The pouch that fell onto Evan Xiao was exactly the Marriage Blessing Pouch meant for unmarried girls.
"Isn't this a bit inappropriate?" Evan Xiao said.
"There's nothing inappropriate about it. All those girls over there are from my Zhu Clan," Prime Minister Zhu said enthusiastically, pointing to the group of girls. "General, go on!"
Evan Xiao glanced over; all the girls were looking at him with eager, expectant eyes.
Except for one girl, who was staring off in another direction, as if she hadn't noticed anything happening here at all.
Evan Xiao followed her gaze and saw that she was looking at Jason Zhuo.
At that moment, he was sitting with Prince Cheng, chatting about something.
Why was she watching them?
Are they more attractive than me?
Evan Xiao's face darkened as he got up and walked toward the gathering of Zhu Clan girls.
The girls stirred like oil meeting water, each one crazily squeezing toward Evan Xiao's path.
Some of them, like Grace Lawrence, weren't shy at all and called out directly: "General, give it to me! General, please grant me the Marriage Blessing Pouch!"
Evan Xiao didn't even glance at them and walked straight ahead.
Who is the General going to give the Marriage Blessing Pouch to?
He's heading toward Grace. He's going to give the Marriage Blessing Pouch to Grace!
Ah! I wish the General would personally give me a Marriage Blessing Pouch too!
"Me too! I want one so much!"
Grace Lawrence saw Evan Xiao walking straight toward her, her heart pounding wildly.
He treats me differently after all...
All the banquet seating arrangements were based on closeness of kin and family rank.
Qingluan, the legitimate daughter of the main family, sat at the head of the girls' table.
Grace Lawrence, the eldest legitimate daughter of the second uncle's family, sat in the second seat.
In other words, Qingluan was in front, Grace Lawrence was behind. The two of them sat side by side.
So, when Evan Xiao walked over from the back, he would pass by Grace Lawrence first.
Seeing Evan Xiao stop in front of her, Grace Lawrence quickly stood up, holding out both hands, "General, thank you for giving me the Marriage Blessing Pouch! Rest assured, I'll give it my all in the competition!"
After she finished, she gazed at him with affectionate, unspoken longing.
Evan Xiao frowned slightly and said, "Excuse me, could you move aside?"
"Huh?"
"You're blocking my way!"
Block... what? Grace Lawrence turned around to look.
There was no one else behind her.
Only that hopeless Qingluan was there, right?
The General couldn't possibly give the Marriage Blessing Pouch to her, could he?
The person in front of her seemed like someone who couldn't understand human speech, so Evan Xiao simply sidestepped Grace Lawrence and walked straight to Qingluan.
Qingluan felt a shadow looming over her. She turned her head and saw the strikingly handsome Evan Xiao.
He looked a bit annoyed, staring at her with a blank expression.
"General? Is there something you need?" Qingluan asked, confused.
Just look at her—she's totally clueless!
Evan Xiao gritted his teeth and handed the Marriage Blessing Pouch to her.
Huh? Marriage Blessing Pouch? Qingluan stared at the thing in his hand, puzzled.
Her whole attention was focused on her older brother, so she hadn’t noticed what just happened.
Evan Xiao: "Take it."
But... isn't the Marriage Blessing Pouch supposed to be given by my father? Why is the General giving it to me? Qingluan was confused.
Miss! It's the Prime Minister who asked the General to give you the Marriage Blessing Pouch! Hope was genuinely worried about her lady's intelligence.
"Oh!" Qingluan took it, stood up, and happily bowed, "Thank you, General, for your blessing!"