The eldest daughter's scheming, the crown prince's exclusive favor to the venomous concubi

Hua Xiangrong chased after Shangguan Hanque, but failed to catch him. She rubbed her chin and looked around curiously, then saw a young boy beggar walking towards her and handing her a piece of paper. She took it and looked at it, her eyes crinkling with joy. She clutched the paper in her hand and ran towards the south of the city.

Shangguan Hanque waited for a long time in the woods south of the city, tightly clutching the gold leaf he had snatched from the table. He didn't know why he had made that move, even though he knew it would ruin Hua Xiangrong's plans, he still did it.

Then he would leave his mark, hoping that people would come looking for him according to his wishes, even if it was just to retrieve this handful of gold leaves, he would feel very excited.

As he stood there anxiously, a pair of soft hands suddenly covered his eyes. Just as he was about to make a move, he was surrounded by a familiar aura, and his body stiffened instantly, his face turning red.

"Don't, don't, don't..."

Hua Xiangrong chuckled and said, "What do you mean, 'don't'? I never expected the young general to be such a petty thief. Not only did he blatantly rob me, but he also left a note for me, the victim. I wonder if the young general wants to get together with me?"

Shangguan Hanque, who was initially very nervous, asked with curiosity and confusion, "What is gay dating?"

Hua Xiangrong smiled, wrapped her arms around his neck to face him, pressed her face against his, and said ambiguously, "Naturally, I, a man, will have a tragic love affair with the young general. I wonder if the young general will agree?"

Broken sleeves?

Shangguan Hanque was speechless. His slightly open mouth was immediately caught by Hua Xiangrong, whose adorable expression attracted her so much that she kissed him without hesitation.

Suddenly, their lips met, leaving Shangguan Hanque stunned and bewildered.

After the kiss, Shangguan Hanque was still in a daze. Hua Xiangrong laughed and said, "Little General, that's not right. Shouldn't you have held me while you did it?"

Shangguan Hanque immediately snapped out of his daze, his face flushed, and said, "Rongrong, let go. It's not right."

Hua Xiangrong raised an eyebrow and said coquettishly, "I knew you would guess it was me. Tell me, how did you guess? I think I acted pretty well. If I hadn't deliberately given Gu Yin a flaw, she wouldn't have noticed."

Shangguan Hanque's eyes shifted to her red lips, and he licked his dry lips, saying, "That wine glass is stained with your taste, and I will never forget your taste."

Hua Xiangrong was speechless for a moment, then laughed and said, "So you know who I am after just one drink! Then why don't you continue acting with me? Do you know you've ruined my big plan?"

Shangguan Hanque immediately looked like a child who had done something wrong, and lowered his head, saying, "I just wanted to know if you would come with me. Every day when I went there, the only thing I thought about was you, wondering when you would come back and look at me one more time. That would be enough for me."

But now that you're back and have come to see me, I'm still not satisfied. I always want you to do something for me, to let me know that I'm still special to you.

Hua Xiangrong stroked his face and said softly, "Silly blockhead, if you weren't special to me, do you really think I would bother flirting with you for no reason? Look at who I care about! Even Murong Yu, I had a stand-in do it. Do you really think I like that kind of slut?"

Shangguan Hanque shook his head and said, "Of course I understand. You and she are different. I can tell the difference clearly. I could tell the difference at first glance."

Hua Xiangrong never imagined that Shangguan Hanque knew her so well. Although she had guessed that Shangguan Hanque had figured out that Gu Yin was impersonating her, she never knew that in Shangguan Hanque's eyes, Gu Yin had already given herself away at first glance, and she had already revealed herself with just a glass of wine.

How much love must it be to imprint one's own scent so deeply? She looked at Shangguan Hanque, who then said, "Her eyes are not as beautiful as yours. Your eyes can speak, while hers are rigid and lifeless, with too much of a worldly air."

Hua Xiangrong was shocked once again, and after a long while, she said, "My goodness, I really can't refuse you like this. How about we give it a try?"

"Try it?" Shangguan Hanque asked, puzzled. Hua Xiangrong jumped up and kissed his lips again, saying, "I said let's try this. Do you want it?"

Shangguan Hanque was taken aback. Just as Hua Xiangrong was about to back away, she suddenly saw Shangguan Hanque grab the back of her head and kiss her more deeply, harder, and more forcefully.

After a long while, Shangguan Hanque finally let go, allowing Hua Xiangrong to catch her breath. She immediately gave him a flick on the forehead and said, "Goodness, that's fierce! I almost suffocated. How did you train your lung capacity? No, no, I've never lost before. Let's go again!"

Before Shangguan Hanque could recover from his silly grin, he kissed her again. This time, Hua Xiangrong was completely defeated by the kiss. When she came to her senses from Shangguan Hanque's gentle gaze, she finally understood why women don't like to date inexperienced men.

Damn, when a man like that, who's been holding back for too long, finally unleashes his power, it's unstoppable; most people simply can't withstand it.

After spending the night intimately with Shangguan Hanque, Hua Xiangrong returned to Lanyue Tower, naturally not through the main entrance.

When she arrived at her room, sure enough, Gu Yin was kneeling inside, waiting for her to return.

Hua Xiangrong sneered. Women with a servile nature in their bones are indeed the most difficult to deal with. It's just a pity that she doesn't fall for that.

Upon seeing Hua Xiangrong enter, Gu Yin quickly knelt down and said, "It is Gu Yin's fault and sin that I failed to recognize the Master today."

Hua Xiangrong didn't say anything, walked past her to the bedside and sat down. She slowly removed the human skin mask, placed it aside, washed her hands, and then looked at Gu Yin and said, "Is this face of yours easy to use? Do you want to keep using it?"

Gu Yin looked up in surprise, only to meet Hua Xiangrong's ambiguous smile. She immediately lowered her head in a panic, but could not hide the emotions that had already been revealed in her eyes.

"The sin of ancient pronunciation."

"What crime have you committed?"

Gu Yin said, "It is Gu Yin who has failed the Lord's expectations. However, Gu Yin has always followed the Lord's instructions. These days, apart from playing the zither, singing songs and chatting with His Highness, I have not had any physical intimacy. I have also kept my distance from the young general and have not approached him."

Did you not get close? If you didn't get close, why would you be recognized at first glance?

Hua Xiangrong glanced at her indifferently and said, "What you said makes perfect sense and there is nothing wrong with it, so I shouldn't punish you. But Gu Yin, you have done a great job as the head of the pavilion. I really think you are suitable for this position."

Gu Yin lowered her eyes, repeatedly admitting her mistakes, and never mentioned what Hua Xiangrong had said. Hua Xiangrong continued, "Sometimes I'm heartless and can't understand what you're thinking, and I don't need to understand. But under my nose, I hope you don't go too far with your little tricks. I don't care how you treat Murong Yu, as long as you don't ruin my big plans, then you can do as you please, and the consequences are none of my business."

"But Shangguan family, you'd better give up on that idea. Otherwise, I guarantee that once you're dead, no one in this world will ever know who did it."

Gu Yin was immediately terrified and said, "Gu Yin did not touch the young general, absolutely not. Moreover, Gu Yin has been passing on the young general's information to the Lord these days. The Lord cannot slander Gu Yin."

In the past, Gu Yin never disobeyed Hua Xiangrong, nor did she ever defend herself. Perhaps sensing Hua Xiangrong's anger, she was arguing for herself, hoping to gain Hua Xiangrong's understanding.

Unfortunately, she was wrong. In Hua Xiangrong's eyes, once something was moved, it was moved. Only a wild cat could touch what belonged to a wild cat.

Hua Xiangrong walked up to her with a cold smile, ripped off her mask, and looked at her face with red marks from the forced removal of the mask, saying, "Your face is not bad, not much different from Rongrong's, but do you know why you can't attract men?"

It's because you're too self-important and take yourself too seriously. If you had even a tenth of Rongrong's skills, Lanyue Tower would probably already be yours, and when I'm old, I'm afraid it will be you who I have to deal with.

"Gu Yin, I've already given you one chance. This time, I won't help you. You'll have to deal with it yourself. If you survive, I'll continue to rely on you. From now on, I'll hand over Lan Yue Tower to you. Except for the joy I need, I won't concern myself with anything else."

However, the prerequisite is that you have to be alive.

After Hua Xiangrong finished speaking, she put the mask back on Gu Yin and said coldly, "This room is yours now."

Before Gu Yin could react, Hua Xiangrong had already disappeared from the room. Gu Yin was stunned for a long time, then suddenly smiled and said, "I will live, I will definitely live, because I am Rongrong, and I am no longer Gu Yin."

After settling things with Gu Yin, Hua Xiangrong went to find Shangguan Hanque.

As the saying goes, a day apart feels like three autumns. Now, Hua Xiangrong has truly experienced the taste of love. She already misses him even though they have only just parted.

"Wildcat, wildcat, I really don't know if you've lived in vain at your age. You really treat this man like a treasure, even more precious than a treasure."

She chuckled and slipped into the back gate of General Shangguan's mansion without anyone noticing.

The thick book was half-closed, and after she went in, it was quickly closed. Then, Shangguan Hanque's voice rang out.

"I thought you were trying to frame me."

Overjoyed, Hua Xiangrong smiled and said, "If you think I'm trying to trick you, then why are you waiting here?"

Shangguan Hanque's eyes sparkled with starlight, his face full of happiness as he said, "I will wait, even until the end of time."

Hua Xiangrong was already at a loss for words to express her gratitude. She felt that none of the sweet words she had ever heard in her life could compare to what she had heard in this one day. The person in front of her was clearly a simpleton, yet he always managed to say things that moved her. Was this a case of one thing subduing another?

Thinking about it, she looked at Shangguan Hanque with a sad expression and said, "Young General, you stole my gold leaf today, causing me to go hungry. I'm starving now, what should I do?"

Upon hearing this, Shangguan Hanque immediately said, "I'll go cook for you."