Xiao Yao had heard many stories about Chu Qianli and Feng Yexuan.
They had gone through so much together, almost to the point of mutual destruction!
After enduring so many life-and-death trials, their feelings should have been incredibly deep.
Yet, looking at this pair of lovers now, their relationship seemed far from good in her eyes.
That Chu Qianli still liked Prince Xuan a lot. However, this Chu Qianli, in Xiao Yao's eyes, was clearly a far cry from the brave, fearless, decisive, and resolute Chu Qianli of legend.
And Prince Xuan didn't seem to like Chu Qianli that much either.
Those legends were exaggerated!
Feng Yexuan stared at Xiao Yao.
Xiao Yao didn't know if he had heard her, so she continued, "Your Highness, if you want other girls, no one dares to object. But at least, wait until you've been married for a while."
The current situation was truly hurtful.
He was the king of scumbags!
"Are you a woman?" Feng Yexuan suddenly asked.
"Huh?" Xiao Yao was stunned, not understanding the meaning of his words.
If she wasn't a woman, could she be a man?
"The only beautiful thing about you is your eyes."
Feng Yexuan's gaze remained indifferent, but he didn't seem angry.
He just looked at her calmly.
Even his tone, which was clearly meant to belittle, didn't carry much sarcasm.
It was as if he were simply stating a fact.
Xiao Yao felt there was no need to be angry.
"You like my eyes? Is it because my eyes resemble the Empress's?"
When Chu Qianli had captured her, she had said the same thing, claiming Xiao Yao was merely her substitute.
At that time, Chu Qianli had also commented on her eyes and even intended to ruin them.
It seemed her eyes were indeed very beautiful.
"But... the real person is in your manor. Why are you looking at my eyes instead of going to see her?"
"I... don't know." Feng Yexuan's words were tinged with distress, not like he was joking at all.
Xiao Yao pursed her lips, wanting to speak but not knowing what to say.
He wasn't hiding anything and was telling the truth so frankly that she didn't know how to respond.
There was no need for sarcasm, as he wasn't being hypocritical.
But, should she compromise? Compromise over a pair of eyes... how?
Let him look his fill?
This was such a bizarre situation.
"Your Highness..."
"Come here." Feng Yexuan suddenly withdrew his gaze, took out an official document delivered from a local area, and began to read it.
Xiao Yao hesitated, unsure whether to approach.
The man looking down at the document said indifferently, "If you don't obey, I'll strip you naked and throw you out. I never joke."
"!"
She desperately wanted to curse him.
But she dared not!
She walked over and stood beside him as Feng Yexuan instructed.
"Grind the ink."
Xiao Yao reluctantly began, but then said, "Your Highness, I don't know how. It's not intentional, please don't strip me and throw me out."
She truly didn't know how; she had never done such a thing before.
Feng Yexuan withdrew his gaze from the document and looked up at her.
However, this time, the brat wasn't deliberately defying him. Judging by her expression, she genuinely didn't know.
He had to do it himself and demonstrated once.
Xiao Yao was very intelligent and learned things quickly.
In the end, she not only ground ink for him but also began to review official documents for him.
"Your Highness, I think there's a problem with this document."
As she read, she picked out two documents from somewhere and placed them before him.
"Look, why is the flood in Tanxu Town so severe, yet Qingwu Town is still borrowing silver from Your Highness to引水 (draw water)?"