"Never mind. They are just some gorgeous flowers after all. Why not ask someone to buy a few more vases to display these elegant objects? After all, this represents Feng Yun's thoughts."

Gu Qinlan waved gently, feeling quite happy, and even took the initiative to carefully select a few flowers for the bouquet.

Her eyes moved around, admiring her work with satisfaction, and then she ordered her servants to deliver the flowers she had carefully arranged to Zheng Fenghui, Zheng Fengyun and Zheng Huiyi respectively.

"My lady, you are so caring towards the two young masters and young lady. Everyone knows that your flower arrangement skills are unique among the young ladies of aristocratic families and can be called a first-class one."

Xiang Zhu couldn't help but praise Gu Qinlan, which made her laugh out loud. She said softly:

"You have the sweetest mouth."

Xiang Zhu stuck out his tongue mischievously, and while combing Gu Qinlan's hair, he muttered softly:

"Miss, these young masters and young ladies are indeed outstanding, but people's hearts are hidden in their stomachs. Who can guarantee what will happen in the future?"

"I think that when Prince Duan returns, you and Prince Duan should work harder and give birth to a few children. This way you will have a more solid support. By then, I will definitely raise the little boy and girl to be plump, healthy and cute!"

Wocan was wiping his sword in the corner. When he heard this, he paused for a moment, a gleam of light flashed in his eyes, and he said seriously:

"I am willing to teach you swordsmanship!"

Gu Qinlan listened to what the two said, smiled and shook his head, and said slowly:

"Giving birth to a woman is like walking on the edge of hell. Even my mother lost her health due to giving birth to me and passed away soon after."

At this point, Gu Qinlan couldn't help but sigh, with a hint of melancholy in his eyes:

"In order to marry my mother, my father knelt in front of the Cui family's gate for seven days and seven nights before he won her heart. However, not long after my mother passed away, he made his concubine his successor..."

Thinking of this, Gu Qinlan couldn't help but sneer.

Marquis Dingyuan made Zhang, who was a concubine, his legal wife, his principal wife, and Gu Qinlian, who was originally a concubine, became his legitimate daughter.

This incident caused a sensation in the capital at that time, and she and her mother became the laughing stock of everyone.

"Men in this world are so heartless. There's no need to put yourself in danger for a man. As for the others..."

"As the Duan Wangfei, the head of the Duan Wang Mansion, I hold great power. This is my confidence. Why should I rely on my offspring to consolidate my favor?"

After hearing this, Wocan and Xiangzhu were stunned, but they soon understood.

Gu Qinlan is now the noble Princess Duan and holds great power in the family. Why does she need to rely on children to consolidate her position?

Gu Qinlan sat gracefully in front of the exquisite dressing table, staring intently at the picturesque face in the mirror.

Her skin was as delicate and smooth as fine white jade, her eyebrows were curved like willow branches, and her pupils were shining like stars. There was no trace of her running around in her previous life to support Ji Yinli.

Reborn in this life, she was determined not to let precious time pass in vain, and to enjoy the beauty of the present moment to the fullest, which was what she desired most at the moment.

Gu Qinlan gently picked up an emerald green jade crane hairpin and inserted it between her hair, while asking softly:

"How did Feng Hui's interrogation go yesterday?"

Xiang Zhu shook his head slightly, his tone revealing a hint of nonchalance: "I haven't had time to ask yet."

"Then let's go investigate..."

Gu Qinlan nodded slightly and was about to get up and leave when suddenly a servant rushed in and knelt down in a panic to report:

"Princess, something terrible has happened. Wenqin... has escaped!"

"Ran away?"

With a look of astonishment on his face, Gu Qinlan rushed to the woodshed in the backyard with Wocan and Xiang Zhu, only to see that the door of the woodshed was open and in a mess.

In front of the woodshed, several servants were kneeling on the ground trembling with fear, their bodies moving involuntarily.

Zheng Fenghui stood there, his face livid, and angrily shouted at the servants:

"What on earth are you doing? You can't even keep a prisoner under guard? How can such a living person disappear into thin air? What's the point of us keeping you in Prince Duan's Mansion?"

Wenqin's perseverance last night left him with nothing, so Zheng Fenghui decided to detain her overnight and re-examine her the next day. However, who would have thought that she would disappear without a trace overnight! How could he not be angry?

"Feng Hui."

Gu Qinlan frowned slightly. She walked forward and gently smoothed the wrinkles on Zheng Fenghui's collar. She said in a calm but powerful tone:

"You are the heir to Prince Duan's Mansion. You must not lose your dignity. Besides..."

"A gentleman should not show his joy or anger on his face, his likes or dislikes on his words, or his sorrow or happiness on his face. If you show all your emotions on the outside, how can you achieve great things?"

During several contacts with Zheng Fenghui, Gu Qinlan had already discovered this obvious weakness of his.

Whenever he encounters difficult things, he always loses his temper.

This might not be a big deal in other families, but for him, the eldest son of Prince Duan, and her stepson, Gu Qinlan could never tolerate such indulgence!

After hearing this, Zheng Fenghui suddenly pushed her hand away, his young face full of reluctance and unwillingness:

"What can I do? I can't even keep a prisoner under control. Are you making fun of me?"

Zheng Fenghui's heart was filled with bitterness.

He accepted this task and wanted to prove his ability to Gu Qinlan. However, the opposite happened. Instead of proving himself, he made a joke and lost face in front of Gu Qinlan.

Gu Qinlan raised one eyebrow and questioned seriously: "Why should I laugh at you? No one can be perfect. After all, none of us are saints."

Zheng Fenghui listened to Gu Qinlan's response and realized that the other party did not have any intention of sarcasm. He felt a little comforted and his emotions gradually returned to normal.

He bit his lip lightly, then took out a bunch of keys from his pocket, handed them to Gu Qinlan, and slowly explained:

"There is only one key to this woodshed, and it has always been kept by me, but the lock shows no signs of being pried open..."

"I had planned to hone Wenqin's character before continuing to interrogate her, but unexpectedly..."

Gu Qinlan took the key, but felt a little doubtful. The key was obviously intact, but the door of the woodshed opened easily. It was really unbelievable.

She turned to the group of servants kneeling beside her and asked, "Have you been guarding here yesterday?"

Upon hearing this, the servants hurriedly kowtowed to Gu Qinlan and rushed to explain.

"Princess, we took turns on duty in groups of two last night."

"That's right. Each group of us will guard for one hour."

"All our previous personnel are safe. Wenqin escaped when Ershan and Erfeng, the last group, were on duty..."

When the two servants, Ershan and Erfeng, heard their names mentioned, they panicked and immediately fell to their knees, kowtowing and begging for mercy:

“Princess, spare me! When we arrived, it was already dawn. I was so relaxed that I fell asleep in a daze for some reason…”

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