Poor little thing, he is sweet and soft after wearing it

The current emperor has twelve sons but only three precious daughters. The one he is marrying is the emperor's youngest princess, the third princess Rong Xi, born to the current Yang Guifei.

Yang Guifei was not a lady of noble family, but an ordinary fisherman. However, because of her beauty, she was given to the emperor, who was a prince at that time, by the salt merchant.

The emperor fell in love with her at first sight, and has been doting on her for many years. He is especially fond of the third princess born to her, and even the prince is given priority over her.

Before the third princess came of age, the emperor had already built a magnificent princess mansion for her. After she came of age, the third princess moved into the mansion and lived a free and happy life.

The third princess likes beauties with beautiful colors the most. In the princess's mansion, all women, regardless of gender, are loved by the third princess, and every time she goes out, she is accompanied by a large group of them.

Rumor has it that the third princess and the ninth prince have a relationship that is difficult to explain.

The ninth prince was born to a beautiful Hu Ji. It was said that the emperor conceived him when he was drunk. He was not favored since he was born. Hu Ji suffered heavy bleeding when she gave birth to him. He was raised by wet nurses in the palace.

No one knows whether this is true or not, but it is a fact that the third princess is a romantic woman.

The Third Princess must be aware of Gu Yuchen's reputation, otherwise she would not have told the Gu family about marrying him just before the imperial examination.

Gu Yuchen is of similar age to the Third Princess. Gu Yuchen is one year older than the Third Princess and is now in her twenties. Even if the Emperor favors her, he cannot continue to let her be an old maid and not get married, so the Third Princess has to choose a presentable son-in-law for herself.

There is no rule in Daliang that prohibits the prince consort from participating in politics, so Princess Shang can only do good and no harm to Gu Yuchen.

Madam Gu had already picked out a girl for Gu Yuchen. She was the legitimate daughter of a fifth-rank official. Although her family background was not high, she was really good. She was outstanding in appearance and talent. She was also good at housekeeping and financial management. The shop she ran was booming. The fifth-rank official's wealthy life was earned by this legitimate daughter.

The most important thing is that this woman has a harmonious family with simple population. Both her older and younger brothers are ambitious, and her father is also diligent in his position as a fifth-rank official.

If Gu Yuchen hadn't made such a fuss before, the marriage would have been arranged by now.

But now, the third princess has already been eyeing Gu Yuchen even though he is still unmarried.

Thunder, lightning, rain and dew are all grace from the emperor. Even if the Gu family had nine lives, they would not dare to offend the majesty of heaven.

Gu Yuchen was destined to be the royal consort.

The fact that His Majesty informed the Gu family before the marriage was finalized was already giving them enough face. If they had really gone so far as to refuse the marriage with the Third Princess, their Gu family would have been finished.

Gu Yuchen knew that this matter could not be postponed. Even though he only had Tian Jiao in his heart, he could only obey for the sake of the Gu family.

The Gu family cannot fall into an irretrievable situation because of him alone.

The night was long and quiet. Mrs. Gu tossed and turned without any sleepiness. Whenever she thought about Gu Yuchen becoming the royal family's son-in-law, she felt sad.

"If I had known this earlier, I would have just followed my son's wishes and let him fool around with that Tian Jiao for the rest of his life. It would have been better than having to be entangled with someone like the Third Princess for the rest of his life."

Madam Gu couldn't help feeling uncomfortable whenever she thought about the Third Princess' behavior. Others might not know, but how could she not know?

The Third Princess is a reckless person relying on the favor of the Emperor. How can she have any bottom line when she is hanging out with the Ninth Prince? Not to mention the group of beauties in her Princess Mansion, who are both men and women and do not care about meat or vegetables. If her son becomes a princess consort, he will be a living cuckold and there is no telling how many times he will be cuckolded.

The third princess is precious and can do whatever she wants. Even if she climbs into her brother's bed, the emperor will back her up. What does her son have to worry about?

If the king wants his subject to die, the subject will surely die.

But they couldn't talk about or mention the dirty things the third princess had done, so they could only swallow their anger.

Master Gu was also sad. "Your Majesty knows about my son's health, but the Third Princess is so crazy that she insists on my son becoming her consort. I can't refuse."

"Why else could it be? Our son is just a cover. She hopes that her family members will become widows in the future. Then no matter who it is, no one can control her. Our son is just a fig leaf. How can he have the honor of being a prince consort?"

Mrs. Gu sobbed and cried. When she thought of Gu Yuchen saying that he would set Tian Jiao free as soon as he entered the examination room, her heart ached.

She knew that Gu Yuchen had put down his studies and taken Tian Jiao for a stroll to enjoy the scenery these days, but she also knew that her son would not be happy for many more days. After the imperial examination, the emperor would definitely grant him a marriage with the third princess, and it would be difficult for him to be happy again.

Tian Jiao was carried into the carriage by Gu Yuchen and went boating on the lake. Although he was very reluctant, he had to give Gu Yuchen face, so he played from day to night. Gu Yuchen prepared a lot of programs, listening to operas during the day and watching fireworks shows at night, which were all very interesting activities. They also made a wish.

His wish is to regain his freedom as soon as possible.

As for Gu Yuchen, he said to give his wish to him, so he could make two wishes.

Tian Jiao knew that making wishes was unreliable, so he didn't care about the wish Gu Yuchen gave him. Gu Yuchen had no choice but to say:

"Then the bookboy should embroider a purse for me and put some refreshing herbs in it, so that I can have a clear mind and write with inspiration in the examination room."

The corner of Tian Jiao's mouth twitched. Gu Yuchen was really pushing his luck. Sachets and purses had so many meanings. How could they be embroidered casually?

Besides, he is just a servant, not an embroiderer, so why should he embroider for Gu Yuchen?

"If you want a scented bag to refresh your mind, you can go find the embroiderer in the mansion. I am just a servant, so I won't interfere."

Tian Jiao refused, but Gu Yuchen was not discouraged and asked for the purse in bed, for which he also promised:

"I promise to behave myself and not touch you while you're embroidering the sachet. How about that?"

Tian Jiao had been so exhausted recently that he could hardly stand, so he naturally agreed without thinking. It was just embroidering a sachet, which was no small matter for him, and he was not incapable of doing it.

Gu Yuchen also kept his promise. He did not bother Tian Jiao during the rest of the time. Instead, he became busy, going in and out so that he could not be caught. However, he would appear and disappear to check on his progress, and shamelessly specified the patterns.

Fortunately, it is not a pattern of mandarin ducks playing in the water or butterflies loving flowers, but a pattern of swallows and peach and willow trees forming a peach and willow banquet. "Banquet" and "swallow" are homophones, which means congratulations for passing the imperial examination, which is quite appropriate.

As for the swallows themselves, they are auspicious birds. They fly in pairs. They are petite and cute, and symbolize good luck and fortune. Swallows are also migratory birds. They migrate with the change of seasons. They like to fly in pairs, and the symbolism of beautiful love is ignored by Tian Jiao.

Gu Yuchen is dreaming of letting him fall in love with a young master of unequal status.