"Your Highness." Seeing Qingzhu walking further inside, Zhou Chengyu continued, "Who exactly is this young master to you?"
"You are a princess. It's acceptable for you to take a few male favorites." As Zhou Chengyu spoke, seeing Shen Mingzhu's eyes widen suddenly, a hint of pleasure welled up in his heart. Looking at her, he said, "This one is rather beneath you."
"Without a good family background and lacking in discernment, although he has a good-looking face, how is he qualified to serve you?"
Hearing Zhou Chengyu's words, the look in Shen Mingzhu's eyes gradually darkened. Looking at him coldly, she said, "What do you mean by this?"
"What do I mean?"
Seeing Qingzhu about to step forward, Zhou Chengyu no longer concealed his astonishing aura. He glared at Qingzhu fiercely, then turned to Shen Mingzhu and said, "What does Your Highness think of me?"
"Zhou Chengyu! You're crazy!"
For a moment, Shen Mingzhu even suspected that she had misheard. Seeing the look of determination on Zhou Chengyu's face, she suddenly felt as if she was meeting him for the first time.
The persistence in his eyes bordered on obsession, and there was even a hint of madness.
"You're crazy! Zhou Chengyu!" Shen Mingzhu suddenly stood up, looking down at him. "For the sake of our past friendship, I'll act as if I never heard what happened today."
"Never heard it?"
Looking at the surprise in Shen Mingzhu's eyes, Zhou Chengyu's face returned to its usual gentleness. He said to Shen Mingzhu, "How can I just act as if it never happened, Mingzhu?"
He got up and stood in front of Shen Mingzhu. Noticing that he was a head taller than her, he leaned down slightly and looked at her.
The distance between them suddenly closed. Shen Mingzhu remained calm, but still smelled the cold fragrance on Zhou Chengyu's body. Different from the scent on Xie Lang, it carried a hint of coldness, which was inconsistent with his gentle temperament on usual days.
"What do you want to do?" Looking at the calmness in his eyes, Shen Mingzhu felt that Zhou Chengyu must have his own motives. So she said calmly, "If you have something in mind, there's no need to say such things. Even if you were my male favorite, I wouldn't give you many advantages."
Hearing this, Zhou Chengyu smiled. Looking at Shen Mingzhu seriously, he said, "How could that be? Mingzhu, I've always been serious. How can you think all these are my schemes?"
Noticing that Zhou Chengyu was trying to get closer to Shen Mingzhu, Qingyu, who had been shocked by the sudden change and almost didn't come to his senses, stepped forward and blocked in front of Shen Mingzhu. He said coldly, "Please behave yourself, Young Master Zhou."
When Zhou Chengyu looked at him, his face returned to its cold expression. Looking at Qingyu, he said, "Get out of the way."
Qingyu was slightly stabbed by the killing intent in his eyes, but he still stood firmly in front of her. Looking at Zhou Chengyu, he repeated, "Please behave yourself, Young Master Zhou."
A hint of anger flashed in Zhou Chengyu's eyes.
Suddenly, the door was pushed open. Shen Mingzhu thought it was Chuntao coming to save the day, so there was a hint of relief in her eyes. But instead, she saw Xie Lang with a half - smile on his face. The look in his eyes when he looked at her carried a hint of faint sigh.
"Really." Xie Lang said, slightly raising his eyebrows. Putting on his playboy look, he walked towards them casually. Curving his lips, he said, "It's so lively. Why didn't Your Highness let me come and have a look?"
Then, turning to look at Zhou Chengyu, Xie Lang smiled and continued, "Young Master Zhou looks so proper, but I didn't expect you to be like this."
"What, poaching so brazenly? Do you take me for a dead man?"
As he said this, anger welled up in Xie Lang's heart. He walked to Shen Mingzhu's side, glanced at her, and then wrapped his arm around hers. At the same time, he gently tucked a strand of hair behind Shen Mingzhu's ear with his other hand, and then looked at Zhou Chengyu.
【Ahhhhhh——Zhou Chengyu!!! I'll never reconcile with you in my life! Have you no shame! Have you no shame! Poaching and with such an attitude!】
【Why is this Qingzhu here too! Shen Mingzhu!】
Shen Mingzhu: "..."
It might be unbelievable to say, but this situation was really beyond her expectation.
After a moment of silence, Shen Mingzhu cooperated with Xie Lang and said to Zhou Chengyu, "Since the imperial consort is here, we'll take our leave first."
Zhou Chengyu gave Xie Lang a deep look, and couldn't help but take a step forward and said, "Your Highness, can't it be me?"
Zhou Chengyu was really crazy!
If he was really so affectionate, why did he pretend not to know in the past few days?
For the first time, Shen Mingzhu found that Zhou Chengyu was much more difficult to fathom than she had imagined. So after a moment of silence, looking at him firmly, she said, "No."
The pain in Zhou Chengyu's eyes flashed by. He gave Shen Mingzhu a sad smile and said, "Then I'll leave first. I won't disturb Your Highness and the imperial consort."
With that, he left in a hurry.
At first, Xie Lang didn't know why Zhou Chengyu left so neatly. But when he turned around and met Qingzhu's eyes, the anger in his heart soared and he couldn't control it at all.
They were all not good people!
Xie Lang spat in his heart fiercely. He was annoyed when he saw the people in front of him. So he said with a half - smile, "Who is this? How about leaving? I never like to be disturbed when I'm with Your Highness."
Hearing this, Qingzhu was a bit reluctant in his heart, but still showed a faint smile on his face. He said gently, "But these spices haven't been introduced yet. How about the imperial consort and Your Highness stay?"
Xie Lang gritted his teeth and gave Shen Mingzhu a cold look.
Seeing this, Shen Mingzhu felt a bit uncomfortable and touched her nose. She said to Qingzhu, "Step back."
Watching Qingzhu close the door reluctantly and leave, Shen Mingzhu turned to look at Xie Lang. She saw him snort, let go of her hand and sit on the chair. Curving his lips, he said coldly, "Your Highness really has a way with the opposite sex. In just an hour out, such a wonderful scene unfolds."
Then, looking at Shen Mingzhu, he said, "You didn't even call me to watch the show."
Seeing the anger in Xie Lang's eyes, Shen Mingzhu felt guilty subconsciously. But when she heard his sarcastic words, she sneered and said, "Is this having a way with the opposite sex?"
"Then what did Young Master Xie do on the day of our wedding?"
As soon as Shen Mingzhu finished speaking, she realized the meaning of her words. So she hesitated for a moment, then pretended to be non -chalant and said, "Since that's the case, let's be honest with each other."
Hearing this, Xie Lang stood up. Looking at Shen Mingzhu, he said, "What do you mean by being honest with each other?"
He walked in front of Shen Mingzhu, bent down and looked at her. There was a hint of indescribable darkness and some heavy emotions in his eyes. Intertwined together, it made Shen Mingzhu turn her head slightly to avoid his gaze.
The distance between them was too close now, and there was even a hint of ambiguity.
Shen Mingzhu avoided Xie Lang's gaze, but couldn't avoid the fragrance on his body. So she was a bit flustered and planned to stand up.
"Wait."
Xie Lang said. Looking at Shen Mingzhu seriously, he said, "Why is Your Highness afraid to look at me?"
Shen Mingzhu remained silent.
How could she answer this?