Reborn as the Regent's Beloved

Feng Xingye stared at her with amusement: "You've only just come of age, so why do you have such a detached sense of having seen through the ways of the world?"

If you had lived two lifetimes, which felt like a thousand years, you would have the same feeling. And if you had been harmed and your family was destroyed in your previous life, and you died a miserable death, and your heart was filled with hatred, you would definitely transcend.

Xiao Fengyi put on that docile mask again and whispered to Feng Xingye, "Your Highness, it's not that I see through the ways of the world, but that I feel afraid."

"Afraid? What are you afraid of?" Feng Xingye looked at her in confusion, his eyes seeming to suspect that she was lying.

Xiao Fengyi was dressed in red, with a red headdress, which made her already stunningly beautiful face even more gorgeous, but her expression was somewhat pitiful.

"I'm worried that if we go looking for evidence, the Seventh Prince might find out. What if... what if he finds out we're investigating him and retaliates again? He dares to frame even his own brother, what wouldn't he dare to do?"

Feng Xingye deliberately said, "So, you weren't resting with your eyes closed just now, but because you were afraid?"

This tentative inquiry made it seem as if they genuinely didn't believe Xiao Fengyi.

Xiao Fengyi looked at the person in front of her seriously and said directly, "Yes, I was afraid that the Seventh Prince would discover us. Although we are disguised, we should still be recognized at a glance. Especially you, Prince Zhao, you are a war god that everyone admires. There should be no one in the people of Dayun Capital who doesn't know you."

“Your concerns are valid, but you don’t need to worry about the Seventh Prince discovering us, because I have already prepared human skin masks.” Upon hearing the woman’s words, Feng Xingye nodded affirmatively.

As soon as he finished speaking, Feng Xingye took out two human skin masks from somewhere and gave Xiao Fengyi a relatively smaller one.

After Xiao Fengyi took the mask and studied it for a while, when she looked up again, the man sitting in front of her had become a different person.

"Your Highness Prince Zhao, is that you?"

Xiao Fengyi stared at the man in disbelief as he blurted out, "If it weren't for the fact that we have the same build, are wearing the same clothes, and are from the same time period, I would have really thought that the person sitting in front of me was not Feng Xingye, but someone else."

The man smiled and took another human skin mask from her hand, asking, "Is it so realistic that it can fool everyone?"

Xiao Fengyi nodded, her eyes unable to stop scrutinizing the mask. "This mask is made so that it looks like you actually look like this."

Before she could finish marveling, Feng Xingye stuck the little human skin mask onto Xiao Fengyi's face, and soon she transformed into a different person.

After the mask was put on Xiao Fengyi, she didn't feel the sticky feeling she had expected, and she didn't feel anything at all. "Your Highness, is there a mirror? I want to see what I look like now?"

"Uh... I think so."

Feng Xingye found a box under the carriage seat, took out a palm-sized diamond-shaped mirror from the box, and handed it to Xiao Fengyi.

She took the mirror and examined it closely. She found that the person in the mask was quite good-looking, with phoenix eyes, a delicate nose, and a smooth oval face. Although not as stunning as herself, she still had a memorable appearance.

Seeing her staring blankly, Feng Xingye asked, "Is it beautiful?"

Xiao Fengyi stared blankly at the mirror and replied, "It's beautiful, not just beautiful, but it also has its own unique charm. Your Highness, is this mask based on anything? Is there really a woman who looks like this?"

Feng Xingye kept everyone in suspense, saying, "Maybe again. This mask was given to me by someone else, and I don't even know if that person exists."

Xiao Fengyi looked at the man with a puzzled expression and asked incredulously, "You don't know either?"

The man crossed his arms and nodded, seemingly unwilling to say more.

Seeing his reaction, Xiao Fengyi stopped asking questions and stopped looking in the mirror, instead staring at the man's mask.

This was the first time Feng Xingye had been stared at like this, but when he suddenly realized that she wasn't looking at his face, he had a strange feeling, so he asked, "What do you think of the man on my mask? Is he handsome?"

“Your Highness, your mask is quite handsome too. It matches your face well; both of you have exceptionally handsome features,” Xiao Fengyi replied, staring intently at the mask.

What do you mean by "it matches his face well"?

Feng Xingye has always considered himself the most handsome man in Dayun, and that's what others say too.

He had always been confident in his appearance, but he was somewhat displeased when Xiao Fengyi said that the man in the mask looked similar to him.

Although Feng Xingye was amazed when he first saw the mask, upon closer inspection, he was confident that the man's appearance was incomparable to his own.

Of course, he didn't speak, and with his mask on, Xiao Fengyi couldn't see that his expression was off.

For the rest of the time, the two remained silent in the carriage. Xiao Fengyi stopped looking at the mask and waited to go to the East Market to investigate the case.

The capital city of Dayun has three markets: the East Market, the Fish Market, and the Cloth Market.

The fish market and the cloth market were for buying and selling fish. Because the demand was so high, they became unique markets, but neither was as large as the East Market.

The East Market is the largest market in Dayun, where you can buy anything. It's also lined with taverns and teahouses.

Feng Xingye only said that he came to Dongshi to investigate a case, but he didn't say where in Dongshi he was investigating the case.

The mystery he left behind became even more perplexing after they arrived in Dongshi.

Although it was daytime when they arrived, the entrance to the East Market was already packed with people, making it very difficult for the carriage to move.

Yueyi turned her head and said, "Young Master, Miss, our car can't go in. Why don't you two get out and walk by yourselves?"

Feng Xingye looked at Xiao Fengyi and asked, "Can you leave?"

After saying that, he glanced at the red embroidered shoes under Xiao Fengyi's red skirt.

Xiao Fengyi nodded, "I can walk."

"Let's go then."

As soon as he finished speaking, Feng Xingye got out of the car, and she followed closely behind.

As she got off the car, a ray of sunlight shone down, making Xiao Fengyi, dressed in red, stand out brightly and drawing the attention of everyone around her.

"Whose daughter is that? She's so beautiful!"

"I have never seen anyone look so good in red."

All the praise and attention were focused on Xiao Fengyi, making her feel an urge to hide away.

She miscalculated. She thought everyone liked wearing red clothes, so no one would notice. Little did she know that the red dress Feng Xingye gave her would stand out from the crowd once she stepped outside.

The vibrant colors, when worn by Xiao Fengyi, truly gave her an innate and irresistible beauty.

Feng Xingye noticed Xiao Fengyi's fear, smiled helplessly, and pulled her into his arms to protect her, saying, "You stay with me, don't get lost."

Xiao Fengyi glanced at the man's refined jawline and said calmly, "Alright."