It was precisely for this reason that Wan Ge felt there were many discrepancies, so she ruled out the Crown Prince early on.

Fu Jiuqing doesn't fit either; his personality and other aspects are completely different. He does meet the general criteria, though. But none of them match the Crown Prince.

As for the fact that the Crown Prince seemed to like her, there was nothing Wan Ge could do about it.

There are countless people who like him. In this world, he is not only a prince, but also handsome, learned, and incredibly talented. The number of women who like him could circle the capital twice.

Of course, there were also men who secretly wrote love poems for her, which they either burned or threw away.

The Crown Prince wasn't the first to like her, nor would he be the last. It was just that his status was special, and they were childhood sweethearts, leaving Wan Ge unsure what to do with him. Rejection was, of course, her choice.

Regardless of their current situation, and whether or not they find the minor villain, getting close to the Crown Prince is impossible.

“Then it’s a date. We’ll meet at Xiyin Tower tomorrow at 5 PM. I’ll send an invitation to the Crown Prince later.” Fu Jiuqing wanted to mend their relationship because they were both his best friends, and he didn’t want his good friends to end up parting ways.

So this time, only the two of them were invited. As for the others, their families had already prepared banquets to celebrate, but that will be a few days later.

The two chatted as they left the palace, completely unaware that someone was watching them from behind.

"Your Highness, what are you looking at?" The Imperial Censor asked Wei Shengli, standing beside him with a puzzled expression.

Wei Shengli glanced at the Imperial Censor beside him and replied in a cool voice, "It's nothing."

After saying that, he left immediately. The censor scratched his head, wondering what he had done to offend His Highness the Crown Prince. Why did His Highness seem angry?

And those who just left together, weren't they the newly appointed top scholar, Young Master Fu, and the heir? Weren't they the closest to His Highness before? Why did they leave together while His Highness is left alone?

No one knew exactly what had happened, but the censor dared not ask any further questions.

…

Not long after Wei Shengli returned to the East Palace, he received an invitation from Fu Jiuqing to meet at 5 PM the next day.

Thinking about how close he and Wan Ge were today, Wei Shengli felt angry, but seeing that the post only invited him and Wan Ge, Wei Shengli quietly put the post away.

He should be taught to be sensible, but he should still keep his distance from his elder brother.

Wei Shengli disliked that, regardless of whether his brother liked women or men, he didn't like anyone else getting so close to his brother, neither men nor women.

At this moment, a guard knelt on the ground and said in a cold voice, "Your Highness, that man has been dealt with, but the maid is being well protected by the young master, I'm afraid..."

Wei Shengli glanced in the direction of the Prince's Mansion and then said, "Don't touch that woman for now."

Now that he'd calmed down a bit, he realized he couldn't touch that woman, at least not until his brother was completely disgusted with her, otherwise his brother would definitely keep thinking about her.

How could he let her become his brother's unattainable love? A woman like that is not worthy of his brother's remembrance at all.

She's so plain-looking, yet she dared to be so promiscuous and do such things behind her brother's back.

"Yes." The guard answered quickly, and seeing that he had no further instructions, he silently withdrew.