Xia Taoyuan stayed in Prince Jing's mansion until the afternoon, and then reluctantly got on the carriage to return home.

Back at Yingyuan, the maids were all excited to let her try on the dress. It turned out that it was the engagement dress that Madam Wei had asked the embroiderer to sew for her. Xia Taoyuan looked at the red dress and her cheeks flushed. She gently stroked the embroidery on the dress, feeling a lot of emotions in her heart. A month ago, she was still alone, but now she was going to be engaged to the man she loved.

The little girls saw her shy look and teased her. The master and the servants were having a great time.

After enough of the fuss, Yu'er said, "Miss, please try it quickly. If there is anything inappropriate, there is still time to change it."

Xia Taoyuan tried it on and found it fit her perfectly. She walked to the mirror. Although she could only see the upper part of her body, her fair little face looked even more charming against the red wedding dress. She was a little stunned. She didn't know she could be so beautiful.

Cui Er stretched it out for her and said, "Madam has sent a message that if it fits Miss, the wedding dress will be made according to this size."

The little girl Dai'er interrupted and said, "Then the young lady will be the most beautiful bride."

"You're the only one who talks too much!" Xia Taoyuan pinched Dai'er's little face.

After joking around with the little girls, it was already late at night and they all went to sleep. Xia Taoyuan lay on the bed, playing with the jade pendant in her hand, thinking about Chu Xingluo and the awkward love words he said during the day, and she laughed out loud.

Just as she was immersed in joy, the window suddenly opened. The moon was covered by clouds tonight. There was no moonlight and it was pitch black. She couldn't see who was coming, but she knew it was Chu Xingluo. Who else would come here in the middle of the night? The person closed the window again.

She whispered, "Didn't you say you wouldn't come tonight?"

The man suddenly spoke: "It's me, Qi Nanfeng."

Xia Taoyuan suddenly sat up from the bed. She didn't understand why this guy came, so she could only pretend not to know him and said, "Who are you? Leave quickly, or I'll call someone."

Qi Nanfeng said: "The maids upstairs and downstairs are all fast asleep and can't be woken up."

Xia Taoyuan was furious when he heard this: "What did you do to them?"

"It's just a little bit of fragrance, but it will make me sleep more deeply." In the darkness, Qi Nanfeng's eyes sparkled.

"They can't wake up, and there are servants too. Hurry up and leave, or I'll shout." Xia Taoyuan suddenly raised her voice: "Someone come..." Then Qi Nanfeng covered her mouth with one hand and clamped her body with the other.

She struggled for a while, but couldn't get free. Qi Nanfeng said, "If you promise not to make trouble, I will let you go."

Xia Taoyuan was very angry, but as a good man he could only nod his head.

Qi Nanfeng released the hand that was covering her mouth, but did not let go of the hands that were around her body.

"You don't keep your word. Let me go, you scoundrel." Xia Taoyuan said angrily.

Qi Nanfeng chuckled and said, "I let you go and you scream again, do you think I'm stupid?"

Xia Taoyuan knew that she couldn't reason with this man. She didn't know what Qi Nanfeng was doing here in the middle of the night, so she could only continue to pretend that she didn't know him. She said coldly: "If you don't have money to spend, I have some silver here. You can take it and leave. I will pretend that nothing happened."

"Brother Yan, do you really want to send me away?" Qi Nanfeng leaned close to Xia Taoyuan's ear and whispered.

Xia Taoyuan's whole body tensed up immediately and she was on full alert. She was a little surprised and a little annoyed, and didn't understand how he knew she lived in the prime minister's residence.

Xia Taoyuan still insisted: "I don't know Yan Qing, let alone you. You've got the wrong person."

Qi Nanfeng chuckled and said, "I only said Brother Yan, and you knew that Brother Yan was called Yan Qing. You are really better than a god."

Xia Taoyuan cursed herself for being stupid and saying the wrong thing in a hurry. What should she do? She could only argue: "What about Yanqing and Yanlv? You said it yourself. I didn't say it. You evil man, let me go!"

Qi Nanfeng's arm around Xia Taoyuan suddenly tightened, and his other hand also wrapped around Xia Taoyuan, picked her up and put her on the bed. Qi Nanfeng leaned forward with his whole body. Xia Taoyuan was terrified and couldn't help cursing: "You beast, if you dare to touch me, I will castrate you!"

Qi Nanfeng was not afraid of being frightened. He held Xia Taoyuan's arms with both hands and put his face close to Xia Taoyuan's face. Xia Taoyuan said anxiously, "Qi Nanfeng, you bastard!"

"What's your name?" Qi Nanfeng moved closer, his face touching Xia Taoyuan's face, and he rubbed it shamelessly.

"Qi, Qi, Brother Qi, please spare my life!" Xia Taoyuan's tone suddenly softened.

"Are you still pretending not to know me?"

"No, I don't dare." Xia Taoyuan was really scared. If she was discovered, she would never be able to wash herself clean even if she jumped into the Yellow River.

"Be good." Qi Nanfeng let go of Xia Taoyuan and got off the bed. Xia Taoyuan sat up and asked, "How did you figure that out?"

"Your poor makeup skills can only fool children." Qi Nanfeng mocked, "I knew you were a woman the first time I saw it."

"You don't like men?" Xia Taoyuan asked.

"Yes, I only like you in your man costume." Qi Nanfeng approached Xia Taoyuan and smiled slightly, "But I like you more the way you are now."

Xia Taoyuan spit and cursed: "I thought you were a handsome gentleman, but I didn't expect you to be a playboy. You broke into a girl's bedroom in the middle of the night. Do you have any shame?"

"Oh, if Prince Jing can break in, why can't I?" Qi Nanfeng asked back.

When Xia Taoyuan heard this, he asked anxiously, "How did you know?"

In the darkness, Qi Nanfeng's eyes were like stars in the night sky. He only said three words slowly, "I guessed."

Xia Taoyuan remembered what she had said before, didn't she say she wouldn't come today? At first she thought it was Chu Xingluo who came, so she asked this question. Qi Nanfeng must have guessed it because of her words.

That makes sense.

"You know that Prince Jing and I are engaged, right?" Xia Taoyuan asked, suppressing his anger.

"I know. Prince Jing has an engagement with you, so he can come. Brother Yan and I are good brothers. I want to come and see Brother Yan. Why can't I come?" Qi Nanfeng said confidently.

Xia Taoyuan didn't know how to respond when she heard him talking nonsense. She had a very good impression of Qi Nanfeng, who was tall, handsome, cool, good at talking, and had saved her in the gambling house. But now she wanted to strangle him to death.

The more Xia Taoyuan thought about it, the angrier she got. She knelt on the bed and put her hands on Qi Nanfeng's shoulders. Qi Nanfeng knew she would move, but he didn't care at all. Xia Taoyuan suddenly leaned her head on Qi Nanfeng's shoulder, and when he was not prepared, she bit his shoulder hard, which made her teeth hurt.

"Hiss" Qi Nanfeng growled in pain, but turned around and hugged Xia Taoyuan tightly. He knew that she would definitely attack him with her unwillingness to suffer any loss, but the moment her head hit his shoulder, he was intoxicated and let her bite him.

Xia Taoyuan pushed hard, but Qi Nanfeng was too strong and she couldn't push him open no matter how hard she pushed. She started to curse, calling him a pervert, a bastard, a petty thief, and a filthy hooligan. When she got tired of cursing, she bit Qi Nanfeng's chest.

The chest is not like the shoulder. The same force will hurt more than the shoulder. Qi Nanfeng felt some pain and loosened his grip on Xia Taoyuan. Xia Taoyuan took the opportunity to break free and jumped off the bed. She picked up the teapot and made a posture ready to attack at any time, saying: "Qi Nanfeng, leave now. I will pretend that what happened tonight never happened."

"Oh, what if I don't leave?" Qi Nanfeng rubbed the bitten place with his hand, a little absent-minded.

"You don't want to leave? If I call someone, do you know the consequences?" Xia Taoyuan was a little anxious, her voice was filled with tears. If people really knew that a grown man broke into her boudoir at night, she would never be able to clear herself even if she jumped into the Yellow River, and her relationship with Chu Xingluo would be over. Even though the emperor would not allow her to cancel the engagement if Chu Xingluo caused trouble, if she caused trouble, the emperor would have to cancel the engagement unilaterally without wasting a second.

Qi Nanfeng saw that she was anxious and couldn't bear it. He was silent for a while and said softly: "I was rude tonight. I shouldn't have had any illusions about you, especially knowing that you and Prince Jing were already engaged."

Xia Taoyuan didn't say anything. She knew that it was useless to say anything now. Even if she said anything, Qi Nanfeng might misunderstand her. So she simply kept silent.

"I'm leaving." Qi Nanfeng touched Xia Taoyuan's face and turned away.

Xia Taoyuan sat on the bedside in a daze. What happened tonight was too sudden. She thought of Chu Xingluo and felt a little guilty. After a long time, she lay down, put aside all distracting thoughts, counted sheep one by one, tossed and turned for a long time, and couldn't fall asleep. In her mind, it was Chu Xingluo's face and Qi Nanfeng's face. Her head was about to explode.

Finally, she was so tired that she fell into a deep sleep.

After returning to Nanzhu Mansion, Qi Nanfeng took off his clothes. The deep tooth marks on his right shoulder and chest were still bleeding. The attendant Ding Peng hurriedly brought some medicine to apply on them. He did not ask anything. The young master did not show any discomfort despite being bitten on these two places and being injured so badly. He seemed to be enjoying it. He must have been having some romantic time.

Qi Nanfeng asked Ding Peng to go to bed. He looked at the wound and laughed. He didn't expect to be connected with this woman in this way. But he remembered that Xia Taoyuan and Chu Xingluo would be engaged in two days. His heart hurt as if someone was grabbing it.

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