Just as Gu Qingtong was about to say that if the Rui Prince wasn’t a good man, was he any better, her arm hurt as someone pulled her away.
“I’m not a good man?” Yuan Zherui raised his chin and firmly pressed Gu Qingtong into his embrace.
Gu Qingtong tried to break free, but he was too strong, and she couldn’t even lift her head. However, fearing someone might pass by and see her, she didn’t want to cause gossip.
Seeing it was the Rui Prince, Hua Jianwei was stunned: “Your Highness, I didn’t mean…”
“What did you mean?”
“Nothing. I just shared three days of intimacy with Gu Qinniang and heard she received a hairpin from Your Highness, so I was just showing concern.”
“Just a few hairpins, and you go to such lengths to kidnap her and question my character?”
“No, no, Your Highness misunderstood.”
Gu Qingtong listened, and Hua Jinwei, who had just been aggressive, now became a soft-shelled shrimp, unable to help but laugh out loud.
Hua Jinwei heard her laughter and became embarrassed and angry. However, in front of the Rui Wang, he was just a commoner and didn’t dare to act rashly.
“Don’t covet my woman,” Rui Wang stared fixedly at Hua Jinwei.
“This commoner doesn’t dare,” Hua Jinwei finally couldn’t stand it, found a way to retreat, and quickly left Zhiwei Pavilion.
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Yuan Zherui watched Hua Jinwei run away and led Gu Qingtong into another private room, ordering food to be served.
Gu Qingtong didn’t dare to argue with him now. The fact that he had given her a hairpin was already known, and rumors might spread that she was being kept.
“Gu Qingtong, you’re quite capable,” Yuan Zherui drank his wine, his voice cold.
“Your Highness, Qingtong needs to return to Huahaoyueyuan Pavilion soon and won’t disturb the prince,” Gu Qingtong said, preparing to leave.
Yuan Zherui’s voice turned gloomy as he grabbed her wrist: “Am I a flood beast?”
Gu Qingtong hurriedly denied: “Your Highness is elegant and charming. How could you be a flood beast?”
“Then why do you avoid me?”
“Qingtong and Your Highness have different statuses and cannot overstep. I dare not tarnish Your Highness’s reputation.”
