"Your Highness!" A young man from an aristocratic family dressed in brocade and jade suddenly stepped out. It was Cao Heng, the son of the Governor-General of Jiangnan. "I heard that Lord Qi has already married. His wife is Gu..."
Before he could finish his words, the princess gently raised the fan in her hand, stopping him from saying the rest.
"Mr. Zhao is overthinking."
"I held a piano banquet just to discuss the art of playing the piano. In your eyes, is it true that a woman inviting a man to play the piano is like a phoenix seeking a phoenix?"
As soon as he finished speaking, all the students and scholars in the hall started laughing, and Cao Heng became a big joke.
A rival noble family master said, "That's right, Master Cao is so anxious, could it be that he has some shameful thoughts?"
"I heard that the Cao family was trying to find out what the princess likes a few days ago."
“…”
Cao Heng was filled with shame and anger, but seeing that the princess had already stood up, he had to leave in dismay.
Qi Che stood with his head bowed, but he caught a glimpse of the princess's footsteps pausing slightly as she passed by his desk. When she turned around, her flowing sleeves brushed the teacup on his desk as if unintentionally.
"bite--"
The tea lid makes a slight sound and a faint fragrance lingers.
Qi Che raised his eyes and happened to meet the princess's beautiful glance back. Behind the veil, the pair of autumn-water eyes seemed to contain a faint smile, like a dragonfly skimming the water, leaving in an instant.
This subtle movement made Qi Che's heart tremble.
He was very familiar with this look.
Three years ago, Chu Qingniang treated him like this, and three years later, Gu Yanran treated him like this as well.
His heartbeat began to speed up at this moment.
“Bang! Bang!”
Time and again, he even imagined in his mind himself reaching the highest position among the officials, standing at the highest point of the Golden Throne Hall, overlooking the world.
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