Chapter 1192 (1/2)

Chapter 1192

Chapter 1192 Agreement of Ten Exchanges

“Long Chen, do I look pretty with the phoenix hairpin?” Xia Youluo turned her head back and forth slowly . She looked at Long Chen expectantly .

“Even if you didn’t wear them, you’d still be very beautiful . ”

Long Chen smiled . Xia Youluo truly was very beautiful . Although she couldn’t compare to Meng Qi or Tang Wan-er, she was definitely a figure capable of bringing about the downfall of a nation . Furthermore, she possessed an innate air of n.o.bility which made her even more attractive .

“Hehe, I’m happy you’re learning how to talk properly . ” Xia Youluo smiled excitedly, giving Long Chen some rare praise .

“Are you saying I didn’t know how to talk properly before?” demanded Long Chen .

“Hehe, for some unknown reason, I’m happiest when I’m with you . ” Xia Youluo smiled .

“Oh? Were you not happy just now?” asked Long Chen .

Xia Youluo turned red . Looking at Han Wenjun’s back, she whispered, “I used to really like him . Sometimes I even dreamed about him . So I was happy to see him and extremely excited to receive a gift from him . However, I don’t know why, but I feel a kind of pressure at the same time that makes my heart uneasy . I think I’m afraid . ”

“Afraid of what?” asked Long Chen curiously .

“I’m not sure . But while being with him does make me very excited, it also gives me a feeling of unease . But being with you, although I’m not happy or excited, I feel very peaceful . It’s a very warm kind of feeling . ” Xia Youluo looked at Long Chen with a smile .

Long Chen raged, “Tch, do you know how to talk properly? Being with me doesn’t make you happy or excited? Then what are you doing entangling me?! Hmph, I’m mad now . If you’re so unhappy, then hand over the wine I gave you . ”

Xia Youluo smiled at Long Chen who feigned anger . Today, she had finally seen the Han Wenjun she had been thinking about day and night, but now that she did, she felt a strange feeling .

She had always greatly adored Han Wenjun . Her room was even filled with portraits of him . She was infatuated with the romantic stories that came from the Grand Han, and she also longed to have a warm, intimate man looking after her .

As the princess of the Grand Xia, she didn’t have many close relations.h.i.+ps . Her father and mother were all busy with politics, while her brothers and sisters were focused on cultivation and studying the ways to rule a nation . The only one who she could count on to spend time with her was her brother Xia Yunchong .

But a big brother’s love was not enough for a young maiden in the springtime of her youth . The first time she saw that grand, handsome, and tender Han Wenjun, she had been left with a deep impression and unable to extricate herself from it .

Then she had become engrossed with the romantic stories that circulated out of the Grand Han . She had longed even more for those kinds of intense romantic feelings .

But Long Chen’s arrival had unconsciously changed her thoughts . Long Chen was incomparably domineering and didn’t pamper her at all . He would scold her, curse her, and make her cry several times out of anger .

And yet he also treated her especially well sometimes . He had been willing to split half of that incredibly precious wine with her, making her exceptionally grateful .

Furthermore, he was like a deep well . He didn’t look very conspicuous on the outside, and yet no one could tell how deep he was . As someone who dared to swindle the Wine G.o.d Palace’s people of their wine, he had to have huge guts .

The more she was with Long Chen, the less she understood him . He was like a riddle that made her want to solve him .

He was sometimes domineering, sometimes amiable, sometimes petty, sometimes magnanimous . Sometimes a sentence from him would make her laugh, and sometimes it would make her cry .

Originally, Xia Youluo hadn’t really felt this . But now that she saw Han Wenjun, when she compared the two, she felt the feeling of danger and mystery around Long Chen was much more attractive, making Han Wenjun’s charisma seem much weaker .

Furthermore, being with Long Chen made her feel peaceful, as if whatever happened, he would be able to handle it easily .

Now that Long Chen looked like a child demanding his toy back with his fake anger and his extended hand, she felt it to be extremely funny .

“Nice try . The things that enter my hands are mine forever! You should give up on that thought,” said Xia Youluo .

Just at this time, they entered the inner gate of the imperial city, and there was a red carpet in front of them leading to a grand palace .

This palace was used by the Grand Xia to welcome and entertain guests . It was extremely s.p.a.cious, and once they were inside, they had to go through all kinds of special etiquettes and sequences before they were able to take a seat .

This was no ordinary family feast . The tables were low to the ground tables that could only be seated by two people on each side .

Long Chen wasn’t a prince, so he had no qualifications to sit at the top . He found a table for himself that was near the edge .

He had only just sat down when a burst of fragrance blew over . Xia Youluo had actually also come .

“Girl, are you drunk? Your spot’s up there . ” Long Chen pointed to the main spots at the front . The banquet hall was split into two parts, one for the main characters and one for the minor characters . Naturally, the first part was meant for the princes and princesses . For Xia Youluo to come here was unsuitable to her status .

“You’re the one who is drunk . Sitting up there is so constricting . Just the toasting, blessings, salutations, and return etiquettes are enough to exhaust someone to death . I don’t want to go through that, so move over a bit . Why is your b.u.t.t so big? Are you trying to take up two seats on your own?” Xia Youluo forced Long Chen to scooch over .