Xiao Ziran then smiled broadly, his bright face beaming with a warm, sunny smile.
Shangguan Jingyi hesitated.
She wanted to go with them, but couldn't find a good reason, so she could only watch them leave, chatting happily.
Two figures walked side by side, one a handsome young master, the other a beautiful and graceful eldest daughter of the Siye Mansion. What a perfect match!
Shangguan Jingyi pressed his palms together tightly, his vision blurred by tears, and he was so regretful that he almost vomited blood.
Unexpectedly, Tianyun suddenly turned around and saw her remorseful expression, which made her smile even brighter, silently mouthing something to her.
What is not yours will never be yours.
Deep down, she wasn't the kind of person who would let others bully her.
Xiao Ziran glanced at her sideways, asking in confusion, "What's wrong?"
Tianyun smiled and shook her head, saying, "It's nothing. I just saw that my cousin seemed eager to come along. Would you like to ask her to come along, Your Highness?"
Xiao Ziran frowned deeply: "Let's forget about it."
He did not have a good impression of that Miss Shangguan.
"Yes, I will obey Your Highness." Tianyun said respectfully, then saw him chuckle softly: "Well, so you're trying to shut her up with my words, aren't you?"
That little devil, how dare she use him as a shield!
What's even stranger is that our mighty Prince Ziran showed no displeasure whatsoever. He wasn't even angry with her. Xiao Ziran sighed deeply.
The two hadn't gone far when Shangguan Jingyi could still hear what they were saying. Behind her came the sound of her stomping her feet in shame and indignation. She had truly shot herself in the foot!
Tianyun covered her mouth and chuckled softly.
But when she reached the gate of the mansion, the smile on her lips vanished without a trace.
Xiao Ziwu stood five steps away from her at the bottom of the steps, looking at her expressionlessly.
She stood beside the man with a radiant smile, and together they walked out of the Shangguan residence. Xiao Ziwu watched silently, his eyes dark and unmoving, like a cold, rigid statue.
She spoke haltingly, her voice weak and feeble, "Your Highness..."
"Where are you going?" Xiao Ziwu stared at Tianyun, not even sparing Xiao Ziran a glance.
Xiao Ziran licked his cheek with amusement, his expression carrying a hint of roguishness: "Let's go to the Clothing Pavilion and buy some winter clothes for Miss Tianyun as a thank-you gift. What? The Third Prince is also interested in coming along?"
“Of course.” Xiao Ziwu raised his eyelids and gave Xiao Ziran a cold look: “I had no idea you two had such a relationship?”
"I can't refuse Your Highness's kind invitation..." Tianyun blinked and spoke in a faint voice. Under Xiao Ziwu's cold gaze, the voice grew softer and softer until it finally went silent.
"come over."
Xiao Ziwu called out indifferently, causing Xiao Ziran's expression to change instantly, "What does the Third Prince mean by this?"
Are you trying to openly kidnap people?
But to my surprise, the person beside me actually obeyed and started moving!
He tried to grab her wrist quickly, but Tianyun nimbly dodged it.
She shuffled over to Xiao Ziwu's side, her watery eyes giving him a docile look: "Your Highness~"
Like a kitten that secretly broke a vase, then tries to ingratiate itself with its owner after being caught. Xiao Ziwu reached out and ruffled her soft hair, the coldness in his eyes softening slightly, and he called out in a low, husky voice, "My darling."
What? Tianyun thought he had misheard...
However, he called out again, his voice resonating in his heart like a magnet.
"My sweet baby."
Thus, the usually reserved and composed eldest daughter of the Shangguan family, Miss Shangguan Tianyun, suddenly blushed, her face burning hot enough to fry an egg!
My darling...
That's so unfair!! How could you suddenly call me like that!
"I'll buy you as many skirts as you want, no need to trouble outsiders and spend money." Xiao Ziwu's warm fingertips traced across her tender, red skin that looked as if it were about to bleed.
I was stunned by that "my darling"!
She was lost in her shyness and didn't hear what he was saying.
Xiao Ziran, however, looked grim and asked in a deep voice, "Does the Third Prince not understand the concept of first come, first served? Who are you to Miss Tianyun?"
Xiao Ziran, who commanded over ten thousand troops, was naturally not afraid of him, the most disliked prince of the Great Liang Dynasty, and his words were not very respectful.
"First come, first served?" Xiao Ziwu's thin lips curled into a cold smile. "Then you are even less worthy to compete with me."
Xiao Ziran squinted in surprise as he observed Xiao Ziwu, whose fierce aura was now fully revealed. He had not seen this Third Prince for a long time. Why did he feel that he was so different from his former "submissive" image, as if he had become a different person?
Xiao Ziran conceded: "What's the point of arguing to the death? Why don't we ask Miss Tianyun who she'd like to travel with?"
Xiao Ziwu said, "Okay."
The two turned their attention back to Tianyun. She raised her delicate chin, looked left and right, and finally pointed cautiously at Xiao Ziwu.
"I'm sorry, Your Highness, I..." Before she could finish speaking, Xiao Ziwu, who raised his eyebrows and curled his lips, grabbed her around the waist and took her away.
They boarded the carriage.
He then showered her with kisses, fiercely and ruthlessly biting her soft lips. Tianyun couldn't withstand it and her legs went weak, obediently letting him pull her into his arms and hold her captive.
Why are you avoiding me?
After the kiss, Xiao Ziwu's already low and hoarse voice became even hoarser.
"I...I didn't..."
She weakly argued with her pale fingers.
What else could it be?
These past few days, she has been tormented by her conscience. She had secretly schemed against the boy again, and she felt utterly ashamed to face him, fearing that he would never speak to her again once he knew the truth.
Indeed, one should not do anything against one's conscience, otherwise one will not be able to get past one's own conscience!
Moreover, she didn't even need to deliberately investigate the mastermind behind the scenes; she could draw a conclusion simply from the way Mu Yaozhi and Liao Yixuan looked at her these past few days.
These past few days, whenever Mu Yaozhi saw her, she would give her a look of disgust that said, "You're tainted." She was practically ready to bluntly declare, "You've been defiled by some wild man, and you no longer deserve to stay by the Second Prince's side!"
Liao Yixuan, however, was different. Every time he saw her these past few days, he would sigh with deep regret and his eyes revealed a profound sense of loss.
I was just short of saying to her, "A beautiful flower stuck in cow dung," expressing my indignation.
...
It was as if a werewolf had revealed his identity right in front of her.
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Xiao Ziwu held her slightly swollen lower lip tightly, refusing to let go, and asked again, "Why have you been avoiding me these past few days?"
Her eyes darted around as she protested, "That day, after I was drugged, Your Highness witnessed my disgraceful behavior. I...I..."
That's why. He finally reluctantly released those pitiful cherry lips and said in a pleasant, slow voice, "Not ugly at all, my darling is absolutely adorable."
Boom—like a volcanic eruption!
A flush rose to her cheeks again, and Tianyun nestled obediently in his arms, asking in a trembling voice, "Why did Your Highness suddenly call me that?"
"The hand warmer you give me isn't as warm as you."
Xiao Ziwu hugged her even tighter, "You're the treasure..."
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