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

In order to make money, Ye Bingyun had no choice but to agree to cooperate with Lu Feng in acting, pretending to be a man with kidney deficiency.

Having settled things with Her Majesty the Empress, Lu Feng made a brief visit to the Imperial Household Department to inspect the work of his subordinates before leaving the palace.

The snow-clad figure remained not far from the palace.

Her beautiful face attracted the attention of many passersby, and many people wanted to go up and say hello, but for some reason, they would suddenly feel a chill down their spines and want to stay away as soon as they got a little close to her.

As Lu Feng walked out of the palace gates, he greeted Xue Yi and headed towards her. A voice rang out behind him: "Lu Feng."

Turning around, Lu Feng raised an eyebrow; it was Qin Xinyi who had called out to him.

The two had a slight disagreement because of Ye Wang's invitation, and they didn't have much interaction at Chu Hongyan's birthday banquet afterwards.

They hadn't had any contact during this time, so Lu Feng was a little surprised to see her: "Miss Xinyi, what's wrong?"

Qin Xinyi had mixed feelings. Looking at the guy in front of her, she couldn't understand how her beloved sister had gotten together with him.

The scene she witnessed in Chu Hongyan's boudoir that day has been constantly replaying in her mind these past few days, and she can't shake it off.

She was about to speak when her delicate eyebrows furrowed, and her gaze fell on the woman walking behind Lu Feng.

“Master…” Lu Xueyi called softly as she came to her side.

Upon hearing Lu Xueyi call out "master," Qin Xinyi exclaimed in surprise, "Lu Feng, who is this?"

She was utterly shocked. The woman before her was just as beautiful as herself, with a cool and aloof demeanor like the moon. How could such a stunning beauty be called Lu Feng's master?

When Grandpa was still alive, didn't he say that Lu Feng was just an ordinary person? How come a maid suddenly appeared?

Lu Feng thought for a moment and then introduced, "This is Xueyi, you could say she's my younger sister. Xueyi, this is Miss Xinyi."

Hearing Lu Feng address her as "younger sister," a strange light flashed in Lu Xueyi's eyes, but she did not reply.

Qin Xinyi's expression was also somewhat strange. What kind of sister calls her brother "master"?

Seeing that Lu Xueyi didn't react, Lu Feng said with a helpless smile, "My sister is a little shy around strangers, Miss Xinyi, please don't take offense. Is there something you need?"

Qin Xinyi relaxed her brow, said "Come with me," and then turned and walked towards the teahouse not far away.

Although Lu Feng was somewhat puzzled, he still followed. Lu Xueyi followed closely beside him, her eyes filled with questions.

“Didn’t I tell you before that I have two benefactors in Qian Kingdom? It’s her,” Lu Feng explained in a low voice.

"Is it...her?"

Lu Xueyi was puzzled. She knew that Lu Feng had two saviors, and Lu Feng had been searching for them for years. Now that they had suddenly appeared, she was a little wary.

Lu Feng smiled and nodded: "It should be right, she has that jade pendant in her hand. And her age and gender match up."

The two arrived at the teahouse while they were talking. Qin Xinyi was obviously a regular customer here, and as soon as the owner saw her, he instructed someone to prepare a room for her.

Upon entering the private room, Qin Xinyi looked at Lu Xueyi, who was standing beside Lu Feng, and said softly, "I need to talk to you about something. Please leave your sister outside for now."

Lu Feng thought for a moment and nodded in agreement: "Xueyi, you can wait for me outside the door."

"it is good."

Upon entering the private room, Lu Feng casually sat down and asked, "What's the matter?"

Qin Xinyi snorted, her expression somewhat unfriendly: "Lu Feng, although I don't know what method you used to bewitch Sister Hongyan, now that you're together, you absolutely must not let her down."

At this moment, Qin Xinyi no longer mentioned Lu Feng's distance from Chu Hongyan, since Chu Hongyan was already in Lu Feng's shape.

Therefore, all she could do was warn the other party not to let Chu Hongyan down.

Upon hearing this, Lu Feng was both amused and exasperated. "I can do this kind of thing without you telling me."

Qin Xinyi's expression did not soften at all, clearly indicating that she did not believe him. "Really? Then who was that woman with whom you had an ambiguous relationship before?"

Lu Feng was taken aback: "Who are you talking about? When did I ever have an ambiguous relationship with anyone?"

Qin Xinyi said angrily, "Still pretending to be stupid? I saw it with my own eyes at the inn that day!"

Chu Hongyan is of noble status, not only as the daughter of the King of Zhen, but also as a princess of Qian. Qin Xinyi felt it was not worth it for her best friend to be with a fickle man like Lu Feng.

Lu Feng realized she was referring to Bingyun, and was speechless. He wanted to explain that she was the emperor's woman, but that would only make things more complicated.

He could only say helplessly, "Things aren't what they seem..."

Hearing Lu Feng's explanation, Qin Xinyi's cold expression softened, but the doubt in her eyes deepened: "Is it really as you say? That woman was just injured?"

Lu Feng nodded and said, "It's true. I was just helping her up at the time. I didn't expect you to see it and misunderstand. My relationship with her is not what you think."

"I see. Then who is this woman? Why have I never seen her before?" Qin Xinyi asked.

Ye Bingyun was so beautiful that even she felt inferior. It was strange that she had never heard of such a stunning beauty before.

Lu Feng coughed and said, "I can't reveal her identity for now, so please don't ask any more questions."

Seeing that he didn't want to say more, Qin Xinyi had no choice but to give up. Lu Feng then asked, "Is there anything else?"

Qin Xinyi initially wanted to say that was all, but after hesitating for a moment, she still said, "What happened in front of the Prince Ye's mansion that day was my fault. I apologize to you here."

It's not in Miss Qin's nature to deny her mistakes. At the time, she didn't think too much about it; she just wanted to embarrass Lu Feng because of what had happened before.

Unexpectedly, Chu Hongyan left with Lu Feng in the end. During this time, she had been trying to find an opportunity to apologize to Lu Feng.

Although his tone was still somewhat cold, Lu Feng still smiled: "So that's how it is. I didn't take it to heart, and you don't need to worry about it either."

Qin Xinyi felt a little embarrassed because she hadn't expected Lu Feng to be so magnanimous, and nodded slightly.

"If there's nothing else, Miss Xinyi, I'll be going now. We can talk again when we have time," Lu Feng said, standing up.

Qin Xinyi saw him off from the private room. Watching him and Lu Xueyi go downstairs together, a hint of curiosity appeared in her eyes. It seemed she would have to investigate Lu Feng's background more thoroughly.

Thinking of this, she immediately rushed back to the Qin residence and summoned the steward.

"Miss, what are your orders?"

Qin Xinyi took out the letter she had written: "Uncle Chen, please deliver this letter to Qi Danian at the Fire Phoenix Camp."

"As ordered."

The Fire Phoenix Camp was the army commanded by Qin Xinyi, numbering three thousand and stationed fifty miles outside the capital. It was her direct army.