Quick Transmigration: The Charming Beauty Who Was Short-Lived and Alluring

Feng Jinnian stood up, came to Chu Yun's side, and gently wiped away her tears. "This is not your fault. I wanted to take this opportunity to see if I could overcome my fear. Besides, I felt awkward having you stand guard outside the door."

"My duty is to take care of you. What's bothering you?" Chu Yun asked in confusion, tears still clinging to her eyelashes.

"In short, it's just awkward, so don't ask anymore," Feng Jinnian said in a deep voice, his expression somewhat unnatural. Of course, he couldn't tell Chu Yun that ever since he almost drowned, he had never had anyone serve him while he bathed. Although there were maids waiting outside, he found it hard to accept the thought that it was Chu Yun who was waiting for him outside.

Chu Yun said in a muffled voice, "Okay."

Seeing that she was no longer dwelling on the issue, Feng Jinnian breathed a sigh of relief.

"Don't think about it so much. It's my own fault for making you worry," Feng Jinnian said gently. "With you by my side, I don't feel so scared."

These were his honest thoughts. When that suffocating feeling surged into his heart, he felt that the world was so vast that there was no place for him. He didn't even know why he had come to find Chu Yun. When he came to his senses, he found himself already in Chu Yun's room.

"Are you really alright?" Chu Yun couldn't help but ask, still remembering Feng Jinnian's extremely poor mental state just now.

"Don't worry, I feel much better after talking to you. I never had anyone to talk to before about these things." Feng Jinnian smiled.

Chu Yun smiled too, her eyes bright and incredibly gentle.

Feng Jinnian found it hard to describe his feelings at this moment, because he had never felt this way before. His heart softened because of someone, and he felt dizzy, as if he were floating on clouds.

Feeling lost, he abruptly changed the subject, "Oh right, I suddenly remembered I still have some things to take care of today, so I'll head back now."

He turned and left without even waiting for Chu Yun's reply.

But after he had already left the inner room, he turned back and said, "You promised to make me a sachet, don't forget."

Feng Jinnian's back and forth left Chu Yun completely bewildered, but seeing his earnest gaze fixed on her, Chu Yun could only nod, "Alright, that sachet will be finished soon. I'll continue working on it later, and I can give it to you tomorrow."

"I'm not in a rush. You rest first, and make it for me when you have time. Don't tire yourself out," Feng Jinnian said.

If he wasn't in a hurry, he wouldn't have come back specifically to bring it up. Chu Yun didn't expose him, and said with a smile in her eyes, "Yes, I won't let myself get tired."

Only after watching Feng Jinnian leave did Chu Yun relax and sit on the soft couch to continue sewing sachets.

Ban Jin kept her company, saying, "Although Feng Jinnian pretends to be a playboy, he has never actually had any physical intimacy with any woman and rarely has any close contact with them. But now he's taking the initiative to hug you and tell you his deepest secret. It seems that after spending this time together, he has fallen for you."

Chu Yun glanced at the lamp on the high platform engraved with the word "seal". The lamp was much dimmer than before. She said softly, "Yes, but liking someone is far from enough. Someone like him can be ruthless enough to give up even the things he likes. So I can't wait for him to abandon me. I must strike first. Only then can I truly win his heart."

Banjin didn't quite understand what Chuyun was saying, but she still cheered her on, saying, "Yay, Jinjin is waiting for Yunyun's good news."

Chu Yun smiled, noticing that the lamp had dimmed even further, and wondered what Feng Jinnian had imagined when he got back.

*

To outsiders, the Prince's residence appears to be on the verge of collapse, but in reality, it is much safer than the outside world, at least there is no war or smoke of battle.

As for the Chu and Qin regions, which are far beyond the royal domain, they were not so peaceful.

Feng Jinnian chose to target Prince Chen not only because he was stupid, but also for another more important reason: the Qin and Chu regions were adjacent.

When Emperor Taizu conferred the title of king upon Feng Jinnian's ancestor, he was not without the intention of guarding against him. He successively designated the fiefdoms of his three sons around the Chu region, hoping that if the Chu region were to rebel one day, the Qi-surname vassal kings around him could unite to counterbalance the Chu region, protect the safety of the Great Qi, and ensure the longevity of the Great Qi dynasty.

However, Emperor Taizu overlooked one crucial detail: he never imagined that the first to rebel would not be the lineage of the Prince of Zhennan, but rather his own descendants.

The vassal kings in the north and south of Chu were all executed during the Rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms, leaving only Qin in the west as the last remaining territory. The two regions are adjacent, and it would be much easier to mobilize troops to fight if any discord arose. It was for this reason that Chu and Qin were able to mobilize troops and confront each other in just a few days.

Everything is proceeding as Feng Jinnian predicted; the Chu and Qin regions have been at war for two days.

To outsiders, it seemed that King Chen was the one who struck first. Two nights ago, Qin soldiers crossed the border into Chu territory and killed an ordinary family. King Zhennan used this as an excuse to launch a counterattack, and a great battle broke out between the two places.

A smart person could see at a glance that this was a scheme by the Prince of Zhennan, whose purpose was simply to justify the deployment of troops.

King Chen was well aware of this, and it was precisely because he was aware of it that he understood even more clearly that the Prince of Zhennan was determined to fight him. So he went to the capital for help, hoping to get Qi Jingheng's support. But all his letters of appeal were like throwing mud into the sea, and he received no response at all. No matter how foolish King Chen was, he knew that he and Qin had been abandoned.

No matter what Qi Qingjia and Qi Jingheng wanted to do with this war, he could not sit idly by and wait for death. If he lost this battle, he and the people of Qin would only become victims of the power struggle. So after two days of conservative resistance, King Chen no longer hoped that the capital would send troops to help him. Instead, he issued a death order to the soldiers of Qin, telling them to protect Qin and their homes even if it meant their deaths.

On the seventh day of the war, the Qin army was defeated and the King of Chen was beheaded and his head displayed to the public. However, the army of the King of Zhennan did not stop there, but continued to advance north and invade the Yu region.

The explanation given by the Prince of Zhennan was that he discovered the deaths of his family members were related to King Huai, the ruler of Yu, who colluded with the Prince of Chen to kill all his relatives.

The regional princes, who had been watching the drama unfold, now felt threatened. If the Prince of Zhennan could use such an excuse to send troops to Henan today, he could use other excuses to invade their fiefdoms in the future. The princes submitted memorials one after another, requesting Qi Jingheng to send troops.

The capital region has finally taken action. The Emperor has issued an imperial edict to gather troops and aid the Yu region.

However, it took a full ten days for the combined forces of the royal army to arrive. During this period, the army in Yu was defeated, King Huai died, and the army of King Zhennan continued to march north. Just as all the vassal kings had feared, he used the same pretext as when he sent troops to Yu to attack three more vassal kings, completely disrupting the plans of the Qi vassal kings.