Chapter 31
This scene is what Gong Yuchen saw when he walked in.
Gong Yuchen, dressed in a black suit with narrow sleeves and white satin collar, with his hair tied in a bun with a black jade headband, stood straight and expressionless in the middle of the hall, followed by Liefeng holding a package.
"Daddy." Xiaoyue flew out as soon as she saw Gong Yuchen.
"Don't jump over!" Gong Yuchen was about to stop her, but it was too late. The dirty little ghost jumped directly into his arms, and he could only reach out and hug her. Fortunately, he was wearing a black suit today.
"Hey, Daddy."
"Did you get into trouble in the princess's mansion again?"
"Of course I am. I'm very good."
"How could Guai be so dirty?" Gong Yuchen looked at her helplessly. Forget it, he could forget about maintaining his image with her around.
"Daddy, come sit here." As she spoke, she took Gong Yuchen's hand and pushed him to sit in her previous seat, on the main seat on the left. Now, Yi Luoyue and Gong Yuchen sat in the main seats, while the others were guests. It was clear who was the host and who was the guest.
"Daddy, have some tea." She hurriedly poured a cup of tea for Gong Yuchen and handed it to him, and she sat directly next to Yi Luoyue, looking at the family of three.
Yi Luoyue's beautiful eyes watched with interest as Gong Yuchen took the tea and drank it. Should she say that it was her teacup? Well... she'd better not say it. Judging from his expression, he should know that it was her cup.
"Your Highness Gongyu, how are you? It just so happens that I have something to ask you. I wonder if I can come to your house in a few days?" Li Fei stood up from his seat and bowed before asking. After all, they would be relatives in the future, so he couldn't make a wrong move.
Gong Yuchen's eyes were drawn to the jade pendant he was wearing, or rather, the jade tassel on the pendant. It looked familiar... and he remembered it was made by Mingxue herself. He had just seen it on her today! Could it be that the two of them...
"Sure. If you're interested, Mr. Li, you can call me Gong Yuchen." After saying that, he glanced at Yu Suizi with ulterior motives.
"Okay, then you can just call me by my name."
The two people exchanged glances tacitly.
"I hope Xiaoyue didn't cause any trouble for the princess." No matter what her purpose was in covering her face, he still found it pleasing to the eye.
"Trouble? She only has surprises here with me, so how can there be any trouble?" She looked at his stern and handsome profile from the side and touched Xiaoyue'er's head.
"That's good. These are her spare clothes. I wonder how long the princess will keep her?" He gestured to Liefeng to hand the package to Baidie.
"Imperial sister, I'm not telling you, why did you keep this child in your house? He has no rules and is so unruly. I don't know how he was brought up." Yi Luoyao began to criticize Gong Yuchen.
"My daughter is fine, so you don't have to worry about her. If you have time, you should worry more about your son and daughter. I wonder how they are learning the rules." Who dares to say that Xiaoyue'er is his son, is it his turn?
"Gong Yuchen, you are too presumptuous!"
"Outrageous? This is not the first or second time you've been so outrageous." Ignoring his gloomy face, he continued.
"Alright, I won't argue with you today. My main purpose today is to introduce Prince Gongyu to my younger sister. After all, Prince Gongyu possesses incredible talent and is a man of great learning and manners. He and my younger sister are a match made in heaven, so my younger sister might as well consider Prince Gongyu. What do you think?"
"Your Highness is too kind to praise me, but I am indeed Her Royal Highness Princess Xinyi. I hope the princess can give me another chance." Gong Yuxian showed a smile that he thought could charm everyone.
She stared at this self-righteous man in disbelief. Who the hell was he? Even if she couldn't get married, it had nothing to do with him. She was annoyed, and her complicated emotions gradually deepened.
"Okay, then let's wait for my birthday party. You can talk to me after the prince meets me." She turned her beautiful eyes to Gong Yuchen and revealed a mischievous smile. His handsome face was lowered and his expression was solemn.
"Gong Yuxian, why can I see you everywhere except in my residence?" He sneered twice, mocking him.
He had just listened outside the door for a while, and today Gong Yuxian had completely hit his sore spot.
"It's pure coincidence. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is so busy with his affairs, how can I see him whenever I want?" Was he blaming him for not paying him a visit? A "Crown Prince" who wouldn't last long! He's giving you a face, Gong Yuxian cursed inwardly.
"Daddy, who is he?" Xiaoyue asked pretending to be ignorant.
"Him? He is the prince of Xiyi." He took a sip of the tea that still had the fragrance of Yi Luoyue's lips, it was sweet.
"Is the Crown Prince older than Daddy's Crown Prince?"
"Xiao Yue'er, the prince is much younger than the crown prince, so you have to kneel down and bow when you meet him." Li Fei answered her enthusiastically.
"Do I have to kneel again? But the prince didn't kneel either?"
"He is your father's cousin, so he doesn't have to kneel, but this isn't even a greeting..." Li Fei continued to stir up trouble without thinking.
"Gong Yuchen, let me be honest, but the etiquette of your Western Yi prince is really not commendable."
"In my opinion, the Western barbarians don't pay attention to etiquette, right?" He didn't want to stand out, but he couldn't bear to see Gong Yuchen gain the upper hand.
"Who said that? Xiaoyue is very polite." After saying that, in order to prove that she was polite, she slowly walked to the center of the hall and saluted Yi Luoyue, Gong Yuchen, and Li Fei respectively, but skipped Yi Luoyao and Gong Yuxian because they were not worthy.
She! Everyone present immediately glanced at her, and several were surprised to discover that the salute she performed was exactly the same as that performed by a noblewoman, corresponding to their status. However, the salute she performed with Yi Luoyue and Li Fei was the Yidu etiquette, while Gong Yuchen's was the Western Yi etiquette. Her movements were very skillful, as if she had performed them thousands of times.
She stood up gracefully, seemingly covered with a veil that could not be lifted, but she had a pair of eyes as clear as water and as pure as white jade.
Li Fei suddenly discovered that her figure overlapped with that of Yi Luoyue when she was young.
"Auntie, am I doing the right thing?" The spoiled little girl nestled in her arms, looking at her cunningly.
"Xiaoyue'er is a princess, so naturally she does the best." Seeing this, she pursed her lips and controlled her smile. Why didn't she realize before that this little girl was so scheming!
"Daddy, Xiaoyue is not a rude person, right?" He said this to Gong Yuchen, but his eyes were sideways at Gong Yuxian.
"Your Highness, I apologize for my rudeness. I've embarrassed you today. I'll present you with a birthday gift another day. I'll take my leave today."
"Then I won't keep you here any longer." Let's go quickly. Just looking at him makes me annoyed.
"Your Highness, if there is nothing else, I will not disturb you. We have a long way to go." Gong Yuxian turned around reluctantly and saluted him, glaring at Gong Yuchen and Xiaoyue'er fiercely.
He...someone wants to interrupt again.
"Xiao Yue'er!" He stopped the little guy from talking too much in time.
"I am leaving too." Seeing Gong Yuxian's defeat, Yi Luoyao no longer felt like staying. He stood up and said goodbye to Yi Luoyue.
"Oh, by the way, I heard that Lord Gong's daughter is going to marry you? I just don't know when you will get married?" Yi Luoyao, who had walked to the door, suddenly turned around and said.
Humph, no matter what you think of Yi Luoyue, don’t expect to get what you want. Even if you are the daughter of the Gong family, I hope you can live to see the day of your marriage.
As soon as these words were spoken, the expressions of several people present suddenly turned ugly, especially Li Fei, whose face became gloomy, and her sharp eyes were filled with murderous intent, as if she wanted to tear his mouth apart.
Yi Luoyue was originally just sitting aside watching the fun, but after hearing what Yi Luoyao said, she finally couldn't help but speak out.
"Royal brother, please be careful with your words. Gong Yuchen is the crown prince of Xiyi, and it is not our place to judge his crown princess. Moreover, they have neither offered a betrothal gift nor made an engagement. Such irresponsible remarks will damage the reputation of Miss Gong. As a member of the royal family, please be mindful of your words and actions."
"Are you blaming my royal brother?" Yi Luoyao glanced at Yi Luoyue with displeasure.
"I dare not. I am just reminding my royal brother that it would be bad if these words were to reach our father's ears." Yi Luoyue did not want to use his father to pressure him, but he was really narrow-minded.
"Excuse me for being nosy. Goodbye."
"Goodbye, my royal brother. Cousin Li Fei, please see me off."
"Okay, since everyone has left, I'll go back too."
"Grand Prince, please."
"Hmph!" Yi Luoyao walked away in a bad mood.
"Li Fei. If it's convenient tomorrow, come to my house." Some things need to be resolved as soon as possible.
"We must arrive before noon." Li Fei had the same idea.
Finally they left, and all the annoying things disappeared. There were some things she had to ask Gong Yuchen, otherwise she would feel very uncomfortable.
"Gong Yuchen, stay and have dinner with us? I have something to tell you." Yi Luoyue reached out to pull off her veil and pinched her sore neck. She chuckled and gave him a captivating smile in return.
"Liefeng, you go back first and take this stupid cat back with you." He pointed at the little tiger still lying on the cabinet.
"Yes." In just a blink of an eye, the fat cat was caught.
"Let's talk about you." Gong Yuchen said to Xiaoyue who was still clinging to Yi Luoyue.
"Ah? What?" Xiaoyue looked at her serious father with a guilty look on her face.
"What's the matter with the wall between the princess's mansion and ours?" God knows how powerless he felt when he saw the big hole. Fortunately, Yi Luoyue doted on her, otherwise he would not be able to save her even if the royal property was destroyed.
"Daddy, Xiaoyue is begging you. I forced Miss Baishuang to do this. Please punish me alone. Xiaoyue won't complain. Please spare her for Auntie's sake. I will let you deal with me, okay?"
"Oh? Are you really going to let me do whatever I want?"
"As long as Daddy can calm down, Xiaoyue is willing to chop off a pair of hands or feet."
Cut off hands and feet? She could really say that, but he couldn't bear it.
In order to calm his anger, she came to Gong Yuchen, hugged his thighs and shook them continuously.
"Daddy..."
"Auntie!"
"Okay, it's not a big deal. I just happened to think it would be nice to open a door there. Your yard originally belonged to the princess's mansion. After you leave after a while, I will take it back, okay?
"You want me to leave?" His expression didn't reveal his true thoughts.
"Is this what I hope for? As the prince of Xiyi, you will leave no matter what." Yi Luoyue said softly.
Yes! As the crown prince, he didn't have that many choices, but... he still had another choice, didn't he? Looking at Yi Luoyue's bright and beautiful face... maybe he could take a gamble.
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