Chapter 22 Embracing a Beauty? Bah, you lecherous scoundrel!
Yuan Yan lay on the ground, pretending to be unconscious, while listening to the entire conversation between the two.
Grain transport, spies...Empress Dowager...
[Host, listen, they really are after the grain transport!] The system panicked after hearing just a couple of sentences and urged Yuan Yan to arrest the two of them immediately.
Upon hearing the rest of the story, the system learned that the male dancer was actually a spy from another country who had infiltrated the Phoenix Kingdom, and that he was even a prince. The system was so surprised that it fell silent.
[What should we do, host? How did investigating the grain transport cause enemy countries to get involved? This is too chaotic...]
“They didn’t get involved because of the grain transport. Judging from their appearance, they must have been developing their power in the Phoenix Kingdom for a long time… To be able to easily place people next to me, a princess, and even plan to steal this batch of deficit grain transport, they have quite the appetite,” Yuan Yan commented.
As for the male dancer's special identity, that was something Yuan Yan hadn't expected.
"Now that we know their plans, why don't we take this opportunity to arrest them quickly?" the system worriedly suggested.
“No rush, I still have a use for Yu’er. He was a decoy to mislead the officials of Chuzhou. Now that he’s gone, Cao Jinjin and the others will start to be suspicious again.” Yuan Yan shook his head.
"It would be better to keep them by our side for now, keep an eye on them, and see what tricks they're up to."
"You have to cast a long line to catch a big fish... Today's events were an unexpected bonus."
Yuan Yan didn't plan to arrest anyone right away, so he continued to feign unconsciousness.
After finishing her conversation with her subordinates, Yu'er estimated that the incense's effects should be worn off, so she returned to Yuan Yan's side.
He loosened his clothes, helped Yuan Yan back onto the bed, and spilled some wine on the room and on both of them before lying down next to Yuan Yan.
Yuan Yan found it amusing to see him so busy.
"Hmm... What's wrong with me? I feel stiff all over, and my head is spinning. I feel quite unwell."
To coordinate with Yu'er's performance, Yuan Yan timely rubbed his head and "woke up".
This King of Yue is too arrogant!
She's a grown woman, and after lying on the ground for just a short while, she's already aching all over and feeling uncomfortable everywhere. How can she be so difficult to take care of?
Upon hearing this, Yu'er's smile froze, and she couldn't help but find it hard to believe.
However, fearing that Yuan Yan might discover something amiss, he could only explain in a gentle and polite manner.
"His Highness just drank with Yu'er, and he got drunk and lay on the ground. It took Yu'er a lot of effort to help His Highness back to bed..."
Yuan Yan was still pretending to be unconscious: "Is that so? But I don't remember drinking any wine."
Yu'er was choked by her words.
Why does Yuan Yan have so many questions? If he hadn't witnessed her fall into a coma, he probably would have doubted the effectiveness of his medicine by now.
"It seems Your Highness drank too much and forgot in your drunkenness... If you don't believe me, Your Highness, look how strong Your Highness is when you're drunk. You even tore Lu's clothes, and it hurt Lu a lot."
Yu'er said in a sweet voice, a hint of grievance naturally showing on her beautiful face.
Was this man trying to take advantage of her "drunkenness" to make her mistakenly believe that they had already engaged in intimate acts, thus deceiving her into believing it was all over?
Yuan Yan gave an "oh" and didn't say whether he believed it or not, only saying, "Perhaps I really am drunk. It's a real pity that I don't remember anything, including my intimacy with the beauty."
What's there to regret? If a lecher like you actually touched her, that would be bad luck.
Yu'er was so angry at her deliberately frivolous behavior that she gritted her teeth and couldn't help but curse in her heart.
However, Yuan Yan then said, "I was drunk tonight, and my beauty took great care of me. Thank you for your hard work. Tomorrow, my beauty will accompany me on my outing."
Yu'er was more than happy to do so, eager to stay by Yuan Yan's side and hear her discussions with the Chuzhou officials, so she readily agreed.
"Your Highness, I will obey your will," Yu'er said gently.
...
The following day, Yuan Yan accepted Cao Jinjin's invitation again and went on an outing with these officials.
On the cruise ship, the women were accompanied by two or three men, chatting, drinking, and having fun.
Yuan Yan held Yu'er in his arms, one hand roaming over the beauty in his embrace.
"It seems that I made the right choice with this gift; His Highness seems to like it very much."
Cao Jinjin was delighted to see this scene, and a smile naturally appeared on his face.
"Who doesn't love gold, silver, fine wine, and beautiful women? I am but a common man, and naturally, I am no exception to the common desires of ordinary people." Yuan Yan smiled lightly.
"Your Highness is joking." Cao Jinjin shook his head with a smile. "Your Highness is of noble birth, the beloved daughter of His Majesty, a member of the imperial family. What heavenly treasures haven't you seen? How could you lack gold, silver, and beautiful women?"
“I think that what Attendant Cao said is wrong. Gold and silver may be vulgar, but they have great supernatural powers. They can reach the heavens above and the netherworld below. Who in this world would complain about having too much gold and silver? Such wonderful things are always better the more the better.” Yuan Yan knew that Cao Jinjin was still testing her, so she deliberately pretended to be a greedy person and said lightly.
Judging from the King of Yue's tone... could he be implying that she should send him money?
Upon hearing this, Cao Jinjin was not angry but rather pleased.
The positions of grain transport warehouse officials have always been highly lucrative. In the minds of these warehouse officials, anything that can be solved with money is not a problem.
Therefore, she was not afraid of the King of Yue making demands, but rather of her not wanting anything at all.
Since the King of Yue has taken the initiative to solicit bribes, things are much easier now. Once the money is received, the King of Yue will turn a blind eye to their behavior, making this a very profitable deal.
However, things had progressed too smoothly so far, and Cao Jinjin still harbored a sliver of doubt, unable to fully believe it. He scrutinized Yuan Yan's expression, trying to discern her sincerity.
At the same time, Yu'er was held in Yuan Yan's arms, and she felt itchy and hot from his touch, which made her very uncomfortable.
Yuan Yan's other hand was like an iron hoop, wrapped around his waist, burning hot, making it hard for Yu'er to ignore.
He resisted in his heart, but every time Yuan Yan showed affection to him, it was in front of many people. Yu'er couldn't resist, so she could only endure it and pour him wine.
Yu'er had always despised women who would take advantage of men at the drop of a hat.
Whenever he had a mission, he would prepare a secret incense. If he encountered a lustful woman, he would use the incense to knock her out and never let her get close to him.
I'll kill him as soon as the mission is over; it would be doing a service to the people.
His method had always worked before, but this time it backfired on Yuan Yan, who took full advantage of him.
Yu'er desperately wanted to remove the hand that was tightly wrapped around him, but because she still needed Yuan Yan, she couldn't immediately turn against him and could only force herself to endure it.
As Yuan Yan went further and further, Yu'er couldn't take it anymore. She quickly pretended to be shy, grabbed Yuan Yan's arm, and said coquettishly, "Your Highness is so annoying... There are so many people here. If Your Highness continues like this, I won't stand for it!"
"I did nothing."
Yuan Yan paid no attention to these words and continued his work without stopping. "My beauty, why don't you tell me how you will object?"
"That's not what I meant... Ah...!"
Just as Yu'er was about to answer, she was suddenly pinched lightly on the body.
Caught off guard, he was pinched by Yuan Yan. He cried out softly, his body went limp, and he collapsed into her arms.
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