Feng Yunshu noticed that he didn't respond for a long time and his expression seemed a bit strange. She couldn't help but wonder if there was something inappropriate in what she had just said.
"Your Highness?"
Helan Yanting looked at her intently with his eyebrows and eyes. Suddenly, he pouted and said, "During the days when you were away, my lady, I've been sleepless and had no appetite... Look, I've even got dark circles under my eyes..."
Saying so, Helan Yanting leaned closer to Feng Yunshu and blinked pitifully to show her.
Feng Yunshu really looked under his eyes as he indicated, and there was indeed a faint bluish tint.
"Come on, I'm not going to banter with you. Can you let go of me first so that I can get dressed?"
Helan Yanting smiled, waved his big hand, took the clothes hanging on the rack beside, and draped them over her shoulders.
Feng Yunshu blushed and said, "Turn around first. How can I get dressed otherwise?"
Helan Yanting seemed to be in a very good mood. He obediently turned around. Feng Yunshu quickly and nimbly put on her clothes, and then led Helan Yanting back to her room.
Before the conversation started, Helan Yanting took out a very exquisitely carved and ancient dressing box from somewhere and handed it to Feng Yunshu.
Feng Yunshu looked at the dressing box in her hand, puzzled, and asked, "What is this?"
"Open it and you'll know, my lady."
Feng Yunshu looked at it warily and hesitantly opened the dressing box. As soon as she opened it, she was almost blinded.
Goodness! There were all kinds of glittering and precious jewelry inside, including gold jewelry, agate, gemstones, jade, etc. The whole dressing box was full of them.
How much money would these heavy jewelry be worth?
"Your Highness, didn't you say... didn't you say you didn't have much savings? Where on earth did you get the silver to buy these things?"
Feng Yunshu became more and more suspicious of the true identity of the person in front of her. Last time when she asked him, he evaded the question vaguely. This time, she must find out.
Helan Yanting raised his eyebrows and smiled playfully, "Do you like these, my lady?"
"Don't try to change the subject. First, tell me where you got these jewelry?"
"My lady, I've never said that I have no savings."
"Huh? Isn't that so? The Helan Prince's Mansion is so shabby, and I heard that the emperor doesn't give you much salary as a prince."
Helan Yanting looked at the utterly confused Feng Yunshu, thinking she was extremely cute. He reached out and scraped the tip of her upturned nose, and said, "I have just the right amount of savings. It's definitely more than enough to support you, my lady."
At this point, Helan Yanting changed the subject, "I heard that you've been trying to make money, my lady. When I saw you in the Five - Spice Building today, I was even more certain of what you were thinking."
Feng Yunshu's heart skipped a beat and she asked, "How do you know these things? And why were you in the Five - Spice Building tonight? So, have you been sending people to follow me, Your Highness?"
"My lady, how can you say it's following? It's just to protect your safety."
"I originally thought that you were just an ordinary legitimate daughter of the prime minister's mansion, my lady. I didn't expect that you not only know pharmacology but also understand business. I wonder how many other talents you've been hiding to amaze me."
It seemed that tonight was a night for confessions. Feng Yunshu thought that since this was the case, it was just the right opportunity for them to be honest with each other.
"Your Highness, I've never said that I'm an ordinary legitimate daughter. Just as you've hidden several identities, I naturally have my reasons for doing so. It seems that you and I share the same interests, doesn't it?"
"Hehe, my lady is really to my liking."
Helan Yanting hooked his lips and smiled, "Since you think we share the same interests, my lady, please return to the mansion as soon as possible."
"Your Highness, I'll explain the matter of returning to the mansion to you later, but now I have a few questions and I'd like to know the answers."
"What's wrong with your body exactly? You were clearly pretending to be coughing and weak, but why is your pulse as weak as that of a patient?"
"Also, your real strength is not weak. Why do you humble yourself like this in the Dan Kingdom? Even when those people slandered and laughed at you, you could endure it. What's your real purpose?"
At this point, Feng Yunshu paused. Looking up, she saw Helan Yanting's expression become serious. After hesitating for a moment, Feng Yunshu decided to ask the last and biggest question -
"Why do you keep spiritual beasts in your yard, Your Highness? Are you a cultivator?"
When Helan Yanting heard Feng Yunshu's last question, his face froze slightly. Obviously, he was a bit surprised, but he quickly returned to normal and even had a bit more smile on his face.
"Have you finished, my lady? If you have, I'll answer your questions one by one."
"First, regarding my physical condition, I do have internal strength and my kung fu is not weak. But when I was a child, I was secretly poisoned by someone, and I've left behind a root cause of illness. Over the years, I've been searching for various prescriptions to cure it completely, but to no avail. Therefore, my pulse has long been different from that of ordinary people."
"Second, why do I hide my strength and stay in the Dan Kingdom? It's because the situation in the Yuan Kingdom is complicated now. My father is ill, and the imperial court is controlled by the crown prince and the queen. The crown prince's people are all over the court. If I return rashly, I'll only be walking into a dead end. It's extremely dangerous."
"As for why I have to endure everything... My identity is awkward. The emperor of the Dan Kingdom has been secretly monitoring my actions. If I show the slightest bit of ability, it will also be extremely dangerous."
"My real purpose in the Dan Kingdom is to change the ruler of the Dan Kingdom."
This huge amount of information made Feng Yunshu's brain work quickly. She never expected that Helan Yanting's real purpose was to seize the throne of the Dan Kingdom...
"What about the last question? Why are there spiritual beasts in your yard, Your Highness?"
Helan Yanting looked at her with deep eyes and said thoughtfully, "What about you, my lady? I've told you all my secrets. What about yours?"
"Why can you tell that there are spiritual beasts kept in my yard? Why did the spiritual fox that our Yuan Kingdom's envoy presented to the emperor recognize you as its master?"
At this point, Feng Yunshu felt that her secret could no longer be hidden. The room was overly quiet, so quiet that they could clearly hear each other's breathing.
"Your Highness, I only have one question to ask you."
At this moment, Feng Yunshu put away all the jokes on her face and looked at the man in front of her seriously as never before.
"Go ahead, my lady."
"Can you keep my secret, Your Highness? Can you promise to always advance and retreat with me?"
Feng Yunshu said each word especially solemnly.
"I only wish to advance and retreat with my lady in this life and will guard my lady's secret to the death."
Helan Yanting's voice was sonorous and firm, with an unshakable determination that nothing and no one could move.
"Okay, I believe you."
Feng Yunshu stepped forward and took the initiative to hold Helan Yanting's hand. "Your Highness, come with me for a moment."
Helan Yanting cooperated very well and held Feng Yunshu's slender palm tightly. With a gentle expression on his face, he followed Feng Yunshu to the window.
Feng Yunshu opened the window. At this time, the moonlight outside was bright and clear. She looked up at the moonlight, then closed her eyes and slowly released her only spiritual power.
Then, the moonlight that had originally shone on the two of them gradually turned into a flowing silver mist, which spread little by little along the palm where Feng Yunshu was holding Helan Yanting's.