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Chapter 173 Only You Can Catch My Attention

Lu Jialing closed her eyes tightly, frowned slightly, and seemed to be thinking hard about something.

After a while, the corners of her mouth suddenly rose slightly, revealing an imperceptible sneer.

Jiang Qinian, she had heard of this name before.

It is said that he once served as the prefect of Haicheng, but was trapped in a desperate situation because of a case involving official salt and pirates and was nearly executed.

However, fate seemed to play a joke on him. Somehow, her father came to his aid and not only cleared him of suspicion, but also rescued him from prison. Even more surprising was that her father even found him a position as an idle official.

Thinking of this, Lu Jialing couldn't help but feel a complex emotion surge in her heart.

She didn't understand why her father wanted to help Jiang Qinian so much. Was there some unknown secret hidden in this?

There was a hint of doubt and dissatisfaction in her eyes, and she was very confused by her father's actions.

What was so special about Jiang Qinian that made his father spend so much effort on him? There seemed to be a hint of helplessness in his sneer.

Then, Lu Jialing said calmly, "It's Miss Jiang. What do you want to talk to me about?"

A trace of embarrassment flashed across Jiang Yaqi's face. She didn't expect Lu Jialing to be so cold to her.

But she still tried to remain calm, smiled and said, "Oh, I just happened to meet you in the teahouse today, so I came over to say hello to you."

There was a hint of undisguised disappointment in her voice.

Silence stretched between the two of them, as if time had stood still.

Lu Jialing's gaze casually fell outside the window, as if she didn't care about Jiang Yaqi's words.

Jiang Yaqi couldn't help but sigh inwardly. She had originally hoped to chat with Lu Jialing and get closer to her, but now it seems that this was just her wishful thinking.

She hesitated for a moment, but decided to break the awkward silence.

"Ms. Lu, you seem a little unhappy?" Jiang Yaqi asked softly, with a hint of concern in her eyes.

Lu Jialing's gaze slowly moved from elsewhere back to Jiang Yaqi, and the corners of her mouth rose slightly, revealing a polite yet distant smile.

This smile seemed like a mask she carefully crafted to hide her true feelings.

"Ms. Jiang, why do you say that?" Lu Jialing asked back, her voice calm and cold.

She hated self-righteous people like Jiang Yaqi and felt that they were always trying to see through her thoughts.

However, Jiang Yaqi secretly mocked herself in her heart: "Your unhappiness is clearly written on your face, do you still need to ask?"

But she couldn't talk to Lu Jialing directly like this, because she wanted to curry favor with Lu Jialing, so she couldn't let her hate her.

"Oh, I saw Miss Lu was worried and staring out the window in a daze, so I asked a little bit." Jiang Yaqi answered somewhat embarrassedly.

Hearing this, Lu Jialing glanced at her coldly, then pursed her lips and said to herself coldly: "It doesn't matter! Xiaomei, let's go downstairs to see if the carriage has arrived. Staying here will only spoil the fun."

Xiaomei immediately understood what Lu Jialing meant. She quickly put down the tea set that she had almost untouched, paid for the tea promptly, and then followed Lu Jialing downstairs.

Jiang Yaqi watched Lu Jialing and her servant leave the teahouse. The anger in her heart burned like a flame. She was so angry that she couldn't help but stomped her feet on the spot, and her pretty face was full of unwillingness.

"Isn't it just that he has a father who is the prime minister? Lu Jialing, why are you so proud? If you didn't have a father like that, you would be worse than a chicken."

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the other side.

Jiang Yimo and Feng Wuhen were galloping back to the Evil King's Palace, the sound of horse hooves echoing in the silent night.

Jiang Yimo suddenly broke the silence and jokingly said, "That Miss Lu just now seemed to be quite interested in you. She seemed to want to talk to you. Why did you ignore her?"

There was a hint of curiosity in her tone, mixed with a hint of a smile.

Feng Wuhen raised his eyebrows when he heard this, and his eyes revealed a hint of indifference. His voice was like the breeze in the cold night, and he responded coldly: "This king has never been interested in this kind of woman, so why should I chat with her?"

There was a sense of arrogance and disdain in his words, as if the attention paid to him by those women could not move his heart at all.

Jiang Yimo smiled slightly, as if she was not surprised by Feng Wuhen's answer.

She knew his character very well. He was always indifferent to emotional matters and was not easily moved by women. However, a different emotion surged in her heart, a warm feeling.

Feng Wuhen felt Jiang Yimo's gaze. He turned to look at her. The indifference in his eyes gradually melted away, revealing a hint of imperceptible tenderness.

He whispered, "There are many women in the world, but you are the only one who can attract my attention."

His voice was low and magnetic, as if conveying a special emotion to Jiang Yimo.

A blush appeared on Jiang Yimo's face. She lowered her head, and was secretly happy in her heart.

She understood that Feng Wuhen's words were not spoken casually, but were from the heart. At this moment, she felt his special attention to her, and this feeling made her heart warm.

Their eyes met, as if there was a silent understanding flowing between them.

The carriage was plunged into an awkward atmosphere again...

Then, it was Feng Wuhen who broke the silence.

"Two days ago, my father gave the eldest brother the daughter of the Lu family. She will be the future Princess Sui, so I can't get too close to her, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble and attract criticism."

Jiang Yimo was really surprised when she heard this. She asked with a puzzled look on her face: "The boss you are talking about, is it Sui Wang Fengyili?"

Feng Wuhen sighed helplessly and responded: "If it's not him, who else could it be?" He muttered to himself that this little girl didn't even know his boss. She was really ignorant.

Jiang Yimo continued to ask: "I have heard that Prince Sui is the emperor's eldest son, born to the current queen, but isn't he already married?"

"Unfortunately, Princess Sui contracted a strange disease two months ago and eventually passed away without leaving any children. That's why my father was so anxious to find another marriage for Prince Sui and let Prime Minister Lu's legitimate daughter marry him." Feng Wuhen explained briefly.

After hearing the news, Jiang Yimo could only be a spectator at best, after all, these things had nothing to do with her.

Then, the two of them chatted about this and that.

Their carriage continued to move forward and soon stopped in front of the evil king's palace.

But the moment their carriage stopped, Feng Wuhen suddenly reached out and hugged Jiang Yimo, kissing her little mouth.

Jiang Yimo reacted and pushed him away. With an embarrassed face as bright as clouds, she jumped off the carriage first and rushed into the Evil King's Palace in one go.