C108 Chapter 108

This person was none other than the daughter of the Minister of Ministry of Revenue, Li Lan, whom Duan Shuang had refused the other day.

Jiegeng put down the flower, her face full of doubt. "May I know what this young lady means by saying that?"

"Why? Are you still pretending to be high and mighty now? "Disdain could be seen in Li Gu's words.

"Li Sheng, what does it have to do with you?" Qi Han's interest was greatly reduced when he saw Li Lan.

"Qi Han, don't be fooled by this girl. Don't think that you are innocent. In fact, you have a lot of tricks up your sleeve!" Li Sheng glared at Jiegeng.

"Do you think everyone is like you?! Hypocrite." Qi Han retorted mercilessly.

"Young Master Qi, may I ask who this is?" Jiegeng took advantage of the gap and quickly asked. She could not be scolded for no reason and still not know who the person who scolded her was!

"The daughter of the Minister of Ministry of Revenue, Li Sheng." Qi Han said unhappily.

"Qi Han, don't look down on me! You have to know that I'm ashamed of being inferior to this princess in front of you. I really can't learn her means. " Even Li Sheng's words began to turn sour.

After feeling jealous, Jiegeng reacted.

From the looks of it, she did not seem to like Qi Han. Could it be that this was another girl who admired Duan Shuang?

Jiegeng sighed helplessly.

"What? You can't bear to throw away this flower?" Li Sheng cast a disdainful glance at the flower in Jiegeng's hand.

Jiegeng did not want to misunderstand and directly returned the flower to Qi Han.

Qi Han noticed Jiegeng's intention and hurriedly stopped her, "Why bother with her? It's just a flower. If you don't like it, just throw it away."

"Li Lan, follow me. I have something to say to you." Qi Han was obviously a little angry.

"What? Do you want to continue our relationship? I'm sorry, I really don't like you." Li Sheng's entire body was resisting.

"You don't like me?" Qi Han laughed loudly, "That's right. Everyone in the city knows that you have expressed your love to Zhen'an King. It's a pity that he doesn't even care about you!"

"Be careful with your words!"

"Alright, stop making a fool of yourself here. You can either talk here or follow me somewhere else. Choose for yourself." If Qi Han didn't want to lose face in front of Jiegeng, he wouldn't want to leave Li Lan.

"Let's go. Who's afraid of who?" Li Lan looked at Qi Han arrogantly.

"Princess, I will be back in a moment." Qi Han gave Jiegeng a generous smile before leaving.

After Qi Han and Li Sheng left, Jiegeng immediately left.

Waiting for you here, who knows how many more people will come forward to provoke you. I'd better stay away from this playboy.

Jiegeng was secretly lucky.

While Jiegeng was wandering around in boredom, her hand was still holding the flower that Qi Han had given her earlier.

Jiegeng sized up this flower. It was blooming beautifully and it was indeed very beautiful. If it was directly thrown into the grass, she would really be a little reluctant.

"You are really bold!" Lau Yunyan saw that Jiegeng was alone and could not wait to come out and find trouble.

"Miss Liu, what happened to me?" Jiegeng only wanted to look at the sky and sigh. Who did she provoke? Why did everyone make things difficult for her?

"You have been caught red-handed." Lau Yunyan smiled complacently. "The flower in your hand is obviously the Peony Flower planted by the Empress. You actually dare to pick it privately! This time, even if you have an enormous excuse, you won't be able to escape punishment. " Lau Yunyan was pleased with herself.

"Aiya, isn't that the flower that the Empress loves the most?"

"Yeah, the big red peony with golden edges is a very rare and precious flower. Who is this woman? How dare she pick it at will!"

"The Empress has come! At this time, she really is miserable."

"Paying respects to the Empress!" As soon as the Empress walked in, all the women knelt down in salute.

"All of you, get up." The Empress nodded.

"How noisy was this place just now, what happened?"

"Replying to your Ladyship, this Bai Jiegeng is bold to actually dare to secretly pluck the Golden Edge Peony that you regard as a treasure." Lau Yunyan seized the opportunity and immediately went forward to report.

The peony flower in Jiegeng's hands at this moment immediately became a hot potato.

This Qi Han actually gave her such a big trouble! Did he come to mess with me on purpose?

The Empress looked at Jiegeng's Peony Flower and her expression immediately turned ugly.

"Jiegeng once again asks for forgiveness from the Empress." No matter what, show her sincere attitude. "But this Peony Flower really wasn't picked by me."

"Oh, you are Jiegeng?" The Empress's eyes lit up, "The Emperor newly bestowed Princess Renxi?"

"Replying to the Empress, yes."

The fury in the Empress's heart immediately dissipated by half. This was the wife that Duan Shuang had personally decided on. Even if she plucked a golden peony, it was still understandable. After all, a woman who could walk together with someone with Duan Shuang's temperament... It must be similar to Duan Shuang. Furthermore, she was clearly the one Duan Shuang was protecting. If she were to get angry with Duan Shuang, he would only bring trouble to himself if she tried to protect him for a short period of time.

Lau Yunyan could clearly feel the change in the Empress's attitude, but because of her jealousy, she was unwilling to let go of this opportunity.

"Empress, although she is a princess, after all, she had secretly destroyed her imperial belongings and discovered it."

The Empress looked at Lau Yunyan and felt unhappy in her heart. Her elder sister, Consort Liang, had repeatedly fought for favour in the Palace and caused a mess in the Inner Palace. This younger sister was also not a person to worry about.

"Empress, since Princess Renxi has already admitted her mistake, a small punishment will suffice. After all, today is the Mid-Autumn Festival. The punishment is too excessive, it would hurt the harmony." Ho Lingloong suddenly walked out and seemed to be kind as she pleaded for Jiegeng's forgiveness.

When her words came out, it was clear that she had determined Jiegeng's crime of privately destroying the royal property. The Empress had yet to say whether she should punish or not and at this moment, she was thinking about how to punish.

"Princess Linglong, there is no need for you to pretend to have good intentions here." Jiegeng immediately looked coldly at Ho Lingloong, "I already said that I did not pluck this flower."

"Princess Renxi." Ho Lingloong was smiling and in her heart, she had already cursed Jiegeng for being so different. "This flower is in your hands. Don't tell me... This flower can even fly onto your hands? I'm helping you out of good intentions. If you don't appreciate it, then forget it. Why do you have to slander me?" Ho Lingloong's pitiful appearance made the noble ladies present begin to have bias in their hearts.

"Royal brother, when did you come?" The Empress was just about to end this farce when she noticed Duan Shuang behind her.

Jiegeng turned around and saw Duan Shuang.

Ho Lingloong secretly smiled complacently. Your Royal Highness, now you should know who is the kind and virtuous person!

Duan Shuang's aura was definitely not fake. Among the noble ladies present, other than a few who had some contact with him, the rest immediately lowered their heads automatically. They were so scared that they did not even have the courage to look directly at him.

"I just finished discussing the state affairs with Imperial Brother and came over."

"What happened today? I can't even invite you here, why are you here today?"

Duan Shuang did not say anything. He walked directly to Jiegeng's side.

"Imperial Sister-in-law, you have already invited the girl that I love. How can I not come?"

As soon as Duan Shuang said those words, Jiegeng immediately choked on her own words. She was so anxious that she kept coughing.

On the other hand, Ho Lingloong and Lau Yunyan quickly turned black face. The rest of the noble ladies also turned pale.

Jiegeng did not expect that Duan Shuang would so easily reveal the relationship between the two of them in public.

"What happened to you?" Duan Shuang asked with concern.

"I was scared to death by you!" Jiegeng immediately scolded without any mercy.

However, Jiegeng's "scolding" once again shocked the noble ladies present.

Not long ago, there was actually a girl who dared to shout at Zhen'an King like that. This Princess Renxi was not a simple character.

"Your mental endurance is not that weak?" Duan Shuang teased.

The Empress was also stunned for a moment. She had never seen Duan Shuang like this before. However, the Empress instantly regained her dignity.

"Imperial Sister-in-law, can you give all the golden peonies here to me?"

"You have never asked me for anything before." The Empress smiled, "If you like them, move them back to the residence."

"Thank you, Imperial Sister-in-law." Duan Shuang smiled faintly, "But, not to my mansion, but to Jiegeng's mansion."

"What are you doing?" Jiegeng immediately pulled on Duan Shuang's sleeve.

"I'm trying to please you!" Duan Shuang did not avoid being surrounded by so many people. "Next time you like something, just tell me directly."

Lau Yunyan and Ho Lingloong immediately felt as if they were heavily slapped in the mouth.

"No, you guys really misunderstood." At this moment, Jiegeng only had one head and two big ones.

"I really didn't pick this flower. It was given to me by someone else!"

"Giving it to me?" Duan Shuang's expression suddenly changed.

Jiegeng nodded with all her might, totally not noticing Duan Shuang's change.

"Sister, this has nothing to do with Princess Renxi!" Qi Han suddenly rushed in.

"Why are you in such a hurry? You don't look good at all!" When the Empress saw Qi Han, she couldn't help but scold him.

"Elder sister, I am afraid that you will punish Princess Renxi." Qi Han took a breath and said, "I plucked this peony and gave it to the princess. It has nothing to do with her!"

When the Empress heard this, she looked at Duan Shuang and immediately became anxious. "You little rascal, what nonsense are you spouting? There's nothing for you here, there's no need for you to come out and act big. Step down."

"Elder sister, I didn't do that, this is really mine. At that time, Li Sheng was also present. If you don't believe me, go ask her! " Qi Han did not know what had happened here just now. He only heard the Empress ask Jiegeng about the matter of the golden border peony. I rushed over immediately.

"You said you gave this flower to me?" Duan Shuang asked Qi Han coldly.

"Yes!" Qi Han was quite confident. "Zhen'an King, why are you meddling in this matter? I'm giving flowers to other girls, are you meddling in this as well?"

Jiegeng used all her strength to give Qi Han a look, signaling him to stop talking.

However, Qi Han had misunderstood Jiegeng's meaning.

"Princess Renxi, you don't have to worry. Nothing will happen!"

Jiegeng silently lowered her head. There was nothing she could do.

"I naturally don't care what you do. But your hand is long enough? The woman who gave me flowers?" Duan Shuang's words were filled with anger.

"What woman?" Qi Han returned in a carefree manner. Suddenly, he stopped.

"What do you mean? You're saying that she's your woman!" Qi Han pointed at Jiegeng and asked in surprise.

At this moment, Jiegeng's head was almost buried in front of her chest.

It's over, it's over. If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have listened to my elder sister. Why would I try to see if he was jealous? Looking at his current appearance, I'm afraid he would eat me!

Shihan watched the show for a long time before finally revealing her face with a smile.

When Qi Han saw Shihan, he immediately went up to scold her. "Didn't you say that it was set outside of the capital? How could it be him!?"

"They did go to Anyang together. I didn't lie." Shihan made a face at him.

"You tricked me!" Qi Han suppressed his voice and gritted his teeth.

"That was your first sexual desire. Who can you blame? You deserve it!"

"Young Master Qi, I'm waiting for your answer!" Through their conversation, Duan Shuang had a rough idea of what had happened.

Looking at Jiegeng who did not even dare to raise her head, Duan Shuang was both angry and laughing.

"Zhen'an King, it was a misunderstanding. I really did not know about this..." Qi Han used his hand to compare with Jiegeng. When he saw Duan Shuang's gaze, he immediately withdrew his hand.

"Zhen'an King, I promise that I will never get within three feet of Princess Renxi in the future!" After saying that, relying on the fact that his empress sister was still there, he immediately ran away.

The Empress immediately came out to smooth things over. "My younger brother, my younger brother, doesn't know propriety. Don't fuss about it with her. Whatever Jiegeng still likes, I'll reward them all."

"Jiegeng, thank the Empress. There are many treasures in the Empress's palace." Duan Shuang mentioned Jiegeng.

"Thank you, Empress." At this moment, Jiegeng was trembling with fear.

The Empress could only smile bitterly at this moment. "You haven't gone to greet the Empress yet, right?"

Duan Shuang nodded his head. He originally wanted to say something to Jiegeng, so he could only give up. "I'll deal with you when I come back!"

After saying this, Duan Shuang left with the Empress.

After Jiegeng watched Duan Shuang leave, she caught Shihan and said, "Sister, it's all your fault. You must have made a big deal out of this!"

"So I only wanted to mess with that Qi Han. Who would have thought that you would play yourself in?" Shihan hurriedly pushed the blame away.

"Sister, how could you be like this?" When she remembered the last words Duan Shuang said before he left, Jiegeng felt her heart skip a beat.

Looking at the many golden peonies in her hands, Jiegeng directly threw her to Shihan.

"This flower is so beautiful, isn't it a pity to throw it away just like that?" Shihan's playfulness was still being eliminated.

"Aunt asked you to take care of me well. This is how you take care of me. Be careful that I will report you in front of Aunt! "

" Aiya, I'm so scared! " Shihan deliberately pretended to be flustered. In an instant, she returned to normal. "You're not going back."

Jiegeng was tightly pinched by Shihan and wanted to throw a tantrum at her but there was no other way.

"So that Qi Han is the Empress's younger brother!" Jiegeng tidied her mind. "Then why do you like to play with him so much? Although he is a bit slutty, he is not a bad person!"

Just based on the fact that he was willing to come out and clarify the matter, Jiegeng still had a good impression of Qi Han.

"Cousin, when did you come back?" Shihan suddenly opened her eyes wide and looked behind her.

Jiegeng was so scared that she immediately turned around and saw that there was no one behind her. Only then did she know that she had been tricked again!

"Sister, this is too much!" Jiegeng's heart was almost scared out of her chest.

"Alright, alright. I won't tease you anymore! I swear." Shihan even raised three fingers if it was something else.

" However, you are so afraid of him. This is not allowed. "