The feeling of the river water flowing over my feet was strange.
Slowly, as if someone were massaging her, she was quite surprised.
Having lived in the palace for many years, this was the first time the little princess had ever stepped into a river. She was overjoyed and immediately forgot about her earlier disagreement with Gu Jingchun, letting out a sigh of delight.
Wow, this feels so good!
As she spoke, she looked at Gu Jingchun, only to see that Gu Jingchun was staring intently at the surface of the water.
She held the branch high in her hand, facing the water.
She blinked in surprise, still wondering what she was going to do.
Suddenly, Gu Jingchun pointed to a spot in the river and quickly stuck the branch into it.
Instantly, water splashed everywhere, landing on her face.
The icy touch instantly enraged her, and she was about to yell at him when Gu Jingchun held the branch up to her.
On that originally bare branch, a fish was stuck, struggling desperately.
Princess Rongyang was shocked.
Her eyes were wide open, and her mouth was agape in an "O" shape.
A single word of exclamation escaped his throat.
"Wow!"
She was shocked.
Having lived for so many years, this was the first time the little princess had ever seen such a scene.
Gu Jingchun shoved the branch into her hand, then picked up another branch and did the same thing to the river.
As another fish landed in Princess Rongyang's hands, her eyes began to sparkle with excitement as she looked at Gu Jingchun.
Flames leaped.
Gu Jingchun and Princess Rongyang sat around the fire.
Gu Jingchun was grilling fish while holding a tree branch in one hand.
Princess Rongyang, meanwhile, rested her chin on her hand, gazing longingly at the two fish.
Gu Jingchun didn't seem to care about Princess Rongyang's reaction.
Because at that moment, she had a bad feeling.
Time passed by little by little.
It was getting dark.
But Xiaoman and Lanxin haven't arrived yet.
This made her vaguely feel that something was wrong.
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but ask Princess Rongyang.
Why did you jump off the carriage just now?
Princess Rongyang couldn't help but glance at Gu Jingchun.
"You're all going to kill me, am I supposed to just jump off the carriage and wait for you to kill me?"
Why did you leave the palace today?
"My decision to leave the palace is my business. Why should I, as the princess, tell you?"
"If you don't tell me, I'll let you eat this fish."
Upon hearing this, the little princess swallowed hard.
She had never eaten grilled fish like this before, and now, tired and hungry, she was really craving it, so she gritted her teeth and said:
"I just came out to see Brother Ziqian and send him off on his final journey."
Princess Rongyang became somewhat indignant at this point.
"I never expected you were still alive! You even dared to hold this princess hostage! When I get back, I will definitely tell my father and make him punish you severely..."
Before she could finish speaking, a fragrant grilled fish suddenly appeared in front of her.
"Eat."
Once Gu Jingchun was certain that Princess Rongyang was unaware of the situation beforehand and that it wasn't a bait deliberately laid by Shen Hechuan, he felt relieved and shut Princess Rongyang down with just two words.
Princess Rongyang accepted the grilled fish with delight, took a satisfied sniff, and instantly forgot her righteous indignation.
"It smells so good!"
She sighed, then immediately endured the heat and began to eat in small bites.
At that moment, Gu Jingchun heard a very slight noise.
She stood up and looked around, and sure enough, she saw an unfamiliar figure not far away.
The other person was standing behind a tree, looking at her from a great distance.
Clearly, the other party had spotted them long ago and had been watching them from the shadows for who knows how long.
Gu Jingchun remained unmoved, trying his best to maintain composure.
But he poked Princess Rongyang with his finger and whispered an instruction to her:
"Rongyang, get up quickly, run fast, and don't look back."
"quick!"
Princess Rongyang was taken aback when she heard Gu Jingchun's words.
But upon seeing Gu Jingchun's pale face, she disregarded everything else and immediately stood up slowly, running in the opposite direction from Gu Jingchun.
Almost instantly, the man was already in front of Gu Jingchun.
Gu Jingchun quietly activated the mechanism in his hand.
Instantly, a hidden arrow shot out towards the man, but he was clearly prepared and dodged it with a leap.
The hidden arrow grazed his body and finally landed on the big tree behind him.
The man took a few steps back, walked to the big tree, and took the hidden arrow from his sleeve.
Gu Jingchun frowned.
At that moment, a slightly high-pitched voice rang out.
"Miss Luo, it's been a long time!"
Upon hearing this, Gu Jingchun's pupils constricted, and he subconsciously took a step back.
As soon as he finished speaking, a middle-aged man dressed in black with gray hair slowly walked out from the shadows.
This is……
Qi Dasheng, the chief eunuch serving the princess of the Great Qi Kingdom!
This man is highly skilled in martial arts, ruthless, and wields great power. He is Mo Junxing's most trusted right-hand man and an important figure in the Great Qi court.
Gu Jingchun had met him a few times when he was in Daqi.
However, she did not expect that he would dare to come to the Great Cheng Kingdom alone.
As soon as Qi Dasheng appeared, the man respectfully presented him with the hidden arrow.
Da Sheng held the hidden arrow between two fingers, examined it carefully, then smiled, looked at Gu Jingchun, and respectfully bowed, saying:
"This old servant noticed Miss Luo a long time ago and felt that your figure was familiar, but I did not dare to recognize you, for fear of mistaking you for someone else and disturbing you."
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