After hearing her grandson's words, Madam Gu looked quite surprised: "When did you start having such feelings for that girl from the Jiang family? How come I didn't notice at all?"

"Grandmother, I have long been fond of my cousin Jiang. I originally planned to discuss taking her as a concubine with you after we got engaged, but since she has been away in Jiangnan, I think it would be better to tell you about this sooner rather than later," Gu Yanjin pleaded. "I really love my cousin Jiang, please grant my wish!"

"What about Princess Hua'an?" Old Madam Gu asked with a puzzled expression. "You've been inseparable from that Princess Hua'an lately. Last time, you almost made me die of anger because of her. I thought you were a romantic like your father, but I didn't expect you to be such a womanizer."

Madam Gu disliked her deceased daughter-in-law. After all, what mother-in-law would like a woman who could bewitch her son? But her son insisted on protecting her! So Madam Gu had suffered a lot of mistreatment at the hands of her deceased daughter-in-law in the past.

Therefore, one of the reasons why she disliked Princess Hua'an so much was that she felt her grandson was very likely to be just like his father, and would be completely controlled by Princess Hua'an in the future, making her, as the grandmother, experience again the mistreatment she had suffered from her deceased daughter-in-law.

But she had completely misunderstood. Her grandson had long harbored feelings for that girl from the Jiang family. If it weren't for Princess Hua'an, Old Madam Gu would definitely not have agreed to this.

After all, her grandson was the best in her eyes. The girl from the Jiang family was of such low birth that she wasn't even qualified to be her grandson's concubine, let alone a noble concubine.

“Of course I like the princess, but liking the princess and liking my cousin Jiang are not contradictory!” Gu Yanjin said. “Grandmother, please grant my request! I really like my cousin Jiang.”

“It’s not that Grandmother doesn’t agree, but we need to ask Madam Jiang’s opinion on this matter.” Although she had already agreed in her heart, Madam Gu would not show that she agreed too easily. “Besides, Madam Jiang will definitely not agree to let her niece become someone’s concubine.”

"So if you want to take the Jiang family girl as a concubine, you need to think it over carefully. Anyway, the Jiang family girl has gone back to Jiangnan now, so let's wait until she comes back from Jiangnan before we discuss this matter."

Men! They're all shameless; the easier something is to get, the less they'll cherish it.

Although her grandson was fond of the girl from the Jiang family, if he were to get her too easily, then if she wanted that girl to fight against Princess Hua'an, the girl would probably be no match for Princess Hua'an.

So you really can't let your grandson win the heart of your beauty too easily.

"In short, this matter cannot be rushed. You also know why your father married Jiang Shi. It's because Jiang Shi's face is somewhat similar to your birth mother's. Over the years, he has doted on Jiang Shi. Once a man likes a woman, no matter what the reason is, he can't resist the whispers in her ear."

“If Madam Jiang is unwilling to let her niece become your concubine, and she whispers in your father’s ear, then your father is very likely to disagree with this matter. And if your father disagrees, it won’t work if only your grandmother agrees!”

"So this matter really can't be rushed. If you really can't live without that girl from the Jiang family, then put more effort into her and don't always focus your attention on Princess Hua'an," Old Madam Gu said with a smile. "As long as you are willing to put more effort into that girl from the Jiang family and make her insist on marrying you, then no matter how much Jiang Shi tries to persuade your father, it won't work!"

"I believe you know the principle of 'capture the king first' without your grandmother having to explain it to you in detail. If you want to get what you want, you have to put in more effort, instead of just trying to get it by talking. After all, that girl from the Jiang family has an aunt who is favored by your father and is protecting her."

"Grandson understands," Gu Yanjin said. Although Old Madam Gu had said so, he still wouldn't reveal the matter between him and Chunxi.

As I said before, it would be best to avoid any unforeseen complications.

At the same time, Prince Lu was at his residence in the capital.

"Princess, I have found out that Young Master Gu's cousin went back to Jiangnan some time ago and is not in the capital now."

"So the person went back to Jiangnan!" Yan Jialu threw the fish food in her hand into the pond. "No wonder this person is not from the capital and has Gu Yanjin so obsessed with him that he has completely ignored me, the princess."

"Send someone to Jiangnan. I want that Jiang Chunxi to have her chastity defiled by river bandits on her way back to the capital," Yan Jialuo said coldly. "Remember, just ruin that bitch's chastity, don't let her die."

"Hehe! I don't want Gu Yanjin to have a white moonlight that he can't forget even after he's already died living in his heart in the future."

Yan Jialuo knew men's true nature all too well; she wouldn't let Gu Yanjin harbor a dead person in his heart to disgust her.

"Yes, this servant will arrange it immediately," said Yan Jialuo's trusted maid.

Jiang Chunxi, far away in Jiangnan, was unaware that so many people in the capital were thinking of her. At that moment, she was receiving a eunuch who was conveying that the emperor wanted her to serve him in bed that night.

Jiang Chunxi gestured to Changli to slip a purse to the eunuch who was delivering the message, and then had Changli personally escort the young eunuch out.

"Miss, that's wonderful!" Changli said excitedly after seeing the eunuch into the room. "The Emperor has finally summoned you to his bedchamber again! You have no idea how worried I've been these past few days, worried that the Emperor would forget about you and stop summoning you to his bedchamber!"

“With your daughter’s looks, how could the Emperor possibly forget me?” Jiang Chunxi gave a confident, charming smile. “Men are all the same. Even the highest emperor can’t resist the charms of a beautiful woman.”

"Hurry and have someone prepare hot water for me to bathe. I need to be ready to serve the Emperor tonight."

"Yes, this servant will go and have someone prepare hot water for you to bathe and change." Changli turned around happily and walked outside.

That night, Jiang Chunxi pleased the Emperor again, and he asked for water three more times. In the following two weeks, the Emperor favored Jiang Chunxi twice more before he began to favor others. After all, the officials in Jiangnan had arranged for more than a dozen beauties of all kinds to stay in the imperial palace.

Having experienced Jiang Chunxi's beauty, the Emperor became even more interested in the beauties of Jiangnan, and naturally he would favor other women, not just Jiang Chunxi.

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