*Carriage*
"You seem unhappy, do you not believe you made a good choice?" The Duke asked a bothered looking Mei Deng, whose gaze lingered on the hairpin in his hands.
The Duke noticed the charm and instinctively reached to touch it, little did he expect Yu Xiaoguang to abruptly tuck it into his robes.
"No, I appreciate you helping me, you truly are a kind person." Yu Xiaoguang said, flashing him a fake smile. At the back of his mind, he couldn't push back the mental image of Wang Tengfei's disappointed face when he left with the Duke.
"Kind, you're one of the first people to tell me that." The Duke remarked in return, Mei Deng furrowed his brows.
"Don't flatter me please, you must have many people who admire and look up to you." He insisted, trying to make small talk and lessen his nerves. He knew very well the sort of sickness that was going around and was certain his mother had the same disease. Hence, if anything happened in court...
