Shocked! The salty concubine was spoiled by the cold prince

"Auntie, we have three more girls in the harem. I heard that they were awarded to the prince by His Majesty for his meritorious service in handling cases. They are all stunningly beautiful women selected by the Ministry of Education."

Yueyan is a lively person and likes to listen to fun. Gu Jiaorong learned a lot of things from her.

Gu Jiaorong slowly opened her eyes while lying on the recliner and said calmly, "Since it was a reward from His Majesty, it must be good."

But this made the princess's journey to find her husband become longer.

After all, the royal family is ruthless, and Pei Xu is no exception.

In Pei Xu's eyes, those three women were probably no different from her.

"You should be more careful with what you say and do these days. Now that a new person has arrived, it's better for us to avoid his presence."

Gu Jiaorong is not the type of person who wants to fight or kill. Besides, in her eyes, Pei Xu is just her boss and there is no need to invest emotions in him.

When it comes to love, once you take it seriously, you lose.

"What Auntie said makes the most sense, but little do you know that sometimes, even if we don't look for trouble, trouble will find us."

Shaoyao smiled and said, "Even if we're not fighting over anything, the prince treats me so well, it's hard to guarantee that others won't be jealous. Not to mention that those three were given to the prince by His Majesty, and who knows what kind of arrogant people they are."

Such speculation is not groundless. Let's not talk about the distant past, just the recent past. Princess Nan'an seemed to be in a good position, but two years ago, she was so angry about the mess in the harem that she didn't go out for a month. Now that the prince is old, Princess Nan'an has someone to rely on, and she can finally live a stable and comfortable life.

Although Shaoyao had seen Gu Jiaorong argue with others, she also felt that her personality could easily put her at a disadvantage.

"What Shaoyao said is right. Sometimes, even if we don't have any bad intentions, others may not. We still need to be careful these days."

Gu Jiaorong nodded and fell into deep thought.

Now that the plot is getting more and more out of control, I'm afraid she can no longer protect herself as she did before.

Not to mention, she has already offended Xie Wanning and the noble ladies in the capital. Now there is a new person in the mansion, and there is no guarantee that they will not set their sights on her.

What's more, Pei Xu had the dangerous idea of letting her give birth to a child.

Gu Jiaorong unconsciously bent her fingers and tapped her legs, her expression becoming serious.

Shaoyao and Yueyan both thought that she was worried about falling out of favor, and that the newcomer would cause trouble for them. After all, there was already a precedent with Shen Zhaohua, and the prince did not intervene.

Although Shaoyao and Fanglan were given to her, they were servants after all and could not be compared with the beauties bestowed by the emperor.

Their backer is the prince, while the beauty's backer is His Majesty.

If Fuan knew what they were thinking, he would just think they were overthinking it.

Although Pei Xu seemed to be indifferent to the harem, all matters were under his control. If these women really dared to do anything, even if the emperor came, he would not be able to protect them.

"Auntie, as the saying goes, things will work out in the end. We don't need to worry too much. The prince is a sensible man. Even though those three were sent by the palace, I believe the prince will not favor one over the other."

Shaoyao wanted Gu Jiaorong to have some sense of crisis, but she didn't want her to worry too much.

Besides, this was just idle talk between master and servant.

"I know the prince will not show favoritism. I will always remember the kindness the prince has shown me."

No matter what she thought in her heart, she still had to save face. Gu Jiaorong did not forget that Shaoyao was Pei Xu's person just because Shaoyao was considering her, and complained to Shaoyao.

Even Yueyan has grown a lot and now speaks only to the point.

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In recent days, there has been significant progress in the development of gunpowder.

Pei Xu also put most of his energy into this matter, so the affairs of the rear house were kept under the supervision of Fu'an.

"Your Highness, Chunzhi, who is with the princess, went to see them."

Fu'an half bent over and looked at Pei Xu's expression carefully, fearing that he would get angry.

Pei Xu was not surprised by this. After all, Xie Wanning had never been truly well-behaved since she entered the palace, and she had been making small moves all the time. If now was not the right time to touch her, Pei Xu would never have turned a blind eye to it.

"Keep an eye on them and don't let them do anything stupid."

Pei Xu said calmly that he was too busy to spare any time now, so naturally he didn't want unrest in the harem.

"Master, don't worry. I'm watching over you. Nothing will go wrong."

Fu An responded respectfully, and then asked, "Your Majesty, Xinghua Village has released some new snacks. Would you like to send someone to buy some for Aunt Gu?"

When mentioning Gu Jiaorong, Pei Xu paused with his pen in hand.

"How is she using the cook I asked you to send her?"

Pei Xu didn't seem to take Fu'an's words to heart, or perhaps he thought it was a trivial matter.

Fu'an didn't dare to speculate and only replied, "Madam Gu didn't say anything bad. Shaoyao also told me that Madam Gu has been eating in the small kitchen these days and no longer goes to the main kitchen to get her portion. I think she likes it."

Gu Jiaorong always puts her likes and dislikes about something openly and never hides anything.

Pei Xu didn't ask any more questions, but was silent for a moment before giving him instructions.

"Go buy some for her. She's always been a greedy person. If she knew that Xinghua Village had released new snacks, she would definitely be thinking about them."

Neither Pei Xu nor Fu'an thought that if Gu Jiaorong really wanted to eat it, she could ask the people in the yard to buy it instead of just waiting for him to deliver it.

"Yes, I will do it right away."

After Fuan agreed, he couldn't help but say.

"If Aunt Gu knew that the prince was thinking about her, she would be very happy."

Pei Xu couldn't help but chuckle when he thought of Gu Jiaorong's greedy look, but he quickly retracted his smile.

He knew very well that Gu Jiaorong must be happy, but she was only happy because she had something to eat, not because he cared about her.

But he, for some unknown reason, still kept the handkerchief that Gu Jiaorong gave him.

Even though he knew that Gu Jiaorong gave her the handkerchief casually, he still kept it carefully.

Just as he thought, Gu Jiaorong's eyes lit up when she saw the snacks from Xinghua Village, but she didn't ask about Pei Xu's recent situation.

Fu'an looked at Gu Jiaorong eagerly, waiting for her to say something so that he could reply.

Gu Jiaorong finally realized what was going on. "Thank you for troubling General Fu'an. Please also ask General Fu'an to thank the prince on my behalf. It's hard for the prince to be so busy and still think of me."

This was just empty polite talk. Although Fu'an could get the job done, it was not as good as taking something back with him.

Gu Jiaorong also thought of it. Now she wanted to improve Pei Xu's favorability in the hope of getting his protection in the future, so she took out the sachet she had practiced embroidering.

"This is the sachet I embroidered for His Majesty. Although it looks a little off, it's a token of my love. I'd like to ask General Fu'an to give it to His Majesty on my behalf."

Gu Jiaorong's words were not modesty. Fu'an saw the sachet and couldn't find a word to praise it. He could only force a smile and say, "Mrs. Gu is so thoughtful, and this sachet is so unique. Your Highness will certainly appreciate it."

Even though it was just a polite remark, there was still some sincerity in Gu Jiaorong's smile.

"Then I'll lend you some good advice."