Guan Fangyi, standing beside them, curled her lips in a coldly mocking smile. She was quite displeased that Niu Youdao could instantly settle himself and move on to serious business. If that was not cold-blooded and heartless, what was? At the very least, as a woman, she felt Shang Shuqing was not worth it.
She was not blind. She could see that Shang Shuqing had bitten her lips until they bled.
Were it her, she would have dearly loved to poke through that paper window and see how that fellow could keep playing dumb.
Of course, she also knew Shang Shuqing could never do such a thing. That face of hers, more or less, still made Shang Shuqing feel inferior, as though she had no right to entertain improper hopes.
She could not help pierce that veil either, for fear Shang Shuqing could not bear Niu Youdao's ruthlessness. If Niu Youdao rejected her in public, that wound would likely haunt Shang Shuqing for the rest of her life. Perhaps vaguely playing dumb was the best choice.
There were some things everyone understood. Guan Fangyi herself understood that a man like Niu Youdao could never want a woman who looked like such an ugly freak.
The truth might be hard to accept, but that was reality.
Shang Shuqing had no idea what major matter her face was entangled in. "Sister Hong did ask me. I thought over it carefully too, but I truly cannot recall Father King ever mentioning any clues. He only told me to go to the Shangqing Sect and find Mr. Dongguo, but Mr. Dongguo has long since passed away."
Niu Youdao said, "County Princess, as far as I know, Prince Ning and my master once plotted a major undertaking. This matter was no trifling one. Given Prince