Chapter 205: Falling in Love with a Secret Guard
After the Qingming Festival, Chang'an in March swept away the gloom of the Crown Prince's death and returned to its former bustling state.
Inside the East Palace.
Ye Wanhe dismissed the palace maids and servants and knocked on the secret door of the underground palace.
Ah Hong walked out from the secret door of the underground palace, "Sister."
Ye Wanhe said: "You should flee quickly. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will be returning to Chang'an soon. You should flee Chang'an quickly. The farther you run, the better."
Ah Hong frowned and said, "Sister, let's run away together."
Ye Wanhe shook her head and said, "I have committed a serious crime. If I escape now, you will implicate my family. I will have to die again. You should escape now while no one knows that you helped me. The farther you run, the better."
Ah Hong grabbed Ye Wanhe's sleeve.
Ye Wanhe smiled at Ah Hong and said, "Let's go. You have to go and have a good look at the scenery of Dasheng for your dear sister and me. The three mountains and five peaks, the Gobi desert, and the vast grasslands are all scenes that I can only see in poems and paintings. I hope you can take a good look at them for me."
Ye Wanhe gave all the banknotes in her hand to Ah Hong and said, "Let's go."
Ah Hong whispered, "Sister...I won't leave."
Ye Wanhe said: "You have to go. If you don't leave, I will be uneasy. Don't worry, I will live well. You can come to Fangqiao Town in Yongxing City to find me in a few years."
Upon hearing this, Ah Hong knelt down and kowtowed to Ye Wanhe before leaving.
Ah Hong went down the tunnel and was about to leave, but he turned back and went to the Princess's Mansion.
In Youlan Residence, Ah Hong heard the girl's sweet voice, "Mom, do you miss daddy?"
Xie Zhixuan smiled lightly and said, "How could I miss him as an old married couple? I am thinking about you. You are almost seventeen years old. I can't keep you any longer. I have to find a good marriage for you.
Previously, Madam Lin had intended for you to marry Bo Lan's elder brother, but your father felt that it was inappropriate to marry into the Lin family. But when you think about it, among all the young men in Chang'an, the sons of the Lin family are considered the best..."
Gu Jingyu said, "Mother, I don't want to marry an official. I want to marry a man who can accompany me to travel around and practice medicine, and spread the reputation of our Renyuan Pharmacy throughout Dasheng."
Xie Zhixuan said: "You want to travel around, how can mother be at ease with you?"
Gu Jingyu said: "Mother, if I told you that the person your daughter wanted to marry was just a secret guard, would you agree?"
Xie Zhixuan frowned slightly and said, "Which bold guard seduced you? This is absolutely not allowed!"
Gu Jingyu whispered, "Why not? It's just that the person I like happens to be a secret guard. Do you also think that Sister Wanhe seduced Brother Prince as a palace maid?"
Xie Zhixuan said: "Of course not. You are innocent by nature, so don't be fooled by some men who want to get close to the rich and powerful."
Gu Jingyu said: "He didn't lie to me. I like him, but I never told him my feelings because I was afraid he wouldn't like me."
Xie Zhixuan smiled and said, "How dare he not like you? If he can marry you, he will be able to rise to the top overnight. Don't believe the sweet words of that guard.
If he wants to marry you, he should join the army to fight bandits and make contributions. Only when he becomes famous and successful can he marry you."
Gu Jingyu whispered, "Mother, what I lack the least is a husband who is successful and renowned. In this world, even my brother's achievements may not be greater than my father's. Mother, do you also value family background?"
Xie Zhixuan said: "I don't value background, but ability and character. If he wants to marry you to get rich overnight, then his character is extremely improper and utilitarian. That's why mother wants him to achieve success in his career and come back to marry you."
Gu Jingyu said: "But I don't even know if he likes me or not."
Xie Zhixuan touched Gu Jingyu's head and said, "Tell mother which secret guard it is?"
Gu Jingyu whispered, "I haven't seen him since I got better. He rarely came to see me after he was cured of his muteness. I don't know if I will have the chance to see him again."
Xie Zhixuan smiled faintly and said, "He is a man who knows himself well."
Gu Jingyu talked with Xie Zhixuan for a long time.
At night, when Xie Zhixuan left.
Gu Jingyu returned to the room and lit a candle. She looked at the treetops outside, and her eyes lit up.
Ah Hong caught Gu Jingyu's eye, jumped down from the tree, walked to Gu Jingyu and said, "I..."
Gu Jingyu looked at the red dot between the boy's eyebrows, "When did you come?"
Ah Hong said, "I arrived a little later than Her Royal Highness the Princess."
Gu Jingyu said: "Then you heard everything..."
Gu Jingyu raised her eyes and looked at Ah Hong, "You are not allowed to say you don't like me! If you say you don't like me, I will make you deaf and dumb again."
Ah Hong whispered, "I don't dislike you, I just don't dare to like you, and I don't deserve to like you. I have committed the crime of Ling Chi. I helped the Crown Princess sister to give His Royal Highness the Crown Prince a drug to fake his death. Now I can only flee to the ends of the earth. You should just forget me."
Gu Jingyu reached out and held Ah Hong's hand and said, "I will go and plead with my uncle. Since you are not the mastermind, you will not be sentenced to the serious crime of lingchi."
"I have committed the unforgivable sin of betraying my master. I am your highness's slave." Ah Hong lowered his eyes and said, "Have you forgotten that I am not worthy of your love?"
After saying this, Ah Hong wanted to turn around and leave.
Gu Jingyu held Ah Hong's hand tightly and said, "Go and join the army. I will get you an identity. You can gain honor and merit by joining the army. Then I will plead for you to make up for your mistakes, and my mother will agree to marry me to you."
Ah Hong smiled at Gu Jingyu and said, "Okay."
Gu Jingyu looked at the boy's smile and threw herself into his arms.
Ah Hong froze for a moment, then slowly embraced the girl in his arms, "I don't know when I can make up for my mistakes and achieve success. You don't have to wait for me. If you meet a suitable man, you can marry him first."
Gu Jingyu raised her eyes to look at Ah Hong and said, "Then can you become famous as soon as possible? Don't make me wait too long."
Ah Hong nodded and said, "Okay."
Gu Jingyu stood on tiptoe and kissed Ah Hong on the lips. Ah Hong reached out and touched his own lips. His whole face turned red. He quickly pushed Gu Jingyu away and left through the window.
Gu Jingyu's clear laughter came from behind.
Ah Hong looked back at Gu Jingyu's smile and waved goodbye to her.
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In Qingfeng Garden.
Yun Xiangye and Gu Yan were teaching Nuonuo how to read and write.
Nuonuo is quite smart. By following the example, she has learned how to write the word "cloud" and has also learned quite a few other words.
Gu Yan chuckled and said, "She is worthy of being my daughter. She can write her own name at the age of three."
Yun Xiangye said: "Nuonuo inherited my intelligence."
Gu Yan smiled and said, "It's up to you. Even my difficult temper is up to you. I don't know how much suffering her husband will have to endure in the future."
Hearing this, Yun Xiangye reached out to twist the flesh on Gu Yan's narrow waist. Gu Yan held Yun Xiangye's hand in pain and said, "I was wrong. Your Excellency, the Crown Prince's Consort, please be magnanimous and spare me."
Yun Xiangye let Gu Yan go only after he begged for mercy.
After Nuonuo left, Gu Yan held Yun Xiangye in his arms and said, "My father sent a letter by carrier pigeon saying that he has found His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. They are rushing back and will probably reach Chang'an in less than half a month."
Yun Xiangye frowned slightly and said, "It turned out that they found it so quickly. When Your Highness comes back, my sister will have to suffer physically."
Gu Yan said: "If you think about it carefully, my sister can finally be free."
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