The Phoenix Reborn Book II
Chapter 36 The Soul in the Hands of Destiny
“What's the snack done? Miss and ladies are waiting,” Qiuyue said impatiently.
Ever since Jingxiang's attempt to poison Huang Miaoling as well as Mingyue's cooperation with Mu Buhui a few months ago, Huang Yade had again screened the servants in the Huang residence. This led to a decrease in the number of servants working in the residence. In order to avoid any unwanted incidents, Huang Qinghao also proposed not to hire new servants until things became more stable. Because of these two things, now that all the services in the residence became a little hampered, the work of the remaining servants also became heavier.
Recalling that, Qiuyue could only sigh. Other than urging the Cook and increasing his patience, he could do nothing else.
After receiving a snack to serve to his masters, Qiuyue left the kitchen and rushed back to Yueliang's courtyard. However, as he passed through the main gate of the Huang residence, he saw the door open accompanied by the appearance of a figure that was no longer foreign in his eyes.
“Young Master Liang!” exclaimed Qiuyue while greeting him with a smile.
Every time he saw the arrival of the man, Qiuyue felt his heart thump. No, not because he was in love with Liang Fenghong, but rather because he could not wait to see the red hue and attractive behavior of his master.
“Nona has been waiting for you for so long,” said the waiter, making small talk with the intention of increasing Huang Miaoling's value in Liang Fenghong—'s eyes something he didn't need to do because it seemed like Huang Miaoling had a sky-high value in the man's eyes.
Hearing Qiuyue's remark, Liang Fenghong raised the corner of his lips. “Don't lie,” the reply was short followed by Qiuyue's eye work. “The sky will collapse if your non really does that,” he explained again making the waiter smile all the while, finally understanding the man's intentions.
Liang Fenghong walked accompanied by Qiuyue towards Yueliang's courtyard, the servant did not forget to explain Huang Miaoling's conversation with Huang Jieli just a moment ago. The man simply listened in silence, absorbing the information presented by Qiuyue with open arms.
Upon seeing Qiuyue chuckle when telling how Situ Yangle had advised Huang Miaoling to persuade Liang Fenghong to get out of the house, the man raised his eyebrows. “Qiuyue,” call him make the waiter stop talking. “If I told your non about what you said, what might he do?”
Knowing that Liang Fenghong was warning him not to say too much to others regarding Huang Miaoling, Qiuyue laughed. “Young Master Liang, do I still need to doubt your feelings for Miss?” the servant's reply cleverly made Liang Fenghong a little aghast.
Qiuyue's intent was very clear, he indicated that he knew how deeply Liang Fenghong felt toward Huang Miaoling. Therefore, it was only natural for Qiuyue to believe in the man. Not only that, Qiuyue also knew that the man was happy to obtain in-depth information regarding Huang Miaoling. Thus, he could not possibly tell the girl about Qiuyue's behavior because he was worried that ‘’'s valuable information would be difficult to obtain again later on.
The son of Prime Minister Liang shook his head. ‘This servant is so cunning, just like his master, the inner’ of the man, did not respond to Qiuyue's question.
Arriving at Yueliang's residence, Liang Fenghong could see Huang Miaoling's figure looking so depressed when surrounded by his two brothers-in-law and Huang Jieli. From the radiance of the girl's eyes that looked annoyed, Liang Fenghong immediately knew that Huang Jieli had explained everything that was going on behind Huang Miaoling.
As Huang Miaoling caught the arrival of Liang Fenghong and Qiuyue, he couldn't help but pucker his lips. From the expression of his so cheerful companion servant and the face of Liang Fenghong who was so comforted, the, there was no need for anyone else to tell Huang Miaoling that Qiuyue had told the man about some things—some things that made Liang Fenghong one step further than him.
Upset, Huang Miaoling turned his eyes away, pretending not to see Liang Fenghong.
Instead of being hurt or offended by the girl's actions, Liang Fenghong felt his heart was enveloped in warmth. The two corners of the man's lips lifted slightly, revealing a sweet stingy smile.
Doesn't that girl look so adorable? When else could Liang Fenghong see Huang Miaoling's usual figure being so cold and mature acting like a boy who had lost his toy?
After all, the soul mate is in the hands of destiny.
“Young Master Liang,” Shang Meiliang's greeting made Huang Jieli and Situ Yangle turn towards Liang Fenghong to greet him.
“Shang Junzhu, Deputy General Huang, Mrs Situ,” said Liang Fenghong, replying to the three men's greeting. “Ling’er,” call him, not reluctant to greet first although tradition requires the Candidate Wife to greet him first.
Situ Yangle pinched the waist of Huang Miaoling who was still speechless, making the girl let out a small moan. The plotting of his sister-in-law made Huang Miaoling reluctantly give a short greeting, “Hmm.”
Not wanting to be in a stiff atmosphere any longer, Situ Yangle stood up from her chair and said, “Niu Lang has come, already, then the Queen of Heaven will retreat first and let these two lovebirds meet for some time [1].”
The joke made Shang Meiliang and Qiuyue chuckle as Huang Jieli made a puzzled expression. On the other hand, Huang Miaoling had a surprised expression, it was rare for him to hear Situ Yangle uttering a joke. The girl was even more shocked because her brothers decided to leave her and Liang Fenghong when on another day they would force to stay.
Well, Huang Jieli did want to stay to watch over her sister. However, his wife had snorted and pulled his hand so that the man would leave the courtyard immediately.
Disturbing lovers, was not Huang Jieli ever young? Does he not feel hesitant to the Goddess of Love for interfering with his duties?
After everyone left that page— left Liang Fenghong and Huang Miaoling—sang First Miss Huang standing up and stepping into her room. Some servants chuckled in amusement when they saw Liang Fenghong smiling faintly as he followed his future wife into the room. Very rarely do they see the Master on the losing side.
“Do not laugh! If Miss knows, you will not be able to imagine the consequences,” reprimanded Qiuyue half-whispering.
“Aiya, Brother Qiuyue, you yourself are trying hard not to laugh,” replied another servant while pointing towards Qiuyue's lips that were twitching with laughter. “In addition, doesn't Miss look so adorable? Although angry, but he could not stay away and rejected Young Master Liang. Ah, what a couple to envy.”
Another servant sighed in admiration. “I hope the sky always bless them.”
Hearing the servant's words, Qiuyue gasped and his smile disappeared. He had heard the incident the other day from the employer's conversation, it made his heart unsettled. ‘I hope ...wedding day comes faster. May the sky not separate Miss and Young Master.’
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[1] Candidates who use the legends Niu Lang and Zhi Nv – Legends that underlie valentine's feast day for the Chinese people ( ⁇ Qixi Jie/Qixi Festival)
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A/N: I'll relax first, tomorrow-tomorrow ready to hang
