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Even Duke Xuan hadn't thought that the emperor would give him an opening because of the incident with the South River Society. Instead, the emperor had given him a golden opportunity to establish his prestige and strike back. This was a godsend opportunity!

The emperor paid particular attention to this matter. After he had ordered that the ban on King Xuan be lifted, he even called him over to discuss the matter of governing the river. King Xuan had been resourceful enough to plan for the management of the river. His Majesty praised him and gave him the title of Governor of the River Xuan. He also ordered King Xuan to head to the Nanjiang River from now on. King Xuan proudly left the palace, preparing to pack up his things before heading to the most affected area of the South River.

Spring was coming. The leaves on both sides of the street were revealing new branches. The people coming and going on the street had all changed into light spring clothes. It was a lively scene.

After leaving the palace, King Xuan rode his horse back to his mansion. When he arrived at the crossroads of the city, he suddenly saw a woman in the crowd.

This woman wore a long dress with silver strings and pearls hanging from the side of her hair. It was the color of the lake water, making her look especially elegant in the crowd. From afar, he only felt that her eyebrows were as distant as jade, her eyes as spring water, and her complexion as beautiful as peach blossoms. If that wasn't Ying Ying, then who else could it be?

It had been a long time since he had seen Ying Ying after being locked up in the manor. Seeing this, King Xuan's heart trembled. He jumped off his horse and walked over to Ying Ying's side.

"Miss Ying Ying, long time no see. Have you been well?" King Xuan's feather fan and scarf, his demeanor was elegant and unrestrained.

Ying Ying never expected to run into King Xuan here, and since she wanted to hide, it was too late. She could only force out a smile. I heard that King Xuan was locked in his mansion, so why did he come out? "

Without batting an eyelid, King Xuan maintained his smile. "Thank you for Miss Ying Ying's concern for me. I am truly grateful."

Ying Ying sneered, unwilling to pay any more attention to him. "Prince, there's no need to be so polite. Ying Ying still has things to do. Goodbye." As he spoke, he turned around and prepared to leave.

"Lady Ying Ying, why are you leaving after just meeting?" King Xuan panicked and rushed forward to stand in front of Ying Ying.

"Your Highness, I still have things to do, please step aside." Ying Ying suppressed the displeasure in her heart and remained polite.

King Xuan shook his head. "Yingying, you have truly saddened This King. This King has not seen you these past few days. I truly miss you very much …"

Ying Ying rudely interrupted him, "Your Highness, you should be thinking of Princess Xuan. We are neither related nor close friends, please do not have any presumptuous thoughts."

"But there is only you in This King's heart." As King Xuan spoke, he revealed a very sincere expression. It was a pity that Ying Ying remained unmoved and insisted on leaving. King Xuan panicked and stepped forward to tug on Ying Ying's sleeve. "Lady, please don't rush to leave …"

The originally bustling street was filled with people coming and going. Being pulled by King Xuan like this made Ying Ying feel extremely embarrassed. She suppressed the displeasure in her heart and said in a low voice, "Your Highness, please take care of yourself. Let me go."

"This King does it because he likes you. Why don't you know This King's intentions?"

Ying Ying's expression changed. She then took a deep breath and said, "Your Royal Highness, don't do that." He then struggled to break free from King Xuan's grasp.

"Why is this girl so foreign? This King has thought of you for so long, why didn't you give me a good look? " King Xuan truly liked Ying Ying from the bottom of his heart. Although he knew this was inappropriate, he did not plan on letting her go.

Ying Ying was so angry that her face turned white. Her lips quivered, and just as she was about to say something, she heard a familiar voice say, "Third Brother, why are you here?" The person speaking was of course Fang Zinan.

Hearing Fang Zinan's voice, King Xuan had no choice but to let go of his hand and laugh, "Fourth brother, we haven't seen each other for a long time."

Fang Zinan walked over and inserted himself between King Xuan and Ying Ying. He looked calmly at King Xuan and said, "The Emperor sent Third Brother to manage the river. Why is Third Brother not in a hurry to leave and is instead here with Ying Ying?"

Ying Ying felt very happy as she held Fang Zinan's hand. "Prince Rong …"

This made King Xuan extremely unhappy in his eyes. He was extremely unhappy. The corners of his lips curled up slightly as he said in a mocking tone, "I didn't expect fourth brother to be so interested in Ying Ying."

"Third brother, you misunderstood …" Fang Zinan originally wanted to tell his the truth, but Ying Ying grabbed his hand and pulled even harder, as if he wanted to tell him not to. Fang Zinan stopped mid-sentence.

Seeing that Fang Zinan did not want to continue, King Xuan thought that he had tacitly agreed to this, and his face darkened, "Fourth Brother is indeed interested! However, this king has long been in favor of Lady Ying Ying, so Fourth Brother, you should back off now that you know the difficulties. "

When Ying Ying heard this, her face turned red and white. She was so embarrassed that she didn't know what to say. After calming himself down, he suddenly smiled. "Duke Xuan, you are wrong!"

"What?" This King was wrong? " King Xuan asked in confusion.

Ying Ying looked at Fang Zinan with an unfathomable amount of affection. "Actually, the person I've always liked is Prince Rong. Furthermore, we've already been in love with each other since a long time ago. "Moreover …" Ying Ying glanced at King Xuan. "Princess Xuan is a jealous person. I don't want her to misunderstand anything!"

Fang Zinan's expression changed slightly. He wanted to stop Ying Ying from speaking any further, but who would've thought that Ying Ying would hold his hand even tighter and not give him the chance to do so? He thought for a moment but did not say anything.

The more Fang Zinan remained silent, the more King Xuan was sure that Ying Ying's words were true. He was angry and embarrassed at the same time, so he deliberately smiled and said: "So that's how it is! This King congratulates Fourth Brother and Lady Ying Ying! "

"Who are you congratulating?" When Shang Yiqing came out of the corner cloth shop, she had just selected a few fine pieces of silk, and saw the scene of the three people clashing together. When she walked over, she heard King Xuan say "Congratulations" a few years later. He then approached her and asked in a small voice.

"So it's Princess Rong?" A faint smile crept onto King Xuan's face. "Just now, I was congratulating Prince Rong and Lady Ying Ying."

"Congratulations on what?" Shang Yiqing asked in confusion. When she turned around, she saw Ying Ying and Fang Zinan quickly separating their hands. Shang Yiqing was upset when she saw this!

"Just now, Prince Rong and Lady Ying Ying told This King that they are mutual lovers. This King can only congratulate them!" King Xuan purposely said this as he stared at Shang Yiqing. He wanted to see how Shang Yiqing would react.

"So it's actually …" "Is that so …" Shang Yiqing felt a bitter smile on her face, but was also infuriated at the same time!

"Esteemed wangfei, it's not like that …" Ying Ying was the first to speak. However, she could not reveal the fact that she had spoken in order to strike a blow against King Xuan.

Shang Yiqing suppressed her displeasure and forced a smile. She laughed, a weak smile, a bitter taste in her mouth.

Ying Ying felt a little confused as she lifted her head to look at Fang Zinan. He glanced at Shang Yiqing. Although Shang Yiqing was smiling, Fang Zinan already knew that she was extremely unhappy!