Chapter 611 If the son of the Zhao family wants to marry, he must show some sincerity

After walking a few steps, he ran into the prince, who was rushing towards him in a hurry.

Gu Junze stopped and Gu Qingchen behind him also stopped quickly.

"Greetings, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." Gu Junze nodded slightly, his voice calm and composed.

The little prince paused and quickly turned sideways to avoid his greeting. "No need to be so polite, Duke Zhenguo."

His gaze passed Gu Junze and fell directly on the dejected little figure behind him.

Lin Jiayou and Qian Zhenyun also came out of the side hall and met together.

The young prince took a deep breath, mustered up the courage, and said to Gu Junze, "Duke Zhenguo, can I...can I speak to them alone for a few words?"

Gu Junze looked at him silently, his eyes so deep that the little prince felt a tightness in his heart for no reason.

After a moment, Gu Junze just nodded, then turned and walked to the corridor pillar not far away, stood with his hands behind his back, giving them space to talk.

The Crown Prince quickly walked over to the three of them and asked anxiously in a low voice, "What happened? Did my father punish you?"

"No, no." Qian Zhenyun shook his head repeatedly like a chicken pecking at rice, with a look of fear and relief on his face.

The little prince breathed a sigh of relief and turned his gaze to Gu Qingchen, who had been listless from beginning to end.

"What about her?"

"Alas!" Gu Qingchen raised his head and sighed heavily, his face wrinkled into a bitter melon. "My father said that we have to return all the money we collected."

She felt more and more aggrieved as she spoke, her lips pouting, "If the money is returned, I won't be able to fulfill my promise to my classmates. Then they will definitely laugh at me for not keeping my word. How will I survive in the academy in the future?"

The prince looked at her tearful face and became anxious.

Suddenly, Gu Qingchen's eyes lit up, he grabbed his sleeve and looked up at him.

"By the way! On your birthday, can you invite everyone to the East Palace to play?"

This time, it was the little prince's turn to be stunned.

His birthday banquet had always been organized by his father, the emperor, and his mother, the empress, so it was not something that a half-grown child like him could have the say in.

Looking at Gu Qingchen's expectant eyes, as well as the hopeful looks from Lin Jiayou and Qian Zhenyun beside him, the little prince felt that this request was extremely heavy.

He is a prince, but he can't even decide who to invite to his birthday party. It would be too embarrassing to tell others about it.

The young man's pitiful self-esteem took over, and he gritted his teeth, stomped his feet, and made up his mind.

"Okay! I promise!"

Gu Qingchen's mood suddenly turned from cloudy to sunny, and her dejection was swept away. She happily patted Zhao Chen's shoulder with an expression of "that's very thoughtful".

"It's settled! We'll go to the East Palace and give away those orchids and wolf-hair brushes generously!"

Seeing her rejuvenated appearance, the little prince felt that it was worth it even if he would be scolded by his father when he returned.

On the other side, the Duke Zhenguo’s Mansion.

Chu Ruohan paced back and forth in the hall. When she saw Gu Junze bringing her daughter back, she immediately went to greet them.

She first pulled Gu Qingchen over and checked her from head to toe. Seeing that she was unharmed, she felt relieved.

"Do you really want your daughter to enter the palace?" She suppressed her anger, her voice full of anxiety, "Can't you see what His Majesty is thinking? He just wants to tie our Qingchen and the prince together!"

After dismissing the servants, Chu Ruohan could no longer conceal her worry: "Look at the trouble Qingchen caused today! How can she become the Crown Princess in the future if she's like this?"

"Besides, what kind of place is the palace? Will the prince be able to take care of her alone in the future? Do you want our daughter to share a husband with a bunch of other women?"

Gu Junze let her vent her anger before reaching out to pour her a cup of tea and handing it to her, his voice as calm as ever.

"You can't stop them," he said slowly. "Since His Majesty has made up his mind, the more we try to stop him, the more he'll try to find a way. It's better to let them go than to block them."

"Let them go?" Chu Ruohan pushed the teacup away angrily. "That's easy for you to say! She's our daughter!"

Gu Junze sneered, "My daughter only seeks a son-in-law and will never marry outside."

With these words, all of Chu Ruohan's voice was stuck in her throat. She looked at him in shock, thinking she had heard it wrong.

"If the Crown Prince truly wishes to marry her, then you can." He paused, then spoke word by word, "She can marry into my Zhenguo Mansion."

"You!" Chu Ruohan rolled her eyes at him, "How dare you think that!"

Allowing the current crown prince, the future emperor, to marry into the family of a minister? This is simply unheard of and crazy!

Gu Junze, however, looked as if it was a matter of course. He raised his eyes and said, "Wasn't this something the emperor himself initiated?"

"My daughter is as precious as gold and jade. Those who want to marry her can line up from the capital to the border areas."

"If the son of the Zhao family wants to marry her, he has to show some sincerity."

Gu Qingchen, who was hiding in the corner and eavesdropping, only understood that her father did not allow her to marry out of her family. As for what it meant to marry into the family's family, her little head was unable to comprehend such profound things.

next day

Gu Qingchen didn't sleep well the whole night. With two big dark circles under his eyes, he lay on the table with a look of despair.

She could already foresee the bloody storm that would come today.

Sure enough, as soon as I sat down, my classmate Zhou Panghu came over with a gleam in his little eyes.

"Boss Gu, how's it going? Did you get the orchid from the East Palace for me?"

"And my wolf-hair brush!" Master Li Si also came over.

"Gu Qingchen, when can we go to the East Palace to watch the ceremony?"

Each question was like a small knife stabbing into Gu Qingchen's heart.

Her little face flushed red, her hands tightly clenched the corners of her clothes, and she couldn't utter a word for a long time.

Seeing more and more people gathering around, Gu Qingchen buried his head deeper, wishing he could dig a hole and crawl into it on the spot.

Forget it, it’s embarrassing!

She took out the silver and paid back what she owed...

The group of children were confused. What does this mean?

Just then, a sound of footsteps was heard outside the school.

A young eunuch in blue eunuch uniform walked into the school accompanied by the teacher.

Everyone's attention was instantly drawn over.

The young eunuch cleared his throat, and his shrill voice was particularly clear in the quiet classroom.

"Your Majesty's order."

All of a sudden, all the students stood up and bowed.

"His Royal Highness, the Crown Prince, is so kind that he has specially petitioned His Majesty. Your Majesty has graciously granted permission to hold a banquet in the East Palace on the Crown Prince's birthday, inviting all students to enjoy the occasion."

As soon as the words fell, the whole school was silent for a moment, and then erupted into huge cheers.

"Great! We can really go to the East Palace!"

"Oh my God! Am I dreaming?"

Zhou Panghu excitedly hugged Mr. Li Si next to him and jumped up and down.

Gu Qingchen stood there in a daze, almost unable to believe his ears.

She raised her head, her gaze passed through the cheering crowd, and met Lin Jiayou who was also looking at her.

Lin Jiayou looked at her, nodded slightly, and a beautiful curve appeared at the corner of his mouth.

The crisis is resolved!

This prince is quite nice!