Chapter 66 You're so handsome!
Behind the screen, someone who claimed to be avoiding the area was lying on the table, squinting and peeking through the gap in the screen.
A figure in dark blue walked into the outer hall.
"Your humble servant Lu Tao greets Your Excellency the Regent."
The visitor gave a standard salute. Although the Minister's official rank was only below that of the Regent and the Prime Minister, Lu Tao dared not be perfunctory with Chunyu Han.
Chunyu Han, a first-rank official, was a man of exceptional talent and integrity.
"Minister Lu, you're too kind."
Chunyu Han glanced at the screen, thinking that Yu Nian behind it must have already heard it.
Behind the screen, just as Chunyu Han had expected, Yu Nian had been listening intently ever since he introduced himself, not for any other reason than that Lu Tao was Lu Mingzhu's father!
She peeked at Lu Tao through the gap and vaguely noticed that the hem of his clothes was trembling slightly.
Indeed, Lu Tao is a member of the Crown Prince's faction. It would be strange if he wasn't nervous coming to the Regent's Palace, the Crown Prince's mortal enemy, on business.
"This humble official has come to collect the document stamped by the Regent."
Those eight bandits were detained at the Eastern Depot, a lawless place. Without Chunyu Han's documents, even if Lu Tao, the Minister of Justice, went there, he couldn't take the prisoners away.
If the Emperor hadn't attached great importance to this case and kept such a close eye on it, Lu Tao wouldn't have personally come to find Chunyu Han, that ruthless devil.
No rush.
Chunyu Han lowered his eyes somewhat lazily, exuding a strong sense of oppression from head to toe.
These two words sent a chill down Lu Tao's spine, making his palms sweat profusely. It seemed that getting the documents smoothly today would not be easy.
"Minister Lu, you may not know this, but with the wedding approaching, my fiancée is quite anxious lately. I've heard that she has a good relationship with Miss Lu the Second from the Minister's residence. I wonder if it would be possible for Miss Lu to stay with her for a while, and then return to the residence after the wedding."
Chunyu Han's unhurried tone didn't seem to be asking Lu Tao at all; his slender fingers tapped absently on the documents on the table.
The implication was clear: if you don't agree, you can forget about getting the document.
“My daughter is sickly and rarely goes out; I’m afraid she is not up to the task.”
Despite the immense pressure, Lu Tao replied to Chunyu Han.
If I help with this, and it gets back to the Crown Prince, it will definitely cause trouble.
"Being sickly is just right. Young Master Yu was once an imperial physician, so he can help Second Miss Lu get a timely diagnosis. Wouldn't that be killing two birds with one stone?"
Chunyu Han's patience was running out, and his tone had become quite cold by the time he finished speaking.
A chilling aura surged in his unfathomable black eyes, as if a lurking beast were about to pounce and tear Lu Tao to shreds.
Lu Tao's heart skipped a beat, and he dared not say anything more to refuse.
"Then I will humbly accept your offer. Thank you for your kindness, sir."
When Lu Tao received the document from Chunyu Han, his back was already soaked with sweat.
Lu Tao fled from the Honeysuckle Pavilion as if running away. Chunyu Han was sitting in the armchair, and before he could get up, a light-colored shadow hopped and skipped onto him.
Yu Nian excitedly gave Chunyu Han a big hug and sincerely praised him.
"Sir, you are so handsome!"
Yu Nian almost burst out laughing when she saw Lu Tao's expression—clearly having been humiliated, yet still having to thank Chunyu Han.
Yu Nian had one leg curled up, and now her weight was pressing down on Chunyu Han. With her soft and fragrant body in his arms, Chunyu Han's body stiffened unnaturally.
"You're amazing! Are you a mind reader? You can even know what I'm thinking."
Yu Nian was genuinely happy and felt it was amazing. She had just been worrying about this matter, and Chunyu Han had solved her immediate problem with just a few words.
Yu Nian felt that Chunyu Han at this moment was not just a thousand years old, but practically ten thousand years old!
The girl's sweet fragrance wafted into Chunyu Han's nostrils, like a gardenia blooming after the rain, fresh and elegant. Chunyu Han's ears felt hot, he raised his chin and turned his face away, his tone stiff, and he pulled Yu Nian down like an octopus.
"Get down. I am not some filthy creature like a roundworm."
Yu Nian was too injured to put weight on one leg, so she hopped on the ground on one leg.
"Look at you, I was just praising you, why are you getting angry again?"
"If you want me to calm down, give me what I want."
Chunyu Han has been sleeping well lately, and Yu Nian is about to return to the Prime Minister's residence, so Chunyu Han naturally wants the thing that can help him sleep peacefully.
Yu Nian's face fell almost instantly. Heh, she knew it. Chunyu Han, that loser, would never be so kind as to help her.
So that's where they were waiting for her.
However, compared to Lu Mingzhu's life, that sleeping sachet seemed less important.
Moreover, if Chunyu Han could sleep peacefully every night, his temper would be milder, which would help reduce his killing karma.
No matter how you look at it, this is a sure-fire way to make money. Yu Nian reached into her bosom and pulled out her precious sachet.
"Here you go."
Yu Nian placed the sachet in Chunyu Han's hand; the sapphire blue sachet still retained Yu Nian's body heat.
Some are scorching hot.
Chunyu Han looked down at the sachet and suddenly found it a little funny. Yu Nian actually carried this thing with her every day and hid it there. What normal girl would hide something there?
"This thing can have such miraculous effects?"
Chunyu Han held the sachet by its hanging string, picked it up and examined it repeatedly, but didn't find anything particularly special about it.
Why would I lie to you about this? It wouldn't do me any good. If you don't believe me, that's fine too.
Yu Nian sat down, holding onto the stool, and shrugged nonchalantly.
"This is too ugly. I heard that your needlework was taught by the best embroiderer in the capital. Go back and make a new dough and send it to me."
Chunyu Han casually tossed the sachet to Yu Nian. It was Yu Nian's minimalist sachet, which was indeed a bit shabby compared to the gold-embroidered and silver-decorated ones that Chunyu Han usually used.
But as long as it works well, that's all that matters. Besides, you only use it when you sleep, so what's the big deal?
And that damned Zihong, the original owner was taught by the Weaver Girl who descended to earth, but by the time it came to her, nothing was left.
Yu Nian is a master at scientific research, but she's completely clueless when it comes to things like embroidery.
"Sir, sometimes, rumors aren't always true..."
Yu Nian was only halfway through her sentence when Chunyu Han's icy gaze immediately silenced her. She couldn't say anything more, or Chunyu Han would get angry again.
"It's nothing either?"
Chunyu spoke in a cold voice, which made Yu Nian shiver unexpectedly.
"I mean, the rumors aren't all false. Just you wait and see, I'll definitely do a good job to your satisfaction."
Yu Nian forced a smile, but inwardly she was groaning. Why was it her leg that was injured, and not her hand?
"You're smart to know what's good for you."
Yu Nian's answer dissipated much of Chunyu Han's terrifying chill.
"Canghai, escort Miss Yu back to her residence, via the south gate."
Yu Nian didn't quite understand Chunyu Han's words. The Regent's Mansion only had one main gate in the east and one back gate in the west. Where was there any south gate?
To the south, there's only that one wall that Yu Nian often climbs over...
Damn it, her leg is already like this, this jerk doesn't still want her to climb over the wall, does he?
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