Arriving at the reception building, they requested a private room with a table for eight people. Chu Xingliang sat down, and Mr. Mu sat next to Chu Xingliang. Xia Taoyuan sat opposite them, and Qi Nanfeng smiled and sat to Xia Taoyuan's right.

Long Yan, Qing Yun and Yu Er were still standing. Chu Xingliang said to them, "Sit together."

"Your Highness Prince Nan, isn't this a bad idea?" Long Yan said with a smile.

"Just sit down when I tell you to. There's no need to be so particular." Chu Xingliang said this, but in his heart he felt it was not right for him to follow along.

"Okay." Long Yan and Qingyun sat on both sides, and Yu'er sat on Xia Taoyuan's left.

Xia Taoyuan lowered her head and said nothing. She saw that the King of the South spoke to Long Yanqingyun without any airs and guessed that the King of the South must be a good person.

After they sat down, the dishes were served one by one. Southern King Chu Xingliang glanced at the others and said with a smile, "Today is truly wonderful. I am fortunate to have met Master Yan."

"I am honored to meet the King of the South today." Xia Taoyuan replied politely.

"This Southern Prince Chu Xingliang is the fifth son of the current emperor," Qi Nanfeng introduced.

"So that's how it is. The King of the South is handsome and talented, and the Northern Vietnam Dynasty is truly blessed with talented people and beautiful scenery." Xia Taoyuan laughed heartily. As the saying goes, flattery never wears out, and saying nice things never goes wrong. The King of the South smiled but said nothing.

Qi Nanfeng added: "This Mr. Mu is the son of the current Right Prime Minister Mu Huairen."

Xia Taoyuan was surprised. Mu Huairen? She had heard from Wei Jinghe that Wei Mingcheng was the left prime minister and Mu Huairen was the right prime minister. Wei Mingcheng was upright and loyal, while Mu Huairen was treacherous and cunning, and the two had always been at odds.

Xia Taoyuan quickly praised: "No wonder Mr. Mu looks so outstanding, it turns out he is the prime minister's son. I am so sorry for the disrespect."

Mu Yun smiled and said, "Mr. Yan, you are too kind."

Xia Taoyuan thought to herself: This Mr. Mu looks normal.

Qi Nanfeng added: "These two are the masters around Prince Jing, Long Yan and Qing Yun."

Xia Taoyuan didn't dare to look them in the eye, he just clasped his fists slightly and said, "My two gentlemen, it's a pleasure to meet you."

Unexpectedly, Long Yan smiled and asked Xia Taoyuan: "Is this Brother Yan and Master Nanfeng old acquaintances?"

Xia Taoyuan hurriedly explained: "Master Qi and I have only met once before."

"Young Master Yan must have some extraordinary qualities that Brother Nanfeng can't forget him so much." King Nan said with a smile.

Xia Taoyuan was suddenly overwhelmed. Seeing Qingyun glaring at Qi Nanfeng, she had to explain again: "Thanks to Young Master Nanfeng for helping me out that day." Then she recounted what happened that day and took the opportunity to thank Qi Nanfeng again.

Qi Nanfeng smiled and said, "Brother Yan, you are too polite."

Xia Taoyuan was on pins and needles at the moment, fearing that a few people would say something that would cause misunderstanding. Suddenly Mu Yun asked Long Yan: "I heard that the concubine that Prince Jing kept outside kidnapped Miss Wei?" Xia Taoyuan cursed inwardly: Mu Yun, thank you for your ancestors for eighteen generations!

Qingyun said angrily: "Where did you hear all this nonsense, Master Mu?"

"Hasn't this matter spread everywhere? If you go out and ask anyone, they will all know that Prince Jing's concubine kidnapped the future Prince Jing's wife. Isn't it true?" Mu Yun looked at Qingyun with a smile.

Long Yan took over the conversation: "No matter what is spread outside, no one involved knows it clearly. I can only say that my prince and Miss Wei get along very well. They were whispering to each other last night."

Xia Taoyuan was very embarrassed at the moment. She couldn't leave or escape, fearing that Qingyun Longyan would say something again, so she changed the subject and asked Chu Xingliang, "I didn't expect that His Highness the Southern Prince also knows medical skills. I really admire him."

Chu Xingliang said: "I was weak and sickly when I was young, and I interacted with the imperial physician every day, and gradually I understood a little bit."

Qi Nanfeng raised his glass and wanted to drink with Master Yan, but Xia Taoyuan refused, saying that he had made a vow not to drink for a month. Qi Nanfeng asked curiously, "When did Brother Yan make the vow?"

"Just now." Xia Taoyuan said seriously, and several people laughed.

King Nan smiled and said, "It's really wonderful to meet such an interesting person as Master Yan!"

"King Nan, you are joking. I am just a rough man." Xia Taoyuan said in a deep voice.

"Haha, Master Yan is being too modest." The Southern King turned his eyes to Yu'er and said, "Master Yan's servant is handsome and quiet, but he is honest and doesn't say a word."

"Yes, if you didn't tell me, I would have thought she was a girl." Mu Yun said this indifferently. Yu'er's face turned red and she lowered her head.

Xia Taoyuan wanted to glare at Mu Yun, but that would be too obvious, so she could only pretend to be calm and said, "This child has been thin since he was young, and some people always thought he was a little girl. He wasn't so shy at that time. When others said he looked like a girl, he would scold them for being blind."

"Haha." Mu Yun was not angry, but laughed out loud. Prince Nan and Qi Nanfeng also laughed so hard. Qingyun Longyan couldn't help laughing. His own princess was not one to suffer a loss.

"I like people like Mr. Yan, who don't want to suffer losses." Mu Yun said.

"I actually like people like Mr. Mu who are willing to suffer losses so that I don't have to suffer losses." Xia Taoyuan said lightly.

Qi Nanfeng couldn't hide his smile and took a sip of wine. Mu Yun suddenly said, "Mr. Yan, you see that Mr. Nanfeng likes you so much, do you like someone like him?"

Xia Taoyuan was a little annoyed. Mu Yun's mouth should be sewn shut. But she still laughed dryly: "Master Qi is a very righteous man. He is a good person. I like all good people."

Qingyun couldn't stand Mu Yun making things difficult for the princess, so he poured a glass of wine, "Mr. Mu, I'll toast you." Mu Yun drank it, and then Long Yan toasted him again. Qingyun toasted again, but was rejected by Mu Yun. He could see that these two people wanted him to shut up, and although he didn't know why, he had experienced their methods before, so he shut up obediently.

Mu Yun stopped talking, and Long Yan began to ask why Master Nanfeng didn't return to his country and how long he would stay in Beiyue. Xia Taoyuan then realized that Master Nanfeng was not from Beiyue, but from the neighboring country Nanzhu, and he was actually a prince.

Perhaps because he missed home, Qi Nanfeng was silent for a long time. Then he took out a jade hairpin from his bosom and played with it in his hand.

Xia Taoyuan was no longer calm. She recognized that the jade hairpin was the one she had bought earlier to give to Lu Qing'er, but she couldn't find it later. She thought it had fallen on the road, but she didn't expect it to be taken away by this guy.

The jade hairpin was emerald green all over, engraved with cloud patterns, and inlaid with a circle of gold border on the top. There were no other decorations. It looked very simple and rustic. The shopkeeper said at the time that there was only one such jade hairpin.

King Nan asked, "Are you really homesick?"

"I've been away from home for too long, and I miss it a little." Qi Nanfeng murmured.

"I guess this jade hairpin is very important to Mr. Qi." Long Yan said.

"The owner of this hairpin is very important to me." As soon as Qi Nanfeng finished speaking, Xia Taoyuan's heart was pounding: What does Qi Nanfeng mean? Does he have feelings for me? Bah, bah, bah, I'm dressed as a man now. Then she thought, could it be that Qi Nanfeng is a homosexual?

In an instant, Xia Taoyuan had imagined all kinds of plots in her mind. She looked at Qi Nanfeng, then at King Nan and Mu Yun, and even glanced at Long Yan Qingyun. She suddenly felt that Qi Nanfeng was really the best in the world, and he could match any of them.

"Could it be that this jade hairpin was given to Brother Nanfeng by his sweetheart?" Chu Xingliang teased.

Xia Taoyuan had just picked up a piece of food and put it in his mouth, but when he heard this, he almost spit out the food in his mouth.

Qi Nanfeng looked at her, carefully put the jade hairpin back into his arms, and raised his wine glass: "Come on, don't go home until you are drunk today."

Xia Taoyuan could no longer sit still at this point, she just wanted to escape.

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