Before rushing out, Shen Hechuan turned back, met Gu Jingchun's eyes, and silently uttered two words.
"wait for me."
Upon seeing this, Gu Jingchun quickly lowered his gaze, but his heart was filled with panic.
How could this guy be so bold as to make that gesture in front of so many people? Now that people have discovered it, what are we going to do?
Gu Jingchun's heart was pounding, and he couldn't help but carefully observe the reactions of the people around him. He was relieved to find that no one's attention was on him.
At the same time, Luo Ziqian's gaze also silently fell on the two of them.
Seeing Gu Jingchun's reaction, he felt a pang of sorrow in his heart.
On Gu Jingchun's side, Situ Mingji blushed and belatedly revealed a hint of embarrassment.
The noble ladies around them joined in the teasing.
"I didn't see wrong just now, did I? His Highness the Crown Prince clearly looked in this direction and said something."
"Who do you think His Highness the Crown Prince is looking at?" one of the women asked.
"Is that even a question?"
"Of course it's our Miss Situ."
"I've heard that the Empress Dowager has taken a liking to Miss Situ and has summoned her to the palace many times. I'm sure there will be good news to announce soon."
Upon hearing this, Situ Mingji's face turned even redder.
"Don't talk nonsense, it's still nothing, not even close to happening."
This statement, seemingly a rebuttal, actually confirms what was just said.
Previously, the Empress Dowager had specially summoned her to the palace to meet His Highness the Crown Prince, but unfortunately, His Highness was unwell at the time.
The Empress Dowager then allowed her to return home and sent her gifts to appease her.
She thought the marriage was over, but unexpectedly, the Empress Dowager began to summon her to the palace frequently during this period.
This rekindled her hope, which had already been lost.
However, His Highness the Crown Prince has been too busy lately, and she rarely sees him.
Unexpectedly, upon meeting her today, the Crown Prince actually...
Thinking of this, Situ Mingji was overjoyed.
Hearing the praises from the noble ladies around her, she gradually lost her bearings and even began to believe that His Highness the Crown Prince must be in love with her.
This made her complacent and completely immersed in her own world.
Gu Jingchun breathed a sigh of relief when she realized that everyone around her thought Shen Hechuan was looking at Situ Mingji and had no suspicion of her at all.
This spring hunt will last a long time, approximately three hours.
Feeling bored, Gu Jingchun decided to go back to his tent to rest.
Unexpectedly, he had only taken a few steps when a palace maid came running up to him in a hurry.
"Miss Gu, the Empress Dowager requests your presence."
Gu Jingchun realized that the Empress Dowager had left after the spring hunt began, so she must have other matters to arrange for her to come over now. So she nodded and went with her.
However, the places they visited became increasingly remote.
Gu Jingchun frowned slightly and stopped walking.
"Young lady, are you new to Shou Kang Palace? You look unfamiliar."
The palace maid paused for a moment upon hearing this.
"I haven't been at Shou Kang Palace for long, so it's normal that Miss Gu doesn't recognize me."
She smiled as she spoke, and said somewhat urgently, "We're almost there, young lady, please hurry, lest we keep the Empress Dowager waiting."
Gu Jingchun took two steps back and sneered:
You're lying!
"Speak, who are you, and what do you want with me here?"
As soon as Gu Jingchun finished speaking, Lan Xin rushed forward and shielded Gu Jingchun behind her, looking ready to take action at any moment.
The palace maid paused for a moment before saying:
“Miss, you have misunderstood. I am just a palace maid and I am not lying.”
"If you don't believe me, just go over to those tents and see for yourself; the Empress Dowager is inside."
Gu Jingchun continued:
"I've only been to Shou Kang Palace a handful of times, so it's perfectly normal that I don't recognize you."
But you're busy explaining to me, completely ignoring the anomaly. What else could you be but lying?
After Gu Jingchun finished speaking, the palace maid showed a moment of panic.
But she quickly regained her composure, abandoning her previous obsequious attitude, straightening her back, raising her head, and looking at her arrogantly.
"Now that you've been discovered, don't blame me for being impolite."
As she spoke, her expression hardened, and she immediately flew towards Gu Jingchun's direction.
Lan Xin hurriedly tried to stop her, but after only a few steps, she felt dizzy, lost her balance, and fell to the ground.
In her hazy state, she saw the palace maid holding Gu Jingchun hostage, laughing loudly:
"Hahaha, this place is filled with the intoxicating fragrance of incense. You've been standing here for so long, and now you actually want to leave?"
"It's like a dream!"
******
Meanwhile, on the other side, Shen Hechuan rode his horse at full gallop.
After locking onto a sika deer.
He drew his longbow, aimed, and shot. The sika deer fell to the ground in one swift motion, instantly drawing cheers from the surrounding crowd.
At this moment, Tianji rushed over.
Upon seeing this, Shen Hechuan tightened the reins and looked at Tianji.
"Your Highness, something terrible has happened! Miss Gu has gone missing."
Upon hearing this, Shen Hechuan disregarded everything else, immediately spurred his horse, and galloped off.
The crowd was left looking at each other in bewilderment, all wondering what had happened to make His Highness the Crown Prince so anxious.
Meanwhile, after leaving the banquet, the Empress Dowager intended to return to her tent to rest.
However, she didn't know why, but she suddenly thought of that child.
"Do you know whose child that was before? And what's the situation now?"
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