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Liu Yue suppressed her beating heart, "Miss, you're scaring me to death!"

Liu Yue's voice had also pulled Shi Anran's emotions back, she pushed at Xiang Rongcheng's chest, and her cheeks blushed, "You're still not letting go of me!"

It was clearly an angry sentence, but after it came out from her mouth, it was as though a woman was coquettishly complaining to a man she loved.

Xiang Rongcheng took care of the situation, he could only release the warm jade in his arms, and then he quickly went forward and controlled the mad horse, and tied it to a big thick elm tree, then slowly walked towards her.

When Shi Anran wanted to retreat, he had already stopped in front of him. The surrounding commoners endlessly praised this youth who had stood up straight, and the corners of his lips naturally raised up in a proud smile, "What, Anran, you don't want to thank me for saving my life?"

"Thank you Young Master Xiang for saving my family's young miss!" Seeing that Shi Anran did not want to say anything, Yi Yue thanked her on her behalf.

Xiang Rongcheng slightly raised the corner of his eyebrows, as if he was not very satisfied, and said: "What I want is your sincere thanks. Don't tell me that you want to just say something like that to get rid of me?"

Hearing that, Shi Anran looked up at him, her lips slightly opening. "Could it be that Young Master Xiang wants me to treat you to a meal?"

"Alright, then I'll have to thank the young miss for your good intentions!" He said this with a smile, causing the three of them to be stunned.

Shi Ran didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He was obviously a young master, so how could he be so shameless? With a single sentence, he had suppressed her. If he did not treat her, then it would just make her feel petty! Seeing that it was still early, Shi Ran didn't say anything else and took the lead. Xiang Rongcheng understood that she was acquiescing.

The two specially chose a room. Xiang Rongcheng wanted to take this opportunity to get closer to his future wife, but what Shi Anran wanted to do was to avoid being seen by others.

Yi Yue and Liu Yue were blocked outside by Xiang Rongcheng's guards, no one knew what was happening inside.

Xiang Rongcheng considerately served up food for Shi Anran, and said gently, "Anran, try this dish, it suits your appetite."

Shi Anran looked at the pile of dishes in her bowl, and could only pout her lips and say: "Young Master Xiang, don't you feel that you're too bored?"

"Is there? Eating with a beauty, how could he be considered too idle? However … Don't be too unfamiliar with me, Anran. What's your Young Master Xiang, just remove the last word and call me … " Saying that, he did not continue any further, and only smiled and looked at Shi Anran's reaction.

Shi Anran's mind raced as she thought of this. After the last word, Elder Xiang … Husband? This Xiang Rongcheng actually tried to take advantage of her in such a way?

Since her rebirth, Shi Anran had never felt this helpless towards anyone, and it was probably only when she was facing Xiang Rongcheng that she would feel so confused and disordered, wanting to say something that she didn't know what to say.

Xiang Rongcheng looked at her with a bit of amusement as he pursed his lips and said: "I'm not teasing you anymore. From the time you served the dishes until now, you still haven't eaten anything. Anran, could it be that I'm the one who made you lose your appetite?"

Since you know about it, why are you still insisting on coming?

Shi Anran secretly cursed in her heart, she did not say a word on the surface, but only ate a few bites before she said her fill, "Young Master Xiang, take your time to eat, it's getting late, I will return home first!"

"I'll send you back!" Xiang Rongcheng stood up and followed behind her.

Shi Anran looked at him, and Xiang Rongcheng immediately said, "You are not allowed to refuse."

Shi Anran was startled for a moment, and then left by herself. Xiang Rongcheng rode on the horse's back, and followed closely behind Shi Anran's carriage, escorting her all the way back to the residence, before turning around and leaving.

When Third Aunt heard that her servant had secretly left the house and had eloped with her lover, she scolded him and did not discuss the matter again. Since it was the new year, everyone was happy and no one had ever paid much attention to it, so it did not even cause a ripple.

As the days slowly passed, unknowingly, it was already Chinese New Year. Shi Anran calculated that it was about time.

"Miss, your hair looks really nice when you comb it. It's like a fairy descending to the mortal world!" No, even a Heavenly Immortal descending to the mortal realm cannot compare up to Miss! " Liu Yue praised her as she helped her to fix her makeup.

"Stupid girl!" Shi Anran pursed her lips and smiled, she had spent quite a bit of effort in dressing up tonight. Compared to Liu Yue's liveliness, Yi Yue was much more stable. Tonight, she would leave Liu Yue in the Palace.

Displaying the river lanterns during the Lantern Festival seemed to have become a tradition. Along the way, they saw many different types of river lanterns, and the annual Siege Poetry Meet was also extremely famous. It was just after nightfall, but the crowd had already swarmed over.

"What a line, Mei Susheng lost three points of whiteness to the snow, while the snow lost an incense stick of time to the plum!" The old man who presided over the poetry meet stroked his beard as he looked at the young man in front of him with admiration.

It was Xiang Rongcheng again. Shi Anran felt a headache, why was it that he could meet him everywhere? Xiang Rongcheng had obviously seen her as well, and was looking at her while smiling.

"Let's go somewhere else!" Shi Anran brought Yi Yue and walked in another direction. Just as she turned around and bumped into someone, her body unsteadily fell backwards.

Just as Shi Anran was about to fall to the ground, someone pulled him.

The corner of Li Mu's mouth carried a perfect smile, the elegant young master's attire was enough to attract countless women's gazes. Shi Anran pursed her lips and looked him in the eye, as a strange feeling slowly spread out.

Xiang Rongcheng who was standing on the stage cursed, why was Third Prince here? Seeing the two of them in such a state, Xiang Rongcheng gnashed his teeth. The woman he had his eyes on could not be coveted by anyone, so what if she was the Emperor's son?

"Is the girl hurt?" Li Mu asked carefully.

It was originally arranged on purpose, so naturally, he wasn't injured. Shi Anran shook her head slightly, and a gentle smile appeared on her lips, "Many thanks to Third Prince for your assistance. I, Anran, am deeply grateful!"

Shi Anran was truly impressed by her noble demeanor, she immediately curled her lips: "Miss Anran is too courteous!"

The two of them continued to chat for awhile, and just as they were about to leave, they heard Xiang Rongcheng speaking up on stage, "I heard that the great miss of Shi Family is famous for her zither and chess paintings, I wonder if I can teach you a thing or two?"

This was so sarcastic that Shi Anran did not know when she did it, but when he said it, he did not care, "I do not deserve your advice, Anran is just a woman and nothing more!"

Shi Anran did not want to let Xiang Rongcheng win. When it was her turn to set the topic first, Shi Anran laughed and said: "Young Master Xiang is truly talented, following with a sentence from Anran, if Young Noble is able to match up, Anran will concede!"

"Alright!"

"It doesn't matter if you think twice about three feelings, four days, five days, six days, six days, you've actually said seven, eight, nine lifetimes. How laughable …" When the words came out, the entire place became quiet, waiting for Xiang Rongcheng to make a move.

Is Shi Anran saying that he has different intentions?

Xiang Rongcheng pursed his lips, it was not that he couldn't be right, but whatever he said now was completely wrong, and he immediately said, "I lost …"

The old man cleared his throat and reacted. This was an obvious rejection of love. Could it be that between this girl and this young man …