Chapter 34: Light Kiss (Bug Fixing)

“How about it? Will you marry me?”

Wei Jing Mo suspected he was hallucinating.

He sat there dumbfounded, his dark eyes staring unblinkingly at Feng Bai Su, trying to see if she had actually spoken.

Seeing her raise an eyebrow slightly and look over somewhat carelessly,

He couldn’t help feeling a bit disappointed.

Had he really misheard?

At this moment, Feng Bai Su’s voice sounded again: “Well? What do you think of my proposal? Will you marry me?”

Wei Jing Mo: “!”

He suddenly raised his head, his usually cold and calm dark eyes showing some bewilderment: “You, you want to marry me?”

“What? Are you unwilling?”

Feng Bai Su lowered her head, her peach blossom eyes falling on his face becoming somewhat profound.

Wei Jing Mo: “…”

He almost unconsciously shook his head, the words slipping out of his mouth: “No!”

When he realized what he had said, a thin blush appeared on his jade-like face, and he couldn’t help but shrink his neck, burying the lower half of his face in the great cloak.

After a long while, young master Wei, blinking his clear eyes, enduring the shyness in his heart, suddenly asked stupidly: “Then, then when will you… marry me?”

Hearing this, Feng Bai Su’s expression froze for a moment, then she couldn’t help but laugh.

Looking at his serious expression, she joked: “What? Afraid I’ll run away? Don’t worry! We’ve already embraced in front of everyone. It will spread throughout Feng Ling City within a day, how could I not take responsibility?”

After hearing her words, the blush on Wei Jing Mo’s face suddenly dissipated. There was some disappointment in his eyes, “Are you thinking of marrying me because people saw us embracing after falling into the water?”

His expression became somewhat desolate, and he murmured softly: “Just because of that…”

“What?”

His last sentence was too quiet, Feng Bai Su didn’t quite hear what he said.

Seeing the young master who was shy just a moment ago suddenly become silent,

She rarely failed to keep up with his emotional changes, and was somewhat puzzled.

Wei Jing Mo’s previously joyful mood had now become somewhat heavy.

He wanted to tell her firmly that she didn’t need to take responsibility, but the words always failed to come out when they reached his lips.

Seeing his sudden silence, Feng Bai Su thought of the question he had asked earlier, and her eyes moved as she finally realized.

She leaned forward, approaching Wei Jing Mo’s face, raised his chin with her right hand, and leaned down to touch his thin lips.

A brief touch!

Her peach blossom eyes became deep, black eyes staring straight at him.

Her voice was hoarse and low: “Do you understand now?”

Wei Jing Mo: “!”

He suddenly widened his eyes, instinctively raised both hands to tightly cover his mouth, his face flushed red as he buried it in the great cloak beneath him.

However, when he smelled the enchanting floral fragrance of Feng Bai Su on the cloak, he immediately straightened his neck.

His panicked and flustered appearance made Feng Bai Su laugh out loud.

She crossed her arms and leaned back lazily, watching Wei Jing Mo’s flustered appearance with interest.

How had she never noticed before that this young master was so interesting?

Wei Jing Mo was now biting his lip tightly, his gaze shifting, not daring to look directly at Feng Bai Su.

The depressed emotions that had accumulated in his heart earlier had completely dissipated!

He felt both shy and annoyed: Vixen! Even if he wanted to marry her, she couldn’t take liberties with him so casually!

Wei Jing Mo pursed his lips, feeling that the soft sensation from earlier was still lingering on his lips.

Seeing his shy and annoyed appearance, Feng Bai Su finally belatedly realized that her previous behavior had been a bit reckless.

She coughed into her fist, “Sorry, I just…”

“Don’t say it!”

Wei Jing Mo suddenly cut off her words, glaring at her.

Seeing this, Feng Bai Su coughed a few more times, very obediently closing her mouth.

“Alright, I’ll listen to you.”

The carriage had stopped at the gate of the Northern Marquis’s mansion at some point. Wei Jing Mo noticed the carriage had stopped and reached out to take off the great cloak.

Before he could untie the cord, Feng Bai Su grasped his hand.

“Keep it on! Be careful not to catch a cold.”

Seeing him stop his movements, Feng Bai Su immediately let go of his hand and stepped back a few paces.

As he got off the carriage and walked inside, she couldn’t help but lift the curtain and remind him: “Remember to drink some ginger tea when you get back… and, wait for my news.”

With that, she let the curtain fall and had the driver drive the carriage forward.

After the carriage left, Wei Jing Mo, ignoring the strange looks from the guards at the gate, suddenly stopped wearing the red great cloak, turned his head to look in the direction the carriage had disappeared, and couldn’t help but curve his eyes and brows.

—

The driver drove the carriage slowly through the wind and snow.

Inside the carriage, Feng Bai Su rested her forehead on one hand, leaning on the window sill with her eyes closed.

But in her heart, she was thinking about the series of events that had happened today.

Without a doubt, Wei Jing Mo’s sudden fall into the water today was a plot designed by Feng Bai Wei.

She had somewhat underestimated how ruthless and vicious this female lead was, to actually scheme against a young master like this.

This woman must be wary of the Northern Marquis’s mansion behind Wei Jing Mo!

Her marriage to Shen Ruo was already a fact, and the Northern Marquis’s mansion would never let their legitimate young master become someone’s side husband.

To prevent Wei Jing Mo from marrying other imperial daughters and becoming a big obstacle for her.

It would be better to force him to marry her, thereby eliminating concerns!

There were so many people gathered on the boat today, with those scholars and literati nearby. If her scheme had succeeded, and she had rescued Wei Jing Mo from the lake.

With so many people watching, even if Wei Jing Mo was unwilling, he would probably have no choice but to follow her.

Moreover, given the relationship between the Grand Tutor’s mansion and the Northern Marquis’s mansion, the Northern Marquis’s mansion wouldn’t be able to force Shen Ruo to give up the position of primary husband for Wei Jing Mo. In the end, the Northern Marquis’s mansion would have to swallow this bitter pill, and young master Wei Jing Mo would be the one to suffer!

Feng Bai Wei’s move was truly vicious! Ruthless!

Unfortunately, she hadn’t calculated that Feng Bai Su would suddenly intervene, completely overturning her plan!

The two of them could be said to have completely torn off the surface layer of kindness, and would inevitably be in complete opposition from now on.

However, Feng Bai Su didn’t regret it. On one hand, she really couldn’t ignore Wei Jing Mo, and on the other hand, she felt that the female lead Feng Bai Wei wasn’t a person of broad-mindedness.

If she had really succeeded in drawing the Northern Marquis’s mansion to her side, with her insidious and ruthless nature, when she inherited the throne, these imperial daughters probably wouldn’t come to a good end.

Feng Bai Su didn’t like to fight, and didn’t have much ambition for that position, but she also didn’t want to die.

—

After returning to the palace, Feng Bai Su didn’t go back to Qing Feng Hall, but went directly to the Imperial Study.

Seeing her approach, the palace servants waiting nearby immediately reported inside: “Your Majesty, the Seventh Imperial Daughter seeks an audience.”

The Emperor was currently dealing with state affairs, and hearing this, she was somewhat surprised: “Why has she come?”

Her voice paused, and looking at the person below, she commanded: “Let her in.”

“Yes.”

The palace servant who came to report immediately bowed and retreated.

Not long after, Feng Bai Su pushed open the door and entered.

She walked to the center, looked up at the Emperor and bowed: “Daughter pays respects to Mother Emperor!”

“Rise.”

The Emperor raised her hand slightly, gesturing for her to stand up, “What brings you to see me?”

Hearing this, Feng Bai Su suddenly knelt down with a “thud”, raising her voice: “Daughter has come to ask Mother Emperor to bestow a marriage upon daughter!”

“Oh?”

The Emperor’s expression paused, somewhat inscrutable: “Which family’s young master?”

Feng Bai Su replied with a calm expression: “It’s the son of the Northern Marquis, Wei Jing Mo.”

“The Northern Marquis’s son?”

The Emperor put down the memorial in her hand, her gaze sinking as she looked at Feng Bai Su below.

The expression on her face was somewhat unfathomable.

All those in power have this common problem, they can decide what others should do. But if it’s reversed, they can’t help but become suspicious, wondering if the other party has other intentions.

A trace of annoyance suddenly appeared on Feng Bai Su’s face, and her tone became somewhat impatient: “It’s really daughter’s bad luck! Today I went to attend the snow-viewing banquet held by Second Imperial Brother. I was originally enjoying the beautiful scenery, but then that young master Wei somehow suddenly fell off the boat. In this icy weather, that young master Wei doesn’t know how to swim. Seeing he was about to sink, daughter was closest to him, and without much thought, jumped in to save him.”

As she spoke, she became somewhat guilty: “After sending him back, daughter only then realized that I might have taken advantage of a young man.”

“Daughter is just worried that the Northern Marquis will find trouble with daughter after knowing about this, so I thought of coming to Mother Emperor to ask for an imperial decree of marriage. When the time comes, even though daughter took advantage of his son while saving him, the Northern Marquis will know that daughter is not someone who doesn’t want to take responsibility!”

Feng Bai Su seemed extremely afraid of the Northern Marquis coming to find trouble with her, and after finishing speaking, she couldn’t help but shrink her neck.

After hearing her words, the Emperor didn’t immediately speak, her profound gaze sweeping over Feng Bai Su’s facial expressions.

She hadn’t expected such an incident to occur today!

At this moment, Feng Bai Su thought for a while, then hesitantly spoke again: “Actually, when young master Wei fell into the water, Fifth Imperial Sister wanted to jump in to save him. At that time, daughter happened to see young master Shen nearby, and remembering that the two of them had already been bestowed marriage by Mother Emperor, it wouldn’t have been appropriate for Fifth Imperial Sister to jump in to save him. That’s why daughter didn’t even think and just jumped in!”

Speaking to this point, she couldn’t help but grumble quietly: “If I had known, I would have found someone else to save him! Daughter’s clothes are still wet now, it’s really too much suffering!”

Hearing this, the Emperor’s gaze couldn’t help but deepen a few more degrees, her line of sight also falling on her body. Seeing her clothes wrinkled and clinging to her body, her hair also wet and exuding cold air.

After all, it was her own daughter. Seeing her in this state, she couldn’t help but frown, scolding: “Nonsense!”

“Hurry back and change your clothes!”

Feng Bai Su immediately stammered: “Then daughter will take her leave first…”

She hugged her arms and shook her body, before leaving she emphasized again with chattering teeth: “Then Mother Emperor, if the Northern Marquis comes to complain, you must definitely inform her on daughter’s behalf, that daughter didn’t intend to be an irresponsible person! Daughter immediately came to you to ask for a marriage decree!”

“Alright, alright! I know!”

The Emperor waved her hand quite impatiently. Seeing her completely leave, her expression then sank.

She didn’t doubt Feng Bai Su’s words and actions, but thought of the Feng Bai Wei mentioned in her words.

Sitting in this position, what schemes and methods hadn’t the Emperor seen?

Almost without much thought, she understood the twists and turns in this matter.

Her eyes became somewhat cold, she hadn’t expected that this beloved daughter of hers had also started to have her own little schemes.

Thinking of this, the Emperor actually somewhat approved of Feng Bai Su’s action of saving Wei Jing Mo!

Wei young master: I want to marry you, but you can’t take liberties with me!

Feng Bai Su: …Alright, I’ll do as you say.