Chapter 154 Are you still thinking about him?
It was as if a war without gunpowder had come to an end, and the victors and vanquished were immediately apparent.
Li Mingjin stared intently in the direction Chunyu Han had left, feeling as if a heavy stone was pressing on his chest, making it hard to breathe.
He threw the longbow he was clutching onto the table; he had lost all interest in riding a horse and shooting arrows.
"Return to the East Palace."
Chunyu Han, you just wait and see how long you can be happy.
...
With a high level of activity during the day, Yu Nian's appetite became better than usual in the evening.
Chunyu Han, as usual, did not eat, but under Yu Nian's coaxing, he ate a few mouthfuls of soup, then sat at the table to read and eat with Yu Nian.
Canghai hurried into Yu Garden and whispered something in Chunyu Han's ear.
"What is he here for?"
Chunyu Han's expression shifted slightly, a hint of surprise in his eyes.
"I didn't know, I only said that I had important business to discuss with you."
After a moment of contemplation, Chunyu Han spoke slowly.
"Take them to the living room."
Chunyu Han put down his book and glanced at Yu Nian, who was eating heartily.
"You don't need to wait for me tonight."
Yu Nian wiped her mouth with a handkerchief and nodded obediently to Chunyu Han.
Chunyu Han rarely receives guests in the evenings, so it seems he has something important to discuss. It would be best if they talked until the wee hours of the morning and didn't come back, so that Yu Nian could have the big bed all to herself.
Yu Nian was secretly delighted. As soon as Chunyu Han left, she asked Chun Tao to prepare a bath for her. Because of riding a horse, she felt exhausted all over and was determined to turn off the lights and go to bed early tonight.
In the front courtyard reception room, Chunyu Han met his guest.
Li Mingjin, dressed in a light yellow round-necked prince's casual robe, sat calmly in the hall drinking tea.
This was Chunyu Han's recollection of Li Mingjin's first time stepping into the Regent's Palace.
Something unusual must be going on. Chunyu Han is waiting to see what kind of trouble Li Mingjin is up to.
"What brings Your Highness here?"
Li Mingjin looked up. He had been waiting here for so long, and he thought Chunyu Han wouldn't come to see him.
He was absolutely confident that he could break through Chunyu Han's weakness this time, but only if he could see him.
"It is a great inconvenience for me to visit at this time. But seeing you at the horse farm today, I suddenly remembered that I have not yet sent a wedding gift to Lord Chunyu. Since I have some free time, I will personally deliver it to you to show my sincerity."
Li Mingjin waved his hand, and his personal eunuch Fulu immediately came forward, bringing over a carved wooden box.
"Please accept this as a gift, sir."
Li Mingjin's friendly and amiable demeanor made it seem as if he wasn't the one who had angrily smashed his bow at the horse farm that afternoon.
"Thank you, Your Highness."
Chunyu Han's tone was calm, revealing no emotion.
This is the imperial court, where people fight to the death in secret, but on the surface everything remains calm.
Li Mingjin got up to say goodbye, and before leaving, he brushed past Chunyu Han and gave him a very deliberate reminder.
"Please make sure to open and check before throwing it away, so you don't regret it later."
Chunyu Han's eyes turned slightly cold. Li Mingjin wouldn't speak without reason, and he certainly wouldn't send Chunyu Han anything nice...
"Open the sea."
Chunyu Han spoke calmly, wanting to see what kind of congratulatory gift Li Mingjin would give him.
Canghai accepted the order and opened the box, inside which was a thick stack of envelopes, about a dozen in total.
"Please take a look, sir."
Each letter had the words "To Your Highness" written in delicate handwriting on its cover.
At a glance, it's clear that it's written in the delicate small regular script of a young lady, and it's quite well-written, showing great skill.
Once unfolded, even the letter paper inside was quite valuable.
It looks like a love letter, with somewhat sentimental words, full of the complicated thoughts and feelings of a young woman.
Chunyu Han couldn't stand it anymore. Why did Li Mingjin personally come to his door to deliver this?
Li Mingjin was quite popular among noble ladies in Kyoto, so receiving love letters was not uncommon for him.
What's unusual is that, looking down, one sees the same four delicate characters at the end of the love letter.
Written by Yu Nian.
The four words, like a whirlpool, captivated Chunyu Han's gaze.
"Take them all apart."
Chunyu Han's voice was filled with an unprecedented coldness, and Canghai quickly took action. His master had not been so angry since his marriage.
One by one, the letters were taken out and unfolded, and without exception, each one had the same signature.
The handwriting reflects the person; the elegant small regular script evokes the image of a delicate, flower-like girl.
"Sir, this is definitely not..."
Canghai realized the seriousness of the matter and wanted to defend Yu Nian, but he was kicked out by Chunyu Han as soon as he opened his mouth.
"Get out of here. If even a single word of what happened today is leaked, you will come back with your head."
An extreme, bone-chilling cold had spread to every corner of the hall. Canghai felt a chill run through him and dared not utter another word.
Canghai withdrew and closed the door, but he could not shut out Chunyu Han's anger.
The contents of those letters were etched into Chunyu Han's mind, never to be forgotten.
It turns out she wasn't incapable of writing well; she wrote very well, she just didn't want to write for him.
She even wrote love poems for Li Mingjin...
No wonder Li Mingjin was so smug; he deliberately sent these things to annoy Chunyu Han.
Even though he knew it was a clumsy tactic, Chunyu Han's anger surged uncontrollably, like magma erupting, burning everything in an instant and causing widespread devastation.
Chunyu Han drew his longsword from the shelf, its sharp blade flashing with cold light. With a swift stroke, he cleaved the box in two.
He had always wanted to kill Li Mingjin, but Li Mingjin's identity was special, so Chunyu Han endured and plotted, accumulating strength.
But now he wanted to throw all his worries to the back of his mind, cut off his head, and throw it in front of that heartless woman, Yu Nian.
If she dared to shed a single tear for Li Mingjin, then I'd chop her up too, so she wouldn't lie to him anymore.
...
The night watchman's clapper sounded three times, and Yu Nian turned over in bed and fell fast asleep.
Suddenly I felt a chill on my body, and the blanket was pulled off.
At this moment, no one but Chunyu Han would do such a thing. Yu Nian rubbed her sleepy eyes, looking at Chunyu Han with a helpless expression through the clear moonlight.
Is this ancestor a robot? Doesn't it need to sleep? Even robots need to be charged when they run out of power!
"Husband, what's wrong?"
As Yu Nian spoke, she yawned.
What's wrong... you little liar, how dare she ask him what's wrong?
Chunyu Han's expression was obscured by shadows, but Yu Nian's intuition told her that something was wrong with him.
Just as she was about to sit up and call for someone to light the lamp, she was pushed back onto the couch by a tremendous force.
"You've been drinking..."
Unlike his usual crisp, woody agarwood scent, Chunyu Han now exuded a strong smell of alcohol, and even his breath became more scorching.
Their noses touched lightly, and Chunyu Han's somewhat hoarse voice came through the conversation.
"Tell me, are you still thinking about the Crown Prince?"
Chunyu Han was too close, his dark, deep eyes carrying a powerful sense of oppression.
Yu Nian's drowsiness was completely crushed by this oppressive feeling.
Why bring up Li Mingjin out of the blue? Yu Nian was startled. Did Chunyu Han find out about her sneaking around?
"Um...actually I...um..."
His burning lips pressed against hers, silencing Yu Nian's just-open mouth.
It's not about teasing her, coaxing her, or biting her, but about truly kissing her.
He skillfully pried open her teeth and aggressively conquered her territory.
He didn't want to hear her answer anymore; he was afraid that the little liar's words would be nothing but lies wrapped in sweet sentiment.
Yu Nian, once you've entered my door, you're mine. Even if you die, you'll be buried with me.
In Yu Nian's mind, a mechanical system notification sounded.
[Alert! Chunyu Han's yandere level has been raised to level two!]
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