Chang'an has a hometown, and the hometown belongs to Chang'an
Gu Qingzhou's cheeks were stained with a light blush. She raised her hand, brushed her fingertips across Gu Li's lips, and tapped them lightly. "Then I won't disturb Miss Gu Ruo's rest!"
Before leaving, she did not forget to wink at her hometown.
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"Miss Chang'an, I didn't expect to meet you here..." Prince Heshuo walked to Gu Qingzhou's side, "Is this destined fate?"
Gu Qingzhou took a sip of tea, a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and his slender fingertips tapped the table lightly, "Really? Isn't this what the prince did on purpose?"
Prince Heshuo smiled, sat down beside her, and looked at Gu Qingzhou in confusion, "Oh, Miss Chang'an, why are you saying that?"
"Prince Heshuo has sent so many people to follow me. It must be difficult for him not to know my whereabouts..." Gu Qingzhou turned his head and looked at Prince Heshuo meaningfully.
"I see. Miss Chang'an is probably overthinking it. These people are here to protect her, not to spy on her." Prince Heshuo leaned forward slightly, his folding fan lifting Gu Qingzhou's chin. "Of course, all this I've done is to make Miss Chang'an feel more at ease and comfortable, so she doesn't have to be so wary of everything."
Gu Qingzhou's fingers slowly opened the folding fan. She picked up the cakes on the table, gently crushed them into small pieces, and carelessly sprinkled them into the fish pond. "How can you understand the joy of fish if you are not a fish?"
Her voice was indifferent, and she didn't even glance at Prince Heshuo.
Prince Heshuo smiled and casually threw a piece of cake into the fish pond. The fish came over one after another, and in just a moment, not even a trace of the cake was left.
He patted the crumbs on his hands and said, "You are not me, how do you know that I don't know the joy of fish?"
Gu Qingzhou remained silent, and Prince Heshuo wasn't annoyed either. He smiled and shrugged, his fingers like a venomous snake, tracing inch after inch of Gu Qingzhou's skin. "Miss Chang'an, why don't you stay with me? I swear I'll treat you a thousand times better than you would in your hometown. If you have any requests, you can tell me, and I'll definitely grant them."
Wherever his fingers touched, he felt an inexplicable nausea. Gu Qingzhou raised his eyebrows and stepped back imperceptibly. "I'm afraid my request is beyond the prince's ability."
"Oh, if you don't tell me, how do you know I can't agree?"
Gu Qingzhou raised her head, looked straight at him, and said seriously, "The man I, Chang'an, marry can only marry me and only treat me well in his life."
She paused for a moment, then continued, "Also, he definitely can't be a royal relative."
Gu Qingzhou lifted a tuft of black hair and twisted it around his fingertips, looking at Prince Heshuo with a smile on his face. "So, it's impossible for you and I to be together. Prince, don't waste your energy on this."
Prince Heshuo sneered, he stood up, walked around behind Gu Qingzhou, the smile in his eyes faded, "Miss Changan, do you know how to make Yu'er obedient?"
Gu Qingzhou's eyes froze, and his hands paused, but then he smiled and looked lazily at Prince Heshuo, "I wonder what your Highness has to say?"
"That would destroy all her hopes and make her your little fish." Prince Heshuo waved his folding fan and patted Chang'an's shoulder nonchalantly. "It was just a joke, Miss Chang'an, please don't take it to heart."
He took out the night pearl that Gu Qingzhou accidentally dropped from his sleeve and shook it in front of her.
Gu Qingzhou narrowed her eyes, and the moment she stretched out her hand, Prince Heshuo quickly stuffed the night pearl back into his sleeve.
"Miss Chang'an, don't forget tomorrow's hunting competition! When you come, I will return this night pearl to you..." After saying this, Prince Heshuo loosened his hands, turned around and left.
The smile on Gu Qingzhou's face faded, and he looked at Prince Heshuo who was walking further and further away with a dark look in his eyes.
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The next morning, fresh dewdrops hung on the tender green branches, and the soft sunlight sprinkled on the dewdrops, reflecting colorful colors.
The hunting ground, which was originally deserted, was now crowded with people.
Gu Qingzhou changed into a red riding suit and stood out among the crowd.
"The hunting competition is about to begin. The person who catches the most prey will be the winner and can make a request to Prince Heshuo!"
As soon as she finished speaking, a whistle sounded, and Gu Qingzhou jumped onto her horse. The breeze brushed past her, and the silver bells on her feet made a crisp sound, causing the people around her to stop and turn their heads.
As the eldest daughter of the Gu Group, Gu Qingzhou's riding skills are naturally beyond doubt. However, after a while, the horse under her seemed to have gone crazy and kept rushing deep into the forest. No matter how Gu Qingzhou dragged it, it was of no use.
"Someone come! Someone come quickly!" Gu Qingzhou's voice echoed in the empty forest, scaring the birds perched on the treetops.
In a short while, the horse brought Gu Qingzhou to a barren grassland. It shook its body violently and threw Gu Qingzhou to the ground. Before Gu Qingzhou could react, he slid down the grass slope.
On the way down, a small tree trunk happened to hook the silver bell on her ankle, and Gu Qingzhou was able to catch her breath. She moved her body carefully, trying to climb up, but the next second, the red rope on the silver bell broke and got stuck on the tree trunk, and she fell to the bottom of the grass slope.
At the moment before he fell into coma, Gu Qingzhou seemed to see Prince Heshuo and a black figure.
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After an unknown amount of time, Gu Qingzhou gradually woke up. Every part of her body was screaming with pain. She slowly turned her head and saw a staggering old man holding a bowl of black stuff in his hand. He walked up to her and asked, "What is this?"
Gu Qingzhou's throat was dry and hoarse, and the pungent smell of medicine hit her face, and she frowned.
The old man glanced at Gu Qingzhou and said earnestly, "Good medicine tastes bitter. Come."
He helped Gu Qingzhou up and handed the medicine to her.
Gu Qingzhou glanced at the old man, then looked at the eye drops, pinched his nose with one hand, and drank it in one gulp.
"How long have I been unconscious? Where is this?"
The old man took the bowl from her hand and said, "This is my home. I happened to come across you while I was gathering herbs, so I brought you home. You've been unconscious for three days and three nights. If you don't wake up, I'm going to bury you."
"Thank you." Gu Qingzhou wanted to stand up, but his hands were too weak.
"Don't move, your injury hasn't healed yet." The old man hurriedly held Gu Qingzhou's body and tucked the quilt for her carefully.
In the next few days, the old man took extra care of her, and her health gradually improved. She was able to get out of bed and walk on her own.
However, on the day she recovered completely, the old man disappeared. At first, Gu Qingzhou didn't take it seriously, thinking he was out collecting herbs again, but gradually, she began to feel strange.
Her heart felt like it was being pierced by countless silver needles at once, excruciating pain. She fell to the ground, cold sweat dripping down her forehead. Her hands tightly grasped her skirt, her body trembling uncontrollably...
The old man who had disappeared for a long time seemed to have calculated the time perfectly. He walked to Gu Qingzhou's side and took off the mask on his face. Under the mask was a young man who was no more than 30 years old. He looked at Gu Qingzhou on the ground coldly, turned around and left silently.
That touch on the back...
It was him! The man who was talking to Prince Heshuo on the grass slope...
Gu Qingzhou clenched his fists tightly, "0609... Is there... an antidote..."
Her voice was broken by weakness and pain.
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"You..." Before Gu Qingzhou could finish his words, his eyes went dark and he passed out.
When she woke up again, the pain in her body increased instead of decreasing. Shell-like teeth bit through her lips, and blood flowed down her lips.
"Miss Chang'an, don't waste your energy. Only the prince knows how to restrain himself. If you obey the prince, I'm sure he will never sleep with you."
Although Prince Heshuo had ordered that Gu Qingzhou must endure it for three full days, the man couldn't bear to see Gu Qingzhou like this.
"Why do you have to be so hypocritical? Isn't my poisoning your fault?" Gu Qingzhou's body was too weak, and even his momentum when speaking was weakened a lot.
"I was just following orders."
"What's the meaning"
The man sighed and recounted everything. "My dear, the prince tampered with your horse, causing you to slip from the grassy slope. He then sent me down below to await your arrival."
"You actually!" Gu Qingzhou's blood boiled and he coughed up a large pool of blood.
The man gently wiped the blood from her face, looking away reluctantly. "You weren't poisoned, you were poisoned by a Gu. This kind of Gu poison is different from the usual ones. It only works when a person is at their weakest. Not only that, it requires medication, and the person must be willing to drink it for it to be effective."
Gu Qingzhou had only seen things like Gu poison in books, and had never thought that he would actually be poisoned.
"But..." The man turned his head and looked at Gu Qingzhou. He held Gu Qingzhou's hand tightly, not knowing whether he was comforting himself or Gu Qingzhou. "The poisonous insect won't kill you, it will just give you heart pain."
"How long will that last..." The pain came in waves, and Gu Qingzhou felt as if his soul was about to separate from his body.
The man was silent for a long time before he uttered, "There's no way to control it. It will never stop."
"You!" Gu Qingzhou was so angry that his whole body was shaking.
"Miss, why don't you just follow the prince? The prince really likes you. If you follow him, he will definitely praise you to the sky."
"Dream on." Gu Qingzhou said word by word, "You like me so much that you use such despicable means! It's simply ridiculous."
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