Chapter 865: No Time to Wait

A person in charge who has a vague grasp of his own forces, even unclear about personnel allocation, now must oversee an assassination targeting a powerful minister of Da Yu.

Just hearing about it sounds ridiculous.

Chen Wuji's mental journey tonight can be completely described as twists and turns.

He is a cautious person; facing Kong Jianshi's laid-back yet confident attitude, he truly feels helpless.

"First get the manpower clear, then consider the assassination; this matter cannot be rushed," Chen Wuji said.

Kong Jianshi spoke so confidently that he actually thought there was a bit of hope for this.

Well, that's as much hope as an egg.

Kong Jianshi opened his mouth, about to say something, but then silently held back.

Chen Wuji glanced over and asked, "Any other problems?"

Kong Jianshi shook his head. "Young Master, give me five days."

"Fine!"

"Then I, your humble subordinate, take my leave!"

"Hmm!"

After Kong Jianshi left, Chen Wuji rubbed his face hard twice, then flipped open the documents piled on the desk.

Now whenever he sees this stuff, he gets a headache.

But there's no choice; he still has to look at them, since power has come to this point, and there aren't enough people around to share the burden, so he must handle it himself.

Not long after, Yu Yan Chu rubbed his sleepy eyes, shuffled out from behind the curtain, and said, "Why aren't you sleeping yet?"

"There's still some business unfinished; you go to sleep first."

Yu Yan Chu pulled over a stool and sat beside Chen Wuji, propping his chin with both hands, eyeing him suspiciously from head to toe.

"'What's with that look?' Chen Wuji glanced sideways."

"'Aren't you the least bit eager? I'm the Elder Princess, sharing a room with you, yet you show no interest?' Yu Yan Chu asked strangely."

Chen Wuji chuckled, "Tomorrow the army sets out; even if I were more interested in you, Elder Princess, I'd have to finish these duties first. From what you're saying, it seems you can't sleep peacefully unless I do something to you?"

"'Who can sleep soundly?' Yu Yan Chu shouted, then his voice softened a bit as he muttered, 'I don't want to be stabbed awake while I'm sleeping comfortably.'"

"'Stick out your head and it's one blow, pull it back and it's still one blow—since you can't dodge either way, you might as well make it quick. How about you go first, let me finish my work, then you can do whatever you want, and I'll go sleep?'"

"'You won't resist?' Chen Wuji asked with a smile."

The Elder Princess is being overly generous, making him feel a bit unaccustomed.

By rights, shouldn't the Elder Princess be a bit arrogant and aloof?

Yu Yan Chu rolled his eyes, "I might want to resist, but dare I? Don't set a trap for me; my father already instructed me when I came—I won't fall for your tricks."

"'Even His Majesty has to give you instructions on this?' Chen Wuji said, slightly curious."

His Majesty the Emperor sure manages a wide range of affairs.

Yu Yan Chu pouted, "My father worries that I'll lose my temper and annoy you, but don't overthink it; what he told me is definitely not what you imagine."

Chen Wuji lowered his head, looking at the documents in his hand, and joked, "How do you know it's not what I think?"

"'Anyway, I know I'm not some naive girl who hasn't seen the world!' Yu Yan Chu said proudly, 'My father told me that here my status as Elder Princess is useless, and more seriously, I'm the meat on the chopping block while others hold the knife—I have to weigh things myself.'"

"'He also said that my future depends on whether I can behave as a person, that I must discard my identity and start over. In short, he wants me to set aside my princess identity and prepare to be a good wife and mother.'"

"'I'm not familiar with being a good wife and mother, but I have studied it; there are people in the palace who specialize in teaching these things. The so-called being a good wife and mother, the first step is to…… know how to sleep.'"

Chen Wuji immediately became interested, "That sounds fresh—how exactly does one know how to sleep?"

By rights, the palace shouldn't be teaching the princess how to please men, right?

If such a thing really existed, it would be quite contrary to reason.

"'Just be more proactive and thoughtful; don't rely on your status to neglect your husband, treat sleep as trivial, or let rumors spread that the princess uses her position to bully and suppress her husband in bed.' Yu Yan Chu said offhandedly, 'Anyway, that's roughly the idea; the palace teachings are detailed, I couldn't explain them in a few words.'"

Chen Wuji laughed helplessly.

It's over; his mind is dirty.

What the palace teaches is actually quite proper.

Having said that, Chen Wuji suddenly became interested, "Then has the palace taught you how to please? Like positions and such—I have no other motive, just pure curiosity."

Yu Yan Chu's face flushed red, as if he'd swallowed explosives, "You… uh, you actually just blurt out such talk!"

"'Just curious!'"

"'No way! How could the palace possibly teach those things!' Yu Yan Chu said, his voice low but forceful, as if he were about to smash Chen Wuji to death with those words."

Chen Wuji looked at Yu Yan Chu with a playful gaze, then suddenly laughed, "If not, does that mean you only know how to sleep but not how to sleep properly? Then why do you call it knowing how to sleep?"

"'I… you, you stop saying that.'"

"'Looking at you like that, you know?'"

"'I don't know!'"

"'How do children come about?'"

"'……How would I know.'"

"'Won't you worry about the pain?'"

"'Hurry up and stop saying that.'"

"'You really do know; the palace didn't teach it, did it? You must not…'"

"'What? Don't look at me like that—I haven't been messing around. Fine, I admit the palace taught it, taught it already—what more do you want? You really are… despite being a marquis, you're such a rascal.'"

"'How was it taught?'"

"……"

"'Hurry up and say it—I'm genuinely curious!'"

Yu Yan Chu suddenly flared up, "Are you going to sleep or not?"

"Wait a moment." Chen Wuji was reading the document, taking in ten lines at a glance. Although he and Yu Yan Chu were joking around enthusiastically, he didn't stop the work he had to do.

He was multitasking, without the slightest impact.

Pausing, Chen Wuji suddenly asked, "I just realized—do you mean you can't say it and want to show me instead?"

Yu Yan Chu's chest heaved violently with anger, her fury surging fiercely.

"No!" Yu Yan Chu shouted back, glaring at Chen Wuji, then muttered under her breath, "I've never seen such a shameless person like you—what's there to be curious about? You already have so many wives, yet you're still curious about that sort of thing; how boring."

"I'm just curious about how they teach it in the palace."

Yu Yan Chu lifted her chin, face flushed and puffing with anger, saying, "I'm not telling you!"

After saying that, she hurried three steps at a time and quickly went into the back of the tent.

After a moment, she poked her head out from behind the curtain again, saying, "If you're coming, hurry up—no waiting for latecomers!"