Chapter 94: Let Me Give You a Hand

Guanyu would never stay here; he would eventually go to Liu Bei's side. Since you can get along so well with Liu Bei's two ladies, I actually have something for you to try.

When Qiao Feng heard this, her eyes widened twice as large as before. She had just revealed her true intentions to Liu Xie, and now he was assigning her tasks? What did this mean? It meant that Liu Xie trusted her!

"Please speak, Your Majesty!"

In truth, Liu Xie could see that Qiao Feng's excitement was not for expressing loyalty to him; it was her true nature.

She might appear aloof, but deep down she liked thrilling things!

Liu Xie nodded while inwardly thinking that he and Qiao Feng had been in close contact for so many days, yet he hadn't discovered this side of her character. It seemed that now she knew his strengths and weaknesses, but he himself hadn't fully understood the depths of human nature.

"These two ladies, one of them is Mi, the sister of Liu Bei's important minister Mi Fang and Mi Zhu. Once Guanyu learns of Liu Bei fleeing to Jingzhou, he will definitely go to great lengths to take these two ladies to join Liu Bei. I had already promised him that if I intervene at that time, my painstakingly built reputation would collapse. So your task is to have Mi willingly stay here, not go with him to join Liu Bei!"

Qiao Feng didn't have time to ponder what had happened to the reputation. She only heard Liu Xie asking her to stop Mi from leaving.

This was no simple matter. Previously, her interactions with the two ladies had made Mi quite adept at enduring the passing days, waiting eagerly for the day to reunite with Liu Bei.

Especially Mi, not only could she see her husband but also her brother. Why stay in this deep palace?

However, just as she was about to propose difficulties to Liu Xie, Qiao Feng thought to herself, no, if Liu Xie's tasks were that simple, he would have long been the true emperor. Previously, he had told her that following him meant walking on a blade's edge; if it weren't difficult, why would he need her?

"I wonder how much time I have to persuade her."

The words were on the tip of her tongue, but they turned into just that sentence.

Time was limited. I thought that in half a month's time, the news of Liu Bei arriving in Xiangyang would spread. Even if Sun Ce wouldn't inform Guanyu right away, it wouldn't be long before it leaked out.

After a moment's consideration, Qiao Feng nodded, her gaze sharp.

"Then I will return to prepare my words!"

Qiao Feng was evidently a girl with strong execution power. She immediately got up to leave, but was immediately pulled back by Liu Xie into his embrace.

"You entered my bedroom before; none of the times did you leave midway and just walk out. People would suspect! Moreover, in such matters, it's all about balancing work and rest. We talked too much just now; we need to exercise to activate the brain cells a bit, so we can think of countermeasures more effectively!"

With that, he flipped over and pressed the still-reacting Qiao Feng onto the bed.

If an old man nearly two thousand years later were here, he would look at the bed as if it were a humanoid teddy bear and say, "I don't believe you, you old bastard, you're so wicked!" Then spit and shout in his heart to let the girl go, to vent his anger.

That night, Qiao Feng discovered that Liu Xie was more energetic than usual. She didn't know the reason and didn't want to know, following Liu Xie's instruction: just enjoy it.

She didn't understand that for Liu Xie, all the people around him were inherited after coming to this era. But she was different; she was someone he had actively pursued after arriving in this era.

Although Fu Shou had genuine feelings for Liu Xie, Liu Xie always felt she was doing it for the previous Liu Xie.

But Qiao Feng was different. When she first met him, it was truly herself, with nothing to do with the previous Liu Xie.

Liu Xie could act as if he didn't care, but deep down, he was just an ordinary person, and Qiao Feng held immense significance to him.

Although he had secretly investigated and observed Qiao Feng for a long time, learned a lot from Qiao Shuang, even that paper had been personally given by Qiao Shuang to him, trusting her so easily still carried risks for the current Liu Xie.

However, Liu Xie was willing to take this risk. In this era, he seemed ridiculous but was actually lonely, and he needed a Qiao Feng very much.

The next morning, a ray of light shone through the window into the bedroom, and the dust floating in the beam made Liu Xie, who had just opened his eyes, feel very real.

Turning sideways, he saw Qiao Feng curled up like a kitten in his arms, but she was awake, staring intently at him without moving.

"Your Majesty, last night you were a bit different..."

Liu Xie smiled faintly and secretly put his hand under the quilt, then said softly, "I am the first one who can intervene in my affairs. Do you think I can be like before?"

This sentence didn't seem like much, but when it came to the word 'intervene', Qiao Feng's face suddenly flushed red, and her breathing quickened.

After tossing for half an hour, they finally climbed out of bed.

"Your Majesty, time is tight. Starting today, I must go to Wu Commandery to infiltrate and stay there with Mi."

Qiao Feng had always been preoccupied with the task Liu Xie had given her last night. After all, to have a woman who was so homesick just stay behind without reason was extremely difficult.

"In times of crisis, extraordinary measures are needed. I must help you with this. Go to Liu Bei's two ladies and say that I will set a banquet in the main hall of this temporary palace to entertain the two of them and Guanyu today. You and the Empress will accompany them. At that time, I will appropriately create an opportunity for you."

Qiao Feng hadn't expected Liu Xie to have this plan up his sleeve. Although after thinking for a while she still didn't see what opportunity it would create, more contact was ultimately better, so she tidied herself up a bit and headed to the bedroom where Liu Bei's two ladies were.

That day, Guanyu also received the message from Liu Xie. According to Liu Xie's words, once Liu Bei had news, Guanyu probably wouldn't have the mood to attend the banquet, so they were escorting him off in advance.

Upon seeing it, Guanyu thought it quite flattering. After all, Liu Xie was at least the emperor, and the general he had conferred was from him. Without much thought, he directly agreed to attend the banquet at the temporary palace.