FID – Chapter 285

He could end the life of that ladder immediately.

Feng Qingbai hooked his lips and gave a shallow smile that was soothing as the breeze and bright as the moon.

Before the girl could react, he hugged her and slid down the cloth ladder together.

“Ah!” Caught off guard, the weightlessness of two people falling made Liu Yusheng scream.

Followed closely by the miserable cries of the boy.

“Imperial Uncle! I’m still down here… Ahhhhhhh! You should at least squeal! You’re going to crush me to death! Ahhhhh!”

Feng Mohan was stuck in the middle of the cloth slide. lying there sighing miserably. The sudden black shadow overhead, and his heartbeat almost stopped. He hurriedly released his legs to speed down!

If he did not slip, his Imperial Uncle would have put his foot on his head to step on him!

Simply inhumane!

Looking at the boy, who looked frightened from head to foot, Liu Yusheng unscrupulously and blatantly laughed.

Feng Mohan rolled up his sleeves and climbed up the wall again. “Don’t run if you can. Wait for me in the middle!”

“I’d be a puppy if I don’t run,” Liu Yusheng stuck her tongue at him for a moment.

“…” Oh dear, how cute Aunt Liu was like this. Feng Mohan’s eyes widened and he forgot to slide down.

A pebble came flying in front of his face, and he was so scared that he leaned back quickly and almost tumbled off the wall.

It was a no-brainer; no one else did it except his Imperial Uncle!

Sitting down again, Feng Mohan covered his eyes and slipped down.

His Imperial Uncle was such a bully!

This morning, noisy cheerful voices filled the backyard of the workshop.

The people outside were sensible and did not come to disturb for an afternoon.

Before nightfall, the boy who was still not satisfied was sent back to the palace. Liu Yusheng ate a meal and then dove into her plan.

Consort Liu’s forces were calculating and pressing on step by step, constantly wanting to gain more power to pull Feng Qingbai down. Fu Yuzheng was also exposed. She must disturb the whole Liu family as soon as possible to help Feng Qingbai.

Liu Yusheng, who was fully committed to her plan, did not hear anything outside the window.

Unaware that Feng Qingbai was stopped by Liu Zhixia at the entrance of the Shengxiao Courtyard.

“Feng Qingbai, I have something I want to discuss with you.”

Feng Qingbai looked at the Shengxiao Courtyard, finally reversed his steps and went to the back garden together with Liu Zhixia.

On the way, he instructed a servant to bring them a jar of wine.

He approached him so seriously, so it was probably not as simple as a few words.

The two sat opposite each other at the stone table in the back garden.

“What is it? Say it.” Because the person sitting opposite was Liu Zhixia, Feng Qingbai has deliberately restrained his overpowering aura.

Although Lu Zhixia has no job and was still just a student, he was calm and introverted. He carried a non-humble and non-condescending aura deep in his bones, so he displayed no weakness, even when facing a man like Feng Qingbai.

A moment of silence ensued before he spoke, “I want to talk about Miss Fu’s matter.”

Feng Qingbai raised his eyebrows and said nothing, waiting for him to continue.

Lu Zhixia seemed to be organizing his words, and he spoke a bit slowly, “I heard Xue Qinglian say that Miss Fu’s identity is a bit complicated, and she is helping you do things with Consort Liu. She is a double spy.”

This time, she suffered because she helped Shengsheng, and that’s why she exposed herself in front of Consort Liu. I don’t know in what capacity you will let her continue to work in the future, but I would like to ask for a favor on her behalf.

If you can, can you stop letting her do something so dangerous?”

“In what capacity are you pleading for her?” Feng Qingbai asked.

“Her friend, your elder brother.”

“You have known her for a short time and you consider yourself as a friend. Do you know if she regards you as a friend? You easily invest time in friendship. If you practice such nature later on when in your career path, you are bound to suffer a big loss.”

“I don’t easily recognize everyone as a friend. We may not be acquainted for long, but I still have the ability to identify good people from the bad.”

Feng Qingbai squinted. “What if I don’t allow it?”

“Count it as a favor I owe you. If you need my help one day, I will not shirk by then.”

“Deal,” Feng Qingbai smiled.

Whether Fu Yuzheng was a spy or not wasn’t that important to him. He didn’t have to use her, but to get Liu Zhixia to admit that he owed him a favor, it was very useful to him.

Looking at the smile on the man’s lips, brimming with calculation, Liu Zhixia closed his eyes and opened them again. He still felt the sting.

For some reason, he felt that Feng Qingbai was simply waiting for him to ask for this favor.

However, he did not seem to regret it.

He thought of that woman covered in blood fell, lying in the corner of the royal residence without a single person finding her.

If he did not happen to return and inadvertently noticed her, perhaps the world would no longer have Fu Yu Zheng after that day.

He felt suffocated deep down. 

During his years of hard study at the academy, he has met all kinds of women, but there was never one that could talk to him and say things that moved him.

Fu Yuzheng was the first one.

Reasonable, calm, intelligent – she could clearly see through the situation and recognize her own position.

If you wanted something, go for it.

Even if it meant being used, she was also frank and honest.

She was a weak woman that many men couldn’t touch. 

Although he admired her, he also felt sorry for her after knowing her life experience.

Beside the rockery not far from the stone table, a figure stood quietly with a tray in her hand. However, it took a long time before she moved to bring the wine they wanted.

She was much better and did not want to stay in her room to recuperate, so she came out of the courtyard. She met a servant, carrying a wine jar and cups to the back garden.

She casually asked, and after knowing that the King and Lu Zhixia were chatting in the back garden, she took on the job and thought to help him bring up the wine.

She never thought she would hear such an exchange.

He actually helped her plead with the King.

In the capacity of a friend.

And he also owed a favor to the King.

This time, there was really no way for her to continue obtaining information from Consort Liu’s side, which meant that in the future, she would not be of any use to the King.

By then, her agreement with the king at the beginning would be null and void, and she has no reason to remain in the King’s residence.

Liu Zhixia guessed it, that was why he went to plead for mercy, right?

She has mixed feelings in her heart. Truth to tell, it was too good to be true to say that they were friends. In fact, they had no relationship at all. He simply did not need to plead or do anything for a person like her.

Like others, he should avoid trouble for things that didn’t matter. 

Why did he care about her?

Immersed in her thoughts, Fu Yuzheng was unconsciously bemused.

When a black shadow flashed in front of her, she looked up in a panic, only to see that Xue Qinglian had picked up the tray in her hand and swaggered out.

“Really, why are you so timid to interrupt, standing here dazed with good wine?”

“…” The two men over there immediately looked at them, and their eyes fell on her in unison.

Fu Yuzheng met Liu Zhixia’s slightly surprised look first.

The next moment, she made a very embarrassing move.

She turned around and ran.

Even she didn’t know what she was running for!

It looked like she was afraid of being found out.

But what should she be afraid of? Was it because she didn’t get there immediately and overheard him?