After a pause, Fang Qing continued, "Oh, right, there's something else you might not know. I'm already engaged. I'll be married and raise my children. I'm just a nobody, all I want is a peaceful life."
Gao Jie was stunned for a long time.
His gaze toward Fang Qing carried a hint of mockery.
“Miss Fang, you should think it over carefully. The Commander of the Garrison Command has a marriage that countless women in the capital would love to have.
Fang Qing smiled calmly as always.
"I'm sorry, but I can't bring myself to break my engagement."
Gao Jie tried her best to keep smiling, but the look in her eyes was already very cold.
She glanced at Fang Qing, then her gaze fell on Zhao Shi'an.
"Does Lord Zhao think the same way?"
Zhao Shi'an's expression was much colder than Fang Qing's.
Where Fang Qing couldn't see, Zhao Shi'an mouthed "get lost" to Gao Jie.
Gao Jie tried hard to control her expression, but she couldn't.
"Lord Zhao..."
"Do I have to say it a second time?"
Gao Jie, in a fit of anger, laughed instead.
"I had heard that Lord Zhao was advising His Highness the Crown Prince, and I thought it was just a rumor. But now it seems to be true. Doesn't Lord Zhao want to have another option?"
Zhao Shi'an narrowed his eyes slightly.
"Which road? The Gao family's road of no return?"
"Are you really going to go against the Gao family?"
"Why can't we?"
Gao Jie stared at Zhao Shi'an for a long time.
"It seems I don't need to persuade you any further. I just hope that Lord Zhao won't regret his choice made half a day ago."
After speaking, Gao Jie turned and walked out. When she was almost at the door, she stopped and looked back at Fang Qing.
"Miss Fang, your betrothed isn't your brother, is it?"
Before Fang Qing could give any reply, Gao Jie twitched the corners of her mouth, revealing a rather unfriendly smile, and strode away.
After leaving Zhao Shi'an's house, Gao Jie composed herself, turned around, and got into the carriage.
It's useless.
It seems that neither Fang Qing nor Zhao Shi'an will ultimately be used by them.
Perhaps Zhao Shi'an knew about the grudges of the previous generation?
Impossible, Zhao Shi'an wasn't even born at that time.
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