"Daddy, I want to sit with Big Brother Wei Luo!" Before they set off, Dan Xueyao tugged at Dan Linghai's sleeve and pleaded.
Dan Linghai deliberately put on a stern face and looked at his daughter. "Xueyao, do you know that there should be propriety between men and women? Are you very familiar with that Wei Luo?"
"Daddy! If it weren't for Big Brother Wei Luo coming to save me, I would definitely have been killed by that vicious man, Pan Xintian. I just want to thank Big Brother Wei Luo properly. Please let me sit with him!"
"Xueyao, don't tell me you've fallen for that Wei Luo?" Dan Linghai joked with his daughter.
"Daddy, don't talk nonsense in front of Big Brother Wei Luo! I just appreciate him!" Dan Xueyao refused to admit that she had feelings for Wei Shuxuan, but the blush on her cheeks had already betrayed her maidenly heart.
"Alright, alright. Don't think your father doesn't know what's on your mind. But remember to protect yourself. That Wei Luo doesn't seem like an irresponsible person, but as your father, I still have to remind you."
"Got it. Daddy, you're so wordy!" Dan Xueyao pouted and complained softly. "Okay, can I go and sit over there now?"
"Go ahead."
Dan Linghai was helpless with his precious daughter and had no choice but to agree to her request.
Wei Shuxuan and Xin Zizhao were sharing a carriage. Xin Zizhao was reading a medical book in the carriage, while Wei Shuxuan was dozing off boredly. She was wondering how Wei Wei, who always followed her, could keep up with the carriage if she was in it. Or maybe his light - footed skills were really amazing?
Just as Wei Shuxuan's mind was wandering, suddenly the carriage door was opened from the outside. Dan Xueyao lifted the curtain and got in. Her beautiful face was full of smiles, like a blooming flower.
"Big Brother Wei Luo," as soon as she got in, Dan Xueyao greeted Wei Shuxuan first. Then she briefly bowed to Xin Zizhao. "Your Highness, the Fifth Prince."
Xin Zizhao nodded slightly but didn't say a word. Seeing that Xin Zizhao didn't react much, Dan Xueyao became bolder. She sat down beside Wei Shuxuan and said sweetly, "Big Brother Wei Luo."
Dan Xueyao's actions chased away Wei Shuxuan's drowsiness. She opened her sleepy eyes and glanced at Dan Xueyao beside her. "Miss Dan, why are you here? Shouldn't you be in the carriage in front?"
"I..." Dan Xueyao didn't expect Wei Shuxuan to ask her the reason so directly. She was at a loss for words for a moment, then smiled. "No. My father was afraid that he might not have served Your Highness, the Fifth Prince, well enough, so he specially sent me here to be at Your Highness's disposal."
Dan Xueyao made it sound so plausible that Wei Shuxuan believed it without thinking about its authenticity. "Really? Xin Zizhao isn't a picky person. You can just do as you like."
"It doesn't matter."
Xin Zizhao, who was reading a book on one side, suddenly said, indicating that he didn't mind at all. But in his heart, he faintly felt something was wrong. The way this prime minister's daughter looked at Wei Shuxuan was very... different, just like the sweet look of someone looking at their beloved. This feeling made Xin Zizhao feel uncomfortable.
He put down the medical book in his hand, cleared his throat, and said, "Miss Dan, I'd like some water."
Dan Xueyao, who was sitting next to Wei Shuxuan, was stunned for a moment. She looked at Xin Zizhao in surprise. Xin Zizhao looked at her calmly. "Didn't you just say you came here to see if there were any inadequacies in the service? I want some water now. Can't you even satisfy me on this point? Then why did you come?"
Being criticized by Xin Zizhao like this, Dan Xueyao was filled with anger. But now she was facing the Fifth Prince, whose official rank was higher than her father's. She couldn't lose her temper with him, otherwise, it would harm her family.
"...Yes, Your Highness, the Fifth Prince."
Dan Xueyao still poured a cup of water for Xin Zizhao personally. Xin Zizhao took a sip and put it aside. He looked at the positions of Dan Xueyao and Wei Shuxuan and said, "This seat has good light. I'll sit here to read."
His eyes fell on Dan Xueyao's seat. Although Dan Xueyao was reluctant, she still stood up and gave the seat to Xin Zizhao.
So, the person sitting next to Wei Shuxuan was replaced by Xin Zizhao. Wei Shuxuan looked at Xin Zizhao with a very strange look in her eyes. Because when she and Xin Zizhao were on the road together before, Xin Zizhao never used his identity as a prince to pressure her. Now seeing him bullying Dan Xueyao like this, she just felt a bit strange.
An idea came to her mind. Could it be that the so - called way of showing love was to bully the person you like?
In the evening, they arrived at the post station. Since the next town was still some distance away from the post station, they decided to stay at the post station for the night.
"Master Xin, the Fifth, may I ask which room you'd like to stay in?" When traveling, it was better to keep a low profile. So Dan Linghai changed the title of the Fifth Prince to the Fifth Young Master.
Xin Zizhao walked over, glanced at Wei Shuxuan, and then at Dan Xueyao standing beside Wei Shuxuan. He took two room tags from the innkeeper, threw one of them to Wei Shuxuan, and then said to Dan Linghai, "This person will stay in the room next to mine tonight."
"Yes, Fifth Young Master."
Wei Shuxuan didn't care much about this. She took the room tag and followed Xin Zizhao upstairs.
After Xin Zizhao left, Dan Xueyao dared to lose her temper in front of Dan Linghai. "Daddy, that Fifth Young Master is so hateful! He kept ordering me to pour tea and water for him in the carriage today, and he even forced himself to sit between Big Brother Wei Luo and me!"
"Xueyao, he's a prince. Don't conflict with him," Dan Linghai gently patted Dan Xueyao's hand. "Maybe there's some agreement between Wei Luo and the Fifth Young Master. Just bear with it for now. Never have a conflict with the Fifth Young Master. Do you understand?"
"...Daughter understands."
Although very reluctant, Dan Xueyao still agreed to Dan Linghai's request.
Since the two rooms Xin Zizhao requested were at the end of the corridor, Wei Shuxuan's room was the last one, and next to it was Xin Zizhao's room. So Dan Xueyao's wish to stay next to Wei Shuxuan was dashed again.
When they set off the next day, when Dan Xueyao came out of her room, she saw Xin Zizhao coming out too. Xin Zizhao gave her a cold look and then walked downstairs.
Dan Xueyao had endured him for a long time. Seeing him looking at her with that cold look, she got angry. She quickly chased after Xin Zizhao and wanted to talk it out with him.