To be honest, Gu Linchao didn't have any hope.
After all, this girl doesn't even know how to style her own hair, let alone a man's hairstyle.
But since she was in such high spirits, he didn't want to discourage her, so he sat down and let her do whatever she wanted.
As it turns out, Gu Linchao really understands Wen Nongnong.
The girl struggled for a long time before finally managing to tie his hair up. But as soon as he stood up, the golden crown that held his hair up came loose and fell off his head. If he hadn't been quick-witted, the crown would have fallen to the ground.
Wen Nongnong: "..."
Her dark eyes darted around guiltily, then she coughed lightly, casually got up, and took the golden crown from his hand. "There was just a slight mishap. I'll comb it again this time, and I promise it won't fall off again."
"Nongnong, we're running out of time." Gu Linchao said gently, took the court robe hanging on the clothes rack and put it on, quickly fastened his belt, then walked to the washstand, wrung out a towel and wiped his face.
Wen Nongnong followed behind him, holding the golden crown. "But don't you want to tie your hair up anymore?"
"It's too late." Gu Linchao finished washing up, hung the towel back up, and strode out, but didn't forget to tell her, "Nongnong, it's still early, you can sleep a little longer." After saying that, he had already left the house.
Wen Nongnong stood there holding the golden crown for a long time before she realized that Gu Linchao had gone out with a head of long hair.
"Your Highness, your golden crown..."
However, by the time she chased after him, Gu Linchao had already ridden away.
Looking at the golden crown in her hand, Wen Nongnong sighed. She didn't want others to see Gu Linchao with his long hair down.
She suddenly understood why women in ancient times could only show their hair in front of their husbands.
That's how she feels right now.
She wanted Gu Linchao's disheveled appearance to be seen only by her.
Gu Linchao galloped on his horse and arrived at the Chaoyi Hall. The time for the court meeting had already arrived, and the officials were lined up on both sides. Gu Heng had also arrived.
Just as the officials finished paying their respects to Gu Heng, Gu Linchao walked in from outside with his long hair disheveled.
The hall fell silent as the ministers stared at him in astonishment.
However, intimidated by Gu Linchao's imposing presence, the officials did not dare to look any longer and quickly lowered their heads.
After the court session ended, Wen Tingyun walked beside Gu Linchao and said with a smile, "Your Highness, you got up late today?"
Gu Linchao glanced at him and shook his head, "No."
“Then what…” Wen Tingyun’s gaze fell on his long hair that was draped over his shoulders.
“Nongnong insisted on tying my hair up, and as a result, the hair ornament fell off,” Gu Linchao suddenly said.
Wen Tingyun paused, glancing at his aloof expression.
Why did he feel like the other person was showing off?
However, Gu Linchao succeeded.
He was indeed somewhat envious after hearing that.
He could almost imagine how much others envied the couple's intimate moments.
He would be very happy if his Yingying could also relax a bit.
"My little sister... has the potential to be a good wife." After a long pause, he gave a stiff compliment, a statement that even he himself didn't believe.
Gu Linchao's lips curled into a smile. "Mm."
Wen Tingyun: "..."
Feeling rather guilty, he quickly changed the subject, saying, "My second brother should be back today."
"Yes, they should arrive this afternoon." Gu Linchao nodded.
Wen Tingyun remembered something and asked, "Why haven't I seen the Duke of Jingguo these past two days?"
“He went to Tunzhou to play.” Gu Linchao said, feeling somewhat ashamed for Xiao Yan.
Wen Tingyun was somewhat taken aback, then chuckled, "The Duke of Jingguo has always been unrestrained and free-spirited, which many people envy."
Gu Linchao remained noncommittal.
The two individuals mentioned that after two days of eating, drinking, and having fun in Tunzhou, they finally remembered that they needed to return to the capital.
So after having breakfast at the Prince Tun's residence, he rode his horse slowly back to the capital.
Unexpectedly, just as they were about to reach the city gate, they encountered Wen Tingyun, who had made great contributions in the bandit suppression.
The young man, dressed in silver armor, with a sword at his waist, rode a warhorse and led his victorious soldiers with great pride, carrying the spoils of their campaign against the bandits, as they swaggered into the city.
Seeing him always reminded Xiao Yan of that alluring dancer in the Hundred Flowers Pavilion in Tunzhou City.
Compared to the boy's current high spirits, it seems that the encounter at the Hundred Flowers Pavilion was just a dream.
Thinking of this, he felt a toothache and really wanted to pull the man off his horse and beat him up.
Xiao Yan gritted his teeth when he saw Wen Tingyun, but Wen Tingyun couldn't help but feel a little guilty when she saw him.
After all, what happened that time was really disgraceful, and it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that it was a major stain on his life. Unfortunately, someone he knew happened to witness such a shameful thing.
Every time Wen Tingyun thought about it, she felt so regretful that she wanted to bang her head against the wall.
The two acted as if they didn't know each other and passed by each other.
Wen Tingyun entered the palace with the confiscated treasures and met with Gu Heng.
Gu Heng admired him greatly and had originally considered training him to be his right-hand man, but when he thought that he was Gu Linchao's brother-in-law, he gave up the idea, said some words of encouragement, and then let him leave the palace.
Wen Tingyun was well aware of his sensitive identity, so after leaving the palace, he did not go to the Regent's Palace immediately, but went directly back to the Wen residence.
After meeting his family, he took a bath and changed his clothes before going to the Regent's Palace.
Upon arriving at the Prince's residence, he first went to see Gu Linchao.
Afterwards, Gu Linchao personally took him to find Wen Nongnong.
When the two found Wen Nongnong, she was walking Xiaobai on the lawn in the garden.
After being carefully fed for a period of time, Little White grew significantly, becoming fluffy and round, squatting on the grass eating grass.
Wen Nong Nong squatted to the side, watching it eat grass.
As the two approached, they heard her singing:
"Little white rabbit, white and white, with two ears standing up, loves to eat carrots and green vegetables, hopping and jumping, so cute..."
Wen Tingyun's lips twitched slightly upon hearing this.
This girl is not young anymore, why is she getting smaller as she grows up?
Also, she kept squatting lower and lower until she was almost lying on the grass.
If you didn't know better, you'd think there were two rabbits squatting on the grass.
She was truly afraid that the prince would dislike her.
Thinking of this, he coughed, as if to remind her.
"Cough cough!"
Upon hearing the warning sound, Wen Nongnong quickly turned around.
When she saw Gu Linchao and Wen Tingyun standing behind her, she blinked, then suddenly jumped up and rushed towards Wen Tingyun.
"Second brother, you're finally back alive! I'm so happy!"
Wen Tingyun's forehead veins throbbed. What was this girl saying?
What do you mean by "he finally came back alive"?
Is she cursing him, or hoping he'll come back?
However, before his questions could be answered, the girl who was about to rush into his arms suddenly stopped in her tracks.
He paused for a moment, looked over, and then realized that Nong Nong's wrist was being held by Gu Linchao.
Gu Linchao naturally grabbed Wen Nongnong's wrist and, with a slight effort, pulled her towards him.
"Nongnong, guests are guests. Your second brother just returned and came to the Prince's Mansion to see you. Shouldn't you invite him to the front hall for tea?"
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