Seeing the girl's coquettish and spoiled manner, Gu Linchao's heart fluttered. He lifted her chin with his long fingers, suddenly lowered his head, and kissed her red lips.
Wen Nongnong was surprised that he would suddenly kiss her. She was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but respond gently, which only provoked him to kiss her even more passionately.
After an unknown amount of time, the carriage suddenly stopped, and Si Yi's cold voice came from outside: "Master, Princess, we have arrived at the Prince's residence."
The two, who were passionately kissing, suddenly came to their senses.
Looking at the girl in his arms, her face flushed and her eyes dreamy, Gu Linchao used a great deal of self-control to suppress the restlessness in his body.
He pursed his dry lips and took out a handkerchief to wipe the corners of her mouth.
Wen Nongnong leaned against the man's chest, breathing softly. When she noticed his movements and realized what was happening, she buried her face in his chest in embarrassment.
Just now, the two seemed a little too emotional and involved...
Gu Linchao also felt somewhat uncomfortable.
The carriage fell silent for a moment.
A moment later, Wen Nongnong seemed to remember something, suddenly looked up and stared at him intently, "In broad daylight, what did Your Highness just do?"
Gu Linchao: "..."
Seeing the man speechless, Wen Nongnong found it amusing and hugged his arm, acting coquettishly, "I can't walk anymore, it's all your fault, you have to carry me back."
Looking at the girl's delicate and soft appearance, Gu Linchao coughed lightly, unable to bring himself to refuse.
"So delicate." In the end, he said helplessly, but still held her hand, got up and led her out of the carriage.
Si Yi stood to the side with his sword in his arms. He vaguely heard his master and the princess talking in the carriage, but he couldn't make out the details. In any case, he felt that the princess was teasing his master, acting coquettishly, which was completely different from her behavior when they encountered the enemy at Huangming Temple that day.
Only her master would spoil her.
Just as she was thinking this, she saw her master get off the carriage and stand by the carriage shaft. Then, Wen Nongnong leaned on his shoulder, and without any hesitation, her master carried her on his back.
The sword in Si Yi's hand fell to the ground with a clang, and he stared wide-eyed in disbelief.
He felt that his master had become somewhat unprincipled since he had a princess, but he never expected him to be so unprincipled.
In broad daylight, under the clear sky, his master actually let a woman lean on his shoulder—this was absolutely unprecedented, and it completely changed his perception of Wen Nongnong.
What tricks did she use on her master to make him, who always valued rules and etiquette, abandon them and carry her into the mansion regardless of the gossip that might follow?
It took Si Yi a while to come to his senses and pick up the sword that had fallen to the ground.
Not only Si Yi, but everyone else who saw it was also stunned.
The person sweeping dropped their broom, the person carrying water knocked over their bucket, and the person trimming the flowers almost cut their own hand...
Steward Chen, who was instructing his servants on matters, forgot to speak.
Wang Houde almost bit his own tongue.
For a moment, everyone thought they were seeing things.
The entire palace was quiet, and everyone watched the two people walk by.
Wen Nong Nong, perched on Gu Linchao's back, didn't seem uncomfortable at all. She swung her legs and smiled, her eyes crinkling.
To be honest, she never imagined that one day she would be carried into the mansion by Gu Linchao so openly.
Compared to his previous indifference, this treatment felt somewhat unreal to her.
But she felt a great sense of accomplishment.
Compared to her composure, Gu Linchao felt somewhat uneasy. After all, everyone was watching, but his hand supporting the girl's knees remained steady and firm.
Gu Linchao carried Wen Nongnong directly to the front hall.
Just as he was about to put her down, the girl suddenly leaned over and planted a kiss on his cheek.
While he was still in a daze, the girl slid off his back and said in a playful voice, "This is a reward for the prince."
Gu Linchao clenched his fingers, then sat down as if nothing had happened.
After having lunch with Gu Linchao, Wen Nongnong used the excuse of needing a rest to return to Chenxiang Courtyard.
As soon as she entered the room, she closed the door and took out the will from the box.
She was genuinely curious about what exactly was written in this imperial edict that could guarantee the safety of the imperial court.
Thinking it over, she slowly unfolded the will.
When she saw the contents clearly, she was surprised, but not entirely unexpected.
Because the Empress Dowager had said that Gu Linchao was born intelligent and was greatly favored by the late Emperor, and the name Linchao was the late Emperor's expectation for Gu Linchao, hoping that he would rule as emperor, she had guessed a little bit about it.
Upon seeing the contents of the will, she felt relieved.
Because if the story were to unfold as it did in the original book, Gu Heng would absolutely not allow Gu Linchao to exist. Since she possessed this imperial edict, she could help Gu Linchao take his place in the future. The Empress Dowager probably meant the same thing.
When the late emperor made this edict, it was probably because he was worried that Gu Heng would one day turn against Gu Linchao, so he prepared a way out for him.
If there was such a will, why did Gu Linchao still meet such an end in the original book?
But considering Gu Linchao's personality, she wasn't surprised.
Gu Linchao was a man of great loyalty and affection. He always felt that the Crown Prince of Jiande had been kind to him and kept it in his heart. So how could he use this edict to force Gu Heng to abdicate?
If the fact that Crown Prince Jiande saved Gu Linchao back then was really just a conspiracy he planned, as she suspected, then Gu Linchao was truly not worth it.
The Crown Prince of Jiande made a brilliant move, seizing the position of heir apparent that should have belonged to Gu Linchao, and using a bit of kindness to successfully bind Gu Linchao to his side, making him work for him.
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