Di Mingye and Di Tingyu, Di Mingye's daughter by his second wife, Lin, turned around and bowed to Chu Zhiyan successively. "Your Highness, the Prince of Qin!" Di Mingye looked up at Chu Zhiyan and asked in a deep voice, "May I ask what Your Highness the Prince of Qin commands?"
Without answering, Chu Zhiyan walked straight behind Di Lanmo. Di Lanmo only felt the breath of the man behind her spraying directly on her neck, which gave her goosebumps. "I'd like to have a private chat with Miss Di. General—" The meaning in his words was quite obvious!
Mrs. Lin stepped forward and was about to say something when Di Mingye pulled her back. "In that case, I'll leave my daughter in Your Highness's care! My wife, my younger daughter and I will take our leave first!" The three bowed to Chu Zhiyan and then walked towards the palace gate.
After the three left, Chu Zhiyan came to his senses and looked at the stubborn woman in front of him who refused to turn around. He sneered twice and said, "My savior, don't you recognize me?"
Di Lanmo pressed her tongue against her cheek, adjusted her expression to make herself look less ferocious, then turned around, bowed her head slightly and said, "Greetings to Your Highness, the Prince of Qin! This is the first time I've seen Your Majesty today. I was awed by His Majesty's majestic appearance and just came to my senses. Please forgive my rudeness, Your Highness!"
"Humph! Putting on an act!" Chu Zhiyan was annoyed by Di Lanmo's refusal to admit anything. He didn't bother to waste any more words. He raised his big hand and grabbed Di Lanmo's shoulder, squeezing so hard that it seemed as if he was going to crush her bones.
Seeing his action, Di Lanmo simply stopped pretending. She bent down and slipped out like an eel.
Chu Zhiyan withdrew his hand and looked at Di Lanmo who was one step away. He sighed again inwardly that this woman had extraordinary skills.
As if seeing what was on his mind, Di Lanmo gave a charming smile. "What? Is the great son of my father here to repay the debt of saving your life? There's no need for material rewards. My father is not a man who values money. If you call him father, the debt will be cancelled. How about it?"
In all his life, Chu Zhiyan had never seen such a brazen woman. He was a bit taken aback. He gave Di Lanmo a cold look and said, "I think you're tired of living!"
"Yes!" Di Lanmo murmured, "A person who can have a second life after death, how can his life not be long?"
Her voice was so low that Chu Zhiyan vaguely only heard the words "death" and "life".
The woman in front of him had a wandering look in her eyes. Suddenly, she seemed like a phantom that didn't belong to this time and space and would leave with the wind at any time. Nothing could hold her back.
Chu Zhiyan suddenly wanted to break this illusion. He lowered his eyes slightly and said in a low voice, "There's no need to call him father! His Majesty has already bestowed a marriage on us. And since ancient times, it has always been popular to say, 'I have no way to repay the debt of saving my life. I can only repay it with my hand in marriage.' Since that's the case—"
Chu Zhiyan bent his slender waist slightly and pressed his handsome face directly towards Di Lanmo. She had just recovered from this rare sadness and could even see her own reflection in Chu Zhiyan's ink - colored pupils. She saw Chu Zhiyan's phoenix eyes curve slightly, and a low voice pierced into her mind and lingered there.
"Repay the debt with your hand in marriage?" Di Lanmo tilted her head and looked at the small shadow cast by Chu Zhiyan's thick eyelashes under the setting sun. His skin with almost invisible pores and his more three - dimensional side face than ordinary people made her sigh that this man seemed to be a favorite carefully crafted by the gods.
Di Lanmo, who was almost fascinated by the legendary handsome face, cleared her throat, stood on tiptoe and joked softly, "If you marry me, it doesn't seem like a bad deal."
Chu Zhiyan glanced at the woman's waist - length hair. When the gentle breeze blew, he could smell a faint fragrance. The woman's provocation seemed to arouse his competitive spirit. He turned his head. The little girl's fair ears would touch his lips as long as he got a little closer. Chu Zhiyan also imitated Di Lanmo and replied softly, "In that case, I'll come to propose marriage tomorrow!"
Seeing the little girl's ears turn pink at a visible speed, Chu Zhiyan gave a soft laugh, straightened up and strode away.
When Di Lanmo came to her senses, Chu Zhiyan was no longer in sight. She kicked a brick on the ground hard and cursed, "Damn it! He even knows how to fight magic with magic? Fine! Let him see who is the master of this game!"
The next day.
The air in summer was always stuffy and hot. Only when the sun was about to rise in the early morning would there be a bit of coolness. In the small courtyard in the west wing of the general's mansion, a capable - looking woman was doing horse - stance punches. Her movements were clean and neat. It was Di Lanmo!
After Di Lanmo had been punching for a while and was about to finish, she heard the mansion become noisy. She vaguely heard words like "Prince of Qin" and "proposing marriage".
Just as she was about to call Qingque to ask clearly, she heard her running in from outside the courtyard, shouting as she ran, "Miss! Miss! Something big has happened!"
Di Lanmo calmly finished her punches, picked up the towel on the rocking chair beside her to wipe the sweat off and then said, "Speak slowly. Don't be in a hurry."
Qingque stopped to catch her breath and then replied, "His Highness the Prince of Qin sent a post early this morning, saying that he would come to the general's mansion to propose marriage at the beginning of the hour of the snake!"
Di Lanmo was no longer calm. "Propose marriage? Is he for real? And so soon?" Then she thought of her step - mother and stupid younger sister's coveting of the position of the Princess of Qin. Her eyes flashed and she said, "Qingque, come here. You go quietly to find out what's going on with the madam and the second miss now!"
Hearing what her miss said, Qingque obviously also thought of it. She bowed and replied, "Yes" and then quickly left.
The hour of the snake soon arrived. Di Lanmo took Qingque and walked towards the front yard. Along the way, she only heard the servants in the mansion whispering. Of course, it was at a level that Di Lanmo could hear. "His Highness the Prince of Qin is the eldest miss's fiancé, but now he's here to propose marriage to the second miss! Tsk tsk tsk. The difference between having a mother and not having a mother is really big!"
Of course, there were also those who didn't know the situation and asked, "How do you know he's here to propose marriage to the second miss?"
"Isn't it obvious? As soon as the post entered the mansion, the madam hurriedly called the maids and servants to dress up the second miss. She was all decked out in jewels! If he wasn't here to propose marriage to the second miss, why would the madam dress up the second miss?"
"So that's how it is. The eldest miss is really pitiful. Her good marriage has been..."
"Shh—Are you tired of living!"
Hearing the discussions and sneers of the servants, Qingque rolled up her sleeves and wanted to go up and argue with them. "These low - class wretches. Let me—"
"Qingque!" It was Di Lanmo. She gently pulled Qingque back and said as she walked, "Don't waste your breath on them. Later—ha, they'll surely be embarrassed!"
At the gate of the general's mansion, Di Mingye and Mrs. Lin, together with Di Tingyu who was dressed up like a peacock, were waiting to greet the Prince of Qin. They saw the Prince of Qin jump off a pure - black steed. Di Mingye and the other two stepped forward with smiling faces and flattered him with polite words.
Chu Zhiyan swept his phoenix eyes around but didn't see Di Lanmo. Just as he was about to ask, he saw Di Tingyu staring at him as if her eyes were twitching. Even more annoyed, he wanted to see Di Lanmo, this wild woman, to soothe his eyes. So he said, "His Majesty bestowed a marriage on us yesterday. Today I'm here to formally propose marriage to Miss Di. General Di, shall we go into the mansion and talk in detail?"
Suddenly, the whole general's mansion fell silent. The bolder servants stared directly at Mrs. Lin and her daughter!