After conquering seven male favorites, the vicious heroine wants to run away

Chapter 276 The Best Person

"What did you say? Ah Yan went to Dongchen and became an inside agent?"

On the bed, Shi Nuanyu looked up in disbelief, the soreness in her waist causing her to fall into the man's arms.

Yu Changfeng hugged her waist. "Boss Tao has considerable influence in Dongchen and does business with court officials. He is the most suitable person to be an inside man."

In the book, the Second Prince of Dongchen, Zhuang Wenrui, harbored wicked thoughts towards Ayan, and things still happened; Ayan still went to Dongchen.

Shi Nuanyu's eyes were filled with unconcealed worry, and she quickly pressed for answers.

"Is anyone with Ah Yan?"

She glared at him, annoyed, as his large hand kneaded her waist.

Unexpectedly, such a big thing happened while she was unconscious. The seven of them conspired to not say a word to her.

Yu Changfeng continued his actions, deliberately pinching the soft flesh around her waist.

"Nuan Nuan cares for other men in front of her husband. Aren't you afraid that your husband will be jealous?"

Before she could get angry, he explained, "Don't worry, we've assigned top-notch bodyguards to protect him; he won't lose his life."

Shi Nuanyu felt relieved, but she displeasedly pushed his hand away and sat up, wrapping herself in a thin blanket.

“None of you seven are ordinary people. You have your own reasons for doing everything, and you can even discuss and make decisions on matters of national importance together.”

She was the only one not among those who participated, and it would be a lie to say he wasn't angry. The so-called protection was nothing more than underestimating her strength.

Sensing her emotions, Yu Changfeng moved closer in a slightly flustered manner, leaning against her shoulder and nuzzling her gently in a conciliatory way.

"Don't be angry, Nuan Nuan. Time is of the essence. Let's discuss this first. Once Nuan Nuan wakes up, I will inform you in full."

They had considered keeping it a secret, but Nuannuan was angry, so he had no choice but to be the one to leak it, since he was determined to get the position of the royal consort.

Shi Nuanyu's neck was tickled by the rubbing, and she chuckled, then reached out her fingertips to push his forehead away.

"The dignified Crown Prince of Beilin is acting like a spoiled child, isn't he afraid of being laughed at?"

Yu Changfeng chuckled and pinched her fingers, playing with them as he answered jokingly.

"Whoever dares to laugh at me, I will gouge out their eyes."

The court officials of the Northern Lin Dynasty all knew how ruthless he was, except for that fool who did not, and insisted on seizing his throne.

Shi Nuanyu pulled her hand away impatiently, "Be serious, you're not a tyrant. We're normal people, so let's live normal lives."

I almost forgot that Yu Changfeng, the Crown Prince of Beilin, who was known as the First Yama in the book, was extremely cruel. Later, he ascended the throne and sent troops to fight. Wherever he went, people suffered and the inhabitants of the cities were slaughtered.

At that time, Fusheng led his troops to fight against them. Both armies suffered heavy casualties. Fusheng did not know why he was defeated. He returned to Fuze Temple and committed suicide.

She couldn't understand why Fusheng would sacrifice himself for another, and for whom he would sacrifice himself.
The man before me clearly had the opportunity to attack Nan Yue, so why did he willingly let Qing He kill him in the end?

In the end, of the seven, only Qinghe lived a lonely life until his death.

Shi Nuanyu suddenly looked up and cupped his face, "You lied yesterday. The Yama in that doggerel refers to you."

Could it be that the name of Yama, the King of Hell, had already spread around this time?

A hint of surprise flashed across Yu Changfeng's eyes. Under her gaze, he nodded and helplessly pressed his forehead against hers.

“I knew I couldn’t hide it from Nuannuan,” he sighed as he recalled the past. “My mother was a palace maid serving in the Imperial Study. That old scoundrel raped her while drunk, and I was born in the Cold Palace after ten months of pregnancy.”

"At that time, the old thief only had a princess and no princes. My birth was destined to be a struggle. After the imperial concubine learned of this, she went to the cold palace and poisoned my mother."

"I am of royal blood after all, and that old scoundrel turned a blind eye and spared my life, allowing me to be raised by an old nanny in the cold palace."

Yu Changfeng gave a self-deprecating laugh, his icy blue eyes appearing even more profound.

"Because of these strange eyes, it is said that I am a harbinger of death, a Yama who crawls out from underground to take lives."

Because he was out of favor, he was sent to Nan Yue as a hostage. After returning to Bei Lin, what hardships did he endure before finally becoming the crown prince? Shi Nuanyu hugged him tenderly, "You are not Yama, you are Yu Changfeng, the best Yu Changfeng."

The title of Yama (the King of Hell) accompanied him throughout his life, but it also ruined his life.

Yu Changfeng hugged her tightly, a warmth spreading through his heart, and all the grievances, resentment, and pain of the past vanished in that moment.

"Only Nuannuan treats me like this."

He never regretted conspiring with them; Nuannuan was the light he had dreamed of all his life.

The news of the Southern Moon envoy's visit to Northern Lin spread like wildfire, and the people eagerly awaited what response the ruler of Northern Lin would make.

On the second day after the Crown Princess of Nanyue moved into the Crown Prince's residence, the King of Beilin sent word that he was unwell and unable to hold a palace banquet to welcome the delegation, leaving the Crown Prince in charge.

At midday, the streets north of the city were bustling with people, each going about their business with a sense of joy and harmony.

On the second floor of the teahouse, Shi Nuanyu leaned against the railing, lazily watching the scene below.

"I didn't expect that there were so few food stalls in the northern part of the capital, and the food was so simple."

Zhenbao looked around with great interest, touching and exploring everything.

"Princess, so much gold jewelry."

He handed her a golden utensil.

A'rao poured a cup of tea. "Your Highness, the north is mostly covered by mineral veins. Most of the third-rank ministers in the court have mineral veins in their homes. Because of these mineral veins, the land in the north is not suitable for growing crops."

“I see,” Shi Nuanyu said curiously, taking the tool and playing with it. “Beilin is so rich, why is he poor and even borrowing money from Ayan?”

It is said that he had been in debt for several years and had not paid it back. Tao Huiyan had plenty of silver, so naturally he didn't care.

Zhenbao popped a few candied fruits into her mouth. "Young Master Tao is very rich. He also has businesses in Beilin. The shop with the beautiful peach blossoms there is one."

Shi Nuanyu looked around and saw that three out of the dozen or so shops on the street had the peach blossom mark, not to mention how many there were on other streets.

Those wicked rich people! They envy smart people who are good at business the most.

In the morning, Yu Changfeng told her about their plan: Tao Huiyan would go to Dongchen to cooperate with Qinghe from the inside, Fusheng would go to the snow mountain to study poison, and Yu Changfeng would completely take control of Beilin within two months.

It sounds easy, but it's incredibly difficult to do.

The Empress of the Northern Lin royal family is merely a figurehead; the Consort firmly controls the harem, and her maternal family includes Liu Hui, a first-rank Grand Commandant in the court, and the third-rank Minister of the Imperial Secretariat, who is also part of the Second Prince's faction. If it weren't for these two pulling strings behind the scenes, the Second Prince would not be a match for Yu Changfeng.

The Imperial Concubine was his mother's killer, so bringing down the Liu family would be no easy task.

Thinking of all this, Shi Nuanyu felt worried and poked Zhenbao's chubby little face.

“Zhenbao, let me ask you something. Answer truthfully: what would happen if Qinghe and Yu Changfeng became emperors?”

Even though A'Rao was usually calm, she couldn't help but be startled by these words.

Treasure blinked blankly and swallowed the candied fruit in her mouth.

"The princess is the emperor; the princess won't kill the princes."

What was said unintentionally was taken seriously by the listener.

Shi Nuanyu loosened her grip, and the goldware fell onto the table.

No matter who becomes emperor, they will not let each other off the hook; neither wants their possessions to be coveted by the other.

The throne, and her!

If you don't want to be the object of contention, you must sit on the throne yourself and become the master of the chessboard.

Shi Nuanyu smiled helplessly. After losing her memory and arriving in this world a few years later, she learned to scheme for her own benefit.

Her memories of her past life are still vivid, but she can't tell whether she is a person of this era or Shi Nuanyu, who struggled to make a living in her past life.