Chapter 11 The Alluring Fairy
Yu Nian slipped out of the mansion and lavishly booked an entire tavern in the capital.
To appease Chunyu Han, Yu Nian went all out this time.
Sanhualou is one of the top places in Kyoto, so it's fitting for Chunyu Han's status.
Yu Nian waited from dusk till sunset, drinking two pots of tea, but Chunyu Han still didn't appear.
"Tsk... I hope they don't stand me up."
Yu Nian got up and muttered something. Just as she stretched, she heard a commotion coming from the doorway of the room.
"Sir, Sanhualou has been booked out. You can't force your way in."
The boss's voice echoed in the corridor, followed by a rather authoritative male voice.
Is there any place in this world I cannot go?
Hmm? That voice sounds kind of familiar?
Before Yu Nian could even move, the door to the private room was pushed open, and a somewhat unfamiliar face appeared before her.
The man was wearing a light blue round-necked casual suit, yet his noble air was undeniable.
"Yu Nian?"
"Li Mingjin?"
The boss saw that the two knew each other and didn't dare to say anything. He led his men outside. These two were both rich and powerful, and he didn't want to offend anyone.
"How dare you address me by my given name!"
Li Mingjin had someone close the door and stand guard at the entrance, staring at Yu Nian with displeasure.
He had originally planned to bring Rou'er to Sanhualou for dinner today, but when the car arrived downstairs, he was told that the place had been booked. He wondered who was so domineering as to book even the seats for individual customers.
I never expected to see Yu Nian here.
This woman is indeed vicious; she must have found out that he was going to bring Rou'er over, and she deliberately came to make things difficult for him.
"Ha, do you expect me to call you Crown Prince in front of those people? Do I have to kowtow to you three times and nine times?"
Yu Nian was also very unhappy to see Li Mingjin. If Chunyu Han came later, it would be troublesome.
But Yu Nian didn't expect that something even more troublesome would happen.
As soon as the door closed, the surprises she had carefully arranged for Chunyu Han came out one after another.
One by one, men with slender, willow-like figures, dressed in light gauze, stood in a row in front of Li Mingjin, looking ethereal and otherworldly.
Yu Nian: "..."
How could she forget? Her secret code with these people was to close the door.
Looking at these effeminate men, Li Mingjin's face visibly turned from blue to purple.
"You, an unmarried woman, how dare you come here and openly meet with so many men? What kind of behavior is this?"
Li Mingjin waved his hand and chased all the men out.
I thought Chunyu Han was the only one being cuckolded, but I never expected Yu Nian to have this kind of fetish, secretly having an affair with another woman.
"Stop right there!"
Yu Nian quickly stopped them. These people were all hired at great expense. Why should Li Mingjin leave just because he said one thing?
"Who are you to me? It's none of your business who I date. I paid these people to come. If you want to boss them around, you'll have to pay them."
Yu Nian snorted; she couldn't let her lose both her money and her lover.
"You disregard the virtues of women and the rules of propriety, and you have degenerated so self-degradingly. It is truly pathetic. I must have been blind to think that you could be compared to Rou'er."
Li Mingjin was certainly not short of money. He raised his hand and threw the silver notes on the ground, which immediately attracted a group of male prostitutes to scramble for them. The scene of people jostling each other was really quite unsightly.
These male prostitutes seemed alright on ordinary days, but they immediately revealed their true colors. Luckily, we didn't give them to Chunyu Han, otherwise we would have definitely made a fool of ourselves by flattering him.
Yu Nian raised her eyebrows. Li Mingjin came here intentionally to cause trouble. If you don't like it, you don't like it. But it's wrong to make personal attacks.
"Yes, I must have been blind to think you could rival Lord Chunyu!"
"How dare you!"
Li Mingjin had bulging veins on his forehead. Yu Nian actually compared him to a eunuch!
"This world is really something. People become arrogant just because they speak the truth? In terms of height, appearance, and power, Chunyu Han is superior to you in every way. To be fair, Your Highness, please don't always focus on other people's shortcomings."
Yu Nian's words infuriated Li Mingjin. It turned out that her previous submissive attitude towards him was all an act.
"Fine, you're very good. Yu Nian, you just wait and see how long you can be so smug."
Li Mingjin flung his sleeves and left angrily, gritting his teeth.
The prince left, and the male prostitutes all dispersed, leaving only Yu Nian in the large private room.
"Why……"
Yu Nian's perfectly good plan was ruined by Li Mingjin, and judging by the time, Chunyu Han probably won't be showing up either.
Judging from the Crown Prince's expression, their feud is now truly sealed. The look in Li Mingjin's eyes before he left was as if he wanted to strangle her to death.
Yu Nian was puzzled. No matter what, she was Li Mingjin's substitute white moonlight before, so why was Li Mingjin's attitude towards her worse than if he had dug up her ancestral grave?
Yu Nian sighed when she remembered that Li Mingjin was the male protagonist of the book.
As she relaxed, before she could even touch the cushion, a voice came from the window behind her.
"Did Miss Yu invite me to see the play on special occasion?"
Yu Nian turned around abruptly and saw a figure in black sitting against the wide window frame.
Chunyu Han was still wearing a court robe embroidered with golden double python patterns, and a round black gauze covered his dark hair, which made his eyebrows and eyes look even sharper.
The night breeze stirred the blooming crabapple tree by the window, and a crimson petal fell onto the back of Chunyu Han's hand, which was clasping his prayer beads. His dark eyes held an unreadable emotion.
Looking at the person sitting by the window, Yu Nian was speechless for a moment.
He thought to himself that it was a good thing this man was a eunuch, otherwise he would definitely be a vixen who stole the hearts of countless young girls in the capital.
Yu Nian's direct gaze made Chunyu Han feel somewhat displeased.
"Are you mute?"
Yu Nian snapped out of her daze and immediately smiled, her peach blossom eyes sparkling like stars.
"I thought you weren't coming. It's a pity the food is cold. I'll have someone prepare some fresh food."
In fact, Chunyu Han himself thought he wouldn't come, but the four words "See you there" on the invitation Yu Nian gave him seemed to have a magical power.
"No need, just say what you have to say."
Chunyu Han's tone was unusually cold, so cold that it sent chills down one's spine, even in the sweltering heat of late summer.
Especially those unfathomable eyes, which always seem to see right through people's hearts.
"Then I won't beat around the bush with the Regent."
Before Yu Nian came, he had already prepared a set of excuses. Chunyu Han was a suspicious person by nature, and such an excuse would definitely not convince him.
"I want to form an alliance with you, sir."
Yu Nian, who had always been a playful and naive girl, suddenly became serious, her peach blossom eyes sparkling with a clear and firm light.
What a fickle woman! For a moment, Chunyu Han couldn't tell which side was the real Yu Nian.
Looking across the Great Zhao Kingdom, there are at least eight or ten thousand people who want to curry favor with Chunyu Han. To think that you can form an alliance with him after just one meal is wishful thinking.
However, behind Yu Nian stands the Prime Minister's Mansion. If they form an alliance, it would be a good help and driving force for Chunyu Han's plan.
Chunyu Han raised his hand, beckoning Yu Nian to come closer, and whispered something in Yu Nian's ear.
"You want to form an alliance, unless..."
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