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Meng Fuyao turned around to face a hopeful Feng Wu, then looked at Zhangsun Wuji questioningly. Zhangsun Wuji merely smiled lightly and whispered into her ear, ”Scoundrels will always fall under King Meng's hand.”
Every time he whispered into her ear, his voice was always husky and slightly wavering, making goosebumps erupt all over Meng Fuyao and making her feel soft. She hurriedly moved aside and glared at him, then at Feng Wu again. Thinking about how his beloved wife was missing, all alone with nothing but the sorrow of losing his wife and having to sell cooked vegetables on a fishing boat and even offering them a huge feast just to request for their help, Meng Fuyao couldn't help but think it was rather pitiable for a prince to end up in this state.
No, a better way to put it was, as a royal member of Xuanji, this was way too miserable…
After a while, Meng Fuyao muttered, ”Since things have already turned out this way…” She turned around and said, ”Your Highness, I will remember your words. I advise you not to remain here as a chef anymore, conceal your identity, and look for my subordinates and follow them back to the capital. If you're lucky, you might meet Hua Yan, the Hua family still has at least some influence.”
She handed him a basket and said, ”This is a mask after you've disguised yourself, head to the walls between Mianyong and Xian City and wait there, I'll arrange for someone to take you back to the capital.”
Feng Wu hurriedly thanked her and pulled out a small bamboo tube. ”Little Master Tang requested me to bring this to King Meng,” he said.
Meng Fuyao glanced at him with an unreadable expression and thought, 'Utter nonsense.' If she didn't offer to help him, he wouldn't give it to her, would he?
She received the tube but did not open it and said, ”Where's the third dish?”
Feng Wu was taken aback; he didn't expect that up to this point, this woman did not forget to eat and remained so laidback. How did she achieve all those feats in the past?
Feng Wu could only begin preparing soup, earnestly filling the table with dishes in an attempt to appease the two before the table, as well as Lord Yuan Bao. Meng Fuyao and Lord Yuan Bao immediately launched themselves at the table and began devouring the food, but Zhangsun Wuji picked at each dish indifferently, then put down his chopsticks and sighed. ”I still think that the first two dishes were the best…”Find authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please clickfor visiting.
Meng Fuyao glared at him from the corner of her eye. 'The food isn't the best, rather the way of eating suits your taste the most, right?'
After eating, Meng Fuyao wiped her mouth and pointed at the final dish of assorted stir-fried vegetables. Laughing, she said, ”This is akin to the royal members of Xuanji, a bundle stuck together, yet each having their distinguishable color. There's only one way to tackle them.”
She lifted the plate and finished the dish with Lord Yuan Bao. Feng Wu still didn't get what she meant and asked her, to which she promptly replied, ”Stir-fry them in one wok!”
After finishing the food, she dragged Zhangsun Wuji and left. However, Feng Wu suddenly remembered something and ran after them. ”How do you two intend to change your route?”
The two of them turned around and, smiling, replied in unison:
”Continue touring!”
”Why stop the fun?” Meng Fuyao lay down lazily on the boat and burped.
”Does Feng Wu really think that the other princes and princesses wouldn't know just because he was selling vegetables on a boat? Once Feng Wu leaves, even though the Xuanji royal family is not too sure of our location, they will definitely know that he has spoken to us and think that we would change our route… Well, I refuse to change, I refuse to go another way!”
”Yes, yes, you refuse to go another way, the princes and princesses of Xuanji don't know that our great King Meng is naturally born stubborn, refusing to budge until she hits a wall.”
Meng Fuyao tilted her head and smiled at the fellow faking his sleep. ”Comrade, it seems as if you have some opinions against me?”
”I daren't, I daren't,” Zhangsun Wuji smiled faintly. ”I've heard that all those who had opinions against you are all dead now.”
Meng Fuyao snorted and flattened herself on the deck. Staring at the fluffy clouds against the blue sky, and listening to the faint flow of water, she said, ”Talking about life and death during such a great moment is truly doing a disservice to the scenery…”
”What did Little Master Tang say to you in that bamboo tube?”
”A very strange and suspicious statement, just four words,” Meng Fuyao replied.
”Lord Yama greets you.”
Zhangsun Wuji chuckled and said, ”What kind of message is that.”
”I'm afraid it's nothing good,” Meng Fuyao said. ”I suspect that the person that the princes and princesses sent is very complex. Not only did they hope to kill us and instigate a three-nation war to seize the throne, but they would also replace the old emperor with a new one if need be. None of them have good intentions, and the two of us seem to have become the target of the entire nation of Xuanji, everyone's taking turns to take a swing of their sword at us, ah… I'm tired just thinking about it.”
”Since we've already been swept into this and every step we take is dangerous, we might as well keep moving forward,” Zhangsun Wuji said mildly. ”In the game of politics, retreating and hiding may not be useful sometimes.”
”I want to ask you one question.” Meng Fuyao moved over and leaned over Zhangsun Wuji. ”When you said that your junior sister saved Lotus, were you speaking the truth or not?”
Zhangsun Wuji opened his eyes and smiled slightly at the forehead in front of him. Pulling Meng Fuyao onto his chest, he said, ”One kiss and I'll tell you.”
”You never forget to take advantage at any time, you lecherous wolf!” Meng Fuyao cursed. She scrambled around to get up, but the boat suddenly swayed, and she fell down again into Zhangsun Wuji's welcoming bosom. Zhangsun Wuji flicked his finger, and a gold leaf fell silently beside the boat lady's feet.
The boat lady ecstatically picked it up and beamed; this was a good deal!