As soon as Zhao Jiaorou finished speaking, a person came out from inside.

When Zhao Jiaorou saw that it was a man who came out, she was startled and froze.

She had no idea why a man came out of there.

She couldn't help but ask the man in front of her.

“You’re a man, so why were you hiding when I came in? You two grown men can’t do anything, and hiding only makes people more likely to misunderstand.”

Upon hearing this, Zhan Chengde's eyes lit up instantly. He knew that at this moment, Zhao Jiaorou was definitely not thinking too much.

So he immediately gave the man over there a wink.

The man was also very perceptive and immediately understood what Zhan Chengde meant with that look. He smiled and spoke right away.

"Miss Zhao, isn't it because our Prince was afraid you'd misunderstand and get angry with him? That's why he had me hide the moment he heard you were coming. Now that he sees Miss Zhao hasn't misunderstood, he's surely relieved."

"Miss Zhao, this servant will take his leave now. You and the Prince should have a proper talk."

After saying this, Ah Liang walked outside. His walking posture was a little strange, but Zhao Jiaorou didn't think much of it.

She figured that Ah Liang must be having some kind of discomfort in his legs or feet, so she kept staring at his feet.

Zhan Chengde felt a little worried when he saw Zhao Jiaorou like this.

After only a short while, Zhao Jiaorou excitedly pulled him outside. At this point, Zhan Chengde realized that she hadn't noticed anything.

"Jiaojiao, don't rush. We'll take it slowly. Be careful not to fall. I'll be heartbroken if you do."

Zhao Jiaorou was like that; she always lived in the memory of Zhan Chengde's kindness to her. She thought that if a prince treated her so well, he must really like her.

She had no idea that Zhan Chengde was being so good to her in order to make up for what he had done for her.

There's nothing he can do; the person he likes isn't a woman.

In order to get Zhao Jiaorou to follow him willingly, he had no choice but to put some effort into this aspect.

"Your Highness, have you noticed that Jiang Jingyue has been acting strangely lately?"

Normally, she would get very angry if I asked her for anything, but today, when I told her that I was going to be her princess, she was completely unmoved.

This reaction is very abnormal, don't you think? She shouldn't be behaving like this. Do you think she's fallen for that cruel Prince Cheng instead of you, Your Highness?

Upon hearing Zhao Jiaorou's words, Zhan Chengde also remembered that he had also found Jiang Jingyue to be very strange lately, and her attitude towards him was also very unpredictable.

"Jiaojiao, is it possible that she did it on purpose, just to get my attention?"

When Zhao Jiaorou heard Zhan Chengde say that, she thought about it for a moment and suddenly felt that it might be very possible.

"Yes, Your Highness, it seems that we've been paying more attention to her since she suddenly started doing this."

But is that really the case? Or is it possible that she genuinely doesn't like the prince anymore?

Although this was a possibility, Zhan Chengde was still somewhat unwilling to admit it. He didn't think Jiang Jingyue would suddenly stop liking him.

"I think this is impossible. After all, think about it, she used to like me so much. How could she suddenly stop liking me? Don't you agree?"

After hearing Zhan Chengde's words, Zhao Jiaorou agreed.

"Your Highness, since she's trying to get your attention, remember, no matter what, you can't pay any more attention to her, understand? You're mine now, you can't pay any more attention to that woman."

Hearing Zhao Jiaorou's domineering words, Zhan Chengde felt somewhat dissatisfied.

In the end, he could only look at her and speak.

"Jiaojiao, I can't agree to this. After all, I have other matters to attend to and need Jiang Jingyue's help. So I might have to meet with Jiang Jingyue again. You don't mind, do you?"

Zhao Jiaorou wanted to say that she minded, but it was useless even if she minded, as Zhan Chengde would definitely not listen to her.

So she could only grit her teeth and look at Zhan Chengde.

"Your Highness, I certainly don't mind this. I know that Your Highness did this for our great cause, and I have great faith in Your Highness's character."

Besides, Jiang Jingyue is such an ugly woman, the prince definitely wouldn't be interested in her, right?

Zhan Chengde was indeed not interested in Jiang Jingyue, so he nodded immediately.

"Yes, don't worry about that! I definitely won't be interested in her. She's not even as pretty as our Jiaojiao. How could I possibly like her?"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Jiaorou was satisfied and immediately smiled.

"Your Highness, how are your arrangements for our marriage going? Will we be able to get married together?"

"Your Highness, we'll definitely make sure our entourage is bigger than Jiang Jingyue's and the others', so she'll be envious of us, okay?"

Upon hearing this, Zhan Chengde hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded.

He felt that his elder brother would definitely not prepare anything for Jiang Jingyue, and that he could suppress Jiang Jingyue's side with just a little preparation.

"Alright, Jiaojiao, don't worry! I'll definitely make sure you're well prepared and that everyone in the capital will envy you."

Zhao Jiaorou was very satisfied with this statement, and she couldn't help but nod with a smile.

What they didn't know was that, given the Regent's wealth, how could they possibly surpass him like that? It was definitely impossible.

Zhan Beiting is also ready. When the time comes, he will definitely hold a grand ceremony and try to bring Jiang Jingyue back to the palace in a glorious manner.

He would definitely give the best to the woman he liked, so Zhan Beiting was already making preparations. Once everything was ready, he would definitely give Jiang Jingyue a big surprise.

Jiang Jingyue watched as Zhan Beiting led her outside, preparing to take a carriage. Jiang Jingyue was a little confused and couldn't help but look at Zhan Beiting and ask.

"Your Highness, didn't we say we were going to eat? Why do we have to go outside?"

Zhan Beiting was embarrassed to say that he didn't even have a cook in his mansion, so there was no one to cook.