"Learn more of this from me when you have time, so you'll be better at arguing in the future."
Instead of feeling ashamed, Tang Lei couldn't help but purse his lips, thinking to himself that he really liked this fiery feeling.
Compared to previous banquets, this one was much more relaxed. After the eunuchs and maids in charge of the food finished setting up the venue, they withdrew. The young men and women attending the banquet dispersed in twos and threes.
Unlike before when there was a distinction between men and women, this time no one cared about such things at the nighttime gathering; people could simply approach and talk to anyone they liked.
Most of the time, it was the young masters who extended olive branches to the young ladies, and a very small number of young ladies would take the initiative to speak with the princess, but these were extremely rare.
"The Fourth Prince's Consort never mentioned that Princess Jiahe was accompanied by a man."
Qin Ao frowned slightly, looked at Li Youran in the distance, and whispered to the servant beside him.
"The incident happened suddenly, so we'll wait and see."
The man dressed as a servant beside him stared at Li Youran and said slowly. Qin Ao nodded but did not speak, giving up the idea of taking the initiative to talk to Li Youran and waiting quietly to the side.
“Young Master Feng, our young lady has suddenly fallen ill and is resting under a big tree by the bridge. We earnestly request Young Master Cheng to take a look at her.”
Just as Feng Yu was about to go find Li Youran, Guo Xiaoxiao's maid ran over to Feng Yu looking anxious and said something.
“Young Master Feng, our master is of lowly status and these noble ladies look down on us. Our young lady doesn’t know anyone else here, so we can only trouble you.”
Seeing that Feng Yu remained unmoved, the maidservant spoke to him earnestly.
Ever since Feng Yu met Guo Xiaoxiao, he knew things weren't so simple. He didn't expect things to move so quickly.
Feng Yu, who had originally intended to refuse, thought to himself that if Guo Xiaoxiao kept backing down, who knew what tricks she would play next? He might as well see what kind of schemes Guo Xiaoxiao would pull.
So Feng Yu followed the maid and walked towards the opposite side.
"Oh no! Someone has fallen into the water! Help!"
"It looks like someone has fallen into the lake. Let's hurry over and check it out."
As Li Youran spoke, she hurriedly lifted her skirt and ran towards the lake.
"I never expected you to be such a kind-hearted person."
Tang Lei, who was following behind Li Youran, watched her hurried departure and couldn't help but praise her. He then followed closely behind her and they headed towards the lake.
Xiao Hong, a beat slower, heard Tang Lei's words and couldn't help but purse her lips, thinking to herself that the princess's expression of watching the show couldn't be more obvious. She was truly blinded by love!
"It's my elder brother."
When Feng Yun arrived, he saw that the man and woman in Ruoshui's room were his elder brother Feng Yu. Without thinking twice, he jumped down.
Standing on the shore, Jiang Qianqian frowned slightly. Why did Feng Yu fall into the water with a strange woman? This was no small matter.
She looked up and glanced around the crowd, but didn't see Li Youran. Just then, she suddenly saw a figure in a long purple dress swaying as she ran towards her.
"It really looks like a duck."
Jiang Qianqian laughed as soon as she saw the purple figure clearly.
God is fair; how could He allow someone to be perfect without any flaws?
Li Youran, who is usually as beautiful as a fairy descended from heaven, has a major flaw: she waddles when she runs, which is really unbecoming of her image.
Just as Li Youran was about to reach the crowd, she stopped and resumed her usual dignified and composed demeanor.
"Feng Yu, why did you fall into the water with this woman? Where did You Ran go?"
Unlike Jiang Qianqian, Zhou Caidie was not composed. When she saw that the woman who had fallen into the water with Feng Yu was actually a stranger, she couldn't help but ask Feng Yu a question.
The crowd was already puzzled, but after Zhou Caidie started talking about it, they began to discuss it amongst themselves.
"I know who this young lady is. She is Zhou Xiaoxiao, the legitimate daughter of Lord Guo. Her father was recently implicated and punished because of something the Third Prince set up. He shouldn't be attending this banquet, so why is she here?"
"Isn't Feng Yu's fiancée Princess Jiahe? Why would she be here with Guo Xiaoxiao, a lone man and woman?"
"Since ancient times, men and women have been involved in many scandals. Feng Yu and Guo Xiaoxiao fell into the water together. Even if there was nothing between them, it's hard to say what might have happened."
Li Youran, who had come to join the fun, never expected that she would become the subject of her own gossip. Filled with doubt, she squeezed through the crowd to the front.
She saw Feng Yu and Guo Xiaoxiao sitting on the ground, both soaking wet.
"Young Master Feng, what happened? How did you end up falling into the water all of a sudden?"
Li Youran asked the question knowingly, speaking to Feng Yu in an innocent tone.
Seeing this, the onlookers couldn't help but feel indignant on Li Youran's behalf.
"The Emperor has already bestowed marriage upon the two of them, and the wedding is just around the corner. What should we do now that this has happened?"
"That's easy. Guo Xiaoxiao is of low status after all. At worst, we can just take her as a concubine."
Feng Yu, who already didn't know how to explain to Li Youran, blushed deeply upon hearing the crowd's comments, his ears turning bright red.
"You Ran, Miss Guo and I are really not what you think."
Feng Yu wanted to explain what had happened to Li Youran, but he didn't know where to begin. After struggling for a long time, he could only manage to say this one sentence.
“Young Master Feng, you are deeply in love with Princess Jiahe, and I dare not say much, but you cannot let our young lady down! Now that our young lady has lost her chastity, how is she supposed to live?”
This chapter is not finished yet. Please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content!
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
