Chapter 103 You're Blindfolded
Gu Chenran took a deep breath and felt ridiculous for worrying about nothing.
"Okay, no matter what, let's not mention this matter anymore, okay?" Gu Chenran asked seriously.
Wen Ling was more than happy to say, "Okay, I also think it's tiring to keep talking about things that didn't happen."
Gu Chenran asked again: "I don't know if you will be full during the bonfire party, and I don't know if the barbecue will suit your taste.
If you are not full by then, I have brought two chefs from the mansion who are familiar with your taste. You can ask the chefs to make some more for you. ”
"You brought two cooks with you? When did that happen?" Wen Ling was surprised.
Gu Chenran said as if it was a matter of course: "I asked the chef to bring the ingredients here yesterday. The most important thing for you is eating. I made arrangements in advance to prevent you from getting used to the taste here."
Wen Ling patted Gu Chenran on the shoulder: "That's great. Without you, who would be so considerate to me? You really made the right choice as a partner!"
Gu Chenran: “…”
He could only laugh dryly. What should he do since he felt more and more uncomfortable the more he heard the word "partner".
But he couldn't bring it up now.
"You've already changed your clothes, haven't you? Then you go first. I haven't changed my clothes yet. I need to change clothes in here before I go out."
Seeing that Gu Chenran was still standing there, Wen Ling had no choice but to take the initiative to chase him away.
If she doesn’t change her clothes, the bonfire party will begin. By then, the barbecue will have been eaten by others. What should she do if she can’t enjoy it?
Gu Chenran was slightly stunned for a moment, his ears suddenly turned red, and he said repeatedly: "Oh, I'll leave now."
Then he left the tent quickly. He didn't notice that he even walked with his hands and feet together.
Wen Ling changed into some neat clothes and prepared to go to the bonfire party area.
Unexpectedly, halfway through the journey, he was stopped by a palace maid.
Judging from the maid's clothes, she should be a first-class maid serving a master in the palace.
She bowed respectfully and said, "Princess Chen, I am the head maidservant of the Eighth Princess. Our Eighth Princess invites you to come over there for a chat."
Wen Ling stopped and said, "Eighth Princess? I don't know the Eighth Princess. Why is she looking for me?"
The Grand Palace Lady was still polite, but her words were forceful and could not be refused: "Princess Chen, you will know when you go there. Our Eighth Princess has no ill intentions."
Wen Ling looked in the direction the head maid had asked and saw the Eighth Princess standing behind a big tree not far away.
Tingyin stood in front of Wen Ling nervously, and whispered in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "Madam, look, didn't I tell you before that you should be careful about the Eighth Princess looking for you?
Please don't go over there, there are no guards here, if something really happens..."
Wen Ling said, "It's okay. I'll go over there."
"Madam..." Xiaofa took two steps forward worriedly.
Wen Ling gave them a reassuring look: "Don't worry, if they really dare to do anything to me, they will be the ones who will be in trouble."
Tingyin and Xiaofa agreed after hearing this. They thought that the person in this world who could make the lady suffer alone might not have been born yet.
Wen Ling followed the head palace maid and came in front of the Eighth Princess.
The princess politely presented a greeting to Wen Ling, and Wen Ling also returned one.
Then the Eighth Princess couldn't take her eyes off Wen Ling.
After a long while, she finally spoke: "You are really beautiful. No wonder Yonghan kept looking at you that day. If I were saved by a beautiful person like you, I would never stop thinking about you."
Wen Ling said frankly: "The Eighth Princess said this, which means that she has investigated the original incident. Then you should also know that there is nothing between Bai Yonghan and me, no private relationship, let alone a romantic relationship.
It was impossible for us before, and it will be impossible for us in the future.
The Eighth Princess asked me to come here today. If it’s because of Bai Yonghan’s matter, then there’s nothing to say. I’ll just consider it as saving an ungrateful person. ”
The Eighth Princess was silent for a moment, then winked at the senior palace maid next to her, who quickly handed her a wooden box.
The Eighth Princess opened it and showed it to Wen Ling: "I am not here to cause trouble to you, Princess. On the contrary, I know that Yonghan owed you something, so I brought these things here to thank you for saving his life.
From now on, Yonghan and you will be completely clear and have nothing to do with each other anymore. ”
A stack of silver bills were neatly placed in the wooden box, all with a denomination starting from one hundred taels, and there was also a title deed to a hot spring villa. This villa alone was estimated to be worth at least ten thousand taels.
Wen Ling was stunned: "Are you here to repay Bai Yonghan's favor? Does he know about this?"
The Eighth Princess shook her head: "He doesn't know yet, but I will tell him when I return today."
Wen Ling understood that the Eighth Princess wanted to use money to buy off Bai Yonghan and her past. She didn't want Bai Yonghan to owe her anything, and she didn't want the two of them to have anything to do with this matter in the future.
Wen Ling smiled. This Eighth Princess was truly infatuated and not a bad person. She was a little overbearing, which was unavoidable for the royal family. However, she was also sensible.
Wen Ling pushed the wooden box back and said, "No need. I can't accept this return gift. This is not Bai Yonghan's own idea. I won't accept things from others for no reason."
The eighth princess frowned slightly.
Wen Ling said to her again: "You really don't have to worry about me and Bai Yonghan having any contact in the future. Only blinded people like you would treat him as a treasure.
I used to be confused, but now I am clear-headed and smart. I find it unlucky to even look at a man as heartless and ungrateful as him.
And now I am the Princess of Chen. I think the Princess has heard how good the Prince of Chen is to me.
Unless my brain has been kicked by a donkey, what you are worried about will never happen. ”
After Wen Ling finished speaking, she turned around and wanted to leave without caring about the Eighth Princess' increasingly complicated expression.
The Eighth Princess could not help but say, "Yonghan is diligent and hardworking, and has noble character. Everyone in the officialdom praises his extraordinary talents. It was me who asked my father to grant us the marriage. It was not that he took the initiative to break his promise to you.
I know you are angry, but there is no need to slander him in front of outsiders! ”
This super love-brained remark really made Wen Ling laugh.
Wen Ling stopped and looked at the Eighth Princess, who had a giving personality. She was humble but willing to give, and was even willing to bear the blame to protect Bai Yonghan.
What should I do? I really can’t bear to watch this anymore.
The Eighth Princess saw Wen Ling looking at her straight without saying a word, and she felt a little scared by being stared at.
"You... why are you looking at me like that?" The Eighth Princess asked, taking a small step back.
Wen Ling suddenly asked her: "Why do you like Bai Yonghan?"
"Why do you like Yonghan?" The Eighth Princess repeated the question, with a confused look in her eyes: "Yonghan is so outstanding, do I need any reason to like him?"
Wen Ling asked sharply, "The Eighth Princess was born into the royal family, and her mother is a favored concubine. She has seen a lot of the world. Even the most outstanding princesses from aristocratic families have seen a lot of poor students. Why did she suddenly fall in love with Bai Yonghan? To be honest, objectively speaking, he doesn't have any special advantages."
She was telling the truth. In terms of appearance, he was not particularly handsome. He was just more handsome than most ordinary people. As for talent, for ordinary people, being able to pass the imperial examination and become a third place in the imperial examination was a rare achievement. However, for the royal family, this status was just a threshold to meet them.
It is really abnormal that the Eighth Princess could fall in love with Bai Yonghan at first sight and be so obsessed with him.
The Eighth Princess frowned even deeper. "What kind of logic can be used for feelings? Is it strange to fall in love at first sight? Didn't the eldest princess and the number one scholar also fall in love at first sight?"
As soon as she finished speaking, she realized that the example she gave was inappropriate. That model couple in Beijing for more than ten years had now completely fallen out...
Wen Ling did not give an example of the result, but said: "The eldest princess and her husband are different. First of all, her husband is more handsome than Bai Yonghan, and his handsomeness is really beyond most men. Secondly, the eldest princess's husband was very good to the eldest princess at the beginning. Even if he was pretending, he held the eldest princess in his hands and obeyed her in everything. The eldest princess liked him for a reason at that time. She was just confused by the disguise.
As for you, as far as I know, Bai Yonghan has been lukewarm towards you since the marriage was arranged, and he even gives you the cold shoulder at home every day. Not to mention being nice to you, he doesn't even have the most basic respect for you. As a princess who has been favored for so many years, you can willingly endure this. This is very strange. ”
This time, after she said this, even the senior palace maid beside the eldest princess couldn't help but subconsciously nodded in approval.
These servants, who grew up with the eldest princess and have a deep friendship with her, sometimes can't stand Bai Yonghan's condescending behavior towards the eighth princess.
The Eighth Princess's face turned green and red, and she subconsciously defended Bai Yonghan: "Maybe it's because Yonghan didn't want to marry me, but because my father asked for a marriage, he had to marry me because he is such a proud person.
As long as I treat him sincerely, he will be touched when he sees my sincerity. The main problem is me..."
Wen Ling looked at the Eighth Princess with even more pity. She immediately pierced the Eighth Princess's fantasy: "Has Bai Yonghan never touched you since you got married? I can read your face and I can see that you are still a virgin."
The Eighth Princess's expression changed completely. This was the secret she had been hiding, and now Wen Ling revealed it.
Even though there was no one around, she still felt ashamed.
The senior palace maid beside her said angrily, "How dare the prince consort do this to the princess! If the emperor knew, he would definitely defend the princess..."
“That’s enough!”
The Eighth Princess suddenly shouted angrily, and she glared at Wen Ling fiercely: "Princess Chen, I have a good temper, but that doesn't give you a reason to speak carelessly. I came here today to thank you for saving my life on behalf of Yonghan. Since you don't appreciate it, then I will leave first!"
Just when she was about to leave in a panic, Wen Ling suddenly grabbed her.
"What else do you want to do?!" The eldest princess was shocked and angry, and almost jumped up on the spot.
Wen Ling said helplessly: "I didn't want to bother you at first, but I think you're a good person and shouldn't be deceived like this. We've come to this point, so how about this, as long as you promise to agree to one of my requests in the future, I'll help you."
"What...what do you mean?" The Eighth Princess was stunned.
Wen Ling urged: "Just tell me whether you agree or not."
The Eighth Princess was even more confused: "I...I was deceived? Who deceived me?"
The senior maid beside her urged anxiously: "Princess, please agree first. This Princess Chen is known to have that ability!"
The eighth princess hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded. In fact, she was also curious about what had happened.
Wen Ling brought the Eighth Princess to a more secluded place. She quickly made hand gestures, and a complicated mark slowly appeared in her hands.
She gently pushed the mark onto the Eighth Princess's forehead.
A wisp of black smoke quickly floated out of the Eighth Princess's round eyes.
The wisp of black smoke was very conspicuous. Not only Wen Ling and her two maids saw it, but even the head maid beside the Eighth Princess could see it clearly.
"Ah—!" The senior maid was so frightened that she covered her mouth and uttered a short cry of surprise, then hurriedly said, "What was that just now?!"
The Eighth Princess did not see the black smoke floating away, she just felt that her eyes seemed to suddenly become relaxed.
It's like not sleeping well for a long time, and suddenly you sleep well, and you feel relieved after your eyes have had a good rest.
Seeing the reaction of the head maid, she asked curiously, "Xiao Yan, what's wrong?"
Xiao Yan said anxiously: "Just now a wisp of black smoke floated out of your eyes, as if it was forced out by Princess Chen's magic!"
The Eighth Princess was shocked by Xiao Yan's description: "I... there is black smoke in my eyes?!"
Xiao Yan nodded frantically: "If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't have dared to believe it!"
The Eighth Princess looked at Wen Ling in horror: "Princess Chen, what...what is going on?!"
Wen Ling was very calm. She asked calmly, "It's hard to explain this in a short time. Now calm down and think about Bai Yonghan. Do you still love him to death?"
The eighth princess frowned. She was about to say "of course", but the words were stuck in her throat.
She found that when she thought of Bai Yonghan now, the throbbing feeling in her heart that she had always longed for but could not get disappeared.
Recalling everything Bai Yonghan had done to her, combined with what Wen Ling had just asked her, she frowned deeply: "Why did I like him so much before? That... is not like me!"
The Eighth Princess was not very confident about her appearance before, but she had a mother who doted on her and a father who valued her, and she was proud to be a royal princess.
How could he afford to support a scholar who was born in a poor family to such an extent?
Wen Ling narrowed his eyes mysteriously and said, "Think about it carefully. When I first started talking to you, wasn't the first sentence I said to you that apart from someone like you who is blindfolded, who would like Bai Yonghan, that ungrateful wolf, who else would take him seriously?"
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