Chapter 100 Cannot Be Left Behind
However, her excuses seemed rather weak in the eyes of these people.
"Why are you all staring at me like that? I told you I didn't, I really didn't try to seduce the Crown Prince."
Towards the end, whether out of anger or grievance, Gu Yingxue burst into tears. She looked like a three-year-old child, crying her heart out.
Looking at the beauty like this, the Crown Prince was not angry at her words. Instead, he developed a special feeling for Gu Yingxue.
As the crown prince, he had seen too many women trying to curry favor with and seduce him over the years, so someone as genuine as her was extremely rare.
"Alright, you weren't trying to seduce me, so stop crying."
Looking at Gu Yingxue in this state, the Crown Prince reached out his hand but didn't know how to comfort her.
"Your Highness!"
Looking at the gentle Crown Prince, Duke Anguo's face darkened even more than before.
As the Crown Prince's father-in-law and the Crown Princess's biological father, Duke Anguo had never seen the Crown Prince treat any woman with such tenderness.
But at that very moment, right before his eyes, he saw a crown prince who was completely different from usual.
Sure enough, this woman cannot be allowed to live.
"Guards, drag this vile maid who dared to seduce the Crown Prince away."
Duke Anguo, who had originally intended to inquire about Gu Yingxue's identity, no longer cared about such things. Regardless of the woman's identity, he would find a way to shut her up once she was killed.
Just as the servants were about to step forward, the prince stood in front of Gu Yingxue.
"What does the Duke mean by this? This young lady is now mine. Shouldn't the Duke ask me before he can decide what to do with her?"
The Crown Prince was well aware of the Duke of Anguo's methods, after all, his annoying Crown Princess had dealt with the concubines in his household in the same way.
The reason he hadn't bothered with it before was twofold: firstly, the Duke of Anguo's mansion was a powerful ally for him, and secondly, those people were merely people he had favored on a whim.
But the woman in front of him clearly gave him a different feeling, so he could not let the Duke of Anguo take her away.
"Does Your Highness really intend to do this for a woman?"
Duke Anguo's deep gaze swept back and forth between Gu Yingxue and the Crown Prince, clearly indicating that he was determined to deal with Gu Yingxue.
Just then, Fei'er, who had been deliberately sent away by Gu Yingxue, ran in.
"Miss, Miss, I've finally found you! If anything were to happen to you, how would I explain it to the Marquis when I get back!"
Fei'er's cries sounded abrupt and unusually clear in the quiet courtyard.
Originally, Duke Anguo thought that a girl who seduced the Crown Prince wouldn't come from a wealthy family, but according to the maid, this woman actually came from a marquis's mansion.
I wonder whose daughter she is, that she is so shameless and disgraceful to the family.
"Duke, do you still intend to punish this young lady?"
The Crown Prince's reaction to Fei'er's words was completely different from what everyone else had expected. He thought that accidentally sleeping with a beauty had unexpectedly brought him an ally.
Most importantly, he really liked this woman.
"I will have Madam handle this matter. Your Highness, please come with me to the front courtyard first!"
Duke Anguo had no interest in finding out Gu Yingxue's family background, but since her status was different from that of the children of officials without any background, he naturally could no longer think about killing her.
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