Although Gu Qinghuai did not receive a warm response from Lin Xihe during his time at the Lin residence, he still lived a carefree and comfortable life.
After arranging the affairs of the court, Gu Qinghuai informed His Majesty that he was going to investigate the true situation of Nanzhao.
Due to the complexity of affairs in the court, which required Gu Qinghuai's personal attention, his departure date was postponed until after January.
During this time, Ling Shuang also learned about Ji Zhuo's arranged marriage. Because Ling Shuang had once been Ji Zhuo's person, she knew many of Ji Zhuo's subordinates.
After more than ten days of inquiries, Ling Shuang actually found out the reason why Ji Zhuo and Sun Ningxiang were engaged.
On the second day of the spring hunt, someone suggested that a group of any number of people could go hunting together, and His Majesty readily agreed.
Ji Zhuo was unwilling to form a team, but His Majesty, seeing his stubbornness, chose one from the home of a girl who could ride a horse. Coincidentally, this person was Sun Ningxiang.
But when night fell, the two did not return.
It turned out that Ji Zhuo was bitten by a snake during a hunt and lost consciousness. After taking the antidote that Sun Ningxiang had made nearby, he felt cold and his body temperature dropped.
Sun Ningxiang then took off her clothes to warm him up.
After Ji Zhuo returned, His Majesty summoned the two of them and forcibly arranged their marriage.
Of course, Ji Zhuo would never have agreed if Chu Yunni hadn't threatened to kill herself.
When Ling Shuang finally managed to tell Lin Xihe the information she had gathered, Lin Xihe's reaction was indifferent.
"Why aren't you surprised at all, young lady?"
Lin Xihe remained calm and said in a composed tone, "What's so surprising? Although the hunting grounds are three or four times larger than in previous years, if tens of thousands of guards really wanted to find someone, how could they not find them and wait until dark? It was all premeditated. Some people planned it in advance, and others went with the flow."
“But none of that matters. What matters is letting Ji Zhuo choose between me and his family. Ji Zhuo made the right choice. If it were me, I would also choose my family.” Lin Xihe said frankly, drinking the freshly cooked bird’s nest soup.
“Miss, this is good. I have seen that you and General Gu have been getting along very well lately, so you don’t have to make a difficult choice.”
"Ling Shuang, I originally planned to tell you this in a few days, but since we've brought it up today, I'll be frank with you. I plan to leave the capital after Gu Qinghuai leaves."
"What? Miss! You don't want General Gu either?" Ling Shuang was full of surprise, her eyes wide, unable to believe what she was hearing.
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