a match for Jiazhen?"

"Hehehe, with your clever mind, can you not see that it is Lou Qianyu who is pursuing her? I’m merely helping things along with the current."

Feng Xuxu glanced at him, "You were in there for such a short time, yet you saw through Lou Qianyu’s intentions. You really are something."

"His gaze was practically glued to Jiazhen; anyone with eyes could see that." He shook his head incontrovertibly.

"So you truly intend to marry Jiazhen off to a foreign land? That’s an entirely different country!" Feng Xuxu disagreed. In the past, princesses were sent abroad only after a defeat in war or for the sake of an alliance, and Xueyan Country had no need to marry off its women to distant lands, especially since Jiazhen was not even a princess.