It snowed heavily all night. When Song Jiaren got up, soldiers were already cleaning the camp. The snow on the tents was swept down and piled up. The fluffy white snow gave her an idea. She put on gloves and made a small snowman. She also found two stones as eyes and two branches as arms. She didn't feel cold at all, and even sweated slightly.
Gu Zhen walked slowly from the big tent and saw Song Jiaren smiling brightly. There was a pile of snow standing next to her. "What is this?"
"This is called a snowman. Isn't it cute?" Song Jiaren took small sips of air, afraid that breathing in cold air would give her stomach aches.
"Why do you always have so many weird ideas? Some of them subvert my understanding of you, and some are even ridiculous guesses." Gu Zhen's voice was as cold as snow, and he slowly said words that made Song Jiaren tremble with fear.
She shuddered, a little scared. "...What guess?"
Gu Zhen didn't expect her to be so easily frightened. Knowing it wasn't the right time yet, he could only make a casual excuse, "Is it possible that you've been hiding your abilities all along?"
Song Jiaren breathed a sigh of relief. "Yes, I am only a concubine's daughter after all. Of course I cannot steal the limelight from the legitimate daughter. Besides, I am not favored at home. I live in the most shabby side room and eat simple meals every day. I can't eat anything good. I can only get one or two pieces during the New Year and other festivals." She explained it in such detail, I hope he won't doubt her this time.
Gu Zhen sighed inwardly. He would know what she said if he checked it out. He had known it for a long time, but the talent she showed was too advanced. It was useless for her to shrink back now. He had already caught her by the tail.
Snow got all over her body. Gu Zhen patted her clean in a bad mood. Her clothes were a little damp. "Hurry up and go back to change clothes, then come to the big tent for breakfast."
There was porridge, pancakes, and a variety of pickles on the table.
Talina frowned and scooped at the porridge in her bowl. She couldn't see many grains of rice at all. "Isn't this food for servants? In Wusun Country, only servants eat this."
Saiya pulled the princess's sleeve awkwardly and asked, "Can you please say less?"
"Princess, stop talking..."
Talina continued to mutter, "Why can't they tell me? I'm afraid they don't take me seriously at all and are trying to fool us. How could they only eat these!"
Song Jiaren showed sarcasm and said, "The camp is tough, that's all. If you can't stand it, you'd better go back." She even said that the breakfast they ate every day was eaten by the servants.
Talina's eyes flashed with a sharp, dark light. She hated this woman for making her feel defeated. Not only that, she also hated that this woman had received the Crown Prince's favor. She sneered, "You may not know this, but I have already sent someone to propose marriage to your emperor. In a few days, an imperial decree will be sent to announce the good news. Then I will bring you to the Wusun Kingdom."
No one responded in the tent for a while. Luo Wenhao carefully swallowed the dry food in his mouth and looked at His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Sure enough, his face turned black.
Sai Ya, who was standing next to her and didn't dare to make a sound, was so depressed that she was about to vomit blood. Did the princess not want to live anymore?
Could you please not drag her down with you? She doesn't want to die yet.
"Princess... please be quiet."
"What are you afraid of! I, the Jurchen king, regret bringing a loser like you out. You can't do anything right and you are always timid. You really bring shame to the Wusun Kingdom!" Talina cursed arrogantly, and every word was cruel. The envoy lowered his head and dared not refute.
Although Song Jiaren felt sorry for the messenger, what did it have to do with her? Who knew if it was just a play they were acting out? She drank porridge and watched the play from beginning to end, just like watching a palace fighting drama with her meal in modern times.
Gu Zhen would put a few pieces of pickled garlic into her bowl from time to time. Song Jiaren wanted to eat this pickled garlic, so she told the kitchen how to make it. Unexpectedly, it turned out to be so sweet and sour and delicious. It has now become a must-have dish in hot pot restaurants.
As for what Talina said, naturally no one took it seriously. The emperor was not stupid, and he certainly would not offend His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for the sake of a princess from a small country.
If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince gets angry, he might even launch an attack and destroy the Wusun Kingdom.
The meal was so intense that everyone was restless. Song Jiaren went for a walk in the vegetable shed, then visited the chicken coop, duck coop and pigpen. On the way back, she wanted to check on the snowman she had built in the morning, but it had been destroyed, with only half a round ball left standing alone on the ground.
Who is so bad?
How could you even carve such a cute snowman!
Gu Zhen was sitting in front of the stove. Seeing her come in angrily, he asked, "What's wrong?"
Song Jiaren felt very unhappy. "I don't know who broke the snowman I made." She had vaguely guessed who it was. It was most likely Talina. She couldn't stand her doing well, so she kicked the snowman to pieces.
"Oh? There is such a thing?" In the morning he had instructed several nearby soldiers to be careful not to touch it when cleaning.
Song Jiaren glared at him fiercely. If he hadn't been so attractive and attracted that unreasonable woman from the Wusun Kingdom, her snowman would not have been affected.
"It must be Talina! I'm so pissed. There's nothing we can do without evidence!"
Gu Zhen gave her a meaningful look and said, "I have a solution."
Song Jiaren looked at him suspiciously, "What method?" What conspiracy was there?
Gu Zhen smiled and said, "You'll know when the time comes."
Before noon, everyone gathered in the martial arts training ground. Luo Wenhao stood with his hands behind his back, pacing slowly. "A terrible incident occurred in the camp today."
After he finished speaking, he couldn't help but twitch his lips. It was His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who told him to say this, and it had to be said word for word. It was really difficult for him. He couldn't help but clench his hands behind his back.
"The snowman built by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was vandalized. His Royal Highness is merciful. If you surrender and admit your mistake, not only will His Royal Highness forgive you, but he will also personally teach you until you reform."
The soldiers below were a little stunned. What did this mean?
When did His Highness go to so much trouble over a pile of snow, and even let it go?
Are you kidding me?!
The soldiers were well aware of the Crown Prince's treacherous and cunning nature, so they did not believe General Luo's words, and they did not touch the snow pile, so they did not take it seriously.
Talina, however, was fidgeting in the tent, feeling conflicted but also a little excited. At the moment, there were only her and the messenger, so she didn't wear a veil, and her sexy thick lips were tightly pursed.
"Princess, what's wrong with you?" Perhaps he was worried that he would be found out to have broken the snow pile, so Saiya said softly, "Don't worry, no one was passing by at that time, so no one would know."
Talina glanced at her without appreciating it, "What do you know! Don't follow me!" She wanted to go to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to admit her mistake, and then stay by his side to be taught a lesson by him. Thinking of this, she could no longer suppress the itch in her heart and could not wait any longer.
Song Jiaren hid behind the partition and asked, "Will she come?" Such an obvious trap, the princess of Wusun Kingdom wouldn't be so stupid.
Gu Zhen leaned on the couch and read a book, saying in a firm tone, "Don't worry."
As soon as she finished speaking, Talina lifted the curtain and walked in. Song Jiaren quickly retracted her neck and hid behind the partition, pretending she didn't exist.
Gu Zhen was still reading the book in his hand, as if it was particularly attracting him. He asked calmly, "Princess, what's the matter with you coming here?"
Talina had been deliberating for a long time on the way here, and still a little nervously said, "I'm here to admit my mistake. I didn't notice I bumped into that snow pile when I passed by it, and I felt really bad about it. I didn't know it was made by Your Highness. If I had known, I would have definitely paid more attention."
"You said you accidentally bumped into it while passing by?" Gu Zhen put the book in his hand on the couch and looked coldly at Talina who was standing not far away.
"It was this princess who did it, so I came to admit it to you. Didn't you say that you would forgive me and teach me personally?" Talina's blood was boiling with anticipation.
Song Jiaren was stunned. There really are people who are so stupid. His Royal Highness's move was obviously a trap. Most people would not be so stupid as to admit it, and it would be too late to hide from it.
Gu Zhen nodded, "I did say that."
Talina was so excited that she didn't see General Luo coming in. She was slowly twisting her waist and hips as she walked towards the man leaning on the couch, showing off her beautiful curves and plump figure.
Gu Zhen turned his head to the side, then shouted solemnly, "Someone come!"
Two soldiers guarding not far away immediately ran in.
"Send the princess back to the Wusun Kingdom and tell the queen that she is arrogant and disrespectful to me, and hopes that she will be disciplined strictly." Gu Zhen showed no mercy. Talina, who was standing in the tent, blushed and stared at him in disbelief.
"Didn't you say you'd forgive the past and teach me personally?"
Gu Zhen frowned and said coldly, "What do you think this place is? Even the Wusun Kingdom needs to hand over a certain amount of supplies every year to maintain its own country. How dare you, a mere princess, come here to show off your power? You are overestimating your own abilities!"
"But...but I have already asked the emperor of your country for permission to marry me." Talina was a little at a loss. This was nothing like what she had imagined. It shouldn't be like this.
Gu Zhen's face darkened. "Are you talking about this letter?" He pulled out a letter written in the language of Wusun from his sleeve.
Talina's eyes widened, her veil fluttering from her heavy breathing. "How dare you intercept this princess's letter!"
"As the princess of the Wusun Kingdom, you came to our country's camp and actually thought that I would let you pass the message out? I wonder if there are any camp secrets written in it." Gu Zhen sighed for the Queen of Wusun. She raised such a brainless daughter, and wondered if she always wanted to strangle her to death.
Maybe it was because they knew that the princess was stupid and brainless that they deliberately let her come here to die.
Not wanting to see her again, he waved his hand and said, "Shut her mouth, take her away, and send her back to Wusun immediately!"
My head hurts every time I look at her. How can there be such a stupid person?
After everyone left, Song Jiaren came out from behind the partition with great joy, and comforted the depressed Crown Prince while laughing, "Don't be angry... Hahaha... Wait for me to laugh for a while before I comfort you... Hahaha"
Gu Zhen glared at her unhappily, pulled her arm onto the couch, turned over and hung over her, and said in a deep voice, "Are you still laughing?"
Song Jiaren was surrounded by the cold air so close to her, and she didn't dare to laugh at him anymore. "Stop laughing, calm down, calm down." Her ear suddenly touched his lips, and she shrank back unconsciously.
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