"Then let Su Yan move a small bed to the study? That would be more comfortable," Su Fuliu replied considerately.
"..." Feng Muting immediately deflated, then hugged the quilt and pillow and gave Su Fuliu a long, wistful look.
Su Fuliu smiled and waved to him, "Your Highness, get some rest!"
Feng Muting nodded with a wry smile, then left the room with his blanket and pillow.
Outside, Su Yan was waiting. Looking at Feng Muting's "miserable" appearance, he tried hard to suppress his laughter and put on a concerned look: "Your Highness, shall I prepare a small bed for you in the study tomorrow?"
Feng Muting immediately shot him a glare, which startled Su Yan so much that he shrank back and didn't dare to say another word. Instead, he obediently followed Feng Muting to the study.
After arriving at the study, Feng Muting placed the quilt and pillows on the soft couch, sighed, and said to Su Yan, "Bring a small bed over tomorrow."
"Yes..." Su Yan secretly wiped away his sweat. Being a steward in the Prince's mansion is really not easy!
No wonder none of the stewards in the Prince's mansion have been old; if an older steward had been appointed, he would probably have died young.
As the fourth steward of the Prince's Mansion, he served for a long time. The previous three stewards combined did not even serve for a year, but he served as steward for many years in a very good manner!
Then, Su Yan prepared to leave, but just as he was about to turn around, Feng Muting called out, "By the way, go to Xuanyuan Pavilion tomorrow and call Xie Chen over."
"Xie Chen?" Su Yan curled his lip upon hearing this. "Why did the Prince summon that fellow?"
Feng Muting didn't answer, but just glanced at Su Yan. Su Yan immediately replied, "Okay, I'll go and call Xie Chen over tomorrow."
"Hmm, you may leave." After saying this, Feng Muting looked at the red pillows and red blankets on the soft couch and sighed again.
Chapter 307 The white glows, the pink is captivating
The next day, Feng Muting got up early. Without Su Fuliu sleeping next to him, he felt that he couldn't sleep well.
After getting up, he immediately ran to Su Fuliu's room.
Of course, Su Fuliu was still asleep, so he went in very quietly and sat by the bed. Even just watching Su Fuliu sleep made him happy.
Su Fuliu was seen hugging her pillow, sleeping peacefully.
Feng Muting never had to worry about him kicking off the covers in the middle of the night.
As soon as Su Fuliu woke up from his sleep, he saw someone by the bedside through his sleepy eyes. He instinctively grabbed the pillow in his arms and threw it at the person.
"Ah Liu..." Feng Muting rubbed his head, which had been hit, feeling both amused and exasperated.
Su Fuliu suddenly snapped out of her daze: "Your Highness! It's you! I thought it was a bad guy. Are you alright?"
As he spoke, he quickly sat up, looked at Feng Muting's forehead, and thankfully there was nothing wrong.
"Ah Liu's awareness of prevention is not bad, but... next time she should look carefully before she makes a move."
"Who told the Prince to sit on the edge of the bed so quietly this early in the morning!" Su Fuliu pouted, but still felt a little guilty.
"I woke up early and came over. I didn't make a sound so as not to wake you."
"Why is Your Highness up so early?" Su Fuliu said as she threw back the covers and got out of bed.
Feng Muting said aggrievedly, "Isn't that because A-Liu isn't by my side..."
Su Fuliu paused, glanced at him, and went to put on her clothes without saying a word.
But at that moment, Feng Muting walked over and stopped him, saying, "Wait a minute."
"Um?"
Feng Muting smiled at him, then called a servant in.
Seven or eight servants entered, each carrying a tray with a set of new clothes on it.
Su Fuliu stared blankly at the colorful clothes, then looked at Feng Muting in confusion: "What's this?"
"These are A-Liu's new clothes. A-Liu, which one should you wear today?" Feng Muting said with a smile.
"This, there's not enough of these. I can't possibly wear all of these. My previous clothes..."
Before Su Fuliu could finish speaking, Feng Muting interrupted, "The old ones are the old ones. A-Liu is so beautiful, shouldn't we give these new clothes a chance to shine?"
"But there are just too many..." Su Fuliu looked at the colorful clothes and couldn't help but feel a little dazzled.
"Not many, not many. These are just a few pieces. There will be plenty of new clothes in the future," Feng Muting said, then went over to help him pick out a peach pink one.
"Look, Ah Liu, your skin is so fair. Wearing this pink dress will definitely make your skin look even fairer and more rosy, so delicate and tender." As he spoke, he unfolded the dress for Su Fuliu to see.
"The style and embroidery of the clothes are impeccable, clean, elegant and beautiful, but... but the pink color..." Su Fuliu also quite liked this peach pink outfit, but, wouldn't it be too delicate for a grown man like him to wear?
"Ah Liu, try it on first. You'll know if it fits once you put it on." With that, Feng Muting quickly took the clothes over and helped Su Fuliu change.
After she finished dressing, Feng Muting looked her up and down and said with great admiration, "I always say that A-Liu looks good in anything. This outfit makes her look like a fairy from heaven. She's radiant in white and captivating in pink. She's like a piece of fine wine that makes people yearn for her."
"Your Highness has gone too far!" Su Fuliu glanced at the servants who were bowing their heads and not daring to look at her, and immediately blushed. This Feng Muting was really something, praising her to the skies.
Chapter 308 A-Liu is mine alone, and I am A-Liu's alone.
Feng Muting snorted: "Where did you overpraise them? Ask them if they look good or not."
After he finished speaking, he looked at the servants.
Even without looking at Feng Muting, those servants could feel a chilling gaze directed at them.
They immediately exclaimed in unison, "So handsome! So handsome! Absolutely handsome! There is no one more handsome than Young Master Su in the world!"
Feng Muting nodded in satisfaction and then said, "Alright, put the rest of the clothes into the closet."
The servants quickly took the new clothes and put them away, then withdrew.
Su Fuliu said, "So, you've decided to wear this?"
“Well, if A-Liu isn’t satisfied, then we can change it,” Feng Muting replied.
"Alright, alright, I'm already dressed, so I'll just wear this." Su Fuliu looked down at herself and it didn't seem too out of place, so she decided to wear it like this.
"Hmm." After seeing that Su Fuliu was sure she was going to wear this outfit, Feng Muting began to take off his clothes.
Su Fuliu was taken aback: "What is Your Highness doing?"
"Change your clothes," Feng Muting replied, taking off his outer garment and reaching for another set of peach-pink clothes on the table.
Su Fuliu was so preoccupied with the awkwardness of whether the peach pink color was appropriate that she didn't notice there was another set of clothes on the table.
He frowned, somewhat speechless, and asked, "These clothes, there aren't two sets of each color, are there?"
Feng Muting laughed: "Of course."
"..." Su Fuliu didn't know what to say for a moment. He was just wondering if it was too late for him to take off the peach pink outfit.
Feng Muting changed into his new clothes and then turned around in front of Su Fuliu: "How is it, A-Liu? Is it alright?"
Su Fuliu twitched the corner of her mouth: "It looks good, but...aren't we attracting too much attention like this?"
"What's there to be afraid of? I just want everyone to know that A-Liu belongs to me, and no one is allowed to covet her." With that, Feng Muting took Su Fuliu's hand.
"I also need to stamp A-Liu's seal so that everyone knows that A-Liu is mine exclusively. Of course, A-Liu can also stamp my seal, that I am also A-Liu's exclusively."
After saying that, Feng Muting moved closer to Su Fuliu, whose heart raced and who didn't dare to look at him.
Just as Feng Muting touched Su Fuliu's lips, Su Yan's voice rang out from outside the door at an inopportune moment: "Your Highness... I have already brought the person here."
Su Fuliu immediately withdrew her hand and took two steps back: "Your Highness, please go and attend to your business. Once you're done, we'll head to the Jade Pavilion as soon as possible."
The veins on Feng Muting's forehead were faintly visible, but he smiled slightly at Su Fuliu and said, "Alright, then A-Liu, go wash up and have breakfast first. I'll be there soon."
Su Fuliu lowered her head and responded with a soft "Mmm..."
Only when he heard Feng Muting turn and walk away did he dare to look up, and he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. The lingering heat on his face had not yet faded, and he was still feeling hot in waves.
Feng Muting left the room and glared fiercely at Su Yan.
Su Yan was taken aback, somewhat confused. Why did the prince glare at him as soon as he came out? Could it be that he had disturbed the prince's good time?
Thinking of this, he glanced at the door. Could it be that the prince slept in the study last night and felt restless, so he came to Xiao Su's room early this morning to tease Xiao Su, but was disturbed by him?
If that's the case, then he's truly sinned. No, if that's the case, then he'll not only sin, but he'll also suffer...
Chapter 309 I am an assassin, my sword is never far from my side
Seeing that Su Yan was still standing there, Feng Muting said, "What are you standing there for? Do I have to ask you to leave?"
Su Yan shuddered and immediately ran over: "No, no."
The two arrived at the study and saw Xie Chen, dressed in black, standing there with a long sword in his hand, waiting for them.
Upon seeing Feng Muting arrive, he cupped his hands and said, "Your subordinate greets Your Highness."
"Mm," Feng Muting responded, then walked over and sat down.
Xie Chen asked, "I wonder what Your Highness's orders are in summoning me?"
"Stay in the palace and help me protect A-Liu."
"A-Liu?"
Su Yan immediately stepped in to explain, "Little Su is the apple of His Highness's eye."
Xie Chen's eyes flashed, and he immediately understood. He then clasped his hands in a fist and said, "Yes."
Feng Muting added, "However, under normal circumstances, you will stay in the palace. But sometimes when I have something to do and am not by A-Liu's side, you must protect him for me."
"Yes, I understand."
"Well, then you can stay in Su Yan's room. Anyway, I think he's quite idle living alone. You can help me teach him when to speak and when to shut up as an excellent subordinate."
"Yes." Xie Chen was indeed tame and didn't say a word of idle chatter. No matter what Feng Muting said, he simply answered yes or no.
Upon hearing this, Su Yan immediately put on a bitter face and said, "Your Highness, there are so many rooms in this manor. You can just give Xie Chen a room. Why make him share a room with me? He's always carrying his sword. I'm really afraid that he might accidentally kill me."
Feng Muting frowned as he looked at him: "You're afraid he'll kill you, but aren't you afraid I'll kill you?"
Su Yan choked, then, remembering that he had offended Feng Muting earlier, he immediately changed his tune, saying, "Hehe, Your Highness's arrangement is correct, very good. I really enjoy sharing a room with Xie Chen."
Feng Muting glanced at him, said nothing more, and got up to leave.
Su Yan curled his lips and looked at Xie Chen: "Look, this is the Prince's Mansion, not Xuanyuan Pavilion. In Xuanyuan Pavilion, you only need to listen to the Pavilion Master, but in the Prince's Mansion, you also have to listen to me, the steward!"
"Mm." Xie Chen nodded.