Shocked! The salty concubine was spoiled by the cold prince

Gu Jiaorong followed Xie Wanning obediently and without showing off.

She knew very well that everyone invited by Princess Nan'an was noble and she could not afford to offend them. If anything went wrong, Xie Wanning would only laugh at her.

However, Xie Wanning didn't want Gu Jiaorong to be around her. She just felt annoyed when she saw her.

"I'm used to pretending to be good."

Xie Wanning glanced at her and snorted coldly.

"No need to follow me. The flowers in my aunt's garden are in full bloom. Go and enjoy them on your own. Don't waste this springtime beauty."

Although Xie Wanning wanted to embarrass her at the banquet, she had no intention of doing it herself.

There are many girls in the capital who want to marry into Prince Su's mansion, and naturally there are also those who are jealous of Xie Wanning, but Xie Wanning's status is noble and ordinary people cannot touch her. But Gu Jiaorong is different. She is Pei Xu's favorite concubine, but she is a concubine with no foundation.

As long as they don't go too far, Pei Xu won't make a big fuss because of their family background.

After all, she was just a concubine.

Gu Jiaorong knew what they were thinking, so after Xie Wanning let her move freely, she found a corner to hide away.

"Auntie, I heard that Princess Nan'an put a lot of thought into this villa. There are fifty or sixty ordinary gardeners alone. Don't you want to go and take a look?"

Shaoyao had been serving her for a long time and knew that she loved to sit on a recliner and enjoy the flowers and drink tea. She must also like the spring scenery in the garden.

Gu Jiaorong shook her head. At such a Hongmen Banquet, she didn't dare to enjoy the flowers, let alone eat a single bite of snacks.

"It is our great honor to be here at Princess Nan'an's villa, but I think this place is great, and I can take in the beautiful scenery of the garden."

This is the best spot for slacking off that Gu Jiaorong carefully selected after comparison. She will never move away.

Xianyu never does things perfunctorily when it comes to making salted fish.

Unfortunately, Shaoyao didn't understand. She just felt that Gu Jiaorong was too uncomfortable attending the banquet.

Even though she was only a concubine, she was now in great favor. Why should she be so cautious when she was just admiring the flowers?

If it were Miss Shen, she would probably have to talk a lot before she was satisfied.

Gu Jiaorong didn't think she had a long life, nor did she plan to follow Shen Zhaohua's example.

Shaoyao wanted to persuade her again, but when she saw Gu Jiaorong's expression, she swallowed the words back.

"You are Gu Jiaorong, quite an interesting person."

A clear voice rang in Gu Jiaorong's ears. She looked up and saw a girl in a goose yellow water-patterned silk long skirt with her brows furrowed. Because of her slight movements, the kingfisher butterfly hairpin on her head swayed gently, making her look lively and cute.

"My name is Gu Jiaorong. May I know your name, young lady?"

Gu Jiaorong blinked and asked with a smile.

She couldn't tell whether the other party came because of Pei Xu or if he really found her interesting.

No matter what the reason was, Gu Jiaorong didn't want to make enemies with the other party.

"My last name is Xu, Xu Qingwan."

Xu Qingwan smiled and spoke, staring at her for a long time, then asked again.

"You don't even know anyone at this party, why are you here?"

Although Xu Qingwan's family background is not as good as Xie Wanning's, her father is also a second-rank Guanglu Doctor.

"I am of low status and unworthy of attending Princess Nan'an's banquet. However, the princess has shown me kindness and is willing to bring me here to see the world. This is a blessing for me. How can I refuse?"

Gu Jiaorong's words were flawless. Not only did she imply that Xie Wanning was magnanimous, she also secretly praised Princess Nan'an.

Regardless of whether Princess Nan'an appreciates these words or not, no one will make things difficult for her because of them.

"You are quite sharp-tongued. No wonder it is said that Prince Su favors you."

Xu Qingwan smiled and looked at her carefully.

Gu Jiaorong just wanted to roll her eyes.

Who is so gossipy that they spread all kinds of gossip?!

When Xu Qingwan saw her expression, she knew that she was unaware.

"Fu'an bought snacks and apricot blossom wine. It's hard for others not to know. Nowadays, everyone says that Prince Su's favorite concubine is a glutton."

As soon as Xu Qingwan finished speaking, Gu Jiaorong's expression froze.

Who is it?

How could he be so vicious and ruin her reputation!

Report to the central government!

She wants to report it to the central government!

Gu Jiaorong raised her head slightly. If she had known this would happen, she would have died of greed and drowned in saliva rather than let Pei Xu buy her snacks and apricot blossom wine.

Xu Qingwan found her reaction interesting and asked her curiously, "What's wrong with you?"

“I’m regretting it.”

Gu Jiaorong replied slowly: "Look up at the sky, and my tears of regret will not fall."

Xu Qingwan ignored the mood of a broken little girl and whispered the devil.

"There's no point regretting it, we already know it."

Gu Jiaorong felt that she couldn't live like this anymore.

From then on, everyone knew that she was a glutton.

"Miss Xu, can you just pretend you haven't seen me today?"

Gu Jiaorong planned to deceive herself. As long as she didn't know, she wouldn't be socially dead.

Xu Qingwan refused to cooperate and had no intention of letting Gu Jiaorong go.

"No, I think you're interesting, more fun than any of them."

Gu Jiaorong: It’s outrageous. I didn’t expect that in your eyes, I’m still just a toy.

"Let's have a discussion, forget it."

Gu Jiaorong tried to negotiate but failed.

Xu Qingwan shook her head firmly, it was impossible to forget.

"Play with me."

Xu Qingwan blinked her big eyes and looked at her, "I don't like Prince Su, you don't have to worry that I have other thoughts."

Gu Jiaorong didn't think of this, she just didn't want to work overtime.

Making friends with the powerful and maintaining relationships is what a princess should do.

There is absolutely no way that Gu Jiaorong would do anything other than her job, even if her salary was increased!

Say no to overtime, start with her!

"Miss Xu, I think you should befriend the princess, not me."

Gu Jiaorong smiled slightly. Although she didn't refuse, her meaning was very clear.

"Prince Su's wife and I have always been at odds. Don't you know that?"

Xu Qingwan spoke carelessly, not afraid of offending anyone.

She is the youngest in the family and has been spoiled, so she behaves in a naive manner.

However, Gu Jiaorong did not think Xu Qingwan was really that harmless.

Even if she was the favored youngest daughter in the family, and the family was powerful, how could they raise their daughter to be an ignorant and naive person?

Xu Qingwan is probably pretending to be a pig to eat the tiger.

"I was just a maidservant before. I became your concubine because of the princess's kindness. Naturally, I don't know about the past between the princess and Miss Xu."

Gu Jiaorong did not hide her background. There was nothing to hide about such a thing. Some people probably knew it a long time ago.

After all, Fuan couldn't even hide the fact that he bought her a snack.

"You really are..."

Xu Qingwan was helpless, but didn't say anything else.

"Qingwan, come quickly, Princess Nan'an wants us to write a poem."

Xu Qingwan's younger sister happened to come over, put her arms around her, and prepared to take her away.