“…” Bei Mingxuan was quite surprised by Gu Changan’s words.
But he hasn't explained yet.
The prince then said, "Yes, Ninth Brother, since you often interact with Chang'an's father, you should also speak a fair word for Chang'an."
"Yes, the Crown Prince is right. I was wrong." Bei Mingxuan bowed his head and admitted his mistake. "If anyone talks about Miss Chang'an again in the future, I will defend her with all my strength."
"Thank you, Ninth Prince." Chang'an smiled brightly, "I'll be taking care of Chang'an's reputation in the future, Ninth Prince."
Bei Mingxuan looked at the smile on Chang'an's face. He felt an inexplicable discomfort in his heart. He always felt that he was being cheated, but he couldn't think of why. "I don't deserve it."
Chang An saw a hint of doubt flash across Bei Mingxuan's face from the corner of her eye. She curled her lips slightly and muttered to herself, "Bei Mingxuan, I will get back at you soon."
However, Chang'an's slight glance made the prince's eyes light up.
"Haha, old general, I didn't expect that each of your granddaughters is more beautiful than the other. I never paid attention to Chang'an before, but now it seems that she is the most beautiful and charming."
The old general smiled awkwardly and said nothing. He really didn't know what to say.
On the contrary, Gu Shirong was a little disdainful, "Nothing more than that, she just said it herself, it's just a shell."
"That's not what I meant." The prince's face showed displeasure. "A girl is shy and modest, unlike some people who don't know how to restrain themselves and put their hands where they shouldn't, with no regard for hierarchy and no sense of shame."
As he said this, he looked at the Fourth Prince Bei Mingye and said, "Fourth brother, don't you agree?"
"I wonder who the prince is talking about?" Bei Mingye said with a forced smile, "I can't think of it, and I dare not speculate."
The Crown Prince and the Fourth Prince both looked unhappy.
Bei Ming Ye withdrew his gaze from the prince.
His heart was filled with resentment because he was the queen's son, the legitimate son.
As for the Crown Prince, he is neither the eldest son nor the most virtuous nor capable. So why can he sit on the throne of the Crown Prince? Just because the Emperor likes him?
Bei Ming Ye swore in his heart that he would definitely get this idiot off the throne of crown prince.
The conversation between the prince and Bei Ming Ye clearly had undercurrents and was meaningful.
Everyone present knew who this 'someone' was, but for their own purposes, they kept silent and had their own thoughts.
Changan beside him smiled softly, "Aunt, the taste of this tea is a little different. It's different from what we usually drink."
At this time, Chang'an's voice eased the awkward atmosphere in the room.
At the same time, she sent a message to Wan Xin.
She felt sorry for the difference in the content. Although she didn't understand why it was said that way, she couldn't ask the reason at this moment. She could only follow the words and said, "Of course it's different. Today's tea is brewed with rootless water."
"What is rootless water?" The old general asked at this moment. In fact, his question was just to change the topic and avoid the awkward atmosphere.
Especially between the Crown Prince and the Fourth Prince, he didn't want this kind of undercurrent and overt sarcasm to happen in his own mansion, not to mention that the people involved were from the Gu family.
Wan Xin smiled slightly and explained, "The so-called rootless water is not water from the earth, but comes from the sky."
"Is it rainwater?"
"Rainwater is only one type of water. There's also snowwater," Wanxin continued, explaining, "The water Princess Ya used to make tea back then was snowwater. Every winter, she would collect the first snowfall and use it to make tea the following year. That way, the tea would taste unique."
The prince was curious, "So, the water used to make tea was the snow water stored last year?"
Wanxin replied, "Yes, Prince."
"What a wonderful person."
"It's just that she was so beautiful but had a tragic fate. She passed away early, leaving only our Miss Chang'an alone." Wan Xin sighed slightly, "However, my Princess Ya also left a lot to my Miss.
In addition to her stunning appearance, she also had the honor of being the Princess of the Southern Kingdom. When Princess Ya was alive, she was the apple of the eye of the Emperor of the Southern Kingdom.
When Princess Ya passed away, the King of the Southern Kingdom was heartbroken and thought of my daughter Chang'an. So he gave my daughter a blank imperial edict, asking her to..."
"Aunt." Chang'an pretended to be nervous and interrupted Wanxin's words anxiously, "You are really old. Look where you are talking about."
Wan Xin looked at Chang An, her face full of anxiety, "Uh...yes, it seems that I am getting old after all, and I have gone a little too far."
This is what is meant by "the speaker is unintentional, but the listener is intentional."
Everyone in the hall thought Wanxin had let the cat out of the bag unintentionally, but who could have imagined that Changan had deliberately instructed Wanxin to do so?
In fact, there was no blank imperial edict. It can be said that since I was born, I have not had much contact with my grandfather.
Chang'an just wanted to attract the prince's attention and make the prince compete with Bei Ming Ye for him. The more fiercely they competed, the more suspicious the emperor would become.
In my previous life, wasn't it because Bei Mingye was attracted by the power of the Southern Kingdom behind me that he married me with false sincerity?
So much so that when he couldn't use it, he ended up killing himself.
Although Bei Ming Ye has been granted marriage by the emperor, Chang'an believes that he has not given up his intention to use her.
As for the prince, although he is a fool, he is not stupid. I believe he can still see the various benefits and disadvantages behind him, and it is more worth fighting for.
For a moment, the hall was extremely quiet. At this moment, it seemed as if they could hear each other's breathing.
However, Chang'an looked at Wanxin with a hint of reproach, and took in the expressions of everyone here out of the corner of his eye.
There were varying degrees of surprise in the eyes of the Crown Prince and the Fourth Prince.
The old general and Gu Shirong were filled with confusion.
The only one who didn't care was Bei Mingxuan. If you looked closely, there was a subtle smile in his eyes, but the moment the corners of his lips raised slightly, there was full of sarcasm.
The cup of tea in his hand was his plaything.
Except for Chang'an, everyone would think that Bei Mingxuan was most interested in tea and rootless water at this time.
Likewise, no one knew that at this moment, Bei Ming Ye was sending a message to Chang An, "Gu Chang An, you really made this prince look forward to you.
Your appearance today, and the imperial edict you issued, whose authenticity is unknown, have already attracted the attention of the Crown Prince and Bei Mingye. I estimate that within half a day, this news will reach the ears of the Emperor."
Chang'an remained silent. He lifted the tea in front of him, blew on it gently, and drank it. He then used his inner energy to transmit a message to Bei Mingxuan, "Chang'an is cooperating with the Ninth Prince, paving the way for you to reap the benefits. Besides, if he hadn't done this, wouldn't the Ninth Prince's plan today have been in vain?"
"..." After hearing Chang'an's words, Bei Mingxuan laughed out loud in a good mood.
Everyone looked at Bei Mingxuan in surprise.
He was quite witty and immediately said to Chang'an, "I once saw a portrait of Princess Ya in Mr. Qingfeng's residence. Just by looking at the portrait, I knew she was a stunning beauty. No wonder Mr. Qingfeng never considered remarrying in all these years."
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