Chapter 1550 The Road to the Imperial Study
Nian Qiu, who was standing by, laughed and said, "Miss Gu injured her foot today, but Her Royal Highness the Princess showed no concern for her and even ran around."
Upon hearing this, Zhu Chengxuan immediately asked, "Are you injured?"
Gu Qiqing quickly waved his hands and said, "It's not that serious."
"But I just bumped you into me and made you fall down."
"My humble daughter—"
Zhu Chengxuan made a prompt decision and said, "Xinping is tired from running too. Why don't we go to the pavilion over there and rest for a while?"
Xinping immediately said, "Okay!"
Gu Qiqing naturally followed the host's wishes: "Yes."
So, the group walked towards the pavilion.
After everyone sat down, Xinping was still panting because she was tired from running. Zhu Chengxuan laughed and said, "You are like a horse that has broken free from its reins all day long. Girls should stay at home quietly. You should learn from others."
As he said this, he glanced at Gu Qiqing.
Gu Qiqing smiled but said nothing.
Nian Qiu, who was standing beside him, covered her mouth and laughed, "Your Highness, Miss Gu has traveled a lot and is very knowledgeable."
"Ah? Traveling?"
Zhu Chengxuan was a little surprised and looked at Gu Qiqing: "Do you like traveling?"
Gu Qiqing smiled and said, "My eldest brother and the brother from the Tong family both like to travel around. I went to some places with them when I was a child."
"So where have you been?"
"I've been to the southern border and several cities along the east coast. When I was little, I even followed them to the western regions."
“……!”
Zhu Chengxuan was a little surprised. He couldn't imagine that such a quiet girl like Gu Qiqing had traveled to so many places.
Especially the Western Regions.
He asked, "So, what's the difference between the Western Regions and the Central Plains?"
Gu Qiqing smiled and said, "There are so many differences."
"Tell me about it."
"Well, for example, when it comes to food, they like to eat things with a lot of spices. The smell is so strong that you can smell it from far away."
"Spices? Are they the spices we use to make sachets?"
“Some of them are.”
"Can I eat it?"
"I was skeptical at first, but after trying some, I found it quite tasty. And after eating it for a long time, I felt like my body was covered in the fragrance."
"Ha ha ha ha."
"They also have sideshow artists."
"Is he also a monkey trainer?"
"Not really. They're playing with snakes."
"snake?"
Upon hearing this, Zhu Chengxuan and Xinping opened their eyes wide in shock. Gu Qiqing quickly smiled and said, "It's not dangerous. The snake charmer puts a jar on the ground, sits beside it and plays a unique flute. The snakes come out of the jar and dance to the music."
“Is that so?”
Seeing that both the brother and sister enjoyed listening, and even Nian Qiu was listening with gusto, Gu Qiqing told them all the new things he had seen during his travels.
He also said: "We met a man in the Western Regions. He told us that he came from a very far country, even farther than the Western Regions. There, there is no night in the summer."
"There is no night? How can that be?"
"They live by the sea. Every summer, the sun sets—actually, it sets over the sea—but within a moment, it rises again from the same place."
"Wow--!"
Xinping's eyes widened.
To her, this was just like the myths told to her by her mother and Aunt Tongyun about Kuafu chasing the sun and Erlang carrying the mountain.
Zhu Chengxuan was silent for a long time after hearing this, and then murmured, "There are so many strange people and strange things in this world."
“…”
"It's a pity that I have such a narrow vision that I can't see anything."
Hearing him say this, Gu Qiqing hurriedly said, "Your Highness, please don't be so self-deprecating. I heard from my father that Your Highness is a diligent reader, so there must be something wonderful in books."
"Nothing compares to what you see."
Gu Qiqing smiled and said, "There are things in the book that a common woman cannot see."
Although she was just comforting him, her sweet smile and sincere words quickly soothed the regret in Zhu Chengxuan's heart.
He looked at the sweet and lovely girl in front of him, and suddenly a warm feeling rose in his heart.
I asked, "So, do you like traveling around, or do you prefer to sit down and read?"
"Commoner girl?"
Gu Qiqing thought about it and said with a smile: "I like them all."
As they chatted, time passed little by little, and soon the sun set.
Aunt Tongyun came out and found them, saying, "The Imperial Concubine is urging you to go back."
Upon hearing this, Gu Qiqing hurriedly stood up.
However, as soon as she stood up, her brows knitted together and she reached out to hold on to the pillar beside her. Zhu Chengxuan had been looking at her and immediately asked, "What's wrong?"
“…”
"Did you really twist your ankle just now?"
Gu Qiqing smiled bitterly.
She had an old injury on her foot, and she had been running with Xinping for a long time, gritting her teeth and enduring it. But after sitting for a while, she used up some strength when she stood up, and her ankle started to hurt again.
Seeing that she didn't speak, Zhu Chengxuan knew that she was injured, and hurriedly squatted down: "Come, let me help you take a look."
Gu Qiqing was so frightened that he immediately took a step back: "Your Highness."
"Well?"
Nian Qiu, who was standing by, also said, "Your Highness, Miss Gu is a girl. How can you touch her feet when you first meet her?"
"Well……"
Zhu Chengxuan just realized that he had forgotten this point in his haste.
When I looked up again, I saw that Gu Qiqing's face was a little red.
His eyes flickered away from him.
For a moment, the two young men hesitated, not knowing what to say.
However, Zhu Chengxuan immediately came to his senses and hurriedly ordered the eunuch Dehai who was following behind him to bring him paper and pen. He quickly wrote out a prescription on the small stone table in the pavilion and handed it to Gu Qiqing: "This prescription is for my own use. I often injure my hands and feet when practicing martial arts. Take these herbs and boil them in water. Soak the injured area in it at night, and it will be fine the next day."
“…”
Gu Qiqing was a little surprised. He didn't expect that His Royal Highness the Prince of Wei was also proficient in medicine.
He took it carefully: "Thank you, Your Highness."
"It's okay. If it doesn't work, tell me."
“…”
Gu Qiqing was silent for a moment, then looked up at His Royal Highness the Prince of Wei, who had a gentle smile and a gentle temperament. He just smiled and said, "Your Highness, a commoner woman cannot enter the palace casually."
After saying that, he followed the people from Yikun Palace.
"No, you can't just enter the palace..."
Zhu Chengxuan stood there, looking at her petite figure, muttering, "Can't I just enter the palace?"
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On this side, Gu Qiqing returned to Yiku Palace. It was already late, so Nan Yan didn't want to keep them here. After chatting for a few minutes, she asked someone to send them out of the palace.
A young eunuch took Gu Qiqing and Si Muzhen and walked out of Yiku Palace.
Simuzhen was quiet along the way.
However, when they reached a fork in the road, she suddenly said, "Eunuch, is this the way to the Imperial Study?"
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