Chapter 90: Tracking - Rebirth of the Noble Daughter

 Chapter 90: Tracking

Xiao Tingyi smiled bitterly and had to tell the truth.

"My wet nurse was once saved by Miss Feng San. These gifts were prepared long ago. However, few people know that my wet nurse is still in the Eastern Capital, and I couldn't rashly disturb her. So..."

"So you used my name to send them, making it all seem natural?"

"Yes."

Although his words were interrupted, there was no sign of displeasure on his face. Yang Zhao looked on from the side and couldn't help but admire Miss Feng San.

"The prince is quite adept at calculations. It's a pity for me, with my lifelong reputation at stake. Will the Feng family suspect me of embezzlement for such valuable gifts? Otherwise, how could such extravagant gestures be justified?"

He pretended to be annoyed, but he was quite competitive when playing against Xiao Tingyi.

In the blink of an eye, a corner in the lower left was dominated, and Elder Xu smiled as he looked at the stable man in front of him, intentionally saying, "Prince, is your heart already set? Can't even understand the chess game?"

Without a reply, his clear eyes stared at the chessboard, briefly contemplating before decisively placing a piece into a cluster of white pieces. The game, which had been in decline, was instantly turned around. The black piece, like a sharp blade, struck at the heart of the white pieces, causing Elder Xu to panic and almost abandon his strategy to protect the general.

"Hmph, I thought someone could tame you, but it turns out neither beauty nor power is willing to let go!"

"Elder Xu, mind your words. I am just a man with a frail body. Where would I have the strength to vie for power?"

Elder Xu also felt he had said too much and wisely closed his mouth.

At the time of the late emperor's death, he was also present. Before he took his last breath, he said to him, "Look after my son." and his eyes were on the seventeenth prince in front of him.

It's just a pity...

If the late emperor had lived another ten years, with his abilities, who knows who would have held power over the realm.

But everything is just a pity.

Nowadays, Great Jin enjoys peace and prosperity, and the people live in peace and contentment. They don't want to be rebellious troublemakers and ruin this beauty. So, when the Prince Ding wanted to hide, they could only help him.

"I heard from Mingyue that Miss Feng from the Feng family is formidable. She has helped her several times, and this bundle of velvet was also found thanks to her cunning. Well, well, I'll reluctantly give up the prince to that girl. Hmph, Bai Xiang will have gained a lot! If he knew that his granddaughter had caught your eye, he'd probably wake up laughing in the middle of the night."

Xiao Tingyi was somewhat speechless. When did he ever see himself falling for Feng Jinyao?

He was a whole round older than her, and their seniority was obvious. He was just a little curious about Feng Jinyao, but in Elder Xu's mouth, it had become a matter of romantic love between a man and a woman.

Thinking of explaining a few words, but seeing Elder Xu's expression of 'I understand, I understand, no need to explain,' he immediately lost interest.

Anyway, over the years, there have been quite a few families who have wanted to send him to the Prince Ding's Mansion, and Elder Xu even wanted to send his own granddaughter. He could say more, but it was useless, so he simply closed his mouth.

At the end of the game, Xiao Tingyi narrowly won by a few pieces.

Elder Xu was so angry that his nose was not a nose, and his eyes were not eyes. He exclaimed that he would start over and definitely conquer all.

This made Xiao Tingyi unable to help but laugh. If others saw Elder Xu's appearance, they would probably be deceived. Heaven knows that when he debates with the Confucian scholars in the court, he often makes several censor's spitting blood.

The game continued, and at the other end, the Feng family's carriage had already arrived at the Bai Mansion's gate.
  
The little servant inside saw the person, and immediately smiled happily and came up to take the horse.

"How did Miss Yunxu come?"

"My young lady came to deliver congratulations. I heard that the Bai family and Prince Kang's mansion are engaged?"

The servant is often at the door, and Yunxu has seen it a lot these days, so the two are much warmer.

"Yes, yes, yesterday's ceremony was big. Prince Kang's mansion just got 68 boxes of clothes, and I don't know what's inside, but I think it's heavy, it's a good baby!"

"Just you have more."

The cloud beat him twice, and he gave him some rewards and let him buy some tea to eat, and the servant happily took it over, and sent the three people into the door.

The congratulatory gifts should have been sent directly to Bai Sirup, but unfortunately, today she went to Prince Kang's mansion with Princess Wen Yi, and the backyard is only Bai Lin, and Madam Bai has been at the Buddhist temple to Buddha these days, and she was not upset about the fuss, so Feng Jinyao went straight to Bai Lin's courtyard.

When the list was handed over, everything else was okay, only that the person were too glaring.

"Ah Yao, this thing is not easy to get, where are you from?"

Bai Lin's maiden family was also prominent, having seen many fine things. However, she couldn't help but be impressed when she saw the ginseng, understanding its significance.

"It was a coincidence. Elder Xu's household sent a thank-you gift today and this was included. I thought since grandfather and grandmother are getting older, with minor ailments, having this could give them peace of mind."

Bai Lin nodded. It was indeed a filial gesture from the child, so she accepted it without further ado.

The two chatted for a while, and Bai Lin offered her breakfast, but Feng Jinyao declined, thinking there was still a lot to do at home.

As she left the courtyard and headed towards the second gate, she noticed her third aunt, who should have been recuperating in bed, sneaking into the outer courtyard. Feng Jinyao furrowed her brows. What was she up to?

Suspicious, she whispered a few words to Xiuqiu's ear, then turned and ran off. She gestured for Yunxu to tread lightly and they followed discreetly.

They saw Shen Shi wrap herself in a plain cloak, accompanied by Zheng Mama from Qiongzhou, who kept watch vigilantly, fearing they were being followed.

Arriving at the back gate, they immediately boarded a nondescript carriage. The carriage seemed ordinary enough, not belonging to the Bai family.

The gatekeeper at the back was bribed and had long disappeared, deliberately allowing Shen Shi to leave. Therefore, Feng Jinyao and her companions were not noticed when they followed.

The carriage headed west towards the city, deepening Feng Jinyao's suspicions.

West of the city? It was predominantly where commoners resided. What could Aunt Shen be doing there?

Soon, Xiuqiu had already guided their carriage closer. The three of them boarded and instructed the coachman to follow the carriage in front closely.

As it was lunchtime, there were many pedestrians and street vendors along the way. Although the carriage followed the main road, they couldn't speed up, taking almost an hour to arrive at a residential area.

The west side of the city was divided into four neighborhoods, mostly inhabited by commoners. Therefore, they often saw women washing clothes and children playing on the street. The carriage stopped at a secluded alley entrance.

Fearful of being discovered by Shen Shi, Feng Jinyao instructed the coachman to park the carriage a bit farther away, where they could only see her getting off the carriage but did not clearly see which house she entered.

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