Chapter 548 - 363: The Only Lie of This Life
Chapter 363
"Why does Mister Sui Yuan refuse to assist this prince?" Li Tai set down the cup in his hand with a gentle smile, looking towards Sang Chen.
Li Tai had sent people to invite Sang Chen several times and had personally visited once, only to be rejected every time—how could his heart not be filled with annoyance? Even if the world held Sang Chen’s status in high regard and considered him a distinguished figure, even a great Confucian scholar like Yu Shixian should show him some respect; where had he ever suffered such a cold reception?
Sang Chen was not skilled in bureaucratic relationships; his actions were always straightforward—yes meant yes, no meant no—usually not finding any reason to prevaricate.
"With the weather so sultry, Mister Sui Yuan only needed to send word, and this prince would have immediately dispatched a carriage for you. Why must you exhaust yourself so?" Li Tai managed not to show his anger, instead gesturing for a beautiful maid to come forward and wipe the sweat from Sang Chen’s brow.
Sang Chen’s face turned red, and before he could respond to Li Ke’s words, he hastily dodged, "I dare not trouble the lady, I can do it myself, do it myself."
As he said this, he clumsily wiped his face with his sleeve cuff, his flustered demeanor causing the room full of beautiful maids to cover their mouths and giggle lightly.
"Mister Sui Yuan, please enjoy this soup to cool down." The beautiful maid held the cup with both hands, her eyes brimming with autumn waves as she looked earnestly at Sang Chen. The smooth white porcelain, like jade in her slender hands, her fingertips as plump and moist as peach blossoms...
Sang Chen’s face blushed to his ears, and he tremulously received the cup, moving to the side to put some distance between himself and the beautiful maid, "Thank you, miss."
From their teens to their twenties, men undergo the most drastic changes, and Sang Chen’s appearance was no longer comparable to his past. Having left Chang’an for many years, he had grown considerably in stature and appearance, especially in the past six months, having transformed from a boyish figure into a man; yet, to this day, no woman accompanied him by his side, still as unseasoned as ever—indeed, this made the unwed ladies of Chang’an fall deep in love with him.
"Mister Sui Yuan, you are of age to be married; why have you not yet married?" Seeing Sang Chen like this, Li Tai steered the conversation toward this topic.