Feng Yuzhen's face showed surprise at the right time, "How did Mr. Cheng know that I am a beauty?"

He fully expected Cheng Yao to say complimentary words such as "You are so outstanding, what else could you be if you weren't a beauty?" Unexpectedly, Cheng Yao glanced at Princess Yilin lightly, but smiled slightly and said: "I just heard Her Royal Highness call you that." Come on."

Feng Yuzhen actually admired him for his strong determination. She covered her mouth with her sleeves and showed a delicate look on her face, "Young Master is smart and enlightened, but I am confused for a moment, which makes people laugh."

Princess Yilin was so angry that her cheeks were as bulging as a pufferfish when she saw this woman pretending to be stupid and praising the strange man without her life, as if she was afraid that others wouldn't see that she was easy to take advantage of.

If Feng Yuzhen had not been a concubine instead of an ordinary maid, Princess Yilin would have dragged her to the rape chamber long ago.

Feng Yuzhen saw that Princess Yilin's eyebrows were getting higher and higher, and her face was getting bluer and bluer. She stopped immediately, gave Cheng Yao a subtle gift, and turned around to leave. Her strategy was to let the man chase her. Rather than following a man's butt like a prostitute in a brothel, it would be too derogatory.

What's more, the more she talks, the easier it is to expose a person's knowledge and accomplishments. All she needs to do is maintain her pretty face.

Princess Yilin looked at Feng Yuzhen's frail figure and couldn't help but fall into the bad habit of jealousy. She spoke ill of this woman in front of Cheng Yao, "Don't look at her innocent appearance, but this Feng beauty is very scheming. The former King Linjiang and later the Prince of Beirong, Jin Jili, all suffered a lot at her hands."

Cheng Yao didn't believe it, "How can a woman like her have such great abilities?"

Princess Yilin said: "She is not very capable, but she could make King Linjiang fall into the water with one dance at the Mid-Autumn Festival Night Banquet. Before Jin Jili left, she deliberately persuaded her to drink and gave away hundreds of horses at a low price. Do you think this is serious?" Is it unfair to be punished?"

Cheng Yao's eyes suddenly darkened, "Why do I feel that His Majesty is the one who will benefit the most from these two things?"

Princess Yilin doesn't understand politics, she simply doesn't want her lover to fall into Feng Yuzhen's trap, "It doesn't matter whether the emperor instigates it or not, just be careful and don't fall into her trap."

She muttered in a low voice: "I don't see what's so good about this Feng. She has no flesh on her cheeks, and her body is as thin as a firewood stick. She can fall over when the wind blows. Such a woman can be used as a decoration. Get married and be a good wife, and don’t bring down the family!"

Cheng Yao could hear the hint in her words and said with a smile: "Of course I understand that only you, the princess, belong to Yishi and Yijia."

He made a gesture to hold her sleeve.

Princess Yilin's face turned red and she quickly removed her hand, "The emperor is waiting for you in the Qinzheng Palace. Be careful not to miss important events."

She didn't want to be like Jin Jina, who ran into a man's arms without her life. The more marriage was in sight, the more reserved Princess Yilin was, and she couldn't let others take her lightly.

Cheng Yao was a little disappointed. Princess Yilin's steadfastness and integrity were certainly her advantage, but a woman who was too reserved would be boring. But if he wanted to escape from Qianzhou, he had to marry this hypocritical widow.

He decided to sacrifice his small self to achieve his great self, and his eyes were filled with worry, "Your Majesty... I wonder if you will agree to your marriage?"

Princess Yilin consoled her: "My mother and I have already spoken, and the emperor will not make it too difficult for you. Besides, the spring floods in the north this year are flooding. Without your contribution, how could the disaster be so easy to control? In order to appease the ministers and the people. , the emperor will always give an explanation."

Cheng Yao sighed: "Actually, I don't care much about my future as an official. However, if I am still just a minor official, and you have to accompany me to endure hardships in Qianzhou, I always feel sorry..."

Princess Yilin's eyes were as tender as water, "I understand, don't worry, since you have returned to Beijing this time, I will never let you go back to the poor mountains and rivers to suffer. From now on, you and I can live in the capital with peace of mind, and go to the palace to serve the Queen Mother in our free time.

The elderly will definitely be happy too."

Cheng Yao was so excited that he almost wanted to respond to her with a passionate kiss, but An Ruhai accidentally came out to disturb the scene and said, "Counselor Cheng, Your Majesty has a decree, please come with me."

Although there was no formal kiss, Princess Yilin still wiped her mouth shyly and asked in a low voice: "How about I accompany you there?"

This was because they were afraid that the emperor would suddenly make a show of force.

How could Cheng Yao be willing to let a woman escort him from the front? The more times like this, the more manly he had to show off. Besides, if Yilin was there, it would be difficult for Xia Tong to show off - he still didn't trust Xia Tong.

He has no feelings for himself, and if he starts to get jealous when the two of them meet, it will be difficult to deal with.

He also planned to rekindle his old relationship with Xia Tong - if they couldn't be lovers, it would be better to be friends. Besides, Xia Tong now had the eldest son of the emperor, so it was better to be friends with her than to be enemies with her.

An Ruhai couldn't help but roll his eyes when he saw the two people's quarreling with each other, and coughed twice. The emperor and Master Xia were usually quite disgusting, but this pair was even worse.

Princess Yilin said goodbye to her lover sweetly but worriedly, "Remember to come to Ningshou Palace to say hello when you have time. My mother also wants to see you."

Cheng Yao agreed calmly. Having seen Princess Yilin's temper, he thought that the old queen was not that difficult to deal with.

The only difficulty is still with the emperor - the hatred of seizing his wife, the hatred of the emperor.

When Xia Tong learned that the emperor was going to hold a banquet and have a drink at the Qinzheng Palace, she originally wanted to avoid it, but the emperor insisted on letting her stay. "If I am too narrow-minded to do this, I am not worthy of being the king of a country. That's all.

The past is in the past, I don’t mind it, so why should you hold on to it?”

Xia Tong had no choice but to obey the order, otherwise it would look like he had a guilty conscience.

Not long after, An Ruhai brought someone over. When Cheng Yao saw Xia Tong, his eyes immediately lit up.

This was the first time the two met after the draft last year. Cheng Yao was really amazed. In addition to the joy of meeting an old friend, he was also shocked by the beauty. Unexpectedly, Xia Tong did not become bloated due to childbirth, but instead showed more charm.

Compared with Princess Yilin's haggardness, Feng Yuzhen's shriveled appearance is another kind of fresh and moist one.

Xia Tong saw that he was still the same as before. Although he appeared to be polite on the outside, he was still as greasy and wretched on the inside.

Cheng Yao did not forget the etiquette because of his loss of manner, and gave the first salute with great respect, "I see you, Your Majesty, and I see Xia Zhaoyi."

Liu Zhang said calmly: "It's a long journey to Beijing this time. Cheng Aiqing must have suffered a lot, right?"

Cheng Yao said humbly: "It is inevitable to live in the open air, but as long as I think that there are people in the capital who care about Wei Chen, Wei Chen feels that all the pain is worth it."

It is unclear whether the person here refers to the emperor, the princess, or a member of the Cheng family.

While he was talking, he secretly glanced at Xia Tong, who just pretended not to notice with an expressionless face - she cast a wide net and focused on catching fish. She had already experienced this man's first-class speaking skills.

The emperor ordered his servants to serve fine wine and delicacies, and asked questions while drinking. Cheng Yao behaved in a relaxed manner and answered fluently, which showed that he had made great progress in Qianzhou this year. According to him, in his spare time, he would also read the "Ten Directions of Water Control"

"Improved it, eliminated the shortcomings, and added several methods for constructing water conservancy projects to prepare for emergencies.

Liu Zhang praised: "Ai Qing is very promising at a young age, which is really a blessing to my great Zhou Dynasty."

Cheng Yao said: "Your Majesty is so complimentary that I, a humble minister, cannot bear it."

I just felt strange in my heart, why didn't Xia Tong react at all to his outstanding martial arts skills?

Little did he know that Xia Tong had met many strange people and strange things this year. Let's not mention the two golden fingers of Li Mi and Wang Jingyi. As long as they were used correctly, they might not be worse than Cheng Yao in benefiting the country.

What's more, the ten directions of water control may not be his own experience. It may be that he pieced it together from here and there.

Xia Tong was too lazy to listen to the two men bragging to each other, so he stood up and prepared to go back to Guanju Palace to see his son.

Liu Zhang said: "Why don't you just bring Dundun here to save you the trouble of moving it around."

Cheng Yao also smiled and said: "Yes, I have long admired the eldest son of the emperor for his majestic appearance, but it happened that I had the chance to meet him today."

Xia Tong thought that he could brag to a child who didn't even have hair, so he was quite thick-skinned.

But she didn't mind showing off her affection in front of Cheng Yao, so as to save him from wishful thinking and thinking that she couldn't live without him.

After Dundun came over, Young Master Cheng Yao was generous and took out a red gold Buddha statue from his neck as a greeting gift. He looked at the two of them attentively and said, "I wonder if I, the humble minister, would be lucky enough to hug the little prince?"

Gein Dundun looks neither like Xia Tong nor the emperor. His serious and lively expression looks a bit like his childhood self - this is of course caused by Cheng Yao's own filter.

Knowing that children are basically the same when they are born, I thought that Xia Tongri was thoughtful, so she poured this emotion into the fetus in her belly.

Even seeing Dundun with him felt a little more cordial.

But Dundun didn't like him very much. As soon as Cheng Yao stretched out his hand, before he could touch the baby, the little white jade dumpling-like person raised his buttocks and shot out a stream of clear liquid from his crotch, hitting Cheng Yao's face.

Cheng Yao, who was caught in the shower:...

Xia Tong hurriedly called for someone to come, "Quick, take Mr. Cheng into the house to change clothes."

Then he pretended to be angry at the nanny, "What's going on? You know you're going to see a visitor, but you still don't take good care of the little prince?"

The nanny was very aggrieved, "I just finished peeing before I came here, and somehow it came out again."

When Cheng Yao heard this, it seemed as if the little prince didn't want to see him. He couldn't help but feel on pins and needles.

He couldn't stay in this room anymore. There were no clothes suitable for his stature in the Qinzheng Palace. He couldn't wear the emperor's casual clothes. If it were for a guard or eunuch, he couldn't bear it. In the end, he had to find a dry cloth to wipe it hastily.

After wiping his collar, he bowed and left.

After all, he was also annoyed. He and Xia Tong seemed to have a natural hatred. Every time he was unlucky, he would always have something to do with her. This time it was her son again - obviously their fates couldn't be more matched.

What exactly went wrong?

With things in mind, I didn't pay much attention to my steps. As soon as I stepped down the steps, I almost bumped into someone.

The woman ouched slightly, as if she was seriously injured, but she turned concerned about his injury and said, "Sir, are you okay?"

Cheng Yao took a closer look, wasn't it the Feng Meiren from the imperial garden just now?

It's such a coincidence that we can meet him twice in one day.

Feng Yuzhen also recognized him, her eyes filled with joy, "It turns out to be Mr. Cheng, I'm really disrespectful."

It seems to be pure joy, but Cheng Yao, who is well-informed, can't help but be dubious.
Chapter completed!