Gu Cheng finally rescued Gu Yanran from the white silk. Gu Yanran cried non-stop, complaining that Gu Cheng wanted to send her to another courtyard for Shen Qingqiu, and she might as well die!
Although Gu Cheng had this idea, men fall in love with every girl they meet.
Gu Yanran was very pretty, and as a newlywed, he naturally had some affection for her. "I was just trying to coax her. After all, you two are sisters from the same family. Even if there are some rifts, they can be repaired sooner or later. You two sisters can both marry me, and live in harmony with me in the future. Isn't it good to write a beautiful story of Ehuang and Nvying together?"
Gu Yanran naturally didn't believe his nonsense, but seeing that he gave her a way out, she stepped down and soon burst into laughter, "I thought His Highness didn't want me anymore. I was scared to death."
She nestled in Gu Cheng's arms, looking frail and frightened. Gu Cheng naturally comforted her, and soon the two of them rolled onto the bed. The maid also understood the situation very well and closed the door for them.
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At this time, Shen Qingqiu was also full and was coming down from the banquet while rubbing his stomach.
Princess Changhe was also very full and she was also rubbing her round belly. "I'm almost dying of fullness!"
"You're so full that you still want to fight with me for the last piece of mutton?" Shen Qingqiu frowned.
"Oh, the food made by the chef from Mongolia tasted so good that I couldn't help but eat a few more bites." Princess Changhe licked her lips a little embarrassedly. Shen Qingqiu shook his head and just asked, "Are you going to the palace later?" The seventh prince got married and built a mansion, so the daughters of ministers like them could naturally come and see.
But the Ninth Princess was weak and usually under strict supervision. When faced with such a large gathering outside the palace, Concubine Rou naturally would not allow her to come out.
"No, I asked for leave from my husband, so I can stay at home for a few more days."
“Why don’t you come with me to pick persimmons!” Shen Qingqiu’s eyes lit up. Now is the season when persimmons are ripe. The farms outside Beijing have large tracts of bright yellow persimmons. She finds them very eye-catching every time she sees them. It’s not easy to have time and someone to accompany her, so how can she not go? “Let’s pick more persimmons from the persimmon garden outside Beijing. If we don’t want to eat them, ask the chef in the imperial kitchen to make them into snacks.”
Changhe also loves to eat and play, so he nodded immediately and said, "Go."
As they were talking, the two of them had already reached the door. After a sound of horse hooves, they saw Gu Yanwei sitting in a sedan chair and opening the curtain. "I also happen to be going to the outskirts of Beijing, so I'll give you a ride."
Princess Changhe smiled sweetly and said, "Thank you, ninth cousin." She did not try to avoid suspicion and got on the carriage directly.
Gu Yanwei was concerned about her reputation, so he got off first, wrapped himself in a cloak and rode on the horse, leaving only the two girls in the sedan chair. Shen Qingqiu looked at him in surprise, "It's almost winter now, are you feeling well?" Gu Yanwei smiled and pointed at his red palms, "Look, after taking your medicine, I'm not cold in winter anymore, so riding a horse outside is fine."
Hearing this, Shen Qingqiu stopped talking nonsense and just climbed into the sedan chair.
The group went to the outskirts of the city and picked large persimmons. They picked a few that looked soft and ripe to eat themselves, and sent the rest to the Imperial Garden. Shen Qingqiu then returned home.
"Hey, my little ancestor, if you want to eat persimmons, just tell me. Good persimmons are not available in the palace. What if you run outside in this cold weather and get frozen?!"
Mother Chen took the persimmon from her hand, and saw Shen Qingqiu walk past her and take out a handful of pear blossoms from his arms like a magic trick, "Look, my mother's face is now more tender than these pear blossoms!" Liu originally wanted to punish her for jumping up and down in the cold weather, but seeing that she was acting cute in front of her, she could only glare at her.
"How old are you, girl? Why are you still doing this kind of thing?"
Shen Qingqiu was very fierce in front of others, but he couldn't hold his temper in front of his own mother. He immediately said: "No matter how old I am, I am still your child. Isn't it my duty to respect you?" Then he picked the best flower and put it on Liu's head. Liu was coaxed by her sweet mouth, so how could she continue to be angry at this moment.
"You are getting older now, it's not good for you to stay in the palace forever." Liu was too embarrassed to say it. Shen Qingqiu was hanging out with Changhe County Lord and the Ninth Princess every day. People outside called them the three tyrants. She naturally felt that her daughter was good in every way, but she couldn't watch her daughter's reputation go bad and lose her family, "After the New Year, she will be almost fourteen years old, and it's time to get married."
Shen Qingqiu was overwhelmed after hearing this. He felt that parents all over the world were the same no matter what era they were in. “I’m only twelve after the Chinese New Year. Why are you in such a hurry?” He was afraid that Liu would pester him about this matter, so he quickly said, “I went to the Seventh Prince’s Mansion to see Gu Yanran today. The old lady should want to know her letter. I’m going to find the old lady!”
Seeing her running away, Liu could only shake her head and complain to Mother Chen, "Look at her like this, how can she look like a grown-up girl?"
Mother Chen didn't give her face, "Isn't it all because of you?" She added, "But Madam, I think you don't need to worry about our daughter. She is a very capable person. How can such a capable person be trapped in a small house? If you really trap her like an ordinary girl, you will harm her."
It's not like women haven't achieved great things these days. Mother Chen is open-minded. Mrs. Liu smiled bitterly, "I'm just afraid that she'll aim too high." As a mother, she doesn't expect her daughter to have a bright future, she just wants her to be safe and sound.
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Shen Qingqiu would naturally not tell Old Lady Xu about Gu Yanran's situation in the Seventh Prince's Mansion.
Judging from today's situation, Gu Cheng is not a good match. Although the old lady looks extremely disappointed with Gu Yanran and doesn't want to care about her anymore, she is still a relative after all, and broken bones are connected. She is old and soft-hearted, so she can't help feeling sad when she heard such things.
But if people don't seek death, they won't die. Gu Yanran sought death not because of Shen Qingqiu, but because of her own stubborn mind.
After she married into the Seventh Prince's mansion and became a concubine, she still couldn't forget the Crown Prince. On the surface, she admired the Seventh Prince in order to survive in the Prince's mansion, but when the Seventh Prince didn't come, she asked the maid to bring wine and got drunk, and called the Crown Prince's name. How could the maids who served her not panic? Women of the royal family did not say who had an affair, but it was also a crime to think about others in their hearts. Gu Yanran was the legitimate daughter of the Gu family, and she would definitely not die, but how could the Seventh Prince not deal with the maids and servants around her? After persuading Gu Yanran several times, the maids stopped persuading her when they saw that they could not persuade her.
If she drinks like this and then calls out the prince's name after drinking, she will be exposed sooner or later. Rather than waiting for her to get into trouble, it is better to think of a way to protect herself first. Thinking of this, the maid stopped worrying. She was pretty, and Gu Cheng had not brought out the maids in the newly opened mansion.
The only concubine, Gu Yanran, still thought that the prince was not in charge of the affairs, which gave her a good opportunity to seduce Gu Cheng.
Soon the two of them got together, and one day, the maid deliberately let it slip that Gu Yanran liked the prince and framed Gu Cheng. Which man would not be angry after hearing such a thing? He immediately went to Gu Yanran's room to ask, but he didn't expect to see Gu Yanran crying while drinking and chanting the prince's name.
Gu Cheng was so angry that he slapped her immediately! "You bitch!"
No one can tolerate such a big green hat on his head.
Seeing Gu Cheng coming towards her with rage in his eyes, it would be really stupid if Gu Yanran still didn't know what was going on. She looked at Gu Cheng blankly, "Your Highness, please listen to my explanation... I..." No matter how she explained, her mind was in a mess at this moment. Having said this, she didn't know what to say next.
Gu Cheng smiled coldly, "You are so good, Gu Yanran. I have never suffered so much since I was a child. Good, good, good! Since you are thinking about the prince without me, then I will do as you wish!" He wanted to let Gu Yanran know how miserable she would be in the huge prince's mansion once she lost his favor! Gu Yanran also saw the maid who followed Gu Cheng at this time. Seeing her bright face, how could she not know what happened at this moment? She realized that at home, although relatives said excessive words, they would not harm you, but if outsiders wanted to harm you, you would not know when they had the intention.
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At the beginning of the year, the textile factory received an order from the imperial court. From then on, the textile factory was listed as an official merchant, and its official income was 3 million taels of silver, which naturally aroused the jealousy of many people.
Shen Qingqiu frowned as he looked at the letter in front of him. His fair and pretty face wrinkled into a ball at this moment. He slammed the letter heavily on the table and gnashed his teeth.
"It's really true that one thing is not over yet another one arises. There are so many bad things happening every day."
Although I might have thought about whether something might happen at the textile factory, I didn't expect it to happen so quickly. It was aimed at me, so I had to take some time to go over and take a closer look.
The noise Shen Qingqiu had just made was naturally discovered by Liu, and she hurried over, and because Cong Bai's fingers had been well maintained these days, she gently stroked the red mark on Shen Qingqiu's white and tender little hand.
Just as Liu was about to say something, Shen Qingqiu's slightly irritated voice rang out, "Mother, can you help me pack some things? I need to go to Jiangnan."
Liu didn't expect that the first thing she said was these. Her beautiful eyebrows slightly raised, but she didn't say anything. She just nodded and began to prepare some money and simple clothes for him.
During this free night, Shen Qingqiu made some plans and finally decided that it would be most appropriate to go and investigate under the identity of Sun Yulou. After all, Shen Qingqiu's identity was not enough to go to Jiangnan so openly.
So on the second day, no one knew that Shen Qingqiu, who was at home taking sick leave, was already on his way to Jiangnan.
There is a waterway between here and Jiangnan. But it is this waterway that makes Shen Qingqiu very irritated.
"I don't have any extra boats, young master, I'm really sorry."
He felt a bit of a headache looking at the handsome young man in front of him. Feelingally, he also wanted him to get on the boat to Jiangnan, but he really couldn't squeeze out.
"Young Master, why don't you go and have a look at other places? Maybe there is still a little chance left at this time. I really don't have any boats here."
The boatman felt helpless when he saw that the child was also having a headache. He planned to continue to persuade the young master. Otherwise, the remaining boatmen would also leave in a short while, and he would really not be able to get on the boat at that time.
At this moment, a cold and indifferent voice suddenly came from the ship behind him that he was responsible for.
"Just let this young man get on my ship."
As soon as the voice fell, Shen Qingqiu took advantage of his small body and got on the bed, which made the boatman completely helpless and compromised.
Why did Shen Qingqiu go in so quickly without even checking? Of course, it was because he knew who it was from the voice just now.
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