"It's nothing, Uncle, you have fun. I'm going back now." After Wen Nongnong finished speaking, she took Bai Li's hand and walked out.
I wonder if Gu Linchao has gone back yet. If he has already gone back and found that she is not in the manor, then we will be in trouble.
She hurriedly walked out with Bai Li, and because she was walking too fast, she almost bumped into someone without noticing.
She quickly stopped in her tracks.
But when he saw the other person's face clearly, his eyes narrowed. "It's you?"
Si Luo smiled and looked at her, "I didn't expect to meet the Regent's Consort here. It seems that I am quite destined to meet the Regent's Consort."
Wen Nongnong composed herself. "Deputy Commander Si is joking. We just met by chance; there's no connection between us."
Si Luo chuckled, "The Regent's Consort doesn't need to be so serious, does she?"
"I'm sorry, but I'm a very serious person and I can't joke around with unimportant people," Wen Nongnong said with a serious expression.
Si Luo sighed, his gaze falling on her radiant and beautiful face, and said helplessly, "It seems that the princess has a prejudice against me?"
"It's not that I have a prejudice against you, it's just that I don't like you as a person," Wen Nongnong said bluntly.
Upon hearing this, Si Luo smiled nonchalantly and said, "Actually, it is an honor for me to be disliked by the Regent's Consort, which shows that the Consort has a deep impression of me."
Wen Nongnong was about to leave when she heard this and paused. She hadn't expected that someone could be even more shameless than Xiao Yan.
She clearly expressed her dislike for him, yet he still managed to misinterpret it.
"Has Deputy Commander Si always been this shameless?"
Si Luo raised her hand and touched her face. "Really? I'm alright." She paused, then looked at her with a smile. "A chance encounter is worse than a planned meeting. Since we've met the Princess here, why don't we have a drink together?"
Upon hearing this, Wen Nongnong looked at him in utter astonishment, "You don't understand what I'm saying?"
Si Luo raised an eyebrow. "What?"
"I've already made it so clear to you that I hate you, how can you still have the nerve to keep chasing after me? Besides, you can't possibly not know that I'm a married woman, can you? Being so attentive, it's hard to believe that you don't have ulterior motives."
Si Luo was taken aback. "A married woman? Has designs on you?" He suddenly smiled, his gaze deepening. "Let's just say I have designs on the Princess. But since the Princess knows she's a married woman, how dare she come to a place like this? Does the Regent know?"
Wen Nongnong narrowed her eyes. "I have nothing to hide. So what if I've come to a place like this? Deputy Commander Si, with his sanctimonious appearance, has also come here."
“What a fine saying, ‘A straight body casts no crooked shadow!’” Si Luo’s lips curled up slightly. “What the Princess said is exactly what I was thinking.” He looked at her intently for a moment, then said with regret, “The Princess is exceptionally beautiful. If only I had met her sooner.”
Wen Nongnong's lips curled into a mocking smile. "Then Deputy Commander Si will probably be disappointed. Even if you had met me earlier, I still wouldn't have taken a liking to you. First, you don't have my prince's unparalleled looks; second, you don't have my prince's good character; and third..." She paused, "Some people are like rats in the gutter, always sneaking around, doing things that can't be seen in the light, thinking they can get away with it, little do they know, they've already been seen by the gods."
Si Luo narrowed her eyes, then chuckled, "Isn't this praise and denigration of me by the Princess Consort a bit too unfair?"
Wen Nongnong said, "There is no such thing as fairness in this world. Forgive my bluntness, but Deputy Commander Si should do more good deeds. Farewell."
After saying that, she didn't linger any longer and left with Bai Li.
Si Luo watched her retreating figure, a slight smile playing on her lips.
He hadn't expected to meet her here tonight.
He was surprised.
He was really confused by the other party's attitude towards him.
Since their second meeting, she seemed to dislike him. However, apart from the caterpillar incident the first time, he didn't think he had offended her. So why was she so hostile towards him every time they met?
Or is it that girls are naturally more petty and tend to hold grudges over things?
She disliked him because she was still holding a grudge against him for scaring her with a caterpillar when they first met.
Besides this, Si Shi really couldn't figure out what other reasons there might be.
He believed that what he did at Huangming Temple was very secretive, and that she couldn't possibly know that it was him.
But every time we met, every word she said seemed to be alluding to something.
Thinking about what Gu Heng had instructed him to do, he felt a headache coming on and sighed softly.
After leaving Yancui Tower, Wen Nongnong mounted her horse and had Bai Li sit behind her. The two of them then rode towards the Regent's Palace.
She was worried that Gu Linchao had already gone back, so she sped up a bit.
Tonight was her first time riding a horse alone, and after two trips, she was becoming more and more skilled.
When they were almost at the Prince's mansion, she dismounted and had Bai Li ride the horse back to the stable. She then slowly walked back to the mansion. Only after confirming that Gu Linchao had not returned did she breathe a sigh of relief, lift her skirt, and quickly return to Chenxiang Courtyard.
"Miss, where did you go?" Green Fairy saw her running back from outside like a gust of wind and quickly went up to ask.
"I just went to Yancui Tower," Wen Nongnong whispered.
Upon hearing this, Lü Qiao exclaimed in surprise, "Miss, how could you..."
"Shh!" Wen Nongnong quickly made a shushing gesture, then said, "I only went in for a moment and came out right away. Quickly smell me, do I smell of alcohol?"
Green Fairy quickly leaned closer and sniffed, "Yes, and it's quite strong. How much did you drink?"
"One pot, please," Wen Nongnong said somewhat guiltily. After thinking for a moment, she instructed, "Lüqiao, quickly get me some flower petals, the kind with a strong fragrance. I'll take a petal bath to mask the scent."
"Yes, I'll go right away." Lü Qiao nodded and immediately went to prepare.
Wen Nongnong plopped down in a chair, made herself a cup of tea, and drank it to wash away the taste of alcohol in her mouth.
Finally, still feeling uneasy, he ate a few more candied fruits.
After a few moments of fuss, Lvqiao had prepared hot water.
She rushed into the bathroom to take a shower.
She had only taken off half of her dress when Gu Linchao returned.
Hearing the commotion outside, she immediately pricked up her ears to listen.
"Where is the Princess?" Gu Linchao entered the room, but did not see Wen Nongnong. He turned to ask Lü Qiao, who was standing to the side.
Green Fairy was also a little guilty, and lowered her head, saying, "The princess is taking a bath inside."
Gu Linchao was taken aback for a moment, then said calmly, "You may leave."
Lü Qiao hesitated for a moment because his return was so sudden that she hadn't had time to prepare a change of clothes for Wen Nong Nong.
"Your Highness, I forgot to prepare the Princess's clothes. Could you please take them in for her in a moment?" After saying that, she immediately withdrew.
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