Since when did she want to play for people she didn't like? So she said, "Father, I suffered some injuries to my hand two days ago, so I'm afraid I can't play anymore. Let the zither master take over."
"Ruoxi, before His Highness, you are not to be rude."
"Father, it's not that your daughter is rude, it's because she can't play." She, Pan Ruocheng, was also a woman with a lot of self-respect, so she didn't want to take the initiative. Otherwise, she would be looked down upon, just like the men who always pestered her.
Pan Lin had no choice but to apologize to Feng Yunzheng. Feng Yunzheng said, "It's no problem."
Everyone could not help but feel that it was a pity. They had only heard that the princess was skilled in the zither, but they had never heard of her in person.
After the banquet, Pan Ruo didn't seem very interested anymore. Her gaze somewhat resentfully fell on Feng Yunzheng's body, but he always maintained his noble and elegant demeanor. When he spoke to the people who came to toast him, there wasn't anything amiss …
Feng Yunzheng, just what kind of person are you?
After the banquet ended, Pansy invited Feng Yunzheng to move away and proactively asked, "Ninth Highness, if my daughter Ruo Chu isn't married yet, this subject would like to betroth Ruo Chu to Your Highness, I wonder how Your Highness would like to do it?"
Feng Yunzheng's eyes revealed a faint hint of surprise.
Your Highness, my daughter is not an ordinary girl. Since she was born, I have asked the best teacher in Qingnan to teach her that she is proficient in music, music, calligraphy, and painting. Besides that, she can also go on stage and fight. Penicillin introduced his daughter to Feng Yunzheng.
"According to what Prince An Qing said, the princess is indeed a high-class woman, but …" A faint, estranged smile appeared on Feng Yunzheng's face as he said, "This time, this duke came only for official business. Let's not talk about personal matters. I'm afraid even this duke cannot accept Prince An Qing's good intentions."
The expression on Penicillin's face froze.
"Goodbye." Feng Yunzheng walked out.
"Your Highness …" Pancin came back to his senses and caught up with him in a few steps.
"Prince …" The wind came up from the side and stopped Prince An Qing's steps, calling out to him.
"Lord Ye, this Ninth Prince, he … Could it be that you dislike me too much? " It was the first time that Penicillin had ever met a man who refused his beautiful daughter.
Ye Feng bowed, cupped his hands, and said, "Your Royal Highness is overthinking things. It's really because your Royal Highness is not easy to scheme with a beauty. If this has nothing to do with the princess, then Your Royal Highness, please go back!"
After saying that, Ye Feng also quickly turned around and left.
When King An Qing turned around, he saw Pan Ruchu standing behind him with an ugly expression on her face.
"If only …"
"Father, you don't need to say anymore. It's already embarrassing enough!" Pan Ruocheng couldn't hold it anymore, so she turned around and ran back to her room in a huff.
This was the first time she saw her princess get angry over a man, so she said very carefully, "Princess, your servant heard from the crown prince a few days ago that the ninth prince had made a great contribution before the emperor, but he didn't ask for Lilu's merit, he only asked the emperor to grant him a free marriage. Your servant is thinking if the ninth prince's rejection of the prince's proposal was because he had already made a lifelong contract with someone."
Hearing that, Pan Ruo's eyes lit up. "In other words, he already has a lover, so he's unwilling to agree to my father's request?"
"Perhaps, perhaps, Ninth Prince also thinks that the princess has outstanding talent, but if he agrees, and wants her to sit as his secondary wife, does he think that he has wronged the princess?" Silver Coin guessed.
A thoughtful expression appeared on Pan Ruochi's face as he said, "Then, I'll have to ask her myself."
"Princess, you mean …"
"Silver, bring me my suit from that day." "I want to ask him as a man. If he really does have someone he loves, I want to see what kind of person he is."
Second day, after noon
The night wind reported to Feng Yunzheng, "Your Highness, the little gongzi who was involved in the assassination that day came again. See you?"
Feng Yunzheng's brows lightly wrinkled as he said, "Because I was injured that day, he did not repay me. This time, I must have come for something, so let him in."
"Yes."
A short while later, the door to Feng Yunzheng's room opened and a man dressed Pan Ruocheng walked in. From his appearance, she knew that he didn't recognize her.
Feng Yunzheng asked, "Do you still have any injuries from that day?"
"No worries, Your Highness. I heard that you rejected my third sister last night. My third sister is also a well-known figure in Qing Nan. I don't know if the reason for Your Highness's rejection is because of your heart?"
Feng Yunzheng looked at the delicate and pretty man in front of him and said, "Yes, this duke's heart already belongs to that person. Therefore, the woman beside this duke has no meaning to this duke."
Upon hearing him speak so frankly, Pan Ruo felt very uncomfortable in her heart. She didn't expect that the man whom she had fallen for the first time would be someone she didn't have the chance to ask for.
"I wonder what kind of person His Highness is talking about. Could he be better than my third sister?"
"I don't know, I've never compared." Feng Yunzheng indifferently said.
"..." You, you mean to say, in your heart, she's the best, and the people around her aren't even qualified to compare, right? " When Pan Ruo saw him in such a state, she couldn't help but feel a bit annoyed. How could she retreat when she didn't even know what the enemy looked like?
"Okay, okay, young master …" At this time, Ye Feng hurried over and patted Pan Ruochu's shoulder, saying, "My Prince has already said it very clearly. He already has an owner, and he has a personality that can never be changed.
"If you continue to ask, young master, I would suspect that you've taken a fancy to our prince, but he's not Zhexiu!"
Pan Ruochen turned around and glared at Ye Feng.
All her life? she thought. The men of this world were definitely people who didn't mean what they said. In their hearts, how could there be any longevity? Although this Feng Yunzheng was a bit different, he was still a man. Since he was a man, then there was a man's weakness. She wanted to see if he could truly be as firm as a rock.
Thinking of this, she suddenly laughed, put aside her worries, and happily said, "Forget it, forget it, I'm not curious anymore. Ninth Prince, let's not talk about these annoying women anymore. Let's talk about bars."
"Wine?"
"Yes, Ninth Prince, you have been in this inn all day and you still don't know that our Qing Nan has the most famous bar." "Last time, because I was stabbed by a sword, your subordinate thought I was nosy, but you told him to find a doctor to treat me, so he didn't owe me any favors. When I ran off in a fit of anger, this favor couldn't be considered repayment. Right now, I've only let you drink a single time with me to save my life, so it can be considered to have canceled out that sword strike.
Feng Yunzheng nodded and said, "Okay." He had agreed to his request to cancel the favor.
"Good, today at the end of the sea, we will not leave one another. At that time, I will send a sedan to fetch your highness." After saying goodbye, Pan Ruochu clasped his hands together and left the Jin Li Inn.