92 The Fourth Princess

Rong Xiu glanced at her with a half-smile. “Second Master Yan, have a seat.”

Yan Ge’s legs turned to jelly, and he almost dropped to his knees as cold sweat gathered on his back. It was fine if others called him this. However, for this person to call him this… It was killing him!

“… This, it’s not appropriate…” Yan Ge forced a smile. “Your Highness is of noble status. I think I’ll…”

“Ms. Liuyue asked you to sit. Don’t stand on ceremony.” Rong Xiu retracted his gaze.

Yan Ge knew it would be strange for him to keep rejecting, so he sat down nervously. “O-okay!”

Chu Liuyue looked at him strangely. Something is strange about Yan Ge’s behavior today… Even if Rong Xiu is royalty, given Zhen Bao Pavilion’s standing in Imperial City, he doesn’t have to act like this.

The fuzzy thoughts flashed across her mind. However, just as she was about to look deeper into it, a hand suddenly reached over and took her cup of alcohol from her.

“How else can we explain why he stood up for Chu Liuyue? Surely he must know that coming here is the same as offending the Crown Prince and the Chu family, right?”

“Ha, I think you’re onto something. I think Prince Li is taking the chance to taunt the Crown Prince. He was crowned a lord the moment he returned. How can the Crown Prince not have anything to say?”

“He’s so sickly, what is there to fight for…”

“Don’t you know? I heard that Prince Li’s mother was… by the empress…” At this point, the person grew wary and stopped talking.

It was quiet all around as the people stared at one another before deciding to change topics.

“No matter what, Chu Ning and Chu Liuyue will have a stable position in the Imperial City after today… The Chu family has lost their face today. I don’t think they’ll take it lying down!”

“Hmph, the Chu family has not produced a prodigy like this in years. Without Chu Ning and Chu Liuyue, their days are going to be tough…”

“The Chu family has occupied a position in the top four families for too long…”

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“Please invite Officer Ji up directly,” said Chu Liuyue.

Ji Qingfeng looked up and saw a slender silhouette by the window on the second floor. He couldn’t be bothered with anything else and rushed upstairs.

Even though Chu Ning had not met this person, he had a working knowledge of the imperial guards’ situation, so he had heard of Ji Qingfeng.

“Greetings, Commander in Chief!”

Ji Qingfeng had a tense expression. He was about to bow, but Chu Ning stopped him.

“What happened?” Chu Ning asked with tightly knitted brows.

“Commander, the Fourth Princess went to the hunting ground this morning. News just came in that she has accidentally fallen off a cliff!”