"Which day?" Gu felt that she had heard something extraordinary. She didn't want this concubine's daughter to be so proud, and was about to stop her.
"Last month, my family had a family banquet, but my wife was ill and didn't go. Yuan'er was also there that day, so the two children met each other~" Mrs. Jing only said half of it and let them imagine the rest.
You are really good. Why don’t you say that you tricked me into doing this?
"Yan'er, why didn't you tell daddy? You made dad go far away instead of looking for someone nearby!" Old Man Xu's face was full of complaints, but his tone was very doting.
"Well... I did meet the Seventh Prince that day, but I didn't say anything. I had no idea what he was thinking..."
"Hahahaha! Fine, since we've been together before, then Daddy will take charge for you. That's it!"
What the hell is settled?
Xu Yixing wanted to argue, but seeing his father's smug look, he knew that he wouldn't listen to anything he said.
Forget it, I'll go back and ask Lu Anyuan about it. At worst, I can just ask him to return it.
After Madam Jing left, Old Man Xu personally escorted her to the door and exchanged pleasantries for a while before the conversation ended. Xu Yixing was about to leave in the main room when he was stopped by Gu.
"Xiaoyan, you gave your father such a big surprise without saying anything. What a good trick you used." Gu smiled wryly, and was obviously very dissatisfied with the fact that she and Old Man Xu directly marginalized her as the biological mother.
"Mother, what are you talking about? This is all thanks to you and Dad planning for me. I am grateful to you for what I have today."
Faced with such a setback, Gu moved her lips for a long time but said nothing. She let out a snort and walked away in anger.
Xu Yixing stared at her back, feeling a sense of joy he had never felt before. If marrying the prince could piss her off, that would be quite satisfying.
"Siqin, go get the carriage, we're going to Jingxi Temple."
Of course, I went to Jingxi Temple not to pray to the gods, but to meet Lu Anyuan and see what was going on in that person's mind!
Xu Yixing sat in the quiet room used for guests, drank enough water, and then waited for Lu Anyuan who was late.
"You're looking for me, what happened?" Lu Anyuan stepped over the threshold, handed the cloak to Ah Da, and went into the quiet room alone. Xu Yixing also drove out the maid who had followed him, and the two sat opposite each other, speechless for a while.
"Don't you know what happened?" How shameless this guy is.
"You were the one who asked someone to come find me, so naturally I don't know what happened to you. Tell me!" Lu Anyuan still had a playful look on his face and refused to admit it.
Xu Yixing took a deep breath and silently said in his heart that he is a prince and he cannot be beaten...
"Why did Madam Jing come to my house to propose marriage today? Didn't you clearly promise last time that you wouldn't bother me again?"
"So that's why." Lu Anyuan picked up the teapot and wanted to pour himself a glass of water, but there was not a drop left in the pot, so he could only put the pot down awkwardly.
"I did agree, but that was because I thought you were Yi Yan. Now the situation has changed, and I've changed my mind."
Yixing, the Bodhisattva has finally given me another chance and sent you back, so don't think about leaving me easily.
"I understand why you like Yi Yan, but I'm not her. You can't treat me like her just because I look like her now!"
Lu Anyuan: What? I like Yi Yan? How come I didn’t know this?
He felt something in his heart, and then he realized the key to the problem: it turned out that Yixing had always thought that he liked her sister, no wonder.
Of course, this is not Yixing's fault. Ever since she was reincarnated into Yi Yan, he has always treated her the same way as Yi Yan. After she admitted her identity that day, he did not explain it clearly, so it is no wonder that there was such a misunderstanding.
But Lu Anyuan didn't plan to say it out loud. He had very little contact with Xu Yixing before, and if he directly told her that he liked her, he was afraid it would scare her.
Moreover, he would rather Yi Xing think that he liked Yi Yan and not accept him, than hear her directly reject his feelings.
At least this way I can deceive his heart.
Even if you are being used, you must be someone who is useful.
"Actually, I made this decision after careful consideration. You can think about it." Lu Anyuan explained to Xu Yixing word by word, trying to make his reasons sound more utilitarian.
"First, you said last time that you didn't want to be randomly arranged into a marriage. I guess you have no better place to go than marrying me, right?
Secondly, if you want revenge, you must rely on my strength. Isn't suppressing Gu's private property a good example? Since you used my strength, it's only right that you give me something in return, right?
Third, and most importantly, I know your true identity. If you don't comply, I can use this to do a lot of things. Think it through."
With every reason Lu Anyuan gave, Xu Yixing became more discouraged. It was not until he said the last reason that she completely gave up the idea of struggling.
Damn Lu Anyuan! He actually used this as a threat to force me to submit. He really is a villain!
But she seemed to suddenly remember what Lu Anyuan said that day, as if she had grabbed a life-saving straw.
"When you thought I was Yi Yan, you said that we could even be in a sham marriage. Does that still count?"
Lu Anyuan didn't expect her to ask such a question, and he felt like his heart was stabbed.
The reason why I was being a fake couple with Yi Yan was because I had no romantic feelings for her and I just wanted to repay her. But how could I be willing to just do this with you, Yi Xing?
Lu Anyuan put his hands behind his back, looking at the pair of eyes that were gleaming with hope. Those were not Yi Yan's eyes. Yi Yan's eyes were always like water, soft and gentle. Only Yi Xing's eyes could hold so much emotion, so much feeling.
No! I can't look at her, I can't waver! This opportunity, which I have finally obtained, must not be given up so easily!
"It depends on my mood."
Eh? Is this considered an agreement or a disagreement? Xu Yixing didn't understand.
Lu Anyuan could only complain in his heart. As expected, he still couldn't refuse Yixing. Alas!
"Forget it, let's not talk about these bad things. Have you found any results in your investigation of the dungeon in the Sun Mansion?" Xu Yixing waved his hand and changed the subject.
Lu Anyuan felt sad. It turned out that the thing he was looking forward to so much was a bad thing for her.
"I haven't found any. My people have specifically interviewed the craftsmen who participated in the construction of the Sun Mansion. They all said there were several secret rooms, but no dungeons."
Xu Yixing frowned, wondering why he couldn't find anything. His own shadow guards had infiltrated several times, but there had been no reports. But why did Si Wu have to lie like this?
"Are you sure Si Wu said last time that the dungeon was in the Sun Mansion?"
"She was interrupted when she said the dungeon was in 'Sun Mansion', but the complete sentence should be 'the dungeon is somewhere in Sun Mansion'." Xu Yixing scratched his head, he heard it clearly.
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