You damned dog!
Yun Shu cursed silently.
She clenched her fists.
Yun Changfeng turned his head to look at her, "Shu'er, you didn't snatch him! It looks like that child is the Night King's son. Alas, how many illegitimate children does the Night King have? Could there be more?"
Yun Shu had to admire her father's accuracy.
She then noticed Yi Zixing looking at her, his eyes flickering with helplessness.
Yi Zixing was truly helping her snatch Xiao Feng.
What a perfect man, Yun Shu praised him in her heart again.
In this back and forth.
Before everyone's minds could fully process, they saw Gu Xiaofeng being pushed by the Regent, appearing very unwilling and not taking a single step towards Zhan Tianye.
Instead, he even looked towards Yun Shu.
Even children like pretty women?
And it was indeed Yun Shu who had stepped forward first, wanting to give the child a safe haven.
Yun Yueyin's heart became a mess seeing Gu Xiaofeng looking at Yun Shu. Could this be the fabled mother-child connection? They had never met, yet Gu Xiaofeng trusted Yun Shu and even wanted to get close to her!
Zhan Ming's expression darkened. He pushed Gu Xiaofeng again, "Hurry up!"
As expected of a bastard from who knows where, he was so useless at critical moments! Standing there, afraid to move!
Zhan Xiaoli had been staring at Zhan Ming. He heard Zhan Ming's thoughts.
But he only heard them for a moment before he seemed to hear the thoughts of the wicked woman Yun Yueyin.
The two sets of thoughts overlapped, and other people's thoughts also buzzed around chaotically.
He only heard that Gu Xiaofeng wanted to get close to his mother, and that the Regent grandfather called Gu Xiaofeng a bastard!
Zhan Xiaoli gritted his teeth.
He felt Gu Xiaofeng seemed rather pitiful.
"Come, come to Daddy," Zhan Tianye beckoned to Gu Xiaofeng, his previously cold voice softening slightly.
Gu Xiaofeng snapped back to reality.
Thinking of something, he looked at Yun Yueyin again. Although he desperately wanted to go to his mother, he didn't want his adoptive mother to be in danger.
Fine.
He would repay her kindness.
He immediately walked over.
Zhan Ming was satisfied.
Yun Yueyin breathed a sigh of relief.
And as Zhan Tianye took Gu Xiaofeng's small hand, he looked at Yun Shu.
Yun Shu felt a surge of anger from that glance. That dog! After snatching her son, he was showing off to her, wasn't he?! Don't get smug, she would soon be able to leave the capital with her three sons! As far away as possible!
Their eyes met.
Zhan Tianye saw the chilling glint in her eyes.
Indeed.
He had guessed correctly.
Zhan Tianye felt he had the upper hand, a shimmering luster slowly flowing in his dark eyes.
Zhan Ming saw Zhan Tianye seemingly smiling and was inexplicably puzzled. What was he smiling about? After killing the woman he had arranged, he thought Zhan Tianye wouldn't acknowledge Gu Xiaofeng, but he had. What did Zhan Tianye's expression mean right now?
For a moment, everyone's true feelings were hidden beneath their calm gazes, which churned with undercurrents.
The young Emperor Zhan Tianhong spoke at the opportune moment, "Congratulations, Fifth Brother!"
"Congratulations, King Ye!"
"Congratulations, congratulations! A great occasion!"
Everyone snapped back to reality and followed suit with their congratulations.
Zhan Xiaoli looked at Gu Xiaofeng standing beside him, finding him increasingly displeasing. He could ignore him snatching his father, but not his mother! He could accept Yun Xiaojing as his biological brother, but he couldn't accept a child who appeared out of nowhere wanting to snatch his mother!
Gu Xiaofeng sensed Zhan Xiaoli's hostility.
He suddenly wanted to leave.
To go to his mother!
"Shu'er, have you noticed that not only the Night King's young heir, but also the child the Night King just acknowledged, bears some resemblance to Xiao Jing?" Yun Changfeng, having had a few drinks, spoke with a slight slur.
Perhaps it was the dim light of the sky at this moment.
Why did he look more and more alike?
A unbelievable thought even crossed his mind: Could the person who bullied Shu'er back then have been the Night King?
The moment this thought flashed, Yun Changfeng immediately dismissed it.
Impossible. If it were the Night King, Shu'er would have brought the child to make him responsible over the years. How could the Night King remain at large?
Moreover, the Night King wasn't the type to force himself on anyone.
Back then, countless women had thrown themselves at the Night King like moths to a flame. Shu'er couldn't get close enough... she couldn't get close enough.
Yun Shu's lips twitched almost imperceptibly. She felt that Yun Changfeng was too sharp today.
Whatever he said, it was the truth.
She smiled.
Before she could reply, Yun Changfeng had already answered his own question, "Impossible, Father was joking. No matter who bullied you, it couldn't have been the Night King. It's just that the children are all too handsome, and it's not unusual for beautiful people to share some resemblance."
"Father is always right," Yun Shu replied with a smile and a nod.
Zhan Ming returned to his seat.
After sitting down, he felt increasingly uneasy.
He clearly held the initiative, finally successfully placing a chess piece beside Zhan Tianye, but Zhan Tianye's reaction made it seem as if he truly treated Gu Xiaofeng as his own son.
If he hadn't known that Gu Xiaofeng was an unwanted bastard, he would have believed Gu Xiaofeng was truly Zhan Tianye's son!
Zhan Tianye raised his wine cup, took a sip, and then raised it towards Zhan Ming. In a voice only they could hear and with lip movements only they could see, he said, "Thank you, Sixth Uncle."
Zhan Ming's pupils constricted upon hearing those three words. Thank you?
Yun Shu was contemplating how to take the three children and disappear from Zhan Tianye's life forever when she keenly sensed someone approaching from behind.
She looked up.
Upon seeing Yun Yueyin, her eyes narrowed coldly.
"Second Sister, can we talk in private? How about we go admire some flowers nearby?" Yun Yueyin asked softly and gently.
"No," Yun Changfeng refused preemptively.
Yun Yueyin looked at Yun Changfeng with tears in her eyes, "Second Uncle..."
"When did you learn such skills from women in the pleasure quarters? You're so annoying," Yun Changfeng frowned coldly, his words extremely harsh.
Yun Yueyin's face instantly turned pale.
Damn Yun Changfeng!
Her father would replace Yun Changfeng as the Great General one day!
Yun Shu almost burst out laughing. Her father had a venomous tongue!
Her gaze shifted, and she stood up, "Let's go."
"Shu'er."
"Father, it's fine."
Then, she followed Yun Yueyin to a secluded spot.
Birds chirped and flowers bloomed.
The imperial garden was meticulously cared for by the palace gardeners, exuding beauty everywhere.
"Can we call a truce? I was wrong before, I shouldn't have harmed you like that. Time has passed, and I live in regret every day. I am in excruciating pain now. I shouldn't have harmed you back then, so please forgive me, and let's be good sisters, alright?" Yun Yueyin asked in a low voice.
She adopted a very humble posture.
But Yun Shu looked towards a nearby spot where A'cha had already approached Minister Liu.