When she arrived at the front hall, she intended to go straight back to Chenxiang Courtyard, but Gu Linchao stopped her.
"Your Highness?" Wen Nong Nong looked at him in confusion.
Gu Linchao's gaze lingered on her small face for a moment before he said, "Go in and sit down for a while." After saying that, he went into the front hall first.
Seeing this, Wen Nongnong suppressed her doubts and followed him inside.
Upon entering the front hall, Gu Linchao was already seated at the head of the table.
Seeing her come in, he said gently, "Please sit down."
Wen Nongnong sat down next to him as instructed, then glanced at his expression and asked, "Does Your Highness have something to say to me?"
Gu Linchao's gaze fell on her small face, his fingers tracing the side of the cup before he said, "Don't worry too much about your second brother. He's skilled in martial arts and quick-witted. Sending him to suppress the bandits is also a good opportunity for him to gain experience."
Wen Nongnong paused for a moment, then nodded. "I understand Your Highness's good intentions. After all, if Second Brother wants to establish himself in the court, he still needs to rely on military merits. Since he has chosen the path of a military general, he must be mentally prepared to charge into battle for the court at any time."
Upon hearing this, Gu Linchao's expression softened slightly. He should have known that this girl was always very clear-headed and didn't get stuck on trivial matters when it came to important issues.
He had just suddenly sent Wen Tingyun to suppress the bandits, and he was actually a little worried that she would be unhappy about it.
Now that he heard what she said, he finally felt relieved.
Wen Nong Nong then realized that he had called her in because he was afraid she would be unhappy, so he had made a point of explaining it to her.
Gu Linchao is the regent, second only to the emperor. Why should he need to explain his actions to anyone?
But he explained it to her solemnly.
Thinking about it, she blinked and suddenly reached out and placed her hand on the back of his hand, which was resting on the table. "Is Your Highness afraid that I will be unhappy?"
The girl's soft hand suddenly covered his hand. Gu Linchao was stunned for a moment. His gaze fell on her small hand covering the back of his hand. His heartbeat suddenly became a little erratic, and his palms became sweaty.
After a long while, his erratic heartbeat finally calmed down. He looked away and said, "I... still have official business to attend to in the study. I'll go there first." After saying that, he hesitated for a moment before removing her hand and getting up to leave.
But when he went out, whether he wasn't paying attention to his footing or was too hasty, he actually kicked the threshold and stumbled.
"Your Highness, be careful." Wen Nongnong got up and rushed over to support his arm.
Gu Linchao's handsome face flushed, his thick eyelashes trembled a few times, and he said in a low voice, "I'm fine." After saying that, he pushed her hand away and left quickly.
Watching the man practically flee in panic, Wen Nongnong smiled slyly. Gu Linchao was still so easily amused.
Back at Chenxiang Courtyard, she took out the letter Wen Tingyun had given her and read it carefully.
It turned out that the letter was sent from Tunzhou, and it explained the recent movements of Chiyu Tower.
The five elders have a clear division of labor and each performs their duties, and everything is on the right track.
Especially Baihualou, since it reopened two days ago, business has been booming just as she had imagined.
Because of the effective publicity and the lingering popularity from her performance with Wen Tingyun, the number of guests that day almost packed the Baihualou to capacity.
Through the letter, Wen Nongnong seemed to already see the Fifth Elder's face, which was full of wrinkles from smiling.
She smiled and put the letter away.
...
Wen Mansion.
The Wen family already knew that Wen Tingyun had won the martial arts competition, but before they could even rejoice, they heard that Wen Tingyun was going to lead troops to Kunhu Mountain to suppress the bandits.
Everyone was a little confused.
Why are you being sent out to suppress bandits so soon after you've just taken up an official post?
There has never been such a precedent before.
"...Have you offended the Regent?" Madam Xu couldn't help but ask.
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