He was the Prince, who greeted them when they arrived at the Rockstone Kingdom. The first son of the Emperor who born from a concubine, he wouldn"t be a threat for Mo Qin Yi for the throne as he didn"t have a strong figure or faction that support him.Moreover, from the rumor that Qianru heard, he didn"t have the ambition to be a sovereign. He was low profile and enjoyed his own company.
Seemingly, he wasn"t someone with ulterior motive, but it wasn"t an absolute judgment.
Qianru had learnt to grasp all the information about people around her, no matter what it was. Especially when she didn"t know who was a friend or foe in a place like this.
"My carriage is over there." Mo Xuan Fei pointed at the direction behind Qianru.
Not far from Qianru"s carriage there was another carriage with Rockstone Kingdom"s symbol embellished on the side, a red phoenix between clouds.
"Princess…" Jinse whispered softly at Qianru while tugging her Mistress" sleeves. "Prince Xiao Jun"s order…"
With the mentioned of her husband"s order, Qianru frowned in disappointment. "He is not here." She stated the obvious.
If Qianru really would go this time, Xiao Jun should be there to see her off, however his existence was unknown.
"Thank you for your offer." Qianru smiled politely at Mo Xuan Fei. "Please lead the way."
After exchanging polite smile, Mo Xuan Fei walked in front of Qianru and Jinse toward his own carriage without saying anything anymore.
Out of politeness, he helped Qianru to enter the carriage by holding her hand and her back, it was a common gesture in the Rockstone Kingdom, which a less- strict nation than Azura about the courtesy between male and female.
Qianru had visited this Country couple of time in the past and even stay for almost a year, when she was younger, so she was quite adept with their gesture.
However Jinse looked at their exchange anxiously. She wanted to pull Qianru back to her carriage, but didn"t dare to interrupt both of them.
Only after the carriage that brought Qianru and prince Mo Xuan Fei departed, the young servant finally snapped out from her hesitation.
"Lu Che! Followed Princess" carriage!" She exclaimed to the coachmen as she jumped to sit beside him.
"How about the guards?" Lu Che was an elder man with beard reached his belly. He waved to the dozen guards who were sitting atop of their horses, drenched in rain.
"I don"t know…" Jinse bit her lips. "They are here to protect princess right? So, let them come with us…"
"Are you sure?" Lu Che looked at her in disbelief. "They could crowd the street."
"Do you have any other suggestion?"
"Why don"t you persuade Princess Qianru to return to Azura?"
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"You will not escape from Prince Xiao Jun"s wrath." Lu Che warned her before he gestured to the other guard to follow him.
What Jinse said was true, but it didn"t mean Xiao Jun would please the moment he heard that.
Just like that, the entourage that initially sent to protect Qianru on her way back to Azura turned around and followed Mo Xuan Fei"s carriage to the town instead.
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"Prince Xiao Jun really knew how to protect his wife." Mo Xuan Fei opened the curtain and caught a glimpse of the entourage that followed them.
The group of boorish man atop of the horses were indeed dominated the street, all people gave a way to them, especially when they saw the royal family embellishment.
Qianru pretended that she didn"t listen to his statement. It was surely an extravagant way to go out of the palace.
"Where will you go?" Qianru asked, a little bit nervous. She had never been in the same carriage with a man alone, except Xiao Jun or Xiao Tianyao.
"I will meet my acquaintance near the jewel shop that you want to attend." Mo Xuan Fei looked at the woman in front of him friendly, there was no malicious intention from his eyes.
"Oh, thank you for your ride." Qianru said politely.
It wasn"t her business to ask further about his meeting and she couldn"t find another topic to discuss, hence the rest of their rode was filled with silence.
There was only a sound of the hooves against the ground that could be heard from inside. For a moment, the awkward silence made Qianru regret to aboard in the same carriage as him.
"Have you ever played chess?" Mo Xuan Fei pulled out a board game from under a small table between them and put it on the board.
It was a strategy game that often played by men, only some women were intrigued to learn it. In Azura, most women would choose literary and embroidery, Qianru wasn"t an exception.
It"s not because she didn"t want to learn it, but the idea had never crossed her mind…
"My father and Jun often played, but I had never really learnt it." Qianru said in a matter of fact tone.
"Would you like to learn?" Mo Xuan Fei had already arranged the chess pieces on the board.
The jewelry shop that Qianru wanted to visit was quite far, it would take time to reach there, so rather than spending time in awkwardness, it would be more comfortable if they had something to do.
"I would like to." Qianru replied, she leaned forward to show her interest, she was indeed very eager to learn a new thing.
"This is the king, advisors, horses, chariots, cannons…" Mo Xuan Fei pointed the pieces one by one while explaining their function and rule.
"It"s like a monarch…" Qianru murmured.
"Yes it is…" Mo Xuan Fei agreed. "Shall we play?"
Qianru and Mo Xuan Fei ended up playing for two rounds before they arrived at their destination, and of course all of that was won by him, however he ended up teach her a few tricky moves.
"Thank you for the ride." Qianru smiled sincerely.
"I can give you a ride back if you want." Mo Xuan Fei returned her smiled warmly. "And a few more tricks on the way."