Chapter 284 (2/2)

”Guests, please continue going upstairs,” the waiter earnestly requested.

If she was in modern-day Ji Man would think this was a scene where someone was about to propose. But, she was in ancient times, ah. Who would do something like that in ancient times...

”Princess Pengyue.” A voice interrupted Ji Man's train of thought.

On the third floor, the second prince was quietly sitting in his wheelchair. There wasn't much expression on his face, and the dark-colored embroidery on his silvery robe looked a bit old.

Pengyue's expression slightly changed as she looked at him with a frowning face. Ning Mingjie directly went in front of her to protectively guard her and asked the second prince, ”Your Highness, why are you here?”

The second prince, Zhao Li, pursed his lips and said, ”I have something I want to say to the princess.”

”Second prince, this one is afraid that this would be a bit inappropriate.” Ning Mingjie turned his head back and said to Pengyue. ”Your Highness, we should leave this place.”

”If he dares to speak, why should I be afraid to listen?” Pengyue lightly harrumphed and walked around him. When she reached the second prince's side, she slightly narrowed her eyes and asked, ”What is it that you want to say?”

”Your Highness, would you mind going to a private room to talk?” Zhao Li slightly raised his eyebrows.

Pengyue looked at his legs, then she pursed her lips and said, ”Alright.”

”Your Highness.” Ji Man didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Was Pengyue a young child? The second prince's motive was so obvious. He was definitely going to talk about marriage. Why did she still want to follow him?

”Don't worry.” Pengyue raised the whip in her hand and said, ”I know martial arts, and he's a person that doesn't even had the strength to truss a chicken. What could he possibly do to me?”

Ji Man glanced at Ning Mingjie and said, ”Then, Sangyu and Sir Ning will wait in the neighboring room. Your Highness, if anything comes up, just yell my name.”

Pengyue nodded. She went around the second prince and helpfully pushed the second prince's wheelchair into the private room.

Zhao Li was stunned for a moment.

Ji Man pushed open the neighboring room's doors and looked at Ning Mingjie as she said, ”Young Master, please come.”

Since they had already come into this teahouse, there was no way for her to stop anything now. Out of all the possible people, Ning Mingjie had been the last person she would expect to interfere with her plan.

”Young Master, what are your plans?”

After Prince Gong's daughter had been bestowed onto the third prince, Ning Mingjie hadn't done anything other than planning on going to the battlefield to fight. Ji Man had thought it was because he was a good-natured person.

But, at some unknown point, he had decided to become the second prince's matchmaker? Moreover, he had grasped the key point of Pengyue's personality very well and used reverse psychology to lure her Pengyue's interest. And, during this entire time, she hadn't noticed Ning Mingjie's hidden intention.

As it turned out, this was the reason why he had used the excuse of Luoqi's pregnancy to refuse her attempt to be their matchmaker. At the time, she had thought his heart was simply troubled. But, really... it had just been a cla.s.sic case of a woman being unable to out-scheme a man.

Ning Mingjie let out a low sigh and said, ”Madam, you should just spend your time taking care of the marquis. You don't need to concern yourself with so many other things.”

Ji Man tapped the table. Feeling as if she was missing something, she asked, ”Sangyu just doesn't understand. Why is it the second prince?”

Translator Ramblings: What do you guys think of the plot twist?

P.S. Ji Man thinks that Ning Mingjie is doing this because he's upset that the third prince took his bride, but that might not necessarily be true. She's a very unreliable narrator.