Xie Fengran ignored Qingye and walked into the teahouse on her own.
Old Cheng was sitting on the first floor with an account book in his hand. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Xie Fengran coming in. His heart ached again. He waved his hand and sent a waiter to take Xie Fengran to the third floor.
Qin Junxing had been staring at the entrance. By the time Xie Fengran entered the private room, the tea on the table had already been poured.
"Miss Xie!"
Seeing Qin Junxing looking so confident, Xie Fengran wanted to prick him.
"The prince is really considerate, specially sending someone to pick me up. It's really a pleasant surprise."
Qin Junxing thought to himself, That's right. Don't all the young ladies in the capital like this?
But before he could say anything, Qingye appeared at the door with his ears drooping.
Years of combat experience had trained the prince to be extremely vigilant. Seeing Qingye like this, a sense of unease flashed through his mind. He always felt that something was wrong.
Out of the instinct for survival, he swallowed the words he was about to say and changed his tune, "Miss Xie misunderstood. It was my guard who knew that Miss Xie had an appointment with me and volunteered to pick you up!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Qingye suddenly looked up at Qin Junxing, unable to believe that he had been -
sold!
"Oh~" Xie Fengran raised her eyebrows. It was not clear whether she believed it or not. She glanced at Qingye and said meaningfully, "Then the prince should reward this young man well!"
Hearing the strange tone of this remark, Qin Junxing asked modestly, "Is Miss Xie not satisfied?"
"Where? I'm very satisfied." Xie Fengran held the teacup and looked at Qingye's almost crying face and said, "This young man even broke my carriage in order to pick me up smoothly. I'm really very touched by his sincerity!"
"..."
My aunt, please stop talking!
Qingye wished he could burst into tears. He bowed his head and didn't dare to look up. He bowed to Xie Fengran and pleaded guilty, "Please forgive me, miss. It was my carelessness that offended you!"
"How could it be? But remember to act better next time. Maybe I won't notice!"
Qin Junxing narrowed his eyes and his eyes lingered on Qingye.
Feeling his master's gaze, Qingye lowered his head even lower and just didn't look up. But he still wanted to know what was wrong and made Xie Fengran suspicious.
He plucked up his courage and asked, "I wonder how the young lady recognized that there was something wrong with me?"
Seeing Qingye deflated and Qin Junxing looking ugly, Xie Fengran felt a little better and was not stingy about explaining it to him.
"First of all, among the students taking the exam at the Women's College today, there are no commoners. They are all daughters of official families. Do you think the daughters of official families will hire a carriage?"
Xie Fengran looked at Qingye sympathetically. The intelligence was not in place, and he was still stupidly setting a trap.
"Secondly, I believe Uncle Feng. He won't make such a低级 mistake. Also, although you were wearing a shabby outer robe, the clothes were very clean. In addition, although the outside of the carriage looked the same as the carriages of the carriage shop, the interior was very comfortable and elegant. Finally, although I have never seen you beside the prince, the jade pendant on your waist is the same as that of the guard beside the prince before. So I guessed that you are someone beside the prince!"
"…Thank you, miss, for your advice. I'm convinced." He had no choice but to be convinced. Even he didn't expect that he had so many flaws.
It was simply like offering his own face to be slapped!
At this point, Qin Junxing also understood what had happened. He felt very embarrassed. He gave Qingye a cold look and said, "You've really got some nerve!"
Qingye didn't dare to say a word. He admitted that he was inferior in skills.
"Go and receive your punishment by yourself."
Qingye left with a long face. Immediately, only Lanfang, Qin Junxing, and Xie Fengran were left in the room.
Qin Junxing shifted his gaze. His eyes on Xie Fengran were extremely hot.
Xie Fengran touched her face and asked, "Why is the prince looking at me like this?"
"Miss Xie is very smart."
Xie Fengran twitched the corner of her mouth and said, "I just observed carefully. I invited the prince here today because I have something to ask. Please, prince..."
"Wait a minute!"
Qin Junxing suddenly interrupted Xie Fengran's words. He looked at Lanfang and said, "I don't want a third person to know about our conversation."
"Miss!" Lanfang braved herself to look at the intimidating gaze of the prince and then looked at Xie Fengran.
"Prince, Lanfang is my personal maid."
Qin Junxing remained unmoved.
Xie Fengran hesitated a little.
"Don't worry. On the third floor of Lingfeng Teahouse today, there are no outsiders except my people."
"Then I'll trust the prince this time. Lanfang, you go out first."
"Yes!"
As soon as Lanfang left, there were only the two of them in the room. The prince's aura was too strong, and Xie Fengran felt a little uncomfortable.
She picked up the teacup and took a sip.
Qin Junxing hooked the corner of his mouth and stared at Xie Fengran without blinking. He didn't look away until he made the girl feel a little uncomfortable.
He thought to himself, No matter how smart she is, she's still just a little girl!
Feeling that the person opposite had looked away, Xie Fengran breathed a sigh of relief. She put down the teacup and asked, "I came here today to ask the prince something. I wonder if the prince can solve my doubts."
"Qin Junxing!"
"Ah?" Xie Fengran was stunned for a moment and looked over in confusion.
Qin Junxing met Xie Fengran's cold and big eyes. He tapped on the table and said, "Don't keep calling me prince. Call me by my name, Qin Junxing!"
Xie Fengran twitched the corner of her mouth and flatly refused, "This is against the rules!"
"It's also against the rules for you and me to meet here."
"No..."
"Privately, and now you're asking me something."
"…Qin, Qin Junxing!"
A hint of smile appeared in Qin Junxing's eyes. He said word by word, "That's right. Ran, Ran!"
The deliberately lowered voice was somehow a little alluring.
Xie Fengran's face blushed completely. Since childhood, no one had ever called her name like this.
How dare this person!
"You, you shut up!"
Qin Junxing looked rather innocent and said, "Why is this again? You called my name. What's wrong with me calling yours?"
"You shouldn't call me like that either!"
Qin Junxing nodded and said, "You're right. But you don't have a courtesy name either! So I'll call you like this. Ranran!"
"Qin Junxing!" This person was clearly doing it on purpose. He was so hateful!
"Don't be angry, Ranran. It's time to talk about business."
"Fine!" Xie Fengran squeezed out a word through her teeth. She took a deep breath and told herself that business was the most important thing. Don't fall for this person's trick!
"Regarding the matter of the guards in the Marquis Mansion, how much do you know?"
Seeing that she finally stopped being so polite and calling him prince all the time, Qin Junxing felt much better. He leaned back and found a relaxed posture. Looking at the little girl who was so angry that her face was red, he asked, "I naturally know everything. But why do you ask this?"
"Humph! You know the answer but still ask. I always have to know whether the knife in my hand belongs to others or myself! I can't be stabbed for no reason one day!"