Gu Bailu’s eyes widened. How had word of last night’s incident spread to the royal court?

  Gu Bailu found that odd. She asked Feng Qingtian if he had done it.

  Feng Qingtian shook his head. “I didn’t. Even though I did plan to do so, this isn’t my territory, and the nobles wouldn’t have heard of it so quickly.”

  “That’s strange. Who did it? There can’t be any moles in the crown prince’s residence.”

  “Not necessarily. Not everyone in the crown prince’s residence works for him.”

  Gu Bailu suddenly understood. “That’s right, there are people from the Su family here……”

  Who would benefit the most from the news that the crown prince wouldn’t trade a city for a female slave?

  The first would be Qian’er. To prove that he hadn’t abandoned his country for the sake of a female slave, Lu Fenying might agree to Gu Bailu’s terms.

  The second person would be Su Muwei. If the nobles and the emperor hated Qian’er because of this, she would never be recognized and would never be able to rise beyond her position.

  Su Muwei wanted Qian’er’s blood, but she was also scared that Qian’er would snatch Lu Fenying from her. This was the best way to cut off Qian’er’s escape route and make everyone oppose her.

  “It has to be Su Muwei. She has people in the residence, and can use the people in the Su house to spread the news quickly.”

  No wonder Lu Fenying hadn’t interrogated Gu Bailu even though he looked like he hated her. He probably knew that it was Su Muwei’s doing.

  “Whether it’s her or not, it’s a good thing for us. Actually, we all have one goal. She doesn’t want Qian’er to be with Lu Fenying, and neither do we,” said Feng Qingtian.

  Gu Bailu nodded. “What I want to know now is what will Lu Fenying do.”

  Feng Qingtian snapped his fingers and someone came out of hiding. He instructed, “Go find out how Lu Fenying dealt with this in court.”

  “Yes.”

  The person went to ask around and soon returned. It made no difference. Lu Fenying had only said five words: “None of your damn business.”

  Gu Bailu was speechless.

  There were times one had to admire Lu Fenying’s courage and arrogance.

  Doing this for a slave went against the entire slave system.

  Despite Lu Fenying’s careless answer, however, he would never really do anything for Qian’er.

  “He just couldn’t be bothered to waste time talking with those people.” Feng Qingtian was sure of it.

  Gu Bailu agreed.

  “I’ll use my Heavenly Eye to see what Lu Fenying will tell Qian’er.”

  Gu Bailu opened her Heavenly Eye, but then hurriedly shut it.

  “See no evil, see no evil……” she murmured.

  Feng Qingtian asked in concern, “What’s wrong?”

  “That beast is bullying Qian’er again!”

  Although he was helping Qian’er bathe, Gu Bailu didn’t believe that he would be able to resist ravishing her.

  Feng Qingtian’s face darkened. “Don’t look at them in the future!”

  Wouldn’t that mean she saw Lu Fenying’s body? The sour taste of jealousy bubbled up in Feng Qingtian’s heart.

  Gu Bailu nodded. “I won’t; I’ll send soldiers to ask around.”

  “What soldiers?” Feng Qingtian asked curiously.

  She had her own men here?

  Gu Bailu took a few bamboo tubes from the table and opened them. Five or six ants crawled out, followed by three butterflies, two mosquitoes, and a mouse.

  Feng Qingtian: “.……”

  “That’s them. They’re really good and better than anyone at finding out things.”

  Gu Bailu grinned and said to her small soldiers, “Go and see what they’re talking about in the bedroom in the main courtyard, and report back to me.”


  647 Who Can Make Him Aggrieved?

  After receiving the order, the soldiers moved quickly. Some crawled out the door, and some flew out through the window.

  Feng Qingtian asked with a strange expression, “Then, were they listening in when we were having sex?”

  Gu Bailu blinked. She truly hadn’t thought of that. She thought for a moment, then said, “Why don’t…… I ask them when they come back?”

  Feng Qingtian pinched her nose. “What’s there to ask? Give them to Qin Shou tomorrow.”

  Standing outside the door, Qin Shou touched his swollen cheek. In the fight with Red Wolf yesterday, neither of them got the upper hand.

  His face had been hit, while Red Wolf’s legs were broken.

  He was truly an ill-fated guard. He had to fight, chase a woman for his master, and raise pets for his master’s princess……

  It was fine if it was a real pet, but the problem was that it was some weird things like ants and mice!

  His princess was indeed different from other women.

  The mouse ran the fastest and entered the bedroom through a small hole under the bed.

  It had already specially dug this hole a few days ago to gather information for its master.

  It hadn’t dared come here previously, but for its master’s sake, it was no longer afraid. It lived well with its master, so it had to work hard.

  There was no one in the bedroom, but there was the sound of running water from the bathroom next door.

  Qian’er was feeling bewildered. She had sensed Lu Fenying’s unhappiness the moment he entered the room. He looked awful, as if someone owed him millions.

  She thought that Lu Fenying would abuse her, curse her, and even punish her in his perverse way.

  But he didn’t. Lu Fenying ordered the servants to prepare hot water, and he carried her into the bathroom to bathe her.

  Qian’er was too weak to struggle, and could only let him take her there.

  In any case, it was only for a few more days; she might as well go with him and be punished less.

  Of course, Qian’er didn’t believe that Lu Fenying really wanted to help her bathe. He must’ve thought of a more horrible punishment.

  How could such a noble man serve her?

  It had never happened before. Even when she passed out from how rough he had been, he had never helped clean her up.

  It had always been the maids who cleaned her.

  During those times, he would sit on the bed and watch her be served by a maid. Sometimes, he would even mock her. “There are not many slaves like you who are served like this.”

  Qian’er didn’t feel honored, only humiliated.

  However, all the maids in the crown prince’s residence envied her. The crown prince valued her and kept her by his side.

  The crown prince’s attention was a great honor.

  Only Qian’er knew the source of that favor.

  Many people didn’t know the real reason. They only knew that she was special to the crown prince, so would beg her for help when they did something wrong.

  But how was she qualified to plead on their behalf……

  “What are you thinking about?” Lu Fenying grabbed her chin roughly, his eyes burning with fury. “I’m bathing you. How dare you think of something else?”

  “I’m not thinking of anything else. I just thought you don’t seem happy today,” Qian’er said truthfully.

  There were many things that could make Lu Fenying unhappy. For example, she could make him unhappy if she wasn’t careful, even though she didn’t know what she had done wrong.

  But there were very few things that could make him unhappy and yet not give vent to it.

  This time, he seemed very aggrieved.