Bai Rouyun was pretending to be a slightly dumb woman, smiling sweetly and indulging in Li Moyun's pampering. She was eating in a refined way, but she was still seemingly somewhat ditzy.
Her ditziness was seen by the way she was looking at Li Moyun with starry eyes as if he was the only important person in her life.
She was smiling sweetly at him, sometimes touching his arm, and pleading with her eyes for different kinds of food. First, she ate the prawns he shelled, then she started tugging on Li Moyun's sleeves and looked at the crabs, her eyes pleading with him, and he sighed indulgently and began cracking the shells and peeling the meat out of them.
Seeing him doing that for her, the most alluring smile blossomed on her lips, and all men were once more stunned by her attractiveness.
Even Li Moyun felt his heart beat rapidly at her innocent appearance. Although he knew that she was not the innocent and weak woman she portrayed herself as, he sometimes forgot her actual strength when looking at her acting like this.
She was indeed a terrific actress.
But even if she was only acting innocent and sweet, Li Moyun could not help but feel his heart swell with happiness. He was looking at her dotingly, and everyone apart from Bai Rouyun noticed his gaze, lowering their heads while their lips twitched.
Who could have told them that their cold brother was an infatuated man when he met the right woman? At the same time, they could not help but think that his taste was truly heavy. To like a fool! But then they realized she was no longer a fool. Although she seemed a little innocent and naive, she was not to be compared to the title of a fool.
They were all jealous. Such an adorable and obedient woman who only had her husband in her eyes, looking at him with such infatuation, how could they not want something similar?
Li Moyun smirked with satisfaction as he felt the envious gazes of his brothers and continued to pamper Bai Rouyun as a little princess.
After a few hours had passed, the Emperor had engaged in idle conversation with Li Moyun, and the other princes had joined from time to time, while Bai Rouyun had just said something a few times, every time being so adorable that they all felt their hearts melt.
As the banquet was coming to an end, Li Moyun rose from his seat. He took Bai Rouyun's hand in his own and gently assisted her up before he turned to the Emperor.
"My Imperial Father, it is our honor to have been invited to this gathering. Little Rouyun is not healthy yet, so I feel that she has been stimulated enough, I ought to bring her back to the Yun Palace so that she can relax again."
To act well with Li Moyun, Bai Rouyun made herself seem exhausted. Although her eyes still sparkled with brilliance, there was faint fatigue within.
When the Emperor saw this, he dared not hold Li Moyun back. He was quite scared of the power that Li Moyun commanded, and thus he dared not go directly against him.
Li Moyun was perfectly well aware that his father feared him, but he did not care. The entire royal family of the Richu Empire was only allowed to exist because of the fact that they could shield him from the eyes of the world.
As they stood up and had received the Emperor's permission to head back, Li Moyun domineeringly wrapped his arm around Bai Rouyun's waist, making her walk immensely close to him, as he led her out of the hall.
Bai Rouyun wanted to complain in her mind. It was clear to all that she was his weak point, that he pampered her immensely, and that in the future she would become the target of these other princes.
But then a slightly malicious smile spread on her face as she could not help but think that this was also interesting. Without pressure, she would be unable to grow stronger.
Sensing that her smile was slightly wrong, she quickly changed back into the naive and innocent little girl, and only Li Moyun had noticed the cunning look on her face from before. Seeing her like this, he squeezed her waist tightly, making Bai Rouyun blush faintly.
In her past life, Bai Rouyun had never found any man she felt that she loved. She had not pursued relationships and was a lone wolf.
This life, she had not thought about love either, but this man had managed to make her so familiar with his touch, and his actions made her heart warm. She could not help but feel grateful to him for everything he was doing for her, not to mention she was feeling comfortable when she was within his arms.
As they returned to the carriage, Bai Rouyun began nodding off. Although she had not done much today, it had been a considerable strain on her mind. She had to pretend to be a foolish little girl always, and thus her mind had been working overtime from the get go.
She could not allow for the slightest trace of her intelligence or real emotions to be evident on her face. Hence she was on high alert from the moment she had exited the carriage until the moment she entered it again.
Now that she was finally able to unwind, her eyelids turned heavy, and her head began nodding off.
Seeing her like this, a tender gleam flashed by Li Moyun's eyes. He went to the other side of the carriage, sat by her side, and gently made her lay down, putting her head in his lap and stroking her hair.