Just then, a series of hurried footsteps approached. Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw Song Hua walking quickly with a smile on his face. "How could I not come back to keep you company, with the esteemed King Guhuai here?"
As Song Hua spoke, he sat down next to Prince Xiang.
At this moment, the Prince of Xiang's face was as dark and oppressive as a storm cloud. He had originally invited Mu Nanfeng and Bao Qianshan to accompany him, but Bao Qianshan did not come. What did this mean? The Bao family was unwilling to form a marriage alliance with the Prince of Xiang's family. Therefore, he ordered Songhua to apologize to Bao Qianqiu and invite the Bao siblings to come.
When King Xiang saw that Song Hua had returned alone, he knew that his campaign had failed. He glared at Song Hua and said in a low voice, "You can't even appease a woman?"
Song Hua lowered his head and remained silent, his heart breaking with sorrow.
Just now at the orphanage, he had confessed to Bao Qianqiu that he had fallen in love with another woman. Bao Qianqiu didn't ask any further questions and simply stated that their marriage was off. This should have been a happy occasion, but the Emperor had already ordered Hongyu to marry the Ancient Locust King!
Helpless, he drank a cup of wine, tears welling in his eyes, then a second, then a third. As he raised his cup again, King Xiang stopped him, asking, "What is Song Hua doing?"
"Ha!" He sneered to cover his grief, and nodded apologetically to King Guhuai, ignoring King Xiang's gaze. "Songhua is late, so I'm punishing myself with three cups. The fourth cup is the wine I'm offering to welcome King Guhuai and wash away the dust of his journey."
Upon hearing this, King Xiang had no choice but to withdraw his hand, his furrowed brows revealing his worry. Song Hua had never touched a drop of alcohol since childhood, so his current drinking clearly indicated some kind of sorrow. Could it be that Song Hua couldn't let go of Bao Qianqiu?
King Xiang patted Song Hua on the shoulder and comforted her, "Your marriage to Miss Qianqiu will be arranged by your father and Prime Minister Kong, so there won't be any problems."
Upon hearing this, Hongyu felt a surge of jealousy and put the roasted meat she was about to eat back onto the small plate. To hide her worry, she picked up her teacup and brought it to her lips, but didn't touch a drop of water.
Yang Hua, who was standing to the side, kept staring at her and became anxious when she saw that she had not yet drunk the tea.
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