Chapter 1340: I Have Time, I’ll Always Be With You
Feng Fuce naturally took her hand in his, and he even did it right in front of Jing Jia.
At first, Bai Zhi’er felt a bit guilty and embarrassed.
But she snuck a glance at her own mother.
Jing Jia didn’t seem to show any objection, just faintly knit her brows, but when she met her daughter’s testing gaze, she still gave a gentle smile.
That counted as tacit consent.
Bai Zhi’er secretly let out a breath of relief.
Jing Jia said, "Zhi’er, you can only say a few more words to Marquis Wan, then you have to come back to the palace with us."
Bai Zhi’er nodded lightly.
Bai Xilie had already lifted the carriage curtain for his wife. He extended his hand, and Jing Jia used his strength to step up into the carriage.
Feng Fuce and Bai Zhi’er walked off to the side.
The girl asked in a low voice, "Brother Fu Ce, my mother didn’t make things hard for you, did she? Did you two quarrel?"
Seeing the worry rippling in her watery eyes, Feng Fuce couldn’t help but chuckle softly. "No, we didn’t."
"Maybe the Heavenly Dao really did want to beat me up, but she held herself back."
Bai Zhi’er finally laughed. "Mother is still very reasonable. Once she slowly comes to understand how good you are to me, she’ll accept you even more!"
Feng Fuce arched his brows slightly. "Whether she accepts me or not isn’t urgent for now. There are some people who haven’t agreed to me yet."
He clearly meant something by that, and Bai Zhi’er understood in an instant.
She still hadn’t answered his feelings.
The girl gave a little cough. "I’m going back first! As for this matter, we’ll discuss it later!"
With that, she lifted her skirt and hurriedly ran up into the carriage.
Bai Zhi’er even remembered to lift a corner of the curtain. That stunningly beautiful face of hers was flushed with a rosy blush.
She cast a tender, lingering look at Feng Fuce; a thousand words seemed to gather in that single glance.
After that, Bai Zhi’er let the curtain fall.
Watching the carriage drive off, the smile that had been on Feng Fuce’s face slowly faded, turning into a cold, solemn chill.
In his mind, Jing Jia’s words echoed again and again—
"If you truly like her, you should help her achieve full completion and become a god."
Feng Fuce then turned and entered the residence, telling someone to summon Lu Wang: "Order him to come to my study."
The day before yesterday, when the medicinal effect wore off, Lu Wang had already changed back from a bear into human form.
On the way back.
Inside the carriage, Bai Xilie couldn’t see those five black, furry little Demons.
But Jing Jia could.
The five Demons were so frightened they stuck close to Bai Zhi’er; opposite them, Jing Jia lowered her beautiful eyes and stared at them, scaring them into trembling.
Bai Zhi’er stretched out her slender hand and patted their little bodies.
For her daughter’s sake, Jing Jia finally withdrew her gaze.
Bai Xilie noticed none of this; instead, he said happily, "When we get back, I’ll first make proper arrangements for all the government affairs."
"The day after tomorrow, I’ll order the Imperial Affairs Bureau to prepare the itinerary. While the spring weather is fine, our family will go down to Jiangnan for a trip."
He looked at Jing Jia. "Haven’t you always wanted to visit our old home? This time I have the time to stay with you the whole way."
However, Jing Jia gently shook her head. "You’ve already delayed several days of state affairs because of me. And now you want to toss everything aside to go traveling again? You can’t."
"As the Emperor, how can you be so willful? The trip to Jiangnan can be put off for later; it’s not urgent for the moment."
Bai Zhi’er folded her arms at the side and huffed twice. "No wonder Uncle Prime Minister Wen has been so busy lately. So it turns out Father has been busy accompanying Mother and handed all the work over to him!"
Bai Xilie gave a couple of deliberate coughs. "It’s rare for your mother to come back this once. Naturally, your father has to keep her company."
Jing Jia exchanged a smile with him.
Bai Zhi’er was quite moved watching them.
She had always known her father and mother were deeply in love.
And so, a strange thought sprouted quietly in her heart.
In the future, would she and Brother Fu Ce be like this too?