"When did the Fifth Prince become so kind-hearted?" At this moment, Yang Defu also came over.

General Yang naturally looked at the handkerchief that Xiao Tang was holding with great suspicion.

He wouldn't believe it if you said it wasn't intentional.

Xiao Tang nodded knowingly: "So it's the Fifth Prince. This handkerchief..."

She used it to wipe her nose.

There shouldn't be any major problems, right?

At worst, I can just pay him back one yuan later.

Di Jingling sat to the side, his brows furrowed, his face dark with displeasure. Suddenly, he said in a deep voice, "If it's dirty, just throw it away. Is the Fifth Prince someone who lacks fine handkerchiefs?"

[As expected...]

The main villain's possessiveness is starting to take over.

[It's practically saying: Fifth Prince, you're so petty! What do you need a handkerchief for?]

Xiao Tang was just thinking of replying that she would choose a new one for someone else next time when her hand suddenly went empty. Di Jingling simply pinched the handkerchief with two fingers and threw it away.

The look of disdain on his face spoke volumes.

To deliberately embarrass the Fifth Prince in front of everyone like this, he truly deserves to be called the Regent.

[Hey, you little villain, how could you litter like that?]

That's incredibly rude.

Xiao Tang snorted inwardly and made a move to pick it up, but a palace maid immediately came over and took the "trash" away.

Xiao Tang's hand missed its target.

The Fifth Prince, Di Yanjue, smiled faintly, showing no annoyance: "It's nothing, just a handkerchief. Is Ninth Uncle jealous?"

[Eating...eating...eating...jealousy?]

[I think the main villain is more likely to be jealous! If anyone's going to be jealous, it should be the female lead, not me.]

【Ugh~~ I suddenly feel a chill, what's wrong with me?】

The man suddenly pinched the flesh on the back of her hand.

Di Jingling replied expressionlessly, "So what if I'm jealous?"

No one expected the man to respond, since saying he was jealous was definitely a joke. Who would have thought that the Regent not only responded directly, but also admitted it in a cool and aloof manner.

Xiao Tang: "Pfft...cough cough cough!"

Di Yanjue smiled thoughtfully and shook his head slightly, "The Ninth Imperial Uncle and Imperial Aunt have such a good relationship, I can't help but envy them."

After saying that, he smiled slightly at Xiao Tang, turned around and left.

As for the deeper meaning in that smile, Xiao Tang didn't want to delve into it.

This is Di Yanjue!

The second male lead in the book!!!

A man who fawns over the female lead even more than the main villain.

Oh no, I misspoke. He not only fawned over the female lead but also over the male lead.

He and Di Yanhen grew up together since childhood, and both were raised by the Empress. Their birth mothers are unknown, so the brothers had an excellent relationship.

However, in the latter half of the book, this guy still drew his sword against Di Yanhen.

When Xiao Tang was reading the book, she was amazed at how high the male second lead's sycophancy had reached; it was truly a rare sight in the world.

But... he's really handsome. He even has a beauty mark under his eye... oh my, how can such a heartthrob be such a simp?

[Hiss hiss hiss~~~ Which bastard pinched me?]

She looked up, her eyes blazing with anger, at the man who had assaulted her.

The man's dark, phoenix-shaped eyes were half-closed as he looked at her, asking casually, "Your Highness, is the Fifth Prince handsome?"

Praising other men deserves to be pinched!

Staring at other men with infatuation deserves even more punishment!

Xiao Tang blinked, looking at him with a mixture of fear and horror.

The man already had a pair of deep black eyes, which were now half-closed, like a bottomless abyss.

Xiao Tang even felt that there might be two hands reaching out from the abyss, suddenly dragging her into the abyss, never to return.

She coughed lightly: "Your Highness, the Fifth Prince is indeed quite handsome."

We can't go against our conscience on this point, can we?

As expected, the man's face darkened.

"However..." she deliberately changed the subject, her eyes crinkling with laughter, "No matter how handsome he is, he can't compare to even a tenth of the Prince's looks. My husband, the Prince, is the most handsome, dashing, charming, and wonderful man in the world!"