Ye Qingwan slightly raised an eyebrow, but said nothing more.
When Ye Junfei saw Lin Xiuyan pulling on Xu Qianting's sleeve and dragging him aside, with Fan Xilou laughing beside them, he found it very irritating.
He lifted his foot to leave, but Ye Qingwan grabbed his arm. He gave her a cold look.
She said gently, "You're too aggressive right now; going there like this will only scare her away."
"For an ordinary woman, the identity of a prince might be an advantage, but for Miss Lin, it only frightens her."
Ye Junfei turned to her and asked, "Why?"
Ye Qingwan replied, "Why did Zhou Chenyang marry her? You probably already know."
"To her, there is no essential difference between you and Zhou Chenyang."
"Although you concealed your identity to enter the Lin residence, with Wu Dao's terrible acting skills, you couldn't possibly fool her."
"To her, if you conceal your identity, there's no guarantee you won't have other ulterior motives."
Ye Junfei was stunned for a moment; her words had awakened him.
He knew how much she cared about her family and friends.
He had never understood why she was so afraid of him, but now he finally understood.
He carefully recalled everything that had happened since they met, and how she had always tried her best to keep her distance from him.
He once thought that as long as he treated her well and made her owe him enough favors, she would realize how good he was.
Now it seems that his actions only made her more disgusted and wary.
She was even willing to repay his kindness with her body rather than have any connection with him.
He glanced at Ye Qingwan: "Thank you."
Ye Qingwan was somewhat surprised: "This is the first time you've thanked me."
Ye Junfei did not respond to her words, but only said, "Don't let the others in the palace know about my affair with her."
If the others in the Prince of Pingnan's mansion knew that he liked Lin Xiuyan, they would definitely do something to harm her.
He didn't want her to be in danger.
Ye Qingwan nodded: "I know, but we can't keep this from them for long."
Ye Junfei said calmly, "It won't take too long."
Once he finishes dealing with things in Yucheng, those people in the Prince's Mansion will be no threat.
He turned to leave, but Ye Qingwan asked her, "Will she become my sister-in-law?"
Ye Junfei nodded: "Yes."
Ye Qingwan laughed; she was very happy to hear those words.
She knew how difficult it was for someone like Ye Junfei to fall in love with someone.
Xu Qianting was clamoring to go to the Lin family's iron workshop. He was just like a child, and Lin Xiuyan couldn't stop him, so she simply came along with Fan Xilou.
After failing to find someone to make weapon parts last time, she simply had Lin Yunzhi buy a few servants who knew how to forge.
They had all signed indentures, so there was no need to worry about them leaking information, because she had the indentures and could dispose of them at will.
However, those weapons were too complicated, so she was cautious and only allowed them to make the simplest parts. She decided to make the core parts herself.
Lin Xiuyan and Xu Qianting grew up together, and he knew about her talent in weaponry.
At this moment, in the weapons workshop, the blacksmiths were forging the simplest parts.
Xu Qianting said to Lin Xiuyan, "Yanyan, you're being unfair! We agreed before that you would tell me whatever you wanted to build in the future!"
Lin Xiuyan had lived two lives, and she couldn't remember many details of this life. She truly didn't remember making such a promise to Xu Qianting.
But she remembered something else: Xu Qianting was quite talented in blacksmithing; he could forge the most intricate parts.
She could do it herself, but she was much weaker than him, so the quality of the things she made was inferior.
Since everyone else was here today, Lin Xiuyan, adhering to the principle of "if there's any labor to be done, might as well use it," had him forge the most important part.
Xu Qianting was overjoyed when he heard that there was work to do. He took off his coat, revealing his muscular physique, and said, "You can leave this to me!"
He practiced martial arts from a young age and has a strong and well-proportioned physique.
Fan Xilou originally wanted to help, but after seeing Xu Qianting take off his coat, he gave up the idea.
Although he had traveled all over the country and practiced martial arts, he was inconsistent in his practice, and his skills were terrible. His physique was far inferior to Xu Qianting's.
He then stopped making a fool of himself.
When Ye Junfei arrived, he saw Xu Qianting shirtless, slapping someone in the face, with Lin Xiuyan watching from the side, occasionally offering pointers: "You missed your target!"
"No, it's not that it's off to this side, it's off to the other side."
"Hey, Xu Qianting, why are your hands shaking!"
As soon as Fan Xilou saw him coming, he said, "Young Master Ye, are you here to watch them forge iron?"
Before Ye Junfei could answer, Xu Qianting shouted, "Little Ye, you've come at the perfect time! You should try too!"
He had a lot of his own thoughts on this.
He'll be disliked by Lin Xiuyan now, so he needs to find someone to compare himself to.
If Fan Xilou won't get involved, then we'll have to find Ye Junfei.
After all, Ye Junfei looks very thin and is quite refined, so he definitely hasn't worked as a blacksmith.
The key point is that Ye Junfei seems to be eyeing Lin Xiuyan, and he needs to show Lin Xiuyan that Ye Junfei is far inferior to him to highlight his own excellence. (www.cascoo.net)
Lin Xiuyan dared not use Ye Junfei, a powerful figure, so she quickly said, "I asked you to forge iron, why are you talking so much nonsense?"
"How could someone as refined as Young Master Ye do such rough work?"
Xu Qianting retorted, "I wasn't just stating the obvious. I was simply inviting him over to help."
"A man shouldn't be too refined; he needs to have a manly spirit!"
After he finished speaking, he said to Ye Junfei, "Little Ye, do you dare to have a blacksmithing contest with me?"
The provocative tone in his words was quite obvious.
Ye Junfei asked calmly, "How do we compete?"
Lin Xiuyan felt a chill run down her spine when she heard their conversation. Compared to Ye Junfei, Xu Qianting was practically courting death!
If Ye Junfei wins, that's fine. But if he loses, he might just twist Xu Qianting's head off and use it as a football!
Before she could speak, Xu Qianting said, "Let's compare the ironware we forge. Whoever can forge it faster, more, and of better quality will win."
Lin Xiuyan tried to stop him, but Ye Junfei had already said, "Alright."
Lin Xiuyan: "..."
She gave Xu Qianting a somewhat indescribable look. She didn't know what was wrong with this idiot; he kept trying to get close to Ye Junfei whenever he saw him.
Is this person thinking they have too much time on their life and wanting to die?
Seeing her looking at him, Xu Qianting said smugly, "Yanyan is hoping I win too, right? Don't worry, I can't lose this!"
Lin Xiuyan: "..."
That idiot is asking for it, but he shouldn't have dragged her down with him!
Her expression was somewhat indescribable.
Ye Junfei kept looking at Lin Xiuyan. Although she didn't say anything, her protectiveness towards Xu Qianting was obvious.
He wants to kill Xu Qianting again!
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