At this moment, Gu Jingchun looked over.
If it weren't for his status as the Crown Prince, he and Gu Jinxi would definitely be the most suitable couple.
Gu Jingchun sighed, and then Gu Jinxi continued:
“But Xi’er doesn’t like it here, and she doesn’t like being the eldest grandson of the emperor.”
Gu Jinxi lowered her head as she spoke.
“Xi’er doesn’t want to be the eldest grandson of the emperor, nor does she want to learn the ways of the emperor, and she doesn’t want to live in this palace.”
He looked at Gu Jingchun, his eyes filled with determination.
"Mother, Xi'er doesn't want to be here. Xi'er wants to leave the palace."
Upon hearing this, Gu Jingchun looked up at Shen Hechuan.
Shen Hechuan's face had completely changed color.
He wanted to stop Gu Jingchun.
However, she knew Gu Jingchun's personality well.
Even if he forcibly keeps people in the palace, it won't change anything.
Gu Jingchun might even sneak out on his own.
Moreover, he didn't want Gu Jinxi to be unhappy like he was when he was a child.
From a certain perspective, the position of crown prince is not an honor, but rather a burden and a constraint.
This kind of constraint makes it hard to breathe.
Shen Hechuan remained silent for a moment before slowly speaking.
"Give me some time to think about it, okay?"
Gu Jingchun nodded.
However, from this day forward, Gu Jingchun kept Gu Jinxi by his side and did not let him leave, no matter who came to inform him.
At first, she used illness as an excuse.
Later, the people who came to deliver the message started to subtly refer to Gu Jinxi's identity in their conversation.
At this moment, Shen Hechuan spoke.
"Where is there any imperial grandson? I am not married yet, and I don't even have a crown princess, so how could there be any imperial grandson?"
After Shen Hechuan finished speaking, fearing that the eunuch's message might not be conveyed clearly, he went directly to Wanhe Hall and explained the serious implications of the matter.
After all, Gu Jinxi's identity is not yet public knowledge, and for Emperor Rongcheng to keep her by his side like this is bound to arouse suspicion and cause unnecessary doubt and trouble.
If she were to fall into the wrong hands again, it could jeopardize Gu Jinxi's safety.
These words were so well-reasoned that even Emperor Rongcheng, who wanted to refute them, could not find a way to do so and could only comply in the end.
However, he had gotten used to taking care of the little guy during this time, and he was used to having a sweet, babbling voice by his side, and occasionally helping Gu Jinxi answer various little questions.
With Gu Jinxi not around, the entire hall was eerily quiet, which made him feel somewhat uncomfortable.
He lost his temper several times because of this, and even the tea that Dexi sent him was criticized by him several times.
De Xi was in agony and wished he could bring the little guy over right now.
The same was true for Emperor Rongcheng.
But then he thought of what Shen Hechuan had just said, so how could he send someone to convey the message?
Finally, he simply stood up and headed towards the East Palace.
The Eastern Palace.
Gu Jinxi was studying various novel gadgets in the courtyard.
For example, a bracelet with a crossbow bolt attached.
A tiny person who can spit out hidden weapons.
Also, there's an umbrella that can be opened to shoot people.
It was so diverse that even Shen Hechuan had to sigh in amazement when he saw it.
But Gu Jinxi was having a great time.
These were all things that Gu Jingchun had made before. Gu Jinxi liked them, so she took them and studied them one by one.
He had long ago resolved to make a weapon even more exquisite than the one his mother made, so that he could give it to her; little did he expect that so much time would have passed.
My mother's weapons became more and more exquisite, but I still couldn't surpass her.
Today, he plans to make a bracelet for his mother to protect herself.
He was certain that his mother would like it.
Gu Jingchun was sitting not far from Gu Jinxi, watching her.
But what she heard was Lanxin's voice.
"Miss, everything has been prepared according to your instructions."
If His Highness the Crown Prince does not wish you to leave the palace at that time, you will certainly be able to leave smoothly.
"But doing so would be a bit troublesome, and there's no guarantee that His Highness the Crown Prince won't come looking for you."
After all, she knew Shen Hechuan's abilities.
Back then, her young lady was so well prepared, but in the end, she was still captured and taken back by Shen Hechuan.
Therefore, Lanxin was not very confident about this arrangement.
After all, they hadn't managed to escape successfully outside before, and now they were in the palace, so leaving would probably be even more difficult.
Gu Jingchun did not react to this.
He simply nodded.
"It's alright, perhaps we won't need our plan this time."
It was at this time that Emperor Rongcheng arrived.
Upon hearing this, Gu Jingchun immediately led Gu Jinxi to bow.
Emperor Rongcheng's gaze was fixed on Gu Jinxi. Seeing this, he immediately helped Gu Jinxi up and personally carried her in his arms before asking:
"What is Seele doing? Why isn't she going to see her grandfather?"
Upon hearing this, Gu Jinxi immediately said, "Xi'er is making a gift. Xi'er doesn't like Grandpa's place and doesn't want to go."
Upon hearing this, Emperor Rongcheng's expression changed immediately, and he looked directly at Gu Jingchun.
Gu Jingchun was still kneeling when Emperor Rongcheng coldly snorted and told her to get up.
He had intended to take this opportunity to give Gu Jingchun some pointers.
In his view, Gu Jingchun was just a woman who grew up in the countryside. It was her good fortune that she was able to give birth to Gu Jinxi, so how could he arbitrarily provoke Gu Jinxi?
But Gu Jinxi stopped him and slowly walked forward, introducing him to the things she had made one by one.
By this time, everything Gu Jingchun had made had been covered up, and everything on the table now was made by Gu Jinxi herself.
He picked up a hidden arrow from his sleeve and handed it to Emperor Rongcheng.
"Grandpa, look, this is a hidden arrow I made. It can fire six arrows at once. It's amazing!"
Emperor Rongcheng hadn't initially taken Gu Jinxi's work seriously; when he held it in his hands, he merely thought it was fairly exquisite.
But after he turned on the switch as Gu Jinxi instructed, six arrows shot out instantly.
This greatly surprised Emperor Rongcheng, who immediately looked at Gu Jinxi.
"You did all of this?"
Gu Jinxi nodded.
As he spoke, he showed all the other things he had made to Emperor Rongcheng one by one, and then said, "Grandpa, look, these were all made by Xi'er herself. Xi'er really enjoys making these things."
"Of course, Xier also likes reading and likes you very much, but Xier does not like the identity of the eldest grandson of the emperor."
When Xier was outside the palace, she was very happy. She would read books and practice calligraphy every day, and would secretly read storybooks when her mother wasn't looking. These days made Xier very happy.
However, Seele doesn't like to suppress herself; when Seele is happy, she's happy, and when she's unhappy, she's unhappy.
If being the eldest grandson of the emperor means suppressing all sorts of things, as Grandfather says, then Xi'er doesn't like it.
Upon hearing this, Emperor Rongcheng squatted down and explained to Gu Jinxi:
"But that's how emperors are."
Gu Jinxi shook her head.
"No, an emperor should not do this."
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