"Your Highness, what's wrong?"
Shen Hechuan looked around to make sure the person he had seen wasn't there, then shook his head and said, "It's nothing."
"I just saw someone I know."
Where is it?
Mysteries of Heaven.
"We couldn't find it; we must have mistaken it for something else."
Shen Hechuan originally only wanted to get to the palace gate as soon as possible to check the situation, but he didn't expect that just now, when he turned his head slightly, he saw that familiar face.
Suddenly, he couldn't care less about anything else and immediately tightened the reins to stop.
However, he searched everywhere but couldn't find her, which made him wonder if he had seen wrong.
He walked silently to his horse, looked around one last time to make sure he didn't see anyone, then mounted his horse and slowly rode away.
After he left, a carriage slowly turned out of the alley and headed in another direction.
The Yong'an Marquis's Residence.
As soon as Gu Jingchun returned, he saw two figures, one big and one small, kneeling in the courtyard.
Xiaoman is almost crying from fright today.
After realizing she couldn't find Gu Jinxi, she immediately sent a signal and quickly contacted her secret agents, mobilizing everyone to search for Gu Jinxi in Tiandu.
However, they had only been in Tiandu for a short time and were not very familiar with it, so it took them a little longer.
Fortunately, Gu Jinxi was eventually found at the Jingzhao Prefecture.
Upon receiving the news, Xiaoman immediately went to the scene and stopped the person.
After hearing the details of what happened from Xiaoman and Gu Jinxi, Gu Jingchun breathed a sigh of relief.
However, upon learning that it was His Highness the Crown Prince who saved Gu Jinxi, she still raised her voice in surprise.
"Your Highness?"
She had long heard of the Crown Prince's virtue, talent, wisdom, and intelligence. She never imagined he would be the one to save her own son.
It seems I should find a way to meet His Highness the Crown Prince in the future to express my gratitude.
Gu Jingchun returned the jade pendant to Gu Jinxi and told him to keep it safe before looking at Gu Jinxi.
"Xier, do you know your mistake?"
"I know I was wrong."
Gu Jinxi nodded obediently.
"Then where did you go wrong?"
“My mistake was going out rashly without knowing whether there was any danger outside.”
Another mistake was acting rashly based on only one person's advice, which almost resulted in him being taken away.
Gu Jingchun nodded.
"Where else did we go wrong?"
Gu Jinxi looked up, thought for a moment, and tentatively spoke.
"Was it wrong that I didn't beat them enough?"
Gu Jingchun was both amused and exasperated upon hearing this.
When did my son become so cruel?
Those people were beaten so badly, and he still thinks it's too lenient?
Gu Jinxi, however, argued vehemently.
"I didn't do it on purpose. Who told them to come and provoke me?"
"Besides, Mother, didn't you tell me that I won't offend others unless they offend me, but if they do, I'll grind them to dust?"
Gu Jingchun: ...
She rubbed her brow, unsure how to respond, so she abruptly changed the subject.
“Xier, you are still weak. Why don’t you go and rest first? We can talk about other things tomorrow.”
She then gave him a small bag of candy and affectionately patted his head.
Go!
Gu Jinxi glanced at the candy in her hand.
I thought to myself, this candy isn't as much as the uncle gave me.
Moreover, he had already secretly eaten several pieces of candy today, so he wasn't as craving them anymore, and therefore his mood wasn't very high.
But in order to prevent Gu Jingchun from discovering that he had secretly hidden the candy, he pretended to be happy and left in a hurry.
Watching his departing figure, Gu Jingchun realized that his reaction was somewhat inappropriate, so he instructed Xiaoman:
"Keep a close eye on him and see if he brings anything back from this trip."
Xiaoman immediately nodded in agreement.
Gu Jingchun then looked at her.
"You have failed in your duty today, but the fault is not entirely yours; I am also at fault."
Xiaoman and Lanxin were puzzled.
"What have you done wrong, Miss?"
Gu Jingchun sighed.
“Xier is all grown up now, I shouldn’t have kept what happened today from him.”
"The reason he secretly ran away was ultimately to save me."
Thinking of this, Gu Jingchun felt a warmth in his heart.
Xi'er is all grown up now and knows how to protect her mother.
However, Gu Jinxi is not an ordinary child after all.
Therefore, there are some things that need to be discussed with him more in the future.
"However, this incident also revealed problems with our staffing arrangements."
We will begin making improvements today, and we will absolutely ensure that such an incident never happens again.
Xiaoman quickly agreed, feeling a pang of guilt in her heart.
She had been with the young lady for many years, and the young lady had entrusted her with managing all the affairs of the young master and the business.
But she betrayed her mistress's trust and failed to keep a close eye on the young master.
Moreover, the merchants took so long to find the young master's whereabouts, which almost led to a disaster.
Gu Jingchun noticed her guilt and wanted to comfort her.
But she also knew that this matter was no small thing.
She sighed.
Well, let's just consider this a lesson for her, so she can be more careful in the future.
At that moment, the tightly closed courtyard gate was forcibly pushed open, and a little girl barged in.
"Young Miss, Madam requests your presence."
The little girl was arrogant and haughty, her nostrils flaring as if they were reaching for the sky.
It was fortunate that she left quickly enough; otherwise, given Lanxin's personality, she would definitely have said a few words to her.
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