"That's a good way to think about it, but what about your future throne and the lives of your people?"
"Um……"
Shen Hechuan thought about it seriously for a moment.
"So we need to nurture Seele properly and encourage him to work even harder."
"When he's a little older, he can inherit the throne. Then Father can pass it on to him directly, and we can run away together!"
When Gu Jingchun heard this, he really wanted to curse Shen Hechuan.
But upon closer reflection, it seems like a pretty good idea.
After all, Seele is indeed quite suitable, so naturally, we are full of expectations.
It was half an hour later when Gu Jingchun came out of the main hall.
She had just left when a palace maid came over.
"Miss Gu, the Empress Dowager requests your presence in the Imperial Garden."
Gu Jingchun nodded upon hearing this, glanced at Lanxin beside him, and then followed the little palace maid toward the Imperial Garden.
However, when they reached a secluded spot, Gu Jingchun gave Lan Xin a wink.
Lan Xin immediately stepped forward and grabbed the little palace maid.
The young palace maid was startled and immediately begged for mercy.
"Tell me, who sent me to the Imperial Garden?"
The little princess immediately begged for mercy.
"It's the Empress Dowager! This servant is not lying, it really is the Empress Dowager!"
Gu Jingchun chuckled softly.
"They don't even come up with a plausible reason for lying."
"The Empress Dowager and I have only been separated for less than half an hour. If she really wanted to find me, why didn't she tell me then? Why did she have to wait until now?"
As she spoke, she glanced at the palace maid.
"I can tell you're not very old. If you tell me the truth, I might spare your life."
However, if you still insist on telling the truth, then don't blame me for being impolite.
The young palace maid hadn't expected Gu Jingchun to be so clever, and she immediately knelt down on the ground.
"I'll tell you everything."
As she spoke, she took out a silver note from her bosom.
"This was given to me by Ding Jiaojiao, the daughter of the General of the Cavalry. She only said that you should go to the Imperial Garden."
"I thought it was just a trip to the Imperial Garden, nothing serious, so I agreed."
Seeing that the young palace maid didn't seem to be lying, Gu Jingchun couldn't help but speak up.
"Ding Jiaojiao!"
"Oh……"
“There really are fools who come knocking on our door.”
As she spoke, she gave another instruction.
"Send the person to the Department of Cautious Punishment."
Upon hearing this, the young palace maid immediately knelt down and begged for mercy.
"Please spare me, young lady! Everything I've said is true. Please don't send me to the Department of Cautious Punishment."
The Censorate was specifically for dealing with the most heinous criminals in the palace. If she went there, even if she didn't die, she would be half-dead. Naturally, she kept begging for mercy.
However, Gu Jingchun didn't even glance at her before ordering his men to drag her away.
After the others were dragged away, she spoke to the little eunuch in the shadows.
"Go tell your master immediately what just happened."
"……Um……"
The eunuch, who thought he had hidden himself well, nodded.
"Oh, right."
Gu Jingchun added another sentence.
"Don't forget to embellish the story, make the other party's behavior sound even worse, and make my situation sound even more dire."
The young eunuch nodded.
I thought to myself, "You have no intention of leaving the other party any way out."
Given His Highness's temperament, if he knew that the other party was plotting against him in such a way, who knows how he would torment them.
It seems the good days for this newly appointed General of the Escort Flag are over.
After dealing with everything, Gu Jingchun waved his hand, intending to leave.
However, even as she approached the Imperial Garden, she remained curious about what awaited her there.
She couldn't help but take a few more steps and immediately looked inside.
But after taking only a few steps, he was blocked by a eunuch.
Hearing the eunuch's refusal, Gu Jingchun found it rather strange and couldn't help but take another look.
Unexpectedly, after just one glance, he saw Emperor Rongcheng lying on the ground.
At that very moment, Emperor Rongcheng looked up and met Gu Jingchun's eyes.
Gu Jingchun, who had inadvertently discovered Emperor Rongcheng's peculiar fetish, couldn't help but chuckle dryly. He intended to pretend he hadn't seen it and turn to leave.
But Emperor Rongcheng called out to her and beckoned to her.
"Let her in."
So Gu Jingchun came to Emperor Rongcheng's side and watched as Emperor Rongcheng lay on the ground, laboriously digging through the mud.
Gu Jingchun stood there for a long time, finally hesitating between speaking or not.
Finally, it was Emperor Rongcheng who spoke.
Are you curious about what I'm doing?
Gu Jingchun shook his head.
"Not curious."
Emperor Rongcheng: ...
A breath caught in my throat; I didn't know whether I should continue.
Gu Jingchun, on the other hand, kept his eyes down and his mind at ease, refusing to utter a word.
That's a joke. Gu Jinxi once wrote in her sketchbook, "Curiosity killed the cat."
Therefore, no matter what Emperor Rongcheng says now, she is not curious.
Emperor Rongcheng paused for a moment before beckoning Gu Jingchun to squat down, and then spoke.
"Do you see this little hole? This is the earthworm's nest. As long as you dig this hole, you can catch the earthworms inside."
Gu Jingchun nodded and spoke reflexively.
"At this point, there's no need to dig. Just water this spot, and the earthworms will crawl out on their own after a while."
Upon hearing this, Emperor Rongcheng's eyes widened in surprise.
Is this true?
Gu Jingchun nodded.
“I grew up in the countryside when I was young. No one played with me when I was little, so I often caught earthworms by myself. As I caught more, I gained experience.”
Upon hearing this, Emperor Rongcheng immediately picked up the water and poured it down the small hole.
After a while, the earthworms really did crawl out on their own, just as Gu Jingchun had said.
Emperor Rong was overjoyed and quickly caught the earthworm.
"You're right, besides this, what other ways are there to catch earthworms?"
Gu Jingchun thought for a moment, "Your Majesty can dig a small pit here, put some rotten vegetable leaves or fruit in it, and then cover it with a layer of soil."
After a while, digging up this soil will yield a whole nest of earthworms, which is much faster than Your Majesty digging like this.
"You can also wait until morning, evening, or after it rains to dig. At these times, there are many earthworms, and they will crawl out and move around on their own. Your Majesty can just come and pick them up then."
Emperor Rongcheng nodded, his face full of joy, and couldn't help but glance at Gu Jingchun again.
"Ah, if only I had met you twenty years ago."
"If I had known these methods of digging for earthworms earlier, I would have been able to dig up a hundred earthworms."
After he finished speaking, he reached his hand back into the soil and continued digging for earthworms with his bare hands.
This puzzled Gu Jingchun.
Their gazes were drawn to Emperor Rongcheng's fingers, and they discovered that the emperor's fingers were bleeding.
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