"Who are you? State your names, and perhaps this young master will spare your lives." The handsome young master spoke arrogantly, and he laughed ostentatiously. Anyone would be annoyed if they were suddenly interrupted while "doing serious business," and he was no exception. However, he could still maintain a hypocritical smile.
On the contrary, the woman behind him stared at Feng Guang with great curiosity, finding the young girl quite interesting.
Gu Yan stood up and stood in front of Feng Guang, which unfortunately also blocked her view. He said, "Second Young Master Lan, it's been a long time."
"You recognize me?" Lan Tingyu asked warily.
"I met you briefly at a palace banquet five years ago. I remember you entered the palace with General Lan. Am I mistaken?"
Five years ago, at the palace banquet celebrating the tenth birthday of the eldest princess, Lan Tingyu did indeed enter the palace with his elder brother, Lan Tingrong. Yet this man remembered things so clearly from five years ago, which made Lan Tingyu even more wary. "Who exactly are you?"
"My name is Gu Yan." He smiled slightly. "Young Master Lan, I'm afraid you don't remember me."
The renowned Prince Qian, Gu Yan, is also the Regent. Even if Lan Tingyu is idle and unproductive, he couldn't possibly be unaware of this household name. However, he is a notorious spoiled brat and troublemaker. Even if he knows that the other party is of higher status than him, he will not adopt a humble attitude.
"So it's Prince Qian." Lan Tingyu said with a charming smile. "And who is the girl behind you?"
No one had ever dared to question his "ability," let alone that she had said it so casually. Lan Tingrong would never forget the way Su Bi laughed and trembled beneath her after hearing that sentence from the next room while she was "working hard." For a man, this was a great humiliation!
Five years ago, Feng Guang was just a ten-year-old little girl, so it's normal that Lan Tingyu doesn't recognize her now.
"This young lady is..."
Just as Gu Yan was still thinking of what to say, Feng Guang came out, took his arm, and said with a smile, "I am Xiao Xia, the prince's new concubine. I greet you, Second Young Master Lan."
Xia is a homophone of Xia (夏).
Gu Yan remained strangely silent, because she was secretly pinching his arm, signaling him not to say anything.
Lan Tingyu raised an eyebrow. "So she's Prince Qian's concubine. Prince Qian has good taste. Since she's just a concubine, may I ask Prince Qian for this woman? Would Prince Qian be willing?"
Before Gu Yan could speak, Feng Guang shyly covered her mouth and said, "Although I deeply love Your Highness, Young Master Lan is also very handsome. So, I am willing to have me if Young Master Lan wants me. However, this seems unfair to Your Highness. How about Young Master Lan exchange me for the girl behind you?"
Gu Yan frowned slightly, "Wind..."
"It's Xiaoxia." She tiptoed closer to his lips, just a hair's breadth away from kissing him. She whispered, "Although I'm reluctant to part with Your Highness, I'm getting tired of spending every day together. Why don't we find a more interesting life together?"
Gu Yan's gaze darkened. He couldn't help but feel that there was something more to her words. What did she mean? Was she saying that he had grown tired of her occasional teasing over the years?
Or perhaps, she really did fall for Lan Tingyu.
Su Bi smiled and looked at Lan Tingyu without saying a word.
Lan Tingyu straightened his back and said sarcastically, "A mere concubine dares to presume to compare herself to my Su Bi. This is no way to raise your own status."
"Oh? Just a mere concubine?" Feng Guang looked at Gu Yan, her beautiful eyes radiating charm. "Your Highness, someone looks down on your woman like this, what will you do?"
I wish to take you as my imperial consort. What do you say?
Gu Yan suddenly remembered the words she had said in the alley. The way she had acted then was just as captivating. He had known for a long time that when she was just drifting through life, she could make people sigh that she was hopeless, but when she was serious, she could make people marvel that she was a natural beauty. He should have been past the age of getting carried away by a beautiful woman.
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