This time, the two rivals were surprisingly on the same page, both agreeing that their prince was like a stubborn plaster, impossible to shake off once entangled.
Feng Beichuan sat down with a smile, and then naturally pulled out the chair next to him for Li Chang'an, gesturing for her to sit down as well.
Li Chang'an nodded slightly to express his gratitude, and then sat down.
"His Highness probably doesn't know these two yet, so why don't you two introduce yourselves?"
Feng Beichuan nodded and spoke to Cangyun and Zhuque.
"Let me speak."
Cang Yun was always talkative, and this was the perfect opportunity for him to show his talent. As he spoke, he stood up and gave Li Chang'an a slight nod with a smile.
Looking at the man's kind smile, Li Chang'an immediately remembered that this man was the one who had helped rescue Bai Yuanshan from the seat earlier.
Thinking this, Li Chang'an couldn't help but feel a little suspicious, wondering why this person would go to help Bai Yuanshan. However, she quickly dismissed her doubts. Since he was one of Feng Beichuan's men, he must have been authorized by his master to do so, and there was no need for an outsider like herself to interfere.
"My name is Cangyun, and hers is Zhuque. We are both the prince's bodyguards, mainly responsible for protecting the prince's safety and other duties..."
"Cough cough cough!"
"hiss--"
Before he could finish speaking, Feng Beichuan began to cough violently. Cang Yun's expression suddenly changed, and he grimaced and frowned.
"Come on, let's eat our food!"
Feng Beichuan suddenly changed the subject, and Cang Yun plopped down on the chair with a loud thud, but fortunately the chair didn't break.
Zhuque calmly released her hand from under the table, then poured herself a cup of tea, ignoring the person beside her who was rubbing her back with a resentful expression.
That woman is ruthless!
While enduring the pain, Cangyun mentally complained about his partner, Lengyue Wusheng. He had clearly been speaking properly, so he didn't understand why Lengyue Wusheng had suddenly reached out and pinched him. Not only that, but she also suddenly pulled him hard, almost breaking his back.
"you……"
Just as he was about to ask for clarification, Zhuque swiftly tore off a chicken leg and stuffed it into Cangyun's mouth, silencing him before he could finish his sentence.
"Don't talk, eat!"
Zhuque remained indifferent, said something indifferently, then released his hand and expressionlessly took out a handkerchief to wipe his hands.
"Yes, yes, eat it quickly or it won't taste good when it gets cold!"
Feng Beichuan immediately spoke up and diligently added some more food to Li Chang'an's plate.
Li Chang'an looked at these people with suspicion, feeling that their behavior was strange in a way that he couldn't explain, and it was simply inexplicable!
Could it be that following such an eccentric master has caused everyone under their command to become strange and eccentric as well? No wonder there's a saying: like master, like servant.
Cangyun took a bite of the chicken leg indignantly, not understanding what he had done wrong.
Feng Beichuan gave Cangyun a meaningful look, then glanced at the calm and composed Zhuque beside him, a hint of a smile flashing in his eyes.
Feng Beichuan naturally guessed their little actions. He couldn't help but chuckle to himself and also felt more admiration for Zhuque. She was always calm and composed and could accurately guess what others were thinking.
If Cang Yun had simply given a brief self-introduction, it wouldn't have been a problem. However, he talked so much that it was easy for him to lose control.
Feng Beichuan only needed Li Chang'an to know that they were both on his side; there was really no need to reveal too much about other matters.
As the saying goes, distance makes the heart grow fonder; we should always retain some mystery.
The meal went surprisingly smoothly. Feng Beichuan kept talking to Li Chang'an and kept putting food on her plate. With Cang Yun chiming in, the meal was quite lively.
Li Chang'an and Zhuque consistently adhered to the rule of not speaking while eating or sleeping. Although they mostly listened quietly, Li Chang'an would occasionally respond to Feng Beichuan, while Zhuque played the role of a listener from beginning to end.
Although she maintained a calm expression, Zhuque's inner world was quite rich. She felt that the two men were too noisy, and even the food couldn't shut them up. She also felt that Feng Beichuan's cooking was a bit too cheap.
As for his idiot partner, Suzaku couldn't help but roll his eyes at the sky whenever he saw Suzaku boasting so enthusiastically.
I should never have come to join the fun!
The atmosphere at Xikelou was harmonious, but chaos reigned on the other side.
Bai Yuanshan, his face ashen, rode his horse back to the Prime Minister's residence and went straight to the study upon entering.
As soon as he entered the study, he grabbed the teapot on the table and gulped down a pot of tea, then sat alone in his chair, sulking.
The embarrassing scene on the street was still vivid in Bai Yuanshan's mind. The more he thought about it, the more aggrieved he felt, as if he had been tricked.
He casually took off his official hat and saw that it was covered in dust. He was about to find something to clean it when he suddenly remembered something and looked down. He realized that his official robes also needed to be washed, so he got up and went to his bedroom to change.
While changing clothes, Bai Yuanshan heard a soft sound. He looked down and saw that the teaspoon he had put back in his pocket had fallen out. He kicked the culprit that had caused him to lose face in front of Feng Beichuan in annoyance.
The teaspoon flew far away, just as a maid came in to get some clean clothes and picked it up.
"Master, isn't this your official tablet? How did it end up here?"
The maid muttered in bewilderment, wondering who was serving her clothes this morning and how could they be so careless.
Looking at the scepter in the maid's hand, Bai Yuanshan frowned slightly: "Where did you find it?"
"It fell from that corner of the clothes rack, I don't know how it got there."
The maidservant quickly replied, but she didn't say that it was all the fault of the maidservant who helped her change clothes because she knew Bai Yuanshan's temper. If she said that, the maidservant would definitely be in trouble.
Bai Yuanshan found it unbelievable. He usually put his official tablet in the pocket of the official robe he would wear to court the next day. Moreover, the robe was hung vertically on a hanger, and the pocket was so deep that unless someone took the item out of the pocket, it was impossible for the item to disappear into thin air.
A sudden chill ran through me. Could it be that someone in the Prime Minister's residence had secretly switched my official tablet?
Then he recalled the scene in the court this morning where Feng Beichuan kept chasing him, and the more he thought about it, the more suspicious he felt.
A terrifying thought suddenly popped into my head: Could it be that Feng Beichuan has planted someone in the Prime Minister's residence?
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