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"Do you really think so?" At this moment, Yang Ying didn't even consider how Wei Tingyu knew what the Eldest Princess looked like. However,
"Do you really think so?" At this moment, Yang Ying didn't even consider how Wei Tingyu knew what the Eldest Princess looked like. However, she was extremely pleased by his two sentences.
Wei Tingyu didn't say anything more; he just stared directly at Yang Ying, telling her with the steadfastness in his eyes that it was absolutely the truth.
Yang Ying, a little princess who grew up in the palace, had never experienced this before. Upon seeing Wei Tingyu's gaze, she immediately froze in place, and then a few seconds later, her cheeks slightly flushed.
Good heavens! This naive little girl is so easy to trick! Just a few words and she's already smitten?! What a sin, what a sin! Facing this little rabbit-like Princess Yang Ying, he originally had no intention of flirting with her; he just wanted to guide her well! Alas, my charm is simply too great, causing this young woman to fall for me with just a few words. In that case, I can't be blamed. Wei Tingyu felt a little self-satisfied, but the expression on his face was a smile towards Yang Ying. This smile basically served as a response, and Yang Ying immediately felt the sensation of first love.
"Then..." Little Princess Yang Ying lightly pursed her lips, then looked at Wei Tingyu as if she wanted to say something more. However, the next second, her expression suddenly changed.
"What's wrong?" Wei Tingyu was startled by her sudden change! He hadn't expected this young woman to suddenly change her expression, and the initial joy in her eyes instantly became even more melancholic!
"Our Great Wu's imperial sons-in-law all come from noble families of our country..." Yang Ying hesitated, then secretly glanced at Wei Tingyu, and then whispered. She hadn't finished the latter half of her sentence, but Wei Tingyu had already roughly guessed it. This young woman felt that although she liked him now, he was not a noble of Wuguo, so they were destined to be together but without fate. It was precisely for this reason that this young woman felt even more melancholic than before!
Sigh! One can only say that teenage girls are prone to worrying about gains and losses! They've only met for the first time, and their fate is still uncertain, yet she's already thinking about finding an imperial son-in-law?
"Then is there no exception?" However, Wei Tingyu, having watched the original drama, naturally wasn't worried. He looked at Yang Ying and asked with a smile.
"Exception?" Yang Ying was startled, then her eyes darted, and then she said with an enlightened expression, "It's not that there isn't one! The Eldest Princess's imperial son-in-law is a third-place scholar from a commoner background!"
"The Eldest Princess is born of the former Empress of Wuguo, with an assigned fief of eight hundred households!" Wei Tingyu directly told Yang Ying, based on the information he had gained from watching the drama, "According to your Wuguo's laws, she can choose her own husband!"
"Sigh!" And when Little Princess Yang Ying heard Wei Tingyu's words, her brows furrowed even tighter, and a pitiful little expression appeared on her face. She then leaned directly against the pillar behind her. She looked downcast and said, "If only I had eight hundred households for my fief!" As she spoke, the young girl looked up at Wei Tingyu again. In her opinion, if she also had eight hundred households for her fief, she could choose her own husband, and then she could be a pair with the Marquis of Jining, Wei Tingyu.
Wei Tingyu couldn't help but laugh out loud at this. This young woman truly couldn't keep things to herself; she practically had the words "I want to marry you" written on her forehead! One must say, this little princess, long confined to the inner palace, experiencing her first crush, was so deeply infatuated with this feeling of first love that she felt she would gladly throw herself into the fire like a moth! To be honest, Wei Tingyu felt a little touched in his heart! Although this young woman didn't yet know what love truly was, nor understood the matters between men and women, it didn't stop her from bravely pursuing what she desired! Of course, the most crucial thing was that he could only blame himself for being too excellent, too outstanding, and too attractive to women!
"Your esteemed Empress has just conceived! And she is worried about His Majesty's affairs!" Wei Tingyu blinked, and finally looked at Little Princess Yang Ying and said, "Isn't Princess Yang Ying on good terms with her?"
"If you visit her often, perhaps after your esteemed Emperor returns to court, you will have a chance to be promoted!"
As soon as Wei Tingyu said this, Princess Yang Ying's eyes indeed lit up! The previous frown on her face vanished, and now she looked as if she had been enlightened by an immortal, finding a seemingly completely feasible path. This made Little Princess Yang Ying incredibly happy!
"Good, good, good! I'm going to the inner palace to find Imperial Sister-in-law!" The little girl turned and rushed towards the inner palace with such speed that even Wei Tingyu almost didn't react. At the same time, besides this sweet, delicate phrase, she only left behind a lingering faint fragrance in the air!
In broad daylight, Wei Tingyu naturally couldn't follow Princess Yang Ying into the Wuguo imperial palace, so he returned directly to the guesthouse. As soon as he entered the door of his room, Ren Ruyi pounced on him, clinging to him and sniffing him intensely for a while.
"What are you doing?" Wei Tingyu looked at Ren Ruyi, who was almost glued to him, with a bewildered expression, and asked, full of doubt.
"I'm checking if the Marquis has been out attracting butterflies..." Ren Ruyi still had her eyes closed, sniffing around him with her delicate little nose, but at the same time, she explained.
"Nonsense!" These words made Wei Tingyu feel a little guilty. Although he could completely openly pursue women, and Ren Ruyi, as his concubine, naturally had no reason to object, being subjected to such a thorough inspection by her still made him a little uncomfortable.
"Lady Dou Zhao specifically instructed me before I came!" And when Ren Ruyi heard Wei Tingyu's words, she immediately opened her eyes and looked at him, saying, "As a concubine in the Marquis's residence, I naturally have to obey the head wife's orders..." She said this pitifully, as if she were truly a concubine being bullied by the head wife and daring not to disobey, but the cunning in her eyes was clearly irrepressible.
"Dou Zhao told you to watch me? Not to let me find women?" Wei Tingyu was stunned upon hearing this, because from what he knew, Dou Zhao shouldn't have given Ren Ruyi such an order, right?!
"No, she didn't!" Ren Ruyi shook her head directly and said, "She just told me to be careful, after all, the Marquis is too attractive to women! So don't let any wild bees and butterflies into the courtyard!"
Good heavens! Wei Tingyu was speechless upon hearing this. So, Dou Zhao and these girls all think I'm a reincarnated lecher who rejects no one?! What wild bees and butterflies? Not every woman can catch my eye, okay?!
"No, wait!" However, just as Wei Tingyu was complaining inwardly, Ren Ruyi's delicate brows furrowed slightly, and she stepped back two paces, looking at Wei Tingyu and saying, "Marquis, you really have a faint fragrance on you that I've never smelled before?!"
"Faint fragrance?" Wei Tingyu was startled, then recalled the scent that permeated the air when Little Princess Yang Ying left earlier. This should be that young girl's unique virgin body scent! He hadn't expected Ren Ruyi to be able to smell such a faint fragrance? One must say, this top assassin's nose was probably better than a hunting dog's!
"Did the Marquis really go out and flirt with women?" Ren Ruyi saw Wei Tingyu's expression, as if he was deep in thought, and her delicate brows furrowed even tighter.
"What flirting with women?" Wei Tingyu was speechless, shaking his head and explaining directly, "I was invited to attend the Wuguo court meeting first thing this morning, didn't you know that?!"
"Attending a court meeting and still having time to flirt with women..." However, Ren Ruyi completely ignored Wei Tingyu's train of thought. Her eyes darted, and then she said with an enlightened expression, "Marquis, you must have flirted with a woman in the Wuguo imperial palace!"
However, the next second, she showed a relieved expression and nodded to herself, saying, "But that's right! If you're talking about where the beauties of Wudu are concentrated... it must be the imperial palace!"
"Don't let your imagination run wild... Sigh!" Wei Tingyu sighed directly upon seeing Ren Ruyi already imagining things, and said, "Are women in the imperial palace so easy to flirt with..."
"What about Consort Yang...?" As soon as Wei Tingyu's words fell, Ren Ruyi immediately retorted. Just these four short words made him choke on his subsequent words. This was indeed a dark history of him flirting with a woman in the palace! However, Wei Tingyu had only told Dou Zhao about Consort Yang's matter; he hadn't let the other concubines know! After all, if it leaked out, it would be quite dangerous! But Ren Ruyi, this young woman, had only stayed in the Marquis's residence for two days, and combining that with the clues she found on Wei Tingyu, she actually deduced this matter. Good heavens! It seems she can not only be a top assassin, but if she switched to being a constable, she would definitely be good at it too!
But it was clear that Ren Ruyi's current expression plainly indicated that she didn't believe him at all...
"Don't guess!" Wei Tingyu could only shake his head helplessly and then said, "After the court meeting, I met Princess Yang Ying of Wuguo! That's all, nothing else..."
"Princess Yang Ying?" Ren Ruyi was startled, then fell into thought. She naturally knew this little princess, after all, she used to be a Zhu Yi Guard of Anguo and had been undercover in Wuguo for quite some time! She had more or less some understanding of the members of the Wuguo imperial family. And this little princess should be considered the least regarded one among the Wuguo imperial family. Even the Zhu Yi Guard had never taken her seriously and had not collected much information or clues about her.
"Is the Marquis planning to stay in Wuguo and become an imperial son-in-law?" Ren Ruyi thought of this, then looked up at Wei Tingyu and asked.
"Becoming an imperial son-in-law isn't impossible!" Wei Tingyu saw the expression on Ren Ruyi's face, knew that this young woman was a little jealous but not seriously, so he stepped forward, gently embraced her, and then whispered close to her ear, "But no matter what, we have to return to the capital first!"
"Understood!" Ren Ruyi finally smiled at this, lightly kissed Wei Tingyu's face, and then whispered, "The Marquis wants to abduct the little princess of Wuguo..." Ren Ruyi was also very helpless about falling in love with such a philandering man, but she herself simply had no way to resist. So, for her now, Wei Tingyu's fondness for novelty would certainly not change; as long as he didn't forget the old, that would be enough!
As night fell, Wei Tingyu once again donned his signature Jade-faced Fox mask and entered the heavily guarded imperial city of Wuguo, dressed in a dark night-traveling suit... He could put Princess Yang Ying's matter aside for now, but what he was most preoccupied with at the moment was Empress Xiao Yan of Wuguo! This woman was not simple. His trip was not merely to covet her beauty and see how beautiful she could be! More importantly, he wanted to ascertain this woman's future plans! After all, in this merged world, all plot developments deviated somewhat from the TV series he had originally watched. Coupled with the butterfly effect caused by his appearance, Wei Tingyu had to pay more attention to Xiao Yan, a woman who could influence the entire political situation of Wuguo!
And the Empress's sleeping quarters were naturally very easy to find. Wei Tingyu arrived above the main hall of Xiao Yan's sleeping quarters without much effort. Just like before, he lightly lifted a roof tile and secretly descended onto the beam. This set of movements had long been practiced skillfully during his numerous secret rendezvous with Consort Yang in the imperial palace of the capital!
Wei Tingyu had just lightly landed on the beam when he saw a beautiful young woman, dressed in luxurious palace attire, standing by the window below, looking up quietly at the starry sky outside. Why do all women in the imperial palace seem to like doing this? Is this melancholia contagious? However, this woman's face was exceptionally beautiful! Although there was a faint hint of sorrow between her brows, it still couldn't conceal her aura of a person in a high position! Coupled with her attire and demeanor, Wei Tingyu immediately confirmed that this beauty was indeed Empress Xiao Yan of Wuguo!
But was her current behavior out of concern for Emperor Wu, who was trapped in the enemy camp? Or was it merely a feigned deep affection, a show for everyone in the palace? For this politically ambitious and cunning woman, Wei Tingyu's interest grew even more. This was probably a man's instinctive pursuit of dangerous relationships; perhaps he even felt a certain thrill deep down!
Just as Wei Tingyu was musing, a young girl in a pink palace dress quickly walked out from the inner chamber. Her eyes were filled with anxiety as she swiftly approached Xiao Yan. And Wei Tingyu's gaze sharpened, for he recognized this girl; it was none other than the little Princess Yang Ying, with whom he had a brief encounter and developed a liking for just this morning!
"Imperial Sister-in-law! Don't worry yet!"
Yang Ying pouted her small lips, looking pitifully as she approached Xiao Yan, but when she spoke, she instead tried to persuade the other party. It was clear that this young woman was also extremely anxious inside, merely pretending to be brave! It was a pity that her experience was too shallow; she was simply no match for Xiao Yan, this cunning woman! Little Princess Yang Ying completely failed to see that all of her Imperial Sister-in-law's expressions were merely an act.
"Since Anguo has presented conditions, Imperial Brother can definitely return!" Little Princess Yang Ying saw Xiao Yan retract her gaze from the starry sky and turn to look at her, so she quickly spoke again. She clearly saw a melancholic and anxious expression in her Imperial Sister-in-law's eyes, and at the same time, she sighed inwardly. It seems that the only ones in this world who truly care about Imperial Brother's safety are Imperial Sister-in-law and I, two women of the inner palace! None of those ministers in court are truly reliable!
"Our Great Wu is not without a hundred thousand taels of gold!" Little Princess Yang Ying thought, and even more strongly felt that even if they had to pay, they must rescue Imperial Brother, otherwise she and Imperial Sister-in-law would have no one to rely on in the future! Of course, if Imperial Brother didn't return to make decisions for her, her relationship with the Marquis of Jining would have even less chance!
And Wei Tingyu, after witnessing this scene from the beam, simply chuckled, feeling speechless. If the issues between the two nations could truly be resolved with money, it would be much simpler! Besides, there was also the internal power struggle within Wuguo! Princess Yang Ying was completely like a little rabbit in front of Xiao Yan! She was being played in the palm of the other's hand, completely unaware of what kind of woman her Imperial Sister-in-law truly was! Of course, she came here to accompany Xiao Yan because she had listened to Wei Tingyu's words this morning, and thus eagerly rushed to perform a meritorious deed! From a certain perspective, although this young woman was naive and childish, she was also someone who dared to love and hate, dared to think and act. Just this one point made her more commendable than many mediocre people in the world!
"This is not a matter of how much gold it is!" However, Xiao Yan, upon hearing Yang Ying's words, instead furrowed her delicate brows and gently shook her head. Wei Tingyu couldn't help but give Xiao Yan a thumbs-up in his heart after seeing this scene. If he hadn't watched the drama before and known what kind of person this woman truly was, he might have actually been fooled by her! One must say, when it came to acting skills, Xiao Yan completely outshone even the leading ladies in his own household!