Shen Hechuan's face was still slightly flushed. He turned his head away and didn't dare to look Gu Jingchun in the eye.
But Gu Jingchun then offered an explanation.
"I didn't go with..."
"Your Highness..."
Before Gu Jingchun could finish speaking, Tianji's anxious voice came from outside the door.
"Your Highness, the monarch of Daqi disregarded all obstacles and rushed into the inner palace, heading towards Yong'an Palace, saying that he wanted Miss Gu to take him to tour Tiandu City."
Upon hearing this, Shen Hechuan was the first to stand up.
He's dreaming!
"I've already lost all my talent, so I won't let Gu Jingchun accompany him to Tiandu City. Let him give up on that idea sooner rather than later."
As Shen Hechuan spoke, he opened the door and rushed out, determined to fight Mo Junxing to the death.
He had just stepped out of Ning'an Palace when he saw Mo Junxing, exuding a cold aura, striding towards him.
Several servants followed behind him, constantly trying to persuade him.
“Your Majesty, this is the inner palace. You cannot enter without permission. You… this is against the rules and will anger His Majesty.”
But Mo Junxing ignored him completely and walked even faster, making the servants behind him almost cry with anxiety.
Upon seeing him, Shen Hechuan immediately waved his hand, dismissing the people behind him, before turning to look at Mo Junxing.
"This is my harem, Your Majesty, you have overstepped your bounds."
Mo Junxing sneered and stepped forward.
"I have just arrived in Dacheng and wish to visit Tiandu. I have come here specifically to find someone to be my guide."
Shen Hechuan: "Very well, Your Majesty, please proceed to the front hall. I will naturally find a minister to guide you."
Mo Junxing snorted coldly.
"Are those old men fit to be my guides?"
As he spoke, he pointed to the palace behind Shen Hechuan.
"I want her to be my guide!"
Shen Hechuan's face darkened instantly.
"How dare you!"
"Our future Empress of Great Cheng lives here!"
"oh?"
Mo Junxing raised an eyebrow.
"But as far as I know, Emperor Ancheng, you are not yet married, so where would an empress come from?"
Shen Hechuan sneered, not bothering to argue with him, but simply said, "Since Your Majesty wishes to find someone to be your guide, how about I personally go and be your guide?"
Mo Junxing, however, did not accept the offer: "In that case, Your Majesty, why don't you bring your future Empress along?"
As he spoke, he quickened his movements as he fiddled with his little finger bone.
"No need!"
However, Shen Hechuan refused.
Mo Junxing: "Doesn't Your Majesty ask for her opinion?"
"Perhaps she'd like to come along?"
Shen Hechuan: "No need, she won't go with you."
Mo Junxing: "That's not necessarily true."
He chuckled softly as he spoke.
“I have heard that there is a man in your capital who is very capable of shaving the bones off a pig in the shortest time possible without shedding a drop of blood.”
I'm quite curious, would this same method work on a child?
Mo Junxing's words were a blatant threat. Shen Hechuan frowned, vaguely sensing that there was another meaning behind his words.
Before he could think it through, Gu Jingchun's voice suddenly came from behind him.
"Wow!"
Shen Hechuan turned around abruptly and saw Gu Jingchun standing behind him, his gaze firm, and he didn't know how long he had been standing there.
Her gaze was fixed on Mo Junxing.
This made Shen Hechuan's face turn dark instantly.
Gu Jingchun walked to Shen Hechuan's side, reached out and took Shen Hechuan's hand, a slight smile on his lips.
"In that case, I will accompany Your Majesty to serve as your guide, shall I?"
Mo Junxing looked at their clasped hands, gritted his teeth, and his voice sounded as if it were being squeezed out from between his teeth.
"good."
"Your Majesty's future empress bears a striking resemblance to one of my old acquaintances."
Shen Hechuan snorted coldly, "I think the monarch has gone mad looking for someone; now he's resorting to making baseless accusations."
Mo Junxing snorted coldly in return.
"Whether it's an accusation or not, His Majesty knows very well."
Gu Jingchun's smile remained unchanged.
"Your Majesty is too kind. Since we are old acquaintances, it means that the past is over."
"However, I have long heard that the monarch is cold-hearted by nature. He is just an old friend, and once he is dead, he is dead. The monarch should let go of him sooner rather than later, shouldn't he?"
Gu Jingchun's words had a double meaning, but Mo Junxing immediately snorted coldly, and a chill spread from his body.
"Oh--"
His lips curled into a smile, yet he resembled a bloodthirsty Yama.
"Is that so?"
"Whether she lives or dies is entirely up to me. How can she die without my permission?"
His icy eyes were fixed on Gu Jingchun.
At this moment, Shen Hechuan stepped forward and shielded Gu Jingchun behind him.
“My lord, you have overstepped your bounds.”
After he finished speaking, he stopped looking at him and pulled Gu Jingchun away.
Soon, Shen Hechuan and Gu Jingchun appeared on the most bustling street in Tiandu with Mo Junxing.
At this moment, they were surrounded by a dense array of guards and imperial soldiers.
Originally, Shen Hechuan was quite dissatisfied with Gu Jingchun's sudden appearance.
However, after the two got off the carriage, Gu Jingchun held Shen Chenhechuan's hand the whole time.
She rarely showed him affection; their interactions resembled those of a newlywed couple.
Their love was like honey and oil, but Mo Junxing's face remained icy the entire time, and his gaze, when it fell on their clasped hands, was like a knife.
This made Shen Hechuan even more smug, and his words were inevitably full of provocation.
When the group arrived at a small stall...
When the elderly man with gray hair saw several people dressed as noblemen approaching, he immediately stood up to greet them.
He said that all of these were made by his wife, and there was no other one like them all day, making them very unique.
Moreover, these hairpins were exquisitely designed, and Gu Jingchun liked them very much. After looking around, he spotted a butterfly hairpin among them.
She was about to pick it up.
But someone beat them to it.
Mo Junxing handed the butterfly hairpin to Gu Jingchun.
"You still love butterfly hairpins the most, just like before."
Gu Jingchun: ...
Shen Hechuan, who was already angry because he didn't get the hairpin, looked even angrier after hearing this.
He glared at Mo Junxing, snatched the hairpin from his hand, put it down, and said directly, "Shopkeeper, pack up all the hairpins here."
Gu Jingchun was both amused and exasperated.
But seeing Shen Hechuan's expression, she sighed and remained silent.
It's her fault; she was so focused on "punishing" Shen Hechuan that she didn't have time to explain her relationship with Mo Junxing to him.
The reason she came out was to make it clear to Mo Junxing that she would never go back.
This also allowed him to see with his own eyes how much Shen Hechuan valued her, and that he would never let her leave no matter what.
However, she forgot that Mo Junxing was a madman who couldn't play by the rules.
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