Pampered By All In Different Planes-Chapter 157 - : The Lucky Farmer is at Ease, While the Husband with No Heirs is Busy Pursuing His Wife 17
Chapter 157: Chapter 157: The Lucky Farmer is at Ease, While the Husband with No Heirs is Busy Pursuing His Wife 17
“There is also another matter…” The auntie looked at Su Zhiruan, hesitating to speak.
“What is it?” When Su Zhiruan looked up, she saw the auntie’s hesitant expression, one that clearly had something to say but didn’t know how to express it. She stood up and said, “Just speak frankly, auntie, whatever it is.”
The auntie, seeing Su Zhiruan’s calm and composed demeanor, then approached her and said, “Ruanruan… the news from a few days ago, it is said that that person from the Capital City, will soon arrive in Jiangnan, right here.”
That person from the Capital City, naturally, was not just anybody.
But rather, it was Crown Prince Fu Huaichu.
Su Zhiruan’s grip tightened around the teacup, then relaxed again.
If she were the only one to meet Fu Huaichu, then she could manage to escape the situation, but if Fu Huaichu discovered they had two children, then Zhezhi and Zheye would certainly be taken back to the Imperial Palace.
“I understand,” Su Zhiruan pushed the teacup aside, her expression returning to its previous calm, “When exactly will he be coming to Jiangnan? Do you have reliable information?”
“It should be in a few days,” the auntie guessed after some thought. She wasn’t very clear on the details, having only heard it inadvertently. Thus, she speculated, “It was the four youngsters at the Capital City branch that sent word. It was a brief mention in a letter meant to assure safety. If the Crown Prince is to come, there must surely be news from above. We needn’t worry too much just yet.”
Su Zhiruan frowned. If he really was to come after some time, it would be fine, but if he came incognito and accidentally encountered Zheye or Zhezhi, that’s when she should start worrying.
*
Meanwhile, on the bustling streets,
People were coming and going amidst the chaos.
With the help of an old hawker selling candied hawthorns, Zheye selected a big and red hawthorn treat to buy, and handed it to Zhezhi, “Sister, this is for you, consider it my apology.”
“Brother, you eat too, it’s very sweet.” Su Zhezhi took a big bite, her snow-white, soft, and tender face puffing out as she ate, all the while giving her brother a big, bright smile.
The two servants following behind them smiled genuinely at the sight.
The twins were a boy and girl pair, and Su Zhiruan knew how to educate her children. They were both well-behaved and sensible, never throwing tantrums or crying over issues, endearing themselves to the servants who adored the young master and young miss.
Passersby who saw the two lookalike children feeding each other candied hawthorns also stopped to secretly watch them, and many women brimming with maternal love almost had heart-shaped eyes upon witnessing the scene. They even wanted to give them all kinds of treats from their hands, like sachets and small pastries.
“Would you like some snacks? I have some here, as well as buns, and marinated meat,” a woman couldn’t resist her urge to feed them and thought about giving Zhezhi and Zheye some tasty treats.
Another woman was not to be outdone, “I have even tastier snacks here. Do you like these sugar figurines? They’re all yours.”
As the crowd stopping around them grew larger, and some even began to recognize Zhezhi and Zheye’s identities,
“They are the prodigies! Su Zhezhi and Su Zheye, isn’t it!” A man pointed at the two children, as though he’d suddenly remembered something and shouted, “It’s them, the prodigies!”
“Ah?! Are they the legendary ones, the young master who became the disciple of a peerless master, skilled in both literature and martial arts and stunningly handsome, and the young miss who’s astonishingly talented, knowing accounting at just three years old, the twins born to the housekeeper who are prodigies!”
“There is no one else but them! Who knows what kind of divine person their mother is, to raise two prodigies!”
…
Upon hearing people around them recognizing who they were and seeing the crowd getting increasingly excited, Zheye and Zhezhi exchanged a glance.
“Run!”
“Run!”
Two children with little short legs blurted out the same word together and then, with their tiny hands clasped, they scurried toward the steps and ran off.
Their movements were so in sync that they quickly sprinted out of the crowd.
Before many people could react, they saw the two children and the servants following them leave the place.
When they thought to chase after them, the pressing crowd made it impassable, leaving them no choice but to give up.
Being small, Zhezhi and Zheyue had only run a few steps before Zhezhi, who didn’t practice martial arts, began panting heavily. As she ran, she said, “Brother, let’s rest for a while, I’m so tired.”
“A few more steps, or it’ll be troublesome if we’re recognized,” Zheyue looked back at his sister and, holding onto her, started to run even faster, “If we’re recognized, then mother will know we sneaked out to play.”
“Then let’s hurry back!” The thought of their mother spurred Zhezhi to quicken her pace, her two little buns on her head coming loose from the running.
At that moment.
Zhezhi and Zheyue reached a corner and, without thinking, they turned it—
“Bang—”
They collided fiercely with two adults.
They were just three-year-old children, and the two men they ran into almost sent them flying.
In the nick of time, a man dressed in a black robe quickly grabbed the collars of their clothes, preventing them from falling over.
“Brother—” Zhezhi was petrified with fear, her beautiful large eyes brimming with tears. Once they were steady, she looked up at Su Zhezhi, “Wuwu, brother.”
“Brother is fine, how about you?” Zheyue, after being set down by the man, quickly checked his sister for injuries.
“Your Highness— young master, are you alright?” a servant following the man in the black robe asked.
“No harm done,” the man in the black robe set the children down, bent over, and spoke indifferently, “Whose children are you? Running around like this could lead to a fall.”
“Forgive us, sir,” Zheyue, acting like a little adult, seriously moved his sister behind him, and then he bowed, expressing their apologies, “And thank you for catching us in time. If we had fallen, our mother would also be worried.”
“Brother…” Zhezhi hid behind her brother, biting her finger, and looked up at the man curiously, then back at her brother, “Brother, you look so much like this gentleman.”
Her comment was unintentional, but within a second, both men looked toward Su Zhezhi, and the expression of the subordinate behind the man in the black robe immediately tensed.
“No, my sister is just babbling,” Zheyue didn’t look at Fu Huaichu, dressed in black, “We’ll take our leave now. Gentlemen, goodbye.”
Fu Huaichu gave a slight nod, his demeanor calm, and then allowed the children to leave.
After the two children had gone, the figure An Ying standing behind Fu Huaichu could no longer contain himself and immediately looked at Fu Huaichu, “Your Highness!!”
“These children…” An Ying almost blurted out.
The boy among the children they had just met bore an uncanny resemblance to their own Crown Prince, so much so that anyone with eyes could see the striking similarity between them.
Such resemblance was enough that even the Emperor and Empress would mistake them for their grandson!
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Fu Huaichu raised his hand, stopping An Ying from continuing to speak, and said softly, “Follow them.”
