Keep your voice down. Are you trying to look glamorous dressed as a forced lover?

"General Cheng, you should eat more too."

Li Qingyan reciprocated.

Wen Sheng's change was probably due to her inability to bear Cheng Fei's appearance. Cheng Fei's appearance seemed to have a big impact on them, even leading to a chaotic situation that she had long given up on.

Even if Wen Sheng may have only come to Ji Mingzheng to stand up for him, she has ultimately regained the upper hand.

Her persistence paid off; after a whole month of hard work, she actually found a new candidate.

She needs to speed things up from here on out.

Li Qingyan didn't exchange many pleasantries and prepared to leave after finishing her meal.

"I'll escort Your Highness."

Wen Sheng immediately spoke up, his attitude unusually enthusiastic.

He spoke before Cheng Fei, vying for Cheng Fei's favor. He was clearly not used to it, and his expression and tone were somewhat strange, but he quickly calmed down and his expression became firm.

Li Qingyan stared at Wen Sheng for a moment, then nodded.

"Is Lord Wen trying to speak up for General Ji? I heard that yesterday General Ji thought Cheng Fei was replacing him?"

"No." Wen Sheng shook his head. He hadn't slept for two nights in a row. His eyes were smudged with a bluish-gray tint and the corners of his eyes were slightly red. His appearance was still the same, but a faint haggardness enveloped him, making him look somewhat pitiful.

He smiled and said, "I know Your Highness is not that kind of person, and I would never question Your Highness like this."

"I just noticed that Your Highness seemed to be suffering from mosquito bites, so I wanted to give you some homemade anti-itch cream."

Wen Sheng presented a light blue purse embroidered with red bean patterns.

Li Qingyan hesitated for a moment, but still took it.

The original owner's body was exactly the same as her modern body, both of which were very attractive to mosquitoes. Inside the palace, they would try to repel mosquitoes, but whenever she went out, the mosquitoes would definitely try every means to bite her.

During the few days she was away from home, she got several bites on her arms, neck, and ankles. Unfortunately, the bites were hard to get rid of, and each time they would stay red for several days, and they would also itch and hurt from time to time.

She could feel the itching and pain from the mosquito bite, but scratching it was unseemly.

Wen Sheng had only met her twice, yet he had already noticed her and immediately offered a solution. Anyone would be moved by that...

No, she won't.

She was fooled by him like that before, and she won't fall for it again.

"Thank you, Consort Wen."

Li Qingyan accepted the gifts, but remained polite.

Wen Sheng was disappointed for a moment, but quickly cheered up: "Your Highness, you don't need to be so polite. I'll have the doctor figure out a way to make a mosquito-repellent sachet."

Without giving Li Qingyan a chance to refuse, Wen Sheng spoke again: "Your Highness doesn't have time for lunch this afternoon, so I will prepare a lunch that Your Highness likes and send it over. The kitchen just happened to get some fresh lotus flowers and lotus seeds, so it can be considered a lotus-themed mini-feast."

Li Qingyan wanted to eat it as soon as he heard it, and Wen Sheng didn't give him a chance to refuse, surprisingly being incredibly firm for the first time:

"This is my heartfelt gift, Your Highness. Please do not refuse. Even if Your Highness refuses, I will still give it to you."

After Wen Sheng finished speaking, he took his leave for the first time.

Li Qingyan: "What do you mean?" Didn't he reject her before and push her towards Ji Mingzheng? What is he planning to do now?

To defeat Cheng Fei for Ji Mingzheng?

"Your Highness, I'll have someone check it. If there's no problem, I'll apply it to you and let you try it."

Sui Shi took the purse, removed the ointment inside, and then returned the purse to Li Qingyan.

"Your Highness, red beans symbolize my longing."

The purse doesn't have any universally recognized patterns like twin lotus flowers or mandarin ducks; the red beans are understated yet subtly convey longing, which is quite suitable for Wen Cejun.

Sui Shi smiled. Her plan would not change, but she would also inform His Highness of Wen Sheng's subtle intentions in vying for favor and expressing her feelings.

After all, this is the kind of life His Highness should be living.

Li Qingyan looked down at the red beans on the purse: "...Aren't you overthinking it? He's just after the looks, isn't he?"

Sui Shi chuckled softly, but said nothing more.

It seems that Consort Wen went too far before, causing His Highness to lose faith in him. That is his problem.

Li Qingyan found it strange, but from this day on, Wen Sheng did change compared to before, becoming incredibly positive.

The mosquito-repellent sachets prepared for Li Qingyan were delivered at night. In addition to the sachets, there were also many pieces of jewelry and fine clothing fabrics, which were delivered to Jingchen Palace in boxes.

Li Qingyan was astonished: "Lord Wen, what do you mean by this?"

Ji Mingzheng is unhappy, so he wants to spend money to get rid of Cheng Fei?

But Wen Sheng is not Ji Mingzheng's father, nor is she Cinderella.

"I sent these over thinking Your Highness would like them. I had been collecting these things before, but I don't need them."

Wen Sheng spoke in a very indifferent tone, as if what he was giving away was just some small gift, not some kind of treasure that could drive countless people crazy.

"I have nothing of note to offer, only these possessions. Your Highness, please do not find them distasteful. You may also give away any items you do not wish to accept."

This is Wen Sheng's way of being kind to people: she gives them whatever good things she has, such as jewelry, gold and silver, and delicious food.

Wen Sheng would send whatever Li Qingyan liked. Modern people can't live without fried food and heavy-flavored meals, especially in summer. So Wen Sheng not only sent crispy fried chicken legs and wings that were incredibly delicious, but also Li-style hot pot, improved snail rice noodles, and other dishes.

Wenji opened stores all over the country, making it easy for him to source things. He actually succeeded. That's not all; he also developed a variety of milk tea and iced drink flavors on his own, which were no worse than modern ones.

These things were actually researched by Li Qingyan when he was ignoring them; it's just that now he finally has the opportunity to present them.

Li Qingyan didn't know why Wen Sheng's chef was so good. In any case, who could resist such a sweet and delicious treat in the summer? Every time she wanted to say no, she wouldn't be defeated by the sugar-coated bullets. She would never be beholden to someone who would give her money and would send Cheng Fei away. But when she smelled those aromas, she couldn't say no.

The imperial chef's food was delicious, but it just wasn't quite right.

In the end, Li gave up and waited for Wen Sheng to speak before she started eating.

No one expected that Wen Sheng would be the first person to take action after Cheng Fei moved into the East Palace. She had been so low-key before, but this time she was so high-profile and made a big fuss.

Wen Sheng ignored what others thought.

Because he deeply understands Li Qingyan's worth and that he was wrong in the past, he is simply trying to make amends.

He regretted saying and doing the wrong things, hated himself for missing out on His Highness, yet he couldn't give up on Ji Mingzheng. He couldn't bear to part with either of them, so he would try his best and not give up on either of them.

He already had very little, so he became greedy and didn't want to lose anything.

He wanted to hold them all tightly.

Fortunately, his childhood experiences have given him plenty of patience.

So, Li Qingyan's belief that he wanted to send Cheng Fei away for Ji Mingzheng was true, but she hadn't thought things through.

Wen Sheng not only wanted to win her back, but also wanted to work hard to bring happiness to Ji Mingzheng, so that all three of them could be happy.

But he never mentioned Ji Mingzheng again, because she didn't like to hear it. But he could slowly find a way to show how good Ji Mingzheng was!

Cheng Fei is an obstacle to the happiness of all three of them, so he should be eliminated as well.