"Your Highnesses, pardon the intrusion."
The voice from outside was deep and pleasant, entirely different from the one they had heard earlier, without the slightest trace of drunkenness.
Jiang Tinghuai looked up and signaled to an attendant in the room, who went straight to the door and opened it.
With a sharp creak, the man outside stepped in.
-and as he walked, he began removing the disguise from his face.
As the disguise peeled away bit by bit, his entire bearing underwent an earth-shattering transformation.
By the time he reached the table, he seemed to have performed a miraculous transformation, changing from the wastrel in the main hall into a graceful gentleman with a mysterious air and formidable martial skills.
[Wow-Sister Yuexi really does have good taste!]
Look at those broad shoulders and that narrow waist, those sword-sharp brows and star-bright eyes, look at-
Jiang Tinghuai coughed softly, cutting off the little girl's effusive inward praise, and nodded courteously. "Prince Jingyuan."
Yu Luojing paused in surprise, then broke into a smile. "I'm honored that Your Highness still remembers me."
Jiang Tinghuai raised a hand in invitation, asking Yu Luojing to sit.
The little girl, who had just been praising Yu Luojing nonstop, seemed to have uncovered some new information. Her lips suddenly curled, and her inner voice turned unfriendly.
[Huh?! He staged that whole performance just to ruin Sister Yuexi's reputation?! And Crown Prince Brother even invited him to sit so politely!]
The instant her temper flared, she became a merciless fault-finding machine, even throwing her Crown Prince Brother a glare. [Hmph!]
Jiang Tinghuai: "..."
"???" You didn't mention that just now!
How was he supposed to know Prince Jingyuan was that sort of person?!
But-
*Hadn't the little girl just said this was a plan Yuexi and he had