Huangfu Chuchu walked to the end and was blocked by a person at the corner of the corridor.
"Rong Zhan?" She frowned, "Why are you here?"
"I'll wait for you here." Rong Zhan narrowed his eyes, his handsome eyebrows covered with an indescribable color, "What do you think of what Miss Hu just said?"
Huangfu Chuchu was silent for a moment, and Youyou raised an eyebrow at him: "You stopped here just to tell me this?"
Rong Zhan said nothing, obviously acquiescing.
"You want to discuss marriage?"
"Young lady has already begun to talk about marriage. I am one year older than young lady." Rong Zhan approached her and said in a deep voice, "There are so many men here today. Do you like any of them?"
Huangfu Chuchu said in a nonchalant tone: "Have you not gone to see it yet?"
"Most of the gentlemen invited here are known to the lady."
"So what?" Huangfu Chuchu squinted his eyes, "What exactly do you want to say?"
"If Miss falls in love with someone today..." Rong Zhan raised his hand to lift her hair from her temples, his eyes filled with meaning, "Can you also let me choose a woman to get married to?"
Huangfu Chuchu was startled by his actions. When he heard these words, his expression changed slightly: "You want to get married? With whom?"
Rong Zhan said nothing.
"You have a crush on Hu Yue?"
Rong Zhan slowly shook his head: "I think the fifth princess is good."
When Huangfu Chuchu heard this, his expression was a little confused for a moment: "What did you say?"
"Isn't being a royal consort more prestigious than being an ordinary official's son-in-law?" Rong Zhan's eyes were burning, "What do you think, Miss?"
"You are sick." Huangfu Chuchu said firmly, raising his hand and waving away his restless paws, "You are still very sick."
After leaving these words, she was about to leave.
However, a strong force from the side directly pulled her over, and Huangfu Chuchu suddenly fell into a hard chest without any precautions. She subconsciously screamed, and then she was firmly restrained by a pair of hands, unable to move.
"What are you doing?" Huangfu Chuchu became angry, "Rong Zhan, you-"
"Miss, do you think I'm a younger brother?" Rong Zhan trapped her in his arms. When their eyes met, the suppressed and paranoid emotions in his eyes could no longer be concealed. "What will happen to Miss if I have any wrong thoughts about Miss?"
"Let me go!"
"The lady said that I am sick, is it because I dare to think of the princess, or is it because the lady is unwilling to let me propose marriage?"
"you--"
"What are you doing?"
Time seemed to stand still for an instant. Rong Zhan slowly raised his head and saw Huangfu Lingfeng standing not far away. His expression was cold and his expression revealed unfathomable calm.
Huangfu Chuchu broke free from his arms, raised her hand and slapped him, "Pah!"
The voice was so loud that even Huangfu Lingfeng was a little shocked. He glanced at Rong Zhan with complicated eyes, and five finger prints clearly appeared on his face, which looked particularly eye-catching.
The air was slightly frozen for a moment, and there seemed to be a subtle atmosphere lingering around.
Huangfu Chuchu actually regretted it after the slap. She looked at the fingerprints on Rong Zhan's face. In addition to regret, she was also a little worried. The slap seemed to tell her elder brother that she was forced by Rong Zhan.
In this case, the eldest brother should be dissatisfied with Rong Zhan, right?
Fortunately, there weren't many people passing by, otherwise... However, Huangfu Chuchu quickly thought that Rong Zhan's behavior was reckless and unruly, and she wasn't angry yet. She deserved to be blamed or even punished by her elder brother. What was she worried about?
"Rong Zhan." Huangfu Lingfeng pointed the finger at Rong Zhan, "What are you doing?"
Rong Zhan was silent for a moment: "Just like what the prince saw."
"Insolent!" Huangfu Lingfeng's face turned cold, "Not to mention your identity, if you do such an unethical thing in broad daylight regardless of the difference between men and women, all the sage books you have read over the years will be read into the dog's belly.
Gone?"
Huangfu Chuchu frowned. His eldest brother's righteous lectures sounded real, but had he forgotten his lawless behavior in the past?
Book of sages?
How could anyone in the Huangfu family talk about the books of sages all day long?
However, the eldest brother has always been strict with Rong Zhan. Although he has gotten better in the past two years, that is because Rong Zhan is both civilized and military, and he acts thoughtfully and never does anything he shouldn't do.
However, today I was caught red-handed...
Just as Huangfu Chuchu was about to say something, Rong Zhan had already spoken: "It's my fault. I have inappropriate thoughts about the young lady. Please punish me."
Huangfu Lingfeng's voice was indifferent: "Go to the ancestral hall and kneel."
Huangfu Chuchu's expression changed: "Brother——"
"Yes." Rong Zhan didn't defend himself and quickly turned around and left.
When Huangfu Chuchu saw this, he couldn't help but frown, "He didn't do anything."
"Do you think his behavior is right?" Huangfu Lingfeng frowned, "Do you allow him to do this?"
Huangfu Chuchu was stunned, Rong Zhan's behavior was certainly wrong.
Regardless of his status in the Huangfu family, at least he is a man and has been taught by the Huangfu family - even if all these are put aside, the rule of "no intimacy between men and women" is enough to convict his behavior.
What's more, the purpose of her mother's birthday banquet today was to discuss marriage. The Huangfu family invited many noble sons from aristocratic families. If those people saw Rong Zhan behaving like this, they would definitely think that the relationship between the two was inappropriate, which would damage her reputation.
.
It may even attract abuse.
Huangfu Chuchu was silent for a while: "Brother, Rong Zhan..."
"He is seventeen years old, not seven." Huangfu Lingfeng's eyes were cold and majestic, "He should know what to do and what not to do."
Huangfu Chuchu was speechless. Although his eldest brother rarely spoke in such a serious tone, what he said was indeed the truth.
But she still wanted to defend Rong Zhan, because going to the ancestral hall meant taking action against the family. If she didn't defend herself, Rong Zhan might be severely punished.
"Just because he is seventeen years old, he may..." Huangfu Chuchu thought carefully about his words, "He is a little in love, and I have the most contact with her. Can eldest brother understand?"
"He likes you?"
Huangfu Chuchu was suffocated and nodded slowly: "There is indeed a hint of this."
"What about you?" Huangfu Lingfeng frowned, "You like him too?"
Huangfu Chuchu hesitated for a moment, "I don't know, I always regarded him as my younger brother."
younger brother?
Huangfu Lingfeng's eyes were subtle, "He is older than you."
"I know." Huangfu Chuchu frowned, suddenly feeling a little upset, "But I do regard him as my younger brother."
Huangfu Lingfeng pondered for a moment: "If you have no intention of him, stop thinking about him as soon as possible. I will ask mother to pay attention to see if you can arrange a marriage for him."
Huangfu Chuchu frowned, "Isn't it too early?"
"Seventeen is still too early?"
"My eldest brother is already twenty, isn't he not married yet?"
"Am I the same as him?" Huangfu Lingfeng frowned, "Even if I wait until I am forty before getting married, at least I will not refuse to be close to a woman."
Huangfu Chuchu was immediately speechless.
"Let's go." Huangfu Lingfeng turned around and walked back, "Mother asked me to come over and take a look. I want to ask you privately what you think of those young masters from aristocratic families."