Chapter 150
"He's not crazy."
But another palm strike came in an instant, but it was once again blocked by Yan Chaoji. As their bodies intersected, his palm restrained her left arm.
He remained firmly in front of her, unwilling to let go.
"I know what I'm doing."
"Yan Chaoji, do I really need to remind you again of my identity in Minchao this time?" Yingning suddenly spoke up after her attack was blocked.
She was reminding herself.
Yan Chaoji paused, revealing a soft, smooth surface beneath his long, calloused hand, instantly captivating the eye.
He lowered his head, his gaze carefully tracing her deep, captivating beauty, her unrestrained phoenix eyes, his fingertips slowly tracing from her lips to her neck.
It was discovered that, perhaps due to her nervousness, a faint blush had appeared on her cheekbones.
Yan Chaoji's gaze swept intensely over the beauty bone, but he dared not look any further. He gently stroked the area of spiritual bone, as if trying to calm it down.
"Yan Chaoji!"
She shouted angrily and dodged his hand.
Yan Chaoji felt the warmth disappear, and the depth in his eyes deepened.
"What does your identity matter?"
"I think the Emperor of the Western Regions would be happy to see the marriage between the Regent and the Princess of the Western Regions."
But to my surprise, she smiled.
"You're overthinking it." A cold remark surprised Yan Chaoji.
Although her position in the Western Regions was awkward at the moment, it would not be a bad thing for the Western Regions Kingdom if she could marry him.
Why did she say that?
"The emperor of the Western Regions doesn't like you?" Yan Chaoji asked.
But then she saw a hint of mockery in her eyes and said quietly, "It's not that I dislike it."
"It's not that they don't want me to be happy."
Yan Chaoji found it even stranger.
"So Your Highness, Regent, you'd better not try anything with me," Yingning said.
Bai Yingning is the eldest princess of the Western Regions. Even though she is not the same mother as the new emperor of the Western Regions, she is still the granddaughter of King Basun, and the power behind her should not be underestimated.
Because of the rumors that he and she were to be married, Yan Qizhen became very popular in the court.
"If Yan Qizhen can do it, then why can't I?" Yan Chaoji didn't believe her words and thought she was deliberately avoiding him.
The girl in front of him looked up and stared directly at him, her beauty captivating even without makeup.
"But don't tell me that the Emperor of Min Dynasty doesn't care about you?" There was a hint of something deeper in her phoenix eyes, but Yan Chaoji ignored it and remained silent.
Yan Chaoji knew her intention to test him, so he simply reached out and brushed away that beautiful bone once more.
The thin calluses on the man's fingertips, formed from years of wielding a sword, made the beauty's bones blush even more. He gently stroked them along their curves, and the reflection in his eagle eyes was alluring.
He blocked two more attacks and casually lifted the girl's arms into the air.
Then, he bent down and peered in.
In her panicked expression, he touched that beautiful bone, leaving a delicate kiss mark at its base.
His palms clenched, and he was unusually nervous.
The beauty's bones were now even more vibrant, and he raised his head with satisfaction, noticing the scarlet anger in her phoenix eyes.
Even when she's angry, the corners of her eyes are always heavily painted.
Yan Chaoji felt a tingling sensation in his chest, as if some kind of lust was bursting forth, clamoring to plunge him into a scorching abyss, leaving him unable to live or die.
No wonder people often say that the word "desire" is too alluring.
He felt desire for her.
He indulged his lust for her.
The bones of a beautiful woman are hard to decay even after a hundred years; the kiss mark he left today may fade away.
But if one has desires every day, and leaves traces every day...
Will it also learn of my feelings?
As for the Emperor's elder brother?
If he were to have any rumors with her, that high and mighty "royal brother" would certainly be somewhat displeased.
If the regent, whom they already fear, were to marry the princess from the Western Regions, their "elder brother" would surely do everything in his power to stop it.
However, now that he understood his own feelings, he began to carefully consider his options.
It seems some things need to be brought forward.
*
In the imperial city.
Yan Qizhen had just accepted the invitations of several ministers. When he smiled, the misty rain and moonlight shone through his hairpin. His speech was orderly yet still quite humane, causing many ministers who had previously paid no attention to him to re-evaluate this fourth prince.
Although the fourth prince's birth mother was of low status, he had won the favor of the princess of the Western Regions.
Although the marriage alliance was not yet finalized, most of the ministers in the capital were opportunists, and at the first sign of trouble, they immediately swarmed around like wild dogs smelling meat.
"Fourth Prince." A soft voice came from outside the sedan chair.
"Speak," Yan Qizhen said directly as they carried the sedan chair.
"We sent Princess Zhaoning's invitation, but we haven't received a reply for about seven days," the servant beside him whispered.
Yan Qizhen lowered his eyes, but his mind was still replaying the events of that day.
On the day of the royal hunt.
The emperor suddenly flew into a rage in public for some unknown reason. The concubines, officials, and even the princes were all bewildered by the emperor's fury, and the hunting trip ended hastily afterward.
Subsequently, the informant he had planted beside his father delivered a message saying that the emperor had ordered an investigation of all the officials' families who participated in the hunt that day.
In particular, the women who were associated with the regent.
Yan Qizhen stroked the thumb ring in his hand, lost in thought.
The Emperor's actions were indeed suspicious. Why did he suddenly start investigating the connection between the women and the Regent? Could it be that he wanted to arrange a marriage for the Regent?
No, not exactly.
If it were about marriage, why would Father Emperor be so angry?
Yan Qizhen rubbed his brows and suddenly felt something was off.
Although he usually addressed Yan Chaoji as "Little Imperial Uncle," they didn't actually have any real interaction. In fact, not only him, but almost every prince didn't have a deep relationship with Yan Chaoji.
Yan Chaoji occasionally appeared at a few banquets, but spent the rest of his time either in the military camp or at the Regent's Palace.
The Regent of the Min Dynasty was renowned and deeply loved by the people of the Min Dynasty.
Moreover, as all the people know, His Highness the Regent has enjoyed the Emperor's favor for many years and is as close as a brother to His Majesty.
Yan Qizhen even overheard a former palace servant mention that this young imperial uncle had been granted a military tally by the late emperor.
Any prince who harbored even the slightest ambition towards Chu Jun would try to cultivate a good relationship with Yan Chaoji, hoping to gain his favor and thus receive his assistance on his path to becoming the crown prince.
Yan Qizhen had also had this idea, but he failed.
To be precise...
Every prince failed.
Yan Chaoji, the famous regent.
He was unwilling to befriend any of the princes.
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