Emperor Yi warmly took Gu Changzhou's hand and spoke earnestly, looking every bit the loving father.
Gu Changzhou remained frozen in shock, clearly quite frightened. He was completely devoid of the radiant smile he had shown that day, utterly lifeless.
"No...no...it's alright, I...I...I don't...I don't want anything."
Gu Changzhou awkwardly tried to remove his hand from Yi Di's grasp, but Yi Di refused, his eyes suddenly turning cold before he laughed again.
"It's alright. Just remember to tell your father whenever you want something. Also, I've given you a new name, Ji'an, the 'an' in 'peace and safety.' What do you think?"
"Good, good, good name, Zhou'er, hurry up and thank your father for bestowing this name upon you."
When the Prime Minister's second wife saw that her son was not perceptive and did not know how to flatter, she offered to help and give him some pointers.
"Thank you, Father...Father...Emperor."
Even so, Gu Changzhou still had some tongue twisters and spoke haltingly.
"Alright, there's no need to be so agitated. Come over here and meet Princess Anguo. She is your future Crown Princess. You two should get along well."
Emperor Yi, as enthusiastic as a matchmaker, introduced his newborn son to Princess Anguo.
"Greetings, Your Highness the Princess," Gu Changzhou greeted with clasped hands.
Princess Anguo became rather aloof at this point, as if she looked down on Gu Changzhou. She only gave a slight bow as a return greeting.
To avoid an awkward atmosphere, and also because he seemed like a nice person, I smiled at him and greeted him.
"Long time no see, Xiao Zhouzhou."
"You...you...how did you get here? Did the Prince of Lingguang do anything to you? You've been disappearing like you vanished into thin air all these days."
I searched the entire capital city, but I couldn't find you anywhere.
Don't forget, you still owe me a meal.
When Gu Changzhou saw me, he seemed to have seen something extraordinary and walked straight towards me.
She rattled off a long string of words, her voice filled with longing and a hint of regret.
His soul returned, his speech became fluent, his hands stopped trembling, and his legs stopped shaking. It was as if he had returned to his domineering yet charming self.
He was just a little too frivolous; he actually tried to touch my head right in front of Ji Ruchen. How could I allow that?
I had no choice but to take a few steps back, and seeing him sheepishly withdraw his hand, I said:
"I am the Crown Prince's concubine, and I came with the Crown Princess. We..."
Gu Changzhou seemed to have misunderstood something, his ears instantly turning bright red. Before I could finish speaking, he picked up his fan and covered his peach-blossom-like face, saying shyly:
"Didn't I tell you? I'm going to marry you. I... I won't let you be my concubine. Don't talk nonsense like that again."
Well, I don't know what to say about this. This person starts to feel good about themselves as soon as they become normal.
I glanced at Ji Ruchen. His calm, deep gaze was shifting as he looked at me, clearly furious. I was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan, stamping my feet nervously.
Ahem… Emperor Yi coughed twice, pointed at me, and asked Gu Changzhou:
"You know her?"
Gu Changzhou smiled broadly and nodded slightly.
"Very well, if that's how it is, then let her be your concubine. Does the princess have any objections?"
Emperor Yi said to Gu Changzhou with a regretful tone that he wanted to give me to him as a concubine, and finally asked Princess Anguo for her opinion.
Regardless of whether I agree or not, I have clearly stated that I am Ji Ruchen's concubine. Haven't I made myself clear enough?
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