Ye Jinming was a little surprised. He stared at Mu Rufeng again and again, as if he wanted to see through him.
Mu Rufeng couldn't stand the look in his eyes like a prisoner, so she hurriedly explained: "I mean I will protect the second young lady and will not let her be bullied by the eldest princess."
Xin Ruyi's heart moved when she heard this, and she couldn't help but raise her eyes to look at Mu Rufeng a few more times.
Ye Jinming looked a bit speechless. This guy named Mu must have fallen in love with Ruyi.
That's not possible. He hasn't warmed up his sister yet. How could he let the wolf cub snatch her away?
Ye Jinming said: "My sister, I don't need you to protect her."
Xiao Jialan couldn't stand it anymore. She coughed lightly and broke the weird atmosphere and said, "Brother, the banquet is about to start. Let's go over."
Ye Jinming asked Yuan Chen to get out of the pavilion, and the group of people walked towards the garden where the banquet was held.
Xiao Jialan pulled Xin Ruyi and walked at the back. She asked in a low voice: "Sister Ruyi, what do you think of Mr. Mu?"
Xin Ruyi was not a shy girl. She looked at the person walking in front, thought for a moment and said, "Not bad."
Xiao Jialan said: "But you have also seen that the eldest princess likes her, and you offended her just now. In fact, it is not unreasonable for the eldest brother to ask Mr. Mu to stay away from you."
Xin Ruyi smiled and said: "You are overthinking. I just think Mr. Mu's character is not bad. Besides, I only met him once. What are you thinking about?"
Xiao Jialan stuck out her tongue and said, "Aren't I thinking about your future happiness?
In fact, I also think Mr. Mu is pretty good, but...the eldest princess is not a kind person. If you offended her today, she will definitely find an opportunity to take revenge."
Xin Ruyi was not afraid, she just couldn't stand that woman's pretentiousness and using her status to oppress others.
So, she didn't think much about it at that time.
Xin Ruyi squeezed Xiao Jialan's hand and said, "I will be careful, don't worry."
Xiao Jialan nodded and thought no more.
Yuan Chen, who was walking in front, glanced at Mu Rufeng beside him and said, "You really have a crush on Miss Ruyi, right?"
The corners of Mu Rufeng's lips twitched, and he smiled and said, "She is different from other girls."
Yuan Chen said: "Women's jealousy is very scary. You said you would protect Miss Ruyi, but you must do it.
You should know what kind of person Jin Ming is. His two sisters are very precious to him. Not to mention you, he doesn’t even look down on me."
Mu Rufeng was stunned for a moment, then he raised his eyebrows and asked Yuan Chen: "Does His Highness the Crown Prince like the Third Miss?"
Yuan Chen turned his head slightly, and his peripheral vision fell on Xiao Jialan. He said: "When we were in Yangzhou, Jialan was injured while trying to save me. I owe her a debt of gratitude."
Mu Rufeng didn't know that this was going on, so he said: "I owe you the favor of saving my life. I'm optimistic about you. Come on!"
Yuan Chen: "..."
He smiled and said, "Come on, too!"
When the group arrived at the garden, they saw that everyone was already there.
Madam Ye called Xiao Jialan and Xin Ruyi over, and then said to everyone: "Let me introduce to everyone, this is my adopted daughter Xin Ruyi, the second young lady of our Duke's mansion.
This is my daughter, the third young lady of Duke Ye Jialan's mansion. Both of my daughters grew up in the countryside. If there is anything inappropriate, please forgive me."
With that said, Mrs. Ye took her two daughters to recognize the people. Those who came to the banquet today were all dignitaries who had good relations with the Duke's government.
Xiao Jialan and Xin Ruyi met several ladies under the guidance of Mrs. Ye.
It was Mrs. Han and her daughter Han Leyi who came to the Han family. Seeing their old friends again, Xiao Jialan's eyes flashed with waves, and then they were covered up again.