"It's alright, you look just right, you look very blessed." Wen Nongnong smiled and reached out to touch her face. She paused, then looked at Si Luo beside her. Suddenly, she said, "Vice Commander Si, aren't girls cuter when they have a little bit of meat on them?"
Seeing that she was alright, Si Luo was about to leave when she heard her ask about it, and was genuinely taken aback.
However, he did not give a perfunctory answer. He looked Su Qianqian up and down and said frankly, "Miss Su is not fat, this is just right."
Upon hearing this, Su Qianqian was first taken aback, then blushed and quickly hid behind Lu Yingying, but her eyes couldn't help but secretly peek at him.
When he saw his empty right sleeve, his eyes widened instantly.
What happened to his right hand?
Si Luo didn't pay any attention and looked at Wen Nongnong, asking for instructions: "Should I take this palace maid away for questioning, or should Your Highness question her personally?"
Wen Nong Nong glanced at the palace maid who was being restrained by Bai Li, and was somewhat puzzled as to why she wanted to assassinate her. Just as she was about to speak, Guo Yuzhen stepped forward with Gu Siyuan in her arms and said, "She used to be Wen Ruyi's personal maid."
Upon hearing this, Wen Nongnong immediately understood. It seemed that this maid had been brainwashed by Wen Ruyi quite a bit, and her attempt to assassinate her this time was probably like that of the Lingyin Taoist priest, to avenge Wen Ruyi.
Wen Nongnong didn't want to interrogate anyone further, so she said to Si Luo, "You can handle the person."
"Alright." Si Luo nodded and waved his hand. Immediately, two imperial guards stepped forward and dragged the palace maid away.
Just as Si Luo led his men away, Gu Linchao, having received the news, rushed back.
Seeing this, Lu Yingying and the others tactfully took their leave.
After everyone had left, Wen Nongnong looked at the man's tense expression and quickly said, "I'm fine, don't worry. But this time, we really owe a lot to Qianqian."
As she spoke, to prove that what she said was true, she raised her hand and showed him her torn sleeve, "It's just that the sleeve suffered. But luckily, I changed out of my ceremonial robes a long time ago, otherwise it would have been such a pity."
Gu Linchao was both amused and exasperated to see that she was still concerned about the imperial robes, but his tense expression finally softened. "It's good that you're alright. Let's go, I'll go with you to change your clothes."
"Okay." Wen Nongnong said, handing Gu Yaoyao over to him to hold.
Gu Yaoyao hadn't seen her father for most of the day, and when she saw him, she grinned and smiled happily.
Seeing this, Gu Linchao's eyes flashed with a smile, and he patted her on the back.
However, before carrying his daughter into the bedroom, he glanced at Wang Houde.
Wang Houde understood and quickly retreated.
Although the Empress was unharmed, the palace maid's attempt to assassinate her was a heinous crime. The Emperor didn't say anything, but he was furious and would not allow the palace maid to live.
...
Wen Nongnong promised Gu Yi yesterday that she would ask Lu Yingying for his opinion, but the sudden assassination attempt by the palace maid disrupted her plans.
So after the banquet, she had no choice but to keep Lu Yingying alone.
"Does Your Highness have any instructions?" Lu Yingying asked.
Wen Nongnong said with a smile, "Please sit down first, I have something to ask you."
Seeing this, Lu Yingying had no choice but to sit down. "Please speak, Your Majesty."
"No need to be so formal. We've known each other for a long time, so let's just be like before," Wen Nongnong said with a smile.
Upon hearing this, Lu Yingying relaxed a bit and said with a slightly mischievous tone, "Your Majesty's status is different now than before, and this humble woman would not dare to be presumptuous."
Hearing that she seemed to relax a bit despite saying those words, Wen Nongnong couldn't help but smile, took her hand, and asked, "I heard your family is already arranging a marriage for you. What do you think about it?"
Lu Yingying was taken aback when she realized that she had been called over for this matter. After a moment of confusion, she said, "My parents will decide this matter. As long as the other person is a good person, then... I can get married."
Wen Nongnong was somewhat taken aback to see that she had no demands regarding her own marriage.
"Although marriage is often arranged by matchmakers, the most important thing is that you like it yourself, right? Don't you have any of your own thoughts?"
Lu Yingying paused for a moment, then shook her head with a wry smile, "I...I didn't think of that..."
Wen Nongnong said, "Since you don't have any requirements for the marriage contract, how about... you consider Gu Yi?"
"The hoarder king?" Lu Yingying was taken aback when she heard the name.
“That’s right.” Wen Nongnong sighed and decided to tell her the truth. “Gu Yi is very fond of you. He heard that your family is going to arrange a marriage for you, and he’s very anxious. Yesterday, he even went to his royal uncle to ask him to bestow a marriage upon him.”
What are your thoughts on Gu Yi?
Lu Yingying was startled, "How could he..."
"Don't worry, the Emperor didn't agree immediately, but I think Gu Yi really wants to marry you. Could you consider him? Of course, if you really dislike him, I'll refuse him on your behalf."
Upon hearing this, Lu Yingying breathed a sigh of relief.
Seeing this, Wen Nongnong asked, "Do you really hate him that much?"
Lu Yingying twisted the handkerchief in her hand, hesitated for a long time, and then said, "It's not that I dislike him..."
“Back when we were at the villa in Tunzhou, I noticed there was something going on between you two. Why are you two so awkward together?” Wen Nongnong couldn’t help but ask.
Lu Yingying glanced at her, thought for a moment, and then revealed the secret she had kept buried in her heart for many years.
"Actually, a couple of years ago, when I was traveling, I was robbed and almost kidnapped. Fortunately, Tun Wang happened to pass by and rescued me."
Wen Nongnong was surprised, "So, he's your savior?"
Lu Yingying blushed slightly, turned to the side, and said somewhat awkwardly, "That's true, but the Prince of Tun was young and reckless at the time. When the bandits tried to kidnap me, I struggled desperately and got covered in dirt. The Prince of Tun disliked my filth and refused to ride with me, so he threw me into the water. I can't swim, and I almost drowned..."
Upon hearing this, Wen Nongnong finally understood the "grudge" between the two.
Gu Yi really knows how to act recklessly. He saved the person, but because he thought the person was dirty, he threw them into the water and almost caused them to drown.
No wonder Gu Yi jumped into the water without thinking when Lu Yingying fell in at the villa. He knew she couldn't swim. But now it seems that his nervousness in jumping in meant he had already been interested in her for a while.
"That kid Gu Yi is really making a fool of himself." She deliberately put on a stern face and muttered a curse under her breath.
Upon hearing this, Lu Yingying felt a little embarrassed. "Actually, I was really dirty at the time, covered in mud, and I only had one horse. It's understandable that the Prince of Tun thought I was dirty, and we can't completely blame him."
Wen Nongnong felt that something else must have happened between the two of them, but she didn't ask any more questions. Instead, she said, "Then you still blame him a little."
She sighed and said, "I didn't know that such an unpleasant thing had happened between you, and I didn't know that Gu Yi had done such a terrible thing to you. Since you hate him, I will reject him on your behalf."
Upon hearing this, Lu Yingying said anxiously, "I... I don't actually dislike him. After all, he saved me. If it weren't for him, I wouldn't have survived..."
Before she could finish speaking, a figure emerged from behind the curtain. The young man's dark eyes were fixed intently on her. "Since you don't dislike me, will you marry me?"
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