King He’s invitation to Chu Qianli was certainly not extended through a mere guard.
He had come in person, and was now in the carriage.
To avoid suspicion, he had not shown himself.
Chu Qianli seemed hesitant. After a long while, she finally left her own carriage and boarded King He’s.
As soon as the carriage curtain was lowered, Feng Qihe reached out to embrace her.
Chu Qianli said coldly, “Your Highness, my people are still outside.”
Feng Qihe, feeling impatient, immediately ordered the carriage to be driven to his separate residence.
As for Hong Chou, after entering, she was taken by guards to another courtyard to “rest.”
The moment the door closed, Feng Qihe lunged at Chu Qianli…
…
In fact, while his body was satisfied, his heart still felt somewhat empty.
He always felt she was different from before.
Too enthusiastic, which instead… gave him an indescribable feeling.
“What? Are you already tired of me after only two rounds?”
Chu Qianli got out of bed and began to dress.
Feng Qihe held her from behind.
“Li’er…”
“Your Highness, this is our last date.” Chu Qianli, however, sidestepped him and dodged away. She turned to look at him and smiled faintly.
“I am looking for the leader of the Medicine Man Legion. Since you are not, I have no reason to seek out Your Highness anymore.”
“Are you trying to force this information out of me again with this method?” But Feng Qihe was not angry.
Although he always felt that the woman before him was very different from her past self, seeing this face alone would make him fall.
Moreover, she was now Her Majesty the Empress. The higher one stood, the colder the air. It was not strange for her temperament to change.
How much innocence could one retain when in a high position?
He could understand her, and therefore, he did not care about her changes.
Furthermore, it was Feng Ye Xuan who had hurt her heart first, getting involved with a little maid. Her current state was also forced upon her.
Thinking of this, Feng Qihe felt a pang of heartache.
“Li’er, I am also searching for the person behind the Medicine Man Legion. You don’t need to provoke me with your words. If I am not, then I am not. But the forces behind me are absolutely no inferior to the Medicine Man Legion.”
He finally embraced her gently once more.
“Li’er, you don’t need to look for the leader of the Medicine Man Legion. My forces are enough to help you stabilize the empire of Long Teng.”
“Bei Ming is not the only one who can help you. If his heart is not with you, no matter how much you give him, he will not care. Why not follow me? I can definitely form a powerful alliance with you and share the empires of both countries.”
Chu Qianli remained silent for a long time.
Before leaving, she did not give Feng Qihe an answer.
To avoid suspicion, she left through the back door.
Hong Chou seemed confused, “Your Majesty, King He and King Xuan are mortal enemies. If news of you being close to King He reaches King Xuan, I fear he will be very displeased.”
“Doesn’t Your Majesty’s heart only think of King Xuan?”
Chu Qianli’s affection for Feng Ye Xuan was known to everyone; she was not blind.
“But Feng Ye Xuan’s heart does not only think of me.”
Chu Qianli sat in the carriage, her gaze gradually turning cold.
“I am now Her Majesty the Empress. I can no longer be like before, with my heart and eyes only for one man. If his heart is not with me…”
She did not finish her sentence.
But her gaze grew colder.
The carriage drove far away.
Feng Qihe stood on the rooftop, watching the departing carriage.
Behind him, a figure slowly descended.
“Your Highness, don’t you think she is very different from the Chu Qianli of the past?”
“What are you trying to say?” Feng Qihe asked coldly.
The person lowered their head and said softly, “Chu Qianli would never betray King Xuan… Your Highness, this subordinate suspects that this Chu Qianli is fake. Perhaps, let me test her?”