She had heard from Hong Dou that Prince Kaiyang alone could match a thousand troops; she had heard from Hong Dou that Prince Kaiyang was deeply valued by the Emperor and even the Crown Prince had to bow his head before him; she had heard from Hong Dou that Prince Kaiyang was cold by nature and didn’t enjoy dealing with people.

But she had never heard Hong Dou say that Prince Kaiyang had such thick skin!

However, when it came to comparing shamelessness, Miss Luo was not inferior to anyone, and Princess Imperial Qingyang was the same.

Luo Sheng fell silent for a moment, then curved her lips. “Everyone says Your Highness is highly skilled in martial arts with few rivals. I wonder if that’s true?”

Wei Han lowered his brows, momentarily unable to grasp the meaning behind Luo Sheng’s question.

The attendant at his side couldn’t help but speak up. “Of course it’s true.”

Who in all of Great Zhou didn’t know of their prince’s威 prestige?

Luo Sheng smiled. “Then why would Your Highness allow me, a woman who only knows fancy, showy fists, to pull off your belt? Could it be that Your Highness secretly admires me?”

At these words, the scene immediately fell into an awkward silence, with everyone watching Wei Han’s reaction intently.

Wei Han’s silence lasted even longer this time, and a hint of annoyance arose in his heart.

He shouldn’t have been bothered with a young lady, but women with such a sharp tongue and thick skin as Miss Luo were truly rare.

Luo Sheng detected the displeasure in Wei Han’s eyes and her tone grew even more indifferent. “Could it be that I guessed correctly and Your Highness has become angry from embarrassment?”

Wei Han laughed.

The crimson robes made his brows and eyes appear darker and his complexion paler. This smile was cool, shallow, and stunning.

“Stunning” shouldn’t have been used to describe a man, yet when used to describe Wei Han’s smile at this moment, anyone would find it perfectly appropriate.

“Let Miss Luo know—if you were someone I admired, I would absolutely not become angry from embarrassment.”

This clear and direct denial would have made any other woman cover her face and flee, yet Luo Sheng’s expression didn’t change as she curved her lips. “Then I don’t understand. Since Your Highness has no interest in me, why do you keep appearing before me? You should know that young ladies all like to overthink. If Your Highness doesn’t want me to develop such misunderstandings in the future, please conduct yourself with propriety!”

She emphasized the last four words.

Prince Kaiyang’s appearance at the abandoned Prince Zhengnan’s manor was definitely not simple. She would certainly investigate, just not in the current tangled mess.

Her primary task right now was to return safely and steadily to the capital.

“Causing Miss Luo to develop such a misunderstanding was indeed my oversight.” Wei Han said these words without any fluctuation in his tone, only his gaze at Luo Sheng grew deeper. “I’ve actually taken a liking to Miss Luo’s dagger. I wonder if Miss Luo would be willing to part with it?”

The two words “dagger” made Luo Sheng’s heart leap violently.

She didn’t believe a single word of this man’s nonsense.

What kind of person was Prince Kaiyang—would he covet a gaudy dagger?

He was testing her!

Looking at the man in crimson robes before her, Luo Sheng felt a chill in her heart.

That night she had struck Prince Kaiyang’s head with a rock, thinking she had knocked him unconscious, but unexpectedly this person had opened his eyes.

She had almost instantly thrown chili powder at him, yet this person not only became suspicious of her masked face but also remembered the dagger she had been holding at the time.

At their chance encounter at the tea stall, he might have already recognized her, and just now when she held the dagger to the young bandit’s throat, he had seen it and recognized the dagger in her hand.

Was this man even human?

Luo Sheng’s wariness of Wei Han increased another level, making her even more determined to stay away from this person for now.

Luo Sheng reached into her robes and pulled out the dagger that had just rendered great service, generously presenting it before Wei Han. “A mere dagger hardly counts as something to part with reluctantly. If Your Highness likes it, please take it. I just wonder what Your Highness will exchange for it?”

Luo Sheng’s action clearly exceeded Wei Han’s expectations, causing his consistently maintained indifferent expression to show subtle changes.

Luo Sheng observed this and sneered inwardly: Did he think she would have a guilty conscience and clutch the dagger refusing to let go?

She would present the dagger as he wished, and see what other excuse he could find to approach her.

Realizing there was a high likelihood Wei Han had recognized her, Luo Sheng instead became calm.

That night it had been pitch dark. She hadn’t announced her identity, nor was her name carved on the dagger. If she adamantly refused to admit it, what could he do?

Prince Kaiyang’s high position and power were true, but Miss Luo’s father was equally influential. Prince Kaiyang couldn’t very well take her away and torture her.

At this moment, Luo Sheng couldn’t help but feel grateful for being reborn as the daughter of Grand Commander Luo, so she wouldn’t be passive in every situation.

Wei Han stared at the dagger studded with gemstones for a long while, then reached out and took it under the girl’s slightly mocking smile.

At this moment, he finally realized the girl before him was not so simple—at least much more difficult to deal with than when she had pulled off his belt on the streets of the capital.

At that time, he had only thought her a shameless, lawless woman. After his rage subsided, he hadn’t even bothered to pursue it—she wasn’t worth it.

When Grand Commander Luo sent his daughter out of the capital and came to apologize in person, his heart had been completely unmoved.

But the girl before him gave him an entirely different feeling.

She was cold, composed, and quick-witted.

That fleeting glimpse that night—those eyes brilliant as stars had left a deep impression on him. Even without seeing the woman’s face, he had remembered those eyes and was certain the girl before him was their owner.

He was confident he hadn’t mistaken her, yet he who should have controlled the situation now found himself in a difficult position.

This damned dagger was studded with gemstones, clearly worth a considerable sum, and he didn’t have that much money on him!

How had things evolved to the point where he needed to pay to buy this dagger?

Wei Han fell into deep thought.

It seemed like he had been the one to bring it up—

Luo Sheng didn’t allow Wei Han to continue thinking and said indifferently, “Being chosen by Your Highness is this dagger’s honor. Then I won’t charge too much—Your Highness can give me three thousand taels of silver.”

“Cough cough cough—” The attendant beside Wei Han began coughing violently, the look he gave his master full of worry.

His master didn’t even have three hundred taels of silver on him!

Thinking it would be somewhat embarrassing to have his master open his mouth to haggle, the attendant cleared his throat preparing to speak up, only to see the little maid beside Miss Luo curl her lip and say, “Three thousand taels? Miss, you’re practically giving the dagger away!”

The young attendant immediately shut his mouth.

Fine—she was already practically giving it away, what more could he say? He was someone who cared about face too.

“Don’t speak out of turn.” Luo Sheng glanced at Hong Dou, then smiled slightly at Wei Han. “Your Highness need not feel embarrassed. As I said, being chosen by Your Highness is this dagger’s honor. The amount of money doesn’t matter.”

Wei Han met those smiling eyes, then finally sighed lightly. “Miss Luo is correct. Money is merely worldly possessions to both you and me. Using gold and silver to buy this dagger was indeed my mistake. How about this—in the future, within my capabilities, I can help Miss Luo with one matter. What does Miss Luo think of this transaction?”

Luo Sheng gazed at Wei Han for a long while, her smile deepening. “Your Highness has the power to move mountains and overturn seas. Exchanging a mere dagger for Your Highness helping me with one matter is naturally my gain. Then I’ll thank Your Highness in advance. When I need it in the future, I’ll have to trouble Your Highness for assistance.”

Who would have thought—the renowned Prince Kaiyang was actually short on money.