Chapter 208 I'm Different
Because Huo Peng had an appointment with Lu Xiang today, not only was the matter of great importance, but also because Lu Xiang was a girl and her reputation was important, he drove out everyone living in the backyard, told them to stroll on the street, and not to come back until after lunch.
No one dared to raise any objections and they all ran away after breakfast.
After making sure that there was no one in the backyard, Huo Peng sat down and waited for Lu Xiang with peace of mind.
Lu Xiang didn't come at si o'clock.
Huo Peng was instructing his son to pour tea. Just as the tea was ready, there was a knock on the door in the backyard. Ah Man ran to open the door and let Chu Jinyan, Sheng Xian and Yuan Feng in.
The father and son looked in the direction of the sound.
The man coming towards him was dressed in a dark uniform, with thick sword-like eyebrows slanting into his temples. He exuded an extremely cold aura like ice and snow, and his thin lips were lightly pursed into a line, revealing his heroic spirit.
Lu Xiang stood up and went to the door to greet him, bowing respectfully and saying, "Greetings, Eighth Prince."
Just as he finished speaking, two loud bangs of heavy objects falling were heard from behind Lu Xiang.
When he turned around, he saw Huo Pengzheng and his son falling to the ground, their eyes staring blankly and their souls missing.
"Son, am I blind? Did I hear the Eighth Prince just now?" Huo Peng was grabbing the table leg with one hand, looking at Huo Yi with trembling lips.
Huo Yi stared at the distinguished figure at the door with a pale face, and said with trembling lips: "Dad, Dad, you heard it right."
Can an ordinary person have such a noble temperament?
The most important thing is that the third young lady can't be a fool.
My mother...
Huo Pengzheng and Huo Yi hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed: "I pay my respects to His Highness the Eighth Prince. May His Highness be well."
Chu Jinyan only heard Ah Man's brief words and didn't know the details. He nodded expressionlessly, asked the two to stand up, and then looked at Lu Xiang with a puzzled look.
Lu Xiang smiled softly: "Your Highness, please sit down and talk." Then he helped Huo Pengzheng up: "Uncle Huo, don't be nervous. Your Highness is very kind."
Huo Peng glanced at the cold Chu Jinyan from the corner of his eye: "..."
Third Miss, are you lying to me?
The Eighth Prince doesn't look easy to talk to.
"I...my legs are weak. I'll slow down." Huo Peng said while swallowing.
Even though he was fully prepared mentally, he did not expect that the person who dared to let the third young lady be so bold as to be her backer must be of high status, but he did not expect that it would be a prince.
How can this status be considered high? It almost scared him to death.
If his gambling house really had the Eighth Prince protecting him, he could walk around the capital with his head held high.
But after coming to his senses, Huo Pengzheng also realized the real intention of the Third Miss asking him if he dared to take a gamble a few days ago. What could a prince want to collect information and intelligence for?
The current emperor has not appointed a crown prince.
Thinking of this, Huo Pengzheng couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat. Although he was frightened, he knew that this was also an opportunity to soar to fame.
After a long while, Huo Pengzheng and Huo Yi supported each other and stood up from the ground.
"Quick, serve tea to His Highness."
Huo Yi responded and hurried away, his hands shaking as he served the tea.
Sheng Xian took it from him considerately and placed it on the table next to Chu Jinyan.
Huo Pengzheng said cautiously: "The tea is crude, please forgive me, Your Highness."
Chu Jinyan took a sip, put it down, and tried to make himself look a little kinder: "No, as long as Uncle Huo wants, there will always be a chance to drink tribute tea in the future."
When Huo Pengzheng heard this, he immediately became excited as if he had been injected with chicken blood.
Dad, the Eighth Prince actually called him uncle. The ancestral graves of their Huo family must be filled with smoke.
Lu Xiang took out three contracts he had prepared and handed them to Huo Pengzheng and Chu Jinyan: "Uncle Huo and His Highness, please take a look if you have any questions."
Huo Peng was looking at his 40% profit and immediately waved his hands in panic: "Miss San, I... I'm just a janitor, 10% is enough."
Being able to work with the Eighth Prince, even if he doesn't want any profit, is a blessing from his ancestors.
Lu Xiang didn't look at him, but turned to look at Chu Jinyan.
Her dark eyes were like a clear pond reflecting the bright moon, which made Chu Jinyan's heart flutter.
"As you say."
His voice was low and rich, and Lu Xiang's ears felt hot. He quickly looked away, took a pen, signed his name, and put his fingerprints on it.
Chu Jinyan chuckled and did as he was told.
Then the two of them looked at Huo Pengzheng in unison, motioning him to sign quickly.
Huo Peng was at a loss and deeply moved, and no longer hesitated.
The Eighth Prince and the Third Miss value him, so he will do anything for them.
Lu Xiang put away his contract, glanced at Sheng Xian and Yuan Feng, and said, "Your Highness, Yuan Feng and Sheng Xian always follow you, which is too conspicuous. Why don't you find someone unfamiliar to be in charge of the affairs of the gambling house?"
"Well, you're right. I'll find someone else later."
Sheng Xian and Yuan Feng lowered their heads silently: "..."
What's going on with the master's expression of "My beloved concubine is so smart, everything she says is right"?
You have clearly already arranged for Zong Li to be in charge of the liaison, and the two of them are just getting to know the situation first.
Lu Xiang looked at Yuan Feng and Sheng Xian, then at Chu Jinyan, and immediately realized that her suggestion was unnecessary: "Your Highness, please forgive me for speaking too much."
Chu Jinyan smiled softly, with tenderness in her eyes: "No, I like to hear you say more, so that it shows that you care about me a little more."
Lu Xiang was stunned: "..."
What made the Eighth Prince have such a crazy idea?
Huo Peng and Huo Yi looked at each other in horror.
Oh my god, what incredible secret did they hear?
Will he be silenced?
Lu Xiang's eyebrows twitched fiercely: "Your Highness, please be careful with your words."
Can’t you see that the father and son are almost scared to death?
She was about to faint from fear.
Chu Jinyan glanced lazily at Huo Pengzheng and Huo Yi. The two of them shuddered suddenly and covered their ears, but their two pairs of four eyes were as big as copper bells.
"Did I say anything wrong? If you don't care about me, why do you do so many things for me, giving away people and gambling houses, and planning everything for me." He said as a matter of course.
"Your Highness, Concubine Shu hates me to the core, and the Second Prince teamed up with Liu Anyao to plot against me. Looking at the court, the only one who can compete with them is you, Your Highness. I want to save my life, so Your Highness, you can't lose."
She has to hold someone's thighs.
Then he stepped hard on the Second Prince and Concubine Shu and rubbed them.
"No need to make excuses. Father has so many sons, and you don't rely on others. You think of me first, which shows that I am different."
Lu Xiang was floored by his logic.
"Your Highness, I am only familiar with you."
She wanted to find another prince, but there was no chance?
What's more, Chu Jinyan is the emperor's favorite son, otherwise she would not have bothered to save him from the muddy water. From the moment she decided to save Chu Jinyan, Lu Xiang had the intention of currying favor with him.
But she hadn't even hugged his thighs properly yet, so how did he go off track?
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