Fourteen didn't expect Lanqin to say such a thing to him. In fact, this was the sentence he most wanted to hear, but the people standing around him were pressuring him to fight for it.
"Fourth Sister-in-law, it's a blessing for Fourth Brother to have someone like you who understands him and knows him," Fourteenth said. Even the Wanyan clan was putting pressure on him, and the Wanyan family was strongly supporting Fourteenth in vying for the position of Crown Prince.
"Alright, as long as you have a clear conscience, you're good for life. Fourteenth Prince has always been carefree, and he should be even more so now," Lanqin said. She knew that while she was trying to comfort him, she was also trying to remove obstacles from his path to the throne.
Seemingly inspired by Lanqin's words, Fourteenth Master poured himself a glass of wine and said to her, "Fourth Sister-in-law, you're right. I, the dignified Fourteenth Master, have never suffered any injustice since childhood. Why should I make things difficult for myself for the sake of others? Only I am my own master, right?"
Lanqin nodded and said, "Fourteenth Prince, I believe you can figure it out even without anyone else's reminder. Now, I'm going to eat; I'm starving."
Fourteen smiled and nodded, indicating to Lanqin not to be shy and to eat to her heart's content. Lanqin immediately began to indulge her foodie nature, devouring the seven or eight dishes that Fourteen had ordered.
"Fourth Sister-in-law, you don't seem like a lady from a respectable family at all. Sometimes I really wonder if you came from another place!" Fourteen said suddenly as he finished drinking the wine in his cup and looked at Lanqin, who was eating jade legs.
Cough cough cough~~
Upon hearing Fourteen's words, Lanqin felt as if a piece of meat was stuck in her throat. She couldn't swallow it down, nor could she spit it out; she was in so much pain that her entire face turned red.
"How am I not like a lady from a respectable family?" Lanqin finally managed to swallow the meat stuck in her throat, then picked up her teacup and took a few sips of tea before finally swallowing the meat that was stuck there. She had almost been frightened by the Fourteenth Prince's questioning.
“A lady of good family would never sit alone at the same table with her brother-in-law to dine; she should avoid suspicion!” Fourteen said.
“I didn’t eat alone with Fourteenth Prince. Look, we’re surrounded by people. My maid is behind the screen. Do we have to avoid suspicion?” Lanqin frowned.
"Haha, even a lady from a respectable family wouldn't think of having her thirteenth sister-in-law go into business. Besides, a lady from a respectable family would never just randomly take photos with people on the road without any soldiers with her," Fourteenth said.
Lanqin curled her lips and said, "That's your traditional idea. Does that mean women should spend their whole lives in the inner quarters? Then wait until they grow old and lose their beauty, and be rejected by their husbands. After they take concubines, they have to raise children with the concubines so that their husbands can continue to favor more girls and have more offspring."
"Haha, I knew Fourth Sister-in-law had some unique opinions, she really is extraordinary. I wonder if Fourth Master would be pleased to know you have such thoughts." Fourteenth seemed to be completely amused by Lanqin, and his mood improved a lot. The things that had been lingering in his mind just now seemed to suddenly become unimportant.
"Your fourth brother is used to it. Fourteenth, you...you mustn't misunderstand your fourth brother. Actually, he values you a lot," Lanqin couldn't help but say. She knew that the fourth master and the fourteenth were completely different personalities, and besides, this place was rugged and uneven; no one knew where he had gone.
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