Duke Jing's younger sister

Sihai Inn is located in the most central area of ​​Jiangdu City.

It is adjacent to Xing'anfang in the west, where people can listen to music and enjoy themselves.

To the east is Yongchang Street, the most prosperous street in Jiangdu City, where there are restaurants, cloth shops, musical instrument stores and pharmacies.

The Sihai Inn has six floors and is magnificently renovated. Even the lowest-class "Di" room costs ten taels of silver per night.

Most of the people staying here temporarily are prominent businessmen traveling from north to south.

He had a wealthy family and was discussing a big business in Jiangdu City, so he naturally had no shortage of these few taels of silver.

Mrs. Gu walked down the stairs, explaining to her son as she walked.

"Silly son, the betrothal gift requires more than just silver. It also requires cloth, silk, and a golden hairpin for a wild goose. You don't need to worry about anything else. Go find a few hunters and hire them to hunt wild geese."

The betrothal geese are living things, unlike inanimate objects like silk and satin. Once you pay money, you can get whatever you want.

Although there will always be brave men who are willing to take risks when there is a big reward, it still takes time.

Madam Gu was also very anxious. She had never expected that the mistress of the Shen family would push for this marriage so hastily.

For an ordinary family to propose marriage, it would take at least three months from the time of asking for the name and paying the betrothal gift to the time of paying the betrothal gift.

But this Mrs. Shen seemed like she was sending away the plague god, saying the sooner the better.

This caught Mrs. Gu off guard. She was so busy every day that she had no time to talk about her own business. She had to deal with her son's betrothal gift first before talking about other things.

As he was busy, his doubts grew stronger. This matter was too weird from beginning to end.

It's not that she looked down on the Gu family, but the Shen family's status was too high. Mrs. Shen went against her usual practice and married into their Gu family, and also wanted everything to be done quickly, which inevitably made people suspicious.

But she spent money like water, and the news she got back was all about how good Miss Shen San was, without a single bad word.

She could only suppress her doubts and carefully handle her son's marriage arrangements.

As soon as I went down to the lobby on the first floor, a man in light gray shorts came up to me. He looked like a guard.

"Excuse me, but Mrs. Gu?"

Yue Yang asked, cupping his hands and glancing at the tall and round man beside her.

I have to say that what the lady did was really not fair.

The third young lady was as pretty as jade, but they chose such a husband for her. No wonder the master was so angry and had a gloomy face the whole day, scaring him so much that he didn't even dare to breathe.

Madam Gu was slightly stunned, then smiled and said, "That's right, isn't it you, sir?"

"My Lord wants to talk to you."

Following Yue Yang's line of sight, Madam Gu looked towards the tea table in front of the lattice window.

Beside the mahogany table, a young man in a dark blue robe had an elegant posture, a noble bearing, and beautiful features like an immortal in a painting, with a stunning and charming look.

The slender fingers were holding the teapot and pouring tea into the cup in front of them.

Such an ordinary action, however, seems to be extraordinary, just like a Taoist waving a whisk in his hand, which makes people feel respect.

Although the Gu family and the Shen family were married, Mrs. Gu had never met the famous Duke Jingguo.

Furthermore, there is not only one Duke Jingguo in Jiangdu City, there are also Duke Liangguo and Duke Yingguo.

But Madam Gu did not think that the handsome young man in front of her could be the other two dukes.

It was because Duke Jingguo's reputation was so great that even she, who was hundreds of miles away in Sizhou, had heard of him.

Although she knew what was going on, she still asked one more question out of caution, "But Lord Shen, the Duke of Jingguo?"

"That's right," Yue Yang said solemnly, "Madam, please come in. The Duke has been waiting for you for a long time."

Mrs. Gu had been following her husband on business trips for many years and was a person who had seen the world. Even though she was a little nervous at this moment, she did not look panicked at all.

She brought her son to the side of the young man and bowed respectfully, "This humble lady greets the Duke. This is my son, Gu Nanxiao."

The young man did not respond, his gaze fell coldly on Gu Nanxiao. Gu Nanxiao was stunned, then bowed and smiled innocently, "Nanxiao greets brother."

Shen Beiqi's face turned stern, and he dropped the teacup in his hand solemnly on the table with a muffled sound. Both the mother and son of the Gu family were startled.

Duke Jingguo seemed displeased. Just as Mrs. Gu was thinking carefully about what she had done wrong and how she had neglected the Shen family, the young man slowly spoke.

"Please leave first, Mr. Gu. I have something to discuss with Madam Gu."

Yue Yang "invited" Gu Nanxiao to leave.

"Mrs. Gu, please take a seat."

Seeing her son being pushed out of the inn, Mrs. Gu dared not say anything but was angry. She suppressed her fear and sat opposite the young man. She smiled and asked,

"I wonder what the Duke wants to discuss with me? Is it about the marriage of my son and your sister?"

"Exactly."

Shen Beiqi took out a folded piece of rice paper from his sleeve, placed it on the table, and pushed it in front of Mrs. Gu.

Madam Gu opened the rice paper, examined it carefully, and asked in confusion, "What is this?"

"The marriage between your son and my sister is now off the table. Next, I want to discuss another marriage with you."

……

The palace is majestic, with red walls and golden tiles.

The magnificent main hall of the East Palace is broad and grand.

Crown Prince Xiao Wenhao was wearing a bright yellow four-clawed dragon robe. He was leaning on the couch, timidly leaning in the arms of a charming beauty in red. There was another maid kneeling under the couch, gently massaging his legs.

He closed his eyes and listened leisurely to Gao Zhong's report.

"Did you go to Sihai Inn?" Xiao Wenhao slowly opened his eyes.

Gao Zhong bowed and replied in a slightly shrill voice, "Yes, according to the spies, he went to see a lady named Gu."

Xiao Wenhao smiled wickedly and casually put his hand into Linlang's chest. Linlang screamed and subconsciously wanted to cover it with her hands, but it was too late. Her collar was stretched open, revealing a large area of ​​snow-white chest.

Gao Zhong lowered his head even lower.

Holding a plump and soft body in his palm, Xiao Wenhao chuckled.

"It seems that it is for the marriage of his little sister and the Gu family. This is good, so I don't have to do it myself."

"His Royal Highness is wise."

"Go, send a letter to the Queen Mother and tell her that on the invitation to the flower viewing banquet in three days, add Shen Li's name to the invitation sent to the Shen Mansion."

Gao Zhong asked in a low voice, "Could it be that Your Highness wants to take advantage of this opportunity..."

Xiao Wenhao sneered, "What are you thinking? Shen Li is different from others. You need to take it slow, otherwise all your efforts will be wasted."

The third daughter of the Shen family seemed to be soft-hearted, but in fact she was very upright and was willing to be ruthless to herself.

If he forced it, it would only backfire. Not only would he not get any help from Shen Beiqi, but he would make him jealous of him.

He has seen countless women and thinks he is pretty good at it, but it's a pity that this Miss Shen San needs some careful consideration.

Gao Zhong took the order and retreated, but Xiao Wenhao's men did not stop. He felt a sense of dryness in his abdomen.

He pulled Linlang over and wanted to get straight to the point, but Linlang's beautiful eyes suddenly became flustered.

The servant kneeling below was about to leave.

Xiao Wenhao also blocked her way. The maid burst into tears and kept begging for mercy, but Xiao Wenhao slapped her in the face.

The maid was terrified and bit her lower lip hard to force herself to remain silent.

He embraced her on both sides, lifted her tear-stained chin with his fingers, and panted slightly, "I will take good care of you, why are you crying?"

The palace door was closed.

To cover up the embarrassing and frightening sounds.

The two maids guarding outside the door looked at each other, feeling uneasy. In this East Palace, they didn't know when the prince would take a fancy to them.

The prince has a bad temper...

They were extremely grateful at this moment. Fortunately, they were not outstanding in appearance, and it would not even be an exaggeration to say that they were ugly. But because of this, they were the safest and did not have to be tortured by the prince.