Chapter 118 It's so hard to see the prince consort
Jiang Xue thought that she might have a starting point for Lu Qiongshuang's marriage and Chonghuan's affairs.
Xiaochun nodded and said, "Then I will start to do it in the next few days."
Jiang Xue smiled, and the master and his two servants started to eat together. When they finished eating, the sun was almost setting. Jiang Xue had someone tidy up the main hall of Wen Qingxuan, and she returned to her bedroom to read.
Soon, Gu Lintan's voice came from the courtyard.
Jiang Xue heard a gentle knock on the door and asked, "What's wrong?"
Gu Lintan's voice rang out from outside the door: "Your Highness, it's me."
Jiang Xue then stood up, looked in the mirror again, made sure her makeup was appropriate, then slowly walked over and opened the door.
When she saw Gu Lintan, she immediately looked angry.
Jiang Xue turned around and walked to the dressing table inside the house, sat down, looked at the mirror, and said lightly:
"It's really hard to see the Prince Consort nowadays."
"What on earth has the Prince Consort been busy with these past two days? From the outside, it looks like you and I are newlyweds, but who would have known that I haven't seen the Prince Consort for two or three days."
Gu Lintan was stunned. When he came to ask Qingxuan about looking for Jiang Xue before, she either said that she was not feeling well and had already slept, or that she had gone to the prime minister's residence or the palace. How come now it seemed as if it was all his fault?
Gu Lintan suppressed his slight annoyance, walked over quickly, stood behind Jiang Xue, and gently placed his hand on her shoulder.
"Your Highness," he said in a gentle voice, "The Hanlin Academy and the Ministry of Rites have been busy with official business recently. It's my fault. I forgot about time and haven't been able to come to see Your Highness."
"Really?" Jiang Xue reached out to play with the pearl hairpins in the dressing box and said, "Yesterday I was worried about the health of the prince consort, so I sent my personal attendant Fu Dong to the Ministry of Rites to bring ginseng soup and food to the prince consort. But she said that she couldn't find the prince consort after searching the Ministry of Rites and the Imperial Academy."
Gu Lintan knew yesterday that Jiang Xue had sent someone to the government office to look for him, and he had already thought of a response plan.
"Your Highness, aren't you going to add a plaque to the clinic opened by Mr. Yan Zhe?" Gu Lintan said with a smile, "After the court session yesterday morning, I went back to the Ministry of Rites to arrange all the official duties in advance, and then went to find a calligraphy expert to write the inscription."
"Oh?" Jiang Xue turned her head slightly and asked, "Which famous person did you look for?"
"Mr. Yan's clinic will be open in the next few days. Most famous doctors are hermits. If I ask someone to look for him now, I'm afraid I won't be able to make it in time." Gu Lintan said slowly, "Fortunately, there are a few colleagues in the capital who are excellent calligraphers."
"I thought that since this was the case, I shouldn't go far away, so I didn't look for any famous masters."
"Which adult is this?" Jiang Xue asked.
"Master Xue, the prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture."
Jiang Xue curled the corner of her mouth. He was smart and did not hide it. Even if people found out that he went to Xue's house yesterday, he would still have an excuse.
"Xue Ke?" Jiang Xue deliberately frowned and said, "Is his calligraphy good? I think it must be very good, which is why the prince consort was so fascinated that he didn't return to the office until night?"
Gu Lintan was stunned. Did she have someone watching her in the office for a whole day?
"Since it's urgent, I naturally want to finish it as soon as possible," Gu Lintan comforted him, "I have already given Master Xue's calligraphy to the craftsmen to make the plaque. It will probably be done tomorrow. Your Highness, would you like to accompany me to deliver it to Mr. Yan?"
"No," Jiang Xue said indifferently, as if she couldn't hear his explanation. She looked gloomy and glanced at him again, saying, "Did the Prince Consort really not lie to me?"
"This," Gu Lintan said with a look of confusion, "Why would I lie to Your Highness?"
Seeing that Jiang Xue still ignored him, he half-knelt down and looked into her eyes seriously, saying, "I have been really busy with official duties recently, and I am always unable to get away. But as soon as I get time, I will do what Your Highness has asked. If Your Highness doesn't believe me, why not send a few people to follow me and see where else I go every day besides going to the government office."
Jiang Xue sneered in her heart, but her expression softened a little. She said, "What kind of person would put spies around her husband? Wouldn't it be a joke if it got out?"
She reached out her hand to fiddle with the hairpin on her bun, and said nonchalantly, "Recently, I heard the servants gossiping about some masters' families outside in my spare time. It was said that the wife of a master had been with him since he was a minor local official, and he never left him until he was promoted to an official in Beijing. However, she abandoned his wife and took in several beautiful concubines as his wives."
"I often see such stories in the storybooks I read in my spare time. I was thinking -"
After saying that, she looked directly into Gu Lintan's eyes and said in a deep voice, "Isn't the prince consort the same? It is said that food and sex are human nature, and the prince consort is also a man of temperament. I wonder if he meets a beautiful fairy one day, will he also abandon me, his first wife?"
Gu Lintan pursed his lips and looked away for a moment.
The words "first wife" seemed to pierce his heart when he heard them, making him feel very uncomfortable.
A hint of resentment flashed across his eyes, but he quickly put on a warm smile and looked at Jiang Xue.
"So that's what Your Highness is worried about," he stretched out his hand and gently scratched Jiang Xue's nose, saying, "Whether it's the storybook or the anecdotes in the market, they are all unreliable. I guess I've been too busy recently and neglected Your Highness, which is why Your Highness has such uneasy thoughts."
"Gu Lintan swears to heaven that he will never let his wife down in this life."
Jiang Xue suppressed her nausea and frowned, turning her head away slightly, but in Gu Lintan's eyes, it looked like a little girl sympathizing with her man for being upset.
He smiled and coaxed Jiang Xue, "No matter how angry Your Highness is, you should eat first, right? If you still feel unsatisfied after eating, you will have the energy to scold your husband."
Seeing that the purpose of the beating seemed to have been achieved, Jiang Xue nodded and had a bland meal with Gu Lintan.
After dinner, Gu Lintan said, "I have been busy these days, so I took some time to come back and have dinner with Your Highness. Now I have to go back to the Ministry of Rites to prepare for the visit of envoys from various countries next month."
Jiang Xue didn't intend to keep him, and said calmly: "The prince consort is also concerned about his own health, so he should finish his official duties as soon as possible and come back as soon as possible."
Before leaving, Gu Lintan suddenly remembered something and turned back to ask, "Your Highness, has Prince Rui Chong been to the palace recently?"
Jiang Xue said unhappily, "Grandfather is still seriously ill, and I run back and forth between the prime minister's residence and the palace every day, so how can I take care of these things? You ask me, why not ask Uncle Huang? He is in the outer courtyard all day, so if there is a male guest, wouldn't he be the first to know?"
"Your Highness, please don't be angry with me. I saw how disrespectful he was to you that night. I'm not at home most of the time, and I'm worried that he will come and cause trouble again—"
"Trouble?" Jiang Xue said, "I am a princess of a country after all. What kind of trouble can he cause me? As for the prince consort, if he is looking for trouble, it is better to retreat and not be as tense as that night. Don't really have any conflict with him before my father's birthday and cause criticism from all countries."
Gu Lintan nodded helplessly and said, "I am relieved that Your Highness is alright."
After leaving the inner courtyard, Gu Lintan immediately asked someone to look for Huang Fu.
He felt a little worried.
If Jiang Xue had already become jealous and dissatisfied with his cold treatment, he was afraid that she would become suspicious in the future and cause trouble.
It seems that I have to be more cautious in my future actions - especially letting Huang Fu look after Suxi and Chuan'er, I'm afraid it should be kept secret.
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