The step-brother is charming and soft, and the Marquis can't help but flirt with her

Lu Xingyue was a little surprised when he received the prince's invitation, but he was also curious about the prince's purpose of inviting him at this time, so he told Shen Lansui and went to attend the appointment.

The prince was so generous that he booked the most expensive restaurant in the city with a wave of his hand, and the entire third floor was booked. The guards were guarding the stairs, and not a single fly was allowed to fly up.

Lu Xingyue narrowed his eyes when he saw the battle, and he thought it was the Hongmen Banquet.

But it’s hard to say whether it is or not.

"Master Marquis, please——"

The guard led him to a stop at the door of the private room in the middle of the third floor, and then stood aside without looking back, with no intention of opening the door.

Lu Xingyue took matters into his own hands and pushed open the door.

The private room is large and elegantly decorated. There is a meandering water cup in the corner and a chessboard on the opposite side. Behind the bead curtain on the other side, there is a thin beauty holding a pipa and playing softly. It is full of elegance.

However, the prince obviously did not invite him here for fun. He sat at the Eight Immortals table in the middle and looked up when he heard the sound of the door opening.

The look in his eyes was deep and indifferent with a somewhat unclear meaning, which made Lu Xingyue feel uncomfortable all over.

Lu Xingyue stared at his eyebrows and was surprised to find that the Qi between the prince's eyebrows was completely dark. Before, the color was still half mixed. Why did it suddenly become so pure?

Moreover, I could still see a trace of purple energy before, but now there is no trace of it at all.

Lu Xingyue's heart was filled with turmoil, but his face remained calm. He cupped his hands and saluted, "I have met His Highness the Crown Prince."

The pipa girl stopped and looked at the prince, who waved her hand: "Go down."

"Yes." Pipa Girl leaned forward and walked past Lu Xingyue, then closed the door behind her.

The moment the door closed, Lu Xingyue's heart tightened.

The prince was silent for a while and then said: "Without courtesy, please sit down."

Lu Xingyue stood up and walked to sit opposite him.

"I wonder why Your Highness invited this official to come here?"

The prince smiled and said: "Didn't Gu say that I would invite you to have a drink and thank you for your help to Lao Qi before? As the eldest brother, my younger brother has to be taken care of. Isn't it appropriate for Gu to come forward and thank me?"

"Yes."

Lu Xingyue didn't refute. Looking at the motionless fish and meat on the table, he had no appetite. Anyway, he was not in a hurry, so he just waited for the prince to speak after he couldn't hold himself back.

"Come on, don't just sit there, let's eat something first." The prince picked up the wine bottle and filled it for him. Lu Xingyue stopped him and said, "His Highness has offended the official. It's better for the official to do this himself-"

"Hey -" the prince avoided his hand and said with a smile: "It's just a glass of wine. It's not something that can be broken. Is it possible that you don't dare to drink it? Are you afraid that Gu Gu will be poisoned in the wine?"

Lu Xingyue: "..."

He met the prince's eyes, and even though he hid it deeply, Lu Xingyue still saw a hint of provocation.

Provocation for what?

him?

Lu Xingyue didn't understand what stimulated the prince and why he was so crazy here.

But he didn't want to argue with the prince. They hadn't had a fight yet, so he removed his hand and let the prince fall.

When the wine was full, the prince picked up his own cup and said: "This cup is for you, Gu Wei Lao Qi. I wanted to treat you to a drink before you came back from Wanguan City, but you were too busy at that time. I'm very tired and need to have a good rest, so I didn't interrupt you rashly, so I'd like to thank you all today."

Lu Xingyue picked up the wine and touched him lightly, his attitude was quite respectful.

The prince's face softened slightly and he stared at Lu Xingyue. When he saw that he had drank all the wine, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.

No matter how capable you are, you still have to be obedient in front of him?

He picked up the wine cup and drank it all in one gulp, picked up his chopsticks and said, "This fish is pretty good, can you try it from afar?" Lu Xingyue's eyebrows twitched, "Yuanzhi?" When did the prince become so affectionate to him?

There must be a demon in the abnormal situation.

Lu Xingyue glanced at his thick black eyebrows, took a little fish for a moment, then picked up the wine bottle and poured wine for the prince, "Your Highness, if you have something to say, you might as well say it directly. You invited me here, not just for His Majesty the Seventh Prince, right?" If this is the case, the wine has been drunk, and there is still something to do in the prison, so I will leave first."

Lu Xingyue finished pouring the wine and was about to stand up. As expected, the prince couldn't hold his breath and said in a low voice, "Wait a minute -"

"I invited you to have a drink with you, and this is your attitude? Just leave as soon as you say it. What do you think I am?"

Lu Xingyue turned around and looked at the prince, "I have no disrespect at all, but your highness, what are you afraid of?"

The prince was struck in his mind, and his expression suddenly changed.

After a while, he sneered, stroking his palms and said, "Okay, what a good Lu Sanlang."

He narrowed his eyes and asked: "I wanted to give you a hand before, but you declined in every possible way, but now you are very close to Lao Qi. What do you mean?"

Lu Xingyue sat back down again and said sternly: "I have never changed my heart as a pure official. The so-called getting close to His Majesty the Seventh Highness is even more nonsense. I just happened to hear a case."

"You took care of each other in Wanguan City. It was a life-long friendship. Even so, you have never wavered?" The prince looked at him with a half-smile.

Lu Xingyue looked directly into his eyes and said firmly: "Never."

The smile on the prince's lips gradually faded.

The two looked at each other in silence for a long time, and the atmosphere slowly solidified.

Finally, the prince picked up the wine cup, took a big sip, and sneered, "Has anyone ever said that your temperament is quite similar to that of my father?"

Lu Xingyue's heart skipped a beat.

The prince said "father", not your majesty. Was it a casual statement or a deliberate test?

What did he know?

Lu Xingyue stared at the prince, and the prince's eyes never left him for a moment.

Lu Xingyue suddenly realized that it seemed that the prince knew something and deliberately tested him. The previous things were just foreshadowing, hoping to make him confused. Finally, he asked this question to expose his flaw.

Who says the prince is stupid? Doesn’t he still have brains?

It's just not used in the right place.

He stood up and said: "Your Highness, how can I compare with Your Majesty? Don't mention this again in the future."

Seeing that he seemed a little annoyed, the prince narrowed his eyes and squinted at him, "It's just you and me here, what are you afraid of? Is it possible that you are afraid of telling your father this alone?"

He laughed self-deprecatingly and said, "If I really tell you, my father will be very happy, right? After all, in his eyes, us sons are not as easy to use as you."

Lu Xingyue's hands in his sleeves slowly clenched.

The prince sighed and said, "If you were born into an emperor's family, what would you do to us?"

"Your Highness!"

Lu Xingyue interrupted him and said sternly: "Your Highness, you are drunk! If Your Majesty hears these words, I don't know how sad and disappointed I will be. I will just pretend that I have never been here today."

He fluttered his sleeves and left, stopped again at the door, turned his face sideways and said solemnly: "A lower official is a lower official. He is not a prince, and he can never be a prince."

After saying that, he pushed open the door and walked out without looking back.

The prince sat there and closed his eyes, "Really?"