Joy of Life: Starting by clinging to the eldest princess's coattails!

Chapter 12 Whispers Inside the Carriage

After leaving Taiping Villa, Chunmei helped Li Yunrui into the carriage.

As the car door closed, Chunmei was about to walk to the front to drive when Li Yunrui's voice came from inside the car.

"Xiao Wuzi, you come up here too."

Her voice was soft and gentle, yet it stunned everyone outside the car.

Chunmei turned to look at Wu Feng, her eyes filled with surprise. The eight sword-wielding maids and the four ordinary maids also looked at Wu Feng, their expressions varying.

Wu Feng himself was also taken aback.

"Yes, Your Highness," he quickly regained his senses and replied in a low voice.

Chunmei then stepped aside and gave Wu Feng a complicated look.

Wu Feng took a deep breath, walked to the back door of the carriage, and gently pulled it open.

The carriage was spacious and covered with soft cushions. Li Yunrui was leaning against the headrest, her long black satin dress gleaming with a deep luster in the dim light inside the carriage.

She turned her face to the side, her neck gracefully curved, her chest rising and falling gently with her breath.

Wu Feng didn't dare to look too much. He bent down and crawled into the carriage, carefully sitting down by the door, trying to stay as far away from Li Yunrui as possible.

"Close the door," Li Yunrui said.

Wu Feng did as instructed and closed the car door.

The carriage suddenly darkened, with only a few rays of sunlight filtering through the cracks in the windows, illuminating the fine dust particles floating in the air.

Chunmei sat in the driver's seat and gently shook the reins.

The carriage started slowly, its wheels rolling over the bluestone pavement, making a regular "rolling" sound.

The carriage was very quiet.

Wu Feng sat there properly, his hands on his knees, his back straight, and his eyes looking at the carriage floor.

Li Yunrui didn't look at him, still leaning back, one hand supporting her chin, her gaze fixed on the trees flowing outside the car window.

The carriage soon turned onto the official road.

The road became smoother, and the swaying of the carriages subsided.

"Little Wuzi."

Li Yunrui suddenly spoke, her voice remarkably clear in the enclosed carriage.

Wu Feng immediately looked up: "Your Highness."

Li Yunrui didn't turn his head, still looking out the window, his voice somewhat casual: "What do you think of Ye Qingmei?"

Wu Feng was startled.

He glanced cautiously at Li Yunrui, then tentatively asked in a low voice, "Your Highness, are you telling the truth?"

Li Yunrui then slowly turned her head.

The carriage was dimly lit, and her face was half-hidden in the shadows, except for her eyes, which shone brightly.

Her expression remained gentle, but her soft tone carried a subtle hint of coldness.

"Speak, of course, the truth." A slight smile played on her lips. "What? You trying to lie to me?"

"I wouldn't dare," Wu Feng replied immediately, lowering his voice to say, "The truth is... Ye Qingmei is quite ordinary."

"Very ordinary?" Li Yunrui became interested and sat up a little straighter. Her dark dress slipped down with the movement, revealing a section of her fair wrist. "Tell me about it."

Wu Feng did not speak immediately.

He glanced at Li Yunrui, his eyes seeming hesitant, and his fingers unconsciously curled up.

When Li Yunrui saw Wu Feng's appearance, his eyes narrowed slightly, and a glint of light flashed in his pupils.

"Your Highness," Wu Feng knelt down in the middle of the carriage before Li Yunrui, "If I have offended Your Highness by speaking the truth, I hope Your Highness will forgive me."

"Speak." A beautiful smile appeared on Li Yunrui's face. The smile was somewhat hazy in the dim light, yet breathtakingly beautiful.

Wu Feng did not get up, but instead knelt and moved forward two steps to Li Yunrui's feet.

He raised his head, looked at Li Yunrui, and said in a soft, cautious voice, "As for her appearance, there's no need to mention it; she's far inferior to Your Highness. It's just... she has a certain confidence and ease that other women lack."

Li Yunrui didn't speak, she just looked at him.

Ye Qingmei's temperament might be very attractive to Li Yunqian, Fan Jian, and Chen Pingping...

But for Wu Feng, a time traveler, this was all too ordinary.

On the contrary, Li Yunrui, a stunningly beautiful, crazy, and sickly woman, is more attractive.

"Anything else?" Li Yunrui's tone was flat and emotionless.

Wu Feng looked up again at Li Yunrui's profile.

In the dim light, her profile was beautiful, with long eyelashes, a straight nose, and bright red lips.

Her dark dress made her skin look as white as snow, and the neckline was slightly open, revealing a small section of her delicate collarbone.

"I've heard," Wu Feng's voice lowered, "that Ye Qingmei erected a monument at the entrance of the Overwatch Council. I think... she's very stupid."

After he finished speaking, he lowered his head again.

Li Yunrui suddenly laughed.

The laughter was soft and gentle, echoing through the carriage. She reached out her fair hand and gently pinched Wu Feng's chin, lifting his face up.

[Ding~ Mood points +30!]

Her fingers were icy cold and had a delicate feel.

"You think she's stupid too, right?" Li Yunrui leaned closer, a charming smile on her face, but her eyes gleamed with a strange light. "However... I think she's quite naive."

She leaned close, her warm breath spraying onto Wu Feng's face, making the unique, rich, and cool fragrance even clearer, entering Wu Feng's nose and going straight into his lungs.

Wu Feng's throat involuntarily twitched.

"Go on," Li Yunrui's voice was as soft as a feather, "you probably still have something to say."

Wu Feng looked at the alluring face so close to his own, her eyes shining with an alarming light, reflecting his own somewhat flustered expression.

"Your Highness... as for the rest... I dare not say." Wu Feng's voice was very soft, and his eyes began to dart away.

Li Yunrui became even more curious.

This little guy is incredibly brave.

As the eldest princess, her status was incredibly noble, yet this little gardener dared to touch her body, eat her leftover breakfast, and hide the handkerchief she had used.

What exactly is it that even he dares not say?

"If you don't speak..." Li Yunrui's voice was still gentle, but it carried a hint of coldness, "when we return to the palace, I will throw you back into the Imperial Garden."

Wu Feng's body visibly stiffened for a moment.

"Your Highness..." he stammered, "Ye Qingmei is indeed naive. She has forgotten one thing, which is... that this world is all about strength."

Li Yunrui's fingers were still pinching his chin, and she tightened her grip slightly upon hearing this.

Wu Feng felt the pressure on his chin and continued, "As long as you have absolute strength, everything is within your grasp, including... including the person you like."

He stopped and stole a glance at Li Yunrui.

Li Yunrui's face was expressionless, but his eyes were surprisingly bright.

"Ye Qingmei... now possesses absolute power." Wu Feng's voice was extremely low, almost a whisper, "If she wanted to, she could kill everyone in the royal family right now and take that position for herself."

After saying that, he lowered his head, not daring to look at Li Yunrui again.

He said he was gambling, to see what Li Yunrui would think, to see if her ambitions would grow even bigger, and to see... if he could wash away her love-struck mind.

The carriage suddenly fell silent.

The only sounds were the rumble of wheels rolling over the road and the faint noise of the market in the distance.

Li Yunrui's mouth was slightly open, and her pupils were slightly dilated.

She was shocked by Wu Feng's words.

With absolute power, everything is within easy reach?

Including people you like?

Kill the entire royal family and take their place?

What an outrageous statement!

but……

Thinking about it carefully, given Ye Qingmei's current strength...

The Jiangnan Navy, the Black Riders of the Surveillance Bureau, the wealth of the three major districts, and the experts and forces that follow her... she can indeed do it!

Li Yunrui's heart suddenly started beating fast.

A strange, burning emotion welled up from the bottom of my heart and flowed through my veins to every part of my body.

Wu Feng's words...

Why did it make her feel...excited?