The two men were shocked by Bai Qianfan's words. Naturally, there were people who were happy and others who were sad. From the moment Morong Gan first met him, the anger and worry that grew up in Morong Gan had completely vanished at this moment. She said that she liked him, admired him, and married him because of the good fortune he had gained in her previous life. The rest wasn't the main point. The main point was just three words: like him. She liked him, and it pleased him so much that it was about the best thing he had ever heard in his life.
His lips unconsciously curled up, and looked at Du Changfeng with a proud and arrogant expression.
In comparison, Du Changfeng looked a little pitiful. He was already thin, but after getting struck by those words, he became completely dazed. He stood there dumbstruck, and did not recover for a long time.
She said that they had not seen each other many times and that she had no feelings for him, no, it was not true, he still remembered her shy little appearance when they met, how could she not have feelings for him, they were obviously in love, her concubine was interested, and she even gave him the keepsake!
After a long time, he finally let out a sigh and said in a hoarse voice, "How, how can you say that? You've already given me a bag …"
"That doesn't mean anything. I also gave it to you, my master, Big Sister Qi Hong and Big Sister Lv He."
"You took my things."
"I also often accept gifts from the prince. He even bought bunnies for me, and I even received darts from my master …"
"However, in the future," Morong Gan suddenly interrupted her, "it's still better not to randomly take other people's things, especially from men, in order to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings."
"Alright, I understand. Your Highness, in the future, other than you, I won't accept gifts from anyone else."
"Yup," Morong Gan said as he glanced at the soulless Du Changfeng, and extended his hand towards her. "Come here."
Bai Qianfan obediently walked over, and was pulled down by him. The two of them were squeezed together in a large chair, there couldn't be a more intimate couple than this, right?
Bai Qianfan faintly sighed, they were both lights that didn't care, just a single move was enough to destroy a person's entire family. In his eyes, killing others was like cutting radishes, treating life and death too lightly.
The other one had a face full of sorrow, as though she could not live without her. Although what she said hurt Du Changfeng's heart, but it was true that she said a bit of her words, and she did not have any feelings for him, but because she knew that Morong Gan wanted to marry her, his heart started to waver. It was a normal human nature, so she could not care less about it.
Du Changfeng stood up, he seemed to be on the verge of collapse, and did not look at them, forcing himself to clasp his hands together, his face had a tragic smile, "Looks like this subordinate has misunderstood, Your Highness, this subordinate will take his leave now."
"Why are you leaving?" Prince Chu laughed very generously, "When it's time to order, stay and drink with me. The last time you failed, but this time, no matter what, you will have to make up for it."
"Thank you for your kind intentions, Your Highness. Your subordinate's injury is just right, so it's not suitable for me to drink. I'll drink with Your Highness after I've recovered."
"It's fine if I don't drink. This king and Provincial Commander-in-chief are fated, it's fine to treat Provincial Commander-in-chief to a meal, right?"
"This …" Du Changfeng didn't know what kind of trick he was trying to pull. It was obvious that this was the situation he was in, would it be alright if they were to stick it together?
"Men, please sit at the Flower Hall."
Hao Pingguan responded as he stepped into the room. He gestured to Du Changfeng to come in: "Provincial Commander-in-chief, this way please."
Du Changfeng had no choice but to follow him.
The group reached the Flower Hall. Not long after the three of them sat, Bai Qianfan discovered that Xiu Yuanshuang was slowly approaching under Hao Pingguan's guidance.
When Xiu Yuanshuang was released, she was grounded, and was caught escaping in the middle of the night by Morong Gan. She spent most of her time in Huailin Pavilion, and had never seen him. Now that she looked at it, Xiu Yuanshuang was holding onto her wide sleeves, her eyebrows drooped low and her eyes drooped, she walked with light steps, looking like a noble daughter of a noble family, unlike her who was not allowed to walk on stage like the wind.
Looking at it this way, she felt that Xiu Yuanshuang was more suitable to be matched with Morong Gan. One was a noble member of the imperial family, the other was a daughter of a noble family, both male and female.
She quickly stood up and greeted him, "Elder Sister Xiu is here."
A faint smile surfaced on Xiu Yuanshuang's face as she greeted them one by one. "Greetings to Your Highness and Princess Hua-Yang."
Morong Gan pulled Bai Qianfan down and sat him down, then said, "Let me introduce him, this is the Provincial Commander-in-chief, someone from Hebei Azure Continent. Although he is young, he has already become an official Nine governor, and can be considered young and capable, I have specially called you here to introduce you."
Xiu Yuanshuang was stunned, why did he introduce her to another male? Even the people from that place described it in such detail.
Du Changfeng was also puzzled, as a man who only knew how to meet the Prince Chu, he should not have met with his family members. Bai Qianfan was an exception, but to call Xiu Yuanshuang out to meet with him, was that not a little against the rules?
Morong Gan turned his head to look at him again, "Provincial Commander-in-chief, this is the young miss of Scholars's Palace, he is called Yuanshuang."
Xiu Yuanshuang's heart skipped a beat. Why did she tell this Provincial Commander-in-chief her name?
Suddenly, she understood. The Prince Chu owed him a debt, and Bai Qianfan was not willing to let go, so she compensated him with Xiu Yuanshuang's compensation.
What the hell was this? He suddenly felt that it was funny. What a preposterous prince! Did he think that he could make up for it just by putting in a random woman for him?
After the laughter came a deeper anger. He could not hold it in any longer, stood up with a cold face and said, "It's not convenient for me to stay here for the banquet. I still have things to do, so I will take my leave."
Morong Gan was also enraged, how dare you act so shamelessly in front of me, Xiu Yuanshuang is no bad at all, you dare to make a fool of yourself!
Seeing that the atmosphere wasn't right, Bai Qianfan hurriedly said, "It's fine to eat after dinner, but don't miss the matters regarding Provincial Commander-in-chief. Take care. "
Morong Gan looked at Bai Qianfan in surprise and was about to say something, but Bai Qianfan twisted her arm like that. This was the first time someone had pinched him like this, and Morong Gan couldn't really tell what it felt like. It was clearly painful, but her heart was sweet.
Therefore, he changed his words, "Since Provincial Commander-in-chief has matters to attend to, this king will not stay any longer. It will be the same if I come back when I have free time. Someone come, Provincial Commander-in-chief has just recovered from his injuries, and can't take the cold, prepare a palanquin to send him back. "
Hao Pingguan replied from the side. He raised his hand to help Du Changfeng up, but was pushed away.
Before he left, Du Changfeng looked at Bai Qianfan. What kind of eyes were those, eyes filled with pain, grief, despair, despondency … Bai Qianfan couldn't help but shiver, she felt a deep sense of guilt, but she clearly hadn't done anything at all …
He said no more and staggered toward the gate.
Seeing his love rival staggering away, Morong Gan revealed a victorious smile, but when he shifted his gaze, Bai Qianfan was still staring at Du Changfeng's back, his face filled with obvious concern. His heart sank, as he felt that he was too happy too early.