Cold and Chaste.
Just now in the hall with so many people around, Bi De couldn't hear clearly. But now the voice was right next to her. Lu Wanning felt her heart pounding uncontrollably. How could someone be so handsome and have such a nice voice?
If she didn't know that he would die of illness in two years, she would have screamed for him.
Seeing that she just stood there in a daze, Sheng Jinyu's impatience grew stronger. He lifted his foot and was about to leave again.
Lu Wanning came to her senses and quickly said, "Well... It's like this, cousin. I've been unwell these days and haven't been to the palace to serve the Empress Dowager. I heard that her condition has worsened. I'm really worried. I wonder if cousin..."
"Not yet."
Lu Wanning hadn't reacted yet. "What?"
"I've been busy recently and haven't been to the palace." Sheng Jinyu had been walking forward, but for some reason, he stopped. He turned his head leisurely to look at Lu Wanning and bent down slightly to get closer to her.
Lu Wanning was stunned. The two of them were extremely close. From a distance, it looked as if they were about to hug.
What was he doing?
"If the princess wants to know about the Empress Dowager's recent situation, why don't you ask your real cousin? Look, he's over there!"
Lu Wanning turned her head and indeed saw four men standing beside the rockery not far away. The one in the lead was the Crown Prince. The Crown Prince was the only son of the Queen. The Queen and the Princess of Zhennan both came from the He family. They were full - blooded sisters. So the Crown Prince was Lu Wanning's real cousin.
However, at a glance, the most eye - catching one wasn't the elegant Crown Prince, but another man standing beside him.
The stranger on the street is as graceful as jade, and the gentleman is peerless in the world.
No wonder the original owner was so determined to marry him and had pestered him for so many years. It seemed that no beautiful words could describe his handsomeness.
That man was Fu Rongxuan, the male protagonist of the original book.
Lu Wanning felt a bit bored. Fu Rongxuan was handsome, but he had no soul. Maybe because he knew he was good - looking, he always carried himself with an air, just like a peacock showing off its feathers. Although she had the memories of the original owner and remembered what Fu Rongxuan looked like, seeing him in person was more impactful.
Actually, in the original book, there was a detailed description of Fu Rongxuan's breathtaking appearance, but in Lu Wanning's opinion, it was a bit overstated. Compared with Yu Wang Sheng Jinyu, Fu Rongxuan was just a junior.
Thinking like this, Lu Wanning couldn't help but take another look at Sheng Jinyu. Well, this was the real celestial being. Why was the original owner so blind that she could fall for Fu Rongxuan but not Sheng Jinyu?
Stupid.
Of course, Sheng Jinyu would die in two years. Hugging this "thick thigh" now could solve the immediate problem, but she would have to find another one later. It was okay to be a little infatuated, but really falling in love? Forget it. There were so many handsome guys. Why hang herself on one tree, right?
Sheng Jinyu frowned slightly. He wasn't a patient person. If it weren't for the fact that this young girl was the Empress Dowager's most beloved junior, he wouldn't have stood here with her for so long. But what was the meaning of that look in her eyes? Her beloved was here. Shouldn't she be staring at Fu Rongxuan? Why did she keep looking at him?
Lu Wanning pulled at Sheng Jinyu's sleeve and continued, "But the Crown Prince doesn't like to talk to people, and I don't like seeing him either. Will cousin go to the palace today? Can you help me send my greetings to the Empress Dowager?"
Was this woman crazy? The Crown Prince didn't like to talk to people, and did he like to talk to her? Moreover, the Crown Prince was her real cousin.
"Not going."
Sheng Jinyu lifted his foot and left.
Lu Wanning looked at Sheng Jinyu's back and thought that it wasn't a good time to hug someone's "thick thigh" in front of others. Forget it.
She snorted and walked away proudly.
In her own mind, she thought she was being proud, but in the eyes of the Crown Prince and his group, it was different. They all knew how much this Princess of Zhaoyang liked Fu Rongxuan. She liked him so much that she never showed any intimacy with other men. Although they didn't know what had just happened, it seemed that she had been with Yu Wang and was afraid that Fu Rongxuan would misunderstand, so she scurried away.
A young master looked at Fu Rongxuan teasingly. "In two months, the young master will be able to marry the beauty. The Princess of Zhaoyang is a first - class beauty with such a figure and appearance. It's really enviable."
Fu Rongxuan felt annoyed. He didn't like Lu Wanning and had always been too lazy to pay attention to her. But today, for some reason, she didn't look as gorgeous as usual. Instead, she had a gentle and tender look. But that tenderness wasn't for him, her fiancé, but for another man. This made him very unhappy.
After thinking carefully, a vain woman like Lu Wanning probably noticed that Yu Wang was also extremely good - looking and had a higher status than him. So she had other thoughts. That's why she even changed her dressing? It was really disgusting.
Fu Rongxuan couldn't help but show his emotions and just said indifferently, "So - so."
The young masters started to tease. "Only Young Master Fu would dare to say that. Be careful. In the future, your beauty in the boudoir may not be willing... We all know that the princess has a strong temper. Hahaha."
Fu Rongxuan was even more annoyed and sneered, "Her? She's so vulgar."
The men made unrestrained comments about Lu Wanning, and as her fiancé, Fu Rongxuan didn't say anything. Even the Crown Prince remained expressionless, as if they were talking about an actress on the stage or a singer in a brothel.
When Sheng Jinyu passed by, he took a cold look at them and sneered, "Isn't it ungentlemanly to talk about others behind their backs? Are you not putting the Zhennan Prince's Mansion in your eyes?"
He was always cold - hearted. The young masters immediately fell silent and didn't dare to say anything more.
Sheng Jinyu took another look at Fu Rongxuan and continued, "A husband should respect his wife. Young Master Fu is both civil and military, the number one young master in the capital. But privately, you're the kind of person who allows others to bully your family."
His tone was a bit harsh, but since he was the most beloved son of the emperor, even the Crown Prince had to avoid his edge. Moreover, what he said was completely right. For a moment, Fu Rongxuan didn't know how to respond.
For some reason, Fu Rongxuan felt that the warm winter sun was a bit too hot. It made the sweat on his back seep out. When the wind blew, he felt even more uncomfortable. He thought he wasn't a man who took liberties with women. Lu Wanning relied on her noble family background and coaxed the Empress Dowager into giving the order of marriage. He had no choice but to accept it, but he had no affection for a woman like Lu Wanning.
But he also admitted that his friends dared to talk about Lu Wanning like this in front of him because of his indulgence on weekdays. He did it on purpose. How could a vulgar woman like Lu Wanning be worthy of him? He would always find a way to leave her and be with the woman he loved. The woman he wanted to marry was someone else. So why should he care how others evaluated Lu Wanning?
Fu Rongxuan was unconvinced in his heart, but on the surface, he still looked like a gentle and polite gentleman. He bowed his hands and replied, "Your Highness Yu Wang is right. It's my mistake, Rongxuan."