535 I Want It (6)
âYour Highness, you must be joking.â Fu Xiuyi cupped his hands. âItâs just that I am not ready yet.â
Seeing that Fu Xiuyi had rejected Prince Ruiâs offer, the other princes looked a little better. However, after what happened just now, they were no longer at ease with Fu Xiuyi. Today, Fu Xiuyi said no, but who could guarantee that he would not change his mind in the future?
âHow strange.â Prince Rui seemed to be very interested in Fu Xiuyi and did not let him off just because Fu Xiuyi rejected his offer. He said with a faint smile, âThe Ninth Prince is not married and has no girls in mind. Why wonât you consider my offer? I see that the Ninth Prince is also a handsome young man. Donât tell me you donât have a girl who likes you.â
As soon as she said that, Prince Cheng, who had always been a little slow on the uptake, laughed and said, âPrince Rui, you might not know this, but in Ming Qi, there was a girl who liked our Ninth Brother. Everyone in the capital knows that.â
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âIs it Shen Miao?!â Before Prince Cheng could finish speaking, Princess Ming An interrupted him anxiously. Princess Ming An had heard those rumors about Shen Miao and even mocked her back then.
âSo Princess Ming An knows about it too?â Prince Cheng was a little surprised.
âEven people in the State of Qin know that Shen Miao is infatuated with Prince Ding,â Princess Ming An said gloatingly. As long as she could embarrass Shen Miao, she wouldnât hesitate.
âThatâs right.â Prince Cheng smiled and said, âPrince Rui, you might not know this, but Shen Miao is the daughter of the mighty general. She is the girl who competed with Her Highness over archery at the banquet that day.â He sighed and said, âBack then, Shen Miao was still young, so she spent all her time thinking of ways to find Ninth Brother. She knew no shame and directly told Ninth Brother that she loved him. She even made clothes, pastries, played the Guqin, and wrote poetry for Ninth Brother⦠Tsk tsk, she really did a lot of things.â
âThat day at the tribute banquet, she was quite charming.â The person who spoke was Huangfu Hao. Huangfu Hao couldnât help but be a little surprised. In his mansion and at the tribute banquet, Shen Miao did not look like the fool she was rumored to be. What was more, the way Shen Miao looked at Princess Ming An was very strange and cold.
âBack then, Miss Shen was young.â Prince Cheng continued, âWho knew that two years later, she would actually become so beautiful? Moreover, she was originally stupid and timid, but now, sheâs no longer the same as before. Among the ladies in the capital of Ming Qi, those who can compare to her are very few.â Prince Cheng chuckled. âIf Nine Brother knew that she would change so much, he probably wouldnât have turned her down back then. But itâs too late to regret now.â
Princess Ming An sneered. âMiss Shen is quite something. As a girl, she doesnât know shame at all and openly expressed her love towards a man.â
Knowing that Princess Ming An was at odds with Shen Miao, the princes only smiled and did not comment.
Fu Xiuyi shook his head gently and said, âMiss Shen is a good person. Everyone, donât make fun of her.â
âNinth Brother, youâre too serious.â Prince Chu smiled and said, âAre you telling me you donât want her and you also donât want others to have her? If not for the fact that Iâm already married, Iâm willing to marry Miss Shen!â
âThatâs right!â The other princes echoed.
âThatâs right.â Huangfu Hao smiled and said, âIf I were the Ninth Prince, I would definitely marry her.â
Princess Ming An was extremely unhappy. She looked at Prince Rui and realized that he was not laughing with everyone. Instead, his eyes were calm. She was delighted and asked, âPrince Rui, do you think so too?â
Prince Rui paused.
Everyone looked at him.
The young man with the mask picked up the wine cup and played with it. He said indifferently, âMaking clothes, pastries, playing the Guqin, writing the poetry for someone she likesâ¦â
Princess Ming An said, âThatâs right. Itâs simply unbefitting and laughable!â
Prince Rui smiled and said, âAs it happens, I want such a good girl too.â