*

Choi Yong-woo did not address himself as "this king", but referred to himself as "I", which shows that what he just said was not a joke.

Feiyu was stunned for a while, then he opened his eyes and didn't know what to say. Finally, he asked with a bitter face:

"Why does the young prince feel that she, she, she likes you?"

Cui Rongyu seemed not to notice Feiyu's bitter face. He was just holding the bowl of soup that Yun Wu made for him and drinking it all.

"She was waiting for me to come back yesterday."

He said lightly, thinking of the small figure sitting on the stone steps and waiting for him to come home when he entered the main courtyard last night, and he seemed to have a different feeling in his heart.

"And they're glad that I'm back..."

Cui Rongyu said, there seemed to be a hint of smile in his cold eyes, and he turned around and looked at Feiyu.

Feiyu always felt that the look in the young prince's eyes just now looked like... showing off? No, no, it might not be that he was seeing things.

"Your Highness, maybe she just believed what you said and was afraid that you would get angry and drive her away..."

Fei Yu said disapprovingly, but Cui Rongyu still didn't look at him. His eyes were slightly lowered, and his slender fingertips tapped lightly on the table. He seemed to be in a good mood.

"She even cooked soup for me."

"Your Majesty, maybe she is just apologizing for the so-called indecent assault on you..."

"She also..."

Cui Rongyu seemed not to have heard Feiyu's words. He held the towel that he had just used to wipe Yun Wu's face in his palm and rubbed it gently twice with his slightly cool fingertips.

"Let me wipe her face."

"Your Majesty, I think she is trying to curry favor with you because she is still lurking in the palace—"

Fei Yu's words came to an abrupt end because Choi Yong-woo had already looked at him. Although his expression remained calm, there was an inexplicable sense of oppression in his eyes.

Feiyu seemed to be deflated. He quickly covered his mouth, widened his eyes and shook his head.

Choi Yong-woo then withdrew his gaze, stood up from his seat slowly, left the main house and walked towards the study.

Feiyu followed Cui Rongyu closely. Every time the little prince was practicing calligraphy or handling affairs in the study, he was always by his side.

But this time, the young prince did not let him follow, but asked him to call Yun Wu over.

What else could Feiyu say? He could only pass on the message respectfully.

Yun Wu changed into a new dress because her clothes got dirty when she was cooking soup over a fire, and she just came here now.

Fei Yu watched the pretty maid in new clothes running towards the study room. He shook his head and muttered to himself:

"The little prince who is obsessed with love really can't listen to anything. It's clearly a honey trap sent by the second prince..."

Feiyu sighed solemnly, then leaped onto the roof holding his sword, ready to leave the palace and continue investigating the Second Prince's movements.

It seems that I can only rely on him. As expected, Feiyu is the most reliable person in the entire palace!

Do business! The future of the palace is protected by him!

*

Inside the study, Choi Yong-yo was sitting at the desk, writing something on rice paper. His wide sleeves were gathered up with one hand. From the side, his nose was tall and his brows were deep, making it hard to look away.

Yun Wu sat on a small soft stool nearby, grinding ink, and occasionally stole a glance at Cui Rongyu.

This is what Cui Rongyu told her to do when she came in to grind the ink just now. It is much easier to grind the ink while sitting down than standing.

Yun Wu worked hard to grind the ink for a long time, then stopped as if she was tired, and lowered her head to peek at what Choi Yong-woo had written on the rice paper.

Yun Wu still remembers her current undercover mission, she has to gather information from Cui Rongyu.

As for the content of this investigation, Yun Wu actually didn’t know what to investigate.

But since Cui Yan asked her to investigate, she might as well investigate...

Yun Wu tried very hard to stick her head out to take a peek, but she suddenly found that she could only vaguely recognize a few words.

She had not been well educated and could only recognize simple characters. Choi Yong-woo wrote characters and handwriting that she could not understand. Even if she saw it, she would not know what he wrote.

Yun Wu drooped her head somewhat dejectedly, frowned her delicate brows and tried with some difficulty to recognize the words written by Cui Rongyu on the paper.

"What period of cultivation...?"

"The deadline for Qinghe County to build a river channel."

A cool and pleasant voice came to her ears. Yun Wu was stunned for a moment, then turned her head away in a daze.

My eyes just happened to meet Choi Yong-woo's.

His expression remained as cold and aloof as ever, but his eyes were looking at Yun Wu very seriously.

Yun Wu was caught peeking, her cheeks flushed, and she smiled guiltily at Cui Rongyu, but soon she seemed to remember something, raised her eyes and asked:

"My Lord, are you dealing with something very important? You just let me stay by your side. Aren't you afraid that I will peek at you?"

She found that from the time she entered the study until now, Choi Yong-woo seemed to have never avoided her to handle official business.

"You are someone close to me, just watch me, why should I be on guard?"

Cui Rongyu said lightly, picked up the pen and wrote a few more words on the rice paper before slowly putting the things away.

"Could it be that... you are hiding something from me?"

"No no!"

Yun Wu quickly shook her head to deny it, her eyes wandering to the side with a guilty look, and she stood up from the stool with her back straight.

There was a very serious look on her soft face.

"I promise that I will never have any second thoughts about you, my Lord. I will never lie to you. Otherwise... Otherwise, then -"

"This king wants your people."

Cui Rongyu's voice was low, and Yun Wu shuddered when she heard it.

To want her is the same as - that means to want her life!

Yun Wu felt like crying but had no tears, but she had no choice but to nod and agree.

"I still have a letter to write. If you are tired, let Feiyu grind the ink."

"I won't leave!"

Yun Wu quickly clenched the inkstone and continued to sit on her small stool, grinding ink very diligently. Her diligence... sparks were about to fly.

She had to stay with Choi Yong-woo longer so that she could find out something useful.

This way she can complete the mission quickly and get away with it. Otherwise, if her identity is discovered, Choi Yong-woo will kill her!

Choi Yong-woo pursed his lips tightly and did not chase her away. His cold eyes seemed to melt for a moment and revealed a slight smile.

She refused to leave, and it turned out that she liked him...

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