The girls' school project went smoothly and was on track. Liu Sisi no longer needed to go there often, and she sent Liu Jiawei to girls' schools all over the country to guard the schools.
Since His Majesty has entrusted the matter to her, she must keep a close watch on things and prevent any malicious individuals from causing trouble.
After Gu Lingchen finished all the matters that the Crown Prince needed to handle in the palace, he suddenly remembered when Ruan Xicheng left.
At that time, after Ruan Xicheng found out that Liu Sisi had been dating Gu Lingchen since she was 8 years old and that they had gradually developed feelings for each other, he didn't want to ruin their childhood sweetheart relationship, so he set off back home.
Before leaving, he stared at Liu Sisi for a long time with deep affection, then turned to Gu Lingchen and said in a somewhat provocative tone.
"I hope Your Highness will treat Miss Sisi well. If I find out that you have wronged her, I will definitely come over immediately and take her away."
Gu Lingchen clenched his fist. "Don't worry, Young Master Ruan, you will never have that chance."
"I hope so."
After saying this, Ruan Xicheng boarded the carriage to return home.
His visit this time can be considered the end of repaying a debt of gratitude. Now that he's gone back, the two of them probably won't have any contact in the future.
Gu Lingchen lowered his fist only after watching his carriage drive away.
Pulling himself out of his thoughts, he closed his eyes and rubbed his temples.
Throughout the past year, he had been harboring a feeling of disgust as he watched Emperor Yong'an toil daily for state affairs and worry about matters in the harem.
He didn't want to be emperor, but he was the crown prince now, and would become emperor in the future; he had no choice.
Although Emperor Yong'an has been vigorous in recent years and several of his concubines have given birth to royal children, all of them are princesses, and none of them are princes.
Therefore, he has been mentoring Gu Lingxuan for the past year, teaching him a great deal of the essential knowledge he had learned for an emperor.
Gu Lingxuan is already 13 years old and can attend court sessions.
The next day, he summoned Gu Lingxuan to his palace and looked at him, saying...
"Third brother, if Father were to pass the throne to you in the future, could you be a diligent and benevolent emperor?"
Upon hearing this, Gu Lingxuan was so frightened that he immediately knelt on the ground.
“Your Highness, I have absolutely no such thoughts. Father has always valued you the most, and you are the Empress’s legitimate son. I respect you the most. Only you are capable of shouldering this important responsibility.”
Gu Lingchen got off the chair and helped him up. "Third brother, don't be nervous. I'm just asking for your thoughts. I want to see if you can be a good emperor."
"I... Your Majesty, I have never thought about this issue. However, I believe that as emperor, one must prioritize the people and strive to improve the country's overall economic and military strength to prevent foreign invasion and ensure that we are able to resist it."
"We care about people's livelihood issues, so that people can have enough to eat and wear and no longer suffer from hunger and cold."
“Our father has done a great job in all of these things. Although Princess Anning has made great contributions, it is also because our father is good at discovering talents and supports the princess with the strength of the whole country that the Tianlong Kingdom is so prosperous now.”
Gu Lingxuan spoke his mind.
Gu Lingchen patted Gu Lingxuan on the shoulder after hearing this.
"I hope you will always remember what you said today."
Gu Lingxuan nodded, "I understand, Your Highness."
Although he didn't know why Gu Lingchen asked him that, he nodded in agreement.
Today, the Princess's Mansion received two pieces of good news: Luo Ling'er is pregnant, and the two brothers, Liu Siping and Liu Si'an, have both been chosen by a sister.
Although the two women were not twins, they were only one year apart in age and were the daughters of He Rufeng, the Minister of Rites.
The story is quite long. Just a while ago, Liu Si'an promised to bring his nephew Liu Mingzhe some candied hawthorns when he went back.
He was looking for a vendor selling candied hawthorns on Huangcheng Street when He Shuman was on her way home from the girls' school.
But as she passed a shop, she suddenly heard a loud noise, which startled her horse. It started running wildly, frightening the people into scattering in all directions. No one was able to stop the frightened horse.
Liu Si'an searched for a long time before finally finding a vendor selling candied hawthorns. Before he could even go over to buy some, the vendor saw the horse galloping towards him from behind and ran away in fright. Liu Si'an was furious!
He used his lightness skill to gracefully fly onto the horse's back and quickly brought it to a stop. After all, he had spent three years with horses at the border, so taming a horse was quite easy for him.
He Shuman was so frightened that he almost lost his soul. After the carriage stopped, the maid helped him out of the carriage to thank his savior.
But when she got out of the car and saw Liu Si'an's face, she blushed. However, the two didn't say much. After thanking Liu Si'an, she went back.
Liu Si'an didn't take it seriously and continued to buy candied hawthorns from the same vendor.
After returning home, the girl asked around to inquire about Liu Si'an. When she learned that he had been on the battlefield, served as a general, was now the deputy commander of the Dragon Guard, was the fourth brother of Princess Anning, and was still unmarried, she became even more interested in him.
She began to frequently appear on Liu Si'an's way back to his residence and on his way to the palace, without taking a carriage, and would just watch from afar without approaching him to speak.
Her older sister, He Shuting, felt that her younger sister had been acting strangely lately. The two sisters usually had a good relationship and would confide in each other about anything.
But He Shuman has been laughing to herself a lot lately, and she also blushes, so she came over and asked He Shuman what happened.
He Shuman didn't hide it from her sister and told her about Liu Si'an saving her and how she liked him.
He Shuting is a straightforward and outspoken person. Hearing her sister being so hesitant, she wondered when things would ever work out! If it were really as good as she said, she would have to act quickly or someone else would beat her to it, leaving her only to be secretly heartbroken.
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