Chapter 53 I Believe in Him [Seeking Follow-up Reading]

In the Pomegranate Alley, in the side wing of a small courtyard, her eyelashes trembled slightly, and her peach blossom eyes opened slightly, but she was absent-minded for just a moment. The person on the couch turned his head and looked around, and found that he was lying on Wei's bed.

"Then it's probably all right—"

She was exhausted and closed her eyes to rest for a while, but she heard the door open and light footsteps approaching.

tick.

There was the sound of the spoon hitting the edge of the bowl, and the sound of the woman blowing gently, which warmed the heart.

"Aunt——"

Shi Fengguan opened his eyes, reached out to the bed and grabbed the woman's skirt, his tone full of attachment.

"woke up?"

Shi Fengque, who was standing in front of the bed, was delighted. He touched her pale face and asked, "Are you feeling uncomfortable anywhere? If so, tell me and I'll go get you a doctor."

Shi Fengguan shook his head slightly and asked, "How is the man surnamed Wei now?"

"I heard from his master that he went to the palace to get tonic medicine."

"Go to the palace..."

A trace of worry flashed across Shi Fengguan's face.

Jin Liancheng was not dead, and what worried her the most was that the former would leak the news of "Phoenix Blood" to the palace. In that case, not only her, but even Wei Mingqi would be implicated by her.

"Feng Guaner..."

Shi Fengque glanced at the door in front of the couch, then came up and asked in a low voice: "Tell me the truth, is phoenix blood bad for men?"

"Uh--"

"My aunt is scared."

Shi Fengque gestured with his hands, wanting to cry but without tears:

"When I changed your clothes, I saw that your chest muscles were this big."

"..."

Shi Fengguan pursed her red lips, thinking that it was time, and said tactfully: "Auntie, you have been in the palace for a long time, so you may not know——"

"You're still telling lies to me. Even if I'm as dumb as a blank sheet of paper, I'm not stupid. I read a lot. How can a man's and a woman's chest muscles be the same?"

As Shi Fengque spoke, he went to the cabinet next to him and rummaged around, then took out a hardcover illustrated storybook and walked over to him, saying:

"Look, a man's chest muscles are big, but they are always flat. When you lie down, your chest is like a bowl, and it's tall and straight--"

"..."

Seeing his nephew staring at him without blinking, Shi Fengque gave a guilty laugh and explained, "Your coat is soaked, and I went through his closet just to find clothes for you. His master agreed to it, so it doesn't count as being rude."

"Gu——"

Shi Fengguan closed her peach blossom eyes in pain, covered her face with her hands and said in a muffled voice: "Have you ever thought that your nephew might be a girl?"

The woman in front of me subconsciously wanted to laugh.

"Huh, a female, a female?"

Her smile suddenly froze, and she looked at Shi Fengguan and began to stutter:

"You, are you lying to me? I've seen you when you were a kid, with your hair in a bun, running around like a mud monkey. I've even seen you pee while standing."

"..."

Shi Fengguan took a deep breath and could only explain the cause and effect. Finally, he said:
"When I was born, I was a girl. My father was worried that my grandfather would be unhappy about this. In the future, if my uncle's family had a boy and the family changed again, it happened that the second star of Suzaku had the ability to change, so my father disguised me as a boy."

"He was afraid that the news would leak out, so he even hid it from my aunt. He wanted to wait until I was older before telling you, but the world has changed so quickly."

After she finished speaking, Shi Fengque was stunned. His mind was blank and he only cared about expressing his most instinctive feelings:
"This is too much, brother, how can he do this!"

"..."

Shi Fengguan lowered his eyes, his tone was quite calm: "It's okay, I don't think it's a big deal, anyway, pretending to be a boy is not bad, it's much more convenient than a daughter."

"Look, look..." As a woman, Shi Fengque's intuition was very sharp. She felt deeply saddened when she heard this: "How can a girl pretend to be a boy from childhood to your age? Isn't my brother afraid of ruining you?"

"I don't regret it, and I don't blame my father."

Shi Fengguan raised his head, his expression firm: "If it weren't for this, after my parents left, you, my dear aunt, couldn't protect yourself in the palace. How could a daughter like me survive outside until today? She would have been eaten up by others long ago."

"..."

Shi Fengque couldn't control her tears immediately, and she felt very bad for herself, but at this moment she still wiped away her tears and reached out to hold Shi Fengguan's hand:
"Then I'm asking you now, do you still feel like a daughter?"

"..."

The pair of peach blossom eyes in front of me were suddenly confused.

Man?

daughter?

She had never really thought about this problem before. For more than ten years since she was a child, she had always acted in a masculine way and at one point she really regarded herself as a man and a husband.

But at the same time, the voice in her heart constantly reminded her that she was a girl, so even though she knew her real appearance would lead to many "misunderstandings", she never thought of changing it.

"Aunt..."

After thinking for a while, Shi Fengguan curled up in his quilt, his heroic face showing a rare weakness:

"I do not know."

"..."

Shi Fengque immediately understood what was going on and couldn't help but feel happy, but she didn't point it out right away. Instead, she gently stroked her niece's cheek and comforted her softly:
"If you don't know, don't think about it. Just do whatever makes you feel comfortable. Your parents are gone, and I don't ask for anything else from you. I just hope you can live a peaceful and happy life."

"Gu——"

Pressing his cheek against the back of the woman's hand, Shi Fengguan's nose was filled with sourness: "I will never leave you in the future. We will live in this capital. I will find a way to take you out of the palace, and your nephew will take care of you in your old age."

"it is good."

Shi Fengque felt warm in her heart, but when she thought of her niece's precious 'Phoenix Blood', she felt heavy in her heart, so she asked in a low voice:

"I don't think anyone else knows that you have phoenix blood, except for the family in the southwest, right?"

"The one with the surname Wei knows."

"what--"

"It's out of the way."

Taohua lowered her eyes, and said in a soft but firm voice: "The man surnamed Wei is very kind. I trust him."

"..."

Shi Fengque thought carefully about what happened last night and roughly understood what happened. Then he thought of Wei Mingqi's heroic act in the palace, and his heart, which had been lifted up in the air, slowly settled down.

wrong--

Her expression changed and she asked, "Does he know that you are a girl?"

"..."

Shi Fengguan felt that if the man surnamed Wei was not stupid, he should have guessed it last night. But seeing that her aunt was worrying about nothing, she simply lowered her head and said:

"I don't know. I gave him a big scare that day."

She gave some details of that evening.

Shi Fengque's expression suddenly became extremely interesting upon hearing this, but he couldn't help but sigh: "According to what you said, he is indeed a friend I can trust with my life."

Thinking of this, the woman started to worry again.

I don't know what that... child means to her. Is he doing it with evil intentions, or is he just standing up for her because she is Feng Guan's aunt?

If it was the latter, she would naturally be relieved, but if it was the former, what should she do? She had accepted such a big favor this time, and now she would have to rely on Feng Guan for protection. This -

How sad.

(End of this chapter)