The Flirtatious Prince and His Savage Concubine

Madam Gu looked at Gu Yan'er for a long time without answering, then took Gu Yan'er's hand and said gently: "Yan'er, I am your biological mother. Is there anything you can't tell your biological mother? No matter what, I will stand by your side."

Gu Yan'er still felt that she didn't know how to tell Madam Gu what was in her heart, mainly because she herself was still a mess and hadn't sorted it out yet. Maybe she also needed some time to sort out what she wanted most and what she was willing to give up for it. She would tell her mother when she had thought it through. Talking about it now would only add to her troubles.

So Gu Yan'er leaned her head on Mrs. Gu's shoulder and said in a calm tone: "Mom, I'm really fine, I'm just too tired today." After that, she gently closed her eyes.

Mrs. Gu saw that Gu Yan'er was indeed tired, and she didn't have the heart to question her anymore. She just comforted her gently, "Yan'er, if you feel tired, just lean on your mother's shoulder and have a good rest. Just like when you were little, you can always fall asleep quickly next to me. I will stay here with you tonight."

Gu Yan'er nodded gently and said, "Yes, thank you, mother!"

Mrs. Gu stopped talking, and there was no sound around them. Gu Yan'er felt sleepy in an instant, and soon she fell asleep. Mrs. Gu saw that Gu Yan'er was asleep, so she gently laid her flat on the bed, helped her take off her shoes and socks, and looked at her worriedly by the bed for a while before leaving.

On the way back to her room, Mrs. Gu muttered silently in her heart: "Yan'er, don't worry, no matter what you want, your mother will do her best to help you get it." When she silently said this in her heart, it was as if she was cheering herself up.

When Madam Gu returned to her room, she didn't expect Prime Minister Gu to be there. He hadn't stayed in his room for a long time, and she thought that Prime Minister Gu would go to the courtyard of the gentle and well-read Concubine Qian tonight. So when Prime Minister Gu appeared in her room, Madam Gu was obviously startled.

Prime Minister Gu looked at Madam Gu's surprised expression and said calmly, "Madam, don't be surprised. Today is the day of Mid-Autumn Festival reunion. Your husband should spend it with you. This is etiquette."

Madam Gu quickly calmed down and said, "Master is right. I will ask the servants to wash up right away. Let's go to bed early."

Madam Gu was about to walk to the door when Prime Minister Gu stopped her and said, "Madam, don't be impatient. I have something to tell you. Why did you stay in Yan'er's room for so long? What did she say to you? I felt that she didn't seem very happy today."

Madam Gu turned around and explained honestly: "Yan'er, she didn't say anything. She just said she was very tired after a busy day, and then she leaned on my shoulder and fell asleep. I settled her down before returning to my room, so it took some time."

After hearing what Madam Gu said, Prime Minister Gu did not want to tell whether her words were true or false. He just said what he wanted to say, "It's good that she didn't say anything. You should give her more advice. Now that she has been engaged to His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi, she should just wait to be her Princess of Qi and take good care of her husband and children. Don't think about other things."

When Madam Gu heard Prime Minister Gu say this, she knew that he must know something. So she stepped forward and asked with concern, "What does the master mean by this?"

"Madam, you don't know yet? You don't care about Yan'er enough. According to the servants' report, ever since she went out to play with Miss Lu Lingxi and her sworn brother Lu Yugang from the Zhenguo Marquis' Mansion last time, and Lu Yugang accidentally saved Yan'er from the frightened horse's hoof, she seems to have different feelings towards Lu Yugang. Sometimes when she is alone, she will smile foolishly; when she is painting, she will unconsciously draw the way Lu Yugang tightened the reins on horseback that day, and after waking up, she will crumple up the painting and throw it away; she will also intentionally or unintentionally inquire about the news of the Zhenguo Marquis' Mansion. Madam, tell me, what's wrong with Yan'er?" Prime Minister Gu was a little dissatisfied with Madam Gu's usual neglect of Gu Yan'er, and her tone was a bit unfriendly.

"Master, what you mean is that Yan'er has fallen in love with the adopted son of the Marquis of Zhenguo Mansion?" Madam Gu asked in shock.

Prime Minister Gu nodded, "It's almost certain."

"How is this possible? They have only met once or twice." Mrs. Gu still shook her head unwillingly.

"Okay, your husband is not here to argue with you about right and wrong. Just listen to me and remind Yan'er to be more obedient. Now that Lu Yugang is guarding the border, they will not have the chance to meet. As long as Yan'er behaves herself and waits to become the Princess of Qi, and does not cause any trouble or embarrass the Prime Minister's Mansion, that's enough." Prime Minister Gu always had an inexplicable arrogance towards the women in his family. He felt that he did not need to explain everything to them in detail, because they did not understand and they did not need to think. They just needed to listen to his instructions.

"Okay, sir. I will definitely give Yan'er some advice." Madam Gu was used to Prime Minister Gu's way of speaking, so she responded politely.

Seeing that things were almost done, Prime Minister Gu told his servants to make arrangements for bed.

Prime Minister Gu was a good sleeper. He fell asleep in a short while after he finished tidying up. Madam Gu, however, did not sleep all night. She kept thinking about the fact that Gu Yan'er liked Lu Yugang. She wondered what Lu Yugang was like. What was there about him that made Yan'er so fascinated? Tomorrow she would definitely send someone to find out more.

The Mid-Autumn Festival night passed relatively peacefully.

The next morning, there were rumors in the capital that Lu Lingxi was arrogant and domineering, and even offended the Queen. She was said to have started to act like a Crown Princess before she became one. The Crown Prince, who had always been filial to the Queen, actually followed her and disobeyed the Queen. If Lu Lingxi really became a Crown Princess, she would be arrogant in the future.

Lu Lingxi heard these rumors from the people who were sent out to inquire about the prince's preferences. She was so angry that she was speechless and didn't know who to talk to. She was very upset: I just didn't want to perform, how could I become arrogant and disobey the queen? And I was blamed for corrupting His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, but I haven't even met His Royal Highness the Crown Prince yet, okay? Who on earth has so much free time to make up nonsense about me?

What made Lu Lingxi even more angry was that the person sent to inquire about the type of women that the Crown Prince liked came back and reported that "The Crown Prince likes all types of beauties, gentle and virtuous, skilled in wielding swords and guns, plump and thin, as long as they are decent looking, the Crown Prince always accepts all of them and never refuses anyone." This made Lu Lingxi very angry. How could there be such a philandering person? Didn't he have anything to do? Staying in the harem all day to watch over his beauties, changing them every day, wouldn't it be too much for him? Oh! Whoever wants to be the Crown Princess can be the Crown Princess, but how can he cancel the engagement reasonably?

Lu Lingxi was really in a dilemma. She was sitting in the pavilion, supporting her head with one hand and teasing Chang Wei and Xiao Hua with a stick in the other. She threw the stick far away, and then Chang Wei and Xiao Hua rushed to pick it up. After picking it up, they kept wagging their tails, waiting for Lu Lingxi to touch their heads and praise them.

Lu Lingxi threw the stick in his hand again and fell into deep thought as he watched the two stupid dogs running away.

Suddenly she saw the little flower covered with black spots and had a good idea.