Lent out?

Xiao Junci and Princess Changle both furrowed their brows slightly, especially Xiao Junci.

He chose to stay in the Princess' Mansion instead of the luxurious inns in the city, just to find more opportunities to see Feng Bailing.

Dongfang Lianhua was completely confused, but she had also learned to be smart, knowing her daughter must have had a plan.

"The Princess' Mansion is clearly still vacant. Princess Consort Wu, although we have had some disagreements, Prince Wu and Princess Changle are after all guests. 'It is a delight to have friends coming from afar.' Surely, you are not so petty as to refuse to lend a mansion to Beiqi, are you?"

Xiao Junci said dissatisfiedly.

"Indeed, I have already lent the Princess' Mansion to a good friend of mine, and you also know him—it's Li Mubei."

Feng Bailing suddenly mentioned Li Mubei, causing a flicker of delight in Dongfang Lianhua's eyes.

Fearing that Xiao Junci might not believe it, Feng Bailing led people towards the Princess' Mansion.

Upon exiting the Princess' Mansion, they already saw an additional troop outside the Princess' Mansion.

A tall and handsome man jumped down from the horse.

Seeing the group from the Princess' Mansion, particularly upon seeing Dongfang Lianhua, a hint of joy flashed across the man's face.

"It really is you, Brother Li."

Feng Luochen approached with a beaming smile.

Li Mubei was one of the leaders of the Nanshe Team this time.

However, since Nanshe is slightly further from Chu City, they arrived a bit later by half a day than the people from Beiqi.

Feng Luochen and Li Mubei, due to the Phoenix Chamber of Commerce, had several contacts earlier and are already very familiar.

The expression on Xiao Junci's face immediately turned sour.

Li Mubei smiled and clasped his hands together.

"I'm sorry, Regent King, I borrowed the Princess' Mansion first, please forgive me."

Li Mubei then turned his gaze away from Dongfang Lianhua and politely clasped hands towards Xiao Junci and Princess Changle.

In the end, Xiao Junci and Princess Changle did not manage to stay in the Princess' Mansion as they wished.

Instead, arrangements at the Crown Prince Mansion were very thorough; upon finding out that the Beiqi Team had nowhere to stay, they were housed at the Qian Residence.

After the Seventh Prince, Dongfang Li, got married, he had another mansion, so his original residence was vacated.

Xiao Junci and Princess Changle returned defeated, and Feng Bailing secretly delighted in her heart.

As for how Li Mubei ended up staying in the Princess' Mansion, needless to say, it was all arranged by Feng Bailing.

When Feng Luochen and others returned while escorting goods earlier, they mentioned that Li Mubei would be arriving in Chu City in a few days. Calculating the time, today was precisely the day of Li Mubei's arrival.

She specifically instructed Chun Liu to welcome Li Mubei at the city gate. Since Li Mubei was courteous before being forceful, Xiao Junci, no matter how thick-skinned, couldn't insist on staying in the Princess' Mansion.

After Xiao Junci and others left dissatisfied, Li Mubei sneakily looked towards Dongfang Lianhua.

He had been away from Chu City for a while now, and he missed Dongfang Lianhua dearly. As he was about to step forward to greet her, a coughing sound came from behind, and a stern-looking middle-aged man behind him spoke solemnly.

"Your Highness, the athletes have been exhausted for several days and need proper rest. Please arrange it as soon as possible."

Li Mubei respected this middle-aged man greatly, so he could only first nod towards Feng Bailing and Dongfang Lianhua and then went into the Princess' Mansion to settle the personnel.

The middle-aged man glanced back at Dongfang Lianhua with hostility filled in his expression before entering the mansion.

Feng Bailing noticed all this and contemplated arranging a time to meet Li Mubei to discuss the matters concerning the Phoenix Chamber of Commerce and her mother.

Seeing Li Mubei leave, Dongfang Lianhua also felt somewhat dazed.

Since Li Mubei's departure, Dongfang Lianhua often thought of him, and she realized that she had developed feelings for Li Mubei. However, being shy by nature and considering her status as a mother, she suppressed the budding tender feelings.

Among them, only Feng Luochen was unaware of the anomaly.

"Sister, I heard that you and Brother Yong just came down from Dacang Mountain, are you guys alright? I wanted to find you, but I couldn't enter the mountain. I heard from the dean that Dacang Mountain was sealed with an array,"

Feng Luochen complained.

They couldn't enter the mountain, and coincidentally, there was an avalanche on the mountain at that time. He was extremely worried and tried to force his way up the mountain but ended up going in circles, remaining in the same place. That's when he truly believed that Dacang Mountain was indeed sealed with an array.

The dean could only take them back to Chu City first. Fortunately, Feng Bailing and the others were all safe.

"I didn't encounter any array when I came down the mountain."

Upon hearing this, Feng Bailing became thoughtful.

She had a premonition that this array might be related to Hua Wushang.

This Hua Wushang, knowing both beast control and arrays, must be guarded against.

Half an hour later, Xiao Junci had just settled the Beiqi Team.

He returned to his room only to see Princess Changle sitting there.

He hurriedly closed the door and said in a deep voice,

"You aren't even being cautious. This is Great Chu soil, beware of the walls having ears."

Princess Changle scoffed,

"Are you afraid that the Emperor of Great Chu will know, or are you scared that Feng Bailing will find out? Don't think I haven't noticed, both the mother and daughter are restless. Dongfang Lianhua flirting with the Crown Prince of Nanshe, a divorced woman daring to reach for the Crown Prince of Nanshe without fearing the Nanshe Royal Family's retaliation. Like mother, like daughter, that Feng Bailing is no good too, looking at her, all sly and fox-like."

At this moment, Princess Changle was entirely different from her usual self in front of Feng Bailing and her daughter.

Princess Changle, already twenty-three, had a profligate husband. They had always been detached, each doing their own thing.

Who knew that the young man would die prematurely, having drowned in a lake due to his drunkenness last year. After that, she and Xiao Junci, who had a liking for married women, flirted and quickly hooked up.

She had taken a fancy to Xiao Junci, seeing herself as a rare gem in terms of identity and appearance, believing she was destined for the position of Princess Consort of Xiao Junci. Once Xiao Junci usurps the throne, she would be the Empress of Beiqi.

Only to find that after Xiao Junci returned from Great Chu, he barely paid attention to her.

She had thrown herself at him several times, but Xiao Junci remained cold.

It wasn't until she had a breakthrough in her painting skills, becoming one of the top Wenhua experts of Beiqi, that Xiao Junci warmed up to her again.

Princess Changle was puzzled until she saw Feng Bailing today and realized Xiao Junci had taken a liking to Feng Bailing.

That woman, indeed, was beautiful.

But how could a woman who had been abandoned by a prince and married Dugu Wu with a child in tow compare to her?

"Such strong jealousy. Changle, when did you become so petty? How can she compare to you? You have both literary and artistic brilliance; even the Crown Princess Consort of Great Chu is no match for you. In this upcoming Competition Among Ten Countries, I am relying on you."

Xiao Junci hugged Princess Changle, coaxing and persuading her, which finally turned her anger into joy.

"Good that you know. If you want to kill Dugu Wu, you will need my help. If you dare have any thoughts about that vixen, I will kill her."

A glint of murderous intent flashed in Princess Changle's eyes.

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