As he spoke, the man reached out to put his arm around Li Chang'an's shoulder.
Upon sensing the peculiar fragrance that was slowly spreading, Li Chang'an's breath caught in his throat as if by reflex, and only one thought remained in his mind.
Hide! Hide right now!
"Heh, such a relationship? Why don't you tell me what kind of relationship it is?"
Suddenly a cold male voice rang out, clearly carrying a sense of accusation.
Tao Yao's hand, which was suspended in mid-air, immediately stopped.
Everyone turned to look at the entrance of the General's Mansion.
Feng Beichuan walked in with a somber expression, his face tense as he stared intently at Tao Yao and Li Chang'an.
Why did he come at this time?
A question mark couldn't help but rise in Li Chang'an's mind.
At the same time, Tao Yao was also startled and immediately sensed that something was wrong.
Looking at Feng Beichuan's gaze, which lingered on her as if he wanted to devour her, Tao Yao now truly wanted to run away.
Yan Qianhe and the others naturally noticed something amiss. They couldn't help but glance at the person whose expression had changed, and then quietly retreated to the side with an air of anticipation.
"I have something to attend to, please excuse me!"
Before Feng Beichuan could even get close, Tao Yao hurriedly prepared to run away, but after only two steps, she was grabbed by the back of her collar.
"What's the panic? I haven't settled accounts with you yet!"
Feng Beichuan said in an unfriendly tone, and subconsciously exerted force, lifting Tao Yao up to him like a chick.
"Your Highness, what are you joking about? We have such a good relationship, there's no need to settle any scores..."
While forcing a smile, Tao Yao carefully pulled the back of her collar out of Feng Beichuan's hand.
Looking at the two of them, Li Chang'an felt more and more that things were not simple.
"You two know each other?"
After saying that, Li Chang'an looked at Yan Qianhe and the others with a suspicious gaze.
"We have other matters to attend to. See you another day!"
To everyone's surprise, the group said something in unison and then disappeared.
"I'm leaving now!"
Seeing that she would miss her chance if she didn't run away soon, Tao Yao vanished without a trace in a flash.
"you……"
Seeing that this guy had managed to escape, Feng Beichuan gritted his teeth in anger, thinking that he would definitely not let this womanizing guy get away with it next time they met!
But the next second, Feng Beichuan realized something and turned to look at Li Chang'an: "Chang'an, it was quite lively here just now..."
Li Chang'an was speechless, thinking to himself that this guy was really good at pretending, but he still didn't give Feng Beichuan a chance to explain, and immediately asked again: "Do you know all those people?"
Feng Beichuan's eyes flickered briefly before he quickly denied it, "No, no, I don't know him."
Although it was only for a moment, Li Chang'an still noticed the other party's guilty expression and couldn't help but frown as he looked into Feng Beichuan's eyes: "Are you sure?"
"Oh, I know him... but we're not close!"
Feng Beichuan realized that no one would believe him if he said he didn't know Li Chang'an, so he changed to an ambiguous statement in an attempt to get away with it.
Unfortunately, he underestimated Li Chang'an's relentless pursuit of answers.
"I'm giving you one last chance. I don't like listening to lies, so I hope the Regent will think carefully before speaking!"
Li Chang'an crossed his arms and raised an eyebrow at Feng Beichuan, looking every bit like he was interrogating a criminal.
Seeing that he couldn't cover it up any longer, Feng Beichuan had no choice but to give up: "Yes, I know them."
"So you're the one who sent them to find me?"
Li Chang'an then raised another question.
Feng Beichuan was speechless for a moment, but looking at the woman's upright and unyielding demeanor, he finally gave in and nodded, saying, "I suppose so..."
Although he already knew the answer in his heart, Li Chang'an still couldn't help but frown after hearing Feng Beichuan admit it. He couldn't understand what the man's purpose was in doing all this.
"Why?"
Li Chang'an took a deep breath and then looked directly at the man in front of him.
"I just... wanted to help you."
For some reason, at this moment, Feng Beichuan seemed like a child who had made a mistake, lowering his eyes as he spoke.
Feng Beichuan knew that Li Chang'an didn't like having others dictate the path she wanted to take, so he preferred to do things behind the scenes without letting the woman know. This was not only to avoid causing her unnecessary trouble, but also because he was afraid that she would reject everything he had done for her.
Thank you!
Li Chang'an spoke calmly, a complex emotion welling up in his heart as he looked at the man before him.
She understood that this person had paved the way for his own escape.
She felt even more helpless, as she had once again incurred a huge favor.
Feng Beichuan suddenly looked up at the woman in front of him in disbelief. He never expected that Li Chang'an would end the conversation with just two words. He originally thought that he would definitely be scolded for meddling.
"Come in and have a seat."
Li Chang'an couldn't help but sigh again before entering the main hall.
Feng Beichuan was also delighted and went inside as well.
"Are you really not angry?"
After sitting down, Feng Beichuan felt like he was dreaming and couldn't help but ask another question.
"You're trying to help me, why are you angry?"
Li Chang'an thought this person was really strange.
With that, Feng Beichuan breathed a sigh of relief. He then told Li Chang'an about Emperor Xingchang and Bai Yuanshan's secret plot to recruit talents, and explained that this was why he had resorted to this desperate measure.
"But if you do that, won't you have very few people you can use?"
Li Chang'an suddenly thought of this problem again and felt that doing so was ultimately inappropriate.
Feng Beichuan raised the corners of his lips as he looked at the serious-looking woman, thinking to himself that she could also think of him.
"It's alright, what's mine is His Highness's, there's no need for us to be so particular about it."
As he spoke, Feng Beichuan looked at Li Chang'an with a meaningful gaze, his eyes filled with a lingering ambiguity that gave Li Chang'an goosebumps.
"Get lost, don't push your luck!"
Li Chang'an couldn't help but frown and curse.
Meanwhile, Cangyun also spread the news of Uncle Mingrui and his group's visit to the General's Mansion among those talented individuals.
Upon hearing this news, everyone put aside their inner turmoil and ran in groups of three or five to the general's mansion to join Li Chang'an's ranks.
In just two days, the threshold of the general's mansion was almost worn down by the crowds.
Li Chang'an clearly hadn't expected these powerful figures to arrive so aggressively. She naturally didn't know that it was thanks to the example set by Elder Mingrui, a senior figure among the experts, that others felt so comfortable coming to visit the General's Mansion.
For several days in a row, Li Chang'an received dozens of guests, leaving him utterly exhausted.
What's worse, almost every one of them would leave a keepsake before leaving so they could keep in touch. Looking at the table full of all sorts of keepsakes, Li Chang'an felt a headache coming on.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
