Feng Yu frowned slightly, looking at the girl in front of him with a puzzled expression. He couldn't remember where he had seen her before.
"Young Master Feng is a man of high status and has a bad memory; it's normal that you don't remember who I am."
Guo Xiaoxiao seemed to see through Feng Yu's thoughts and smiled slightly as she spoke.
"Young Master Feng, do you still remember practicing martial arts in the backyard of Shuntian Prefecture when you were young? My father was Guo Tianwei."
As Guo Xiaoxiao spoke, she blinked her innocent eyes at Feng Yu.
Upon hearing Guo Tianwei's name, Feng Yu's expression softened considerably. Guo Tianwei was Feng Yu's martial arts master when he was young, and Guo Tianwei's existence held great significance for Feng Yu.
In a sense, Guo Tianwei was the mentor who had weathered many storms, but the emperor's brother-in-law forbade Feng Yu from associating with him because Guo Tianwei was not on the same side as him.
Feng Yu was angry about this for quite some time, but he gradually forgot about it later.
Seeing his mentor's daughter again now, memories flooded back like a torrent, and Feng Yu's eyes softened considerably.
"How has Lord Guo been feeling lately?"
Seeing that Guo Xiaoxiao's eyes were filled with tears after hearing Feng Yu's words, and that she seemed hesitant to speak, she turned around to quietly wipe away her tears, then turned back to curtsy slightly and said to Feng Yu.
“My father was in good health a while ago, but his salary has been getting worse and worse in recent years.”
At this point, Guo Xiaoxiao's tears flowed like a broken dam, one drop after another. Li Youran, who was standing by watching, couldn't help but want to take out her handkerchief and go forward to wipe away her tears. What a beautiful sight of pear blossoms in the rain.
Li Youran glanced at Feng Yu with her bright, sparkling eyes, only to see that Feng Yu made no move whatsoever to wipe away Guo Xiaoxiao's tears.
Li Youran thought to herself, "Feng Yu is really clueless. Such a delicate and beautiful woman is crying her eyes out in front of him, but he doesn't react at all."
"I remember when I was young, Lord Guo was not only strong but also had first-class martial arts skills. It's a pity that time waits for no one. Miss Guo, you must take good care of Lord Guo."
After finishing his sentence, Feng Yu bowed and took his leave.
Seeing this, Li Youran didn't want to linger. She gave Guo Xiaoxiao an awkward smile and then left with Feng Yu.
"Miss Guo is crying her eyes out, why haven't you made a single move?"
After Li Youran and Feng Yu walked away, she couldn't help but ask in a low voice.
What do you want me to do?
Upon hearing Li Youran's words, Feng Yu stopped, turned around, and spoke to her earnestly.
Li Youran felt embarrassed by Feng Yu's gaze and turned her eyes to the side.
"At least we should try to appease them."
Seeing Li Youran's pitiful appearance, Feng Yu couldn't resist touching her hair to comfort her.
But he withdrew his outstretched hand. After all, they were in public. Although they had set a wedding date, they had not yet held the wedding ceremony. Rather than let others see them and cause trouble, it was better to avoid trouble.
"I really don't know what's going on in her little head, actually wanting her fiancé to appease another woman." Feng Yu shook his head, gave a wry smile, and said to Li Youran.
"Do you know what kind of young men and women are qualified to attend this banquet today?"
"He should at least be a fourth-rank official or above."
Li Youran spoke uncertainly to Feng Yu, who nodded and continued speaking to her.
"Only those of the third or fourth rank, as well as the sons and daughters of ministers who have gained considerable influence in the court these days, are qualified to attend today's banquet."
As Feng Yu spoke, he voiced his doubts.
"Lord Guo of Shuntian Prefecture has an extremely close relationship with His Highness the Third Prince. Now that the Third Prince has decided to demote him to a commoner, Lord Guo's status, which was already low, is now even lower than before. Normally, Guo Xiaoxiao shouldn't be qualified to attend such a banquet, but she came today. Not only that, but it seems like she planned it all along, waiting for the two of us to pass by. Don't you think there's something fishy about this?"
Feng Yu doesn't believe that Guo Xiaoxiao's appearance is purely coincidental.
"this……"
Li Youran was speechless. She never expected Feng Yu to have thought so much. She had always thought of herself as a thoughtful person, but she never imagined that she would be so foolish in the face of adversity.
Li Youran then looked at Feng Yu with a questioning gaze. Why was he so calm in front of such a beautiful woman? Could it be that he was really incapacitated as rumored? Otherwise, how could he remain so calm and analytical in the face of such temptation?
"Alright, let's hurry to the back garden. I've heard there are many rare and exotic plants there that you can't usually see."
Although Feng Yu didn't know what Li Youran was thinking, he could tell from his eyes that it wasn't good news, so he coughed lightly and said to Li Youran.
“Miss, the lady next to Young Master Feng is Princess Jiahe.”
Guo Xiaoxiao didn't say anything when she heard what the maid beside her said. She naturally knew that the only person who could travel with Feng Yu so openly was his fiancée, Princess Jiahe.
"Let's go to the back garden too."
Guo Xiaoxiao dropped her previous weak expression and quickly headed towards the back garden.
She originally thought that Feng Yu would recall his childhood after seeing her. Although it wouldn't be a case of feeling like they had known each other for a long time, it would at least evoke some memories.
However, Feng Yu seemed oblivious, failing to rationally investigate. Moreover, the princess beside Feng Yu was probably not so easy to deal with, as she could calmly watch her fiancé talk to another woman.
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