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

Feng Jinnian left after having breakfast. Qi Qingjia invited all the princes and their sons to a small gathering at the hot spring resort. This invitation was tantamount to forcing these people to choose sides, and it was also a way of sending a message to the outside world: everyone who came had already joined my ranks.

Feng Jinnian naturally had to keep the appointment. Qi Qingjia thought he had won over Feng Jinnian, and Qi Jingheng thought Feng Jinnian was his mole, but in fact he was neither of them.

Feng Jinnian did this not only to leave himself a way out, but more importantly, he hoped that these two people would agree to let him return to Chu.

Qi Qingjia was a man of deep thoughts. If Feng Jinnian did not pledge allegiance to him, he would not be at ease letting Feng Jinnian return to Chu for the sake of military power in Chu, and at the very least, he would not let Feng Jinnian return intact.

Qi Jingheng was not the useless puppet that outsiders thought he was. If Feng Jinnian had sided with Qi Qingjia, the secret guards under his command, who were only loyal to the Qi royal family, would have sent Feng Jinnian to his death.

When faced with a dilemma, one can only try to please both sides.

Feng Jinnian sat casually at the banquet prepared by Qi Qingjia. When the maids on either side poured wine for him, they tried their best to get close to him. These people were prepared by Qi Qingjia, and no matter how disgusted he was, he could only play along.

The strong scent of perfume around him made Feng Jinnian feel like his nose was about to break. He missed the peony fragrance on Chu Yun more than ever before. It was at this moment that he suddenly realized that there was no other person in the world who could make him feel as comfortable and happy as Chu Yun.

Staying at the hot spring resort, he had to deal with Qi Qingjia and the other princes, and there were banquets almost every day, which was really annoying.

The open and veiled sarcasm from others, the strong smell of alcohol, and the decadent lifestyle—all these things that were originally commonplace made Feng Jinnian feel suffocated. Unconsciously, he had become accustomed to the relaxed and happy atmosphere when he was with Chu Yun. Now, when faced with these people and things, he had to exert a lot of effort to suppress the urge to vomit.

Fortunately, Chu Yun had prepared a lot of hangover soup for him, the jade pillow he was used to, and clothes and hats that fit him well... With these things, although it was still not as comfortable as being in the Prince's residence, Feng Jinnian could at least live more comfortably.

After staying for three or four days, Feng Jinnian had grown tired of it, but he couldn't leave.

Feng Jinnian originally thought that Qi Qingjia's invitation was just to define his own camp, but after being here for so long, Feng Jinnian sensed something unusual.

For example, it seemed that the wine he drank the next day was drugged, and someone would come to his room at night to check his pulse.

Not only that, today, Feng Jinnian was walking along the road when a maid carelessly failed to place a flowerpot properly, causing it to fall from a height and nearly hit Feng Jinnian.

If a guard hadn't appeared in time and pushed Feng Jinnian, his head would probably have been smashed open.

Feng Jinnian then observed the other princes and found that they had all encountered some problems as well.

Based on these events, Feng Jinnian suspected that Qi Qingjia's purpose this time was not simple. He feared that Qi Qingjia's real intention was to divide them into factions, and that he was also using this opportunity to test them.

Qi Qingjia still didn't believe them and wanted to test whether they were really incompetent or incapable of martial arts.

Realizing this, Feng Jinnian could only be extra careful not to give Qi Qingjia any leverage over him.

Two or three more days passed before Qi Qingjia let them go back. Feng Jinnian was eager to return home, and upon returning to the Prince's residence, he asked Feng Yi to summon Chu Yun.

Feng Yi stood in front of Feng Jinnian, stunned for a long time.

Feng Jinnian raised an eyebrow at him. "What are you staring at? Hurry up and go call someone." His voice was already filled with anger.

"Didn't the young master tell us to send Miss Qin to the Qin residence? Have you forgotten?" Feng Yi asked, looking puzzled.

Feng Jinnian's faint smile vanished abruptly, replaced by an even more bewildered expression than Feng Yi's. "What are you talking about?"

Feng Yi thought Feng Jinnian hadn't heard him clearly, so he continued, "I received your message and sent Miss Qin to the Qin residence yesterday."

"What Qin Mansion? Which Qin Mansion?" Feng Jinnian's voice was deep.

"The residence of Prefect Qin Ming of Huzhou," Feng Yi replied.

Upon hearing this answer, Feng Jinnian felt his vision go black.

Qin Ming, the prefect of Huzhou, was, if he remembered correctly, the undercover agent that Qin Ming had specially sent to Qi Jingheng in order to plant a spy in the palace.

Qi Qingjia controlled the aristocratic families, so Qi Jingheng set his sights on those from humble backgrounds. He promoted many scholars from these families, but none of them rose to high positions due to Qi Jingheng's strict control.

Later, Qi Jingheng became wiser and stopped appointing these people to the imperial court. Instead, he sent them out to serve as local officials in order to preserve his strength. Qin Ming was one of them.

Qin Ming, from a humble background, was recommended as a candidate for officialdom in Huzhou, thus gaining the opportunity to become an official. Under Feng Jinnian's instructions, he did not try to show off his abilities. Therefore, although he was recruited by Qi Jingheng, he was not highly regarded and did not become a key target of Qi Qingjia's attacks.

This identity allows one to have the opportunity to send their daughter to the palace without drawing too much attention, making it a suitable cover for a spy sent to the palace to conceal themselves and focus on working for Feng Jinnian.

To plan this move, Feng Jinnian spent a full six years meticulously planning every step, from how Qin Ming should behave to gain Qi Jingheng's favor, to how to ensure the spy's identity was not discovered.

Even after Feng Jinnian realized that he had developed different feelings for Chu Yun, he did not immediately stop the plan, but pondered how to come up with a foolproof solution.

During his time at the hot spring resort, Feng Jinnian's longing for Chu Yun deepened, and he realized that he did not want to lose Chu Yun no matter what, so he reluctantly decided to abandon the plan.

But now, Feng Yi actually said that Chu Yun went to Huzhou, how could Feng Jinnian accept this?

"What did you say?" Feng Jinnian's voice trembled uncontrollably.

Feng Yi then realized something was wrong, his heart clenched, and he immediately knelt down: "It was Miss Qin who told me personally that the young master wanted me to send Miss Qin to Huzhou."

Feng Yi originally shared the same worries as Chu Wushuang, fearing that Feng Jinnian would abandon his previous plans for Chu Yun. Although he didn't know the specifics of the plan, he knew that Feng Jinnian had put a lot of thought into it. When Chu Yun told him that Feng Jinnian wanted him to send her to Huzhou, Feng Yi breathed a sigh of relief. He felt that he hadn't followed the wrong master and admired Feng Jinnian's determination to sacrifice for the greater cause. But now, Feng Jinnian's reaction told him that things didn't seem to be as he had imagined.

Are you sure she said it herself?

Hearing Feng Jinnian's trembling voice, Feng Yi sensed that something was very wrong. He lowered his head even further and said, "It was indeed Miss Qin who said it herself."

"Go, go and call Chu Wushuang here."

Before leaving, Feng Yi mustered up the courage to glance at Feng Jinnian. The coldness on Feng Jinnian's face reminded Feng Yi of how Feng Jinnian looked more than ten years ago after the death of the Princess of Zhennan—he was surrounded by coldness, bloodlust, and an overwhelming deathly silence.