Zheng Xuanzhi pursed his lips, took out a golden hairpin from his bosom, held it in his palm, and said softly, "Your hairpin was left at the Mu Mansion during the birthday banquet for Imperial Physician Mu. I happened to pick it up, and I've been wanting to find an opportunity to return it to you."
Gu Yunran looked at the golden hairpin in Zheng Xuanzhi's hand. It was the coming-of-age gift her mother gave her. Her name was engraved on it, so it was indeed hers.
It's just that the gold hairpin had faded a little over time and its color was not as bright as before, but the one Zheng Xuanzhi sent is as bright as new.
He must have taken it to have it repaired.
She bowed to him and said, "Thank you!"
"Third Young Master is so thoughtful that he has rewashed the hairpin. Yun Ran will definitely give you a small gift as a token of gratitude someday."
Zheng Xuanzhi smiled and said, "Mrs. Gu... Mrs. Lu, you don't have to be polite. I didn't take this hairpin to be washed specially. It's just that my mother's hairpin was old, so I took it to be washed as well."
He regretted what he said. In fact, he was looking forward to her gift. His body was trembling slightly and his palms were sweaty.
"Then I still have to thank the Third Young Master."
Zheng Xuanzhi smiled gently, his heart feeling as sweet as honey. He lowered his head, but did not dare to look at Gu Yunran. His ears couldn't help but turn slightly red.
For a moment, the surroundings became quiet.
Gu Yunran pinched her handkerchief, feeling a little uneasy. She blinked and whispered, "Third Young Master, it's getting late. The banquet is about to start."
She was afraid of being misunderstood and damaging the reputation of the Third Young Master for spending too long with a foreign man in broad daylight, so she urged him on.
"Yes, I overlooked it."
Zheng Xuanzhi was slightly annoyed, "I almost forgot that I haven't returned the golden hairpin to Madam yet."
He carefully handed the hairpin in his palm to the maid beside him, and was reluctant to let her pass it on. Zhuye took the hairpin from the maid and handed it to Gu Yunran.
"Miss."
Gu Yunran put away the golden hairpin and said to Zheng Xuanzhi, "Thank you!"
Then he turned and left.
It was not until Gu Yunran's figure disappeared into the distance that Zheng Xuanzhi withdrew his gaze and asked the maid beside him to go back home first. He really didn't like taking the maid out with him, unless it was for her.
Gu Yunran put away the golden hairpin. She didn't know that at the end of the corridor there was a pair of eyes staring at her and Zheng Xuanzhi.
As soon as Gu Yunran reached the corner of the corridor, he said to Zhuye, "Go find Lu Qingqing. It's getting late, and I'm afraid we'll be delayed."
"yes."
Zhuye and Taohua went to look for Lu Qingqing together. If they went separately, they could go faster.
Gu Yunran was sitting on a bench at the end of the corridor, resting, when suddenly a hand entered the ear room next to her. She screamed, and the person covered her mouth with his hand.
"What's your name? It's me."
Hearing the voice, Gu Yunran looked up and saw Mu Qianchen's face that deserved a beating. She reached out and pushed him away: "You are crazy, this is the Taiwei Mansion."
As if he hadn't heard Gu Yunran's words at all, Mu Qianchen hugged Gu Yunran and sat on the chair, letting her sit on his lap. He reached out and pinched her chin, "You and Zheng Xuanzhi have been talking for so long, what are you talking about?"
"Let go, you're hurting me." Gu Yunran slapped Mu Qianchen's hand away and took out the gold hairpin. "My hairpin was lost, and he picked it up. He returned it to me when he had time today."
Mu Qianchen took the hairpin from Gu Yunran's hand, looked at it carefully, and said with a smile, "How thoughtful of you to even wash it for me."
"He and my brother are sworn brothers, so he is naturally my brother."
"Oh? Really?" Mu Qianchen smiled coldly, turned Gu Yunran's face, lowered his head and kissed her on the lips, "I am a man and I can see his feelings for you, can't you see it?"
Gu Yunran was stunned for a long while. "Mu Qianchen, what nonsense are you talking about? He just treats me as his sister."
"Fool." Mu Qianchen reached out and flicked Gu Yunran's forehead. "Keep your distance from him from now on."
"Okay." She nodded blankly.
If it was true as Mu Qianchen said, that Zheng Xuanzhi had feelings for her in that aspect, she would definitely keep her distance from him.
A gentle and elegant man like him is not someone she can get her hands on.
"Very well behaved."
Gu Yunran's words seemed to please Mu Qianchen. He happily lowered his head and kissed her. His kiss came suddenly, as if it was a punishment, and it hurt her red lips.
Gu Yunran whimpered in pain and reached out to push Mu Qianchen away.
"Don't be like this. We're in the Taiwei Mansion. How am I supposed to go out and meet people later?"
Mu Qianchen raised his eyebrows and smiled evilly: "The letter was not written by you, so why are you looking for me?" As he said that, Mu Qianchen took out a letter from his arms and showed it to Gu Yunran.
"You wrote the letter thousands of miles away, Gu Yunran, are you trying to hide it from others?"
Gu Yunran was stunned. "Where did I write the letter?"
"I've been studying with you as the prince since we were little. How could I not recognize your handwriting?"
Hearing this, Gu Yunran was stunned. She reached out and snatched the envelope from Mu Qianchen's hand, opened it and looked at it carefully. "This handwriting is indeed very similar to mine, but this letter is definitely not written by me."
Her eyes darkened slightly. "How could I possibly ask you to go to Sanqing Temple?"
She thought about it, and suddenly she understood: "No wonder Fan Mei Niang went to the accounting office to look for my notes. I didn't expect that she had the ability to imitate my notes and write a letter to Qianli."
"She must have mistaken you for Qianli."
Gu Yunran put the letter into an envelope and stuffed it into Mu Qianchen's arms. "I know what she is going to do. In seven days, you let Qianli go to Sanqing Temple. I have my own plans."
"No, I have to go too." Mu Qianchen stretched out his arms to hug Gu Yunran, resting his chin on her shoulder. "Wait for my arrangements. I will take you away from the Lu Mansion."
"Leave the Lu Mansion?" Gu Yunran's body stiffened.
"Why, you don't want to?" Mu Qianchen turned her face and looked at her seriously.
"Why would I be reluctant?" Gu Yunran narrowed his eyes slightly, "I would rather be at Sanqing Temple with the ancient Buddha by the green lamp than stay in the Lu Mansion."
"Wait for my arrangements."
Mu Qianchen leaned over and kissed Gu Yunran on the forehead.
Suddenly, footsteps were heard outside, and they hurried over here. Then Lu Qingqing shouted, "Yunran, Yunran, are you here?"
Gu Yunran was startled and subconsciously reached out to grab the corner of Mu Qianchen's clothes, "Why is Lu Qingqing here? What should I do?"
Behind this side room is a garden, to the left is a pond, to the right is a high wall, and the only window faces the garden.
At this time, many people had already arrived in the garden.
There is really no way to avoid it, no way to escape it.
Compared to Gu Yunran's nervousness, Mu Qianchen was much calmer.
When Lu Qingqing pushed open the door, Mu Qianchen put his arms around her waist and hid behind the curtain. Mu Qianchen blocked her, held her tightly in his arms, lowered his head and kissed her fiercely.
"Um——" Gu Yunran nervously grabbed Mu Qianchen's sleeve tightly.
Lu Qingqing had already walked in. When she heard the strange breathing sounds in the room, she was so angry that she grabbed her handkerchief and shouted: "Gu Yunran, you shameless..."
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