The young prince's commotion drew Fang Ruotang's attention, but she glanced at him and looked away, which only made the already unhappy young prince even angrier.
Prince An lowered his eyes, a smile flashing across his eyelids.
But at this point, he wouldn't consider friendship; not kicking someone when they're down was already an act of kindness on his part.
"Your Excellency, shall we go for a walk in the garden?"
"Wait, let me ask."
Fang Ruotang asked the little mirror openly and honestly.
Will points be awarded?
Here you go, hurry up and cultivate your relationship.
[Give lots of gifts.]
Little Mirror: ...
Fang Ruotang clearly wasn't good at hiding her feelings, so Fang Shengtang reluctantly cooperated, "You can go for a walk, but don't tire yourself out. If you feel unwell, come back immediately. Do you have any medicine with you?"
Fang Ruotang then remembered that her elder sister had been at Huguo Temple these past few days and didn't know her condition. She immediately explained, "Elder sister, I have already taken the Qi-Nourishing Pill given by the immortal, and my heart ailment has been cured. Now I can run and jump around without any problems, so don't worry about me."
Fang Shengtang wasn't too surprised.
She roughly guessed from what they had just said that Fang Ruotang could gain some advantage by contacting Prince An, so she didn't stop him.
"My younger sister is young and doesn't know any better. I'll trouble Prince An to take good care of her."
"It is only right, but Miss Fang is naive and kind, Miss Fang is too modest."
Prince An gave a polite reply, and then Fang Shengtang gave Fang Ruotang a few words of advice out of concern. Another little girl who had been standing next to Fang Shengtang without saying a word immediately wrapped several nearly finished pastries on the table in a handkerchief and stuffed them into Fang Ruotang's hands.
"Take it and eat it."
"Thank you, Fourth Sister. You're the best."
"Cough?" Fang Shengtang coughed lightly, seemingly casually, covering his lips.
Fang Ruotang immediately sweet-talked her, "Big sister is the best."
Fang Shengtang raised an eyebrow, his eyes full of reproachful smile.
Fang Wantang lowered her eyes and chuckled softly. She was already used to Fang Ruotang's nonsense and her family's endless vying for Fang Ruotang's attention.
Prince An took Fang Ruotang away, and the young prince followed them unwillingly, shamelessly trying to steal Fang Ruotang's attention.
"Do you like pastries? I know a teahouse that has really good pastries and tea. I'll take you there tomorrow."
Do I get points?
【……have. 】
"Okay." Fang Ruotang paused for a moment before agreeing. The young prince pretended not to know that Fang Ruotang had agreed to accompany him for the sake of points.
He continued enthusiastically, "I know a lot of good food, I'll take you to eat there sometime."
“Okay.” Fang Ruotang used to suppress her appetite, but now that she’s better, she naturally wants to taste the world’s delicacies.
"Grand Preceptor," Fang Ruotang said awkwardly, feeling a little embarrassed by the way Prince An addressed her in private. "Just call me Fang Xiaoliu. Calling me Grand Preceptor is a bit strange."
Prince An then said, “Alright, you can also call me by my name, Cui Shixu.”
“Gu Nancheng, that’s my name,” the young prince quickly replied.
Prince An couldn't help but glance at him, but the young prince returned the look without changing his expression, conveying a sense that everyone should rely on their own abilities.
Fang Ruotang called out the name of Prince An, but she was not so casual with the young prince, saying directly, "You are, after all, the young prince, and it is inappropriate to address you by your given name."
"Ha!" The young prince suddenly let out a cold sneer, standing in the middle with a mixture of anger and amusement, and questioned, "You can call him, but you can't call me?"
Fang Ruotang opened her clear, large eyes and looked at the unhappy-looking young prince.
Although the young prince was adopted, he was, after all, the late emperor's youngest son. It was precisely because he was adopted by the late emperor and had no chance of ascending the throne that he was especially favored by the late emperor and the current emperor.
In the presence of the Emperor, even the Crown Prince is no match for the Prince. In this world, apart from the Empress Dowager and the Emperor, who would dare to address the Prince by his given name?
Fang Ruotang thought for a moment and said, "Let me ask my older sister first."
The young prince chuckled in exasperation, “It’s just a name, what’s wrong with that?”
Fang Ruotang turned her back to the young prince.
Seeing Fang Ruotang's attitude, the young prince was not discouraged and compromised, saying, "Fine, it's fine if you don't call me by my name. I'm older than you, so what should you call me?"
Fang Ruotang hesitated, "...Uncle?"
After all, although the young prince is young, he is of a high generation.
Prince An chuckled softly, glancing teasingly at the frozen young prince before approvingly telling Fang Ruotang.
"Yes, but you don't need to call him 'little uncle.' Just call him 'little maternal uncle' like I do!"
"Uncle?"
Fang Ruotang pondered for a moment before she understood the relationship.
They only thought that the young prince was the crown prince's uncle, but forgot that he was also the maternal uncle of the Prince of An, and the youngest brother of the eldest princess.
Fang Ruotang felt like the sky had fallen after she finally sorted out her relationships.
[A small mirror!!!]
[You're terrifying! Their relationship is so complicated!]
[With everything so chaotic, how can you expect me to develop feelings for all of them at the same time?]
Neither the young prince nor the Prince An had anticipated this turn of events. When Fang Ruotang brought it up, the two exchanged a glance and awkwardly looked away.
cough!
But they asked one of them to give up voluntarily.
That's impossible.
After all, even without feelings, there are still interests involved.
Besides, the truth or falsehood of Fang Ruotang's words has already been verified, so no one dares to gamble.
If, in the future, you truly love her as deeply as Xiao Jingzi said, and you give up now, you'll lose your place by Fang Ruotang's side. Wouldn't you have nowhere to cry then?
So, despite not discussing it, they tacitly made the same choice because they were possessive of their food.
Fang Ruotang, looking as listless as a wilted eggplant, followed the two aimlessly through the garden when she suddenly heard her third sister's voice.
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