An Ning felt that the emperor's reward was too much. Although she had contributed two crops and refined salt, the position of princess was still a bit hot for An Ning. You know, there was no princess of a different surname in the current dynasty, and the only princess was the daughter of the current prince, who was only a three-year-old baby.
But then I thought, I might have to live in the capital most of the time in the future, and it would be more convenient to have the identity of a princess. At least I wouldn't have to be servile to everyone I meet.
An Dashan and Gao were both happy and worried. They were happy that An Ning was conferred the title of princess, which was a great honor. They were worried that An Ning was about to get married and might have to live in the capital in the future.
An Ning looked at An Dashan and Gao who were sighing, and said, "Dad, Mom, don't worry too much. Besides, we have a house in the capital. If you are worried, we can all go to the capital and buy a manor outside the capital. When we get tired of living in the city, we can live in the manor. Then, little An Rui can also study in the capital. Maybe our family can really produce a top scholar!"
An Dashan and Gao were somewhat tempted. It didn't matter whether An Rui became the top scholar or not, but they both really couldn't live without their daughter. Unknowingly, An Ning had become the backbone of both of them.
An Ning looked at An Dashan and Gao and felt a little moved. She continued, "Dad, Mom, you don't want to be left without anyone to support me when I get bullied, do you?" An Ning pretended to be pitiful.
An Dashan and Gao Shi felt very uncomfortable whenever they thought about their daughter being bullied. They no longer thought about being reluctant to leave their hometown or their relatives and friends, and immediately decided to go to Beijing with An Ning after the New Year.
An Dashan said, "Ningning, don't worry. With your mother and I here, no one can bully you. Even when we are gone, your elder brother is still here and will never let you be bullied." Gao Shi also echoed this.
An Ning nodded heavily and said, "I know that Dad and Mom are the best. We don't have to sell our house when the time comes. We can come back and live here for a while when we have free time."
An Dashan and Gao nodded and said, "Okay, we'll listen to you." After this decision, An Dashan and Gao felt relieved and stopped worrying about it.
Gu Qingxuan sent Eunuch Qian to the post station, reminded the post station officials of the things that needed attention, and then left the post station.
When Gu Qingxuan returned to the An family, he felt that the atmosphere at home was not right, so he walked over to An Ning and asked, "Did something happen at home? Why does the atmosphere seem a little off?"
An Ning smiled and said, "Nothing happened. My parents were just worried that you would bully me after we get married, so they decided to move to the capital."
An Ning's voice was not small. Not only Gu Qingxuan heard it, but Gao and An Dashan also heard it. The atmosphere became a little awkward for a moment.
Gu Qingxuan was also a little speechless, and said: "Aning, it is a good thing that your uncle and aunt moved to the capital, but I will definitely not bully you, you can rest assured about this."
An Dashan also quickly spoke up: "Qingxuan, don't listen to Ningning's nonsense, we just can't bear to part with Ningning."
Gu Qingxuan smiled and said, "Since you have decided to move to the capital, why not come with me so that I can take care of you."
An Ning shook her head and said, "We plan to wait until the beginning of spring after the Chinese New Year to go. It's too cold now, and both adults and children will suffer."
Gu Qingxuan nodded and said, "Yes, that's the truth. I'll come pick you up next spring."
An Ning did not reject Gu Qingxuan's kindness and said, "Okay." After a few words, the originally awkward atmosphere became relaxed.
At dinner, An Ning was in a good mood and ate an extra bowl of rice, which was rare. As a result, she was full. After dinner, An Ning went outside for a walk to digest the food. Gu Qingxuan followed An Ning and said, "Let's go for a walk together!"
An Ning thought about the snow outside that had not yet melted, shook her head and said, "It's too cold outside, I don't want to go."
Gu Qingxuan looked at the unromantic little girl, smiled and shook his head, and said, "Okay, then let's walk around in the yard." So the two of them walked side by side in the yard, talking.
After walking for a while, An Ning felt that she had digested most of the food, so she said, "Let's go back quickly! It's too cold."
Although Gu Qingxuan wanted to stay alone with An Ning for a while longer, he was also afraid that An Ning would get frozen, so he nodded and said, "Okay, let's go back!"
Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye it was the day for Gu Qingxuan to leave. It was already the end of November, and there were less than ten days left until An Ning's coming of age.
After spending these days together, their feelings for each other quickly heated up, and Gu Qingxuan actually began to not want to leave.
But the emperor was in a hurry. Ever since Eunuch Qian returned to the capital, the emperor learned that Gu Qingxuan was actually hiding away in Beichuan County. He was immediately unhappy and sent people to urge him several times.
Gu Qingxuan took out a jade hairpin from his bosom and said, "Aning, I carved this myself. I wanted to give it to you on your coming-of-age ceremony, but the emperor urged me to go back, so I can't attend your coming-of-age ceremony."
Gu Qingxuan had been by An Ning's side these days. Now that Gu Qingxuan was leaving, An Ning felt reluctant to let him go. She reached out to take the hairpin and found that it was a top-quality white jade hairpin with a pattern of twin lotus carved on it. Although the carving was slightly imperfect, the material was top-quality mutton-fat white jade, which made up for the shortcomings in the carving.
An Ning said: "Thank you for your gift, I like it very much."
Seeing that An Ning really liked it, Gu Qingxuan was delighted and said, "If you like it, I'll give it to you on your birthday next time. I'll make it better next time."
An Ning nodded and said, "Okay, I'll wait for your gift."
After the two finished talking, Gu Qingxuan said to An Dashan and Gao: "Uncle An, Aunt An, thank you for taking care of me for the past month. I will wait for you in the capital."
An Dashan said, "Be careful on the road."
Gu Qingxuan nodded and said, "I understand, Uncle An, you guys should go back soon!" Then he got on the carriage.
Gu Qingxuan got on the carriage, opened the curtain, and waved to An Ning and the others. An Ning also waved to Gu Qingxuan. The guard raised the whip, and the carriage started moving, leaving Huaishu Village.
An Ning stood at the door and watched Gu Qingxuan walk away before turning around and going back into the house.
After seeing Gu Qingxuan off, An Ning's life returned to normal.
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