Along the way towards Hong Pei Lou, Yu Fangzhu couldn't stop moving. His fingers tapped on his knees to hide his anxious heart from showing to his face.
Being alone with Qu Xing Xu, he couldn't help but think that he wanted to jump out of the carriage. During the banquet, he could still show a neutral face and not feel intimidated at all when he exchanged some words with the duke and those times in the past when they could still meet at the imperial court. However, being around the man who brought glory and won meritorious battles for the empire, even Yu Fangzhu who was as sly as a fox, felt fear when faced against Qu Xing Xu.
