"Where is the princess? Why can't I see her?" She frowned, looking wary.
The fourth prince paused, raised his eyes and gave her a strange look. He opened his mouth as if to say something, but then hesitated. "Have a cup of tea first, and I'll tell you."
Qin Xi licked her dry lips, feeling inexplicably thirsty. Seeing that the Fourth Prince was also drinking tea, she couldn't help but reach out and pick up the teacup, taking sips one by one.
After finishing one cup, her thirst hadn't lessened; in fact, it had increased. As if reading her mind, the Fourth Prince smiled and poured her another cup of tea.
"Thank you," she whispered.
“Sister Qi, there’s no need for such formalities.” He rested his cheek on his hand, admiring her beauty without any hesitation. “What do you want with Zhaoyang? She’s still on her way back to the capital.”
Qin Xi paused in her tea-drinking motion.
Judging from his reaction, he truly seemed unaware of the matter. Qin Xi scrutinized him for a long while, and had to admit—she had been set up.
It seemed that the man had made arrangements with the Fourth Prince. He was responsible for luring her here, while the rest was left to the Fourth Prince. He hadn't told the Fourth Prince how to lure her here, and the Fourth Prince didn't know either.
If he had known, he probably wouldn't have allowed her to invite him in Princess Zhaoyang's name, since he dotes on this younger sister the most.
The fourth prince before her seemed relatively calm. After hesitating for a moment, Qin Xi decided to tell him the truth. "Actually, someone sent it to me in the princess's name..."
She had only spoken half of what she was saying when the Fourth Prince agitatedly interrupted her.
He frowned deeply. "You're not allowed to refer to yourself like that in front of me! That's something only married people can say. You're not married yet, so you're not allowed to do that!"
His condition seemed somewhat abnormal.
Qin Qi hesitated for a moment, then swallowed back the words she hadn't finished saying before, and began again: "Someone sent me a letter in the name of the princess, saying that the princess was waiting for me at the Imperial Immortal Pavilion, so I came out."
Upon hearing this, the Fourth Prince didn't react in any other way, but just stared at her with a fanatical gaze, looking...very dangerous.
Stared at like that, Qin Qi frowned uncomfortably and subconsciously clenched the handkerchief in her hand. "If there's nothing else, please let me leave, Fourth Prince. My husband is still waiting in the manor."
"You have no husband! You are mine!" It's unclear what words provoked the Fourth Prince, but he suddenly became furious, and his words were full of gunpowder.
Qin Xi was startled by his sudden roar and instinctively tried to stand up and back away, but her legs suddenly went weak. She was terrified, as if realizing something, and looked anxiously at the incense burner inside the room—
Softening Tendon Powder.
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...
Inside the Spring Breeze Pavilion, Lu Huai sat in front of Shu Zhan with a stern face, not uttering a word.
Shu Zhan looked at him helplessly, "I said, Chang Jue, what exactly did you call me out for? You didn't say anything, and you didn't order any wine."
He looked at Ayu standing to the side, and the latter, receiving his pleading look, trembled and hurriedly ran out of the private room.
Shu Zhan: "..." Is he that scary?
After listening to his words, Lu Huai remained silent for a long time before finally speaking: "Someone come here."
Ah Yu, who had just run out and was still out of breath, came running back in, "Young Master, what are your orders?"
"Go get the wine," Lu Huai said, his eyes lowered.
"Yes," A-Yu replied, turning to leave. He'd only taken a couple of steps when he suddenly turned back. "Young Master, didn't the Young Madam forbid you from drinking?"
Shu Zhan: "..." Never mind, don't take it, he's already full.
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