FID – chapter 935

Chapter 935 – Where’s their food Supply?

Qian Wanjin had always believed that people fell into different categories. 

As the saying goes: birds of a feather flock together.

He’d been clever since childhood, and anyone who could hang out with him definitely wasn’t an idiot. So Feng Qingbai being smart? That was a given.

Take right now, for example—watching Feng Qingbai toy with that old fox Xue Zhong, who was practically a monster in human skin. The way he manipulated him so effortlessly truly satisfied Qian Wanjin.

“You used to go in every few days to rough him up, but now, all of a sudden, you stop visiting him and completely ignore him, leaving him to rot. With how suspicious he is by nature, this will only make him overthink. He’ll start spinning an entire backstory in his own head,” Qian Wanjin nodded repeatedly, pleased. “He’ll definitely interpret your abrupt change in attitude to mean that he’s no longer of use to you. And in order to make himself valuable again, he’ll be forced to throw out more of his hidden cards—without realizing that this is exactly what you’re after.”

Brilliant.

People who played court politics were damn good at mind games. Of course, he wasn’t too shabby himself. In a circle like theirs, no one was dumber than anyone else.

“So now all we have to do is wait. When he finally breaks down, that’s when we reel in the net,” Shi Xianrou said with a smile. She was very curious about what trump card Xue Zhong would use to save his life.

In any case, they couldn’t kill him. Xue Qinglian still had a Life Link Gu inside him that couldn’t be removed. Until they found a way to undo it, they had no choice but to keep playing this game with Xue Zhong.

“Besides Xue Zhong, there’s also Shan Lai,” Liu Yusheng suddenly said. “She’s another one that’s hard to read. She used to lie low in the palace and had a lot of contact with Xiao Feng’er. I can’t help but worry that she’s already schemed against him.”

Or worse—she already has, and they just haven’t realized it yet.

Just like with Xue Qinglian. If they hadn’t tortured Xue Zhong, they never would have found out about the Life Link Gu he had planted in him. And if Xue Zhong knew how to use such methods, wouldn’t Shan Lai know them too?

The group fell silent again.

Liu Yusheng’s concern wasn’t without reason.

Even though they had their enemies right in their grasp, there were still so many things holding them back. They couldn’t just cleanly finish them off. It was frustrating how every new step only seemed to uncover more complications.

Qian Wanjin was so annoyed he tugged at his hair. “I seriously just want to chop them all down in one go! Then the whole world would be clean!”

Shi Xianrou quickly grabbed his hand and coaxed him, “This is all stuff His Highness has to worry about. Why are you so stressed? All we need to do is assist from the sidelines. No need for us to burn out our brains doing the heavy lifting.”

“You’re right. I was born to live like a young master—errands and chores are for the underlings.”

Feng Qingbai looked at him with a blank expression and gave him a sideways glance. Qian Wanjin instantly turned his head away, pretending to admire the ceiling and the sky.

Liu Yusheng massaged her forehead. “Xianrou, aren’t you worried that if you spoil him like this, he’ll get so full of himself that you won’t be able to pull him back down?”

Shi Xianrou replied breezily, “He’s my husband, right?”

“……”

Since Liu Yusheng had just finished a long surgery and was utterly exhausted, the little group didn’t linger and soon dispersed.

She didn’t even remember when she fell asleep. When she woke up, the moon was already high in the sky. Her last memory was Feng Qingbai carrying her back to Yuqing Courtyard.

She turned her head to look around the room but didn’t see any sign of him. At this hour, where could he have gone?

“Someone—” She had just started to call out when she heard soft, cheerful giggles coming from the nursery next door.

She paused for a second, then suddenly threw off the covers and ran toward the room next door. As soon as she reached the doorway, the scene inside caught her eyes—and she couldn’t look away, not even to blink.

On the modest bamboo bed inside, the elegant man was sitting with the twins in his arms. Three pairs of equally dark and luminous eyes turned to look at her, all smiling—as if waiting just for her to arrive.

Liu Yusheng stood there frozen, unable to move for a long time.

“Shengsheng, aren’t you coming over?” the man said softly, his smile gentle, his expression filled with the tenderness she knew so well. “We’ve all missed you.”

The two little babies eagerly stretched out their tiny hands toward her, waving them energetically while babbling softly.

Liu Yusheng’s nose suddenly tingled, and her eyes welled up with tears. She lifted her feet and ran toward the three of them—father and children.

She had been too busy to pay attention, but at this moment, she realized how much she missed them. She missed Badou and Hongdou whom she hadn’t seen for a month, missed the man she hadn’t looked at closely in a long time.

The four of them hugged each other on the bamboo bed. The sounds of sniffles, gentle soothing voices, and the babies’ giggles intertwined softly in the room, creating a gentle ripple.

She kissed each of Badou and Hongdou’s little faces repeatedly, held them tightly, and occasionally gave the man a playful tap when he leaned close. At this moment, her heart swelled with fullness.

“How did you bring the two little ones back?” she asked the man.

Qinglian’s surgery wasn’t completely finished yet; she still needed to be busy for at least another half month. During this time, she couldn’t properly take care of the children.

The man reached out and pinched her nose lightly. “Just brought them back for you to see. Early tomorrow morning, they’ll be sent back to the Yangxin Palace.”

He knew she missed the children.

His words made Liu Yusheng feel both sweet and guilty. When she got busy, it became hard for her to take care of other things, and she ended up neglecting him and the children. He was just as busy, but no matter how busy he was, he never neglected her. He was always as considerate and attentive as ever.

In comparison, she felt ashamed.

And then there were Badou and Hongdou. Now they could already sit up with adult support, and she had missed a whole month of their growth.

Looking down at the two little ones lying on the couch, excitedly kicking their arms and legs, Liu Yusheng’s eyes turned slightly red. Her babies must have missed her too.

Ever since they saw her, their round eyes hadn’t left her.

As she stood there sighing and feeling emotional, two tiny paws grabbed at her collar and tugged with all their might. Their jet-black eyes shone with determination, as if swearing to pull her collar open.

Liu Yusheng, “…”

Faced with Badou’s persistence, she really didn’t want to admit that the baby was so excited to see her just for a bit of her milk.

“Hahaha—” In her ear came the man’s low, amused chuckle. “Why don’t you feed them a little?”

His voice was full of teasing laughter that could easily annoy someone.

Liu Yusheng: “…There’s nothing left.”

She hadn’t breastfed for a month, and with no outlet, her milk had already dried up.

The tiny paws still working hard on her collar seemed to pause for a moment—and then began clawing even faster. They really did manage to tug her collar open a bit.

Seeing the little ones’ expressions, eyes practically glowing green with excitement, Liu Yusheng covered her eyes and simply gave up resisting, letting the two babies have at it.

Badou and Hongdou were ferocious—pounced right in and began suckling furiously.

Moments later, they stopped, a look of confusion slowly appearing in their big eyes.

Unwilling to give up, they suckled again, paused, then tried again…

Still nothing.

Still nothing.

“WAAAH—!” Badou let out a tragic wail and burst into tears.

Where was his milk? 

Hongdou followed almost immediately, her little mouth quivering before she let out an earth-shattering cry.

Where was her milk? 

The room, warm and full of affection just moments ago, was now filled with alternating, heart-wrenching cries that practically shook the roof.

Their mother lay half-reclined to the side, her expression utterly helpless.

The shameless father was still bent over laughing, tears of mirth glistening suspiciously at the corners of his eyes.

Badou and Hongdou were completely deflated—drained of all energy. In the end, they had to settle for rice porridge. Even in their sleep, they hiccuped with sobs as they dreamed.