Chapter 23: The expenses will be borne by me.

  In an instant, his face changed several times. He, who had always been icy cold, had never had such a rich expression before.

  He just felt her hands, tightly grasping his clothes, that kind of instinctive, heartless dependence, making him slightly stunned, all emotions, amazingly disappearing in the next moment.

  He never knew his emotions could change this fast.

  She glanced at the shore, furrowed her brow slightly, then suddenly picked her up and flew towards the shore. Since the boat was some distance from the shore, in mid-air, his toes lightly touched the water's surface a few times.

  Meng Wu Ying's small mouth formed an "O" shape, such movements she had seen many times on TV before, but those were all wire fu, whereas this time it was truly real and authentic lightness skill?

  This time, she really opened her eyes wide. Is this the legendary Water Floating?

  Fortunately, her surprise was only reflected on her face and she didn't cry out in shock.

  He landed on the ground, and Meng Bufei finally felt a sense of reality, without that uncomfortable feeling. It was only when he saw the dirty things on his body that he remembered the good deed he had just done.

  Thinking of his threat just now? Her lips twitched slightly, and she quickly stood up straight, leaving his embrace, saying in a low voice, "Thank you, Your Highness."

  In her heart, she was secretly thinking about whether to say a word of apology, but she knew that this man was extremely fond of cleanliness and usually didn't allow others to get close to him. At this moment, what she did couldn't be solved with just one apology.

  She would endure his punishment as long as it wasn't too excessive, after all she had spit on him and he had kindly rescued her from the boat.

  Xuanyuan Ye felt her quick evasion, and his eyes narrowed slightly. When he looked at her again, she had a demure expression, just like the time they met in the Empress Dowager's place.

  She seems to like using this clever appearance to confuse people!

  The corners of his mouth subtly pulled out a faint, almost imperceptible smile, then he took off his own shirt and handed it to her, "You got it dirty, you wash it."

  In his voice, it seemed that some of the usual coldness was missing, and there was a hint of something unusual hidden in it.

  It's still spring now, wearing more clothes, taking off a jacket doesn't make much difference.

  Xuan Yuan Ye had originally wanted to take off his shirt and come over, but Su Feng was stunned, with a hint of surprise in his cold eyes.

  "What?" Meng Fu Ying froze, was this his reaction? His 'punishment'?

  "What? Didn't you understand what I said?" Seeing her dazed expression, Xuan Yuan Ye's mood inexplicably improved a bit, "Or are you still thinking of not admitting it?"

  "I'll wash, I'll wash." Meng Fu Ying quickly took the clothes from his hands and walked to the lake, vigorously shaking them in the water.

  The stuff I just threw up was washed away with the rocking motion.

  Su Feng's eyes narrowed slightly, her face filled with incredulity as she stared at the woman who was "washing" the king's clothes. The corners of her mouth twitched involuntarily - was this really how she washed the king's clothes?

  The prince's clothes, which are normally not allowed to be touched by outsiders.

  Xuanyuan Ye's face stiffened, and for an instant, it was somewhat gloomy. His hands seemed to subconsciously clench into fists, as if he wanted to strangle someone's neck.

  Meng Fu Ying, however, was completely unaware of this and, seeing that the dirty things had been washed clean, picked up her clothes from the water, wrung them out with force, then shook them out again before walking towards Xuan Yuan Ye.

  Seeing her wring out clothes, Su Feng's lips twitched again.

  "Your Highness." Originally, I wanted to hand him the clothes, but when I met his icy face, I hesitated for a moment. It seemed that it wasn't this cold just now, and he looked even colder than usual at this moment. How did it suddenly change?

  "You're just going to return the clothes like this to me?" Xuan Yuan Ye's icy voice seemed to carry a hint of gritted teeth, he had never known that his emotions would one day be uncontrollable.

  Meng Fu Ying was a clever person and immediately understood what was going on. He also understood where his icy expression came from.

  She used to wash clothes like this in modern times, but she forgot. He, with his noble status, wore the most luxurious fabrics, all of which required special cleaning.

  "Of course not, I was thinking of asking Your Highness if it's possible for me to take the clothes back, wash and iron them clean, and then return them to you." Meng Fuying explained repeatedly, her low voice laced with a hint of careful apology.

  Su Feng gave her a slight glance, he dared to block the way, that woman had absolutely not thought so just now, but at this moment she actually wanted to deceive the master, was the master really so easy to deceive?

  Your Highness has always hated being deceived by others, this woman is probably...

  "En." Xuan Yuan replied in a low and muffled tone, his voice devoid of much emotion.

  Meng Fu let out a faint sigh of relief.

  Su Feng was shocked and almost fell down, what's wrong with Your Highness today?

  "Does Your Highness know how to find the people from the Cheetah Organization?" Meng Huan Ying asked in a low voice again after a moment of contemplation, since he had deliberately reminded her on the boat just now, so he must have known.

  Su Feng's eyes suddenly flashed, quickly looking towards Xuan Yuan Ye, his eyes hidden too much complexity.

  Xuanyuan Ye's eyes flashed slightly, this woman was indeed clever, but it also proved that his previous guess was not wrong. The corner of his mouth twitched again and he said in a low voice, "It is said that on the 15th of every month, you can find him at Fengyue Inn."

  Su Feng's lips twitched violently this time, today's events were too much for him...

  The fifteenth of every month? Isn't today exactly the fifteenth? What a coincidence?

  Although there were a few doubts in his heart, he still said in a low voice, "Thank you, Your Highness."

  Xuanyuan Yong glanced at her and didn't say anything else. He turned around and left, surprisingly not waiting for the person on that boat anymore.

  "Master, are you alright? Didn't the young master give you a hard time just now?" Bai Yichen's boat had already docked, and Qing Zhu rushed over in a hurry, asking with a worried face. Just now, she was looking from the boat, and she almost died of anxiety.

  "No, just let me wash and dry his clothes for him." Meng Fu Ying replied somewhat absent-mindedly, thinking that Xuan Yuan Ye didn't seem to be so difficult to get along with after all.

  But her casual remark made everyone's face change suddenly.

  Especially Meng Ruxue, a stunningly beautiful face, instantly turned pale.

  Everyone knows that Xuan Yuan Ye's clothes are never allowed to be touched by others. Last time, she just helped him pass the handkerchief on the table, but he not only didn't take it, but also had Su Feng throw it away.

  Now he actually lets Meng Fu Ying wash his clothes, what does he mean by this?

  What's going on between him and Meng Fuying?

  Bai Yichen's eyes also suddenly darkened, and when he looked at Meng Fuying, there was a hint of inquiry hidden in the coldness, what about her and Xuan Yuan Ye?

  "Fu'er......" Suppressing the astonishment in her heart, Bai Yichen just wanted to walk towards her.

  "Green bamboo, let's go back." Before he finished speaking, Meng Fu Ying turned around and left.

  Bai Yichen's face became even more gloomy.

  Meng Ruxue saw Bai Yichen's reaction, and the ruthless eyes hid a few calculations. Her own ability might not be able to stop this matter, but if she were with Bai Yichen...

  Thinking of a perfect plan, Meng Ruxue's lips curled up with a hint of satisfaction.

  Xuanyuan Ye is hers, and she absolutely won't let anyone take him away.

  The army set out at dawn, and it was only when they departed that the Emperor realized that the funds had still not been fully raised.

  "Your Majesty, last night the White Mansion was burglarized and all the silver was stolen. I hope Your Majesty can show some leniency. I, Yichen, will gather the silver within five days and send it to the military camp by special envoy. Absolutely no delay will be caused to the army's use."

  The emperor's face was gloomy, and his eyes also had a clear chill. He didn't answer Bai Yichen, but instead turned to Meng Yun Tian and said in a deep voice, "Yun Tian, what do you mean?"

  "I only guard the country's peace and protect the life of every soldier under me." Meng Yuntian's eyes narrowed slightly, saying in a low voice, with no too much emotion, but that majestic momentum was overwhelming.

  He is a good general, he guards the country and protects his soldiers, but if the expenses are not sufficient...

  Bai Yichen's body stiffened, and the emperor's face turned even colder.

  "How can the expenses be delayed? Since Mr. Bai is having a hard time for now, why don't I pay for this time's expenses?" A sudden voice rose, startling the three people, who turned around in unison and stared with their mouths agape when they saw the newcomer.