Gu Jinke sat at the top, enjoying the grapes that Sang Yi fed him. He seemed quite relaxed and at ease. However, after silently listening to the piano music played by the ladies and gentlemen for a while, he began to feel bored and sleepy.
It was good for her reputation that she was bored to death and fell asleep in public, but the noble ladies and young men who performed talented skills would probably go home crying and complain, and then their parents would complain to the censor or they would write memorials to the empress.
Gu Jinke thought about it and felt that there was nothing wrong with this logical chain, and it was exactly the result she wanted.
So I went to sleep without any worries. However, after closing my eyes for a while to try to fall asleep, I couldn't fall asleep. Instead, I suddenly woke up and even couldn't sit still.
Gu Jinge: ...I really shouldn’t worry too much.
Since she couldn't sit on the chair anymore, she decided to get up and go out for a walk.
Seeing that she was about to leave, Sang Yi hurriedly followed her.
Gu Jinke stopped him and said, "Stay here. If I haven't come back after the banquet, go to the carriage and look for me."
Sang Yi could only agree obediently and silently watch her back as she slowly walked away.
The Mansion of the Duke of Zhenguo is worthy of being a famous family in Dajin. The entire mansion is built in a grand and majestic manner, but the details inside the mansion are exquisite everywhere. It is enough to be a tourist attraction alone.
Gu Jinke was walking aimlessly when he saw a small lotus pond in front of him. There were rockery trees on the shore, as well as small pavilions and corridors. The scenery was very beautiful.
She was just about to go forward to admire the view of the lotus pond when she suddenly discovered that there were two familiar faces on the shore?
Gu Jinke's eyebrows twitched, and he dodged and hid behind the nearest rockery.
It is better to avoid it at this time, otherwise it will destroy the emotional progress of the hero and heroine, which would be bad.
Standing on the shore were Gu Jinxiu and Jiang Mo.
They must have just met. The two of them greeted each other. Gu Jinke heard them exchanging pleasantries for a while before they got down to business.
"Mr. Jiang... I wonder if you have received the news that our mother is going to choose princes for the unmarried princesses." The third princess hesitated and asked tentatively.
"My grandmother mentioned this to me two days ago." Jiang Mo's cold voice sounded, but he answered very frankly.
"Then... I wonder what your plan is? Don't... don't misunderstand me... I just want to remind you that I saw that during the banquet today, Her Highness the Crown Princess and my eldest brother looked at your male guests for a long time. Her Highness the Crown Princess might have some intention..."
Gu Jinxiu carefully asked about his wishes, and when she saw Jiang Mo looking up, her pair of dark jade eyes looked at her coldly. She was afraid that he had misunderstood something, so she hurriedly explained.
Jiang Mo lowered his eyes and shook his head: "Since ancient times, marriages are all decided by the mother and father and the matchmaker. It is not Mo's turn to decide on his own."
Gu Jinxiu frowned and could not help but admonish him: "But Your Highness... I mean the Sixth Princess, she has become more and more..."
It is not easy to say unspoken words that question the crown prince of a country.
Gu Jinxiu could only analyze the pros and cons for him, hoping that he would stay away from this fire pit.
"Master Taifu has many students all over the world. I am worried about Your Highness the Crown Princess..."
Jiang Mo nodded and thanked her: "Thank you for your advice, Third Princess. I understand. But the final decision on this matter is still made by the elders. It's getting late. If you leave the table for too long, you may be gossiped about. Go back quickly."
Gu Jinxiu originally wanted to say something else, but when she heard him caring about her, her heart suddenly felt warm. Plus, it was quite a while before she left the table. She had always been well-behaved and never one to attract attention, so she was a little worried at the moment. She could only look at Jiang Mo with gratitude and emotion, bowed, and went back to the banquet, looking back every few steps.
Gu Jinke leaned against the rockery and couldn't help touching his nose. He didn't expect that the protagonist of their discussion was actually her.
She waited for a while behind the rockery.
Guessing that Jiang Mo should leave after Gu Jinxiu left, Gu Jinke carefully lifted his skirt and walked out from behind the rockery. But when she raised her eyes, she saw a pair of cold eyes like black jade, staring at her intently.
Gu Jinke stopped for a moment and looked at Jiang Mo who had not left yet. He felt regretful and thought he should have checked more often.
She didn't hear any approaching footsteps, so she was careless and thought that the person had gone far away. She never expected that the person was standing there motionless.
Nothing she said was appropriate in such an awkward situation. She could only keep a cold face and nod faintly to Jiang Mo who greeted her, then wanted to leave quickly to get away from this embarrassment.
"Your Highness!" Jiang Mo called her as soon as she took a step.
Gu Jinke could only stop, look up at him, and said in a cold voice: "What's the matter?"
"Your Highness was behind the rockery just now..." Jiang Mo hesitated and asked.
"I was just passing by. Do you think I would eavesdrop? You two are worrying too much."
Gu Jinke's eyes flashed, and suddenly a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he said with some disdain.
Jiang Mo's expression didn't change, but his long eyelashes trembled quickly, then drooped down, covering his eyes, and then he bowed and saluted: "Jiang Mo has overstepped his authority, please punish me, Your Highness."
Gu Jinke glanced at her and thought that her determination should be made clear. As for punishment, she didn't dare to do so.
He immediately pretended not to care, and left without paying any attention to Jiang Mo.
Jiang Mo was left standing there, maintaining the posture of saluting for a long time, until his body became stiff, then he slowly came to his senses and stood up straight.
So...was he overthinking?
He tried his best to pull up the corners of his lips, but failed to produce a smile. Thinking that the banquet in the front yard should be coming to an end, he no longer had the energy to go back to socialize. He could only stand there, waiting for his numb hands and feet to ease a little, and then slowly walked outside the small courtyard to find his servants to return home.
After he walked away, two more people appeared from behind the rockery.
The round-faced young master patted his chest with lingering fear: "Axin, next time we should not go out and wander around. I heard so many things. My mother said that the more you know, the faster you die... Alas, it's a good thing you covered my mouth in time, otherwise we would have been discovered."
Li Yuxin put aside some of the worries in his heart and couldn't help laughing: "Okay, then you must remember to listen to your mother, and keep what you heard today to yourself."
"Yeah." The young master nodded, but he couldn't help but gossip with his friends out of curiosity.
"Then A-Xin, according to what the princess said just now, she doesn't want Young Master Jiang to be the prince. Then which young master does she want?" He frowned, his eyes were round and pure, and his troubled and confused look was very cute.
Li Yuxin blinked, "How should I know what Her Highness is thinking? If she has someone in mind, she may go back and ask for permission. Then we should know the answer from the Queen's decree. But you can go back and quietly tell Lord Xue what happened today."
"Okay, but even Xin couldn't guess it. It's really hard to guess what Her Highness is thinking."
The young master pretended to sigh deeply, then nodded: "I will tell mother when I get back, and let her guess by the way."
Li Yuxin nodded with satisfaction and told Lord Xue that if Lord Xue did not have that intention, he would naturally let Xue Luanluan stay away.
But Her Royal Highness's thoughts...
A thoughtful look flashed across his eyes.
After listening to such a conversation centered on her, Gu Jinke didn't dare to wander around anymore. She directly called Xun Ji to talk to the eldest prince and went straight back to the carriage. Unexpectedly, when she got there, Sang Yi was already waiting there.
It seemed that the banquet should be over. Gu Jinke pinched the candied fruit on the carriage and put it into his mouth, waiting for Xun Ji to come back, and drove back to the Princess's Mansion.
This banquet was worth the trip, at least I got to see the interaction between the male and female protagonists and the important supporting actor.
The drama has indeed begun.
However, the fact that the male protagonist could still find her even if she hid in a rockery made Gu Jinke more determined to behave badly.
She didn't want to get involved.
Therefore, when he went to the Dali Temple the next day, Gu Jinke did not arrive until almost noon. Then she heard Lord Li report to her with great joy that the Minister of Justice Xue Cang had returned from leave to take up his post.
Gu Jinke sat in her armchair and said "oh" lazily.
The joyous Lord Li was dumbfounded. Shouldn't Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess show some courtesy to the wise and humble herself to the wise and take the initiative to meet Lord Xue Cang?
She looked at Xun Ji in confusion, and saw that Xun Ji had a stern face, standing behind the princess with a sword in his arms, unable to hide his arrogance and coldness. She came to her senses immediately.
Oh, she forgot, how could their Princess Royal be so courteous to a wise man? I'm afraid she's waiting here for Lord Xue to come and see her.
Sure enough, before anyone knew it, a guard came in and reported, "Your Highness, the Minister of Justice, Mr. Xue, is outside asking to see you."
Gu Jinke moved his body slightly, not at all surprised, as if it was a matter of course: "Oh, Master Xue, then go ahead."
The corners of Lord Li's mouth twitched. He lowered his head and stepped aside.
Xue Cang came in.
She was a very serious and upright person with a square face. When she came in, she bowed to Gu Jinke and said, "I pay my respects to Your Highness the Crown Princess."
"Get up." Gu Jinke nodded and asked her to get up. When he saw her square face, he couldn't help but think of her little master's white and round face.
There is quite a big contrast in this family.
However, Gu Jinke still had a serious expression and asked her, "What is the matter with Lord Xue coming to see me?"
"I am here to confess my guilt. Your Highness was ordered by the Emperor to assist in the administration of the Dali Temple. I should have accompanied Your Highness to familiarize herself with the affairs, but unfortunately, my health failed and I fell ill. I was unable to do my best and I feel deeply guilty and guilty."
As she spoke, a genuine look of guilt appeared on her stern face.
This made Gu Jinke feel like he was bullying an honest person, but as expected of the Shangshu, each of them was not simple at all, they were all old foxes.
Gu Jinke tapped the table with his fingers: "Indeed, I am guilty, but I am not such a stingy person. Then punish Master Xue to do what I have to do today. I will go back to the Princess's Mansion to rest first."
She said with a satisfied look, "It just so happens that I am worried today. The Queen Mother asked me to sort out all the cases concerning General Chen's military pay and convict those who should be convicted. I will submit it tomorrow and the decree will be announced at the Grand Court. I have no experience, so Lord Xue is here at the right time. I will rely on Lord Xue. Once the memorial is ready, I will submit it directly to the Princess's Mansion."
"Xun Ji, let's go back home." After she finished speaking, she stood up and walked out of get off work with Xun Ji in a swagger.
Lord Li who was standing aside said: Your Highness the Princess is too ungentlemanly.
Xue Cang did not expect that the Princess Royal would be so rude. It was clearly just a polite apology, but she insisted on climbing up the ladder and left her with such a big mess.
This is General Chen’s military pay case!
She looked up and turned around to refuse, but she saw that Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess was nowhere to be seen in the Dali Temple.
She couldn't help but shake her sleeves. She originally wanted to find out what Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess thought of Prince Ze, but now... she had disappeared, and she had to clean up her mess!
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