Empress, please have some self-respect. I am not your husband.

"Did you harbor such thoughts from the beginning?"

The woman spoke in an interrogative tone, but her eyes and brows were smiling.

Lu Feng patted the plump, round buttocks speechlessly. He had to admit that it was quite stimulating earlier, but he naturally wouldn't say that. He simply said, "Alright, let's pack up and go back."

Chu Hongyan gave a gentle reminder and said hopefully, "How wonderful it would be if I could be with you every moment."

"That day will come soon," Lu Feng said with a smile, trying to comfort him.

A moment later, the two tidied themselves up, and Chu Hongyan changed her clothes and returned to the main hall.

Apart from Qin Xinyi, everyone else was in high spirits and didn't notice that the two had disappeared and returned together.

Qin Xinyi trembled as she watched the two sit down beside her.

Upon seeing this, Chu Hongyan smiled slightly and asked with concern, "Xinyi, what's wrong?"

"It's alright... Sister Hongyan, I'm fine."

Qin Xinyi was startled and quickly responded. She wasn't sure if she had been discovered spying earlier, and she was feeling incredibly nervous.

At the same time, they have no idea how to face Lu Feng and Chu Hongyan in the future.

After all, they had already had sex.

"Are you really alright, Xinyi? You don't look too good. Why is your face so flushed?" Chu Hongyan was clearly not going to let it go.

Qin Xinyi chuckled dryly, "It's really nothing, Sister Hongyan. I just drank quite a bit. I'll be fine after a rest."

"That's it, that's good."

Princess Hongyan smiled playfully, leaned closer and lowered her voice: "Your pretty face is all red, could it be that you've been thinking about it? Why don't you stay at the palace tonight and keep your sister company? It's been a long time since we last met, let's catch up?"

Qin Xinyi's face turned even redder instantly, and the scene she had just witnessed resurfaced in her mind. She was a little annoyed. "You haven't had it in a long time. What happened just now?"

But she only dared to think these words in her heart and would never dare to say them out loud. She smiled awkwardly and said, "Nothing like that, Sister Hongyan, let's not talk about these things. Let's drink."

You naughty girl.

Chu Hongyan chuckled inwardly, finally letting the other party go, and picked up her wine glass to take a sip.

After eating longevity noodles, it was getting late, and the birthday banquet came to an end.

The next day.

Minister of Revenue Qin Ming looked at his daughter's dark circles and listless appearance and asked in confusion, "Xinyi, what's wrong with you? Didn't you sleep well last night?"

Qin Xinyi looked up and quickly covered up her guiltily: "No, it's nothing! My father has important business in the army today, so I won't eat breakfast."

Watching her leave in a hurry, Qin Ming frowned slightly and called over a maid: "When did Miss return last night?"

The maidservant hurriedly replied, "Reporting to the master, Miss went to attend Princess Hongyan's birthday banquet last night and arrived home at 1:15 PM."

Qin Ming asked in confusion, "1:15 PM isn't late, so why does she look so listless? What time did she go to bed?"

The maid shook her head: "Last night, Miss didn't ask me to serve her, but..."

"Just what?" Qin Ming asked.

The maidservant said cautiously, "But this morning when I was tidying up Miss's room, I found a book on Miss's bedside table..."

When he learned what book it was, Qin Ming clicked his tongue and muttered, "It seems that the idea of ​​remaining chaste for the Crimson Flame War God is only temporary. My daughter is all grown up now and needs to find a husband."

Lord Qin didn't think much of his daughter reading forbidden books. Firstly, compared to other countries, the people of Qian Kingdom were more valiant and the situation of male superiority over females was not serious.

Secondly, Qin Ming was already used to his best friends being open and bold women like Chu Hongyan.

time flies.

While Lu Feng was enjoying his leisure time in Qian Kingdom, Princess Yu Ningyan of Western Chu also returned to the capital of Western Chu under the protection of the border troops.

Stepping down from the carriage and gazing at the imperial city, which was far more magnificent than that of the Qian Kingdom, Yu Ningyan closed her eyes and calmly said, "Let's enter the palace."

Royal study room.

Emperor Yu Tianlong of Chu sat expressionlessly in the main seat.

The remaining six ministers, plus an elderly man with white hair and beard, a total of eight people, all stared at Yu Ningyan, who was kneeling on both knees in front of them.

Since the other party entered the palace to plead guilty, he has been kneeling here for half an hour, and has not said a word until they arrived.

After a moment of silence, Yu Tianlong said calmly, "Speak."

Yu Ningyan didn't look up, and coldly recounted the events of the three competitions, which piqued the interest of the six ministers.

One of them said, "Your Highness, according to what you said, you were defeated by that young man named Lu Feng during your entry into Qian?"

Yu Ningyan calmly replied, "Yes."

"Interesting. Let's leave aside the first match. In the second and third matches, he not only defeated Wei Qingfeng in martial arts but also defeated Song Qingyu in literature. With such great talent, why didn't Lu Feng return to the country with the princess?" the Minister of Personnel asked.

Yu Ningyan: "He has no interest in me."

"Is it that he has no interest, or that you, Princess, have not tried to win him over at all? How could a mere young man be completely unmoved by you, the most beautiful woman in Western Chu?" the Minister of War said grimly.

The fact that even a Minister of War could question her like that shows that Princess Yu Ningyan of Western Chu did not hold a high position.

But those familiar with the Western Chu court wouldn't find it strange.

In the Western Chu court, the Six Ministries were the most prestigious, and those who could serve as ministers of the Six Ministries had to be members of the royal family with the surname Yu from the very beginning of the Western Chu dynasty.

They are all relatives of the emperor!

“Not all men in the world are lustful at first sight,” Yu Ningyan replied calmly.

Just then, the old man, who had been silent until now, spoke up: "Your Highness, I have only one question. Was my disciple Wei Qingfeng killed by this Lu Feng?"

Yu Ningyan's heart skipped a beat, and she suppressed her emotions as she spoke: "No."

The old man sneered; he was Liu Changyu, Wei Qingfeng's master.

Wei Qingfeng's archery skills were a direct result of his teachings, and he only ever took on this one disciple in his entire life.

Liu Changyu said in a sinister tone, "Your Highness, you do indeed have excellent control over your emotions. However, you are not familiar with martial arts, so you don't understand. When a martial artist like me locks all my energy onto an ordinary person like you, the sound of your heartbeat in that instant is no different from a bolt from the blue to my ears."

Her hands, hidden within her long sleeves, clenched tightly. Yu Ningyan looked up at Liu Changyu and said coldly, "If I say it's not true, then it's not true. The person who killed Wei Qingfeng was from the Crimson Flame Legion."

One sentence moved all the ministers of the six ministries of Western Chu, and even Emperor Yu Tianlong of Chu couldn't help but twitch his eyelids.

The Crimson Flame Legion can be said to be a thorn in the side of the entire Western Chu royal family.

Without the other side, the small Qian Kingdom would have long been in the hands of Western Chu. But ever since the appearance of the Crimson Flame Legion and the Crimson Flame War God, who was like a ghost or god, everything has changed.

The Minister of Personnel asked again: "Are you referring to the Crimson Flame Army expert who saved you after you were assassinated?"