The Slender Waist-Chapter 636 - 459: Forever and Always_2

Feng Yun walked out to see a group of people moving luggage onto the flatbed carts.

Jin Shuang and Pin Shuang were also there.

The sisters were very diligent, bustling about and handling things adeptly...

Feng Yun saw the cheerful-looking Jiu You.

Fearing that too much work might tire the beauty, he effortlessly lifted a box in each hand and placed them on the rack.

Jin Shuang and Pin Shuang, the sisters, couldn’t stop thanking him.

Jiu You smiled, all teeth and no eye.

"Get on the cart, you should get on quickly. There’s no need for you to be out in the sun..."

With so many tall and strong guards around, these menial tasks really weren’t for delicate young ladies.

Yet Jin Shuang and Pin Shuang felt quite uncomfortable about it.

"We’ve been taken in by the Princess; we should indeed work harder to repay her kindness... How could we feel at ease, eating without working..."

Jiu You laughed, "The Princess is kind-hearted, she wouldn’t blame you for such trifles. If you truly want to show gratitude, just take good care of the Princess in the future, and that will be enough..."

Jin Shuang looked down and said, "I don’t know if my sister and I will be fortunate enough to serve the Princess."

Although Feng Yun had kept them, aside from Xiaoman, her trusty maidservant, there were also Huanhuan and Peipei, all of whom had been with her since the time at the Prefecture Governor’s Office...

Jin Shuang and Pin Shuang couldn’t really get involved.

Jiu You understood their awkward situation and consoled them:

"You don’t need to go out of your way to do anything. As long as you’re loyal, you’ll always have a place to belong and make a living."

Jin Shuang slowly bowed, her cheeks blushing slightly, "Thank you, Big Brother Jiu, for the guidance."

The shy expression of the delicate girl made Jiu You’s heart flutter, and all of a sudden, his mouth went dry, his heartbeat raced as if it might burst forth from his chest at the very next moment...

He had never felt this way before.

Loving her, pitying her, wanting so much...

To protect a woman so much.

For a lifetime.

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Feng Yun’s lips curved into a faint smile as she mounted the carriage with unhurried grace, leaning motionless against the carriage wall, staring at the brilliant blue sky, lost in thought.

Xiaoman, worried that her mistress might tire her back, brought over a soft pillow.

"The journey is long. My lady should lean on this for comfort."

Feng Yun didn’t speak.

She saw Pei Jue approaching through the green curtain that hung from the carriage window.

The guards and maidservants bowed in unison.

Jin Shuang and Pin Shuang also lowered their heads, their long eyelashes casting shadows, not daring to look directly at Pei Jue.

Ye Chuang approached with his head down and handed the reins of Ta Xue to him.

The atmosphere suddenly became tense.

The light-hearted banter that had been present disappeared with Pei Jue’s arrival.

Pei Jue stroked Ta Xue’s head and, without a word, walked straight to Feng Yun’s carriage.

"Lady Yun."

Feng Yun looked at him through the carriage window, "With the weather so fine, Your Majesty should ride if you wish."

To him, being cooped up in a carriage was nothing compared to the freedom of riding a fast horse in the open fields...

Had it not been to accompany her, Pei Jue would not have wanted to travel by carriage for even a moment.

A sense of relief washed over Pei Jue’s chest.

Without needing to say anything, Lady Yun understood.

He grunted an acknowledgement and swiftly mounted his horse.

"Drive!"

Feng Yun watched the upright figure of the man.

Ta Xue was the tallest, strongest, and most majestic horse in the convoy.

Mounted on Ta Xue, Pei Jue, with his sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes, looked cold and solemn, his strong body clad in iron armor, covered by a great cloak, as agile as an eagle soaring in the sky, swept past the convoy like a whirlwind.

Such sound of horse hooves was enough to shatter any tender heart in the world...

Feng Yun suddenly thought of the song "General’s Order" played by Jin Shuang and Pin Shuang.

In this scene, it astonishingly coincided with the mood of that melody...

"Set off—"

"We’ve set off."

A cool breeze blew over.

Feng Yun frowned and hugged her arms.

Pei Jue was not on board, only Xiaoman accompanied Feng Yun in the carriage.

After leaving the posthouse, the sun became more blazing.

Having seen enough of the winter’s coldness, Xiaoman rolled up the carriage curtain, looking out through the window like a child, with a faint smile floating at the corner of her mouth.

The sky was clear and bright, Zuo Zhong rode on his horse, guarding one side of the carriage.

From Xiaoman’s spot, she could just see Zuo Zhong’s heroic figure...

"Xiaoman, I’m quite cold. Let’s put the curtain down."

After Feng Yun spoke, she didn’t hear Xiaoman reply, so she coughed lightly.

"Xiaoman!?"

She raised her voice, and Xiaoman, as if startled, turned her head in shock, crashing into Feng Yun’s teasing gaze, her cheeks suddenly flushing red.

She had been too engrossed.

"What did Madam say? I, I didn’t hear clearly..."

Looking at the bashful Xiaoman, Feng Yun suddenly thought of Pei Jue’s words.

Zuo Zhong and Jiu You should also get married.

Being Pei Jue’s personal guards, Feng Yun of course hoped to arrange her own people by their sides...

She was deeply aware of how powerful marriage could be.

If she could bring happiness to Xiaoman and logically make Zuo Zhong "one of her own", she was willing to do so.

"Xiaoman, do you know the king intends to discuss a marriage alliance for the Left Guard?"

Xiaoman’s complexion turned visibly gray at a speed discernible to the naked eye; she uttered an "oh" and silently lowered her eyelids.

"Have you seen the young lady they’re considering?"

Feng Yun asked, "What kind of person do you think suits the Left Guard?"

Xiaoman didn’t look up at Feng Yun’s expression, she gently bit her lip, her voice from her throat extremely unsteady.

"Big Brother Zuo deserves someone really excellent, um, really excellent..."

Feng Yun didn’t speak.

She leaned closer and gently lifted the curtain.

Jin Shuang, Pin Shuang, and Huanhuan were sitting on a flatbed cart behind them.

The flatbed carried goods, as well as people.

The guards rode alongside the carriage...

Feng Yun looked unintentionally.

But Xiaoman suddenly realized something, her throat tight.

She saw Jiu You frequently looking back at Jin Shuang.

Zuo Zhong also followed his gaze and looked over.

On the flatbed, Jin Shuang smiled pleasingly.

Her expression was unguarded, as if she brightened an entire spring.

Xiaoman seemed to choke up.

"They’re truly beautiful."

Feng Yun turned her head to look, her lips lifting slightly.

Actually, Xiaoman was a very pretty young lady too, but she was just too childish, green and thoughtless, lacking that charm that seduced men, and the males of the world... often couldn’t help but be attracted to the scent of a female emitting mating pheromones...