Chapter 12: Taking charge of all the affairs in the harem
Gu Lintan frowned and thought for a moment.
Seeing Jiang Yu and Jiang Xue staring at him, he immediately turned to Huang Fu and said, "Don't whisper in front of the two princes. Just report directly."
Huang Fu knelt down in fear and said, "Yes, it was I who committed the crime."
Jiang Xue said, "Uncle Huang, what is it? Can't you tell me?"
Huang Fu looked at Gu Lintan, then at Jiang Xue.
Gu Lintan said, "Just report it to the princess directly."
"Your Highness, Doctor Yan came to visit this morning and asked to see you. He said that he had specially prescribed medicine for your pulse this morning."
Yan Zhe has news so soon?
Jiang Xue narrowed her eyes. This man was very strange. She had no idea what his intention was in showing goodwill over and over again.
I clearly told him to come back in five days this morning, but he is here now.
Although he said that he did not know Gu Lintan, it was not impossible that this person was sent by Gu Lintan to test her.
If this is true, then I am afraid that Gu Lintan has already known the questions I asked him this morning.
Jiang Xue thought, let’s meet first and talk later.
She asked Huang Fu, "Since you came here to look for me, why didn't you just tell me?"
Huang Fu stammered, "Old slave, I thought that this person was a foreign guest after all, so I first reported it to the master, and then the master arranged for him to meet the princess..."
"Oh?" Jiang Yu raised an eyebrow and looked at Gu Lintan, "My sister is in the Prince Consort's house, but she has no right to see outsiders without permission?"
"I dare not." Gu Lintan stood up and bowed. "Mr. Huang has just arrived in the capital and is not familiar with all the affairs of serving the princess. It is really my fault for not being good at discipline."
"It seems that my mother was very foresighted in insisting on letting my sister take the palace maids back to the palace."
Jiang Yu sat there, his fingers gently stroking the edge of the teacup, looking intimidating without even getting angry.
"Although the prince consort has talents that are unmatched by anyone in the court, he doesn't seem to be very good at handling household chores."
"It is my fault." Gu Lintan quickly apologized.
"My sister is first and foremost the Princess Changle of Daji, and only secondarily your wife. Even if the princess is content to stay in the mansion, in this mansion of the consort, she is still the ruler and you are the subject."
"The steward of the Gu Mansion is so ignorant. Well, from now on, he will only be responsible for your daily life. From now on, the rest of the affairs of the Gu Mansion will be handed over to Xiaochun, with Fudong's assistance."
Huang Fu was dumbfounded when Jiang Yu said this, and Gu Lintan was also very unhappy in his heart.
Even if he is a prince, what right does he have to interfere in the ministers' affairs in the harem?
Jiang Xue suddenly spoke slowly: "Although my brother is thinking about me, I am afraid it will be inconvenient for you to directly interfere in the affairs of the Prince Consort's Mansion."
"I came to the Gu Mansion today to take a look at it under the order of my mother," Jiang Yu said with a smile. "I saw that there were some ignorant servants, and I was afraid that the Gu Mansion would break the rules of Princess Shang, so I assigned them to you."
He looked at Gu Lintan, "If the Prince Consort feels that it is inappropriate——"
"Nothing is wrong." Gu Lintan said loudly, his words respectful. "The Second Prince is right. The people in the palace are definitely more reliable than the servants in the Gu Mansion. I dare not let down the Queen and His Highness."
He looked at Huang Fu and said, "You go down first. Leave the housekeeping duties to Miss Xiaochun for the next few days."
Huang Fu nodded tremblingly.
"The prince consort is wise and respectful. I'm sure my father and mother will be more relieved in the future." Jiang Yu picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea.
"Uncle Huang, please ask Doctor Yan to come to Chaolu Pavilion. I will go to see him."
Seeing that the matter was settled, Jiang Xue asked Huang Fu to invite Yan Zhe.
"I am a little weak, so I can go see him alone. The prince consort doesn't need to accompany me."
Gu Lintan clenched his hands into fists in his sleeves, but his face remained calm.
"Okay," he said.
Jiang Yu asked, "I haven't been back to Beijing for many years. I didn't expect to see you today, but you look pale and your steps are weak."
Jiang Xue had a headache, it seemed that her brother would definitely follow her.
Sure enough, Jiang Yu continued, "Let's go and listen. I don't know if these wandering doctors are really good at medicine. If your symptoms are serious, I will ask someone to send the imperial physician to listen to your heartbeat."
Jiang Xue couldn't refuse in front of Gu Lintan, so she could only say, "Then I'll trouble you, my brother."
Seeing this, Gu Lintan said, "Then I will return to the study first and invite the two princes during dinner."
He thought about it and felt that what he had done was not enough, so he walked to Jiang Xue and said softly:
"If you really feel unwell, Princess, don't hold on by yourself, call me to take care of you."
Jiang Xue felt a little cold and asked him to take care of her. She didn't know when she would be exposed and was afraid that she would die again.
She suppressed her disgust and said, "Okay, Prince Consort, please be at ease."
The brother and sister walked towards Chaolu Pavilion. Before leaving, Jiang Xue once again reminded Huang Fu to ask the kitchen to prepare dishes and make sure they would suit her brother's taste.
Huang Fu did not dare to delay and immediately went back to do it.
Gu Lintan was left standing alone in Wenqingxuan, his face changing from gloomy to bright.
"Are you really not feeling well?" Jiang Yu walked a few steps, stopped on the corridor and asked.
Jiang Xue said, "I just worked a little hard for the wedding a few days ago, so I'm tired, that's all."
"Ordinary fatigue, requiring the doctor to come twice a day?"
"No, it's not about my illness." Jiang Xue was at a loss whether to laugh or cry. Seeing that she couldn't hide it any longer, she had to tell everything.
"This man knows some things about Gu Lintan. I asked him to come here to investigate." She whispered, "I originally asked him to come back in five days, but I don't know why he is here now."
"Is this person reliable?" Jiang Yu knew that she didn't want to say more, so he didn't ask further questions.
"Reliable or not..." Jiang Xue pondered for a while and shook her head.
"I don't know yet."
"Do you know his background?" Jiang Yu asked.
"It's not clear yet..." Jiang Xue's voice became smaller and smaller.
"You want to use a person whose origin is unknown and whose reliability is unknown to investigate Gu Lintan?" Jiang Yu didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
"I'm not questioning Gu Lintan. Gu Lintan asked him to see a patient. That person's identity is very important to me."
Jiang Xue said: "I also know that this is inappropriate, but this is really the only clue I have at the moment."
She was frightened last night and hadn't slept all night. This was the only straw she could grab onto, so she had to do it even if it was a little risky.
"Besides, when I saw him, I always felt that he was familiar." Jiang Xue asked doubtfully, "but I really can't remember where I have seen him before."
"Is he someone from the palace?" Jiang Yu asked.
"I can't remember clearly. Besides, the people I know are not only those in the palace." Jiang Xue stuck out her tongue, "When I was young, my brother secretly took me out of the palace to play many times--"
"Maybe we met once outside the palace," Jiang Xue said, "It's not important. I have to go see him first."
Jiang Yu had no choice but to follow her footsteps.
The two of them arrived at Chaolu Pavilion, but there was no sign of Yan Zhe.
Jiang Xue slapped her head and said, "I forgot to ask Huang Fu to prepare dinner just now. I guess I should have called him now."
Jiang Yu smiled and said, "Don't worry, sit down and rest for a while. Look at the dark circles under your eyes. Did you not sleep all night last night?"
Jiang Xue could only sit down obediently.
Jiang Yu looked around Chaolu Pavilion. The decoration inside the pavilion made him feel somewhat familiar.
Soon, a green figure walked into the pavilion.
Jiang Yu heard footsteps and turned around to meet Yan Zhe.
Yan Zhe was slightly stunned.
Jiang Yu asked tentatively: "He Zhilin?"
Yan Zhe opened his mouth slightly, looked at Jiang Yu, and saluted helplessly.
"Meet the Second Prince."
Jiang Yu's voice suddenly increased.
"It's you?!"
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