bestfiction Chapter 446
Chapter 446
Looking at Prince Lanhuai's fawning face, Shangguan Mu couldn't help but laugh.Prince Lanhuai had his intentions written all over his face; Shangguan Mu wouldn't believe for a second that he was here for no reason.
The woman standing beside Prince Lanhuai, however, wore a look of haughty arrogance, a stark contrast to the prince's demeanor.
This couldn't help but amuse Shangguan Mu.
If he guessed correctly, this must be Princess Fuan, right?
Prince Lanhuai brought her to see him?
Could it be that he wanted to marry his daughter off to him?
At this thought, Shangguan Mu felt a deep sense of contempt for Prince Lanhuai's actions.
A dignified prince of the Lannuo Kingdom was actually resorting to selling his daughter for glory?
However, considering how the Emperor of the Lannuo Kingdom was avoiding this matter at all costs, while this prince was eagerly offering up his daughter, Shangguan Mu looked down on this behavior immensely.
Still, realizing that he was the one they were trying to curry favor with, his mood improved slightly.
He didn't like this Princess Fuan, but he had been wanting to see Li Zhiwei these past few days and lacked a suitable excuse. This Princess Fuan would serve as the perfect pretext.
As Shangguan Mu scrutinized Princess Fuan, she was also sizing him up.
Seeing her father groveling before this man, Princess Fuan felt incredibly disdainful.
But since the man was her biological father, even if she was dissatisfied with his behavior, she couldn't say much.
However, recalling that her father had called him the Third Prince, Princess Fuan, despite her displeasure, would not expose her father's shortcomings in front of an outsider.
But where did this Third Prince come from?
As far as she knew, wasn't the current Emperor's Third Prince Zhu Hanyu, born of the Empress?
How did it suddenly become this man?
Could it be that he was actually a prince the Emperor had left wandering outside the palace?
But looking at his age, he should be the First Prince, shouldn't he?
How did he become the Third Prince?
If that were truly the case, her father was at least his uncle. To have her father bowing and scraping to him was simply unreasonable.
Prince Lanhuai, looking at Shangguan Mu with a fawning expression, pulled his daughter, who was still sizing the man up, forward. Smiling flatteringly, he said, "Your Highness the Third Prince, this is my daughter, Princess Fuan. The two of you are close in age and should have much to talk about. I have specially brought Fuan here to help relieve Your Highness's boredom."
Prince Lanhuai's tone practically spelled out that he was offering Princess Fuan to Shangguan Mu as a plaything to pass the time.
Even Shangguan Mu, who already knew Prince Lanhuai brought his daughter here to curry favor, didn't expect the prince to express his intentions so directly.
If his information was correct, wasn't this supposed to be Prince Lanhuai's most beloved daughter?
Hearing Prince Lanhuai's words, Princess Fuan felt sick to her stomach. What did her father mean by this?
He wanted to give her to this so-called Third Prince?
Did he not know that this man was her cousin?
Her father was actually treating her like a toy to be given away to another man!
At this thought, Princess Fuan's heart was filled with disbelief, but mostly shock.
And a touch of sorrow.
Seeing Princess Fuan's sudden change in expression, Shangguan Mu raised an eyebrow.
Then, he remarked casually, "Princess Fuan is as beautiful as a flower and as radiant as the moon; a rare beauty indeed."
Having said that, Shangguan Mu continued to evaluate Princess Fuan. He had to admit that, aside from her arrogant demeanor, she was indeed quite attractive.
However, compared to Li Zhiwei, he preferred the latter's type.
Hearing Shangguan Mu's words, Princess Fuan tilted her chin up, her eyes full of pride. After all, she was the most beautiful girl in the capital; she certainly had that much confidence.
Princess Fuan also took another look at Shangguan Mu. Although this man was somewhat arrogant, he had just praised her beauty. She figured he at least had good taste.
But before Princess Fuan could revel in her pride for more than a few minutes, Shangguan Mu shifted his tone and added, "You are pretty, yes, but compared to Miss Li, you still fall a bit short."
With that, a smug smirk curled on Shangguan Mu's lips.
He rejoiced inwardly. He had just seen Princess Fuan, who had been strutting like a proud peacock, instantly freeze in shock!
If it weren't for the presence of Prince Lanhuai and Princess Fuan, Shangguan Mu would have burst out laughing.
Seeing others unhappy made him happy.
"Hmph, what Miss Li? In the entire Lannuo Kingdom, I have yet to see a girl more beautiful than myself!" Princess Fuan said with a displeased look after recovering from her shock.
Princess Fuan thought to herself that she really had to see what this Miss Li actually looked like.
Could she really be prettier than her?
At this moment, she had completely forgotten about Li Zhiwei, who was engaged to Xu Heming.
Or perhaps, in Princess Fuan's mind, Li Zhiwei's looks couldn't even begin to compare to her own.
When it came to beauty, she didn't feel Li Zhiwei was qualified to be compared to her.
Hearing Princess Fuan's refusal to concede, Shangguan Mu felt incredibly smug.
This was exactly what he had been waiting for her to say.
If he went to the Li residence himself, the Li family definitely wouldn't let him through the door.
But if Princess Fuan, a woman, went, the Li family would have no reason to refuse a guest.
Hearing his daughter's words, Prince Lanhuai beside her also tilted his chin up slightly. In this capital, he had never seen a girl from any family who looked better than his own daughter.
"Third Prince, Fuan is the most beautiful girl in our capital," Prince Lanhuai said to the Third Prince with a proud expression.
"Prince Lanhuai, there is a saying in your Lannuo Kingdom about every merchant praising his own goods. I know that in a father's eyes, his own daughter is the most beautiful. But I have eyes. Do you think I can't tell what is beautiful and what isn't?" Shangguan Mu replied with a look of disagreement.
In fact, he genuinely believed that Li Zhiwei was prettier than Princess Fuan.
Perhaps it was because he had seen too many wildly flamboyant women like Princess Fuan in the Qinling Kingdom, so he didn't find it refreshing. Instead, a delicate and gentle girl like Li Zhiwei appealed to his heart more.
"Then call her out! I want to see exactly what kind of vixen looks better than me!" Princess Fuan said, glaring at Shangguan Mu with deep dissatisfaction.
Beside her, Prince Lanhuai did not stop his daughter's outburst.
On the contrary, he also felt that there was no girl in the Lannuo Kingdom more beautiful than his daughter.
If there really was—
A ruthless gleam hid deep within Prince Lanhuai's eyes.
If such a person truly existed, he would absolutely not allow her to remain.
He had plenty of ways to ensure she was no longer beautiful.
"Since Princess Fuan wishes to see her, I will simply take you there," Shangguan Mu said, a triumphant smile curling the corners of his lips.
Truth be told, he was also very much looking forward to seeing Li Zhiwei again.
Thinking of Shangguan Yun, who had been throwing tantrums these past few days, Shangguan Mu ordered a nearby servant to call Shangguan Yun out, planning to bring her along to find Li Zhiwei.