The Charm of a Powerful Woman Spreads Across the World

Chapter 187

The princess glanced longingly at Ru Feng and said, "I heard you're very familiar with my royal uncle?"

Ru Feng was startled and looked at her carefully. He said, "We do have a relationship. In fact, I'm quite familiar with your second and third brothers as well." Seeing that the princess hadn't reacted yet, Ru Feng continued, "Princess, you are very beautiful and cute, but you are still young, so it's best not to wear so much powder. Natural is the most beautiful." Ru Feng couldn't help but look at her cute little face being covered in rouge. It was truly a waste of her beauty.

The princess was immediately enraged and embarrassed. She loosened the hem of Rufeng's robe, stomped her foot, and said, "None of your business! Besides, my name is Tantai Beiyao. I allow you to call me by my name. Anyway, I heard that you also call your brothers by their names." She spoke the last sentence very softly.

Ru Feng smiled and said, "You are so understanding, thank you, Bei Yao." Ru Feng thought this little princess was indeed very cute and straightforward.

Tantai Beiyao lowered her head and asked hesitantly, "Then, will you go to the flower viewing banquet tomorrow?"

Ru Feng nodded matter-of-factly, "Go." The emperor had already issued an edict; there was no way he could feign illness now.

Tantai Beiyao glanced quickly at Rufeng, then immediately said, "Then I'm leaving." With that, she ran off quickly, like a cute and lively rabbit.

Ru Feng smiled and shook his head, then followed the suddenly appearing eunuch toward the palace gate.

When they returned to the General's Mansion, Yuchi Huaiyang was already waiting in the main hall. Besides Yuchi Huaiyang, their parents and Ruxue were also there. The other servants had already left, so only their own family members were in the main hall.

"Ru Feng, what did the Emperor say to you?" Yu Chi Huaiyang asked first.

Ru Feng shook his head, suppressing his anger, and said, "It's nothing, just a test of my talent and a requirement that I attend the flower-viewing banquet tomorrow. Later, someone came to say that the envoys from both countries had arrived, so they let me go." Thinking of everything the emperor had done to him afterward, Ru Feng began to grit his teeth. That despicable old man, shameless!

Perhaps Ru Feng's emotions were showing, so Lin Yilan called out worriedly, "Ru Feng!"

Ru Feng snapped out of her daze, glanced at Ru Xue, and said, "Father, Mother, have you prepared my sister's clothes? Tomorrow is a big day. The imperial examination has just ended, so there will definitely be many talented young men there. Maybe my sister will take a liking to someone." As she spoke, Ru Feng winked at Ru Xue.

Ru Xue blushed with anger and said, "What nonsense are you talking about, little brother? Don't you already know who you like? Why are you still saying this?" Ru Xue muttered to herself, quickly glancing at Yu Chi Huaiyang.

Upon hearing this, Yu Chi Huaiyang nodded in agreement and said, "Ru Feng is right. A few years ago, you were still young, so I didn't force you. But now you're twenty-one, and it will be too late if you don't get married soon. So take this opportunity to choose someone carefully, and then Grandpa will arrange a marriage for you." Yu Chi Huaiyang said calmly that he had been busy these past few years, but his son and daughter-in-law were so idle all day long. What had they been doing? He was so tired that neither of his children was married yet.

Ru Xue lowered her head and responded softly.

Seeing this, Lin Yilan quickly said, "Grandpa, there have been people who proposed marriage before, like the Second Prince and the Third Prince. We couldn't make up our minds back then, so you see now..." Because it involved matters of the court, Lin Yilan didn't dare to make a decision herself and could only obediently report it.

Yu Chi Song replied, "It has to be Ru Xue's preference, Father. I don't agree with you marrying Ru Xue off to someone she doesn't like for any reason. Even if Ru Xue is to marry, it should be someone she likes. That's why we've stayed by her side all this time. How can such a major life decision be made hastily?" Yu Chi Song was a proponent of free love. He and Lin Yi Lan liked each other back then, which is why he tried every means to win her over.

“Yes, yes, Grandpa, it has to be something Ruxue likes.” Rufeng quickly nodded in agreement, but wondered why, since returning to the capital, it seemed that neither Yujue nor Yuxuan had come to propose marriage. Could it be that they had changed their minds? Although the Yuchi family and they had long been on the same side, shouldn't they believe that a marriage alliance was the only reliable way to get married?

"Hmph, just because you all spoil her so much, she's already twenty-one and still not married. Is that reasonable? Does she expect to wait until she's thirty to get married? We'd be offering to pay someone to marry her, but no one would be willing!" Yu Chi Huaiyang glanced at everyone and said coldly, "And Ru Feng, she's almost nineteen and spends all her time fooling around with a bunch of men. I think you really are gay, just like the rumors say! If that's true, I'll break your legs!"

Yu Chi Huaiyang glared at Lin Yilan and Yu Chi Song with great dissatisfaction and said, "These are all good children you raised, and none of them want to get married. I don't care, you two have to find one of them to get married at tomorrow's flower viewing banquet!" He issued an ultimatum.

Ru Feng was also furious and retorted, "Hmph, what do you mean I'm always fooling around with a bunch of men? It's normal for me to be with men. If one day I'm spending all my time with a bunch of women, then would you say I'm a womanizer, always playing around with respectable women, a good-for-nothing playboy?! Anyway, I just don't want to get married right now, I don't! Anyway, you just treat me like a stud in the Yuchi family. A stud is just for breeding, hmph, you only want offspring, you haven't even considered whether we want it or not!" Ru Feng emphasized, his voice sharp and his words clear.

"You've gone too far, Yuchi Rufeng! Don't think that just because we're not in the army now, or that you've grown up and your wings have hardened, I can't control you! Guards!" Yuchi Huaiyang shouted, his face flushed with anger as he glared at Rufeng.

"What?" Ru Feng said loudly, "Don't tell me you want to call me Fu Qiangzhen? Or Zhong Ying? I can't use my internal energy right now, but if you piss me off, I can still win." Ru Feng muttered, "I really want to tell you what happened..." Once he said it, everything would be over. Let's see how Grandpa will tell him to get married now?

Seeing Ru Feng's disdainful expression and recalling his defiance, Yu Chi Huaiyang couldn't bear the shock and quickly clutched his chest, saying, "You—you—you unfilial grandson!" He couldn't catch his breath and soon fainted.

Ru Feng and the others were startled. Ru Feng rushed over and pinched his philtrum and patted his chest. Yu Chi Song also quickly found the medicine made by Zui Yue and gave it to Yu Chi Huai Yang to take.

After a while, and after being busy for a while, Yu Chi Huaiyang slowly woke up, glanced at the people surrounding him, and said, "I'm so angry."

Ru Feng quickly said apologetically, "I'm sorry, Grandpa, it's my fault. I was in a bad mood today, so I didn't watch my words. Please don't be angry. I will definitely find someone I like at tomorrow's flower viewing banquet." She felt very guilty. Zui Yue had clearly said that her grandfather's body couldn't be stimulated, but she had lost control today. Ugh, could it be that she was really stimulated by the Emperor and Empress?

Sighing, thinking of them, Ru Feng couldn't help but sigh: "The royal family is such a hassle."

"Yes, Grandpa, I can do it too," Ruxue said timidly. She was always poised and generous with everyone, but she was afraid of this grandfather.

Yu Chi Huaiyang's expression softened a bit. He glanced at Ru Feng and Ru Xue and said, "You two had better keep your word."

Yu Chisong and Lin Yilan exchanged a helpless glance and sighed.

Volume 3, Chapter 145: Redemption (a work titled "The Way is Ruthless Yet Compassionate")

That evening, in Ru Feng's study, when Mu Wenchen came to tease Ru Feng, Ru Feng hesitated repeatedly but still did not tell him what had happened.

Sigh, if that wretched emperor were to do it again, he would just say it himself.

After making up her mind, Ru Feng felt relieved and simply said, "Wen Chen, I saw Tantai Beiyao today. She's a very cute little princess." Ru Feng remembered her eyes, which were clever and adorable.

Mu Wenchen patted Ru Feng's head and changed the subject, saying, "Let's go to the other courtyard."

"I'm not going tonight." Ru Feng said apologetically, holding Mu Wenchen's hand. "It seems Yu Xuan said he was coming to see me. Actually, I also wanted to ask him about Yun Tianze."

"Just ask me whatever you want to know, there's no need to ask him," Mu Wenchen said with dissatisfaction, recalling Yu Xuan's intentions towards Ru Feng.

Ru Feng looked up in surprise: "You know?"

"Of course I know. Yun Tianze arrived several days ago and saw you in women's clothing. He's now suspicious of your identity and plans to marry the princess to Yu Jue. Also, the Prince De sent by Fanlu Kingdom is Rong Yiying's maternal grandfather. This prince is the most trusted younger brother of the Fanlu Kingdom's emperor and holds great power. Rong Yiying came to our country this time as well. Although he is a spy, not many people know it. For certain reasons, my brother doesn't plan to pursue this openly. So you can pretend you don't know it's Rong Yiying."

Ru Feng's mouth gaped open, and it took her a long time to say, "No wonder!" She calmed down for a while before continuing, "The prince is a grandson? No wonder I always thought that although he dressed plainly and was extremely frugal, his demeanor and upbringing made him seem like he was eating delicacies instead of cabbage noodles. It turns out his identity is not simple."

Mu Wenchen smiled, took the book from Ru Feng's hand, and said, "Moreover, Rong Yiying is the only grandson of Prince De. Prince De only had one daughter and one son. His daughter later eloped with someone, and his son died in an accident, leaving only a daughter. So now he attaches great importance to this grandson and is raising him as his heir."

Upon hearing this, Ru Feng became even more depressed and said, "I feel both lucky and unlucky. You see, on my way to the academy, I met a future emperor and a prince, although they both gained something from me..." Ru Feng's eyes dimmed, and she whispered, "How should I get along with them in the future?" She remembered some of the things they had done to her, taking advantage of her trust in them.

Yun Tianze is alright, he's just a bead, but Rong Yiying, more than two thousand lives! Sometimes, unintentionally, just seeing a silhouette on the street, or in the middle of the night, I would think of my brother who died with his eyes wide open, and I could almost smell the strong stench of blood.

Although the Spring Vine Kingdom suffered more casualties than their own side, Ru Feng still felt unwilling to accept it.

Mu Wenchen pulled Rufeng into his arms. He loved this gesture; gently holding Rufeng in his arms filled his empty heart with contentment.

"Just pretend you don't know them," Mu Wenchen sighed softly, gently licking Ru Feng's fair earlobe.

Ru Feng chuckled, regaining her spirits, and said, "Don't touch me, it tickles, hehe."