"Well...you're really amazing." Jiang Can smirked. "You're the only green leaf among a sea of flowers today!"
"There's nothing wrong with that!" He Jin said frankly. "I quite enjoy hanging out with girls!"
Jiang Can: "..."
“There’s a classic novel that says: women are made of water, and men are made of mud.” He smiled at her. “I totally agree!”
"Girls like you, or Sang Qing, are clean and beautiful. I feel at ease hanging out with girls like you."
Jiang Can laughed and blurted out, "You treat girls as friends? Then you wouldn't happen to like boys, would you?"
He Jin was stunned, and his expression changed slightly.
Jiang Can realized his mistake and hurriedly apologized. "Your Highness, I'm sorry, I didn't mean it that way..."
"It's alright." He Jin wasn't angry at all. Instead, he smiled and looked at her. "Let's go in quickly, so the Queen won't get impatient."
Jiang Can followed behind, tapping her head in frustration.
...
The royal family of Southeast Asia has always been on good terms with the Yin family. The Queen took a great liking to Jiang Can and made her sit in a very special seat.
Everyone else had ordinary silver tableware, but Jiang Can used the same gold tableware as members of the royal family.
The astute Hea immediately noticed the Queen's unusual attitude towards Jiang Can, and jealousy surged within her like a raging fire.
“Can Can,” the Queen smiled kindly, “Your dress is quite nice, very elegant, and the embroidery is even better than that of the palace embroiderers. It doesn’t look as old-fashioned as traditional patterns… Is this Lady Yin’s work? I remember Lady Yin was quite skilled in this area!”
"Aunt, this wasn't made by Madam Yin!" Before Jiang Can could answer, He Ya burst out laughing.
Jiang Can was taken aback, his knife and fork suddenly stopped, and he looked up to meet He Ya's provocative gaze.
“I know who did this!” Heya deliberately looked at her, emphasizing each word, “That person’s name is Sang Qing, right?”
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