“But Si Yi is your bodyguard. If he leaves with me, who will protect you?” Wen Nong Nong looked up at him with her little face.
“I don’t need Si Yi’s protection. I’ll feel more at ease having him go with you to protect you,” Gu Linchao said.
Wen Nongnong smiled. "You're so concerned about me, aren't you?"
When he met the girl's captivating peach blossom eyes, which seemed to hold the water of spring, Gu Linchao's handsome face flushed, and he awkwardly looked away.
"Is that so?" When Wen Nongnong saw that he didn't answer her, she couldn't help but shake his arm, somewhat relentlessly.
"Mmm." Gu Linchao, unable to resist her nagging, could only respond softly.
Wen Nongnong heard this and was very satisfied, so she stopped shaking him.
Gu Linchao breathed a sigh of relief. Remembering something, he took out a box from his sleeve, paused, and handed it to her. "This is for you."
"What is this?" Wen Nongnong reached out and took the box, looking at it with great curiosity.
"See for yourself," Gu Linchao said.
Wen Nong Nong looked at him suspiciously and opened the box.
When she saw the box filled with round, beautiful pearls, her eyes lit up, and she exclaimed in surprise, "Wow, South Sea pearls! So many! Are they all for me?"
Seeing that she was indeed very happy, Gu Linchao finally felt relieved and nodded, "Mm."
"Your Highness, you are so good to me." Wen Nong Nong hugged the box to her chest, leaned forward, and gave him a quick kiss on the cheek.
Gu Linchao felt a surge of heat in his heart, and he clenched his fingers tightly on his lap.
This girl...
Wen Nong Nong didn't notice his strangeness. She held the box and admired it for a while. Then, thinking of something, she quickly closed the box and handed it back to Gu Linchao. "I'm going to the temple, so it's inconvenient for me to take it with me. Your Highness, please take it back to the manor for me."
"Okay." Gu Linchao accepted it.
Looking at his aloof face, Wen Nongnong felt she should reciprocate.
He gave her a whole box of South Sea pearls, so she couldn't be stingy.
Thinking about it, she tugged at his sleeve and asked, "Your Highness has given me such a precious gift. I have no way to repay you. Perhaps..." She paused and didn't speak again, but her gaze fell on his lips.
Gu Linchao sensed her intention, his face flushed, until the girl's soft, fragrant lips covered his.
His fingers unconsciously clenched the hem of his robe.
The carriage drove directly into the palace.
After the carriage came to a stop, Wang Houde, not seeing his master and princess emerge for a long time, raised his voice and said, "Master, Princess, we have arrived at the palace."
After a moment, the carriage door opened, and Gu Linchao stepped out.
Wang Houde noticed with his sharp eyes that his master's lip had a cut, and judging from the freshness of the wound, it must have just been cut.
Wait, there wasn't this opening when he helped his master change clothes this morning, how did it suddenly appear?
After getting off the carriage, Gu Linchao went straight to Si Yi and ordered, "First, take the Princess to the Empress Dowager's palace. On this trip to the temple, you are responsible for the Princess's safety. Do not let anything happen to her."
"Yes," Si Yi replied with a frown.
Gu Linchao said nothing more and slowly walked towards the council hall.
At this moment, Xiao Yan hurriedly caught up.
"Hengzhi, wait for me."
Gu Linchao continued walking, ignoring him.
But it wasn't long before Xiao Yan caught up with him.
He was about to scold him when he noticed the cut on the corner of his mouth and couldn't help but exclaim, "Hengzhi, what happened to that cut on your mouth?"
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