Chapter 696: Being sold, yet still rushing to count money for others
The man who came was tall and straight, with a handsome face, but there was a sense of alienation between his brows that came from being in a high position for a long time.
Lin Jiayou saw the person coming from the bronze mirror. His hands did not stop moving, and the corner of his mouth curled up into a smile that was not a smile.
"Why did the young prince find time to come here? Are you just passing through?"
Lin Jingchuan ignored the sarcasm in his words, looked him over, walked in and sat down at the table.
"I've grown up and taller." Lin Jingchuan's voice was very light, as if he was stating something that had nothing to do with him.
"You look more and more like your mother. If she were still alive, she would be very happy to see what you look like now."
Lin Jiayou stopped wiping, put down the towel, turned around, and looked at the other person calmly.
Lin Jingchuan poured himself a cup of tea and skimmed off the foam with the lid, making a crisp sound.
"Why don't you return to the palace? Why do you have to live in the Gu family? Your mother is a princess personally appointed by the court, why do you have to live under someone else's roof?"
These words were like a needle, accurately piercing a boil.
The smile on Lin Jiayou's face completely disappeared. He interrupted Lin Jingchuan and his voice was as cold as ice.
"Even my mother's title of princess is fake. Wherever I live, I'm just living under someone else's roof."
He raised his chin slightly, "I'm fine the way I am now."
Lin Jingchuan knew that the child was resentful. He tightened his grip on the teacup and eventually changed the subject.
"I heard that you are already a scholar. Will you participate in the next autumn imperial examination?"
Lin Jiayou didn't say anything, just looked at him silently, as if he was looking at a stranger.
Lin Jingchuan didn't seem to need his answer and continued, "You must have learned a lot from following Gu Lu for the past ten years. The imperial examination is a righteous path. If you can pass the exam, your mother will definitely be happy for you."
"uncle."
Lin Jiayou suddenly spoke, and the two words sounded extremely stiff.
"I heard that my uncle got married again in recent years and has several children. Congratulations."
Lin Jingchuan froze as he held the teacup, and a crack finally appeared on the calm mask on his face.
He felt a little cold in his heart. He thought he had done nothing wrong to the child, but Lin Jiayou never asked about his grandparents from beginning to end...
He put down the teacup with a soft click.
After a long time, he stood up, his Adam's apple rolled, and finally turned into a sigh.
"If you've had enough of the Gu family, come back."
After saying that, he no longer looked at Lin Jiayou, turned around, lifted the curtain, and his figure quickly disappeared into the night.
Inside the tent, the candlelight flickered slightly.
Lin Jiayou sat back in front of the mirror and looked at the face in the mirror that looked like his mother. The tenderness in his eyes disappeared, leaving only bottomless ambition.
Come back? Back to the "home" where there's not even a memorial tablet for my mother?
Because of Gu Qingchen's injury, the hunt had to end abruptly.
The carriage of the Duke of Zhenguo returned to the mansion.
Gu Qingchen had just been helped down from the carriage by the maid, and before he could limp back to his feet, a powerful rebuke came towards him.
"Look at you!"
Gu Junze was wearing a dark casual suit, standing on the steps with his hands behind his back, his face ashen.
He looked at his daughter's swollen ankle and her disheveled appearance, a flash of heartache in his eyes, then was replaced by even stronger anger.
Gu Qingchen was already full of anger, and when his father yelled at him, the grievance suddenly surged up.
"Dad! I was injured and not only did you not comfort me, you even scolded me!"
"I'm scolding you!" Gu Junze walked down the stairs, pointing at her. "You're reckless and easily angered, and you don't know how to restrain yourself! If you had any sense, you wouldn't be so easily fooled by a few words and fall into such an obvious trap!"
"I didn't!" Gu Qingchen retorted with his neck stiff. "It was Wang Ruoyu who was despicable and shameless. He shot my horse with a dirty trick! If Lin Jiayou hadn't shown up in time, my daughter would probably be dead standing here talking to you now!"
She brought up Lin Jiayou again, her tone full of protection, "He risked his life to save me. This is the second time!"
"Lin Jiayou?" Gu Junze laughed in anger when he heard the name, "I think you've been sold out, and you're still rushing to count money for others!"
Seeing his daughter's stubborn look, he spoke to her in such a harsh tone for the first time.
"Qingchen, you need to hone your judgment of people. What you saw today may not be the truth."
These words, like a thorn, pierced into Gu Qingchen's heart.
This is so similar to Qian Zhenyun's attitude of doubting everything!
"The truth? The truth I saw was that Lin Jiayou saved me!"
She retorted unconvincedly, "Dad, why are you as prejudiced against him as Qian Zhenyun?"
This was the first time she had argued with her father so fiercely over an outsider.
Gu Junze was so angry at her words that his chest heaved. He flicked his sleeves, turned around and walked up the stairs, leaving behind a cold remark.
"Confine yourself to your room for a month. Until you learn to think with your brain, you are not allowed to take a single step out of the house!"
After saying that, he walked into the mansion without looking back.
Gu Qingchen stood there and rolled her eyes. One month is just one month. It wasn’t the first time she was under house arrest anyway.
It's late at night and everyone is asleep.
There was only a single lamp lit in Qian Zhenyun's room, and the light was dim.
Looking at the stone spread out in his palm, he hit the black bear's left eye, buying him the most critical moment to shoot the second arrow.
He stroked the rough surface of the stone with his fingertips, replaying the scene in the forest during the day in his mind.
He didn't take Wang Ruoyu's shameless scheming seriously at all.
A fool blinded by jealousy has the courage to trip someone up, but he definitely doesn't have the courage or ability to plot against a bear.
The appearance of that black bear was too coincidental.
It was such a coincidence that it seemed as if it was deliberately created to give someone a stage where a hero saves a beauty.
An unarmed scholar rushed in front of an enraged black bear. This was not bravery, but stupidity, and it was suicide.
Unless he is sure that he will not die.
Qian Zhenyun's gaze darkened, and there was a coldness in his eyes.
He slowly clenched the stone in his palm, and the hard edges hurt his palm.
This matter is by no means as simple as it seems.
The hunt ended abruptly, Gu Qingchen was punished with house arrest, Lin Jiayou was "seriously injured", and the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion suddenly had two more "patients" who needed rest.
Gu Qingchen's ankle was swollen like a steamed bun, and he walked with a limp, but he didn't think about his injury at all.
All she thought about every day was Lin Jiayou who lived in the guest house.
"Are you feeling better? This is the soup I asked the kitchen to make for you to replenish your energy and blood. Drink it while it's hot."
Gu Qingchen held the bowl of soup, blew on the hot air carefully, and fed it to Lin Jiayou's mouth spoon by spoon.
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