“The scenery…” Xie Zhan grabbed her wrist, his tone blank, “Why are you angry again?”
"I'm not angry." She tried to pull her hand away, but when she found she couldn't, she gave up. She looked up at him angrily and said, "Since you've already gone to Xie Yaoyao, why did you bother with me?"
"Second Sister left quite a good impression on Her Majesty the Empress at the flower viewing party a few days ago. Given her status, she shouldn't be able to attend this palace banquet. It was Her Majesty the Empress who personally selected her to attend." Xie Zhan didn't know why he had to explain so clearly, but he couldn't help but say these words when he took her hand.
Feng Guang paused, then looked at him suspiciously, "Was it really not your request that Xie Yaoyao be able to attend the palace banquet?"
"Why would I make such a request?" Xie Zhan said, "It is true that Er Yatou is my niece, but I am not someone who does not understand etiquette. Er Yatou is not qualified to attend such a solemn state banquet. If I were to force His Majesty and the Empress to make such a request, it would be the fault of our Xie family. I was also surprised when I learned that Er Yatou was also going to the palace banquet."
Her expression softened slightly upon hearing this, but she still didn't lower her guard, saying unhappily, "If it weren't for my face, you wouldn't have come to me, would you?"
"If it weren't for your face, I wouldn't have to worry about you so much." Xie Zhan suddenly looked at her and sighed, sounding quite helpless.
She pouted, "What do you mean by that?"
"If Feng Guang hadn't been so beautiful, she wouldn't have attracted so many suitors, and I wouldn't have to be on edge all the time."
She felt much better, but still tried hard not to laugh. "What 'mad bees and butterflies'? It's just Li Qi all by himself."
"You probably don't know how beautiful she is. These past few days, there have been quite a few handsome young men outside our manor reciting poems, hoping to catch a glimpse of the beauty and gain her favor." Xie Zhan was telling the truth. It had been circulating for some time that the news of the most beautiful woman in Sishui City coming to the capital had spread like wildfire. Those hot-blooded young men were eager to catch a glimpse of her beauty to see if this Miss Xie was as the rumors suggested. If she was, just being able to see Miss Xie would be enough for them to boast about.
Feng Guang snorted, "There are always some good-for-nothing fools who lust after beautiful women."
Xie Zhan chuckled, "Although they may be considered good-for-nothings, they are all sons of noble families in the capital. If we say that they are being arrogant, it will probably anger those people."
"Let them be angry, what can they do to me?"
"Of course, there's nothing I can do." Xie Zhan's eyes were smiling, like willow branches in March, floating in the spring breeze with warm greenery, giving people a feeling of being bathed in a spring breeze. "With me here, who can hurt you?"
"It's because of you that I have so many more worries," Feng Guang muttered softly, sounding like a complaint, but her mood was anything but bad.
"I know I'm clumsy and can't win a woman's heart, so it's normal that Feng Guang doesn't like me." Xie Zhan's smile seemed to have a hint of melancholy. "But no matter what, I always hope that everyone in the Xie family is doing well, and that the Xie family can become a happy family in other people's eyes."
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