Concubine Rou gathered all the ladies together. Gu Yanran knew that they were going to choose a study partner. She originally wanted to be the study partner of the Ninth Princess. You know, the most favored one at the moment was the Ninth Princess.
Gu Yanran was planning to present the gift she had carefully prepared, but before she could even open her mouth, Concubine Rou's words made her completely stunned.
"I already have a good candidate for the Ninth Princess's study companion. The other princes and princesses are still in need of study companions. You ladies can go and participate in the selection. It might be worth a try." Concubine Rou said with a smile.
These ladies were all surprised by this. They hadn't even chosen yet, so how come they had already chosen the candidate? Who had used such a trick to get there before them? Gu Yanran was the first one to ask, and she was a little unwilling to give up: "Empress Rou, I wonder who you chose as the study partner for the Ninth Princess? Maybe in the future, we will both be study partners for the princes and princesses, so we can get to know each other and help each other out."
Shen Qingqiu raised his eyebrows when he heard this. Who the Ninth Princess's study partner would be actually had little to do with her. It was just that Gu Yanran was unwilling to accept this. She wanted to know everything even if she was not selected. This was really petty! Concubine Rou brewed a pot of tea and poured herself two cups. Then she raised her hand and motioned Shen Qingqiu to come over.
Gu Yanran was stunned, and even Shen Qingqiu himself didn't understand why, but he still walked up to Concubine Rou.
"This cup is a reward for you. You have to take good care of the Ninth Princess when you stay with her in the future." Concubine Rou handed her the cup.
At this moment, all the ladies looked at Shen Qingqiu with great envy and jealousy, and they only hated that they were not the one chosen by Concubine Rou.
Gu Yanran stared at the teacup in Shen Qingqiu's hand, wishing she could snatch it away and throw it on the ground.
Why! Why was she, Shen Qingqiu, the one chosen? Shen Qingqiu glanced at Gu Yanran and saw that most of her face had turned dark. The corners of her lips curled up, and after thanking Concubine Rou, she took a sip.
Gu Yanran became even more furious when seeing this, but she couldn't vent her anger at the moment.
Concubine Rou exchanged a few more words with these ladies and then returned to her own palace.
After Concubine Rou left, the ladies naturally dispersed gradually. Seeing Princess Changhe running to Shen Qingqiu again, Gu Yanran gritted her teeth and ran to the backyard angrily.
Shen Qingqiu obviously saw it, and Princess Changhe couldn't help but ask her: "I think Gu Yanran wanted to be the ninth princess's tutor, but who would have thought that Concubine Rou would choose you. After you go back, she won't find another opportunity to cause trouble for you, will she?"
"If she causes trouble for me, will I be afraid of her?"
Shen Qingqiu didn't care at all, and looked at her with a smile: "I, Shen Qingqiu, am not someone who is soft-hearted and afraid of hardship. If she really has the guts to stab me in the back, I will make her regret it! If she wants to deal with me, I have plenty of ways to make her pay the price!"
Princess Changhe was also unceremonious, standing on Shen Qingqiu's side and helping her make plans: "If you encounter difficulties that you can't solve, you can come to me for help, and I will definitely protect you!"
Her father is the Prince of Qinghe, and he only has such a beloved daughter like her, so he naturally listens to her and obeys her words. He almost wants to pick the stars and the moon from the sky for her. As long as she says a few words for Shen Qingqiu, everything can be solved! "It's just that you have to go to be the ninth princess's tutor. I still want to play with you in the future." Princess Changhe said here, feeling a little reluctant.
"That's nothing! I'll come find you when I'm free." Shen Qingqiu looked her up and down again, frowning and saying, "But you have to lose weight first. When you lose weight, you will definitely be a beauty!"
When Princess Changhe heard this, she didn't know whether to be distressed or happy.
She said with some embarrassment: "But it's so hard to lose weight. I even went to the doctor for a prescription, but it didn't work."
Shen Qingqiu just felt that Princess Changhe was desperate and was trying all kinds of treatments. If the folk remedy really worked, it would be a miracle.
Losing weight is not something that can be done in a day or two. If you can't control your mouth and move your legs, no matter how much you say, it's useless! "I'll make a recipe for you later, and you can just follow it and ask the cook to make it for you. Also, remember to exercise more every day." Shen Qingqiu said, "As long as you do what I say, you will see the effect soon."
Princess Changhe nodded repeatedly and then talked to her about many interesting things.
On the other side, Gu Yanran arrived at the backyard. Seeing that there was no one around, she could no longer hold back her anger. She kicked the stone on the side of the road as if to vent her anger, and stomped her feet in anger.
"That bitch Shen Qingqiu! She really pissed me off!"
"Why does she get all the limelight and all the benefits? I don't get any benefit at all. I have to bow my head and apologize to her, and I was even punished to copy poems!"
"What kind of magic potion did Shen Qingqiu feed others? Even Concubine Rou directly chose her to be the ninth princess's tutor. Why can't it be me? How am I worse than her?"
Gu Yanran was so angry that he trampled on the flowers and plants viciously. Anyway, there were few people in the backyard and no one could see him getting angry at the flowers and plants.
It was all that bitch Shen Qingqiu's fault! If she hadn't been the one to interfere, the position of the Ninth Princess's tutor wouldn't have fallen to her! Gu Yanran held a grudge in her heart, and the more she thought about it, the angrier she became.
She was already unhappy about not being selected, and she was even more angry. As she cursed, Gu Yanran began to cry.
"What's wrong with the girl?" Not far away, a handsome man walked over, with sharp eyebrows and bright eyes. It was the current crown prince! Gu Yanran recognized the crown prince Gu Tang and quickly saluted.
"Your Highness!"
Gu Tang had indeed seen the scene of her getting angry before, and he became interested and asked her: "What's your name? Tell me, why did you get angry in the backyard just now?"
Gu Yanran's appearance is one of the best, especially now that she is crying with tears in her eyes, which makes people feel even more pitiful.
She has fair skin, gentle and delicate features, and a slim figure.
The prince noticed her at first sight when he passed by the backyard.
Gu Yanran replied, "I am Gu Yanran, your servant, in reply to your Highness the Crown Prince. I was just angry for a moment and I apologize for making you laugh."
"Since you are so angry, I am the only one who can help you get justice." The prince asked her with his hands behind his back, "Tell me, what happened?"
“Your Highness, I lost my composure because I was wronged.” As she spoke, Gu Yanran’s tone became sad, tears welled up in her eyes, and she looked pitiful. “Today I came to the palace to select a companion, but I never thought that Concubine Rou would directly choose Shen Qingqiu as the companion of the Ninth Princess. I was not selected! I really don’t understand why this happened. Maybe it’s fate…”
As she spoke, Gu Yanran covered her face and sobbed a few times, but her mind was calculating.
If she could find the Crown Prince as a backer, how could she be afraid of Shen Qingqiu, that bitch? Crown Prince Gu Tang didn't know Gu Yanran's little thoughts, and really thought that she was wronged and had nowhere to vent. How could he watch the beauty cry in front of him? He immediately comforted her: "Miss Yanran, don't be too sad. Everything is a blessing and a curse. Didn't you meet me?"
Hearing this, Gu Yanran pretended to look up at him timidly and said softly, "But Concubine Rou has already decided on Shen Qingqiu. The Ninth Princess's companion is her, not me! It's a pity that I entered the palace with great joy, but in the end I returned empty-handed!"
"How can Shen Qingqiu compare to you?" Crown Prince Gu Tang lowered his voice and laughed, "Didn't you just say that she got in through the back door? If Concubine Rou hadn't agreed, how could Shen Qingqiu become my ninth sister's tutor?"
Gu Yanran stopped crying, but her eyes were still red and she looked aggrieved.
"To put it bluntly, I am inferior to her in every aspect. How can I compete with Shen Qingqiu? She is the daughter of the Marquis in the mansion, and I am just the daughter of the fourth wife. How can I have everything she wants? Even when I entered the palace, I was outdone by her. I was just a tutor beside the Ninth Princess, but she wanted to snatch her away!"
She turned over her wrist to show the prince, and said, "Earlier, Shen Qingqiu teamed up with Princess Changhe and asked me to apologize in public, and slapped me. In the end, he even forced me and other ladies to copy poems and books several times before the matter was dropped."
At this point, Gu Yanran secretly caught a glimpse of the somewhat pitying eyes of the Crown Prince Gu Tang, and thought that as long as His Royal Highness had sympathy for her situation, she could take the opportunity to ask His Royal Highness for help, and sooner or later she would overthrow Shen Qingqiu! She came back to the Gu family, not to let an outsider compete with her for favor! Shen Qingqiu was already a thorn in her side, and she would be unhappy until she got rid of him! "Don't be sad, Miss Yanran, I didn't expect that Shen Qingqiu actually had such a skill!" The Crown Prince Gu Tang became interested, and while comforting Gu Yanran, he also wanted to know about Shen Qingqiu, "Is she really good friends with Princess Changhe, and was directly selected by Concubine Rou to be the ninth princess's tutor?"
"Not only that, Concubine Rou also rewarded her with a cup of good tea. She is very optimistic about her!" When she said this, Gu Yanran was so angry that her teeth were itching. After all, she had disguised herself very well in front of the prince and did not show these emotions.
"It's really not that simple..." Prince Gu Tang murmured to himself.
You have to know that the Prince of Qinghe only has this one beloved daughter, and now she and Shen Qingqiu are as close as sisters, and the Ninth Princess is also the most favored by the Emperor, but Concubine Rou sent Shen Qingqiu to be her tutor...
Crown Prince Gu Tang had his own thoughts and found this matter interesting.
Looking at Gu Yanran with a more comforting look, he said, "Empress Roufei can directly let her be the ninth princess's tutor, can I not make arrangements for you? I have more than one sister, the ninth princess. As long as I give the order, you can go directly to my other sisters to be a tutor."
Upon hearing this, Gu Yanran was secretly delighted that her goal had been achieved, but she still pretended to be surprised.
"Thank you, Your Highness!"
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