Wan Ge returned to the crowd. As a prince, Feng Xunxi certainly couldn't go with them, so he sat down with the other princes and princesses.

Unlike before, Wan Ge didn't sit among a group of wealthy young ladies. Instead, she sat in a more secluded corner with Xu Chaoxi, but she still attracted a lot of attention.

Many people walked up to Wan Ge and asked in confusion, "Miss Xia, who is this person next to you?"

In this era, there were more than one minister with the surname Wan Ge in the imperial court. However, the fact that she could be treated by the imperial physician so readily clearly indicated that she was a young lady from the Xia family.

Even though their fathers didn't have a particularly good relationship, Xu Chaoxi didn't try to hide it.

So that night, Ge turned to look at her and said, "By the way, I still don't know which family's daughter you are, sister."

Xu Chaoxi answered directly: "I am General Xu's daughter, and my name is Chaoxi."

"Sister Chaoxi, I'll remember." Wan Ge flashed her signature smile again.

The others were also taken aback when they heard this. Unlike Wange, Xu Chaoxi had never attended any of their gatherings before, so almost none of these young ladies from official families knew her.

Among them were daughters of generals, and many were daughters of military officers, but they were all different from Xu Chaoxi.

Although their father was a military general, they grew up with their mother from a young age and were raised strictly according to the education of women in that era.

"So you are Miss Xu, it's an honor to meet you."

They hadn't expected that Wan Ge would be walking together with Miss Jiang Zhen, especially considering that their fathers didn't get along in the court. The fact that the two of them were hanging out together truly shocked many girls.

But both daughters knew that although they were at odds in court, they were both loyal to the country; their differences stemmed from differing beliefs, and they harbored no animosity towards that person. Moreover, there were times when they inexplicably found common ground in admiration.

…

Just before the banquet was about to end, Wan Ge was summoned away by the Empress Dowager.

However, the Empress Dowager did not see him, but she did see the Crown Prince waiting there.

Wan Ge didn't know why the Crown Prince was here. She silently distanced herself from him and then bowed to him, saying, "This humble woman greets Your Highness the Crown Prince."

Upon hearing this, Feng Xunjin's beautiful eyes instantly turned cold: "Is Wan Ge being so polite with me? You call Feng Xunxi 'brother' directly?"

Wan Ge slightly raised her eyes and met his gaze, and for a moment she was startled.

Holy crap! She actually saw deep affection in the Crown Prince's eyes?!

There was anger mixed with love and hate in the other person's eyes, but when they looked at me, they were full of affection.

Evening Song was numb. What does that mean?

She felt that something was wrong with the crown prince, something very wrong with him.

"What does Your Highness mean? I don't understand." Wan Ge lowered her head again, as if meeting his gaze just now was merely an accident.

"Wange, how about becoming my Crown Princess?" Feng Xunjin spoke each word with utmost seriousness, while simultaneously reaching out to make the other woman look up at him.

Wan Ge subtly dodged the question, her face seemingly filled with confusion: "I don't understand what Your Highness means."

Don't forget she's only eight years old. No matter how precocious the world is, this is way too early.

Feng Xunjin looked at her and gently curled his lips: "You don't need to pretend with me anymore. Wan Ge, you deliberately took her to avoid me. Do you really think I won't notice?"