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"Young Master!" Gu Ji shouted, suddenly bringing the young man, who was staring at the sachet in his hand, back to his senses.
Gu Huaizhi's handsome eyebrows slightly frowned to hide the emotion in his eyes, and then he put the crimson sachet in his palm and glanced at his subordinates: "If you have something to say, just tell me, why are you shouting? Don't you want the monthly salary?"
Yesterday, before leaving, Mu Anning and Tan Wenhuai told him to be careful.
Even though the words were spoken very softly, he still heard them clearly. Thinking about it in his heart, he was almost hurt by the bad guys.
It's not that she doesn't care about him at all. She still worries about his safety as before.
If he felt miserable yesterday because of the wedding dress, today that misery has been completely replaced by a glimmer of hope.
Mu An Ning was indeed engaged, and it seemed that she had developed some feelings for Tan Wenhuai, although... he didn't want to admit it.
But there is still half a month left, and even if Mu An Ning doesn't want to pay attention to him, he will never give up.
Not to mention, it is possible that the girl still cares about him in her heart.
If you look carefully at this moment, you may be able to detect the rare joy in the boy's eyes.
"Yes, sir, I won't call you that anymore!" Gu Ji echoed helplessly, apparently he was no longer surprised by this.
Ever since the young master broke off his engagement with Miss Mu, he has been either staring at the sachet in a daze or looking at the box that has not been given away in a daze. Every time, he has to call her several times before she can come back to her senses.
But there is one thing that is extremely strange.
After returning home yesterday, a huge scratch suddenly appeared on the palm of the young master's hand. It didn't look like it was caused by a sharp weapon, but rather like it was caused by a broken vase or a teacup.
"Sir, Eunuch Wang just came to the mansion to deliver a message." Gu Ji came to his senses and remembered the important matter. He whispered, "The emperor ordered you to enter the palace immediately."
Gu Huaizhi raised his eyebrows, stood up without much hesitation, and patted his clothes: "In this case, prepare the horses."
Yesterday, he and Gu Yihan took a lot of effort to stop the farce arranged by Liang Guoren.
But all the villains committed suicide by taking poison, without exception.
Gu Yihan was obviously not surprised at all, but told him solemnly that the emperor would probably order him to go to the palace in the next few days. He was very mysterious and did not say why.
Unexpectedly, just one day later, the emperor really ordered him to enter the palace.
He also realized that Gu Yihan's action yesterday seemed not only to subdue the thief, but more like looking for someone.
Besides, it shouldn't have been found.
*
In the Yu Garden, several girls who were invited by the Queen to enjoy the flowers were playing and chatting.
"Sister Liu, weren't you going to be engaged to Prince Gu a long time ago? Why does it seem like it hasn't happened yet?" a noble lady asked jokingly.
As soon as she finished speaking, the other girls around her pricked up their ears, obviously very interested in this matter.
Liu Qingyue has not left the house to attend banquets these days. Today, I finally got this opportunity and I must find out more.
Feeling the dozens of gazes coming at her, Liu Qingyue's smile froze, and she immediately raised her eyebrows: "I'm not in a hurry about this matter, but Sister Xie is getting anxious for me."
Seeing that the noble lady surnamed Xie turned a little paler, Liu Qingyue raised her chin and glanced around with a proud look: "But it won't take a few days."
Her father had recently accomplished a great event for the Queen, and she took this opportunity to ask her aunt to help her arrange this marriage.
This time, the queen did not rush to reject her proposal, but just asked her to wait for news in a few days. She thought that this matter would definitely be accomplished.
When the ladies heard this answer, they could hardly hide their disappointment. It seemed that they really had no chance at all.
However, in the capital city, there are only a few young men with good family background and appearance.
A noble lady smiled and tried to smooth things over: "Sister Liu is right. Didn't it take quite a while for Prince Gu and Miss Mu to get engaged?"
Three years ago, everyone in the city knew that Mu An Ning was rejected by Prince Gu.
Little did he know that these irrelevant words sounded like a mockery to Liu Qingyue.
How dare these people compare her with those pretentious women like Mu An Ning?
"Sister Liu, you are wrong." Liu Qingyue's eyes were filled with obvious displeasure, but she still smiled: "Mu An Ning's marriage back then was something she shamelessly asked for."
"Sister Liu is right. I just said the wrong thing." Miss Liu realized that she had said the wrong thing after her friend reminded her. She hurriedly asked, "Then how can Miss Mu be compared with Sister Liu?"
Seeing the woman in front of her bowing her head, Liu Qingyue's expression eased a lot, and she smiled with her hands covering her lips: "That's right, you don't know what tricks Mu An Ning used to make her pick up two marriages for nothing."
Tan Wenhuai is this year's third place winner, so naturally he has a good reputation in the capital.
Originally, she was expecting to see Mu An Ning laugh, thinking that Tan Wenhuai would never marry a woman who had broken off an engagement.
Unexpectedly, the pale-faced scholar was a simple-minded man and was actually bewitched by Mu An Ning's appearance and agreed to the marriage.
The noble ladies looked at each other in bewilderment, and couldn't help but secretly think in their hearts: Who knows if you, Liu Qingyue, have used any means to risk your dignity and beg your aunt, the Empress?
Seeing that everyone was agreeing with her, Liu Qingyue suddenly became interested. She thought that by ruining Mu An Ning's reputation, maybe she could ruin Mu An Ning's marriage.
She just couldn't bear to see that the man who had snatched her marriage away in the past could still have a good marriage now.
"Don't disbelieve me." Liu Qingyue raised her eyebrows and casually observed her light pink nail polish: "I witnessed Mu An Ning seducing Master Gu with my own eyes. Now that I think about it, she must have used the same method to get this marriage."
A girl suddenly agreed, "I heard that Master Gu was dissatisfied with this marriage. Could it be because of this?"
Liu Qingyue raised the corners of her lips, glanced at the noble lady, and then nodded slowly.
At this moment, Gu Ji cleared his throat and appeared from behind the girls: "Miss Liu, please don't speak nonsense in the palace."
Gu Ji secretly glanced at the terrifyingly gloomy expression of the young man beside him and swallowed his saliva.
They were just passing by Yu Garden and had not noticed these young ladies from aristocratic families.
Unexpectedly, I heard Miss Mu's name from their mouths.
The sudden appearance of the male voice startled the girls who had interrupted their conversation and made them stunned for a moment.
"Prince." Liu Qingyue was panicked for just a moment, then bowed, with obvious joy in her voice.
The young man was wearing a moon-white robe today. Although it had a more frail air to it, it was no worse than the crimson robe he wore in the past, and it even made him look even more handsome.
It was the crimson sachet around his waist that didn't match his clothes.
"Miss Liu," Gu Huaizhi looked at the woman in front of him coldly, his eyebrows and eyes full of sarcasm: "How come this prince doesn't know about this matter you are talking about?"
He had no idea that these noble ladies were talking about Mu An Ning in private like this, and they used such ugly words.
Mu An Ning had never seduced him, and it was even more impossible for her to seduce Tan Wenhuai.
Now he wanted her to look at him more. If it was seduction... then he was "seducing" her.
He originally thought that even though Mu An Ning was an adopted daughter, given her status as the eldest daughter of a marquisate, others would definitely not dare to make such irresponsible comments.
So this was how they treated Mu An Ning in the past?
Seeing the young man staring at her, Liu Qingyue blushed and felt that something was wrong: "It was my fault for speaking out of turn. I hope you will forgive me, Your Highness."
She never thought that Gu Huaizhi was protecting Mu An Ning. She just thought that her action was indeed unintentional and also ruined Gu Huaizhi's reputation.
It was normal for the boy to treat her coldly now, as she was careless for a moment.
"Ms. Liu, you don't need to apologize to this prince. The person you need to apologize to is Miss Mu." Gu Huaizhi's face was expressionless as he spoke word by word, "This prince loves Miss Mu and wants to marry her, but she rejected me."
As soon as the young man said this, not only the girls around him, but even Gu Ji looked surprised.
The young man, who always cared about his face, was able to admit his feelings without changing his expression and even said that he was rejected.
The word "love" can really change a person a lot.
Without waiting for Liu Qingyue to react, Gu Huaizhi walked away.
He didn't want to waste any more words with such people. If there were really gossips about Mu An Ning in the capital, then this Liu Qingyue would have no chance of saving her reputation.
But the young man had only taken a few steps when he was stopped again.
"Prince!" Liu Qingyue slowly came to her senses, blushing as she slowly took out a letter from her sleeve: "I have read the letter you sent to my daughter's house earlier..."
Liu Qingyue's eyes seemed to contain a few tears, and she couldn't help asking, "Since the prince said he loves Mu An Ning, why did he write this letter to my daughter?"
The poems in this letter are the kind a man would write to his sweetheart.
Seeing the letter, Gu Huaizhi turned around with a dark face and ordered in a cold voice: "Gu Ji, take the letter back."
After he dealt with the rumors in the capital, he almost forgot about it.
"Yes." Gu Ji took the envelope from Liu Qingyue's hand at lightning speed.
Liu Qingyue was stunned, and ignored the inquiring eyes of the noble ladies: "What is the prince doing?"
Gu Huaizhi frowned and said directly: "This letter was written by this prince to Miss Mu. I failed to do my job well and it ended up in your hands by mistake."
Gu Ji, who was suddenly called out, shrank his neck and tried his best to reduce his presence.
Listening to the constant discussions around her, Liu Qingyue's face turned pale: "Then our marriage..."
Gu Huaizhi chuckled, thinking that the rumor was spread by this woman: "Miss Liu is so anxious to get married, why not..."
"This prince asks the uncle to find you a marriage." The young man paused, and under the expectant gaze of the woman in front of him, he curled his lips and said, "Young Master Yang, what do you think?"
Liu Qingyue's face froze, but the girls around her couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Young Master Yang is a notorious playboy, and he has countless concubines and maids at home.
Now they completely understood that this marriage was a fabrication by Liu Qingyue.
But...what is the relationship between Prince Gu and Miss Mu now?
*
From a distance, Mu An Ning heard bursts of excited whistles. She didn't need to guess, she could tell who was making them.
[Wuhu, the mission is almost complete! ]
Sure enough, when she turned around, she saw Mu Wan'er.
When Mu Wan'er saw her, she waved with a smile on her face: "Sister, where are you going?"
"I was just about to visit the Qiao Mansion." Mu An Ning smiled and said, "Would you like to come with us?"
[Qiao, Qiao Mansion?! ]
Mu Wan'er was stunned for a moment, then quickly advised, "Is it okay not to go?"
[This, this, this, something is going to happen! ]
Mu An Ning raised her eyebrows, then nodded in understanding: "Then I will go alone."
She had made an appointment with Qiao Qingsheng the day before yesterday. Coincidentally, she also missed Aunt Fang and Fang Ziweng, so she asked for two hours' leave from Doctor Lu.
"No..." Mu Wan'er looked embarrassed: "I mean, sister, can you not go today?"
Mu An Ning's eyebrows moved slightly, and he couldn't help but ask: "Why?"
She had long noticed that Mu Wan'er seemed to be quite resistant to the Qiao family, but she really couldn't figure out the reason.
Mu Wan'er and the Qiao family should not know each other. Is there some hidden story that she doesn't know?
"Because, because..." Mu Wan'er hesitated for a long time, and couldn't think of any reasonable words, so she could only say: "Well, forget it... Sister, you go."
[It seems like I can’t keep it secret anymore…everyone knows about it now, and it doesn’t matter if my daughter is the only one.]
[Now that the plot has changed so much, my daughter probably won’t turn evil. 】
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