Joy of Life: Starting by clinging to the eldest princess's coattails!

Chapter 74 The Eldest Princess: I'm furious right now!

After leaving the courtyard, Wu Feng did not return directly to the palace, but instead went to the headquarters of Qingyutang to find Ye Songnian.

He briefly explained the two cooperation models offered to the Wei family.

After hearing this, Ye Songnian and the other shopkeepers were all stunned.

"Master," Ye Songnian hesitated, "wouldn't this second option... be too cheap for the Wei family? Three million taels is a lot, but in the long run, we'll gain more by giving up our share."

Wu Feng waved his hand:

"Don't worry, the situation the Wei family is facing in Northern Qi is far more troublesome than we thought. Empress Dowager Wei is going to take action against the Wei family."

"And they will definitely choose the second option."

"If we don't take this money, wouldn't we be giving it away to Northern Qi for nothing?"

"You should also make preparations here. If anything happens to the Wei family, we will find other forces from Northern Qi."

Ye Songnian nodded: "Understood, boss."

After giving his instructions, Wu Feng left Qingyutang and headed back towards the palace.

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Guangxin Palace was quiet.

Wu Feng entered the main hall but did not see Li Yunrui.

He called out to a maid who was quietly wiping the display cabinet: "Where is His Highness?"

The maidservant curtsied and replied, "His Highness hasn't returned since noon; he should still be in the Imperial Study at this moment."

Wu Feng frowned.

What time is it? Why are they still in the Imperial Study?

She's pregnant now, how can she possibly overwork herself like this?

It would be better to stay at Guangxin Palace; he could at least massage her shoulders and improve her blood circulation.

Thinking this, he turned and walked out, intending to go to the Imperial Study.

As soon as I arrived at the entrance of Guangxin Palace, I could see a group of people coming towards us from the other side of the palace road.

It was Li Yunrui's entourage.

Following behind her entourage was a troop of imperial guards.

The leading general, carrying a longbow, was none other than Yan Xiaoyi.

Wu Feng stopped and waited by the palace gate.

Li Yunrui wore that dark palace dress today, which made her face look even whiter.

Only when the group got closer did Wu Feng get a clear look at Li Yunrui's expression.

Not right.

Her usually charming and affectionate eyes now seemed to be covered with a thin layer of ice, and her brows and eyes were filled with a deep anger.

Her lips were pressed tightly together, but her cheeks were unusually flushed, as if she was extremely angry but forcibly suppressing it.

The imperial carriage stopped in front of the palace gate.

Yan Xiaoyi stepped forward, clasped his hands in a fist and bowed: "Your Highness, this humble general takes his leave."

Li Yunrui did not respond, but only nodded very slightly.

Yan Xiaoyi straightened up and led the imperial guards away.

As he passed by Wu Feng, his gaze swept over Wu Feng with a hint of inquiry in his eyes, but he didn't stop walking and quickly walked away.

"Your Highness." The maids at the palace gate all curtsied in unison.

Wu Feng bowed as required by custom, and only after Li Yunrui had passed by did he take half a step closer and lower his voice: "Your Highness, what has happened?"

Li Yunrui did not answer.

She took Chunmei's hand and walked straight into Guangxin Palace.

Wu Feng, standing beside her, could clearly feel the oppressive aura emanating from her.

She suddenly spoke, her voice still gentle, but her tone unusually cold: "How's the task I assigned you going?"

Wu Feng immediately replied, "Your Highness, it has been taken care of. The Wei family will make a decision before the auction."

Li Yunrui stopped in her tracks and turned to look at him.

Sunlight slanted across half of her face, casting a shadow over her beautiful features: "Why wait until before the auction?"

Wu Feng could hear the obvious dissatisfaction in her words.

"Your Highness," he explained calmly, "I received some information from Qingyutang that the Wei family's situation in Northern Qi might be somewhat delicate. So I changed the way we cooperated, offering rather generous terms, and they need time to discuss it."

Li Yunrui didn't respond to that, but simply looked away and continued walking forward.

Wu Feng's doubts deepened, and he turned his head to look at Chunmei on the other side, giving her an inquiring look.

Chunmei glanced quickly at Li Yunrui's back in front of her, then shook her head almost imperceptibly at Wu Feng, looking as if she dared not say anything more.

The group returned to their sleeping quarters in silence.

Li Yunrui sat down in the main chair, leaning back slightly, her gaze fixed on Wu Feng: "Tell me, why hasn't the Wei family made a decision today? What method did you use?"

Wu Feng once again caught the suppressed anger in her voice, the anger that was desperately seeking an outlet.

He composed himself and reiterated the two options he had given Wei Cong, including his assessment that Empress Dowager Wei of Northern Qi might target the Wei family.

The hall was silent for a moment.

Li Yunrui suddenly chuckled softly, a soft and charming laugh, but there was no hint of amusement in her eyes: "So... Little Wu, you made this decision on your own without consulting me?"

Wu Feng's heart skipped a beat.

Something is very wrong.

Something else must have happened in the palace while he was away today.

He was about to speak in his defense when Li Yunrui stood up, walked towards the inner room of the bedchamber, and said coldly, "Come in with me."

"Yes, Your Highness," Wu Feng replied.

He didn't follow immediately, but quickly moved to Chunmei's side and asked urgently in a breathy voice, "What exactly happened?"

Chunmei also lowered her voice and spoke very quickly:

"His Majesty sent Eunuch Hou to the Imperial Study to deliver an imperial edict, saying that it was against regulations for Your Highness to handle state affairs in the Imperial Study. On the way back to the palace, an eighth-rank assassin also infiltrated the palace, intending to assassinate Your Highness."

After Chunmei finished speaking, before Wu Feng could react, she skillfully gestured to the palace maids standing in the hall.

The palace maids immediately lowered their heads and quietly withdrew.

After Chunmei closed the door to the bedroom, Wu Feng finally understood where Li Yunrui's anger came from.

Emperor Qing appeared to be reprimanding, but in reality, he was humiliating him.

Li Yunrui's dissatisfaction just now was not because he changed the cooperation method on his own initiative, but because he urgently wanted to vent his anger.

Wu Feng sighed inwardly; it seemed that the right tool for venting his anger was still necessary...

With an expression of resignation mixed with a hint of resignation to his fate, he turned and walked toward the magnificent phoenix bed in the inner room.

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Li Yunrui indeed sat on the edge of the bed.

She tilted her head slightly, looking at Wu Feng as if scrutinizing him, her voice drawn out with a cloying, seductive quality:

"Little Wuzi, you're increasingly disregarding me these days."

"Is it because... I gave you my identity jade token that you think you can replace me?"

Wu Feng immediately walked up to her and knelt down: "Your Highness, please forgive me, I know I was wrong."

He understands better now.

Emperor Qing's edict was more than just a humiliation.

It was also telling Li Yunrui that Emperor Qing only wanted her to assist in governing, but she had to remember her place and that she could not replace Emperor Qing.

Li Yunrui chuckled softly; she was furious.

She slowly stood up and walked around Wu Feng, who was kneeling on the ground.

The hem of her dark palace dress brushed the ground.

Wu Feng could smell that familiar, unique, rich, cool fragrance that wafted over as she moved.

Finally, she stopped in front of Wu Feng, leaned down slightly, and looked down at him.

The dim lighting in the room accentuated her increasingly fuller figure due to her pregnancy.

Her beautiful face now wore an expression that was a mixture of anger and a kind of morbid excitement.

"I..." Her red lips parted slightly, her breath warm, her voice so soft and alluring it could drip water, "I'm very angry right now."

Wu Feng raised his eyes, meeting hers that seemed especially deep in the shadows, and said softly, "Yes, Your Highness..."

As soon as he finished speaking, he reached out and hugged her thigh.