[COMPLETE] Beauty Feng Vol. 1

Chapter 52: Pei Bohai

There was an indescribable situation in Beauty Feng's small residence today.

The young master came back from the front yard in a foul mood.

"Leave the meals by the door and don't bother me." He was suffused with brooding clouds circling around his head.

His three palace maids were puzzled. Come noon time, they learned the news that Junzhu was demoted to a noble lady. The trio were even more befuddled.

The former princess harmed the young master. And it seemed she was getting her retribution now. How come the young master was angry with this situation?

JuZi couldn't understand their young master's mood swings but she still told the other two to be careful of their words and actions in the following days.

This was the first time Beauty Feng showed resentment, a far cry from his usual cheerful personality. They didn't know how to deal with it.

Some masters have heavy hands. Taking out their anger on their slaves.

It was true that young master Feng didn't look like he could hurt people because of rage. But one could not be too careful.

People who came from the palace all had their own eccentricities after all.

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"Pei Bohai." King Wan Li welcomed the stout man inside the Office of State Affairs.

Official Pei was smiling but only he knew how his whole body was sweating right now. After the stunt of not recognizing the King and her lover in the Summer Solstice Festival, he couldn't sleep at night.

He was always thinking about how Suliang's King would get back at him.

To understand why Pei Bohai was this distraught, one must know the factions existing at the seat of Suliang's government.

There is a strong majority of Wan Li's supporters and there is a minority of religious sects who appeal to the masses that the King was too cruel in his ways and should not be trusted completely.

The dynamics of these two were amusing to watch if one was an outsider. Because the minority faction, no matter how righteous they seemed to be, would always crumble in front of Wangye.

They only exist until now because the King didn't obliterate them. The reason was they have the habit of helping the poor and the needy. Wangye found them useful despite them saying bad things about her.

Now, while all of these were happening, there was also the neutral faction. They were here even before the then First Princess and Princes (LXL, their older bro and Sangyu) were exiled.

They didn't get swayed by the righteous faction but also didn't get absorbed into Wangye's force.

King Wan Li tolerated their presence all these years and wasn't aggressive toward them. Except for those times when some officials were brought to court for corruption cases.

Pei Bohai was the acting leader of the neutral faction.

He might look unreliable but this man had been the pillar of the neutral party for years. This was partly because of his exceptional communication skills and the other reason was his deep connections with the underground society of Suliang.

In all these years, Long Xu Le had a hard time crushing the illegal activities in the province because one, they bring a lot of money to the government. And two, Suliang is a melting hotpot of foreigners. Most of them are patrons of the black market that existed in the different districts of Suliang.