Mysterious figure? Which mysterious figure?
Su Tianrui was completely baffled by these three people, but no matter how he asked, they all ignored him.
This made him so furious that his nose was almost crooked, but it also made him even more curious about who this mysterious person was, soone who managed to perk up both Lin Yuan and Xia Zheng.
Just as he was pondering this, a series of odd footsteps sounded from outside the elegant room.
Su Tianrui imdiately sat up straight, tidying his clothes thoroughly, trying his best to exhibit the deanor of a noble young master.
However, even after preparing himself fully, the sight of the figure appearing at the door made his jaw drop.
As the footsteps grew closer, Su Tianrui finally realized what was odd about them.
Were these heavy thuds really footsteps? Was it not a giant elephant being dragged here?
Just as he was frowning, a body suddenly appeared at the entrance!
Yes, a body, with no head!
There was not even a neck to be seen, one could only spot the person’s shoulders.
"My God! Are we seeing ghosts in broad daylight?!"
Su Tianrui scread "Ahhh" in a panic, jumping up from his stool without any sense of image, hiding behind Xia Zheng as his voice began to tremble.
Not only was Su Tianrui shocked by the sudden appearance of a headless fellow at the door, but even Lin Yuan and Xia Zheng were startled.
However, it was only a brief shock; none were truly frightened, except perhaps by Su Tianrui’s shrieking!
Lin Yuan patted her chest, chuckling bitterly, "I wasn’t scared by a ghost, but you almost scared to death first!"
Xia Zheng, frustrated, yanked him from behind himself, scolding, "You’re Pri Minister Su’s son! Look at yourself! So embarrassing!"
With that, he dumped him onto a stool beside them, and shook his hand disdainfully, looking like he didn’t want to acknowledge any association.
Su Tianrui pouted, his eyes almost turning red, he was genuinely terrified, okay?
"Ah ha, is this the son of Pri Minister Su?"
The room was bustling, with everyone having forgotten the headless figure at the door until they were drawn by this pleasant-sounding voice.
Lin Yuan raised her eyebrows curiously, that big fellow was definitely not the Crown Prince of Xiliang, He Lianluo, but the one speaking now seed like him.
His voice was slightly deep and magnetic, comfortable to hear, like passing through the whole body—almost magical, making people eagerly anticipate his continued speech.
Just as Lin Yuan was showing a face full of enjoynt, she felt her ears suddenly covered tightly by soone.
Pfft!
Laughter erupted simultaneously from two different spots in the room, with Lin Yuan unable to help laughing out loud, and a muffled laugh coming from the entrance.
"Second Young Master Xia, can I interpret that action as jealousy, or perhaps envy?"
He Lianluo’s voice was already captivating when speaking, but even more bewitching when laughing, casting a spell that one found hard to escape from.
No wonder Huai Hua was deeply attracted by the Crown Prince of Xiliang after just one eting; anyone would surely be entranced by a man with such a pleasant voice, right?
Fortunately, Lin Yuan was not just any ordinary woman.
After exchanging a reassuring glance with Xia Zheng, Lin Yuan took his hand off her ear, yet did not let go of it. Indifferent to those around, they held hands tightly together, making Su Tianrui roll his eyes.
He Lianluo had appeared at the entrance, indeed exuding a sense of noble opulence just as Shopkeeper Liu had described.
Speaking of his looks, he wasn’t particularly stunning—at least in Lin Yuan’s eyes, he still fell far short of Xia Zheng.
Of course, the most captivating feature was naturally the attire of this refined noble gentleman.
Unlike what Shopkeeper Liu had seen that day, today He Lianluo was dressed in a very understated purple garnt with dark matching patterns embroidered on it.
Instead of boots studded with a multitude of gem fragnts, he had swapped them for a pair of black brocade boots.
But if that were all, it would be too incongruent with the image of the lavish Crown Prince of Xiliang from the rumors. In addition to the precious fabric, this Crown Prince, in pursuit of delicacy and extre luxury, had the boots’ edges embellished with a ring of uniformly sized, round Black Pearls.
Each Black Pearl was as large as a toddler’s fingertip, lustrous and transparent, rolling about, a true rarity.
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