"Your Highness is too modest. Your tea art is already extremely sophisticated, far more than good."
Receiving Yu Rou's praise, Gu You's mouth corners curled up, and a hint of pride appeared in his eyes.
"You are also very good. You can always surprise me." Gu You looked into her eyes steadily, and the ambiguity and affection in his eyes were very obvious.
Yu Rou lowered her eyes and didn't look at him.
"Are you shy?" Gu You had the urge to lift her chin.
"No." How can you tell that I'm shy? Yu Rou didn't know what Gu You was thinking.
After spending a long time with modern people, she came back to interact with ancient people and felt more and more that ancient men liked to take things for granted, which could also be said to be self-indulgent.
Gu You naturally didn't believe her. He smiled at first, but then he thought of something and his face suddenly turned cold. "You were suddenly poisoned and unconscious at that time. It's not that I didn't want to save you, but the situation at that time made it better for you to hand you over to the prince."
Yu Rou didn't expect him to explain this suddenly. She had never thought of asking him to save her. Besides, it had been several days since the incident, and she wouldn't think about the situation at that time unless he mentioned it.
The day before yesterday, the prince sent a letter saying that the matter had been dealt with.
Out of consideration for the He family's friendship, he did not publicly punish He Yulian, but only said that Yu Rou had accidentally eaten incompatible food, but he did not let He Yulian go either.
The He family arranged a marriage for He Yulian and sent her to marry far away in the south.
For the proud and arrogant He Yulian, this was more painful than killing her.
Especially when He Yulian knew that this matter was orchestrated by the prince, she cried all night. The next day, she wanted to commit suicide but was saved by a maid. News came from the He Mansion that the bride would come from the south in two months.
However, Yu Rou felt that the poisoning should not have been planned by He Yulian alone. She did not have such confidence on her own. She was with Yan Wanyun at the time. If she said that Yan Wanyun was unaware of it, Yu Rou would not believe it. But even after things came to this, He Yulian did not give Yan Wanyun up. It was estimated that the two had already discussed it.
In just a few moments, many thoughts flashed through Yu Rou's mind. She still kept her eyes downcast and said in a low voice, "Your Excellency, your words are too serious. This has nothing to do with you at this moment. You don't have to worry about it."
Her unfamiliar and polite tone made Gu You very unhappy, but when he thought of Yu Rou and the prince's engagement, he became even angrier.
Gu You hesitated for a moment, thinking about the purpose of her trip, and asked, "Do you really want to marry the prince? If I can make the prince regret the engagement, will you be willing to marry me?"
Yu Rou looked up in surprise. "Why do you say that, my lord? Marriage is not a joke. The prince and I are already engaged. Please stop joking."
"You know I'm not joking, or do you misunderstand me because my reputation is too bad?" Gu You thought about it and didn't know how to explain to Yu Rou that his bad reputation was spread by someone he found to cover up his bad reputation when he was young and ignorant.
At that time, he didn't want to get married. He thought women were very boring and never thought there was anything wrong with his bad reputation.
Until now, he has fallen in love with Yu Rou, but has been rejected by Yu Rou every time, which has made him frustrated again and again. He feels frustrated and thinks it is because of his reputation.
Judging from Wang's attitude towards him today, he could guess a thing or two.
"Prince, you worry too much."
Yu Rou's light words made Gu You feel a little powerless.
Yu Rou looked out the window. Night had fallen and the moon had climbed above her head without her knowing.
She hesitated and said, "Sir, it's getting late."
Gu You slammed his chopsticks on the table, stood up, and glared at Yu Rou. "Are you really just waiting for me to leave?"
Yu Rou sighed, "Then what do you want from me?"
Gu You suddenly felt that it was really boring for him to come here, but he was unwilling to give up. All he wanted was Yu Rou, and nothing else mattered.
He had never felt such a strong feeling in his life.
Ever since that time when he played the game of Daughter Order with Yu Rou in the palace, he couldn't forget her.
If Yu Rou had accepted his invitation, or even been less cold towards him, perhaps he wouldn't have been so persistent.
"I want you to look after me carefully. I am not kidding you. I want you to stop marrying the prince and stay with me."
"Prince, you!" Yu Rou looked stunned.
"What do you want? I can give it to you too."
Yu Rou shook her head, "Prince, please leave."
Gu You reached out and wanted to hold her shoulders to let her see his sincerity, but Yu Rou's resistance hurt his self-esteem.
His hands froze, and after a long moment he regained his composure, though his eyes held a hint of disappointment. He pulled out an exquisite dagger from his bosom and handed it to her, "This is for you. I asked someone to find it for you. This dagger can cut through iron like mud, and it's easy to carry. Use it for self-defense."
Yu Rou was stunned and was about to refuse, but Gu You held her hand and said, "Take it."
Gu You turned his back to her and said, "Next month is my birthday. You accepted my gift, so you have to give me a gift in return."
He didn't give Yu Rou a chance to speak and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
Yu Rou stood there in a daze for a moment, and then Haitang rushed in, "Miss! I just..."
Yu Rou made a gesture to stop him from saying anything more. "I know everything. Don't make any noise. Go down first."
Gu You’s birthday is next month, and the prince’s birthday is also coming soon.
She rubbed her temples and thought to herself, I thought Prince Guangcheng was just joking, but I didn't expect him to be serious.
In the original plot, the original owner had no connection with this prince at all.
A few days later, news came from the palace that Yu Rou, the study companion, had not entered the palace for a long time. It was said that Princess He Ning missed her and the poison should have been cured long ago, so she was summoned to the palace.
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