The Fourth Prince looked at Ning Chen, hesitated, and asked, "That Gaoli Seventh Princess must be hideous, right?"

"Hm?" Ning Chen stared at him, lost. "Why would you say that?"

The Fourth Prince said, "If she were pretty, you'd never have left her for me."

The corner of Ning Chen's mouth twitched. "What's that supposed to mean?"

"I mean, if she were pretty, you'd have kept her for yourself. Would you really have handed her over to me?"

Ning Chen felt a headache coming on. If the man hadn't been a prince, he'd have told him long ago that he was sick in the head.

Ning Chen said wearily, "One, I've never seen this Seventh Princess, but I hear she's very pretty.

Two, Nanyue's Fourth Prince, Kang Luo, asked for her hand. If she were hideous, would Kang Luo have asked?

Three, I'm the Great Xuan's consort of a princess. However pretty this Seventh Princess is, I can't marry her."

The Fourth Prince's eyes lit up a little.

"So this Gaoli Seventh Princess isn't some ugly troll?"

Ning Chen had no words.

"She's a royal princess, for heaven's sake. How ugly could she possibly be?"

The Fourth Prince scratched his head. "True enough! Hahaha... I knew you wouldn't do me dirty. Look, I brought two jars of wine just to thank you."

Ning Chen's lip curled, and he snorted. "Whoever has the milk is mother, huh? Keep it and drink it yourself, nice and slow!"

He couldn't resist flipping the Fourth Prince off, and then he turned and walked away!

"Don't go! Just a couple of cups?"

Ning Chen ignored him completely.

The Fourth Prince shrugged and turned to Gu Yichun beside him. "Your name's... Gu Yichun?"

"Yes!"

"You drink with me."

"Uh... Forgive me, Fourth Prince. This small man is on duty. I can't drink."

The Fourth Prince pouted. "Suit yourself. This prince will go drink with the girls at the courtesans' quarter."

The Fourth Prince went off happily with the two jars of wine in his arms.

You couldn't really blame him for thinking so. Ning Chen was…