"Madam, please don't worry about this. As the saying goes, 'What goes up must come down.' No matter how successful she is now, she can't stay successful forever. If we put in a little more effort, I refuse to believe she can avoid setbacks forever!"
As she spoke, Xing'er's lips curled into a sinister smile. Then, she leaned close to Qin Xia's ear and whispered a few words to her.
Is what you're saying true?
After hearing Xing'er's words, Qin Xia's face immediately turned from anger to joy, and her words were filled with disbelief and surprise.
Upon hearing this, Xing'er immediately nodded triumphantly, and then replied with great certainty, "Of course it's true, she told me herself. Let's just wait here for good news!"
Meanwhile, just as Feng Beichuan and Li Chang'an left, Li Chang'an shook off Feng Beichuan's hand that was on his waist as if he were trying to get rid of a leech.
Seeing the woman avoiding him like the plague, Feng Beichuan couldn't help but smile bitterly, then shook his head helplessly.
The warmth left by that person still seemed to linger between my fingers.
In the blink of an eye, Li Chang'an had already gone far away.
Feng Beichuan hurriedly chased after her, grabbed the woman's wrist with a smile, and asked, "Chang An, why are you running so fast?"
Li Chang'an felt a headache coming on at this person's persistent and nagging style. He then frowned slightly and asked, "Why did you come here?"
Upon hearing this, a glint of light flashed in Feng Beichuan's dark eyes. He smiled slightly and looked at the woman in front of him earnestly, saying, "I came here specifically to help you out of this predicament."
Li Chang'an thought the man was just spouting nonsense, so he ignored him and turned to walk towards his own courtyard.
Seeing that the other party had no intention of buying his words, Feng Beichuan stopped joking around and quickly caught up with a serious expression, saying, "I was worried that the people from Dark Night Pavilion might be watching you, so I came here specifically to check on you."
Upon hearing this, Li Chang'an raised an eyebrow, his tone slightly mocking, and then said, "Even if they really come, what can you do? Do you think you can beat them?"
Upon hearing this, Feng Beichuan immediately felt a little embarrassed. He smiled awkwardly and then said, "Of course I can't beat him, but I've already instructed Cangyun to keep a close eye on things. He'll notify you immediately if anything happens."
"Now that you've assigned Cangyun to me as well, what about yourself?"
Li Chang'an felt that Feng Beichuan's actions were inappropriate, so he couldn't help but frown slightly and ask.
Seeing the woman's serious expression, Feng Beichuan couldn't help but show a hint of joy. He then leaned closer and said in a flirtatious tone, "What, is our Chang'an worried about me?"
The person's voice was like a feather brushing against her heart, making Li Chang'an's skin crawl with goosebumps. She immediately pushed the person away and said with a frown, "Don't talk nonsense, I'm not joking with you!"
Hearing this, Feng Beichuan simply waved his hand dismissively, then said indifferently, "It's alright, the silver spear isn't in my possession anyway. If it really comes down to it, why don't I move in with you? That way, we'll both be safe."
As he spoke, a sly glint flashed in Feng Beichuan's dark, bright eyes.
Li Chang'an felt that this person was simply unreasonable, and she was about to leave in a huff when a servant rushed in and reported that people from the palace had arrived.
Upon hearing this, Li Chang'an raised his eyebrows slightly in surprise. If he thought that the person from the palace could only have been sent by Emperor Xingchang, could it be that something had happened again?
Upon reaching the main courtyard, everyone in the general's mansion was already kneeling before the imperial eunuch who had come to deliver the imperial decree.
Li Chang'an also stepped forward to prepare to receive the imperial edict, while Feng Beichuan stood aside with his hands behind his back, looking indifferent.
"This... I'm really sorry, this imperial edict is not for Her Highness the Princess, but for the Regent. Please accept the edict, Regent."
The imperial eunuch looked troubled. As he spoke, he nervously glanced at Feng Beichuan, and after he finished speaking, he couldn't help but wipe the sweat from his forehead.
Now it was Li Chang'an's turn to feel embarrassed. It seemed she had been presumptuous. So she got up from the ground, frowned, and looked at Feng beside her, saying, "Quickly accept the imperial decree!"
But to everyone's surprise, Feng Beichuan still had that indifferent look on his face, and then said to the imperial eunuch, "I'm standing right here, aren't I? What, you can't read this imperial edict without kneeling?"
Upon hearing this, the imperial eunuch began to sweat again. He then silently complained to himself that not only were his two masters difficult to serve, but neither of them was someone he could afford to offend.
Although it is customary for anyone to kneel to receive the imperial edict, how could he, a mere servant, dare to make Feng Beichuan kneel to receive it? So he had no choice but to bite the bullet and begin reading the contents of the edict.
"By the grace of Heaven, the Emperor decrees: Considering that the Regent Prince is now of marriageable age, I hereby prepare for a selection of consorts. So be it."
After the imperial edict was read aloud, the imperial eunuch respectfully handed the bright yellow edict to Feng Beichuan.
After hearing the contents of the imperial edict, Li Chang'an couldn't help but feel a little surprised. He couldn't help but wonder to himself why Emperor Xingchang would suddenly think of holding a talent show for Feng Beichuan.
Even Feng Beichuan himself found it very strange. He couldn't understand when his marriage became someone that old fox had the right to interfere in.
My intuition told me that this matter was definitely not that simple.
A hint of displeasure rose in Feng Beichuan's heart. He felt that the old fox must have had enough of a peaceful life, so he hadn't even had a few days of peace before he started causing trouble again.
"Your Highness, please receive the decree..."
The imperial eunuch held the imperial edict in his hand for a long time, but Feng Beichuan still hadn't reached out to take it. His arm was getting sore from waiting, so he couldn't help but tremble as he reminded him.
But to everyone's surprise, Feng Beichuan's expression immediately darkened upon hearing this, and he said coldly, "I will not accept this imperial edict."
After saying that, he walked straight out of the general's mansion.
Faced with this mess, Li Chang'an felt both amused and exasperated, and then couldn't help but think to himself that Feng Beichuan was far too arrogant.
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