Qian Liang straightened his clothes and bowed to the two sisters, saying, "Thank you both, Miss Gu, for saving me."
Gu Hui: "Weren't you just calling us Young Master Gu?"
Gu Xin: "Yeah! How did you know we were girls?"
Qian Liangduo smiled sheepishly: "Actually, Princess Jinghe isn't like what outsiders say. The fact that she dared to kiss you means you're not a young master."
Gu Hui raised an eyebrow: "Oh."
Gu Xin: "Uncle Qian, you must paint this picture well! It must be very realistic."
Qian Liangduo asked curiously, "Does Miss Gu have a falling out with Miss Li from the Rongguo Duke's Mansion?"
Gu Xin shook her head: "I don't get along with the entire Rongguo Duke's Mansion! I'm especially happy when I see them unhappy. Uncle Qian, is one hundred taels enough? If not, I'll lend you more money privately. You must make sure the painting is realistic!"
Qian Liangduo waved his hands repeatedly: "That's enough, that's enough. I will return the remaining silver to the princess after the painting is finished."
He dared not offend either the princess or the Duke of Rong, but the princess was a bit fierce, and the girls in the Duke of Rong's mansion were quite strange, so he still decided to take on the painting job.
Well, he'll earn enough for a few steamed buns. After the imperial examination, well, let's see after that!
The three then parted ways.
On the way back, Gu Xin chattered on and on about what had just happened, while Gu Hui listened quietly.
Back home, Gu Xin started telling stories again, recounting what had just happened to Gu Shouxin and his wife, as well as her third aunt's husband.
Gu Shouxin was speechless.
He seriously doubted that Li Shan had been reborn; how could she be so brainless?
However, he remembered that Lu Zheng had mentioned before that two of the students in this year's imperial examination had been given important positions by the Third Prince. It wasn't so much that they were given important positions by the Third Prince, but rather by Lu Zheng. Li Shan would probably go looking for them.
One of them, Gu Shouxin already knew. The other, I guess, is the person Li Shan found today.
Gu Xin leaned closer to Gu Shouxin: "Dad, that Uncle Qian is so capable, how come he only eats two steamed buns in five days? Did he lose his money or is his family poor? Dad, you took the exam together, so you can be considered classmates. If his family is poor, could you lend him some money?"
Gu Shouxin countered, "Didn't Princess Jinghe give him one hundred taels?"
Gu Xin: "But he said he went to buy the things he needed for painting, and he would return them to the princess after he finished painting!"
Gu Hui couldn't help but ask, "Do you really think the princess gave him money just to have him paint?"
Gu Xin's eyes widened: "Could it be that she's specifically helping him? Oh, I see, Princess Jinghe is different from ordinary people, and she helps people in a different way too. She even said she'd beat Uncle Qian to death if he didn't paint well!"
Cai Xiaolian smiled and said, "This Princess Jinghe is quite interesting."
Gu Xin pursed her lips: "But people say she's going to marry Li Muyan, and it's an imperial decree that bestowed the marriage upon her, so she can't cancel it. Sigh, the Rongguo Duke's Mansion is no good at all. How could such a good sister be so miserable?"
Gu Shouxin glanced at her: "How come she's all better?"
Gu Xin: "She doesn't like Li Shan! It's just that people who don't like Li Shan are all good! I didn't think much of it before, I just didn't like hanging out with Li Shan. But after meeting Li Shan twice in Beijing, I'm sure she doesn't like me. If she doesn't like me, why should I like her? She's even on good terms with the Lu family!"
Gu Hui: "Aren't you also close to the Lu family? Lu Zheng, Lu Xue."
Gu Xin: "..."
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