novelraw Chapter 2252: Little Bun Romance 06
Chapter 2252: Little Bun Romance 06
At this moment, the little beggars also understood.
"So, Brother Xia is not a brother, but Sister Xia!"
A little beggar of about four or five years old said naively, only to have his mouth covered by the little girl who liked Xia Ke.
Her face showed both the pain of love lost and aweful fear, and she quickly led the children to kneel on the ground: "We thank Miss Xia for saving our lives. If we have offended before, we hope Miss Xia will forgive us and spare us."
The Xia family’s reputation in the Capital City was very well-known, even if they were just little beggars, they knew the difference between themselves and Xia Ke was like heaven and earth!
Xia Ke was taken aback, just now everyone was so close and warm, how did they become so distant all of a sudden?
However, she did not step forward to help them up, because she knew that even if she went over, they would only look at her with awe and would not stand up.
She sighed helplessly. She had also made friends with many children in the Capital City before, but once they found out she was a Miss of the Xia Mansion, everything changed. They were too terrified to dare to associate with her.
How could they dare to associate with her?
Her father is Prince Xiazheng, who is a famous Little Tyrant in the Capital City! Her mother is Lin Yuan, the Princess of Pingxi, a person whom even the Crown Prince of Xiliang has to show some respect!
Her grandfather is General Changsheng, Xia Yuan, and her grandmother is the most beloved Princess Anle of the former Emperor. Her uncle and aunt are also very renowned figures.
As for her maternal side, Second Aunt Lin Wei has consecutively been given the title of Imperial Merchant for many years, and their family wealth is ranked high in the entire Dayong. Third Aunt Lin Shuang is the Divine Doctor of Dayong, and Third Uncle is Prince Zhao Hongyan. Her little uncle is now the Prime Minister.
And of course, there’s someone even more powerful, her god uncle is the Emperor of Dayong!
Xia Ke shook her head, stepped forward a few paces, and said to those little beggars: "You guys go back to the abandoned temple! I will have people arrange suitable places for you. If you are willing, you can go with them; if not, stay in the temple, I won’t force you. But, I still hope you leave with your younger siblings. After all, they are still small, and they have a long future ahead of them!"
The little girl with tears in her eyes, not knowing whether she was grateful for her arrangement or sad for her love that ended without a word, deeply kowtowed.
Xia Ke wanted to help her up, but as soon as she took a step closer, the little girl started to tremble all over.
Alas, it’s all the trouble of identity!
After resolving the matter with the abandoned temple, Xia Ke followed her two brothers home to prepare the luggage for the journey to Dongling.
He Lianyu came here to deliver a letter to Lin Yuan, the Princess of Pingxi. Now knowing that Lin Yuan’s next destination was Dongling, he naturally planned to head to Dongling as well.
Sure enough, He Lianyu, who came to Dayong alone, partnered with the three siblings of the Xia family to journey to Dongling.
Tian Hui, upon knowing this, was the most excited and immediately dragged Xia Ke back to the room, saying she was helping her pack, but in reality, she was whispering in her ear.
Saying how He Lianyu is a fine young man, definitely a good husband, how the long journey would be a perfect chance to cultivate feelings, in short, saying a bunch of things urging Xia Ke to seize the opportunity, with the best outcome being getting He Lianyu to stay in Dayong.
Regarding her aunt’s words, Xia Ke couldn’t help but twitch her mouth. Even if he’s not a prince, he is still a member of the Xiliang Royal Family; do you think staying is as easy as you say? Wouldn’t that be a loss of face for Xiliang?
But thinking of the scene where the two secretly held hands just now, Xia Ke’s face immediately flushed red.
Tian Hui, as someone who has been through it, naturally knew what this little girl’s stance meant. She didn’t say much, just smiled at her, and in her mind, she had already started imagining the scene of her little niece getting married.
The matters concerning the shops in the Capital City didn’t need to worry Ah Jin and Ah Yin, they could completely leave it to their people. Even if they were gone for half a year, or one or two years, there would be no problem.
Moreover, even if there was something to handle, they could go to Xiao Linzi and Lin Wei. The businesses of the two were thriving, and helping with things over at Dong Tian was as easy as lifting a finger.
Before leaving, Xia Ke made a special trip to her grandmother’s house to see Mr. and Mrs. Liu, so that when she reached Dongling, she could tell her parents about her grandmother’s and grandfather’s situation to put them at ease.
All preparations were going orderly, and three days later, two carriages set off on the road.
To facilitate the journey, Xia Ke specially changed into men’s clothing, and like her two brothers, rode on horseback.
He Lianyu followed behind, looking at the small figure riding at the front, and couldn’t help but curl his lips slightly.
Ah Yin is a lazy fellow, disliking the bumpy ride on horseback.
He half lay on the thickly padded carriage, eating fresh fruits while shouting towards the upright small figure ahead: "Hey Xiao Keke, why bring suffering onto yourself? The inside of the carriage is so comfortable, why not stay in it instead of insisting on riding? Tsk tsk, how exhausting! You’re such a fool!"
Xia Ke snorted, turned her head, and glared at him: "It’s not that I’m a fool, it’s that you’re lazy! Finally managed to escape from the Capital City, of course, I want to ride and truly enjoy the scenery outside. You lying in the carriage all day, might as well stay home and sleep!"
Ah Yin pouted, ate another grape, and muttered, "If I had known it would be so boring, I wouldn’t have come along!"
They had been traveling for almost half a month and still hadn’t reached the border between Dayong and Dongling. He had long lost the excitement and thrill of setting out, and all he thought about was lying in the carriage and sleeping all day.
"Big Brother, how many days until we get there?"
Xiao Keke was also a bit tired from riding, mainly because her backside hurt, and she squirmed uncomfortably in the saddle.
Ah Jin looked ahead and said, "Mother said the shortest distance between two points is a straight line, so this time we’re not taking the official road but traveling in a straight line. Although we need to go through several towns, it definitely saves more than half the time compared to taking the official road. After passing this town, it should be another seven or eight days before we reach the territory of Dongling."
Seven or eight more days!
Ah Yin let out a wail from inside the carriage.
Xiao Keke shrugged, but as soon as she thought about being able to eat grilled oysters, fried prawns, and sizzling squid, she perked up again.
She raised her little arm and shouted loudly, "Onward! Forward to the grilled oysters and fried prawns! Woohoo!"
With a few whips of the reins, Xiao Keke galloped off on her horse, soon disappearing from sight.
He Lianyu shook his head with a smile, also flicked his whip, and chased tightly after her.
Soon after, Xiao Keke’s joyful laughter echoed from the front.
Ah Yin suddenly sat up in the carriage and shouted to Ah Jin, "Big Brother, do you think He Lianyu has taken a liking to our sister? Haven’t you noticed he’s been sticking by her side ever since we set out?"
Ah Jin had a wry smile on his face. It’s been half a month, and this fool only just noticed? He could tell the moment they set off!
The further east they went, the more people’s clothing and food resembled those in Dongling. After another two days, they could buy prawns at the inn.
Although the prawns weren’t very fresh, for those who had lived inland for so long, getting to eat them was already a very happy thing.
Especially for Ah Yin, the foodie, who insisted on eating a big plate of prawns at nearly every meal.
Though Xiao Keke was also a foodie, she was quite picky about these seafood flavors.
"The prawns here aren’t tasty, they’re just plain boiled prawns. I remember when I was little, with my parents in Dongling, almost every day they’d prepare prawns in a different way! There were oil-braised prawns, garlic-butter split prawns, fried prawn balls, oh so many! Just thinking about them now makes my mouth water."
Not only was her mouth watering, Ah Yin’s was too, to the point that even the boiled prawns in front of them lost appeal.
He Lianyu loved seeing Xiao Keke’s bright-eyed look, finding it particularly adorable: "Since Keke loves it so much, let’s hurry our journey starting tomorrow. In another two days, we should reach the borders of Dongling."
"Yes, yes!"
"Okay!"
Xiao Keke and Ah Yin spoke in unison, clearly showing the allure of food was greater!
Yet Ah Jin remained with a worried frown, his thoughts unknown.
He Lianyu couldn’t help but ask, "What is Brother Lang thinking about?"
Ah Jin’s full name was Xia Lang, and He Lianyu, being around the same age, called him brother. Actually, He Lianyu had an ulterior motive. When he eventually married Xiao Keke, Ah Jin and Ah Yin would become his brothers-in-law, who would call him brother sooner or later. Why not start getting used to it now? He had nothing to lose.
To be honest, after spending almost a month together, Ah Jin and Ah Yin had a really good impression of He Lianyu. However, giving their sister away to such a far place like Xiliang, deep down, they were still a bit reluctant, so they just pretended not to notice the budding romance between He Lianyu and Xiao Keke.
Upon hearing He Lianyu’s question, Ah Jin frowned and said, "Father and Mother just mentioned the next destination is Dongling. I think they must have already reached Dongling. But Dongling is so big, where are they headed? Where should we search for them once we get there?"
This was indeed a tricky problem.
Xiao Keke’s eyes sparkled with a cunning grin: "Don’t worry, I know exactly where they’ve gone!"
He Lianyu, Ah Jin, and Ah Yin all looked at Xiao Keke simultaneously.
Xiao Keke snapped her fingers: "Where else? To seek out the legendary Goddess of the Sea of Dongling, of course!"
The Goddess of the Sea?