Wen Nongnong blinked, thinking she was hallucinating.
Turning around, she saw the man she had mentioned, who should have been far away in the capital, standing tall and elegant in front of her.
She paused for a moment, then suddenly shoved the rabbit in her hand into Si Yi's hand, and then took Gu Linchao's hand and placed it on her face.
"Pinch me, I want to know if I'm dreaming?"
Gu Linchao was stunned for a moment, but when he heard what she said, he couldn't help but chuckle. The worry and tension he had felt for her disappeared when he saw her standing unharmed in front of him.
The soft, pink skin beneath his palm prompted him to twitch his fingers and gently pinch her cheek.
The smooth touch between his fingers sent a shiver through him, and he quickly withdrew his hand.
At the same time, Wen Nongnong excitedly exclaimed, "Oh, I'm not dreaming, Your Highness, it really is you." Although Gu Linchao didn't pinch her and it didn't hurt at all, the feeling of him touching her face was so real.
"Yes, it's me." Gu Linchao looked at the girl's rosy face and the genuine happy smile, and a look of doting affection flashed in his deep phoenix eyes.
Wen Nongnong said excitedly, "But isn't the Prince in the capital? Why did he suddenly come here?"
"I've come to see my master," Gu Linchao said gently.
Upon hearing this, Wen Nongnong's little face clearly showed disappointment. "Oh, I thought the prince came here specifically to see me, but it turns out he didn't..."
Gu Linchao's heart tightened. He wanted to say that he had come all this way to see her and take her back, but he couldn't bring himself to say it.
Fortunately, Wen Nongnong wasn't one to throw tantrums, and she quickly came to terms with it.
She snatched the little rabbit back from Si Yi's hands and presented it to him like a treasure, "Your Highness, look, this is what I just caught. I plan to raise it."
Gu Linchao paused for a moment. He had overheard her conversation with Atuo Jianghua when he arrived, and now that she mentioned it again, he nodded and said, "Okay."
“I want to build her a nest in the courtyard of Chenxiang Courtyard,” Wen Nongnong continued, then, as if remembering something, she turned to A Tuo Jianghua, who had been standing in the background for a while, and said, “Don’t eat your rabbit, let’s raise it together.”
When Atuo Jianghua saw that she had finally remembered her, she pulled a long face and said, "Why do I have to raise one just because you want to? I want to roast it and eat it."
Wen Nongnong thought for a moment, then leaned close to her ear and whispered, "Because this is just a male, and I'm still hoping it will pair up with my little white dog."
Atuo Jianghua stared in disbelief, "You... how did you know it was male?"
"I just looked at it." Wen Nongnong lowered her voice even further.
A-Tuo Jiang Hua remained astonished, "How come I didn't know?"
"How many things do you not know?" Wen Nongnong said with a hint of pride. "You can raise this male rabbit for me. After they grow up, we'll pick an auspicious day to let them sleep. After my Xiaobai successfully conceives and gives birth to baby rabbits, I'll give you another one. You can steam it or grill it, it's up to you. I promise I won't stop you."
The rabbit in their arms was trembling.
A Tuo Jianghua was moved by her plan.
"However, you have to send me two of them later."
“Sure, no problem,” Wen Nongnong agreed.
The two were discussing the fate of their two rabbits, thinking they were speaking softly and Gu Linchao hadn't heard them. Little did they know, Gu Linchao and Si Yi had heard everything, not missing a single word.
After Wen Nong Nong discussed it with A Tuo and Jiang Hua, she walked back to Gu Linchao's side and said, "Your Highness, let's go back first."
"Okay." Gu Linchao glanced at her and nodded.
On the way back to the Zen temple, Wen Nong Nong noticed that his gaze kept drifting to the rabbit in Atuo Jianghua's hand, and said with some puzzlement, "Your Highness, that rabbit is prettier than me?"
Gu Linchao: "..."
He looked at her with a troubled expression. "Why would you think that?"
"Because the prince kept looking at that rabbit, and didn't even glance at me." Wen Nongnong pouted, somewhat unhappy.
She didn't notice at all that the male rabbit in Atuo Jianghua's arms was trembling.
Gu Linchao: "..."
After a long pause, he coughed lightly and scolded in a low voice, "Don't let your mind wander."
At this moment, A-Tuo Jianghua finally noticed that something was wrong with the male rabbit and held it up to Wen Nongnong. "Is it sick? It's been shivering the whole time?"
Wen Nongnong initially disliked the male rabbit, and even had the idea of having it give birth and having Atuo Jianghua roast it and eat it. But after hearing what she said, she finally took a good look at the male rabbit and found that it was indeed shivering, which puzzled her greatly.
"It's not cold now, so why are you shivering? Here's what we'll do: take it back and find a warm place to put it."
Upon hearing this, Atuo Jianghua felt it made perfect sense. In order to get two rabbits at once in the future, she couldn't help but take a closer look at the male rabbit. "Then I'll go back first." After saying that, she hurriedly ran forward.
But she was running too fast and didn't notice the person coming in from the back entrance of the mountain.
She was caught off guard and bumped right into the man.
Their eyes met, and both of them were stunned for a moment.
"Why is it you?"
"Why is it you?"
The two spoke in unison.
Xiao Yan realized what was happening and quickly shoved her, cursing, "What are you trying to do, so reckless?"
With a sudden push from him, Atuo Jianghua's hand loosened, and the male rabbit in her arms ran away.
She was about to curse, but seeing this, she quickly became anxious and said, "What are you standing there for? Hurry up and help me find the rabbit!"
Xiao Yan stood still, saying, "This Duke is not so easily ordered around."
Atuo Jianghua said, "My male rabbit is the key to whether the rabbits of the Regent's Palace can continue to reproduce. If it runs away, you can't bear the responsibility."
"What?" Xiao Yan's lips twitched.
Did he hear that right?
It's just a male rabbit, yet she described it as something sacred.
What is the key to whether the rabbits in the Regent's Palace can continue to produce offspring?
Someone who didn't know better would think it was something serious.
However, since it involves the Regent's Palace, he would condescend to help her search.
With that, he put away his folding fan, tucked it into his waistband, and chased after the direction the male rabbit had just run off in.
Atuo Jianghua was also running in this direction.
Before they knew it, the two bumped into each other again.
Atuo Jianghua fell flat on her backside.
She was stunned for a moment, then said angrily, "Did you do this on purpose?"
Seeing the woman slumped to the ground, Xiao Yan was stunned for a moment. He only came to his senses when he heard her questioning voice. "Do you think everyone is as petty as you? Although you did bump into me just now, I, the Duke, will not hold it against you." As he spoke, he casually broke off a branch and handed it to her.
Atuo Jianghua looked at the branch offered to her, confused. Then, as if realizing something, she immediately said defensively, "What are you doing? Are you going to hit me again?"
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