Chapter 857: Yet he has no scruples (2/2)

She knew Baili Yuanlong was right outside and wanted to stop Long Feiye, but how? Didn’t he know Baili Yuanlong was here too? Yet he was flipping the pages on purpose to attract attention. Just what was he thinking? With her like this now, she was certain he wouldn’t let Baili Yuanlong charge in. The general didn’t have the gall himself either. But was he smearing her on purpose in front of the other man? Baili Yuanlong couldn’t be sure that Long Feiye was inside, but he knew she was! What would he think of her?

Han Yunxi only felt that her heroic name had been ruined at Zhao mama’s hands, then thoroughly destroyed by Long Feiye’s fingers!

Long Feiye only looked at her with interest. When she neither spoke nor lifted her head, he moved his fingers away to send another page turning. At the same time, Baili Yuanlong finally recognized the contents of the book and flushed scarlet. It was unclear whether he was embarrassed or indignant. Very soon, his red face turned dark as his hands formed into fists. Anger dashed to his brow as he glared at the book and became the very image of the black-faced King of Hell. He was taking deep breaths to calm himself down. Many times, he opened his mouth to speak, but was too angry to get out a word. How he wished that he’d guessed wrong, that His Highness wasn’t inside, that it was only that slut Han Yunxi!

In the end, he was left with no alternatives but to glare at Zhao mama. She had been trying to find ways to distract Baili Yuanlong so she could kick the book back under the curtains, but who knew the couple inside would play this out instead! Even though they heard intruders, they were still so calmly flipping through the book!

Are they...still reading?

Zhao mama’s three views were completely overturned. She had no way to judge His Highness, but her impression of the princess had done a 360 degree turn! She looks so proper on the surface, but deep down she’s actually ***[1] and shameless! Those two books are meant for her private viewing. How could she...how could she take them out to read with His Highness? Alright, so they read it, but why are they still acting so unbridled with outsiders present?

Zhao mama didn’t cry, but she still had to wipe at her eyes. Hot and bitter tears laid in wait! She didn’t have to worry about His Highness and the princess after all! Was she simply blind and fretting over nothing? I should just go and quietly make my aged hen stew.

As Baili Yuanlong fumed and raged, Zhao mama lowered her head, bowed her waist, and timidly backed out of the tent. Xu Donglin was burning with impatience as he asked, “Zhao mama, what’s going on? What happened?”

Baili Yuanlong might have the guts to charge inside, but Xu Donglin didn’t even dare to enter the outer partition of the tent. Zhao mama patted his shoulders as she said earnestly, “Boy, be good and obedient. There’s nothing His Highness and the princess can’t do, so don’t worry!”

As she finished, she left, leaving Xu Donglin stunned behind her. Meanwhile, silence reigned inside the tent except for the sound of flipping pages. Baili Yuanlong looked like a fiendish god as he stood there stock still, staring at the book. In the inner chambers, Long Feiye was in a great mood. Even Baili Yuanlong’s temper couldn’t affect him a smidgen. He enjoyed Han Yunxi’s coy expressions as his smile widened. Soon enough, he couldn’t hold back anymore and burst into laughter.

“Heheh! Haha!”

He stopped turning the pages of the book to pick her up with both arms and rest her against his body. Grinning at her he acted as wicked, unbridled, and joyful as he liked! To Baili Yuanlong, his unruly laughs were simply like a mourning keel for the deceased! He couldn’t deceive himself any further--his East Qin crown prince, the sole heir of the East Qin Dynasty, was defying all conventions by immersing himself in the West Qin princess’s boudoir!

Han Yunxi couldn’t accept this and punched Long Feiye’s chest as she murmured, “Enough, you! What do you want to do?”

“Where did those two books come from?” Long Feiye asked instead.

“Let me go! That’s enough!” Han Yunxi was both flustered and exasperated. If this kept on, how were they supposed to keep up their act? Did he really want her to spend the rest of her days in a jail cell? Or did he want to fall out with Baili Yuanlong and incite internal strife?

“You won’t say?” he ignored her worries and protests. “I’ll ask you one more time, who gave it to you?”

“You…” Before she could finish, he flipped her over and pinned her underneath, his eyes cold.

Finally, Han Yunxi grew afraid. She warned him in a low tone, “Long Feiye, have you gone mad?” When he ignored her yet again, Han Yunxi finally capitulated. “Zhao mama gave it to me two days ago!”

“Did you finish reading it all?” Long Feiye asked next.

1. *** was part of the original raws. Feel free to fill in the blanks. :)