"Does the Ninth Prince want to watch too?" Gu Jiangyue saw that it was Xie Jiuan. She wasn't as scared anymore. After all, it was well - known that the Ninth Prince loved to watch the excitement. Gu Jiangyue also lowered her voice and gave a soft sneer.
Xie Jiuan didn't reply. He just looked at Gu Jiangyue with a playful smile in his eyes.
Gu Jiangyue felt a bit uncomfortable under his gaze. Moreover, she had already steadied herself, but the hand that Xie Jiuan had around her waist showed no sign of loosening.
Gu Jiangyue frowned and pushed Xie Jiuan, but he remained motionless.
"It won't be good if we're discovered."
Although Xie Jiuan had a smile on his face, seeing Gu Jiangyue's reluctant look, he could immediately picture in his mind the smile on Gu Jiangyue's face when she was with Nian Zhengqing just now.
She had a beautiful smile with curved eyes, but it wasn't for him.
Thinking of this, the hand Xie Jiuan had on Gu Jiangyue's waist moved and unconsciously tightened a bit.
Gu Jiangyue saw that Xie Jiuan was clearly just teasing her. She decided to take a risk and directly stepped on Xie Jiuan's foot.
She put quite a bit of strength into that step. Xie Jiuan was completely unprepared and felt a sharp pain in his foot. He unconsciously let go of his hand. Just as he was about to say something, Gu Jiangyue covered his mouth with her hand.
Gu Jiangyue quickly glanced in the direction of Gu Zhengwan. Fortunately, the two of them hadn't noticed them. Then she turned back to Xie Jiuan, shook her head seriously, and motioned for him to be quiet.
Xie Jiuan was tall, and she had to stand on tiptoe slightly to reach him. Xie Jiuan looked at the unsteady person in front of him and wanted to reach out to support her, but just as his hand was about to touch her, he put it back.
Xie Jiuan nodded at Gu Jiangyue, and only then did Gu Jiangyue remove her hand. She sighed silently in her heart that this Ninth Prince was really hard to deal with.
Fortunately, Xie Jiuan finally calmed down, and Gu Jiangyue could take a good look and find an opportunity to call everyone over.
Xie Chengrui and Gu Zhengwan didn't notice them at all. The two were stuck together, constantly whispering sweet nothings to each other.
Those vows of eternal love sounded extremely familiar to Gu Jiangyue. In her previous life, Xie Chengrui had coaxed her like this. But Gu Jiangyue knew that while Xie Chengrui would deceive her, he might not deceive Gu Zhengwan.
In the end, Gu Zhengwan and he were the ill - fated lovers who were separated, and she, Gu Jiangyue, had become the villain.
Gu Jiangyue felt as if a huge boulder weighing thousands of pounds was pressing on her chest, making it hard for her to breathe.
Since that was the case, she would see how far Xie Chengrui could go in this life without her help.
Gu Zhengwan saw that Xie Chengrui didn't show any signs of resistance to her actions, so she became even more bold. She pulled down her clothes a bit more. She thought her little tricks hadn't been noticed, but in fact, they had all fallen into Gu Jiangyue's eyes.
"Ninth Prince, how about we cooperate?"
"Sure."
Although Gu Jiangyue's words were a bit inexplicable, Xie Jiuan still straightforwardly agreed.
Hearing Xie Jiuan's answer, Gu Jiangyue finally breathed a sigh of relief. She quickly walked out from behind the tree, approached Gu Zhengwan, and then pretended to be extremely shocked and shouted.
"Second Prince! Sister! How could you do such a despicable thing in broad daylight."
Xie Chengrui, who was indulging in the moment, was the first to react. When he saw Gu Jiangyue, panic was evident in his eyes. He reached out and wanted to push Gu Zhengwan away quickly, and then find an excuse to coax Gu Jiangyue.
But Gu Zhengwan was like a parasite on him. No matter how hard Xie Chengrui pushed, Gu Zhengwan just wouldn't let go.
"Brother Chengrui, my foot hurts so much. I can't move."
Gu Zhengwan had a pained expression on her face, but when Xie Chengrui wasn't looking, a smile tugged at the corner of her lips.
She originally wanted Xie Chengrui to fall in love with her and then marry her. But now Gu Jiangyue was no longer as stupid and timid as before. If Xie Chengrui changed his mind and took a fancy to Gu Jiangyue and didn't want to marry her, then all her efforts would be in vain and she would have nothing.
"Zhengwan, let go of me quickly."
Xie Chengrui's panicked voice sounded in Gu Zhengwan's ear, his voice extremely low.
Gu Zhengwan was annoyed again. Why had she done so much for Xie Chengrui but still couldn't marry him smoothly? This was a great opportunity. Gu Jiangyue was here. She just needed to let Gu Jiangyue recognize the relationship between her and Xie Chengrui.
Zhi Yuan, who had been waiting in the distance, heard her young lady's shout and quickly shouted.
"Miss, what's wrong with you?"
Originally, not many people had noticed, but Zhi Yuan's shout caught everyone's attention.
Zhi Yuan, as Gu Jiangyue had instructed her in advance, pretended to know nothing and called a few people from the crowd to check on her young lady's safety.
Everyone thought that Gu Jiangyue had encountered some trouble, but when they quickly walked to the garden and saw the scene in front of them, they were completely stunned.
In the pavilion in the garden, Gu Zhengwan's clothes were wide open, and she was clinging to Xie Chengrui. Xie Chengrui looked at a loss and finally couldn't push Gu Zhengwan away.
Xie Chengrui was afraid of hurting Gu Zhengwan's foot again, but in other people's eyes, it took on a different meaning.
Although everyone was a bit surprised that Gu Zhengwan and Xie Chengrui had this kind of relationship, they were a handsome man and a beautiful woman, so it wasn't inappropriate. Just as they began to think that Gu Jiangyue was making a mountain out of a molehill, they were shocked by Gu Jiangyue's next words and stood still on the spot.
"Second Prince, have you forgotten our engagement? How could you be having an affair with my sister? Zhengwan, don't you know about this!"
When no one was looking, Gu Jiangyue pinched herself hard. Immediately, tears welled up in her eyes, and her eye sockets turned slightly red. She looked heart - broken.
Before Xie Chengrui could open his mouth to defend himself, they heard Gu Zhengwan speak.
"Sister Jiangyue, the Second Prince and I are truly in love. Please let us be together!"
At this time, the Grand Dowager also rushed over after hearing the news. When she first heard this, it was definitely a shock, but after the shock, the Grand Dowager began to calculate in her heart.
Now Gu Jiangyue had shown her talents at the coming - of - age ceremony. It was estimated that many young masters in the capital had a good impression of her. On the contrary, Gu Zhengwan could no longer dance. If Gu Zhengwan couldn't marry into a good family, all her plans would be ruined.
The most important thing now was to persuade Gu Jiangyue to give up her position to marry Xie Chengrui.
The Grand Dowager walked up to Gu Jiangyue. Her face was full of wrinkles, and her old voice carried not only persuasion but also a hint of threat.
"Jiangyue, your sister is so pitiful now. They are in love with each other. Just let her have the Second Prince."