[COMPLETE] Beauty Feng Vol. 1

Chapter 52: Pei Bohai

She managed to thwart people who sold citizens of Suliang into slaves and made them face capital punishment. But slaves from other places still existed.

In addition, the red light districts were also backed by the underground bosses so she could not stop prostitution. And auctions... there would be a lot to unpack.

This was why Pei Bohai remained elusive these past few years. He didn't want to get caught in the sly King's traps and be her puppet.

But he still ended up here.

"Your Grace, this official offers my deepest apologies for a mistake I made a while ago. It was never this official's attention to disrespect Feng da ren. Please, forgive me."

His stomach first touched the floor before his forehead as he tried to kowtow.

Long Xu Le smiled.

This was the fish she tried to catch for years. There was no way she would let him go.

"Ben dian's dear official, actions always speak louder than words."

With the triumphant arc on her thin petal-like lips, Pei Bohai felt he was finally caught by the mountain tiger.

The King never used more words than necessary. They both knew what she wanted and he doubted he could go outside the palace if he didn't cooperate now.

To the citizens of Suliang, Wan Li was a god bringing justice. But to the people who work with her, against her, or just knew her working etiquette in general, they would know that she didn't mind using any means to meet her ends.

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that her Highness could trap him here forever if she wanted.

Pei Bohai exhaled. It was his bad luck to encounter that gentleman Feng. He merely said some empty words to the prince but Feng Yanyan took them to heart.

The last few days, he knew that there were several eyes watching his every move. It was better for him to personally visit than get dragged here like a criminal.

"Alright, alright. This official would help you set a meeting." His trembling lips finally spoke these words.

This meeting he spoke of would probably spark another huge change in Suliang.

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Meanwhile, the cloudy weather in Feng Yanyan's residence continued until the next few days. Feng Yanyan quietly ate his meals inside his chamber and the three palace maids weren't permitted to go in.

The windows of the house were all closed, making it look dark and dreary. JuZi had no choice but to ask her grandmother for advice but they couldn't think of anything.

In the garden of Zhongqing courtyard, as the King's retinue was walking back from the outside...

"Where is Feng Yanyan?" Wangye suddenly paused and asked this question.

After Pei Bohai's visit, Long Xu Le had been very busy. The "bosses" that Official Pei called caught on her Highness' actions and started causing headaches in return. They wouldn't go down without a fight. Long Xu Le had to run in the middle of the night because of reports of abduction, attacking the granaries, or helping some prisoners escape.

It was evident that they didn't like the fact that the King was forcing them to show up and submit to her. These events resulted in her rarely sleeping in Zhongqing.

Just now, she had an epiphany that the not-so-bright man might have been waiting there for her.

Waiting? She asked herself.

It looked like she got used to his presence too quickly. But Long Xu Le just shrugged.

Xiao Bao, who was just right behind her Highness, grew stiff with this question.

Why was the King asking about Beauty Feng? Of course, he didn't know where that man was!

"Wangye, I–"

Wan Li Wang turned to him and he grew even more speechless. He wondered how his father could stand the King's suffocating presence.

Xiao Bao bowed. "This one–"

Remembering that her Highness was casual when it came to his father and him, he changed his pronouns mid-way. "I will check right away."

Long Xu Le raised a brow. "Not you."

Her Grace walked forward again and summoned Cheng Li as soon as she entered the courtyard.

"What is that man doing?"

The questioning of Feng Yanyan's whereabouts continued.

Cheng Li's youthful face was all smiles. His flattering voice was pleasing to the ears. "Answering the King, Beauty Feng is currently holding himself up in his courtyard. He didn't take a single step outside and it was said that his maids aren't allowed to go near him."

Knowing this guy, Long Xu Le knew that the little eunuch didn't learn these things through honorable means but probably snooped around the mei ren's house. She didn't know where he got this habit.

"Didn't investigate or you got lazy?"

Cheng Li lost the smile on his baby face. The King looked at him in disappointment.

"Is he..." Even Long Xu Le found her next question strange. "Is he eating?"

"I'm afraid not so much. Not like usual."

This exchange brought so much confusion to Xiao Bao that he didn't know what to say. Why was Cheng Li keeping an eye on Feng Yanyan?

The greatest shock was when Wan Li Wang put the coronet on a small table and said. "Alright, we'll go to him."

"B-but-" you haven't slept for days!

Xiao Bao couldn't finish his sentence as Wangye was already crossing the threshold. He was glued to his spot thinking about what would his father have done if he was in this situation.

The King had always been one to act as soon as she said it.

In no time, her Grace was already walking the path in Beauty Feng's courtyard.

Long Xu Le looked around the yard. Recalling the materialistic fool, she scoffed. "Isn't this place small?"

The last time she was here, she didn't have any luxury to let her eyes wander.

Xiao Bao remembered that it was a certain prince who bestowed this courtyard. He remained quiet. 

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The next update will be on next Sunday, I seriously need to stock chapters first.