Volume 1: Regent's Stormy Weather 051 Eat or Not Eat?

  Sat with Mu Hanjin on one side, watching Ye Wei Xian run out, then looked at the tofu brain in front of him, no matter how he looked at it, it looked like brain pulp, secretly breathed a sigh of relief, fortunately he didn't like to eat tofu brain.

  Feng Ao Tian sidled a glance, just in time to see Mu Han Jin's schadenfreude expression, the corner of his mouth hooked up with a sly smile, and he pushed the remaining half plate of tofu brain in front of Mu Han Jin. "I see you're always dazed, eat more of this, as the saying goes, eat what supplements what."

  Mu Hanjin looked at the tofu brain pushed in front of him, took a deep breath, and his secretly joyful mood suddenly fell into a low ebb. For the first time, he raised his eyes and gazed at Feng Ao Tian with some difficulty. Could he refuse?

  The phoenix raised an eyebrow, and a cold glint flashed in his eyes. "Do I have to feed you myself?"

  Mu Hanjin gritted his teeth in secret, while outside the palace, Ye Huan seemed to be about to vomit out her internal organs. Even the sound of her vomiting was laced with a hint of charm, making it especially enchanting to listen to. However, it made Mu Hanjin's scalp feel numb. He had been afraid of eating tofu since he was young, and eating this was no better than taking his life. Moreover, it was related to brain matter, and an idea popped into his mind - why not just let her whip him a few times instead? It would be better than eating this stuff.

  Feng Ao Tian saw Mu Han Jin's deep loathing for tofu brain, and his mood was great. His jade-like fingers rhythmically tapped on the table inlaid with agate, "What are you still dawdling about?"

  Mu Hanjin's calm eyes flashed a hint of reluctance for the first time, and he stared at Feng Ao Tian with a pleading expression, "Your Highness, I...I...can't we not eat?"

  Feng Ao Tian saw Mu Han Jin say "your humble servant" for half a day, but didn't utter a word of refusal. She naturally liked people who catered to her, however, being too submissive made it uninteresting for her. Where was the pride in his bones? It's probably been worn away over the past two years.

  She leaned forward slightly, gazing at him with a cold gaze that seemed to freeze the warm air around her, and even the night demon outside felt a chill.

  "Eat or not?" Feng Ao Tian said in a deep voice.

  Mu Hanjin was stared at by Feng Ao Tian with such piercing eyes that he felt scorched, his mind racing, being pressed by her gaze as if he were in a thousand-year-old ice cellar, suddenly feeling cold from head to toe, already stiffened to the extreme.

  But can he refuse? Does he have the right to refuse? In the past two years, he has resisted, but what he got in return was more severe abuse. Does he still have the ability to resist?

  Feng Ao Tian leaned forward, gradually closing in on him until she could clearly see the fine sweat on his pale face. Her thin lips curled up slightly, and her cold breath sprayed onto his face, causing a layer of frost to instantly condense on his indifferent face. "Hmm?"

  Mu Hanjin no longer dared to retreat. He saw the coercion in her eyes, but he faintly heard her say to herself, "You can say no."

  He stared at her intimidating eyes and inexplicably opened his lips, "Your humble servant has never liked this food since childhood."

  As soon as the words were spoken, he was startled and his body trembled. He quickly got up and knelt down in front of Feng Ao Tian, "Your humble servant deserves to die!"

  Feng Ao Tian still gazed coldly at Mu Han Jin, the chill in his eyes like an icy sword piercing through Mu Han Jin's skull and into her heart. The air was thick with tension as he spoke in a low, solemn tone after a long while, "Since Concubine Mu has expressed her dislike, she may withdraw."

  "Yes." Feng Gonggong hastily replied, and then ordered someone to remove the tofu brain from the table.

  Mu Hanjin was still kneeling on the ground, his head bowed and his body stiff. When he heard Feng Ao Tian's voice, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, and before he could react, his body had already been lifted by a chill and fell into Feng Ao Tian's arms.

  Feng Ao Tian stretched out his hand and placed his fingers on his smooth forehead, tracing down his handsome cheek, "How did you end up with a whole body of sweat?"

  Mu Hanjin was taken aback for a moment, didn't she blame her own rebuttal? This... this is too unbelievable, he gazed at Feng Ao Tian with a puzzled face, the events of the past few days had clearly given him a new understanding of Feng Ao Tian, but such a huge change made it hard for him to accept, which one was the real her after all?

  Feng Ao Tian pulled out a handkerchief from his waist, gently wiping the thin layer of sweat on his cheek, and said in a low voice, "Alright, let's go to the study."

  Mu Hanjin hastily left Feng Ao Tian's arms and bowed his head, saying "Yes."

  He then turned around and walked into the study, but his footsteps were unusually urgent. Today's events had left him unable to clear his mind for a while, he needed to think carefully.

  Ye Mei Xuan almost fainted from vomiting, and in her mind, she still couldn't shake off the image of that detestable Tofu Brain. Thinking about it again, she couldn't help but dry heave once more.

  Feng Ao Tian raised his eyes and looked at Lord Feng, "Who is the accomplice?"

  "Returning to the king, he is the third son of the Shangshu family of the Ministry of Officials." Feng Gonggong replied respectfully.

  "Ministry of Officials?" Feng Ao's eyes narrowed slightly, "Where is he?"

  "Your Highness, I was useless. By the time I rushed over, he had already poisoned himself." Feng Gonggong frowned with a look of regret.

  Feng Ao Tian leaned against the chair, "The identity of the assassin..."

  "The hidden guard of the former King Yu." As soon as Feng Gonggong thought of this king, his eyes dimmed.

  "What is the relationship between these two?" Feng Ao Tian thought that this official from the Ministry of Justice was a student of Left Prime Minister Lan Cang, and the Ji Wang Fu was also where Lan Cang had led people to search. Was there something missing in all this?

  "Your Highness, in the past you suspected that Ji Wang had poisoned the previous emperor, so you sent people to destroy the Ji Wang Fu. However, later on, it was discovered that there were others involved in the poisoning besides Ji Wang. Over the past two years, I have secretly sent people to investigate, but nothing has been found. According to what I know, these three princes have a marriage arrangement with Min Xue, the princess of Ji Wang Fu, but Princess Min Xue actually has feelings for the Right Chancellor's son, Xiang Wu Yun...". Feng Gong Gong said in a low voice.

  Feng Ao Tian's eyes dimmed, "Isn't the Marquise of Min Xue already dead? If these three young masters are avenging Min Xue, that's understandable. However, according to your meaning, the mastermind behind this is... rather than saying it's the Right Chancellor, it would be better to say it's the Empress Dowager."

  Feng Gong nodded in agreement, "That's exactly what I meant. After investigating, I found that the Princess Min Xue was not dead after all. When the Ji Wang Fu was destroyed, someone had rescued her and replaced her with a substitute."

  "Oh! So, things have become more interesting. Where is Xing Wuyun now?" Feng Ao Tian's mouth curled up, his eyes overflowing with cold light, said in a low voice.

  At this time, Ye Wei weakly supported the door of the bedroom and slowly walked in. Her seductive figure, paired with her sickly complexion, added a few more points to her sickly beauty. She called out to Feng Ao Tian in a soft voice, "Master... I'm about to vomit to death..."