Chapter 128 – Xiao Fang’s Sleepwalking Ancient Transmigration
When Xiao Fang woke up, he found that the surroundings were not quite the same as at home. What was with this big red canopy? Had Fei Xiangnan suddenly changed the theme again? Thinking about the various themes the house had gone through recently, Xiao Fang felt a shiver run down his spine.
He sat up. The room was still lit by red candles, and the sky outside was dark.
“No way, is it this realistic this time?” Xiao Fang looked around in amazement, but couldn’t find any pinhole cameras. And his hair, was it attached overnight? It was so long, reaching his waist. And this big red robe was so cumbersome to walk in.
At this moment, the door was gently pushed open, and a woman with her hair in two buns walked in with a worried expression. “Young Master, the Prince Regent probably won’t be coming tonight. You… you should go to sleep first. Xiao Huan will help you undress.”
Xiao Fang was sure he had never seen this girl before, and he was also sure that that guy Fei Xiangnan wouldn’t have spent so much on this. Was he still dreaming?
Since he was already here, he might as well go with the flow. Xiao Fang suppressed his unease and, in order to understand the general progress of the plot, looked at the little maid with eyes that faintly showed sadness.
Xiao Huan was clearly not one to be teased. She burst into tears with a “wah.” “How could the master be so cruel? You are the child born of his original wife. Now that the stepmother is in power, it was clearly your younger brother that the Prince Regent had his eye on. Why did you have to be the substitute? The Prince Regent is rumored to be cruel and ruthless. With his attitude towards you now, how can my young master survive in this prince’s residence! Don’t worry, Young Master, even if we have to die, Xiao Huan will die before you.”
Oh, so that’s what it was. Xiao Fang’s acting skills were on point. “Xiao Huan, don’t cry. Aren’t we still alive and well? You go rest first. I can handle the rest myself.”
“Isn’t this your wedding night? How can I let you do it alone?” Another person walked in from outside, dressed in a red python robe, with familiar features. Xiao Fang felt that it would be fake if this wasn’t a dream. He quietly pinched his hand, but felt nothing. It seemed it really was a dream.
Knowing the truth, Xiao Fang completely relaxed. Seeing Fei Xiangnan, he became even more relaxed.
But to be honest, Fei Xiangnan looked quite good like this. His long hair wasn’t effeminate at all, still as domineering as ever.
And on Fei Xiangnan’s side, hmm, nice waist, and a nice, perky butt. It was still the Little Fangfang he remembered. And his long hair looked just as good as he had expected. He also looked so good in red. And those exposed little hands, he wanted to touch them.
How could Xiao Huan know that these two had already started checking each other out? She knelt down, crying. “Your Highness, my young master didn’t mean to disrupt your marriage. It’s just that he has no status at home and no way to resist.”
“Oh? No status?” Fei Xiangnan asked back.
Xiao Fang covered his mouth and coughed. “I don’t really remember.”
Xiao Huan was on a completely different wavelength. Hearing this, a strong sense of sadness welled up again. “The young master doesn’t even want to recall it, sob sob sob!”
Both of them felt that this girl was overly loyal, and a bit silly.
“I was interested in your young master to begin with. What does his second brother have to do with it? Stop crying. It’s still our wedding night. You can leave now.” Fei Xiangnan was too excited for the next part and didn’t want to be disturbed at all.
Xiao Huan was a bit dumbfounded.
Xiao Fang continued, “I also don’t think His Highness has any ill intentions. He looks… very kind.”
Xiao Fang in ancient costume seemed… even more charming. Fei Xiangnan’s eyes darkened. He wished he could just throw this girl out. She was too much in the way!
Xiao Huan looked left and right, and after much persuasion from Xiao Fang, she tearfully retreated and closed the door.
“You remember too?”
After the person left, Xiao Fang asked impatiently.
Fei Xiangnan raised an eyebrow. “What is my lady talking about? I only know that you are my wife who has just married into the family.”
Xiao Fang pounced on him. Still the same tone. He was playing with him. Fine then. Xiao Fang put on a pitiful expression and looked at Fei Xiangnan. “Your Highness, can you treat me with courtesy? I… I can’t accept it for the time being.”
He clearly felt Fei Xiangnan’s body stiffen. “I’m afraid that won’t do. Don’t you usually accept it quite happily?”
The moment he mentioned that, his true colors were revealed. Xiao Fang snorted coldly and lay down on the bed with his limbs spread out. Fei Xiangnan quickly went over to take off his shoes and untie his robe.
“What’s your setting over there?”
“Mmm, Prince Regent, which is the current emperor’s grand-uncle. But the little emperor probably doesn’t like me. This bride-swapping incident was also personally approved by him, just to give me a show of force.” Fei Xiangnan untied his own belt as he spoke.
“Then your setting is much more exciting than mine. I’m just a down-and-out young master.”
Fei Xiangnan leaned over and kissed Xiao Fang’s lips. “Don’t worry, I’ll take you back to regain your face in three days.”
Xiao Fang pressed his hands against the misbehaving man. “This is a dream. There’s no feeling.”
Fei Xiangnan expertly found Xiao Fang’s sensitive spot. “If you feel it with your heart, maybe you will.”
“Mmm, this body is a first-timer. You’d better take it easy on me.”
“It’s okay, there’s no pain anyway.”
“There’s still sight! If you see blood, you can forget about it for the rest of your life.”
“Don’t worry, I’ve already prepared the ointment.”
“…Mmm.”
In the dream, Old Rogue Fei still didn’t give up and ate a certain someone clean.
The next day, what reached the little emperor’s ears was no scandal, nor any drama of the new bride being left alone for the night. It seemed to have been a very pleasant night.
The little emperor was troubled. Shouldn’t his Imperial Uncle be a devoted person? How could he have changed his mind the day after the bride was switched?
His grandfather in the family was Elder Fei, the younger brother of the third-generation emperor, and he was also highly respected in the court. Besides seeing Elder Fei, Xiao Fang also saw the still-living Grandma Fei. The two old folks had long since retired and were living a leisurely life at home.
Seeing that his grandson had not neglected his wife, he was immediately overjoyed. He liked Xiao Fang. That Xiao Qi was just the son of a concubine, yet he wanted to marry into their family. He was uneducated and only knew those despicable tricks. He, Elder Fei, would never approve of him. Unlike Xiao Fang, whose mother’s family was also a scholarly family, who didn’t compete with others, and who had a gentle appearance. How wonderful, how perfect for their grandson.
The so-satisfied Elder Fei immediately forgot to investigate why his grandson had changed his mind overnight.
When Xiao Fang served tea to his grandmother, he saw her smiling very cutely, saying “good, good, good” over and over again.
Xiao Fang secretly glanced at Fei Xiangnan and saw that his eyes were also full of nostalgia. He probably missed his grandmother all the time, which was why this dream gave him such an opportunity.
“My Xiangnan has really found a good grandson’s wife for grandma. Treat him well in the future. If you bully him, grandma will be the first to not forgive you,” the old lady instructed.
“Don’t worry, grandma. I will definitely treat him very well and not let him be bullied.”
As he spoke, Xiao Fang gently held Fei Xiangnan’s hand. So, the grandmother in Fei Xiangnan’s memory was such a gentle old woman. Thinking about it, he felt a little regretful. To see his grandmother again in a dream could also be considered a kind of fate.
The two stayed at home for three days. On the third day, they returned to Xiao Fang’s maternal home, the residence of Minister Xiao.
Compared to a Prince Regent, how could a mere minor minister possibly climb so high? It could only be said to be a stroke of great luck. Originally, the mother and son in the family were still gloating, thinking that Xiao Fang must be suffering there. They hadn’t expected him to return in an eight-person sedan chair through the main gate.
Seeing the loving appearance of Xiao Fang and Fei Xiangnan, the Xiao family’s minds went blank with a thud.
What kind of operation was this?
As he had said, Fei Xiangnan took Xiao Fang for a truly satisfying experience. Before leaving, looking at the fawning smiles of that large family, Xiao Fang’s heart swelled with the feeling of bullying others with a powerful backer. This feeling of one person achieving success and their whole family benefiting was simply too good!
The two of them saw Xiao Xu, who had become the top scholar at the age of ten, Zhang Yuanxiao, the owner of the world’s number one trading company, Ruan Tan, the famous Minister of Rites known as the “Jade-Faced Young Master,” Que Jiang, the captain of the Prince Regent’s shadow guard group, and his little pampered wife, Ma Rui. They were all there, not a single one missing.
The two of them didn’t know when this dream would end, but with so much time, they of course used it to cherish each other.
After staying at home for a few years as a kept man, the little emperor became increasingly dissatisfied with Fei Xiangnan. During another Qingming Festival, the two had just planned an outing when Fei Xiangnan was urgently summoned by the little emperor to attend a banquet. At the banquet, he was actually asked to recite poetry and make music. Fei Xiangnan looked at the ignorant little emperor with a grin.
He took out a letter of resignation from his sleeve, which Xiao Fang had stuffed into his hand before he left. This was a prank they had been preparing for several years. It wouldn’t go as far as destroying the country, but whether this emperor could sit firmly on his throne would depend on his own fortune.
When the wise and powerful Prince Regent resigned, only one person was the happiest, and that was the little emperor. Everyone else, including the common people, was full of complaints. Look, isn’t this just causing trouble?
And so, the little emperor, who had thought he had secured his throne after finally sending away a great master, was ridiculed by the ministers the very next day. Those with strong words would hug the great dragon pillar every day and not let go. The little emperor couldn’t even last three days before he personally went to beg his grand-uncle to return to his post. But his grand-uncle had long since taken his little pampered wife to travel the world.
The little emperor, sitting on the steps with his head in his hands, was troubled. But no one would help him with this trouble anymore.
Xiao Fang traveled light with Fei Xiangnan, with a small bag, a few changes of clothes, and some silver notes. They pretended to be great heroes and traveled the world. In the world of dreams, whatever you wished for would come true. For example, a hundred-year-old phoenix tree where phoenixes perched, the Penglai Immortal Island thousands of miles away, and a thousand-year-old flood dragon hidden in the abyss. The two of them had a great time in the dream for a hundred years. A hundred years later, they held hands and lay down in a place where absolutely no one would disturb them.
Looking at each other’s faces, marked by the traces of time, their hearts were filled with more joy. This life in the dream was like a rehearsal, a question in their hearts. The answer to whether you have the courage to walk with this person has finally appeared in their hearts.
In this life, it had to be this person.
Xiao Fang gently closed his eyes. In a short while, he was awakened by a bright light. It was the familiar bed and quilt. The person beside him was breathing evenly. He opened his eyes, and that person was also looking at him. The two of them smiled knowingly and wished each other good morning.