Fengguang's soft moans, like a kitten's, melted everyone's hearts. Qi Mu held her in his arms, patted her, and said in a low voice, "Be good, I'll leave after you fall asleep."

Although she felt like she was being treated like a child, Feng Guang blushed slightly, then buried her face in his chest and closed her eyes. His scent was so pleasant that it made her feel at ease.

The next day, Yun'er, who came to help her mistress with her dressing, felt that something was wrong with her mistress, but it didn't seem like anything was wrong. In the past, a single glance from her mistress could make a person's bones melt, but now a single glance from her mistress could bewitch a person's soul... Without thinking too much, Yun'er attributed it to the fact that her mistress was becoming more and more beautiful.

Yun'er paused in combing her hair. "Huh? Miss, what happened to the red mark on your neck?"

"This..." Feng Guang calmly covered the red hickey on her neck and said without batting an eye, "It was a mosquito bite."

Yun'er had no doubts. "It's not even June yet and there are already mosquitoes. I'll go ask the steward for some mosquito repellent later."

"Hmm, Yun'er, go get me a scarf to cover myself up." Despite her calm demeanor, she had already cursed Qi Mu a thousand times over in her heart. Last night, he had tormented her relentlessly, wanting to leave his marks all over her body. She remembered… he had taken away that bloodstained handkerchief…

Just thinking about this made Feng Guang's heart flutter. Oh no, this man was just too charming to her.

"Miss, why is your face red?"

"Cough... It's a bit hot."

A heavy rain at night filled the daytime air with the fresh scent of grass. Sitting in the courtyard, watching the water droplets on the branches and leaves, sparkling and reflecting the sunlight, I felt comfortable and asked Yun'er to bring out her zither, which she hadn't touched in a long time.

Just as she played a note, the steward came to report, "Miss, someone from the Xiao Prince's Mansion has come to propose marriage. The master wants you to go to the front hall."

The strings emitted a sharp, piercing "zheng—" sound, and Feng Guang suddenly stood up and ran towards the front hall without thinking.

"Hey! Miss, wait for me!" Yun'er shouted as she chased after her.

Xia Chao's expression was very bad; in fact, the word "bad" was not enough to describe it. Even though the person he was facing was the heir of the Xiao Prince's Mansion, the future Prince Xiao, he could not put on a pleasant face.

In contrast, Qi Muxiao's gentle and refined manner made it seem as if he were meeting a kind elder, forming the opposite extreme from Xia Chao.

The atmosphere in the hall was very strange.

Feng Guang wanted to pull back the foot he had just stepped in, but Xia Chao called out to him, "Feng Guang, come here."

"Yes... Father." She passed by Qi Mu without looking to the side and came to Xia Chao in front of her properly, but the burning gaze behind her made her weak all over.

Xia Chao glanced at Qi Mu, then tried to soften his expression as he looked at his daughter. "The young master has come today to propose marriage to you. I've decided to ask for your opinion first."

"I..." she stammered. Qi Mu had said he would come to propose marriage, but he hadn't said it would be so soon!

“Miss Xia,” Qi Mu said, “Why don’t you just say what you think? Even if you refuse, I will never lose my faith in life or end my life because of this. You can answer without any burden.”

He is definitely threatening her!

Feng Guang turned to look at his seemingly harmless face, gritting her teeth. He was actually threatening her with his own life, but...

But without this threat, she would only have one answer, which is what makes her angry.

"Father, I am willing to marry the Crown Prince."

With that final decision, Qi Mu smiled with satisfaction.