The Ninth Prince waved his hand and said, "It's so late, there's no need to call the imperial physician. Bring me some medicine for the wound."
"But Your Highness..." The eunuch frowned.
"It's okay, just a minor injury."
He had been serving the Ninth Prince since he was a child, so he naturally knew the Ninth Prince's temper. He could only take out the golden medicine and carefully re-bandage the wound.
"The Ninth Prince has just returned from a bumpy trip outside and has not had a moment's rest. Don't be too busy dealing with the Xiongnu. I am really worried about your health."
Gu Yanwei shook his head, "I can still hold on."
The next morning, when Gu Hou was about to go to the palace to say goodbye, Shen Qingqiu had already changed his clothes. Looking at Qingqiu standing outside the door waiting for him, Gu Hou frowned, "You just came back, why don't you take a rest? What are you doing out so early?"
"The Ninth Prince was injured while saving me. I feel really bad about it and want to go to the palace to visit him."
Marquis Gu nodded and said, "Well, the Ninth Prince went to the Xiongnu alone to save you, which is indeed a favor to our Marquis Mansion. Then you can come with me to the palace."
In the hall, Marquis Gu and General Li Sheng said goodbye one after another. It was already noon when the morning court ended. After all the ministers left, the Ninth Prince appeared outside the hall.
"Your Highness the Ninth Prince."
Gu Yanwei looked up when he heard the voice, only to find that Shen Qingqiu had been standing in front of him without him noticing.
Today she was wearing a goose yellow dress and a simple feather-like headdress on her head. In this heavily made-up palace, she had a pure and otherworldly beauty.
“Your Highness the Ninth Prince?” Seeing that he didn’t speak for a long while, Shen Qingqiu called out softly again, and Gu Yanwei finally came to his senses.
"Why are you here?"
Shen Qingqiu smiled, "The Ninth Prince was injured while saving me, I feel really bad, so I wanted to come to the palace to see you." As she spoke, her eyes fell on the Ninth Prince's injured arm. Following her gaze, Gu Yanwei suddenly covered his arm and said, "It's nothing serious, it's just that I was tired last night and the wound is bleeding again."
Gu Yanwei had always been enduring his injuries and had never told anyone about them. Upon hearing what he said, the father-in-law beside him raised his head in surprise.
As he expected, Shen Qingqiu frowned and said, "You're bleeding again, have you asked the imperial physician to take a look?"
Gu Yanwei looked at her without saying anything. Eunuch Liu beside her seemed to have seen through Gu Yanwei's thoughts and stepped forward and said, "Last night, I wanted to call the imperial physician, but the Ninth Prince refused to let me, so I just endured it alone."
"How can you do this? The wound is already infected. If you don't treat it properly, it will become a permanent infection."
Eunuch Liu looked at the Ninth Prince, then at Shen Qingqiu and said, "Princess, why don't you stay in the palace and help me take care of His Royal Highness the Ninth Prince? I really can't persuade him. If something happens to His Royal Highness, how can I take the responsibility?"
"This..." Shen Qingqiu frowned and looked at Gu Yanwei.
Somehow, she remembered what her mother said. The Ninth Prince lost his mother when he was young and grew up alone in the air with great difficulty. He learned to pretend to be strong no matter what happened. Suddenly, she felt a little distressed and agreed for some reason.
“Great.” Seeing Shen Qingqiu nod, Eunuch Liu was very happy, “Then I would like to thank the group leader.”
Shen Qingqiu looked at Gu Yanwei who had been silent in front of him and said, "I wonder if His Highness the Ninth Prince would agree to let me live in the palace?"
The Ninth Prince put down his hand that was covering his wound and nodded, but there was no expression on his face.
Watching his leaving figure, Shen Qingqiu frowned and muttered softly: "He was fine a few days ago, why is he so cold today?"
But Eunuch Liu was happy behind the scenes. Having served the Ninth Prince for so long, how could he not know what Gu Yanwei was thinking now?
Shen Qingqiu followed behind the Ninth Prince silently, but he didn't know that at this moment, the corners of Gu Yanwei's mouth had already curled up into a faint arc.
"Where is the Ninth Prince going?" Shen Qingqiu asked as he caught up with Gu Yanwei.
"I have to go and pay my respects to my father in the morning. It's your first day in the palace, so come with me."
Shen Qingqiu nodded and said nothing.
Gu Yanwei looked down at her. It was the first time he saw a woman like Shen Qingqiu. She always gave him such surprises. She didn't show any fear when she was tied to the Xiongnu, and she wasn't nervous when she had to pay a visit to the emperor during her first attack.
The midday sun just happened to shine on Shen Qingqiu's face. Gu Yanwei looked at her two long eyelashes fluttering, and the shadows reflected in her eyes were like two butterflies flapping their wings.
Before they knew it, the two of them had walked outside the emperor's bedroom.
"Your Majesty, the Ninth Prince is here."
The emperor waved his hand and said, "Let him in!"
"Your son pays respect to His Majesty, Father."
"Qingqiu greets His Majesty."
"Everyone, get up!" The emperor looked up at Shen Qingqiu who was standing next to Gu Yanwei and said, "Why is the princess here today?"
"In reply to the emperor, Qingqiu came to the palace to visit him out of gratitude for saving his life."
The emperor nodded and said, "Since you are here, stay in the palace for a few days before leaving. Let the Ninth Prince take you around to have a look."
"Write to your majesty."
"Well, let's go. I need to rest."
Just as the two were about to leave, their father-in-law's voice was heard outside the door.
"Her Royal Highness the Princess has arrived."
As soon as Shen Qingqiu turned around, he saw the gorgeously dressed eldest princess behind him. She had a charming and noble appearance.
"Greetings, Her Royal Highness the Princess." Shen Qingqiu and the Ninth Prince saluted together.
"Yan Wei is here too. I am a little late today." The princess then handed the medicine in her hand to the emperor, "Brother, please forgive me."
The emperor, who was about to rest just now, saw the eldest princess coming and immediately sat up and said, "It's not late, it's not late, I don't want to rest yet."
"That's good, brother, drink it while it's hot."
The emperor picked up the medicine in the bowl and drank it all. The eunuch beside him smiled and said, "Your Majesty has always been afraid of taking medicine, but every time the princess brings the medicine to him, Your Majesty always drinks it all."
The emperor put down the bowl and smiled, "The princess's medicine is extraordinary. I always feel comfortable after drinking it, as if I have returned to my twenties and feel very energetic."
The princess smiled and said, "It's good if my brother thinks it's good. I don't have to come to my brother's place every day in vain."
Watching the two brothers being so friendly and respectful to each other, Shen Qingqiu always felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't put his finger on it until he heard Gu Yanwei's voice.
"Let's go."
"Ah, oh." Shen Qingqiu finally came to his senses and left with the Ninth Prince.
"Does the Princess have such a good relationship with the Emperor?" Shen Qingqiu muttered to himself on the road, but Gu Yanwei still heard it.
"What's wrong?"
Shen Qingqiu caught up with Gu Yanwei and said, "In the folk stories I read, royal brothers and sisters always turned against each other in the end.
Gu Yanwei was amused by her words and said, "So the princess of the Marquis's Mansion reads these books. I guess I have to ask Marquis Gu about it later."
Shen Qingqiu didn't expect to be teased by Gu Yanwei. He felt a little embarrassed, but he didn't know why, but the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise.
"You are joking, Ninth Prince. These books are very popular among the people. Can't the group leader read them?"
Gu Yanwei smiled and changed the subject, "You've come at a good time. The flowers in the Imperial Garden are in bloom. I'll take you to see them."
Shen Qingqiu smiled and nodded, then followed Gu Yanwei's steps.
In the garden, hundreds of flowers competed for beauty and gave off charming fragrances. Shen Qingqiu was attracted by the flowers in the garden, looking here and touching there, and then running and jumping to a gorgeous rose.
"Wow, it's really beautiful and smells so good."
"Yeah. She's really beautiful, and cute too." Gu Yanwei stared straight at Shen Qingqiu and said, with a barely perceptible smile on his face.
"You, why are you looking at me? I'm talking about flowers. Flowers are very beautiful." Shen Jingqiu lowered her head a little shyly, and two blushes had already appeared on her face.
Gu Yanwei took in all of this, and the corners of his mouth and eyes unconsciously turned up.
"In fact, the Ninth Prince is also very beautiful when he smiles, but why don't you smile often?"
Gu Yanwei restrained the smile on his face and didn't speak for a long time. Just when Shen Qingqiu thought that the lively atmosphere was ruined by himself, Gu Yanwei suddenly spoke, "My mother is of humble status. She taught me since I was a child that I must be careful with my words and deeds in this palace. Every word and action of yours may become a handle for others to frame you in the future."
Looking at Gu Yanwei's appearance at this moment, Shen Qingqiu suddenly felt distressed. He lost his mother when he was young. How hard he had to work to grow up in this treacherous palace, and how hard he had to work to stand out among the princes. Ordinary children envied the life in the palace, but they didn't know that they could grow up under the protection of their parents, and it was not easy for a prince to be able to do so.
The two of them stood there in silence for an unknown amount of time. As the sun set, the sun shone right beside them, creating a beautiful scene that looked like a painting. This scene was seen by several maids in the mansion.
"The Ninth Prince and the Princess are such a perfect match. What a heartwarming scene."
"Yes, they are a perfect match."
Shen Qingqiu was watching intently, and was about to fall down when he was not careful. Gu Yanwei was quick and took a big step forward, hugging Shen Qingqiu in his arms. Shen Qingqiu's hands went to Gu Yanwei's neck. At this moment, time seemed to stand still, and they only had each other in their eyes. There was a hint of ambiguity in the air.
Suddenly, "Gugugugu..." Shen Qingqiu got up from Gu Yanwei's arms a little awkwardly, and then he realized that it was already past noon.
"Let's go and have dinner first." Gu Yanwei said with a smirk.
Shen Qingqiu wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl into. Why was he so embarrassed?
Before he knew it, Shen Qingqiu had been in the palace for five days.
"How have you been feeling these days?" Shen Qingqiu asked with concern.
"It's almost healed." Gu Yanwei shook his injured arm. It still hurt a little, but he held it in. He didn't want to make Shen Qingqiu worry.
"No, we still have to find an imperial physician to take a look." Shen Qingqiu hurriedly ran out and invited the best imperial physician in the palace.
"Imperial Physician, could you please help me check the wound on the Ninth Prince's arm and see if it is healed properly?"
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