"Your Highness!"
Although the look of panic flashed across his eyes, he still caught it.
He asked, feigning ignorance, "What's wrong, Young Master Liuyue? You seem a little flustered?"
"No, it's nothing. I was just a little lost in thought!"
"Yeah?"
"When I arrived, I saw that you had put away a dagger!"
Hearing him say that, I couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, he didn't see everything.
A brilliant idea suddenly popped into my head.
Nangong Anren's eyes, like those of a hunter eyeing its prey, were fixed on my face, trying to discern something from it.
Suddenly, he saw me smiling so brightly, and the hand behind me turned to face him, revealing a pink lotus flower.
"Is the eldest prince handsome?"
He paused for a few seconds, clearly somewhat incredulous: "You came here just to pick lotus flowers?"
I nodded, played with the lotus flower in my hand, and said, "Ah, it's a fake flower. No wonder I couldn't pick it off just now, and I had to use a knife to cut it off in the end."
I changed the subject and asked, "But will you blame me, Your Highness?"
"I picked the lotus flowers!"
He looked at me with some confusion and said, "How can a grown man like flowers?"
He looked me up and down and said, "You have such delicate skin, like a pale-faced young man, you have no manliness at all!"
"The love of beauty is universal, and men are no exception."
"My mother passed away early, otherwise I would like to ask her why she gave birth to me the way I am. I don't know whether to laugh or cry."
"Young Master Liuyue is truly an interesting person. No wonder His Highness the Crown Prince likes you so much. I must have a few more drinks with you another day."
"Haha, thank you for thinking so highly of me, Your Highness!"
After a few seconds of silence, he asked again, "I heard your family has arranged a marriage for you?"
I looked at him, completely bewildered, and asked, "How did the Crown Prince know?"
"It's all because of that girl Linglong. She suddenly told me that she likes you and wants to marry you."
"I am deeply grateful for the princess's kindness. She is a good girl, and I do not wish to hurt her!"
"Alright, I will definitely tell her properly!"
It has to be said that the two Nangong brothers doted on their only sister.
I remember when I first arrived, a little eunuch broke his vase, and he immediately turned pale.
He ordered the eunuch to be beaten to death, for the First Prince had spoken and there was no reason for him to take back his words.
But at that moment, Linglong stepped forward to plead for the little eunuch, and Nangong Anren immediately agreed!
...
"Where is the princess going?" Ling Ran couldn't help but ask when he saw Ling Shuang dressed up beautifully and leaving the house.
"Why do I need to report to you where I go?"
"It's dangerous outside. My duty is to protect the princess!"
"You don't need to come with me today. I have other people to protect me."
"Who is it?" Although Ling Ran's expression remained calm, there was a hint of anger in his tone.
He realized he had spoken out of turn when he saw her looking at him.
He quickly softened his tone and asked, "I wonder who Your Highness went out with? I'd be at ease if I knew."
The words had barely left his lips when a deep, resonant voice rang out: "With me!"
Turning around at the sound, they saw Nangong Liuli walking towards them with a smile on her face.
When his gaze fell on Ling Shuang, a hint of amazement flashed in his eyes.
She was dressed in a delicate and lovely orange-pink dress, and her waist-length black hair flowed like a waterfall in the wind.
She is cute yet stunningly beautiful, making her unforgettable at first glance.
Nangong Liuli smiled, her eyes filled with love and admiration.
"The guards don't need to accompany you today. As for the princess's safety, I, the Crown Prince, will protect her."
Seeing her laughing happily beside him, the two of them a perfect match, Ling Ran felt a bitter taste in his mouth.
What could be more painful in this world than being unable to express the love in your heart?
"Aren't we going to chase after them?" He was lost in thought when a voice suddenly startled him.
"Young Master Liuyue!"
He didn't answer, so I asked again, "Aren't you going to chase after them?"
"Why do you say that, Young Master Liuyue?"
"Which is more heartbreaking: to like someone but have to hide it, or to love someone you can't have?"
"Aren't you really afraid that she'll marry the Crown Prince as his concubine?"
"Born like an ant, not able to make decisions for myself!" He looked much sadder when he said this, and it was clear that his worries were much greater than I had imagined!
"At least things can still be changed now. If she really becomes the Crown Princess, then you'll only have endless regrets left!"
He shook his head: "Just protect him!" Hearing him say that, I really wanted to kick him awake.
Back when they were in the Prince of Anyang's mansion, Ling Shuang went to great lengths for him, and now he doesn't even dare to utter a single word of acknowledgment.
How cowardly! How cowardly!
"When you're exhausted, you really have nothing left. You have to chase after her at least once."
"But the feeling was so real."
"And the fragments I saw felt like I had experienced them myself."
Fan Fen shook her head speechlessly: "Your Highness, you should just read your book!"
He changed the subject and looked at him very seriously, saying, "We need to resolve things here as soon as possible. Lingqi needs you too."
Ye Lisheng frowned, somewhat displeased. He was aware of Su Xiang and the others' secret plot, but he couldn't touch them yet.
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