Gu Linchao glanced at the girl with her head down, pursed his lips, and finally drank the soup.
Wen Nongnong chatted with the Empress Dowager for a while longer. The Empress Dowager looked tired and said kindly, "Alright, you may leave the palace now. Remember to come and visit me when you have time."
"Okay." Wen Nongnong replied obediently, "Then I'll go back with the prince first."
"Go ahead," the Empress Dowager waved her hand.
After leaving Jingci Palace, Wen Nongnong secretly breathed a sigh of relief; it was a close call, she almost had to drink that soup.
If she drinks again, she won't be able to sleep tonight.
"Why did you lie to Mother just now?" Gu Linchao suddenly asked.
Wen Nongnong tilted her head to look at him, "Which matter is Your Highness referring to?"
Gu Linchao was taken aback.
Thinking of what she had said about the letter's date, she pursed her lips.
Seeing his reaction, Wen Nongnong knew that he probably found it difficult to bring up the words "letter date".
Tsk tsk, this man is really innocent.
"Of course it's because I didn't want to drink that soup." She paused, then added teasingly, "Besides, how did Your Highness know that I was just lying to Mother and that I wasn't really here?"
Gu Linchao's face stiffened.
Seeing his reaction, Wen Nong Nong chuckled, "Your Highness wouldn't be thinking of going to the Empress Dowager to denounce me, would you?"
Gu Linchao looked at the girl's pretty face, paused, and reminded her, "If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have needed to drink that extra bowl."
"You are my husband, so drink another bowl for me, what's wrong with that?" Wen Nongnong asked innocently, her long, curled eyelashes blinking like fluttering butterfly wings.
Gu Linchao's fingers, tucked behind his back, were tightly curled, as if something was tickling his heart, making it itch.
What this girl said...
He pursed his lips slightly, indicating that he wasn't particularly opposed to it.
He didn't say anything more, and Wen Nongnong took it as a tacit agreement, feeling inexplicably happy.
The two walked in silence, one in front of the other.
After getting into the carriage, Wen Nongnong spontaneously found a corner to curl up in, closed her eyes, and went to sleep.
She fell asleep shortly afterward.
Gu Linchao's gaze fell on her face, and he found it somewhat amusing to see that she had fallen asleep so easily.
This girl always seems to be able to take things as they come and doesn't care about anything, which is not at all like a noble lady.
In the capital, families with a bit of wealth take exceptional care of their children, which in turn fosters their picky and arrogant personalities.
But Wen Nongnong, who came from a prestigious family, was the opposite. He didn't see any trace of arrogance in her. She wasn't picky about anything. Even last time, when he told her not to waste things, she didn't argue. Instead, she took the initiative to say that she wouldn't waste things next time.
All her words and actions made it impossible for anyone to tell that she was a pampered young lady raised in a wealthy family, unaware of the hardships of life.
Moreover, she's eloquent and also knows martial arts.
People say that Miss Wen is beautiful but illiterate, and in fact, judging from the scriptures she copied, her handwriting is indeed ugly.
Even so, she unexpectedly proved herself capable of composing poetry and possessing an understanding of wine, speaking eloquently and persuasively that even the previously superior Uyghur envoys were humbled by her.
He had doubts about this.
He felt he needed to get to know the Wen family and his little princess again.
What kind of family could raise a girl like this?
Gu Linchao fell into deep thought.
But soon he felt his body getting hot.
His stern brows furrowed, and he raised his hand to open the window, but then stopped when he saw the sleeping girl beside him.
He raised his hand and loosened his shirt a little.
But it still wasn't enough; that restless heat emanated from within the body.
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