Su Qingci stared at him blankly for two seconds. Seeing that he looked extremely serious and didn't seem to be joking, she realized that the man in front of her was serious.
She looked at Yan Xuanye in disbelief and murmured, "You really are ill, and seriously ill."
Yan Xuanye gently rubbed her cheek with the back of his hand, his eyes sick and paranoid, "I'm glad to know."
"Don't talk about leaving anymore. I don't like to hear it."
The two of them were in a stalemate for a long time. Yan Xuanye estimated that the porridge was ready, so he put his right hand through her legs, picked her up, and sat her down on the rose chair.
Before Su Qingci could react, she had already sat down on the chair. She was angry and embarrassed, but before she could explode, Yan Xuanye had already let her go.
Yan Xuanye didn't know what she liked to eat, so he arranged for someone to make some of each category.
Su Qingci stirred a bowl of spleen-strengthening and stomach-nourishing porridge with a spoon and saw that it contained poria cocos, corn kernels, soybeans, millet, brown rice, etc.
There were also some savory side dishes and a portion of mutton Hu pancake.
The mutton Hu pancake seemed to have been added with pepper and salt, and it was fragrant and crispy. Among these foods, she liked this Hu pancake the most.
If it were in the past, she would definitely maintain the dignified image of a girl from a noble family, and would chew her food slowly even if she was very hungry.
But this was in front of Yan Xuanye, and Su Qingci wished he would be disgusted with her, so she didn't care about anything else.
She only remembered that Lu Feng forced her to take a pill, and she fell asleep soon after.
She didn't know how long she had slept. She only knew that she was very hungry, really hungry, the kind that could eat a whole cow.
She ate the mutton Hu pancake in big mouthfuls, and she didn't care that the crispy pancake crust stuck to her lips. She caught a glimpse of Yan Xuanye frowning, and she felt even more proud.
But who would have thought that Yan Xuanye would just stretch out his finger and wipe away the pastry crust that was stuck on her lips.
Su Qingci was stunned while eating the cake and looked at him in disbelief.
Doesn't he mind the grease? He actually wiped it with his hands? If he had to, he should have used a handkerchief or something. Doesn't he mind getting his hands dirty?
After Yan Xuanye did this, a maid dressed in exotic clothes handed him a wet handkerchief and asked him to wipe his hands.
Yan Xuanye slowly wiped the grease off his hands and said, "Eat slowly, there are still plenty of Hu pancakes."
He put down the handkerchief and continued, "Although there is still some, you can't eat too much. The Hu pancakes are a bit greasy, and you haven't eaten for many days. Eating too much greasy food will upset your stomach."
"Come, try these two side dishes. Eat them with the porridge. I think they're pretty good. You can try them too."
The maid took back the handkerchief he had used and was about to leave when someone outside the tent asked to see her.
When Su Qingci heard the man's voice, he was shocked.
She stared at Lu Feng who came in, with hatred in her eyes that could be seen at a glance.
Lu Feng ignored her gaze and reported the current situation to Yan Xuanye.
"Lu Guang has already led his troops to Puzhou City, ready to go. The war could break out at any moment."
"Your Highness, what are you going to do?"
Yan Xuanye added two chopsticks of side dishes to Su Qingci and ordered calmly, "Tell Ge Bulu and Machi to withdraw immediately."
"Closing camp, organizing the troops, and going back."
Lu Feng was stunned for two seconds, not understanding why he did this, but he did not refute or ask why. He just said "Yes, sir" and left the tent, leaving only the two of them inside.
Su Qingci was just as baffled as Lu Feng. She couldn't help but ask, "Aren't you going to attack Nanchang? Why are you suddenly... withdrawing your troops?"
Yan Xuanye: "It's just a time to lure the tiger away from the mountain."
"Although Lu Huan has left Shangjing, his father Lu Guang is still here. With him in Shangjing, it would be more troublesome for me to kidnap you."
"Let's take a step back. Even if I find a way to kidnap you, with him here, there's still a chance I can catch up and take you back."
"Therefore, I can only use the excuse of attacking Nanchang Kingdom to find a way to get your emperor to transfer him away. Only then will I have the opportunity to capture you."
He excitedly recounted his plan, as if to curry favor. "That's how I was able to capture you."
Su Qingci didn't say anything.
Even if these were all his plans, how could he calculate them so accurately?
There are hundreds of military generals in the court. How can he know that the emperor will definitely send Lu Huan and Lu Guang to fight?
Su Qingci thought about it for a while and still remembered that the emperor invited him to attend the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet. Perhaps at that time, Yan Xuanye and the emperor had already had a vested interest in each other?
No, no matter what, an emperor would not conspire with outsiders to take over his country's territory and subjects, right?
Who could that be?
Suddenly, an idea came to my mind and a white light flashed.
Pei Ji!
After she was abducted from Shangjing City that day, Pei Ji chased her on horseback, saying that he had spoken a lot in front of the emperor and that the so-called prince would grant him one of his requests.
I must have been kicked in the head by a donkey to have only just thought of such a crucial point now. My mind has been foggy after sleeping for so many days, and I had only just thought of this now.
It seems that Yan Xuanye must have some means of bewitching people, and he is also extremely powerful and has the ability to give the other party what they want, so he said that he could agree to one of Pei Ji's requests.
Yan Xuanye saw that she was frowning and thinking, and her thoughts had drifted away. He felt that he was being ignored and felt a little dissatisfied.
"What are you thinking about?"
"Why do you always get distracted when you're around me?"
Su Qingci had almost finished eating, so he put down his bowl and chopsticks and asked him, "Is Pei Ji your man?"
"So that's what I was thinking about."
His mood inexplicably brightened up again. "He's not really mine, but we just have some business dealings, and we each get what we need."
"But Ah Ci is really smart. He immediately connected it to this person."
Su Qingci: "What did he write in the envelope he gave you?"
"I remember he said that if he helps you, you will agree to one of his requests. What is his request?"
Yan Xuanye handed her another small piece of Hu pancake and said, "Eat some more. You haven't eaten in days. How can such a small amount be enough?"
His expression was gentle, his movements were gentle, and he was concerned, but Su Qingci felt a wave of disgust and resistance in his heart.
This man is terrifying. He not only plotted against himself, but also against Lu Huan and Lu Guang. He might even be plotting against Prince Ning, Pei Ji, and the huge Nanchang Kingdom.
She had no idea what he was thinking.
She just felt that Yan Xuanye was very scheming and terrifying.
Seeing that Su Qingci didn't move his chopsticks, Yan Xuanye had no choice but to say, "Pei Ji wants me to help him attack the Nanchang Kingdom and seize the supreme throne."
"He wants to be emperor."
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