Shangguan Yanran opened her mouth, as if to ask, "Then what kind of girl do you like?"
But the words stuck in his throat.
"oh."
Fu Rongchen stared at her with his dark eyes, then suddenly said, "So, you don't need to care about them."
"Okay." Shangguan Yanran nodded, but when she saw the widening smile on his lips, she belatedly realized what she had just said. Her face flushed, and she hurriedly clarified, "No... what does this have to do with me? Why should I care about them?"
Fu Rongchen smiled but remained silent.
Seeing this, Shangguan Yanran reacted like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, about to explode, "What are you laughing at? Who you like is none of my business, of course I don't care about them..."
As she continued, she realized she was making things worse and was afraid that Fu Rongchen would misunderstand something, so she paced around anxiously. "In short, this matter has nothing to do with me, so don't talk nonsense."
"Okay," Fu Rongchen replied good-naturedly.
Seeing his reaction, Shangguan Yanran felt even more frustrated.
Was her reaction just now too much?
Thinking of this, he suddenly felt a little bored and became sullen, keeping his mouth shut and not saying a word.
Fu Rongchen sighed and said gently, "We need to hurry up, otherwise we might not be able to find seats later."
Shangguan Yanran glanced at him, walked past him, and went ahead on her own.
Looking at the girl's stubborn back, Fu Rongchen smiled wryly.
This girl is angry with him.
...
Suzhou.
Xiao Zhen had just returned from the military camp when the steward stepped forward to report, "Your Highness, Princess Huaiyin has arrived."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Zhen frowned. "What is she doing here?"
"This old servant doesn't know," the steward shook his head. "The person has already been invited to the front hall for tea."
Xiao Zhen nodded. "I understand."
Since the person had arrived, he naturally couldn't refuse to see them, so he went to the front hall.
Princess Huaiyin sat nervously in the chair. Although she had prepared herself mentally before coming here, she still had some hesitation when she thought about what she was going to do next.
How could she bear to do that...?
But she's already in Suzhou, and Feng Mo has made arrangements. Besides, she started this whole thing, so there's no turning back now.
She sat for a long time before finally returning to Xiaozhen.
As Princess Huaiyin watched the man walk into the living room against the light, she felt a moment of dizziness, and her long-dead heart seemed to start beating again.
“Ah Zhen…” she blurted out.
Xiao Zhen paused, his expression instantly darkening. "Princess Huaiyin should address Prince Su as Prince Su."
Princess Huaiyin looked embarrassed and felt a surge of resentment as she saw his aloof manner. "We grew up together. Calling Prince Su is too formal. There are no outsiders here. You don't need to avoid suspicion like this."
Xiao Zhen said calmly, "Actually, we didn't really grow up together. We just happened to know each other when we were little. Princess, you should not say such things that could cause misunderstandings. It doesn't matter to me, but it would be bad if it got to the ears of the prince consort."
Upon hearing the mention of the驸马 (imperial son-in-law), Princess Huaiyin's expression darkened, and she said with some disdain, "Him?"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Zhen felt a strong aversion to her, but he didn't want to meddle in other people's family affairs, so he changed the subject and asked, "Princess, what brings you here from so far?"
Princess Huaiyin saw his impatient expression, which clearly indicated that he did not welcome her to Suzhou, and the last glimmer of hope she held in her heart was extinguished.
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