Wen Nongnong was dumbfounded, then turned to look at Gu Linchao, "Your Highness, your uncle ran away because of you."
Gu Linchao said calmly, "Whatever he does, if he wants to leave, then he can leave."
Wen Nongnong: "..."
Gu Linchao breathed a sigh of relief and took her hand. "Let's go back."
"Oh, okay." Wen Nongnong responded obediently, then thought for a moment and couldn't help but ask, "Does Your Highness care about what my uncle said?"
"What words?" Gu Linchao asked.
“He was implying that you frequent brothels,” Wen Nongnong said.
Gu Linchao paused, looking at her. "I just don't want you to be misled by his words and overthink things."
Wen Nong Nong blinked. "Actually, Your Highness is afraid that I might misunderstand you because of this, right?"
Gu Linchao pursed his lips and remained silent.
Wen Nong Nong rested her head on his arm and said with a grin, "Then Your Highness need not worry. I won't believe anything anyone says."
Gu Linchao frowned. "Then why did you ask that just now?"
"I was just asking for fun, I didn't expect Your Highness to take it seriously," Wen Nongnong said slyly.
Gu Linchao raised his hand and rubbed his temples, ordering, "Don't do that again."
"I understand." Wen Nongnong nodded. "I may not have understood the prince before, but after getting to know him better, I know him best. My uncle said that all crows are black, and that's definitely true for other men, but the prince is different."
She uttered a string of sweet words, and Gu Linchao found himself unable to resist being pleased.
This girl's words are truly sweet.
After walking for a while, Wen Nongnong couldn't contain her curiosity and suddenly leaned closer to him and whispered, "But Your Highness still hasn't told me how you've managed to get through all these years?"
Gu Linchao paused, realizing what she meant, and looked at her with astonishment in his dark eyes.
When Wen Nong Nong met his gaze, her heart skipped a beat. Oh no, she had inadvertently revealed her rogue nature.
She stammered, "Your Highness, please don't misunderstand. I'm just curious. I've seen many families have concubines from a young age, but Your Highness has been alone all these years, so..." She blinked her peach blossom eyes and didn't finish her sentence.
She could roughly imagine how he had gotten through it.
I just find it hard to believe that someone like Gu Linchao would use his hands...
Stop, stop, don't think about it anymore.
She patted her head to stop her wild thoughts.
An awkward expression flashed across Gu Linchao's handsome face.
After a long pause, she finally said, "I didn't think about those things. Even you are my mother..." She wanted to say that it was something she had forced upon her, but considering their current relationship, she stopped herself from saying anything more.
But Wen Nongnong understood what he meant.
"Even I was forced upon you by the Empress Dowager, wasn't I?"
Gu Linchao paused, then suddenly raised his hand to hold her shoulder, and said seriously, "I didn't understand you before, and I was quite resistant to you, but now that I understand you, I've long since changed my mind about you. You're very good. I was wrong before; I was too narrow-minded."
Wen Nongnong felt a surge of sweetness in her heart and blurted out, "Ignorance is no excuse, and besides, I've had many misunderstandings about you before. I thought you were a ruthless killer with an ugly appearance, so I once wanted to run away from you..."
"Ugly-looking, a ruthless killer?" Gu Linchao narrowed his eyes. Just how much misunderstanding did this girl have about him?
Although that was the original owner's perception of Gu Linchao, Wen Nongnong still couldn't help but feel a little guilty at this moment, and quickly said, "I was too ignorant before. The prince is actually a person of noble character, like a virtuous gentleman, and his appearance is comparable to that of Fan An, and he is incomparably handsome. There is no better person in the world than the prince."
Gu Linchao had heard too many nice things from her, but he was still a little embarrassed. "Nongnong makes me sound too good. I'm not as good as you think." He had also killed countless people. When he was in a bloodthirsty state on the battlefield, countless enemy soldiers died at his hands. His hands looked clean, but they were actually stained with blood.
“No, no, no, in my heart, Your Highness is just that good, no one can compare to him,” Wen Nongnong said earnestly and stubbornly.
Gu Linchao's handsome face flushed, he squeezed her hand tightly, and said nothing more.
The atmosphere suddenly fell silent. Just as Wen Nongnong was about to look up to examine his expression, the man's cool lips suddenly covered her forehead and kissed her tenderly.
Wen Nongnong's heart fluttered wildly, her thoughts in turmoil.
"Let's go, it's time to go back." After a long while, the man's voice reached her ears, bringing her back to her senses.
"Oh, okay." She nodded.
When they returned to the inn, they didn't see Xiao Yan. Thinking he must have gone to sleep, Wen Nongnong didn't pay any attention and followed Gu Linchao back to the room.
Inside the house, Lü Qiao had already prepared hot water for the two of them to take a bath.
Wen Nongnong looked at the large bathtub in the center of the room and glanced at Lü Qiao with a somewhat complicated expression.
This girl brought such a big bathtub, does she want her to bathe with Gu Linchao?
Green Fairy felt a pang of guilt and quickly said, "This servant will go out first. Please call me if you need anything, Miss." After saying that, she hurriedly ran out without waiting for Wen Nongnong to speak.
Wen Nongnong: "..."
Gu Linchao clearly noticed the large bathtub as well. He paused for a moment, then looked at Wen Nongnong and said, "Go take a bath first."
Wen Nong Nong clenched her fingers, wanting to invite him to bathe with her. After all, it would be a waste for her to bathe alone in such a large tub of water.
But she opened her lips, and in the end, she couldn't say anything.
She walked to the bathtub, looked at the tub full of hot water, and her face darkened.
That girl, Lü Qiao, really wishes she could consummate her marriage with Gu Linchao at any moment.
They're making such a big bucket of water, aren't they afraid of wasting it?
She reached out and stirred the hot water in the bucket, then suddenly turned to Gu Linchao, "Your Highness, there's too much water, perhaps..."
Gu Linchao glanced at her in surprise, then lowered his dark eyes, his long eyelashes trembling, and interrupted her, "I didn't bring any change of clothes, so I won't take a bath tonight, I'll just wipe myself down."
Wen Nongnong: "..."
How could she sense the urgency in his words? Why was he in such a hurry? Did he think she wanted to invite him to bathe together?
Although she had this thought in her mind, she didn't say it out loud.
She coughed lightly, feeling it necessary to explain, "I was thinking of sharing some of the water with the prince, but since the prince isn't taking a bath, then forget it. Such a large bucket of water, although wasteful, would surely be very comfortable and enjoyable for a bath."
Gu Linchao's fingers tightened in his sleeve. Had he misunderstood her? So she simply wanted to share water with him…
Just as he was lost in thought, Wen Nongnong's voice came again, "Your Highness, I left some hot water on the basin stand for you. It should be enough to wash your face."
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