Chu Yunge saw that after Yan Feng heard her words, his entire body flushed red with warmth.
“Hmm? Are you shy?”
Yan Feng’s heart panicked. ‘Mm, this subordinate… doesn’t interact much with girls.’
When a country fell and families were destroyed, women suffered first. Yan women were inherently fierce by nature, and with so many deaths, not even one in ten survived.
The Yan People did not want to go extinct, so they had to reproduce, but due to the Yan People’s special circumstances, women from Chu State and Chen State were not too willing to marry them, not wanting their future children to be trapped in cycles of national enmity and familial hatred.
Most Yan People still married other Yan People, with only a small portion able to find wives from Chu State or Chen State.
Yan Feng was still young. Before, he had thought only about how to fill his stomach every day and had not yet considered finding a woman to continue his lineage.
The person he interacted with the most was Her Highness, and he did not know what Her Highness would do tonight…
As he thought about it, Chu Yunge pointed. “Sit. Eat all these things as you like. Don’t hold back.”
Once Yan Feng sat down, she assured him. “You were scared by overhearing my conversation with Li Guangi last time, right? Rest assured, I won’t do that to you.”
Men were easy to find, but good employees were not. Now that she had decided to cooperate with the Yan People, she would not casually touch her core business backbone.
After all, she fell in love with whoever she saw, and if she scummed right to the vital artery, what difference was there from firing down to the vital artery?
She had finally built her own team and assembled her own group. She would not act recklessly or go around kissing people at the drop of a hat.
At this moment, Chu Yunge’s gaze was firm. To show her resolve, she even gave a preemptive warning.
“If I can’t help teasing you and you feel offended, just say so directly.”
“I remember, last time during the detoxification, you didn’t even sleep on the bed in the end. It seems you’re not too used to sharing a bed with me. So tonight, keep your distance from me, or we can start the detoxification now.”
Chu Yunge grabbed Yan Feng’s hand.
Yan Feng: “…”
That was not what he meant…
Yan Feng wanted to say something, but in the end, it reached his lips, and he did not know how to express it.
He had expressed his willingness to be a face consort, but the princess said she would not touch him.
Yan Feng pinched his own little baby fat. Did the princess dislike him?
The princess held his hand, but Yan Feng felt a bit unhappy.
Seeing Chu Yunge frown as she ate the red jujube walnut cluster, he said, “Your Highness doesn’t like it. Give it to this subordinate.”
Chu Yunge looked at the bitten red jujube walnut cluster, then at Yan Feng. “You don’t mind that I bit into it?”
There’s saliva on it!
Yan Feng inexplicably shook his head. “Of course not.”
After saying it, he reacted. This was something Her Highness had bitten…
Yan Feng suddenly stood up and snatched the remaining red jujube walnut cluster from Chu Yunge’s chopsticks with his mouth.
If Her Highness would not kiss him, he could find his own way!
Chu Yunge: “???”
“You… there are more here if you want to eat.”
Yan Feng glanced at them. These were not the ones she had eaten.
He knew he had been impulsive and did not know what to say when he heard Chu Yunge say helplessly, “Are you afraid This Princess will waste it?”
“It won’t go to waste. Although This Princess doesn’t like eating it, it’s good for the body.”
This was for replenishing blood. She had to eat it even if she did not like it.
Yan Feng let out an “oh” and did not dare say anything. He chewed carefully.
Probably because Her Highness had bitten it, it was so sweet.
He had actually eaten something Her Highness had bitten into with her own mouth. Maybe her lips had even touched it… Ah!
Would Her Highness think he was strange? He did seem a bit strange.
Chu Yunge noticed that Yan Feng suddenly ate his midnight snack more slowly. He took half a day to pick up food and kept sneaking glances at her, his face still red.
“Why aren’t you eating? Are you tired or what? Yan Feng, if you have something to say, speak directly.”
Chu Yunge did not like guessing games. She asked directly, “Today’s events are just the beginning. There are many more things to prepare for.”
They still had to deal with the Chu Emperor’s probing and suppression, preparing in advance.
Yan Feng swallowed reluctantly and carefully.
“Your Highness, what kind of men do you like? Besides Young Master Li.”
Faced with this completely unrelated question, Chu Yunge was a bit surprised but still answered, “It depends on the feeling. This Princess is someone who loves all. This Princess likes the handsome and the beautiful.”
Yan Feng pondered. He was not beautiful enough, but handsome…
“Your Highness, what counts as handsome?”
“Handsome is handsome and dashing, of course. It’s also a feeling. In the future, when you encounter someone handsome or a handsome action, This Princess will tell you, and you’ll naturally understand.”
“Why are you asking about This Princess’s preferences? Are your friends worried that This Princess will force them? For your sake, This Princess won’t, especially those kids like Chi Baobao.”
The Yan People were the best cooperation partners at this stage. She knew that clearly.
Speaking of Chi Baobao, Chu Yunge grew curious. “Yan Feng, were you all taught by a master? Did you perform on the streets as a child?”
“Mm, those with parents were taught by their parents. Those without were taught by adult elders or masters. The grand master taught the most and managed the most.”
Yan Feng nodded. “I did perform on the streets too, but this subordinate didn’t have tricks like Chi Baobao and the others back then. This subordinate was best at breaking boulders on the chest and iron flower knife tricks.”
Chu Yunge looked at Yan Feng seriously stating that he was best at breaking boulders on the chest and instantly could not hold back her laughter.
“You… are skilled at breaking boulders on the chest?”
This skill did not match the current Yan Feng at all.
When her former colleague described Yan Feng, she certainly had not mentioned that he could break boulders on the chest. This skill was too down-to-earth.
But the real Yan Feng existed just like this.
“Mm.” Facing her doubt, Yan Feng nodded affirmatively. “Your Highness, this subordinate’s kung fu is also top among peers, so I could take on the role.”
His skills were not inferior to Chi Baobao’s at all.
What Chi Baobao and the others did were just minor tricks. This was real kung fu, not something just anyone could do.
This counted as handsome too, right?
Chu Yunge smiled and nodded. “Did you make a lot of money back then?”
“Not bad, on par with the iron flower tricks. This subordinate’s knife tricks were the best; I was always specifically requested.”
Yan Feng was modest, but his tone rose with excitement, carrying a hint of small pride.
Chu Yunge had the illusion that Yan Feng was comparing himself to the two kids and wanted to tell her he was better than them.
“You make This Princess want to see it.”
She had only seen live iron flower tricks once, and it had been quite shocking. She did not know if modern ones or Yan Feng’s skills were better.
Yan Feng’s eyes lit up. He was just about to say that if she wanted to see, he could perform for her when he saw Du Ruo enter with a tense expression to report.
“Your Highness, the Empress Dowager is visiting at night.”
As soon as Du Ruo spoke, faint sounds came from outside.
Chu Yunge frowned. Had Empress Dowager Zheng come already?
She had taken so many Yan People. Empress Dowager Zheng and the Chu Emperor would not feel at ease and would surely force her to dismiss the Yan People, but was Empress Dowager Zheng’s speed not a bit too fast?
This biased mother ran really fast for her precious son’s matters.
She gave Du Ruo a look to go receive her, then beckoned Jimo over and quickly pulled out a packet of laxative, stuffing it into Jimo’s hand.
“Laxative, put it in the tea. Go.”
Chu Yunge did not say for whom, but Jimo understood.
Seeing Empress Dowager Zheng appear at the hall entrance, Jimo followed the others in saluting and lowered her head to hide her nervousness.
Yan Feng heard Chu Yunge’s instruction and paused, but in the end did not leave the hall. He just hid in the shadows.
Empress Dowager Zheng first hypocritically expressed concern for Chu Yunge a few times before Jimo properly served the tea.
Empress Dowager Zheng took a sip and immediately dismissed the servants.
Jimo properly retreated and did not look at Chu Yunge. For a moment, Chu Yunge could not tell if she had succeeded.
“Chu Yunge, look at the good deed you’ve done!”
Empress Dowager Zheng slapped the table. “Can’t you go a day without causing trouble? Do you know that when this empress dowager heard of your deeds, I was almost ashamed to death?”
Chu Yunge: “Ashamed to death? Can people really die of shame?”
If you have the ability, die of shame once for her to see and broaden her horizons.