After being jilted by the saintess at the beginning, why is she crying?

She couldn't help but yell, striding forward: "Lin Fengmian! What kind of attitude is this? Get up now and go cook some spiritual porridge for Madam and give her a massage! Do you want to die?!"

She grew angrier as she spoke, and seeing that Lin Fengmian was still ignoring her with his eyes closed, she subconsciously raised her hand, wanting to teach this arrogant guy a lesson.

The hand landed with a whooshing sound! The surrounding palace maids all held their breath.

However, the slap hadn't even touched Lin Fengmian yet.

"Bang!"

With a muffled thud, the round-faced palace maid flew backward like a kite with a broken string, crashing hard into the railing of the flower boat and immediately losing consciousness.

The deck fell into a deathly silence.

Everyone looked in surprise toward the direction from which the attack had been made.

His gaze passed over the shattered pieces of glass scattered on the floor, past the person slumped on the ground...

The palace maid, whose cheek was swollen on one side, finally landed on the languid, cat-like figure by the window.

It was Gongsun Mili!

She leaned against the window, her purple dress ethereal and otherworldly, her jade-like hand hanging halfway down.

At that moment, she was slowly shaking her hands, as if brushing off some dust. Her movements were casual, but her gaze was as cold as a frost-quenched blade.

"How dare you!"

Her voice was soft, even carrying a hint of languid weariness.

"Who gave you permission to bully my man?"

These words exploded in everyone's ears like a thunderclap!

The surrounding maids all wore expressions of shock, and several of the younger ones even instinctively covered their mouths.

His eyes widened as if he had heard something unbelievable.

What? What did Madam just say?

They can't even believe their ears!

What the lady just said was... "my man"?

That prisoner? Lin Fengmian, who was bound hand and foot, put on a flying boat, and almost thrown into the spirit beast enclosure to feed the demon beasts?

Good heavens! Lin Fengmian actually succeeded in taking over! From a prisoner casually seized by the madam, he's transformed into... a male concubine?!

A bold maid secretly peeked at Lin Fengmian and saw that he was leaning against the cabin wall with his arms crossed, his mouth almost stretched to the back of his head, as if to say, "See?

This is the kind of annoying "I'm so important" attitude.

However, the lady's words just now were so powerful that no one dared to question their weight.

The palace maids who had previously been making sarcastic remarks about Lin Fengmian were now deathly pale, cold sweat streaming down their temples, and their bodies trembling uncontrollably.

They had just thought that the lady was only interested in something new and would get tired of the boy and abandon him.

I thought I might be able to snag a bargain then... But now it seems, what bargain? Just surviving is a miracle!

"thump--"

Someone took the lead and knelt down, their knees hitting the deck with a dull thud.

Immediately following this were the sounds of people kneeling down.

The palace maids all prostrated themselves down like waves of wheat swaying in the autumn wind.

With their foreheads pressed to the ground, none of them dared to utter a sound.

"This servant knows her crime!"

"This servant deserves to die!"

"Please punish me, Madam!"

A cacophony of pleas for mercy echoed through the cabin, interspersed with soft sobs.

The palace maid who had just been slapped away didn't even have the strength to beg for mercy.

Half of his face was swollen like a steamed bun, and blood was trickling from the corner of his mouth.

He lay sprawled on the ground, trembling, not even daring to look up at Gongsun Mili.

Gongsun Mili ignored their pleas for mercy, merely glancing at them with a cold, icy look, showing no intention of pursuing the matter further.

She lazily withdrew her gaze, as if nothing had happened, and leaned back against the window, her eyes fixed on the fleeting sea of ​​clouds outside.

But out of the corner of her eye, she couldn't help but glance at Lin Fengmian.

She saw that the guy was winking at her, with a smug look on his face that said, "Good sister is so awesome." The corners of his mouth were almost stretched to his ears, making him look like a fox who had stolen a chicken.

Gongsun Mili's heart tightened instantly!

hateful!

Why did I lose control and attack just now!

And he even said those things!

Now everyone on the ship knows about her relationship with that little rascal!

Won't he become even more outrageous in the future, taking advantage of my name to act arrogantly on the ship?

The more she thought about it, the more frustrated she became, but she desperately tried to maintain that aloof and reserved demeanor.

She even deliberately snorted coldly at Lin Fengmian, turned her face away, and made a gesture as if to say, "I'm only giving you a little face because I'm in a good mood."

Don't be complacent.

But on that exquisite profile, a barely perceptible blush quietly crept up near her ears.

I must be crazy!

She gritted her teeth inwardly, her thoughts churning like a surging tide.

That guy must have gotten a huge advantage over me. If I were bullied by my own people...

If word gets out, wouldn't it make me look incompetent?

The dignified Gongsun Mili can't even protect her own people?

Yes! That must be it! My actions just now were solely to save face! It had absolutely nothing to do with that little rascal!

But then she couldn't help but recall the look Lin Fengmian had given her earlier—a look that contained a hint of smugness, a hint of approval, and a hint of... certainty as if he had her completely under his control.

No!

Gongsun Mili's inner alarm bells rang loudly.

I must find a chance to let him know who is the one who keeps their word!

I'll have him come over and give me a shoulder massage later! Let him understand the difference between master and servant! Yes, that's it!

She made up her mind, then stood up and glanced at the palace maids who were prostrate on the ground, not daring to get up, with a complicated expression.

He glanced again at Lin Fengmian, whose mouth was practically stretched to the back of his head, but in the end he said nothing, just snorted coldly, and turned to walk towards his inner cabin.

With skirts flowing like clouds and robes billowing, the purple-clad figure quickly disappeared behind the cabin door.

All that remained were palace maids, their faces filled with awe, not daring to utter a sound, and Lin Fengmian, who stood there with a smile brighter than the spring sun in March.

that's nice!

It was really worth it to latch onto this powerful figure!

This guy is really enjoying being a kept man!

Lin Fengmian sighed contentedly to himself, then lazily stretched.

He glanced at the trembling palace maids on the ground, grinned, and spoke in a lighthearted tone.

"Get up, all of you, stop kneeling. I'm a magnanimous person, I won't hold it against you."

However… next time I hear someone gossiping behind my back, it won't be as simple as just a slap.

He spoke casually, but the palace maids who had just mocked him felt a chill run down their spines. They kowtowed repeatedly, wishing they could bury their heads in the ship's deck.

Lin Fengmian said nothing more, turned around and walked to the window, leaning against it in the same posture as Gongsun Mili. His gaze was fixed on the majestic royal city that was getting closer and closer in the distance, while his mind was racing with calculations.