The arrival of Shangguan Tianyun was like a drop of water falling into a pot of boiling oil, causing countless splattering oil droplets to appear.
The people at the table had different thoughts and were all somewhat puzzled. Who was this woman? How could she sit so openly next to the general?
Moreover, judging from this posture, she seems to be quite favored by the general.
Qin Feifei's delicate face stiffened slightly. She had already inquired beforehand and learned that General Yang Wei had not yet taken a wife, and not only that, he didn't even have a concubine. So where did this woman come from?
Qin Feifei was quite ambitious and was regarded as the most beautiful woman in Xihai City. She had extremely high requirements for her husband, and Xiao Ziwu's family background was very much to her liking.
I'd rather be a nobleman's concubine than a commoner's wife.
Qin Feifei was not willing to live in such a remote place as Xihai City. She had finally found such a golden opportunity as Xiao Ziwu, and she would not let it go so easily.
Tianyun had heard of Qin Feifei's beauty. She avoided the large hand that the prince was using to tease her cheek and looked up at Qin Feifei.
The two women's gazes met in mid-air. Qin Feifei's slightly upturned peach blossom eyes flashed with intense hostility, while Tian Yun's gaze remained calm and composed, mostly observing.
Before Tianyun could ponder why this Miss Qin was so hostile towards her upon their first meeting, her train of thought was interrupted by a man who was jealous that her attention wasn't on him.
With his hand firmly gripping her waist, Xiao Ziwu exerted a little force, and Tianyun's half body nestled into his arms in full view of everyone.
Caught off guard, she was embraced tightly by him. Her white earlobes flushed a faint blush, and her trembling fingertips tried to push him away in vain.
"There are a lot of people watching..."
"Since everyone else is looking at me, why isn't my sweetheart looking at me, hmm?"
Xiao Ziwu's expression relaxed, his usual coldness vanished, and his eyes seemed to burn with tenderness. His voice was also slightly hoarse.
Tianyun stared intently for a while. He suspected that this person had probably practiced some kind of seductive art during their ten-day separation, because he now looked like a male fox spirit in human form, bewitching and alluring.
This caught her off guard!
"Your Highness..."
The two were exchanging glances when a shy yet resentful call came from the head of the table.
Xiao Ziwu opened his eyelids and met Qin Feifei's gaze. He remained silent, only using his eyes to ask, "What do you want?"
At the head of the table, Qin Feifei's face turned completely red. She had only wanted to interrupt their tender moment, but before she could find a good excuse, she couldn't help but call out to him.
Seeing that her lips were trembling and she couldn't say anything for a long time, Tianyun knew that she was trying to get the prince's attention. He felt a bitter taste in his mouth.
Xiao Ziwu was not very interested in what she was about to say.
Seeing that she was holding back her words, he didn't pay much attention. He simply took a sago palm fruit from the long table, carefully peeled it, and fed it to the young woman, completely ignoring the astonished looks of the crowd.
Yang Yong lowered his head and sighed, unable to bear the sight.
Your Highness, the authority of the husband is failing!
He was quite adept at serving women, but seeing the incomparably beautiful Qin Feifei looking on the verge of tears, her heart must have been shattered.
Gao Fan Guo was food seized from the defeated Western Huan army; it was sweet, delicious, and juicy.
The skin is tightly stuck to the flesh, making it difficult to peel and easy to get your hands sticky with juice.
To maintain a ladylike and dignified demeanor, few of the young ladies at the table touched the fruit. Although they were drooling over it, they dared not trouble their husbands to do it, for fear of being reprimanded if they ate it.
Tianyun, however, accepted his feeding without any qualms.
Compared to meat and pastries, she preferred these sweet and refreshing fruits. The kaempferia galanga was thirst-quenching and delicious, and she couldn't help but get addicted to them. Before long, she had eaten three or five of them.
Tianyun hooked her arm around His Highness's and stared at him longingly, complaining that he was peeling the clothes too slowly.
They look just like little kittens begging for food.
Xiao Ziwu glanced at her with amusement, then slowly took the hot towel and wiped her hands.
"Gao Fan Guo is cold in nature, you should not use it anymore."
He smiled, reached out and wiped her full lips with his finger, removing the juice that had accidentally gotten on her rosy lips. He then unabashedly put it into his own mouth and tasted it. "Hmm, it tastes really good."
Tianyun blushed deeply, her face turning bright red. She didn't have his composure and felt as if the probing gazes of everyone at the table were about to engulf her. She tried to escape by hiding in his arms, her toes curling up in embarrassment.
"You...you can peel it again if you want to eat it..."
The little one can't even speak properly anymore.
Seeing her genuine embarrassment, Xiao Ziwu chuckled, his eyes filled with even more delight. "Even if I peel it, it will still end up in my darling's mouth. How can I possibly take it from you?"
Tianyun thought to himself, "This is no reason for you to taste the juice on my lips!"
Three or five are simply not enough to satisfy a craving.
"Let me have one more." She tremblingly raised her index finger, her words filled with sincerity, her bright, watery eyes captivating.
It seemed that if he didn't give her another one, he would be a heinous criminal.
Xiao Ziwu turned his head to look at her helplessly, and could only coax her gently, "After the banquet, I'll ask the city lord of Xihai City for some to take back. You can't eat any more tonight, have you forgotten the pain of your first period..."
He specifically asked the doctor if a person with a weak constitution or who likes to eat cold foods would experience more severe abdominal pain during menstruation, so he intentionally limited the amount she ate.
Unexpectedly, he brought this up, and Tianyun quickly covered his mouth with her trembling fingers.
"Stop talking!!"
They are truly silent until they make a stunning statement.
In order to cover his mouth completely, Tianyun squeezed the other half of her body into his arms, her ears turning bright red. She was completely impressed by him and dared not mention eating fruit again.
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