Chapter 289 – Childhood Sweetheart
If this was said by others, Lu Yeli would only feel that it was ridiculous. However, Yan Huaijing was hailed as the number one young master in the world, and he was qualified to say those words without any doubt.
Judging from the fact that he embraced her so carefully and gently, the woman deserved to be the most outstanding!
“In that case, we’ll have to see how outstanding the woman Heir-apparent of Yan brought is!” Lu Yeli snorted coldly. His gaze fell on the tightly wrapped Wei Yuewu, and a trace of doubt flashed through his eyes.
He had already sent people to inquire about it. Yan Huaijing didn’t bring beauties with him to the capital this time. Although he had previously chosen two beauties, they were sent to the mansion of Marquis Hua Yang. Where did Yan Huaijing find this woman? Why did he not notice her beforehand? Could it be that Yan Huaijing was so good at keeping secrets?
Was the gap in strength between the two families so great?
“You are welcome!” Yan Huaijing was indifferent to Lu Yeli’s displeasure. He smiled slightly as if he did not hear the indignation in Lu Yeli’s voice.
Hearing Yan Huaijing’s overbearing tone, Wei Yuewu couldn’t help but feel speechless. In any case, she did not intend to say a word.
After turning around a corner, they arrived at a quiet courtyard. In the imperial palace that was filled with magnificent buildings, there was actually such an elegant small courtyard. It really made people wonder if this was still the Crown Prince Mansion.
A high and slender bamboo forest covered half of the quiet courtyard. The Heir-apparent of the Duke of Qi, Qi Yunhao, and the Heir-apparent of the Duke of Chu, Chu Fangnan, had already arrived. Each of them was followed by four delicate beauties with jade-like skin and enchanting charm. They could be considered as top-grade beauties.
“Heir-apparent of Yan only brought one beauty?” Qi Yunhao could not help but laugh when he saw Wei Yuewu being carefully protected by Yan Huaijing.
“When it comes to beauties, quality matters more than quantity!” A deep look flashed in Yan Huaijing’s eyes, and he smiled elegantly. He didn’t seem to care at all.
“I would like to see what kind of beauty it is that makes Heir-apparent of Yan so confident!” Chu Fangnan came over with a big laugh and frivolously stretched out the folding fan in his hand to pick up Wei Yuewu’s veil.
Wei Yuewu’s heart tightened. She subconsciously lowered her head. However, in the next instant, she saw the fan in Chu Fangnan’s hand was slapped by Yan Huaijing and directly fell to the ground.
Lu Yeli stopped and stood where he was. He looked thoughtfully at Wei Yuewu, who was wrapped up tightly. How could a woman who was protected by Yan Huaijing like this be a simple person?
“Heir-apparent of Chu, this is a noble young lady of the Yan State. How can you casually profane her? I remember that you once went to our Yan State and had an encounter with a noble young lady of our Yan State.” Yan Huaijing narrowed his eyes, his expression relaxed and his words sounded very gentle.
If one hadn’t noticed his powerful movements just now, they would just take this sentence lightly.
However, Chu Fangnan could not help but shiver in his heart. He remembered the beautiful young aristocratic lady he met last time when he went to the State of Yan. She beat him so hard that he fell off his horse and was dragged along by the young lady. In the end, she threw a woman’s dress on him and rode away.
The cause of this incident was quite simple: he saw the young lady was beautiful and teased her!
He didn’t expect the woman to be so fierce. She actually taught him a lesson. Before his guards realized what happened, he had already been caught by the young lady, who gave him a good beating and humiliated him. Afraid of hurting him, his guards didn’t dare to stop the young lady and they came up and untied Chu Fangnan only when the woman left with her maidservants.
This matter was simply a great humiliation for Chu Fangnan. It happened on his way to the capital of the State of Yan. He was too embarrassed to tell others. He only dared to secretly ask about such a young lady. However, he failed to find her until he left.
After hearing Yan Huaijing mention this incident, his face turned red and white. He was ashamed and angry, but he could not say anything.
“Who is that person?” Chu Fangnan gritted his teeth and asked.
“Who is Heir-apparent of Chu talking about? How about describing her appearance to me? Maybe I can find out that person for you!” Yan Huaijing lazily raised an eyebrow.
“No need! Thank you for your kindness, Heir-apparent of Yan!” Chu Fangnan took the fan that his guard picked up for him. He would never mention such a shameful thing again.
Qi Yunhao looked at Chu Fangnan and then at Yan Huaijing, deep in thought.
A monk appeared at the door and bowed respectfully to them, “Your Heirs-apparent, the Master invited you to go in to speak.”
Yan Huaijing flicked his sleeves and walked into the courtyard with Wei Yuewu.
There were five seats in the courtyard. Master Fenghe was sitting in the seat in the middle. Yan Huaijing brought Wei Yuewu to the first seat on the left and Lu Yeli sat in the first seat on the right with a cold face.
Chu Fangnan thought for a moment and sat down next to Lu Yeli. Qi Yunhao glanced at Wei Yuewu’s veiled face and sat down next to Yan Huaijing.
Because of the veil, the other people could not see Wei Yuewu clearly, but Wei Yuewu could see the layout here. She knew the tables and seats here had been specially arranged.
There were gaps between the four great dukedoms. The status of the Yan State was undoubtedly the strongest in the four dukedoms.
Yan Huaijing raised his hand and a guard immediately got an extra chair for him. He held Wei Yuewu’s hand and motioned her to be seated.
Wei Yuewu slowly sat down.
For a time, the entire courtyard strangely quieted down. Everyone looked at Yan Huaijing in shock. Even Master Fenghe, who had been sitting on the seat of honor with his eyes closed and resting, suddenly widened his eyes and looked at Yan Huaijing.
Being looked at by everyone, Yan Huaijing didn’t seem to feel embarrassed at all. His beautiful eyes flashed and his smile became more handsome and elegant.
Yan Huaijing’s beautiful eyes swept across the stunned crowd. He released Wei Yuewu’s hand, leaned back and asked lazily, “What, is there a problem?”
Wei Yuewu sat on the chair undisturbed. Even through the veil and cloak, the others could sense the composure of the woman in front of them.
Well, any woman who was able to be so calm on such an occasion was worthy of their attention, not to mention the fact that Yan Huaijing had actually asked her to sit on the chair beside him.
The women brought by Lu Yeli and the others were all standing behind them with their heads lowered. The difference between their statuses was very obvious!
“Your Heir-apparent, is this a young aristocratic lady from the State of Yan?” Master Fenghe raised his eyebrows and slowly asked.
“Yes!” Yan Huaijing said lazily. He looked at Master Fenghe with a smile and flicked the corner of his clothes.
“I didn’t know Your Heir-apparent brought a young aristocratic lady from the State of Yan when you came to the capital this time. I wonder which family she is from?” Master Fenghe asked more cautiously. On his way to the capital, Yan Huaijing had been monitored closely. Unexpectedly, no one noticed that there was such a noble young lady in his entourage.
Some of the aristocratic families in the State of Yan moved there with the first Duke of Yan, and some were promoted later. None of them could be underestimated.
Hearing Master Fenghe mention her, Wei Yuewu bowed on the chair to express her respect for Master Fenghe.
Master Fenghe also slightly cupped his hands in return.
“Actually, she just happened to come to the capital to play, but she didn’t come with me. Master Fenghe, let’s start!” Yan Huaijing’s dark eyes flashed with a long and narrow light as he rudely interrupted Master Fenghe’s inquiry.
Before Master Fenghe spoke, Qi Yunhao cut in. “Heir-apparent of Yan, you have to think carefully. You brought only one woman with you, are you sure she can really defeat these ladies?”
With these words, he gestured with his hand to indicate all the other beauties present.
He and Chu Fangnan each brought four beauties, and Lu Yeli brought two. The ten beauties were all extremely charming and seductive.
Inside the veil, Wei Yuewu’s rolled her eyes and her brows could not help but slightly frown. She knew nothing about Yan Huaijing’s plan and did not know what kind of trick he had in his sleeves. Would she really be of any help to him?
Even though Wei Yuewu had a calm mind, under such a situation, she couldn’t help but feel a little worried. She subconsciously looked back at Yan Huaijing.
Yan Huaijing stretched out his hand as if he wanted to reach out and grab Wei Yuewu’s hand. Wei Yuewu quickly leaned back and happened to avoid Yan Huaijing’s hand. However, her body leaned back and she almost lost her balance. Wei Yuewu hurriedly composed herself and managed to stabilize her body with great difficulty.
When she looked at Yan Huaijing again, there was an extremely gentle smile on his handsome face. However, his slender hand gently flicked twice in front of Wei Yuewu to indicate his innocence.
Wei Yuewu was so angry that she gritted her teeth. At this time, this heir-apparent still had a cynical look. But judging from the situation in front of them, something big must be going on.
Sure enough, the thoughts of this cunning fox were not something she could fathom.
Forget it. He was not afraid of her blowing his plan. Why should she be anxious for him? Her heart inexplicably calmed down. She simply looked at Master Fenghe carefully through the veil. She had always been very curious about this renowned and highly-respected Master Fenghe.
Since he had already seen through the vanity of life, why would he have to meddle with the mundane world again? From whichever perspective, Master Fenghe should not be involved in this kind of thing.
In the next moment, the hand that was placed on her knee was held by Yan Huaijing. There was a gentle laughter beside her ear that made her inexplicably nervous.
“Of course, the young aristocratic ladies of the State of Yan were different from women elsewhere, especially her. We have been childhood sweethearts. We grew up together, so she can naturally share the burden with me!”
Yan Huaijing looked at Wei Yuewu, his long and narrow eyes seemed to overflow with light, and the corners of his lips curved up.
Childhood sweethearts?
As soon as Yan Huaijing said these words, everyone turned their attention to Wei Yuewu. At this time, even if Wei Yuewu wanted to pull out her hand, she couldn’t.
“A childhood sweetheart from an aristocratic family? Heir-apparent of Yan, I remember that you came to the capital this time on a special mission, right?” Chu Fangnan could not help but ask in astonishment.
The four of them all came to the capital with the aim of marrying the princesses, but it was not appropriate to announce it to others.
If Yan Huaijing had his a childhood sweetheart, then what about the marriage with the princess? When the four of them entered the capital, everyone said that Yan Huaijing was the most likely person to marry the princess. At that time, Chu Fangnan felt depressed. He did not expect that before any of them made a proposal to the princess, Yan Huaijing announced he had a childhood sweetheart. Chu Fangnan couldn’t help but feel happy.
“So what if I have a childhood sweetheart? Could it be that Heir-apparent of Chu does not have a childhood sweetheart?” Yan Huaijing lazily leaned back on the chair behind him. He glanced at Chu Fangnan and smiled leisurely.
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