Wei Xingzhao looked at Shu Qingyao anxiously and explained: "Qing'er, the young prince is used to making jokes. Don't take it to heart."
Shu Qingyao smiled.
She seems to take it seriously?
But his eyes followed Shen Xinglou and said deliberately: "The third young master once said that the young prince is your good friend. As the saying goes, 'birds of a feather flock together'..."
"I, I'm not! I didn't!" Wei Xingzhao was really worried, "Actually, the young prince and I just happened to be taught by the same master when we were children. Later, I went to Egret Academy to study, and I met the young prince again. I recalled my childhood, and When we are in a foreign land, our relationship becomes closer.”
Shu Qingyao was slightly startled.
Bailu Academy is famous all over the world and is the place where officials must go to study. There is nothing wrong with Wei Xingzhao going there, but Shen Xinglou doesn't need to take the exam to gain fame, so it's strange to appear here.
Seeing the confusion in Shu Qing's eyes, Wei Xingzhao only said that she thought he was lying, and continued: "The young prince was on the prince's order to study in various places. Passing by Bailu Academy, the exam period was approaching, so he stayed there for three months."
After living here for three months, you can get to know each other so well. Either Wei Xingzhao is hiding something, or the two of them have been messing around for three months and have become close friends, but it is just not convenient for others to know.
Shu Qing lowered her eyes with a sad expression: "I'm a little tired. Let's go back to the room to rest first." Before leaving, she glanced at Bai Ruoli silently, then turned around and left.
Bai Ruoli was confused.
"Cousin, what does she think about me regarding your affairs with the young prince?"
Wei Xingzhao's face turned ugly and he gritted his teeth: "I'm really going to be pissed off by you."
Bai Ruoli's eyes turned red instantly, she bit her lip and trembled, aggrieved and said: "Cousin, cousin... you have never been so cruel to Ali... Ali hates you!" She stomped away.
Shen Xinglou picked up the grass ring with his fingertips, looked at the dying fish, and sighed: "Fish, fish, if I had known no one would eat them, I would have let you swim in the water~" He passed Wei Xingzhao and walked toward the cabin.
The winter wind on the deck was a bit cooler.
Wei Xingzhao curled up his fingers tightly in his sleeves.
These three people...
Shu Qingyao is the one he must control, Bai Ruoli is the one he can't let go of, and the young prince is the best person to help him succeed. He can't offend any of them.
After thinking for a moment, he sighed and looked in the direction of Bai Ruoli's room.
*
"Ah Li, I'm not being mean to you," Wei Xingzhao lowered his voice and said in front of Bai Ruoli's door, "You are the only person I trust on this boat. If you ignore me, I might as well jump off the boat right away. .”
The door opened with a crash, and Bai Ruoli's eyes turned red: "What nonsense are you talking about!"
When Wei Xingzhao saw that he had tricked her into opening the door, he knew there was something going on. He put his finger to his lips and whispered, "Ali, let's go over there and talk."
Even though he was reluctant, seeing Wei Xingzhao's gentle expression, he extended his hand again. After hesitating for a moment, Bai Ruoli snorted and followed him towards the corner.
As soon as he stood next to the flower stand, Wei Xingzhao took Bai Ruoli into his arms.
"Ali, I'm sorry, it's my fault, I spoke too harshly," he coaxed softly, "But I'm really too anxious! Shen Xinglou has always refused to reveal anything. His father asked him to come here before he died. I'm afraid it's just like what we thought. He is so worried that he wants to help his elder brother.”
Bai Ruoli's tears couldn't stop flowing, and she clenched her fists to hit his back: "Ali is just a girl, I don't understand what you are like, I only know that what you say means what you say, you know, if it were before, Ali would I won’t charter a boat to invite her! But Ali did it, and you’re still not satisfied!”
Wei Xingzhao sighed: "How could I not know that you have done a good job? But now even the mother can't guarantee the end. Ah Li, can you be more good and be more tolerant? Only if I come to power can I marry him in a legitimate way. You come in!"
"Ali doesn't want to bear it any longer! I don't want to!" Bai Ruoli bit her lip hard, "Ever since that Su Youqing appeared, your eyes have been looking at her. What about me? What about me? Even if Ali's family is in decline, it's still good! No big deal. Li go home and beg your father to help you..."
"No!" Wei Xingzhao refused sternly.
What he hates the most is the people from the Bai family who are only interested in profit and want to get their own way. Seeing that Wei Xingxun was good at it, he stuck to it without stopping, and what else could he say——
"Young Master Wei is the legitimate son of a famous family, and Young Master Wei is just the son of a second wife. How can he have the pure blood of his original wife?"
Thinking of those harsh words, Wei Xingzhao clenched his molars.
Bai Ruoli saw that he was so resistant to the Bai family, and she vaguely felt that he might find excuses to shirk the proposal of marriage in the future. I couldn’t help but cry even more sadly:
"Cousin, how could you do this! Ah Li has followed you since he was thirteen years old, and you still want to abandon Ah Li!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Wei Xingzhao suddenly covered her mouth with his hand, and his eyes became fierce:
"Are you crazy?"
