Princess Xiangsi

Chapter 48

Feng Xue bit her lip hard. She suddenly felt a chill run through her body. The person reflected in his pupils was not her, but the red dancer from just now—Shuang Die!

"Xingyun, aren't you going to rest?" Fengxue asked calmly, suppressing her emotions.

Situ Xingyun's eyes flickered slightly, but he eventually calmed down and said, "I have things to do tonight. Xue'er, you should rest first."

After saying that, he turned and left in a hurry.

“Your Highness…” Qingyi looked at Fengxue with concern.

She shook her head, rubbed her temples, and then said, "Qingyi, step down! The rest of you, step down too! I want to be alone."

After everyone had left, Feng Xue strolled into the courtyard.

She never imagined her birthday would end like this. Although Situ Xingyun had dismissed his wives and concubines, she knew that there was still a woman in his heart; he had already confessed it that day at the Snow Pavilion.

She knew Shuangdie would appear between them, but she never expected her to appear in this way. Red dress, red veil, silver eyes…

Feng Xue looked up at the starry sky and sighed deeply, "It's fate..."

Suddenly, Feng Xue's expression hardened, and she asked warily, "Who?"

"It's me." A black figure slowly emerged from the bushes. His blue eyes stood out starkly in the darkness.

Feng Xue was startled and looked at the newcomer in shock. After a long while, she finally managed to say, "...It's you?"

“It’s me.” Jun Wuhen looked at her intently, his blue eyes deep and unfathomable.

Under his gaze, Feng Xue felt the sorrow she had tried so hard to hide laid bare before him; she was trapped in a blue vortex, with nowhere to escape.

She lowered her eyes, avoiding his gaze, and said calmly, "How come you have time to appear here, Lord? Aren't you afraid..." Suddenly, she remembered something important, and she looked up sharply, glancing around.

Knowing what she was thinking, Jun Wuhen smiled and said, "Don't worry, no one is nearby."

Feng Xue was relieved and said calmly, "Your Highness, is there something you need to stay at the palace so late?"

Jun Wuhen frowned. "I don't like you talking to me like that." Suddenly, he ripped off her veil. "Wearing a veil all day isn't good for your health."

Under the moonlight, a fair and flawless face was suddenly exposed to the air.

Without any surprise, Jun Wuhen smiled and said, "It's as beautiful as I imagined."

Feng Xue wasn't too surprised by Jun Wuhen's natural reaction. She snatched the veil back from his hand, slightly annoyed, "You're very impolite!"

Jun Wuhen laughed instead, "I like you the way you are. The way you are without the mask."

Feng Xue bit her lip, glared at him, and said with some anger, "Jun Wuhen, what is this? A secret rendezvous between a married man and a married woman?!"

Jun Wuhen was stunned for a moment, then fell silent.

Seeing his silence, Feng Xue became even angrier, "You men are all the same! You already have wives, yet you still go out and flirt! Do you really think the wildflowers by the roadside smell so good?! Or do you men just like having a house full of flowers?!"

Jun Wuhen shook his head helplessly and sighed, "I am not Situ Xingyun."

"Pretty much!"

Jun Wuhen forced a smile, his blue eyes filled with doting affection. He knew she needed a way to vent, otherwise she was really too tired.

After a long while, he called out softly, "Yun'er".

Feng Xue was startled and horrified. She quickly said, "Who do you take me for? Yun'er?! Jun Wuhen, I am Feng Xue! I am the princess of Fengxi, not your Yun'er."

Jun Wuhen chuckled softly, "The lightness skill created by Elder Juechen was only passed down to his disciple, the current divine physician Li Ge. And since Divine Physician Li Ge and Miss Qingyun are connected, it's not surprising that Miss Qingyun would also know what he knows. And the lightness skill you used last time was created by Elder Juechen, so you must be Miss Qingyun!" He paused, then leaned close to her ear and whispered, "Right, Yun'er…"

Feng Xue's pupils dilated suddenly. This man was very good at reading people, and his skill was no less than that of Situ Xingyun.

"Hehe..." He continued to chuckle, then suddenly became serious. He moved away from her ear, pressed his hands firmly against her shoulders, and locked his blue eyes on her. He said domineeringly, "Yun'er, from now on, only I can call you that."

Feng Xue raised an eyebrow, "What if I don't?"

"Heh..." His laughter was chilling, and suddenly a cold glint flashed in his eyes, "Poison him and make him mute!"

Feng Xue rolled her eyes.

With a hint of mockery in her eyes, she said dismissively, "Then may I ask, as the master of the Li Palace, does he intend to take a concubine before marrying a wife, thus violating the palace rules?"

His brows were furrowed, and his blue eyes flickered slightly, as if he were struggling painfully. Suddenly, he released his grip on her shoulders, moved to her waist, and hugged her tightly, as if he wanted to meld her into his very bones, but his voice was surprisingly soft: "Yun'er, I will handle it. Trust me."

"It is said that if you do not marry your destined wife before she turns twenty, she will die young."

"yes."

Feng Xue suddenly felt very bad. "Then all your previous efforts were wasted. Giving up all that for a woman you've only met three times is not worth it. Jun Wuhen, you drank too much tonight." She frowned slightly.

“Yun’er, not just three times… Whenever I see you smiling gently at him, I feel like I’m going crazy, I don’t care about anything else…” His deep voice was full of emotion.

Feng Xue's eyes widened in surprise. He actually...

Suddenly, as if she had thought of something, her eyes turned cold, and she used twenty percent of her strength to push him away. She said coldly, "Jun Wuhen, I am Feng Xue. I have a responsibility to Feng Xi."

"Yun'er..." he murmured.

"Jun Wuhen, as you said, if I were Feng Xue, I would inevitably be associated with Situ Xingyun. If I were Qingyun, I would inevitably be associated with Li Ge!"

The words had barely left her lips when a pair of cold lips pressed against hers, kissing her fiercely, so passionately that it suffocated her. But she did not refuse, and even she was unsure whether this was revenge against Situ Xingyun or whether her frozen heart was beginning to be ignited by his burning kiss.

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