Jiang Mo's temperament was cold and noble, and his eyes and eyebrows were picturesque. He stood there tall and graceful, and the moonlight behind him cast a hazy veil over him. The rippling water in the river and the light of the lamp swaying gently in the wind all became his foil at this moment.
He seemed like a god who had strayed into the mortal world.
But now, the beautiful eyes of this fairy are full of her reflection, so gentle that people can't help but indulge in it.
Gu Jinke met his eyes and saw the concerned look on his face.
She suddenly leaned over to him, so close that they could hear each other's breath, and whispered to him intimately: "Really? Can I tell you anything, sir?"
Jiang Mo's fingers hanging in his sleeves suddenly clenched into fists, and his whole body began to tremble slightly.
However, he suppressed his desire to retreat and his shame, pretending to be calm and slightly tilting his head to avoid Gu Jinke's slightly curved phoenix eyes, and said calmly: "As long as Your Highness is willing."
Gu Jinke raised his eyebrows slightly: "Young Master...you are really considerate."
Her words were meaningful, and seemed to contain some sarcasm and emotion.
Jiang Mo was slightly stunned, and when he understood the meaning in his tone, a look of helplessness and hurt flashed in his eyes.
His clenched fist suddenly loosened, he lowered his eyes, and whispered: "This...didn't your highness teach me? If there is something unpleasant, I must speak it out?"
His voice was low and even though he was restrained, Gu Jinke could hear the grievance and helplessness in it.
She stared blankly, a little dazed.
Her relationship with young Jiang Mo began to improve quietly because of the medicine donation incident. Later, Jiang Mo became attached to her and admired her. Every time he saw her coming home from school, his eyes became brighter and his smile became more brilliant.
And because he is a little older than Gu Jinke, he likes to call himself an older brother and wants to protect his younger sister Gu Jinke.
Children don’t have so many concepts of hierarchy, so two children who were not noticed by anyone came together.
Jiang Mo began to get used to straightening her clothes that were messed up during the horse riding and archery classes, and Shunshun's hair was messed up by the wind, so Gu Jinke naturally put her in his area to protect her.
She began to teach him how to play with the eldest prince and others, but when he was wronged and sad by the eldest prince, she would hug him, teach him to fight back calmly, and then tell him that if he had any unpleasant things, he should speak out, otherwise he would become an ugly old man in the future.
No pretty and cute boy would want to become an ugly old man.
Gu Jinke became Jiang Mo's little tree hole.
Later, it was no longer just Jiang Mo’s small tree hole.
When thinking of Jiang Mo like this, Gu Jinke thought of his tone just now.
She came back to her senses, took a step back, closed her eyes, and put away the smile on her face: "Sorry."
Her resentment, unwillingness and hatred were her own business, but she had just been bewildered and wanted to drag Jiang Mo down with her.
But what has Jiang Mo done to her?
Gu Jinke wanted to slap herself in the face if Jiang Mo's words hadn't brought back her memories. If she continues to make mistakes and becomes a person controlled by hatred, does it make sense?
She took a step back again and bowed to Jiang Mo to apologize: "Sorry, it was me who said that..."
"Your Highness!" Jiang Mo interrupted her before she could finish her words.
He took a step forward, looked at the distance between him and Gu Jinke, and took another step forward, getting closer to Gu Jinke as before: "Then why is Your Highness unhappy?"
His eyes were as black and white, pure and clear as when he was a child.
Gu Jinke, who had just had the upper hand, suddenly turned his head in embarrassment, took a step towards the river, and avoided his eyes.
She didn't dare look into his eyes, nor did she dare to look at her own appearance in his pupils.
"Nothing, it's getting late, you should go back and rest early."
She stood with her hands behind her back, her eyes fixed on the other side of the river, but her vision was unfocused.
The footsteps behind him paused for a moment, then gradually faded away. Gu Jinke listened to the footsteps getting farther and farther away, and suddenly heaved a sigh of relief. For a moment, he couldn't tell whether he was happy or disappointed.
She stood there for a while, savoring her complicated emotions, and suddenly couldn't help shaking her head and cursing herself.
"Pretentious!"
After saying this, I couldn't help but laugh, and my mood actually became brighter.
"Your Highness, here!" However, footsteps were soon heard behind her, and a clear and pleasant voice was panting slightly, and a beautiful lotus lantern was handed to her.
Jiang Mo stared at her, his face still a little flushed. He also held an identical lotus lantern in his hand, his eyes curved and his smile gentle: "Since Your Highness is unwilling to say, then Mo will accompany you to light a lotus lantern."
Gu Jinke looked at the lotus lantern in front of him, his eyes flashed, and he reached out to take it.
Xun Ji was standing in the shadows, and saw two people’s backs, walking in pairs, squatting down on the river bank, holding up their clothes.
She was slightly stunned, and a relieved smile appeared on her originally worried face.
Gu Jinke and Jiang Mo squatted by the river and watched the lotus river lanterns swaying and slowly floating away along the current. When they were out of sight, the two of them slowly stood up.
Jiang Mo turned his head and looked at her: "Are you feeling better now, Your Highness?"
Gu Jinke smiled, looked him over, and said nothing. He took out a clean handkerchief from his bosom and handed it to him: "Here, wipe it."
Jiang Mo was stunned, and looked down along her line of sight. The clean white hem of her clothes was splashed with some mud spots, probably because she had run too fast just now and the rain on the road was bumpy and had not dried yet.
He suddenly blushed in embarrassment. Morality, speech, appearance and merit required them to be neat and tidy at all times. He usually kept himself well dressed, but in front of her...
Seeing that he was so embarrassed that he almost wanted to find a crack in the ground to hide, Gu Jinke smiled and said, "Wipe it off. It's getting late. I'll take you back to avoid worrying Master Jiang."
Jiang Mo hurriedly took the handkerchief from her hand and bent down to wipe the mud off his body. Gu Jinke also squatted down, scooped up a handful of water from the river and handed it to him: "Well, use this."
Jiang Mo quickly raised his head to look at her, then lowered his eyes and suppressed the unconscious upward curve of his mouth.
He used the handkerchief on his fingertips to probe the water in her palm, and when he felt her eyes linger on him, he quickly drew his eyes away in embarrassment.
Gu Jinke looked at him with a smile on his face. Jiang Mo was really... after all these years, he was still the same as when he was a kid.
After Jiang Mo wiped the mud spots, Gu Jinke looked at him and urged him to get on the carriage. She sent him to the gate of the mansion.
Jiang Mo was slightly stunned: "Your Highness, did you come out on horseback?"
But he didn't see her carriage nearby. If she wanted to take him back, would she have to ride in the same carriage?
Then he...
His cheeks slightly blushed, a man and a woman alone in the car...
Gu Jinke naturally had never considered riding in the same carriage. After all, if the news got out, Jiang Mo's reputation would be ruined.
Gu Jinke originally wanted to say that the carriage was moving on its own and she could naturally keep up and would protect it in secret. However, when she thought about herself, a dignified princess, having to run after the carriage, she found it difficult to say it. She could not help but touch her nose and wanted to change her words to something nicer.
"Your Highness, your horse." Xun Ji's voice sounded at the right time.
Gu Jinke looked up, his eyes brightened, and he looked at Xun Ji with approval.
Xun Ji led a white horse out from the shadows. The horse leisurely wagged its tail and snorted, as if it had been waiting there all along.
"Okay, get on the carriage, I'll be behind you." Gu Jinke smiled slightly.
Jiang Mo stared blankly at the horse that suddenly appeared, and met Xun Ji's eyes that were slightly seeking credit as he looked at Gu Jinke.
In this way, the carriage was moving in front, and Gu Jinke was riding a horse following far behind, sending him towards the direction of the Taifu Mansion.
Jiang Mo sat in the carriage, and several times he felt restless and wanted to lift the curtain to look back, but he restrained himself.
Si Ning, his personal attendant, saw it clearly and smiled, "Sir, you can listen to the sound of horse hooves outside."
Jiang Mo's ears and face flushed red, and he glared at him lightly, but he did calm down and his ears pricked up quietly.
The street was empty and there were not many people, but the sound of horse hooves could be clearly heard.
"Tap, tap, tap, tap..." Jiang Mo could imagine Gu Jinke sitting on the horse's back holding the reins.
But such time was inevitably short, and they soon arrived at Master Jiang's mansion. Jiang Mo, helped by Si Ning, got off the carriage and went to the mansion. Before entering the mansion, he couldn't help but look back.
At the end of the alley, the lights were dim and the face of Her Royal Highness the Princess could not be seen clearly.
But knowing that it was her standing there on horseback, Jiang Mo couldn't help but smile. He bowed slightly and saluted her before stepping into the mansion and standing still.
The alley was quiet for a while, and then Jiang Mo heard the sound of horse hooves, which gradually faded away.
Only when the sound of horse hooves could no longer be heard did he say to Si Ning, "Let's go."
After Gu Jinke returned home, perhaps it was the lotus lantern that took away all the bad emotions, and her mood inexplicably calmed down and she slept well all night.
Sang Yi found that going out to relax was indeed useful. His Highness' mood returned to normal and he became his usual relaxed and cool self.
The Fifth Princess stayed in Zhaode Palace for two days, then asked the Empress and Lord Degui for permission to move back to the Fifth Princess's Residence with Tan Xi to continue recuperating. As for the issue of military pay, since there was no direct evidence linking her to it, the Queen was not in a hurry to talk about it while she was recuperating.
The Third Princess was very considerate. Ever since the Fifth Princess moved back into the Princess' Residence, she would visit her every day. On her way back, she would invite the Fourth Princess to participate in some poetry gatherings of literati in the capital, and made friends with many knowledgeable people with outstanding literary reputations.
For a moment, people in the court and the public were all sighing with admiration at the deep sisterly love between the princesses and the third princess's studious and ambitious character.
Gu Jinke listened to the rumors outside, smiled while sitting in the recliner, and asked Xin Shuang: "Did she achieve anything?"
Xin Shuang thought for a moment and said, "Her Highness the Third Princess has a good reputation among the literati. They say she is courteous to the wise and has a brilliant literary talent. Recently, several literati who have been close to her have expressed their intention to rely on her as a disciple, probably hoping to create momentum during the spring examination next year."
Scholars have looked down on each other since ancient times, and the imperial examination is very important. Many candidates who are talented or rich will build up momentum for themselves before the exam as a token of their loyalty.
If the examiner hears the better ones, he will subconsciously have a preference for them. If Her Majesty the Queen can also hear them, then it will be like a fish jumping over the dragon gate.
Gu Jinke rubbed his brows and smiled: "What about the fifth sister?"
As she rubbed her eyebrows, Sang Yi saw it and walked silently behind her to help rub them.
Gu Jinke sighed comfortably, put down his hands and listened to Xin Shuang: "It's a bit strange. Although the Fifth Princess Mansion always welcomes her warmly, every time she comes out, it seems that the Third Princess is not in a good mood."
Gu Jinke couldn't help laughing.
She remembered that the Fifth Princess originally had a bad temper, but she didn't expect that she had really improved after her rebirth. She could even tolerate her enemy from her previous life coming in and out every day and looked concerned for her.
Gu Jinke could think so, but the Fifth Princess herself did not think so.
Even her prince, Tan Xi, was keenly aware of the Fifth Princess's deep-seated irritability. As soon as the Third Princess left, the Fifth Princess got up and quickly walked around her mansion twice to calm herself down. Seeing the Third Princess's irritability, she kept repeating to herself, "Bear! Bear! Bear! Gu Jinyun, you have to bear it!"
In her previous life, she suffered losses because she couldn't bear it, had a bad temper, and was eager for quick success. When Gu Jinxiu imprisoned her, she couldn't help but come to her cell and mock her in person.
Gu Jinyun still remembers that condescending and disdainful look.
Therefore, this matter has been deeply engraved in the heart of the fifth princess Gu Jinyun since then.
So when the Fifth Prince Tan Xi came to see her with his servants, he found that his wife was walking quickly in the courtyard again.
He bowed, his eyes sparkling: "My wife."
He had called the Fifth Princess "Your Highness" last time, but the Fifth Princess' eyes were a little complicated when she thought of Tan Xi who was willing to die for her in the previous life, so she told him not to be so unfamiliar. However, Tan Xi did not dare to call her by her name directly, and could only compromise by calling her "Wife".
The Fifth Princess Gu Jinyun stopped when she heard Tan Xi's voice, walked over and asked, "What's the matter?"
Tan Xi smiled slightly, took a handkerchief and carefully wiped the sweat off her forehead, then asked, "I see that you are upset, is there something difficult?"
It was nothing more than impatience and pretending to be nice to the Third Princess Gu Jinxiu. However, these were matters between women, not something a man should understand or be involved in.
The Fifth Princess immediately shook her head: "Nothing."
Tan Xi's eyes dimmed, but when he thought of his wife's recent gentleness and consideration towards him, as well as her clinginess at night, he suppressed the sadness in his heart.
He smiled again, "You must be feeling bored recuperating in the mansion. I remember that Your Highness loves hunting the most. How about we stay in the suburbs for a few days and go hunting? And then invite a few young ladies and gentlemen to have some fun?"
Gu Jinyun originally frowned and wanted to refuse directly, as men are the most delicate.
If I accompany Tan Xi to hunt, it means I am accompanying him to have fun. You should know that although Tan Xi is tall and thin, she is the daughter of a real civil servant. Going hunting is just for fun and she is just a show-off. She secretly shook her head inwardly as she went with him.
But before she could say no, she became interested in what Tan Xi said next and her thoughts started turning.
Now that she had come back, she was naturally unwilling to let Gu Jinxiu repeat the same path as in her previous life and ascend the throne as empress, so she had to recruit a team and make preparations in advance.
In her previous life, she relied entirely on the military power in her hands to fight against Gu Jinxiu.
As for Gu Jinxiu, she not only took over the team left by the princess, but later the empress gave her military power. Wang Jun is also the son of the Jiang family. He has a lot of appeal among civil servants and scholars, and he has no shortage of talents.
If she were to live her life over again, she should develop in all aspects. And it just so happened that her prince was the son of the Jijiu family. Although he was not as good as Master Jiang, he was not bad either.
She immediately changed her mind and nodded: "Okay, you've been married for a while, it's time to get together with your family and friends. Go post a message to invite some people, and we'll go hunting in the manor outside Beijing."
She started to walk away, but after a pause she asked, "Who will you invite through the post so I can prepare."
If all she invited were fancy moves, she would have to first ask her personal soldiers to catch some fat, slow-running small prey, otherwise she would be in a bad mood due to a poor harvest and probably wouldn't be able to accomplish anything.
It may not come out next time.
Tan Xi didn't notice that she was thinking so much back and forth, she just felt happy.
His Highness really values him!
He thought about it and counted on his fingers, "Young Master Jiang Mo from Master Jiang's family, um, Young Master Li from Minister Li's family, Xue from Minister Xue's family..."
Originally thought to be just some ordinary official sons, Fifth Princess Gu Jinyun:...
Her eyes lit up, and she became more excited. She interrupted him and asked, "Is it Jiang Mo from Master Jiang's family, and Li Yuxin from the Li family?"
These are all celebrities who became famous later. If Tan Xi hadn't mentioned it, he would have almost forgotten that Jiang Mo and Li Yuxin are not Gu Jinxiu's men yet.
Since they are not like that now, she will try her best to make sure they are not like that in the future!
Tan Xi looked at her strangely and said, "Yes."
There is only one Jiang Mo from Master Jiang’s family in the capital.
Gu Jinyun smiled and suppressed the ambition in her eyes. In her previous life, she had not noticed that her own prince had any friendship with these young masters.
Just thinking about something unusual happening to Her Highness Princess Gu Jinke, she felt relieved again and waved her hand: "Okay, go send out the invitations."
She thought about it, and suddenly smiled meaningfully, "I'll send invitations to the imperial sisters as well."
She remembered that in her previous life, it seemed that the princess had some feelings for Jiang Mo?
She smiled as she thought that if these three met together, she would do something about it.
Tan Xi only saw her smiling happily. He agreed immediately and told people to go down and start preparing.
Within two days, Gu Jinke received a letter from the Fifth Princess's Palace.
She picked up the post with the gold-embossed pattern and flipped through it. Sang Yizheng served her a cup of hot tea and asked, "Your Highness, do you want to go?"
Gu Jinke knocked on the table with the invitation in hand: "Who did you invite?"
It's no secret. Sang Yi knew without asking Xin Shuang, and she replied immediately: "Several princesses have received the invitation, and many of the five princes' close friends have also been invited, including Master Jiang Mo, Master Li Yuxin..."
He mentioned a lot of names, thought about it, and concluded, "Most of them are young masters from civil service families."
Gu Jinke nodded and said, "Then let's reply to the Fifth Princess' Palace."
Just go and see what's going on.
Naturally, several young masters also agreed to the hunt and replied to the post.
After receiving the replies and seeing the names of the princesses and noblemen listed therein, the Fifth Prince Tan Xi immediately became much more serious.
It was also the first time that Tan Xi presided over such a hunt as a prince. If he did well, his status as a prince would naturally be secure, his good name would spread in the capital, and the fifth princess would also be praised.
But if it doesn't go well and the reputation gets out, Tan Xi can imagine what his future status in this circle will be. He immediately did everything himself and had no time to take care of the fifth princess.
Unlike the bustling Fifth Princess's Mansion, Gu Jinke was very leisurely. He went to court on time every day, left court on time, then went to the Dali Temple to sit, and returned home on time.
Lord Li from the Dali Temple observed her schedule for two days and couldn't help but reflect on why she felt that she was a little too busy?
However, when she saw Lord Xue Cang, who was serious and rigid every day, her thoughts that were about to go astray were straightened back.
You must not degenerate and must not be like Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess.
Gu Jinke had no idea about Lord Li's private complaints. After she returned home that day, she received a piece of news.
"Your Highness, the Prime Minister will be returning to the capital soon!" Xin Shuang reported to her.
Gu Jinke couldn't help but sit up straight: "Back to Beijing? Elder Gong Zhonghua?"
Xin Shuang was also a little surprised, but her reason for being surprised was different from Gu Jinke's.
Gu Jinke was surprised because the old lady Gong Zhonghua should not have returned so soon after returning to her hometown to worship her ancestors. In the original book, she was recalled by the empress to support the court only after the crown princess was deposed.
Although she holds the title of prime minister, she is too old. When she returns to her hometown to worship her ancestors, everyone assumes that she will ask the empress for her remains after she returns.
This is what surprised Xun Ji.
I didn't expect Gong Zhonghua to come back again. The last time the Queen mentioned Gong Zhonghua was because of a fundraising matter, which asked her to go to Jinhe.
But speaking of this, Gu Jinke knocked on the table and asked Xin Shuang: "Didn't she go to Jinhe for a while? According to her schedule, it should not be time for her to return to Beijing. She should still be resting in her hometown at this time."
Xin Shuang shook his head: "This time, Lord Gongzhong did not stop on the road."
Although this fits the timing, it seems even stranger. Gu Jinke shook his head, somewhat confused.
"Forget it, let's wait and see." I'll know when I return to Beijing.
Xin Shuang nodded, paused, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Your Highness, the young master Gongzhong has also returned."
Gu Jinke's eyebrows twitched immediately, and the smile on his lips froze. Xin Shuang secretly glanced at her and quickly lowered her head.
Thinking of that young master, Gu Jinke felt a little annoyed: "Why did he come back? With his grandmother's love for him, why didn't she find him a noble lady in his hometown who knows him well?"
Xin Shuang couldn't help but twitch his lips at these harsh words.
However, thinking of the spoiled, willful and reckless young master who had not inherited any of the Gongzhong family's family traditions and was simply an outlier in the Gongzhong family, Xin Shuang couldn't help but nodded in agreement.
This young master might have an easier time getting married if he returned to his hometown. In the capital, even for his family background, there are probably not many people who dare to marry him. Noble ladies have always kept their distance from him and avoided him.
After all, this young master not only has a bad temper, but he has also snatched beautiful women in the street.
But he can still dominate the capital, and naturally he has the confidence. His backers are very powerful. In addition to Lord Gongzhong, he also has another backer, the Empress.
If you want to marry him, you must not only not mind his dark history, but also consider how to appease his changeable emotions.
If he could be made happy, he could probably soar to the sky, but if he was not happy, many noble ladies who had dreamed of this would feel a chill on their necks.
Gu Jinke didn't feel anything in his neck, just a headache.
Seeing her appearance, Xin Shuang suggested quietly: "Your Highness...then should we avoid her from now on?"
The author has something to say:
Xun Ji: Your Highness, your horse (seeking praise)
Her Royal Highness: Well done! reward!
Jiang Mo: ...
…dividing line…
Xin Shuang: Then Your Highness...should we take a detour?
Her Royal Highness: ...
Gongzhong Gongzi: ...
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