That kind of powerful man, the man who almost covered the sky in the capital – the King of Nanling, who was rumored to have a hidden disease and was not close to women – actually appeared here to accompany a woman on an outing?!
The man at the pinnacle of power was so close. They should have gone up close to curry favor, but no one dared to move.
Feng Qingbai was different from ordinary powerful people.
He rarely entertained and acted with extreme ruthlessness.
If they were to use a phrase to describe him – he didn’t recognize even his closest relatives.
In the eyes of outsiders, the man was a sight as gentle as jade, and he talked to people with a light smile at the corners of his mouth. At the age of twelve years, he became the regent, with nothing to rely on except a two-year-old baby.
Under the circumstances, a pack of wolves surrounded him, but it took him only four years to gain a firm foothold in the court hall and put the present Emperor firmly on the Emperor’s throne. The wisdom, maneuvers, and nerves of steel he exhibited were jaw-dropping.
Then he proceeded to kill for power and cut down the internal dissension. Two years later, he beheaded the first and third princes, who were the most popular candidates for the throne and let them end up in a different place, severing the hopes of the Empress Dowager all at once. Since then, she stayed behind closed doors at the Xin Palace and was often accompanied by green lamps and wooden fish (something related to Buddhism).
He was just 16 years old at the time.
Subsequently, in a year and a half, the second, fourth, and eleventh princes were deposed and exiled; the ninth prince asked to be confined to his king’s palace for life; the rest of the princes have given up the power in their hands and retired to the second line, not daring to fight again.
The imperial children were struck to pieces, and the dynasty has been reshuffled several times as a result.
The speed of Feng Qingbai’s growth was too frightening.
In the end, it forced Consort Liu to exhaust all efforts to join forces with the Left Minister and General Qin Xiao ;the three parties united to hold back King Nanling’s momentum. The two sides in the court formed a tripod posture, barely maintaining a superficial balance.
What was more, the struggle behind the scenes never stopped for a day.
Even so, Consort Liu’s line still dropped to a disadvantageous position.
Looking at the two slowly walking away, the group of noble sons secretly looked at each other, each with their own thoughts.
King Nanling was too intimate with that woman. They didn’t dare to fawn over King Nanling directly, but they could start with the people around him.
Unbeknownst to Liu Yusheng, some people have already started plotting right after encountering her.
There was a flat slope halfway up the mountain.
The man was afraid that she would get tired, so he led her through the path.
As soon as she walked in, Liu Yusheng was mesmerized.
In addition to the trees swarming with red, the ground was also covered with a layer of brilliant colors.
There were red, yellow and green – colorful.
Stepping on it was akin to setting a foot into another world – a dream, a fairy tale.
The disturbance in the outside world was suddenly shielded.
“Feng Qingbai, this place is so beautiful.” Liu Yusheng sighed.
The man smiled and led her inside.
They turned through the dense thicket at the forefront and found an open basin ahead of them.
It was still colorful underfoot.
Maple trees, however, retreated to the periphery of the basin, surrounding it like a barrier.
This small basin was quiet and hidden.
In particular, Liu Yusheng was surprised to find that in the middle of this basin, someone had built a swing somehow.
It was woven with rattan and also decorated with green leaves.
The whole swing exuded the aura of the forest.
She fell in love at just a glance.
Liu Yusheng lifted her skirt and ran over.
She sat on the swing and with a little force under her feet, swung up.
The peals of the girl’s laughter echoed in the small space.
Feng Qingbai stood a short distance away and did not approach. He gazed at the happy little girl sitting on the swing with the depth of his eyes overflowing fiery doting.
When the young girl was not paying attention, he moved slightly and disappeared in the same place.
After the girl played for a while, she turned around and realized that the man was nowhere to be found.
She searched around but also couldn’t find him.
“Feng Qingbai? Feng Qingbai!” The young girl stopped to look around and called softly in confusion.
He could not have left her here alone, and there shouldn’t be any danger nearby.
There was only one possibility, and that was he himself went away.
She wondered what he was up to when he walked away.
Liu Yusheng called several times, but there was no response. She helplessly said, “Feng Qingbai, come out. You’re an adult, do you still want to play hide and seek with me?”
After she spoke, the space resounded with the sound of the man holding back his laughter.
Soft, low, mellow and pleasing to the ear.
The sound came from above. Liu Yusheng looked up, and then suddenly opened her eyes wide.
At first glance, the sky was filled with blood rain, dense and drifting profusely and disorderly.
Floating and falling downward.
The scene was so enthralling that someone couldn’t help but lose herself to it.
The air was filled with the fragrance of the crushed leaves.
In the midst of the red rain curtain, Liu Yusheng couldn’t recover her senses for a long time.
Until the rain stopped and the man reappeared in front of her eyes.
He asked her, “Do you like it, Shengsheng?”
After looking at the man blankly for a spell, Liu Yusheng jumped into his arms and hugged him tightly.
Her heart was violently beating between her chest, with a bulge-full of emotions.
She tasted happiness.
And joy, and sweetness.
“Shengsheng…”
“I want to kiss you, Feng Qingbai.”
The young girl raised her head, her cheeks beet red. Her watery eyes were brimming with shyness, and her eyelashes trembling jumpily. However, she still tried to look straight at him and uttered the words that made his mouth dry.
His lips curled up, and his eyes darkened knowingly.
“Sample me at your leisure.”
The man and woman hugged and kissed, tenderly tossing and turning with tormenting poignance.
Time seemed to have stopped for them.
The stunning scenery around them eclipsed and faded, reducing into a backdrop.
Outside the forest, the sound of a backward fall and gasp reverberated.
It was so soft and went unnoticeable for the kissing couple.
At this moment, no one cared.
“Really, really…” The group of people who fled in embarrassment because of making a noise, ran a long distance before sitting down on the ground, stroking their chests smoothly.
They stealthily followed earlier, originally wanting to ascertain the relationship between the King of Nanling and the woman. Who would have thought that they would witness such a scene?
From what they have witnessed, did they still have to ascertain anything?
The unintentional peek into the unknown side of King Nanling was too frightening!
They were bound to talk to others after they returned.
The rumors in the capital would reach a new height tomorrow!
When Liu Yusheng and Feng Qingbai returned to the royal residence, the sunset was already setting.
When she got off the carriage, her legs trembled.
She climbed to the top of Red Maple Mountain earlier and was exhausted to the point of exhaustion.
When going down the mountain, Feng Qingbai wanted to carry her, but she refused again, considering that there were other tourists on the mountain.
It was easy to sit in the carriage and relax for a while, but this time, once her feet hit the ground, she immediately grimaced with soreness.
Feng Qingbai frowned. This time, regardless of the girl’s protests, he directly picked her up and walked into the royal residence.
On the way, the servants saluted one after another.
Liu Yusheng was so ashamed that she simply buried her face and regarded it as out of sight, out of mind.
Thus, the underlings had a new topic to gossip about that night.
Feng Qingbai had someone prepare hot water and carried her back to Shengxiao Courtyard, letting her soak her feet for a while.
Fu Yuzheng brought the water and a bottle of medicinal wine along with it.
Peek-Aboo 
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