"Distinguished guest? How distinguished?"

Gu Yunru muttered to herself.

The scene changed, Qingshuang served a cup of tea to the distinguished guest. Out of curiosity, she quietly raised her eyes and looked at the other person. This glance was not a big deal, but it scared her.

"Qingyu..." The voice that came out of Qingshuang's mouth aroused Qingyu's dissatisfaction.

Qingyu was wearing a blue gauze dress. Her skin, as smooth as snow, looked fair and clean against the dress. She had a light smile on her lips, but her eyes dimmed. She looked at Qingshuang with eyes that were more charming than peach blossoms.

"Long time no see, how are you?"

Qingyu looked at her lazily, looked at her pretty face, which showed a look of panic, and smiled.

"You...how could you?"

"Why am I back again? It's a long story."

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard footsteps approaching from the door. It was the prince and Qingfeng coming back. Qingshuang quickly stepped aside. Qingfeng looked at Qingshuang and asked, "Have the guests arrived?"

"Already in the house."

"What’s wrong with you?"

Qingfeng noticed something was wrong with Qingshuang's expression, and all the servants in the room left.

Rong Zhen strode inside and looked at the woman in blue clothes with some curiosity. He walked forward with his brows slightly lowered. He didn't expect it to be Qingyu.

"It's you." Rong Zhen thought of the letter sent by Kodar, asking the women in the family to stay in the palace for a few days. He knew that the woman was from the Central Plains, but he didn't expect that it would be Qingyu who was driven out of the palace.

"Greetings, Your Highness." Qingyu bowed to Rong Zhen respectfully as usual when she saw him. After all, she still remembered the relationship between master and servant in previous years. However, she could not forget the harm Rong Zhen had brought to her. It was Rong Zhen who had personally driven her out of the mansion.

Rong Zhen's eyes were as sharp as a knife as he swept back and forth over her body. He sat down on the chair and took a sip from the teacup on the table.

"When did you meet Kodar?"

Rong Zhen was curious about how she hooked up with Kodar.

Qingyu came to him with lowered eyebrows and compliant eyes. She told him the story, "I remember that on the third day after I was driven out of the mansion, I encountered horse bandits and almost died under their knives. It was the general who saved me.

In order to repay the general, I could only pledge my love to him, so I became the general's wife. In this sense, I can be considered lucky in my life."

Speaking of this, Qingyu couldn't help but think of the past. It had been a bumpy road, but fortunately she had a place to go. She looked at Rong Zhen again with a stern expression.

"If you knew at that time that I would suffer this disaster, would you still have the heart to drive me out of the house?" Qingyu looked at the two of them with his dark brows slightly frowned. He really wanted to know what was in his mind.

"Yes." Rong Zhen kept his word. He answered whatever Qingyu asked. Qingyu's heart suddenly sank. Perhaps she already knew the answer, but she just didn't dare to believe it...

"Your Highness, you have to be careful of Kodar. His presence in the capital this time is not that simple."

Qingyu reminded in a gentle voice, the tenderness in her eyes was only released when she saw Rong Zhen. Rong Zhen raised his head slightly, his expressionless face showing a coldness that kept people at a distance.

Seeing the coldness emanating from his eyes, Qingyu subconsciously closed her eyes.

That night, the temperature had risen in recent days, the heavy snow had melted, and spring was about to arrive. The peach blossoms in the yard were in bud, and Gu Yunru asked for two stove pots and brought them into the house, preparing to make some barbecue.

"princess."

Qingshuang walked in from the door and told Gu Yunru everything she had seen today.

"What? Qingyu?" Gu Yunru's beautiful eyes suddenly widened and she looked at Qingshuang in disbelief.

"That's right. I dare not lie. That person is Qingyu." Qingshuang looked more nervous than anyone else, with her two black eyebrows furrowed high.

"I know. Why are you so panicked?" Gu Yunru glanced at Qingshuang, and Qingshuang didn't dare to speak anymore. It turned out that the panic in her heart came from her bones. She still remembered how she treated Qingyu when Qingyu was in the mansion before.

Qingxing came in with sesame oil, chili powder and other things. Knowing that the princess wanted to have barbecue tonight, she prepared all the ingredients in advance.

Seeing Qing Shuang standing there in confusion, he urged, "Hurry up and move all the racks up. The princess wants to eat barbecue today."

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"yes."

Half an incense stick of time passed, the fat was sizzling with oil, the meat was almost cooked, and the whole Ginkgo Garden was filled with the aroma of barbecue.

Qingxing squinted her eyes in ecstasy and looked at Gu Yunru with surprise, "Princess... Qingxing has never eaten such delicious meat slices, it's so delicious!" Qingxing was trained by her to be a real foodie.

"If you like it, eat more. There is too little meat on it." Gu Yunru said as he handed over the lamb ribs. The few of them were eating happily. At this time, a tall and mighty figure stood upright at the door. The sharp murderous aura he brought made people's hearts tremble.

“Your Majesty…”

Qing Xing almost choked on the meat in her mouth and hurriedly stood up and bowed. Rong Zhen walked in with an indifferent look on his face. He was attracted by the fragrance in the yard. When he looked closely, he saw that Gu Yunru was actually grilling meat with charcoal in the house, and the aroma was indeed fragrant.

Qingxing and the others left tactfully. Rong Zhen stood in front of them, took a kebab of lamb handed to him by Gu Yunru, and sniffed it curiously.

"Try it quickly, it's not poisonous." Gu Yunru joked with a chuckle. Rong Zhen looked frightened. They probably had never eaten such exotic barbecue before, so this was an eye-opener for Rong Zhen.

"It tastes good." Rong Zhen looked at Gu Yunru in front of him. She really brought him too many surprises. Thinking about the fire extinguisher she made before being adopted by the government, and how she could always bring unexpected surprises to people, it was really admirable.

"If you think it's good, you can come to my yard whenever you want to eat it in the future. By the way, I heard from Qingshuang that Qingyu is here, and as a distinguished guest, what's going on?" Gu Yunru was feeling confused, and Rong Zhen happened to come, so she asked him to help explain.

"By chance, he met Kodar and stayed with him."

"What? That means Kodar is here too. What do they want to do this time?"

Gu Yunru chewed the piece of meat in her mouth, swallowed it, and looked fixedly at Rong Zhen who had no expression in front of her.

"He wants me to assist him." Rong Zhen remembered the previous agreement, but the plan had changed this time. He didn't want to do as Kodar said and let him control him.