"I understand, Your Highness..."
"But this is my family's business," Jin Yu retorted, feeling a bit flustered by his actions.
"Your family's business? All under heaven belongs to the king, and all the people are the king's subjects. Naturally, all matters in the world are the royal family's business," Zhongli Mingye replied with a slight upturn of his lips.
"I'm ignorant. Since when does the Prince of Yu concern himself with the affairs in an official's inner courtyard?" Jin Yu had wanted to ask this question since the last banquet. She wondered why he always showed so much concern about the Song family's affairs.
"I've just arrived. Magistrate Song is the parent - official of Liuzhou City. Naturally, I should show more concern," Zhongli Mingye said, feeling secretly annoyed.
"In that case, I won't disturb Your Highness any longer. I take my leave!"
Song Jin Yu didn't know why Zhongli Mingye was angry. All she wanted was to go home and obtain the evidence that the second mistress had damaged her reputation, so as to strengthen her father's determination to split the family.
Just as she was about to turn around, Zhongli Mingye grabbed her hands and pulled her into his arms. In an instant, the man's scent rushed into her nose.
Jin Yu's mind went blank for a moment. She was extremely ashamed and angry, and reached out to push him away.
"Don't move! Since you don't care about your chastity, what's wrong with me hugging you?" Zhongli Mingye's voice was full of banter.
Unable to bear it any longer, Jin Yu yanked her hands out and slapped his handsome face.
"Slap!" Wei Changyuan and Niaoniao, who were not far away, saw this slap and were too scared to make a sound. Niaoniao glared at Wei Changyuan as if to say 'you dare come closer and see'.
"Although I'm just an ordinary girl, I won't allow Your Highness to take liberties with me!"
Taking advantage of the moment when the Prince of Yu was shocked, Jin Yu escaped from his arms and ran away like the wind.
Zhongli Mingye had been slapped!
But suddenly he laughed. His long fingers caressed the slapped face as if in deep thought.
His eyes were fixed on the fading figure of the beautiful girl, but he didn't feel angry at all. This girl was really interesting.
"Your Highness, do you want to chase after her?" Wei Changyuan asked carefully.
"No. Later, send some gifts to her and say it's to calm the shock of Miss Song."
There was a playful smile on his lips. Song Jin Yu, you're really something.
The more Song Jin Yu thought about it, the angrier she got. She had come out today to "fish", but unexpectedly, she had been molested by the Prince of Yu. She was angry and muttering to herself.
"Bang!" She accidentally bumped into someone's arms.
Just as she was about to apologize awkwardly, a familiar voice came from above her head: "Little Goldfish, who are you thinking about?"
It was Ouyang Jinse! With a non -chalant and playful look on his evil and charming face, his eyes were full of amorous feelings. A purple luxurious robe covered his slightly slender figure.
This sickly and charming young man who looked as delicate as a willow in the wind was actually the young master of the Golden Water Palace, well - known in the martial arts world.
The beautiful young man in the sun reached out to straighten the veil hat on the white - clothed girl.
How unlucky! How unlucky! How unlucky! Since she refused Ouyang Jinse's proposal last time, Song Jin Yu had not wanted to see him.
"Brother Jinse, why are you here?"
"Yan Fei said you left Tianmen Mountain. Naturally, I came to see you."
"Is Little Senior Brother here too? That's great!" Jin Yu was extremely delighted.
She had had a very good relationship with Little Senior Brother since childhood, and they were very close. Yan Fei was the tenth disciple of the Tianmen Mountain's master and also his adopted son. Rumor had it that Yan Fei would be the next master of Tianmen Mountain.
Yan Fei didn't talk much, but he regarded Song Jin Yu as his bosom friend.
Only Song Jin Yu knew how gentle and kind this cold - faced young master was!
"No, he's busy dealing with the affairs of Tianmen Mountain," Ouyang Jinse said, patting her on the shoulder affectionately.
This scene was witnessed by a cloaked person hiding behind the corner. He quickly went back to report to the second mistress.
The two came to a wine shop. Jin Yu was very happy and bustling around.
"I just arrived in Liuzhou City. I heard that Miss Song from the Song Mansion has a secret engagement with Young Master He. What's going on?"
Although Ouyang Jinse mentioned this matter casually, there was a coldness in his eyes.
"Cough! Brother Jinse, do you also listen to such gossips?"
Ouyang Jinse said seriously: "Of course. I almost lost my future wife."
"You're teasing me again!" Jin Yu rolled her eyes.
"I'm not joking. We've grown up together since childhood." Ouyang Jinse put away his joking expression and looked at Jin Yu. Seeing her cold face, he felt a bit cold in his heart.
Just as he was about to say something, he got angry when he heard what the people at the next table were saying.
"Have you heard? The eldest miss of the Song Mansion is having an affair with the eldest young master of the He family," a tall, thin and sharp - faced man said with a laugh.
"Oh, don't say that. How can the eldest miss of the magistrate's mansion be so shameless?"
Jin Yu's face immediately darkened. She knew this must be the second mistress's scheme.
Suddenly, the chopsticks in Ouyang Jinse's hand flew out and stabbed straight at the tall man's throat.
"Ah! Murderer!" Blood spurted out, and the man fell straight to the ground. Instantly, everyone in the wine shop was so scared that they ran away.
Jin Yu had a headache: "Ouyang Jinse! Can you be more careful next time when you kill someone?"
"No one can insult you like this," Ouyang Jinse said seriously.
"This is under my father's jurisdiction. Do you want to harm me by killing someone like this?" Jin Yu teased him.
Then she said: "Can't you wait until it's dark to do it?"
Jin Yu asked Niaoniao to give the tall man a life - saving pill. This pill could save his life, but it would make him a useless person for the rest of his life.
"Oh, sure enough, this is my Little Goldfish," Ouyang Jinse blinked his fox - like eyes, looking full of banter: "You're really ruthless."
Jin Yu gave him a disdainful look.
"But I like it."