Chapter 300 Another Encounter with a Pair of Wild Lovers

Chen Yuru rushed over and grabbed his arm.

Don't go!

Hu Feng took large strides and walked quickly and hurriedly, almost dragging people along with him.

Chen Yuru couldn't keep up with him and almost fell over as he dragged her.

Hu Feng paused, turned around, and helped the person up.

Chen Yuru's eyes were filled with tears. "I'm begging you, please go back to your capital and don't stop me from living a good life, okay?"

I will try my best to give you a good life.

"you……"

"I'm serious. I will work hard to make something of myself, give you a good life, marry you, and live a life of mutual respect and harmony, instead of making you someone's concubine, forced to smile at others, compete with the women in the harem, be bullied by the wife, and ostracized by the concubines."

Hu Feng didn't care whether she was sincere to him or not; as long as she turned around, he would always be there for her.

"You almost died at the hands of the Wang family a few months ago, have you forgotten? Those men are all selfish and cold-hearted, they couldn't protect you!"

“You’re a man too, how can you be cursing yourself…” Chen Yuru didn’t deny what he said, Yun Xiuwen was the best example.

"Because I am a man, I understand men. I am not rich or powerful, so I don't have a bunch of women in my backyard. I believe that with my own hands and strength, I can make sure you have enough to eat and wear."

“I’m a criminal now! I can’t even leave this village. I have to work in the fields every day. There’s no future for us. Go back to the capital. In a few months, you’ll forget about me and find a good family to marry.”

“I don’t want anyone but you. If you can’t leave, then I’ll stay in town and find a job. I’ll come to see you every few days, and I’ll also try to find a way to get rid of your status as a convict.”

"I……"

Chen Yuru hesitated again. Unless there was an imperial decree to pardon her, she would be an exile for the rest of her life.

Seeing her hesitation, Hu Feng knew she had feelings for him, so he boldly pulled her into his arms.

Chen Yuru caught a glimpse of two figures not far away who quickly sprang away.

Hu Feng felt a sudden emptiness in his arms and a sense of desolation in his heart. "You still don't want to."

"I think you were too impulsive. This is such a big matter. You should go back and discuss it with Master Liao and the others before making a decision." Chen Yuru lowered her head and left quickly.

Hu Feng has a bright future ahead of him if he returns to the capital. He shouldn't stay here for her sake; he'll definitely blame her in the future for hindering his career.

It's better to cut your losses in time.

Hu Feng turned around and saw Yun Zhaoxue behind him, and Xiao Xuance holding an umbrella for her.

"We just happened to be passing by."

I was about to leave, but after listening to a few sentences I found interesting and kept listening.

The three of them walked back, passing a small path, where they heard Su Wan'er's complaints coming from the bushes.

"Zhao Jiu, the Black Jade Rejuvenating Ointment was clearly mine, but she stole it from me with her flawed self-inflicted injury scheme. Yun Jiaoyue has long disliked me and wanted to kill me, and now she is even more determined to kill me because of the child in her belly."

The prince also sided with her, and they all bullied me. Every night, my legs hurt so much that I couldn't sleep.

Could you please take me with you on your way north? I don't want to stay here anymore. I want to go back to Lin'an. I want to go home. Please help me, sob sob…

Zhao Jiu waved his hand in fright, "No, no."

Why not?

"You are a convict, and I am the escort. We've fulfilled our duty by delivering you. If I take you away, I will become a wanted criminal by the imperial court, and we will both lose our lives."

"I'll give you five thousand taels of silver if you escort me back to Lin'an."

"It's really no good. This is a job that could cost me my head. I wouldn't even dare to do it for 50,000 taels."

"You're such a coward, you can't do this or that."

If she could, she would have run away by herself long ago, because she didn't have a travel permit and could have easily gotten away by disguising herself as a man and blending into the escort team.

This was her only option.

Zhao Jiu turned and left; he couldn't help with this.

Su Wan'er went all out, untying her belt and inner garment, taking off her outer robe, leaving only her bodice, and pounced on him, wrapping her arms around his strong, narrow waist. Through the thin clothes, they pressed tightly together, the curves of her chest fitting perfectly into the arc of his back, like two pieces of warm jade merging together.

"Zhao Jiu, I love you. Please take me with you. Once I become the eldest daughter of the Su family, you will be the Su family's son-in-law..."

The moment Zhao Jiu was lifted up, his body jolted violently, and he froze on the spot as if struck by lightning, unsure of how to react.

Su Wan'er sensed it too and thought he wanted to become a live-in son-in-law. Right, being a live-in son-in-law would be looked down upon.

She continued, "It's alright if you don't want to be a live-in son-in-law. I'll have my father give us some money to start a business and let you be the boss. I can see that you have lofty ambitions and won't be content with being a lowly official. But it's too difficult to stand out in the imperial court. Once you have money, it will be easier to become an official if you want to, won't it?"

Let's calm them down first.

She is young, beautiful, and rich.

It was an honor for Zhao Jiu to be able to get close to her.

Su Wan'er placed her hand on his belt, slipped one hand inside her clothes, and rubbed her cheek against his hard back.

"A-Jiu, I know you like me too."

"I like all beautiful women. I like a lot of people."

Su Wan'er suddenly pulled her hand away, her eyes reddening, tears wetting her long eyelashes, and the teardrops fell, leaving dark marks on Zhao Jiu's back.

"You heartless man, how could you do this to me? I've been so devoted to you, I dream of you every night, how could you betray me like this..."

Zhao Jiu turned around in fright, "How could you like me? You are the prince's woman. Sigh, don't cry. It's my fault for being fickle. I deserve to die. I'm not worthy of your feelings for me. Forget about me."

He really didn't dare take her away.

First, Master Liao would definitely not agree, as it concerns the lives of all the escorts.

Second, he was afraid of dying.

"It's okay. Even if you're a womanizer and have other women in your heart, I don't mind. As long as you're mine, I believe you'll like me." Su Wan'er wiped away her tears forcefully, as if she were heartbroken but pretending to be strong.

She reached out to grab his belt, and Zhao Jiu, terrified, clutched his belt tightly and backed away, pulling her into his arms along with him.

"Hey, why are you taking off my belt? Loosen it, loosen it, don't do this in broad daylight."

Su Wan'er nestled into his arms and kissed his bobbing Adam's apple.

She drew circles on his chest with her little hand. "Jiulang, just say yes. Marrying me will only bring benefits and no harm. The Su family is rich, and we can afford to raise eighteen children in the future. Let me help support the Zhao family's business."

She once overheard someone telling the escorts that his greatest wish was to save money to get married, have ten or eight children, and break the three-generation single-son rule in the Zhao family.

Zhao Jiu was still a novice, and he couldn't withstand such teasing. He froze and dared not move.

Help! Someone please save him!

Hu Feng glanced at the two people beside him and, seeing that neither of them intended to stop him or leave, couldn't help but cough softly twice, "cough cough..."

The two people in the bushes were startled by the sound, covered their clothes, turned their backs, and quickly tied their belts.

Zhao Jiu thought that King Xuan had come to catch them in adultery, and he broke out in a cold sweat, intending to flee for his life.

"Hurry up and get yourself ready, don't embarrass yourself!"

"Brother Feng? It's you! You scared me to death! There's no one else but you, right?"

"have!"

"Who?" Zhao Jiu was so frightened that he drew his sword.

Su Wan'er was also scared and quickly ran behind Zhao Jiu, staring in the direction from which the sound came.

Yun Zhaoxue reached out and parted the grass.

Xiao Xuance pressed her hand down, walked ahead to clear the way, and led her into the bushes.

"It's me."

"Princess? It's you. I..." Su Wan'er saw her and stepped out from behind her, a hint of embarrassment on her face. "Will you look down on me?"

Even when she was exiled, she handled every predicament with ease and composure, as if nothing could faze her, while I, on the other hand, had no skills and only knew how to resort to despicable means.

She is the legitimate daughter of the Su family and has a straightforward personality. Only in front of Yun Zhaoxue does she feel a little inferior.