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"Don't be rude to Miss Chu!"

Yue Yiyi stood firm and said hurriedly: "I just..."

"How dare you talk back!"

Before Yue Yiyi could finish her words, the mother in charge pulled her aside and whispered.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has just spoken. If anyone in our building dares to talk nonsense and damage Miss Chu's reputation, you should make her look good. You can weigh it yourself. Can you afford it?"

Yue Yiyi choked, and her heart became more and more jealous.

How could Chu Huanyan win the favor of His Highness the Crown Prince and still defend her like this!

The mother in charge pulled her again, "Why don't you apologize to Miss Chu quickly!"

Yue Yiyi wanted to refuse, but when she saw the threatening eyes of her mother in charge, her heart trembled, and she finally gave in.

"Miss Chu, I'm sorry!" Yue Yiyi gritted her teeth, and the words were almost squeezed out from between her teeth.

Chu Huanyan chuckled and raised her eyebrows, "Miss Yiyi had better control her expression. Such a ferocious expression may scare away the guests in the building. Then the jewelry that was finally coaxed will be wasted."

Yue Yiyi's face darkened, she gritted her teeth and said nothing.

Seeing this, Chu Huanyan deliberately smiled contemptuously, curled her lips, and Shi Shiran walked past Yue Yiyi.

The mother in charge looked at Yue Yiyi's expression. Although she felt unhappy, she thought that Yue Yiyi had been very diligent in picking up guests recently. In the end, she just talked about it and hurriedly ordered people to prepare food and drinks.

Yue Yiyi stood there, feeling like she was about to vomit blood.

Her pink nails tore through her palms and dug into her flesh. Looking at the direction where Chu Huanyan's figure disappeared, she suddenly smiled coldly and a plan came into her mind.

His Highness the Crown Prince is favored by his superiority, right? She wants to see if His Highness the Crown Prince will ignore Chu Huanyan again if he loses face in public!

……

"Thank you, Your Highness, for your words of defense." In the private room, Chu Huanyan saluted Xiao Jinzhi.

Judging from the attitude of the mother in charge just now, Xiao Jinzhi must have specially asked her.

"You're welcome, Miss Chu."

Xiao Jinzhi looked lazily at the back of the chair, holding a white jade wine glass between his fingertips, and spoke in a lazy tone.

"After all, since you acted as host today and accepted the favor, naturally you can't be bullied by others."

Although... looking at Chu Huanyan's appearance, she didn't look like someone who would be bullied.

Chu Huanyan smiled and thanked her again, looked at the empty private room, and then said: "The wine and food will be delivered later. I wonder if your Highness the Prince has any beauties he knows that I need to call over?"

Xiao Jinzhi paused while holding the wine glass. Chu Huanyan was familiar with the process. Did she really plan to find a few beauties to accompany her?

He was about to find a reason to refuse, but at this moment, a male voice suddenly came from outside the door.

"If all the beauties that the emperor is familiar with are called over, I'm afraid this room may not even have room for them."

Chu Huanyan turned around to look for the sound.

The person who came was a young man with a handsome appearance, narrow eyes, and a sharp and deep appearance. However, his overall appearance made him look gentle, restrained and modest, making it difficult for anyone to fault him.

This man looked familiar, but for a moment, Chu Huanyan forgot where he had seen him.

"Third brother, why are you in such a mood today that you come to Fujin Tower?" Xiao Jinzhi's eyes were smiling, and he leaned back in his chair more and more.

Third brother?

It turned out to be the third prince Xiao Rongxuan.

Chu Huanyan instantly remembered that she had met Xiao Rongxuan once during the previous banquet in the imperial city.

But that time it was just a glance from a distance, so I couldn't take a closer look.

Speaking of which, Xiao Rongxuan was also the Queen's legitimate son, and his reputation and support from courtiers were both higher than Xiao Jinzhi's. But in this case, Xiao Jinzhi still maintains his position as the prince.

Sensing the undercurrent surging between the two of them, Chu Huanyan just pretended to be completely unaware and bowed down in a polite manner.

"My daughter has met His Highness the Third Prince."

As Chu Huanyan spoke, she secretly looked at Xiao Rongxuan. Although she and Xiao Jinzhi were brothers, their appearance did not have much in common.

"Is this Miss Chu from Ning'an Houfu?" Xiao Rongxuan's eyes fell on Chu Huanyan. When he glanced at her face, a flash of surprise flashed in his eyes, but he glanced at Xiao Jinzhi next to him, and then, that The stunning appearance turned into a hidden coldness.

"Exactly, Huanyan has met His Highness."

Chu Huanyan bowed again, but Xiao Rongxuan did not ask her to get up. He just looked back and forth between her and Xiao Jinzhi, and then smiled.

"I don't know, my brother, that the emperor is having so much fun now that he even brought all the legitimate daughters of the Marquis to this brothel."

"The third brother is joking. Miss Chu doesn't like Gu."

Xiao Jinzhi's tone was filled with a bit of resentment that was hard to distinguish between true and false, and he sighed and said again.

"What's more, she's here to plead for her brother today. She's so disappointed that she can't have any fun."

Xiao Rongxuan also heard about Chu Ziyuan.

It would make sense to say that Chu Huanyan came to please Xiao Jinzhi because of Chu Ziyuan's issue.

However, he still felt something was wrong.

Xiao Rongxuan walked slowly to the table and sat down, but still did not ask Chu Huanyan to get up.

Chu Huanyan was not upset, she just maintained her saluting posture calmly.

Xiao Jinzhi poured a glass of wine by himself, smiling calmly. Was he trying to see if he would feel sorry for Chu Huanyan?

Xiao Rongxuan's move was too boring.

Time passed little by little, but Xiao Rongxuan seemed to have made up his mind not to speak.

The wine went down his throat, and he saw Chu Huanyan's figure swaying slightly from the corner of his eye. Xiao Jinzhi's hand holding the wine glass tightened, and the next moment, he finally smiled leisurely.

"Miss Chu, you'd better get up quickly and maintain the saluting posture. If word spreads, I'm afraid others will mistakenly think that it is your third brother who is making things difficult for you."

"Yes." Chu Huanyan responded, stood up straight, and secretly moved her aching legs.

Xiao Rongxuan narrowed his eyes and looked at Chu Huanyan with interest, "Brother Huang is so compassionate and cherishes jade, I wonder if Miss Chu can be tempted?"

"My daughter is in a state of distress because of my brother's incident. The Third Prince should stop making fun of me."

She and Xiao Rongxuan had never had any dealings before, but today's meeting...

Whether he misunderstood his relationship with Xiao Jinzhi, deliberately tested it, or just gave it a try.

It's really hard to feel good about this person.

"Oh, it was my prince who made a mistake." Xiao Rongxuan chuckled softly, looked at Chu Huanyan, changed the topic, and then said, "In order to express my apology to Miss Chu, three days later, the Qu Shui Shang in my prince's residence will I would like to invite Miss Chu to the banquet. I wonder if Miss Chu would be willing to honor it?"

Chu Huanyan frowned calmly.

She had also heard about the Qushui Drinking Banquet in the Third Prince's Mansion, and it was considered a feast that everyone in the imperial city talked about.

But in previous years, she had never received an invitation.