Gu Qingchen chuckled when he heard this, "Is the princess jealous?"
Jiang Li snorted lightly, "Your Highness is really a joke. If you could save this beautiful lady, it would be a rare spectacle in the world."
That's right.
From the moment Mei Qiuyi said that Gu Qingchen saved her, Jiang Li no longer believed it.
Gu Qingchen never had too close contact with any woman. When the Princess of Yong'an poured him wine, he threw her out of the hall, which shows his temper.
Gu Qingchen leaned forward and held the woman in his arms, then put his head on her neck. For a moment, the study became quiet.
"You said, the prince and princess won't quarrel, right?"
Outside the study, Mo Xiaoxiao squatted on the ground and looked at the ants in the corner, unable to stop worrying.
Before Mo Qi could say anything, Mo Xiaoxiao said, "Your Highness is really something. That woman is obviously scheming. How could he save her personally? Is Mo Jiu just eating for free?"
"Ah—why did you hit me?"
Touching his head, Mo Xiaoxiao glared at Mo Qi.
Mo Qi, however, held his sword and leaned against the pillar again. "You are becoming more and more disrespectful with the princess. Who gave you the courage to speak against the prince?"
"I'm not—"
Mo Xiaoxiao gradually lowered her voice, "I'm just speaking up for the princess..."
"Okay," Mo Qi shook his head, "You don't need to worry about these."
"I asked Mo Jiu. The prince didn't take action. The situation was urgent. The prince threw Mo Jiu over to save the woman."
Mo Xiaoxiao finally laughed, "I told you, our prince only has the princess in his heart, they are a match made in heaven."
Mo Qi had an expression of dismay on his face.
Gu Qingchen held her in his arms until dark.
Jiang Li also didn't expect that this guy could actually fall asleep holding her.
If I had known earlier, I would have pushed him to the couch to rest, but now half of his body is numb.
So much so that during dinner, Gu Qingchen insisted on feeding her mouthful by mouthful, which made Mo Xiaoxiao and Mo Qi blush.
"What is the prince going to do with Mei Qiuyi?"
After dinner, Jiang Li still asked seriously.
After all, they came all the way from Qinzhou, we can't just leave them like this.
Gu Qingchen held Jiang Li's hand and walked in the backyard. Worried that she was too cold, he took off his big flag and tied it around Jiang Li.
The furry fox fur wrapped around Jiang Li's little face, making it look even more delicate. For a moment, Gu Qingchen was stunned.
"Your Majesty?"
"I am determined to be your concubine."
Jiang Li scratched Gu Qingchen's palm, and the man held her hand in his backhand.
"Concubine?" Gu Qingchen sneered, "My princess is very stingy. She is my only wife in this life. Forget about concubines."
Jiang Li raised her hand and gently bit the back of his hand.
Gu Qingchen pinched her nose with his other hand before letting go.
"Let the princess handle this matter."
To be honest, after hearing what the housekeeper said, Gu Qingchen wanted to send someone to throw the woman back to Qinzhou.
In the end, he restrained himself after considering that the woman was a meritorious official.
If Jiang Li hadn't been asked to handle this matter, he would have been tempted to resort to gossip.
He could have ignored it before, but now, looking at the woman beside him, Gu Qingchen interlocked his fingers.
Jiang Li originally thought of rewarding Mei Qiuyi with some silver and then having someone escort her back to Qinzhou, but unexpectedly, things were not that simple.
The next day.
Jiang Li went to the general's mansion.
Jiang Yao sent someone to deliver a message early in the morning, saying that Xue Rou was much better, but still looked a little lethargic.
I want Jiang Li to take Xue Rou out for a walk.
Anyway, Jiang Li is followed by secret guards whenever he goes out, so Jiang Yao is not that worried.
However, just as I stepped into the general's mansion, I heard the housekeeper say that Xue Rou was entertaining guests.
"mother."
When Jiang Li walked into the main hall, Xue Rou was chatting enthusiastically with someone.
Seeing Jiang Li, he quickly stood up and said, "How come you have time to come here today? Come in quickly, Xiao Tao, go and bring the ginseng tea to the princess."
As he walked in holding Jiang Li's hand, he said, "Guess who came to our house today?"
"Your humble servant greets the princess."
It’s Mei Qiuyi.
Jiang Li was startled, "Why...are you here?"
"Do you know each other?"
Xue Rou was stunned for a moment before she heard Miss Mei say, "To answer my cousin's question, Qiu Yi went to pay her respects to the princess yesterday. I didn't realize it was my cousin."
"Aunt?"
Jiang Li looked at Xue Rou.
Only then did I realize that Mei Qiuyi was actually a distant relative of the Jiang family, the kind that would require several people from all over the world to make up her.
"If Qiu Yi hadn't come looking for me, I really wouldn't have known. Your great-grandmother had a cousin who was said to have married a wealthy businessman. I never thought that later on, their family would also produce an official from the imperial court. It's a pity that they met with such an accident."
Xue Rou wiped her eyes with her handkerchief as she spoke, "It's a pity for Qiu Yi, she lost her mother so early, and now she has lost her father."
Seeing that Jiang Li didn't respond, Mei Qiuyi clutched her handkerchief and said slowly, "Cousin, are you still angry with Qiuyi?"
Jiang Li took the ginseng tea from Xiao Tao, took a sip, and said with a smile, "What do you mean by that, cousin?"
"Could it be that because I didn't do what you wanted yesterday, you want to complain about me to my mother?"
Jiang Li glanced at her, and Mei Qiuyi did not miss the hint of sarcasm in her eyes, which made her even angrier.
Why, why does she get all the good things in this world?
She married such a good husband like Prince Jingling, and had such a good family background as the General's Mansion!
But what about her? !
She was clearly a daughter of an official family, but now she only had a stepmother and a step-sister left. How could she live a respectable life?!
Although she thought so in her heart, Mei Qiuyi still suppressed her resentment and pretended to be aggrieved.
"Qiu Yi doesn't dare."
Mei Qiuyi stood up and knelt on the ground, "Aunt, Qiuyi seems to have upset my cousin, the princess. Today... today I won't bother you anymore."
After saying that, he bowed and said goodbye.
But unexpectedly, even though she moved so slowly, she still didn't get Xue's request to stay.
The moment she stepped out of the door, Mei Qiuyi snorted and walked away.
"Mom, why didn't you stop her?"
Jiang Li had an expression of watching a show on his face. He waited until Mei Qiuyi's back completely disappeared before he opened his mouth to ask.
Xue Rou's expression changed, and she snorted, "This girl is young, but she's quite cunning. What a pity! I was thinking that she's good-looking and comes from an official family. If she could be compatible with your brother, it would be a perfect match."
Unfortunately, Mei Qiuyi's plan was ruined as soon as Jiang Li arrived.
"Maybe she thought, relying on her mother's presence, she would let you talk about me."
"Humph," Xue Rou became even angrier when she heard that. "Don't even mention that you didn't do anything to her. Even if you really did bully her, I would still stand on your side."
"Mom, you're being too partial." Jiang Li laughed. "What if the girl my brothers like doesn't get along with me? Wouldn't you become a wicked mother-in-law?"
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