Zhu Yu's face, thanks to the good medicine, had already lost its swelling, leaving only a few faint finger marks. Her long black hair was casually draped over her slender, jade-like shoulders. Her skin was like solidified cream, her eyebrows like willow leaves, and her nose like a hanging gall bladder. She was truly a beauty that could topple kingdoms.

That aloof and detached demeanor blended seamlessly with Zhu Yu's cold gaze, as if the woman before him was destined to be a noble queen overlooking all living beings in the world.

Zhu Yu glanced at her indifferently without saying a word.

Outside, Li Feng glanced at Jiang Chuan with disdain.

Jiang Chuan asked, puzzled, "Why are you looking at me like that?"

Li Feng rolled her eyes and asked, "How good are your martial arts skills?"

"What, what do you want to do?" Jiang Chuan took a step back warily, hugging his chest tightly, looking as if to say, "If you dare to force yourself on me, I will never submit."

Li Feng was about to cry from Jiang Chuan's stupidity: "If you're so skilled in martial arts, then why don't you listen inside to see if the prince and young lady are making any noise?"

Jiang Chuan's eyes widened: "You, you, you, you're still not a woman?"

"I...I...of course I'm a woman, but are you a man?" Li Feng scoffed. "You brought such a big bed over just for my young lady to sleep in?"

Jiang Chuan was so angry that he smacked Li Feng on the head. If the circumstances allowed, he would have immediately shown Li Feng whether he was a man or not.

Inside the room, Zhu Yu, who once faced thousands of troops without flinching, was now defeated by a head of black hair.

He doesn't know how to style a woman's hair!

Seeing Lu Xiaoyun leaning smugly to the side, Zhu Yu's brow twitched, and he handed her a comb: "Lu Xiaoyun, serve me by combing my hair."

Lu Xiaoyun didn't move, crossing her arms and lazily looking at Zhu Yu: "Zhu Yu, learn to be humble before asking for favors."

Zhu Yu snorted coldly, threw the comb away, stood up, walked to the bedside, lifted the quilt, and crawled in: "Get out, close the door, I want to rest."

Lu Xiaoyun rubbed her forehead, took a long stride, and walked to the bedside in a few steps. She grabbed Zhu Yu's arms, lifted his small body off the bed, and made him sit up.

Zhu Yu gritted his teeth and glared angrily: "Lu Xiaoyun, what are you trying to do! What are you planning now? I advise you to give up. I have already hidden the Tiger Tally and I will not let you take it away."

Lu Xiaoyun pulled up a stool, straightened her straight hair, and sat down with an air of authority: "I'm not here to take the tiger tally, I have something to tell you."

She wanted to see Zhu Yu's reaction after hearing about it.

Zhu Yu scoffed inwardly. The vast Prince An's mansion was too much for Lu Xiaoyun to handle, so she finally had to turn to him for help.

Hmph, serves her right for not wanting to comb my hair earlier.

Zhu Yu raised an eyebrow: "Speak, what do you need from me? Let me make this clear first, you can say whatever you want, and I'll listen to you. As for whether I'll help you or not, that's my decision."

Lu Xiaoyun was furious. She stood up, turned around and was about to leave. She would discuss this matter with Feng Yan, and let that bastard Zhu Yu do whatever he wanted.

"Lu Xiaoyun, come back!"

Lu Xiaoyun turned around: "Didn't you say you didn't want to listen?"

"Come back. I didn't say I wouldn't listen. Tell me what happened first, and I'll see what to do."

Lu Xiaoyun knew he was arrogant, so she went back to sit down and didn't waste any more words. She briefly informed him that the old emperor had sent the Duke of Zhenguo back to Shengjing in the name of the Crown Prince.

After listening, Zhu Yu looked at Lu Xiaoyun, pondered for a moment, and said solemnly, "So, you suspect that Father Emperor is going to target the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion?"

Lu Xiaoyun twirled her fingers slightly, quietly looking at Zhu Yu without saying a word. She hadn't expected Zhu Yu to be so blunt.

After all, the old emperor was his father.

After saying this, Zhu Yu fell into deep thought, his eyes lowered, and Lu Xiaoyun couldn't see the expression on his face.

After a long pause, Zhu Yu said calmly, "Since Zhang Zhongwei said that the morning court will proceed as usual tomorrow, then you should go to the palace tomorrow to hand over the tiger tally, and then ask for leave to return home to recuperate. Once Father sees this, he will no longer pretend to be sick."

As he spoke, Zhu Yu took out the tiger tally that he always carried with him and handed it to Lu Xiaoyun.

Lu Xiaoyun looked at Zhu Yu in surprise. The man in front of her had a cold and pale face, bloodless lips, and a petite figure. Although he was suffering from injuries, his eyes still showed a strong determination.

Could it be that Zhu Yu's silence just now was due to an internal struggle, ultimately choosing to hand over the tiger tally rather than accept it?

Two days ago, when she came, she told him that she wanted to hand over the tiger tally. He kept saying that she was stupid and even thought that it was a pipe dream for her to want to be a carefree prince. How come she took the initiative to ask him to hand over the tiger tally in the blink of an eye?

Yesterday, she took the tiger tally from her, intending to find an opportunity to lure him out of the room so that Feng Yan or Jiang Chuan could steal it. Unexpectedly, the tiger tally had been kept close to his body all along, and now it has been returned to her.

Could it be that Zhu Yu had some ulterior motive during their marriage?

However, due to a series of unforeseen events, the two of them have now switched bodies, and with the old emperor's actions, Zhu Yu has no choice but to back down and compromise.

Oh!

Seeing that she wasn't taking it, Zhu Yu glared at her and said, "Aren't you going to take it?"

Lu Xiaoyun scoffed at him and snatched the tiger tally from his hand: "Zhu Yu, you know that my father has commanded 200,000 troops to guard the southern border for many years, while you command 200,000 Northern Army soldiers who can fight ten against one. What does this marriage between the two families mean? Why do you still allow this matter to develop?"

Zhu Yu pursed his thin lips and only glanced at Lu Xiaoyun indifferently.

Upon seeing this, Lu Xiaoyun felt a surge of anger rising within her. Could this bastard be plotting something like the old emperor?

He angrily retorted, "Zhu Yu, you don't think my father and brothers are so powerful that you want to get rid of them, do you? Don't forget that my grandfather fought alongside the late emperor to establish this empire and made great contributions to the founding of the Great Zhou. Loyal ministers shouldn't end up like this."

"Later, my grandfather and my father guarded the southern border until their deaths. They never set foot in Shengjing again. They even refused the late emperor's decree to make them kings of different surnames. You should not doubt the loyalty of my Lu family!"

Zhu Yu's face was cold and indifferent as he raised an eyebrow and watched Lu Xiaoyun fly into a rage.

"You shamelessly used my wedding to try and harm my father and brothers! Zhu Yu, you are despicable!"

Lu Xiaoyun was so angry she wanted to curse. Since ancient times, imperial families have been heartless, and Zhu Yu was no exception. If she hadn't been without martial arts skills, she would have really wanted to beat him up.

She was furious. She shouldn't have been so soft-hearted as to let Jiang Chuan go to the kitchen to get the food, and even said she would eat with him from now on. Humph, let him starve to death!

Yesterday, he even dropped a ton of work at the Dali Temple to rush over and save him!

Zhu Yu glanced at her sideways: "Who was it that kept saying not to think the worst of people? Lu Xiaoyun, what are you talking about now? How do you know I would use the wedding to drive the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion and the entire Lu family into a desperate situation?"

"I……"

Lu Xiaoyun glared at Zhu Yu angrily: "You speak, I'm listening." She seemed to be saying, "Let's see what kind of nonsense you can come up with."