CHAPTER 505: CHAPTER 505 GRATITUDE

Princess Fu Yun’s heart was about to leap out of her throat with anxiety.

She knew she was being held by Su Chong.

But being held only made her more frightened.

She struggled to get down, but Su Chong wouldn’t let her.

She was swept away in Su Chong’s arms as the anger burned in the eyes of the Heir of Duke Chong.

Everyone on the boat could feel the fury of the Heir of Duke Chong.

The Heir of Uncle Yongcheng’s face turned green.

He had helped the Heir of Duke Chong with such a brilliant plan, but instead of benefiting the heir, it ended up benefiting that bandit!

By jumping in front of everyone, Princess Fu Yun’s engagement to Mr. Su was as good as nailed down.

Could it be possible that the Heir of Duke Chong would marry a woman willing to throw herself at another man?

Mr. Su’s move was a declaration of war, a provocation, a flaunt!

The Heir of Duke Chong flung his sleeves and walked to the other side of the boat, returning to his own vessel.

On the boat, the young noble ladies whispered amongst themselves.

"How could Mr. Su let Princess Fu Yun accompany him on the lake outing?"

"Princess Fu Yun actually jumped down as well."

"Did they discover something we don’t know?" one of the noble ladies asked.

Shangguan Feng’er looked sullen.

What on earth was Princess Fu Yun thinking?

How could that bandit compare to her brother?!

She wouldn’t have come out in this scorching sun to play matchmaker for her and her brother!

She was infuriated!

Shangguan Feng’er kept silent, while Princess Yining explained to them, "Princess Fu Yun is engaged to the Young Master of Dongxiang Marquis Mansion."

"Though they aren’t married yet, accompanying Mr. Su on the lake is a bit audacious, but as long as the engagement stands, it’s nothing."

Her words were like a stone that stirred a thousand waves.

The noble ladies were taken aback.

"Princess Fu Yun is engaged to Mr. Su?!"

"When did this happen? Why haven’t we heard?"

Princess Yining returned inside the cabin, smiling, "It happened just a few days ago."

It’s good that Princess Fu Yun was taken away, saving her from constant worry.

As for Shangguan Feng’er and Xie Jinyu, who repeatedly tried to use her and Prince Yu Mansion, Princess Yining had grown quite unfavorable towards them.

Today, she was the one who sent the invitation, so if anything happened, she’d be held accountable.

On another boat.

The Heir of Duke Chong returned to the boat, picked up a wine jug, and poured wine into his mouth.

The spicy liquor burned a fiery path from his throat to his stomach.

He banged the wine jug heavily on the table, the wine dripped down from there.

The Heir of Wu’an Bo looked at the Heir of Uncle Yongcheng and said, "Look at what a bad idea you came up with."

The Heir of Uncle Yongcheng, with a dark expression, replied, "What’s wrong with my idea?"

"What’s good about it?" asked the Heir of Wu’an Bo.

"It benefited Mr. Su!"

The Heir of Uncle Yongcheng coldly said, "We came for a lake outing, how could Mr. Su have known? Someone must have leaked today’s plan."

The Heir of Wu’an Bo said nothing more.

He couldn’t refute the Heir of Uncle Yongcheng’s words.

Even if Mr. Su wasn’t busy, he wouldn’t be so idle as to follow Princess Fu Yun around when she left the mansion.

Even if he was following her, he couldn’t have predicted they’d be on the lake too.

Mr. Su must have known in advance, otherwise, it wouldn’t have happened so coincidentally.

The lake outing was only known to them today, so it wasn’t leaked from their side; it must be a problem on the Heir of Duke Chong’s side.

The Heir of Duke Chong realized this and punched the small table.

The Heir of Uncle Yongcheng advised him not to be angry, saying they could come up with another plan if one failed.

It’s just that next time, they must not slip up again.

Ice-cold light flickered in the Heir of Duke Chong’s eyes.

Next time, he’d reclaim everything with interest!

On the small boat.

Seeing they were far from the ship, Princess Fu Yun softly said, "Could you put me down?"

"No," Su Chong said.

"..."

Princess Fu Yun was at a loss.

She had never encountered someone so straightforward and decisive in her life.

He was domineering without any room for negotiation.

When Su Chong said no, Princess Fu Yun didn’t know how to respond.

Su Chong chuckled to himself.

He’d never seen someone so timid.

No wonder when she saw his sister robbing, she automatically and obediently handed over all her valuables with just a glance.

So timid, it made one want to tease her.

Su Chong frowned slightly, with a serious expression, "My arm’s numb."

Princess Fu Yun, "..."

Princess Fu Yun struggled out of Su Chong’s arms.

She flushed red, looking at Su Chong and said, "I, I..."

But no further words followed after several tries.

Su Chong sat down and said, "Massage my arm."

Princess Fu Yun’s face burned intensely.

She looked around and saw only the boatman rowing.

With embarrassment, she reached for Su Chong’s arm.

Her hands were exquisite, making one want to hold them.

But so weak that Su Chong doubted whether she was massaging his arm or his brocade robe.

Despite both being young ladies, his sister and she were worlds apart.

Not to mention anything else, just this arm massaging.

If he asked his sister to massage his arm, she certainly wouldn’t do it, instead she would deftly bring up their father: I don’t have much strength, do you want me to ask dad to give you a massage?

There’s never a moment when she’s this obedient.

Even with little strength, Su Chong couldn’t ignore it.

"Did you skip breakfast?" Su Chong asked.

The question was so abrupt, Princess Fu Yun was stunned for a moment, "I did, I did eat."

"Then why do you have so little strength?" Su Chong asked further.

"..."

Princess Fu Yun knew she’d been criticized for the lack of strength in her massage.

She slightly increased the pressure.

The boatman glanced at them several times.

Hmm.

This boatman was disguised as a servant from Dongxiang Marquis Mansion.

Seeing how his Young Master used the lady as a maid at their first meeting, he decided to report to Madam later.

"Young Master, it’s almost lunchtime. Should we head back to eat or eat on the boat?" the boatman asked.

Su Chong looked at Princess Fu Yun and said, "Let’s eat on the boat, shall we?"

Princess Fu Yun glanced at the cabin; she didn’t see any food.

Could she say she’d rather eat back at the Prince’s Mansion?

"Let’s stop the boat here," Su Chong said.

The boatman stopped the boat.

Skillfully, he picked up a fishing rod and caught a few fish from the lake.

He kindled a charcoal fire in the copper basin.

Cleaned the fish and handed them to Su Chong.

Su Chong grilled the fish on the boat.

Princess Fu Yun just watched until Su Chong handed her the cooked fish, "Try my cooking."

Princess Fu Yun took the grilled fish; there was no plate or chopsticks.

Following Su Chong’s lead, she had to bite into it directly.

Princess Fu Yun felt her image as a noble lady was going down together with this fish.

Su Chong looked at her and asked, "Why aren’t you speaking?"

Princess Fu Yun glanced at him and quickly lowered her head.

She didn’t know what to say to him.

After a while, she managed to squeeze out, "Thank, thank you."

"Thank me for what?" Su Chong asked with a smile.

Princess Fu Yun thought this man was truly annoying.

He obviously knew, yet he wanted her to be so blunt.

Su Chong reached out and patted her head, "We are engaged, your matters are mine, no need to thank me."