Dongfang Yuan immediately let go of his hand. "I don't mean to fall out with you. I just hope you can forgive me and give me a chance. That's all..."
"Does His Highness the Third Prince still remember the little junior sister you met in the National Teacher's Mansion before?"
Dongfang Yuan was stunned for a moment and quickly reacted. "Could it be... that the little junior sister was you?!"
"Do you still remember what she said at that time?"
Feng Yunshu curled her lips and sneered coldly. "Your Highness the Third Prince, some things are already in the past. Why are you so persistent? What you can't let go of is probably just your own pride."
"No, I really can't let you go..."
"I've been living a good life since I married the prince. The prince and I are deeply in love. There has never been any coercion or difficulty. If you really care about me, please stop pestering me. If there's a next time, I won't have the time to listen to your nonsense."
Feng Yunshu silently complained in her heart. If there really is a next time, I'll let Xiaoling out to bite!
"But—"
Dongfang Yuan looked complicated and wanted to say something else. Just then, a deep male voice came from behind. "I saved His Highness the Third Prince's life, but Your Highness has repeatedly harassed my princess. Where is the justice in that?"
Hearing this familiar voice, Feng Yunshu quickly turned to look. Helan Yanting, who usually wore a black robe and a black - gold mask on his face, was striding over.
"Your Highness, why are you here?"
Feng Yunshu was a little stunned. Then, thinking of something, she glanced at Dongfang Yuan and explained, "I just came up the mountain to look for some medicinal herbs. I didn't expect to meet His Highness the Third Prince again."
What Feng Yunshu meant was that she didn't come here on purpose to have a tryst with him.
Helan Yanting nodded with a faint smile. "Yes, I know."
"His Highness the Third Prince's injury is not yet fully recovered. It's better to be cautious in words and deeds. I won't save you a second time."
Helan Yanting looked at Dongfang Yuan coldly and walked to Feng Yunshu's side, naturally taking her hand.
Dongfang Yuan's face turned green and then white. His lips moved as if he wanted to say something. "Helan, you..."
"I'm warning Your Highness the Third Prince for the last time. The princess and I are deeply in love. Anyone who dares to covet my princess will surely be made to suffer."
After saying this, Helan Yanting tightened his grip on Feng Yunshu's hand and strode out of the forest.
Dongfang Yuan stood there, watching the well - matched couple leave. His face, hidden in the tree shadows, became gloomy. He gradually tightened his fist and suddenly punched a bamboo pole beside him. The bamboo pole cracked with a creak.
On the way back, Helan Yanting remained silent all the way, with a rather bad expression.
Feng Yunshu quietly sized up his face and started to worry. Could it be that this jealous king thought she really came here on purpose to have a tryst with Dongfang Yuan?
"Your Highness, you've really misunderstood me. I definitely didn't come here on purpose to meet His Highness the Third Prince!"
After some mental struggle, Feng Yunshu decided it was better to clarify the matter, because she was really innocent.
Helan Yanting turned to glance at Feng Yunshu. "It doesn't seem like an accident to me..."
"Why not?" Feng Yunshu pouted. "I've already said that I just came here to look for medicinal herbs. I didn't expect to meet him here. I think he followed me all the way here."
"Oh? Really?"
"Absolutely true!"
"If there's even a single lie, how will you punish yourself, my lady?"
"I'm telling the truth, so Your Highness's assumption doesn't hold!"
"Okay, I believe you."
"Huh?" Feng Yunshu was confused by his sudden change of attitude. "Your Highness, are you angry or not?"
Helan Yanting suddenly let out a low laugh and scraped the tip of her small nose. "I heard what you said to him just now. You said that you and I are deeply in love. Hmm?"
Feng Yunshu was stunned for a moment and immediately blushed.
Goodness, it turned out that he had heard what she said long ago. So he was clearly teasing her on purpose!
Feng Yunshu grabbed his palm and bit down. "Your Highness, you're teasing me again!"
Helan Yanting just smiled and let her bite his palm. In fact, her bite wasn't very hard. It was more like a cat scratching the palm, which made his heart tingle.
When she saw his smile getting wider, Feng Yunshu got angry because she had been tricked. "Humph! I'm too lazy to talk to you!"
Saying that, Feng Yunshu shook off his hand and strode forward.
"My lady, I was just joking. I didn't mean to tease you. Don't get angry and hurt yourself..."
Helan Yanting chased after her, only to see Feng Yunshu start to cast a spell and fly into the air. When she reached mid - air, Feng Yunshu turned around and pretended to glare fiercely at Helan Yanting. "You like to chase, don't you? Let's see how you can catch up with me! Humph!"
Helan Yanting looked at Feng Yunshu's back as she flew farther and farther away. He didn't know whether to laugh or cry for a moment.
It wasn't impossible for him to fly if he really wanted to. Helan Yanting thought, but doing so might expose his identity.
Feng Yunshu thought this war would drag on for a while, but unexpectedly, it was going to end so soon.
One day, she had just finished washing and tidying up and was about to go out to have breakfast with Helan Yanting. Just then, Chang Ying came over to report an important piece of news.
"My lord, there is a great chaos within the army of the Dan Kingdom. The spies we sent said that the third prince of the Dan Kingdom led an elite troop to reinforce. The crown prince, Dongfang Qi, was stabbed in the chest during the previous battle. He is probably dying and there's no way to save him. Now, most of the Dan Kingdom's army has supported the third prince, while a small number still support the crown prince. Therefore, there is an internal conflict."
Feng Yunshu was eating a meat bun when she heard this news. She hadn't even chewed it yet. Surprised, she stared in disbelief, and the bun directly blocked her throat.
"Water..."
Feng Yunshu's face turned red as she touched her neck. She pointed difficultly at the water jug beside her. Seeing this, Helan Yanting immediately patted her on the back with his internal energy. "Cough! Cough!"
Feng Yunshu coughed, and the bun finally came out. Helan Yanting handed the water to her. Feng Yunshu grabbed the cup and gulped down a few mouthfuls to catch her breath.
When Feng Yunshu finally recovered, she found that everyone around was looking at her. She felt a little embarrassed and smiled awkwardly. "I'm fine. You can continue talking. Don't mind me."
"Be careful. All these breakfast items are for you. No one will grab them from you." Helan Yanting frowned as if looking at a naughty child in his family and admonished Feng Yunshu earnestly.
Feng Yunshu pouted and had to nod in cooperation. "I know... I was just too surprised just now..."
Chang Ying silently sized up the woman sitting beside Helan Yanting. His eyes became deeper. Watching the woman's every move, Chang Ying seemed to think of someone.
That person used to be like this in front of the lord...
But that person had clearly fallen and could never appear in this world again. It was probably just a coincidence.
Feng Yunshu keenly noticed that Chang Ying had been sizing her up. She couldn't help but feel confused. Why did this deputy general always stare at her? And his look seemed a bit strange.
Could it be...
Feng Yunshu looked at Helan Yanting beside her and then at Chang Ying. A bold idea popped up in her mind. Could it be that the prince really... liked both genders?!