From his burning and shining eyes, it was easy for Dugu Luanyue to tell what Huo Wei was about to do.
She placed the food tray on the table and hesitated, for her father and mother, the emperor and empress of South Chu, were not far from this room of Huo Wei's.
This was not the spacious imperial palace but just a small courtyard. She felt a bit embarrassed.
While she was lost in thought, Huo Wei had already stepped up to her, pulled her into his arms, and sniffed the strong rose fragrance by her temple. "So fragrant," he murmured in his deep, magnetic voice, which was quite charming.
Dugu Luanyue leaned against his chest. "Huo Wei, is it appropriate here?"
Huo Wei understood what she meant. Not only were the emperor and empress of South Chu nearby, but also Sheng Yunqi. He managed to regain his senses and let her go. Then he sat down at the round - table and wolfed down the food.
Dugu Luanyue sat down beside him and whispered, "We've been through life - and - death together. There are some things I don't intend to hide from you."
Huo Wei simply said, "Speak."
She said softly, "My father is not in good health. So I need to speed up my plan and return to South Chu as soon as possible to assist my father in handling state affairs.
After discussion, Yunqi will later disguise himself as the chief disciple of a great Taoist master from the Eastern Ning Kingdom and go to North Yan to discuss scriptures and the art of immortality with the emperor.
I know you're smart enough to recognize him, so I thought I'd tell you in advance. Please don't make things difficult for him."
Hearing the name Sheng Yunqi, Huo Wei felt annoyed. He put down his chopsticks. "So you're acting like a loving couple?"
Dugu Luanyue quickly soothed him, "It's not like that. Yunqi has studied these things since childhood, so it's easy for him to pass as a Taoist disciple."
But Huo Wei understood. It seemed that Dugu Luanyue would leave him sooner or later. The day when North Yan no longer posed a threat to South Chu would be the day she left.
After leaving, she would return to South Chu and marry Sheng Yunqi.
Thinking of this, Huo Wei felt a turmoil in his heart, and the braised beef brisket in his mouth lost its taste.
Dugu Luanyue immediately noticed his gloomy expression and asked again, "Would you be willing to give up your title as a prince of North Yan and go to South Chu with me?"
Huo Wei turned his head away coldly. "No."
Dugu Luanyue frowned. "Why not? I'll still give you the status of a prince with a different surname. And I won't scheme against you like Murong Min. Isn't that good?"
Huo Wei reached out and grabbed her chin. His fierce eyes stared at her menacingly. "Who would want that?
If I go to South Chu, do I have to share the court with your husband - to - be and even the harem?
Do you sleep with him the first half of the month and with me the second half? And from time to time, add one or two male concubines. I, Huo Wei, can't stand such humiliation!"
Dugu Luanyue looked at him in surprise. This Huo Wei really had a bad temper. He could turn hostile in an instant. She reached out and slapped his hand away.
"Are you going crazy again? I'm talking about giving you an equal status, not about matters between men and women."
Huo Wei said, "I won't go to South Chu. Don't ask again."
He couldn't respond to this matter for the time being, nor could he answer Dugu Luanyue accurately.
In Huo Wei's belief as a soldier, every word he said was as binding as a military order.
He didn't know if he could live to that day or if he could successfully complete his revenge plan. Naturally, he couldn't give an answer.
But he was still a bit reluctant. He asked again, "If I go to South Chu, what will you do with your fiancé? And what about you and me?"
Dugu Luanyue was also stunned. Yes, the marriage alliance between the royal family of South Chu and the Sheng family was not a private matter but a state affair.
The Sheng family was a prestigious family in South Chu for hundreds of years. They held a crucial position in the court, and Sheng Yunqi's maternal family was the financial backer of South Chu. Such a prosperous family could not be underestimated.
Moreover, their engagement had lasted for more than a decade. If she broke off the engagement after Sheng Yunqi had come to North Yan to help her regardless of the consequences, wouldn't the Sheng family turn against her?
In the future, when she took over the throne of South Chu, if this prestigious family didn't support her, how could she be at ease on the throne?
Her voice became low. "It seems that we're really in a wrong place at the wrong time.
In North Yan, I was forced to marry Murong Min. When I return to South Chu, I also have the mission of this marriage alliance.
Huo Wei, it seems that we're destined to have a relationship but no happy ending. Unless you're willing... willing to get along peacefully with Yunqi."
Huo Wei snapped the jade chopsticks in his hand and threw them on the table with a bang.
"The woman I, Huo Wei, fancy can only belong to me.
Although she doesn't now, she must in the future. If I'm in South Chu, you must draw a clear line from Sheng Yunqi!"
Dugu Luanyue reached out and grabbed his arm. Her eyes were a bit red as she looked at him.
"Love has always been just an extra touch for someone like me. If I don't have it, it's okay.
I know your heart, and you know mine. That's enough.
When I return to South Chu in the future, if you encounter any difficulties in North Yan and need my help, as long as I can do it, I will."
Huo Wei's dark pupils shrank suddenly. He turned his head and stared at her seriously. "What? Are you just playing with me? A casual fling? So your heart is just for fun, right?"
Dugu Luanyue raised her arm and gently stroked Huo Wei's angry cheek with her slender fingertips. "I truly admire you."
Huo Wei sneered. "Do you think I'll believe even half of it? You truly love your father and mother, and you truly love your throne.
As for me, you just used me from the start. I was just stupid. I knew your feelings were false but still let you use me."
Dugu Luanyue's charming eyes looked at him tenderly. She held his face and kissed him. "I really like you."
She unbuttoned her clothes without hesitation. Huo Wei was stunned. Seeing the clothes on the ground, his heart trembled slightly, and his mind went blank.
"I really like you, but I also have my own responsibilities.
Within the scope I allow and can control, I only do what I'm willing to do and will never regret it."
Dugu Luanyue took Huo Wei's hand and walked step by step towards the couch and sat down.
Her fair and slender wrist reached around his waist and unbuttoned his clothes, throwing them on the ground.
Dugu Luanyue's eyes became blurred. She was charming and vivid. Her peerless beauty was full of charm in every way.
She stripped off all her clothes, leaving her glowing white body completely exposed.
Her affectionate and smiling appearance made Huo Wei's dark pupils shrink suddenly, as if a spark had fallen into a pile of gunpowder and exploded.