He was caught off guard, and before Gu Jinke had time to retreat, the young master pounced on her. Not only was Gu Jinke knocked off balance with such force, but his face also hit Gu Jinke's chest directly.
Gu Jinke's pupils shrank in pain: "Xun Ji!"
Xun Ji reacted in time.
She lifted the young master by the collar of his neck, turned him around and placed him on the bluestone slab to the side, saving her own prince from the water.
Then she looked at the rise and fall of Gu Jinke's chest with concern.
Your Highness...you are not hurt, right?
Gu Jinke met Xun Ji's worried gaze and couldn't help but look at the young master who was dragged away by Xun Ji and fell to the side, obviously still dazed. He closed his eyes and thought, if he was bumped into in public, he was bumped into!
Could she still rub it?
She could only flick her sleeves and turn away with a cold face.
Xue Luan was still a little dazed while sitting on the bluestone slab, and he couldn't help but stop crying.
Just now... he seemed to have bumped into Her Royal Highness the Princess?
It seems... the collision didn't hurt that much?
On the contrary...soft?
Her Royal Highness is... soft?
He quickly realized where he had bumped into something, his ears turned red, and soon his entire body turned red.
…
Gu Jinke was feeling upset, so he returned to the main seat and sat down. He held a glass of wine across his body, using his wide sleeves to cover his chest and took the opportunity to rub it.
Gu Jinxiu, who was looking for her everywhere, brightened her eyes and got out of the crowd: "Your Highness, the fundraising was just going on, where did you go?"
Perhaps because the fundraising was good just now, her tone of voice could not hide the questioning.
"What? Jingshougu still needs to report?" Gu Jinke was angry and was disturbed when he was rubbing his chest quietly. He immediately responded rudely.
Gu Jinxiu's expression froze for a moment, then she laughed: "Your Highness, you are joking. My sister just wanted Your Highness to be a witness."
Gu Jinke glanced at the enthusiastic fundraising in the audience and said, "Haven't you seen this?"
She didn't have the expected reaction.
Neither jealousy nor disdain, just calm and indifferent.
Gu Jinxiu's secret thoughts were like a fist hitting cotton.
She bowed and said, "Then I won't bother you, Your Highness."
He bowed and stepped back.
Gu Jinke nodded: "Just don't forget my peony."
The third princess Gu Jinxiu paused and felt even more angry.
But she still responded with a gentle yes.
Gu Jinke chuckled, swirled the wine in the glass, and drank it all in one gulp.
The fundraising by the Third Princess was undoubtedly successful. At the court meeting, the Empress praised the usually inconspicuous Third Princess Gu Jinxiu and rewarded her with many imperial gifts.
Gu Jinxiu also came out to accept the reward openly, neither humble nor arrogant, and was not surprised by the praise or criticism.
The ministers then discovered that the third princess had grown into a gentle and pretty girl with a royal bearing.
If the Crown Princess hadn't already chosen the Sixth Princess...
After the court session, Gu Jinke originally wanted to leave directly, but he was seen by the eunuch who was sent by the queen to wait for him.
"Your Highness! Your Highness!"
Gu Jinke looked back and saw a pretty young servant coming up to him and saying, "I greet Your Highness the Crown Princess. I am following the Queen's order and invite Your Highness to Jingren Palace."
Gu Jinke twisted his fingers, agreed, and turned to go to Jingren Palace.
As the palace of the king and queen, it is naturally grand and exquisite, with servants coming and going in a solemn manner. When Gu Jinke walked to the door of the palace, he saw the two servants guarding the door squatting and bowing, then lifting the curtain for Gu Jinke.
Gu Jinke strode in and just as he walked around the priceless screen, before he even raised his eyes, he heard the sound of wind swishing by his ears.
Her body swayed slightly, and soon a teacup brushed against her shoulder and fell from the edge of her brocade robe, hitting the ground and breaking into pieces.
Gu Jinke bowed his head slightly: "Greetings, father."
"Father?" The Queen sneered, her eyes narrowed slightly as she leaned on the couch, looking lazy and elegant.
"You dare to hide. The princess has grown up. She has left the palace and built a mansion. She has become more independent. I thought the princess had forgotten that she had a father."
Gu Jinke remained silent. After so many years, she knew this man who was her father too well.
As expected, she remained silent and the Queen had no intention of pursuing the matter. The hall was silent for a while. The Queen seemed to have gotten over it and thought of her again: "Come here."
Gu Jinke walked forward a few steps and stood in front of his bed.
The Queen looked her up and down and asked, "Why is the Third Brother in charge of fundraising?"
"The Third Princess volunteered herself, and the Queen Mother personally ordered this."
"Heh..." The Queen chuckled with an ambiguous meaning.
"Have you considered the candidate for the king?"
………
In the Zhaoxian Palace of Xian Guijun, Xian Guijun was also asking the Third Princess Gu Jinxiu: "You did a great job in the fundraising this time. You have been praised and rewarded by His Majesty, which is good for your reputation. The selection of a prince will be coming soon. With this reputation, your mother will definitely choose a virtuous and beautiful young prince for you."
"I have collected portraits of famous young masters in the capital. Take a look and see if there is one you like. I will privately mention it to your mother and ask her to marry him to you."
Gu Jinxiu clenched her fists, feeling quite nervous. She followed Xianguijun to the table and opened the scrolls of portraits.
Restraining her excitement and anticipation, she thought that she must pretend to accidentally pick out the portrait of the gentleman she liked. When the time comes, let my father go and ask the queen mother for help.
Let her get what she wants.
Xian Guijun's hands were slender, white and slender. He was born into an aristocratic family and had been pampered in the palace over the years. However, when he opened a painting, he was gentle and reserved.
Gu Jinxiu's gaze followed his fingers and slowly looked at the young man in the portrait.
The young man in the portrait had a handsome face and a gentle expression, but he was not the one in her heart. Her eyes darkened for a moment, and she just looked at Xian Guijun who was looking inquiringly, and shook her head with restraint.
Xian Guijun smiled gently, picked up another portrait, and slowly unfolded it for her to see.
Gu Jinxiu's eyes dimmed again.
After doing this several times, he finished reading the scrolls on the table, but he didn't pick any. Xian Guijun frowned slightly, and his gentle face looked a little distressed: "My son, don't you have any favorites?"
Gu Jinxiu pursed her lips, shook her head, and forced a smile, "Maybe I don't like him, or maybe he is too unfamiliar. I want to find a young master who is more familiar to me."
After reading the scroll for half a day, she keenly discovered that the range of spouses selected by Xian Guijun for her did not include the Jiang family, or in other words, did not include the sons of these important ministers in the court.
She thought that maybe her father had been negligent, so she could only remind him indirectly.
After all, Jiang Mo was one of the noblemen she was familiar with.
As expected, Xian Guijun's eyes lit up: "Oh, it was father who forgot!"
Gu Jinxiu's eyes lit up and she looked at him expectantly.
Then Xian Guijun clapped his hands and said, "There is also the young master from my mother's family."
The light in Gu Jinxiu's eyes suddenly went out, and she couldn't help but shout, "Father!"
Her unusual behavior surprised Xian Guijun, after all, she was the princess he personally raised. He is usually very gentle, why is he so out of control today?
After all, he was the man who firmly sat on the throne as one of the four princes in the midst of the harem's strife, and he immediately responded, "You already have someone you like? Which young master is it?"
Gu Jinxiu moved her lips and uttered a name.
I saw Xian Guijun's expression suddenly change from gentle to stern: "No!"
Gu Jinxiu was stunned.
She understood it almost instantly. How could she have forgotten?
No way!
A person suddenly appeared in her mind. She always looked nonchalant, superior, and disdainful.
If it's her, then everything is possible?
But why?
She lowered her eyes, and a fierceness flashed in her eyes that was completely different from her gentleness.
…
After Gu Jinke returned home, he washed and bathed, then lay on the couch in his pajamas and talked to Xin Shuang. Sang Yi knelt on the edge of the bed and gave her a massage.
Her skin was as white and delicate as porcelain, and because she had just taken a bath, it had a tinge of pink, making her very beautiful and charming. But now her expression was too cold and indifferent, and her narrowed eyes looked so awe-inspiring that people couldn't have any frivolous thoughts.
Xin Shuang half bowed and listened to her instructions.
"Tomorrow the news about the Fifth Princess will arrive in the capital. Go and spread some news in private, exaggerating the severity of the Fifth Princess's injuries. Then..."
She paused, a cold look flashed across her eyes: "Don't I have a good cousin? Let's criticize her for what she does every day."
Xin Shuang was stunned: "Your Highness?"
She didn't quite understand what her intention was. Not to mention the Fifth Princess, even trouble is going to happen to the Queen's mother's family?
Gu Jinke lay on the soft pillow and closed her eyes, and the Queen's face, which showed that everything was under control, appeared before her.
His voice echoed in my mind, seeming frivolous and playful, yet also seeming to be truly distressed.
"Young Master Jiang, Young Master Gongzhong, Young Master Li... Among so many handsome young masters, which one will my daughter like?"
Gu Jinke felt a flash of sarcasm and disgust in her heart. She opened her eyes, her gaze clear, firm, and a little sharp: "Just do as I say."
It's time to let the Queen's mother's family feel some pain, so that he can put away his dirty and shameful thoughts and his extra energy that has nowhere to go.
Xin Shuang raised his head and met her gaze, his expression stern: "Yes."
Then he bowed and slowly retreated.
His back felt extremely comfortable being kneaded by Sang Yi's hands. After Gu Jinke finished his business, he relaxed, his body a little more relaxed, and the tense expression on his face also eased a lot.
She glanced at the obedient, gentle and considerate Sang Yi beside her and suddenly chuckled, "You have improved a lot."
A month ago, when Sang Yi just entered the mansion, she was so scared that she cried. But today, she can remain calm and serve people with proper strength.
Sang Yi pursed her lips, bowed and smiled: "Your Highness has taught me well."
Actually, it wasn’t like that. At the beginning, he was really scared because of the rumors in the palace and outside.
But after serving for these days, apart from the daily nitpicking of Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess, life did not seem to be very difficult. On the contrary, it was much better than expected. After all, isn't it normal for a noble to be nitpicking?
Having received instruction in the palace and standing out among so many servants, he had experienced all kinds of hardships and difficulties.
This caused him to become more and more relaxed, and he naturally became more adept at serving.
His black hair flowed smoothly behind him, making his petite frame look even more prominent. His gentle and handsome face had bright pupils and rosy lips that curved into a rare, bright and unrestrained smile.
Gu Jinke's eyes flickered, and he suddenly asked him, "If you didn't grow up in the palace, and didn't serve in the Princess's mansion, what kind of life would you want to live?"
Sang Yi was stunned. What if?
The author has something to say:
Your Highness: Tell me your dream~
Xue Luan: Hit the soft spot again~
Sang Yi:……
Gu Jinxiu: You go down, I'll come up, the darkening progress is ing...
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