Rong Zhen said nothing, and took out the sachet from his sleeve. Gu Yunru looked closely and saw that it was the sachet she had dropped when she ran back from Wanshe Mountain last time. She quickly grabbed it and stared at him, saying, "How did you get my things?"

"During that battle, some soldiers found you outside the city gate. Were you kidnapped by them at that time?"

Rong Zhen still feels scared when he thinks about that incident, and for the first time he worries about losing her.

"It's not really a hijacking, but those guys don't look like good people at first glance." Gu Yunru patted the sachet and found it was very clean and the fragrance was still there.

"Aren't you afraid? What if they do to you..." Rong Zhen was ruthlessly interrupted before he could finish his next question.

"When have I ever been afraid? Okay, go see your Xie Bingyan, what are you doing here?" Gu Yunru said, pushing him aside and lying on the bed with his arms and legs spread out.

"What have you and Qin Niang learned during this period of time?" Rong Zhen looked at her. She always had a casual and undisciplined temperament and she really didn't learn from her mistakes.

"I've learned a lot, such as standing etiquette... and saying hello, but I just can't get along with the prime ministers' wives and the wives of ministers." What Gu Yunru pursues is freedom. Too many restrictions will make people uncomfortable.

Rong Zhen had no way to deal with her and shook his head helplessly.

"Hey, what do you mean by shaking your head? Do you think I'm a hopeless case?" Gu Yunru raised his eyebrows, wanting to get things clear.

"yes."

Rong Zhen glanced at her with a hint of contempt and left.

The next morning, Gu Yunru wanted to sneak to Ruyi Inn to meet Cheng Shaoyuan, but she was caught by Qin Niang before she even set foot out. Qin Niang's eyes were really sharp, and her nose was as sharp as a dog's. She seemed to smell a conspiracy against her, and stood guard at the door with a board in her hand.

"Hehe, Qin Niang, it's too early for you to come here. You're not here just to arrest me?" Gu Yunru looked at her with a playful smile, hoping that she would show some mercy.

Unexpectedly, this Qin Niang is such an iron-faced lady. Even if you say all kinds of nice things to people, you can't expect to get any benefit from her. Gu Yunru, who was captured, was forced to come to the small pavilion again.

After the concubine fell into the lotus pond, people built a fence around it.

Xie Bingyan was wearing a light green dress, which was short and well-proportioned, with a few auspicious clouds embroidered on the cuffs, which were outlined with cloud silk, like lotus flowers emerging from the green waves. The flowing skirt had a row of dense patterns, and the chest was wrapped in light yellow brocade.

"Sister." Xie Bingyan had previously given her a cold look and accused her of pushing him because he fell into the lotus pond, but today they acted like good sisters again.

Seeing her beautiful face that changed so quickly, Gu Yunru felt indescribable disgust, as if goose bumps appeared all over his body. He could only smile perfunctorily at her.

"Sister, did the prince do anything to you?" Xie Bingyan looked at her worriedly. Her eyes seemed about to burst into tears. No wonder the man couldn't walk when he saw her.

"You two ladies should hurry up and learn etiquette and stop chatting." Qin Niang interrupted their conversation and stood aside, watching the results of the training in the past few days. Gu Yunru took every step carefully, as if walking on the edge of a knife, for fear that she would fall and get a bloody head if she was not careful.

Xie Bingyan walked slowly and calmly, with an aura like the mist of Wushan Mountain. After hearing what Qin Niang said, she immediately pulled up her skirt and moved lightly.

The gap between the two soon became apparent. Qin Niang shook her head helplessly. Gu Yunru was not a fool. Why couldn't she learn what she had said thousands of times? She was not as meticulous as the concubine and could master the techniques immediately.

"Sister, please walk more steadily. Qin Niang, I have a way to help you walk properly. Why don't you practice standing for two hours and put two large bowls of water on your arms?"

Xie Bingyan walked very steadily and quickly, and came to Qin Niang to give advice. Gu Yunru stood there with a depressed look on his face. What was the point of practicing in such a hot day?

Gu Yunru looked at her eyes, which seemed clear but were so deep that she couldn't tell what she was thinking. She walked to Qin Niang's side with a little helplessness, "Qin Niang, I have really tried my best. Why don't you just put me on the street and let me walk for a while?"

"That won't do. The prince has specifically instructed us that the Queen Mother's birthday will be coming soon, and the princess will represent the entire palace at that time."

"Empress Dowager?" Gu Yunru's eyes lit up. She and the Empress Dowager were old acquaintances. The Empress Dowager would definitely not mind her walking like a monkey jumping up and down.

"Yes, sister, just listen to Qin Niang and practice well. Then the prince will be proud to take you out." Xie Bingyan was also trying her best to lobby. Gu Yunru didn't want to be tormented by the two of them like this. She rolled her eyes, looked at Xie Bingyan and said with a smile: "Why don't you walk again? You walked too fast just now, and I didn't have time to see which foot you took a step with." Her eyes moved shrewdly and threw the difficult problem to Xie Bingyan.

"Since my sister has ordered me to do so, I will demonstrate it again." Xie Bingyan was a patient person. She quickly walked back along the same route and came back sweating profusely. Mingyue stepped forward and wiped the sweat off her forehead with a handkerchief.

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"I'm so sleepy. The sun is so bright today. I was a little dizzy just now. Why don't you walk again, sister? This time, walk towards the shade of the trees to avoid the sun hurting my eyes."

Gu Yunru raised a faint smile, but Mingyue refused to listen to her, "My lady has already gone there once, Princess, please don't go too far."

Hearing Mingyue say this, Xie Bingyan hurriedly pulled her hand, signaling her not to continue. She had no choice but to listen to Gu Yunru and walked away obediently again.

Walking back, Xie Bingyan still forced a smile. She had a beautiful heart-shaped face as she stood in the sun not far away. However, her complexion became paler and paler. Gradually, for some unknown reason, her body softened and she fell down.

A group of people came forward and carried her to Qiushui Pavilion. Gu Yunru followed closely and touched her wrist, but was stopped by Mingyue, "Princess, you'd better not follow us. You should learn the etiquette of walking from Qin Niang."

This girl spoke with an overbearing arrogance. If she was not allowed to continue, she would not follow. However, she clearly felt Xie Bingyan's pulse just now and it didn't seem like she had fainted suddenly.

His breathing and heartbeat are apparently steady, how could he be so fragile?

Muttering to herself, she came to Qin Niang. Qin Niang frowned, feeling uneasy, "Oh no, oh no, if the prince knew that it was because of you that the concubine fainted, what should I do?"