"Zhu Xia, please help me replace the spices in the sachets with medicines for stopping bleeding and treating bruises and injuries." Gu Jianchu handed the two sachets worn around his waist to Zhu Xia to replace.

"Why does Your Majesty suddenly want to change to medicinal herbs?" Zhu Xia asked suspiciously.

Doctor Lin will also be at the hunting ground, and all medicinal herbs will be fully stocked.

"There are no arrows in the hunting grounds, so just in case. Sometimes emergencies cannot wait for Doctor Lin. Also, please prepare two sachets for me to repel snakes, ants, mosquitoes and insects." After Gu Jianchu gave the instructions, he went to the main hall.

Cheng Song just happened to be leading people to deliver breakfast.

The breakfast was very rich, with porridge, mutton steamed buns and various stir-fried side dishes. Gu Jianchu was helped to sit down by Xie Ci'an. He was tormented by Rong Zhi and Zhao in the first half of the night, and then by Xie Ci'an in the second half of the night. Gu Jianchu was already hungry. After sitting down, he ate three steamed buns in succession, drank a bowl of porridge, two braised pork buns and the pie his mother had sent him yesterday.

Although it was leftover, it tasted just as good after being heated up by the chef in the imperial kitchen.

By the time the two of them had eaten and drunk their fill, the horn for the hunting ground had already sounded. The ministers and female relatives had arrived before the emperor, while Xie Ci'an and Gu Jianchu were late.

Surrounded by palace servants, the two came to the main seat in the stands, with ministers and female members of the court sitting on either side.

Gu Jianchu glanced towards the position of the Minister of the Central Secretariat, only to see that the Minister of the Central Secretariat, who had been kneeling all night, looked listless, secretly rubbing his knees with his hands, while the lady sitting next to the Minister of the Central Secretariat smiled and bowed to Gu Jianchu.

[Last night, the cowardly Minister of the Central Secretariat, who had been reprimanded repeatedly by the Emperor and me, returned home after being forced to kneel all night, and without any reason, punished his beloved cousin and handed the housekeeping power directly back to his wife.]

Thinking about how the concubine had been scolded and made to kneel all night, the Minister of the Central Secretariat became inexplicably angry at the sight of her. He was also afraid that she had offended the Emperor and me again, so he quickly sent a carriage to take her back to the palace and ordered her to reflect on her mistakes for a month. The concubine had no idea what she had done wrong, so she hugged the Minister of the Central Secretariat's thigh and began to cry.

The usual tactics suddenly failed, and the concubine could only feign unconsciousness. Just as the Minister of the Central Secretariat was about to feel heartbroken, he thought of all the messy events and his own position, and without a trace of pity, he threw the concubine into the carriage. Regardless of whether she was unconscious or not, he also wrote a letter to his mother, explaining the situation in the palace. He was afraid that the concubine would cry and make a scene in front of her mother again after returning home, and then her mother would relent and promote the concubine back.

Although the Zhongshu Ling's mother felt sorry for her concubine, she must have been able to clearly weigh the importance of her son's official position.

Because Qiutou had spoken to the Minister of the Central Secretariat last night, he hadn't sent any more carriages, and had simply let her daughter return to the capital in the concubine's carriage.

[While the Zhongshu Ling's wife may be pitiful, she's not without cunning. Otherwise, why would she ask me for help?]

Gu Jianchu ignored the bow from the wife of the Minister of the Central Secretariat and followed the emperor to the dragon throne, where he sat down and accepted the bows from the ministers.

[Where is Jiang Fengmian? ]

Gu Jianchu secretly looked around and found that Jiang Fengmian was sitting in the corner. If you didn't look carefully, you couldn't see him at all. He was separated from Xie Qingzhi by an entire court.

Before he could eat Jiang Fengmian and Xie Qingzhi's melon, Gu Jianchu's attention was quickly attracted by something else.

Among the many kneeling people, a little girl with an unfamiliar face slowly raised her head, looked around curiously, and finally her eyes met hers.

The woman had a pretty face, and her red dress made her skin look even fairer. Her hair was draped over her shoulders, with many braids tied up at the ends with red ropes. She had a whip on her waist, and her eyes were as lively as a deer's, making her look mischievous.

This woman is not the daughter of an official in the court.

However, when he saw this woman kneeling beside his elder sister, Gu Jianchu immediately understood her identity.

This is Mi Yue, the girl who ran away from her marriage and whom my brother brought back on the road.

Mi Yue had lived in the village since she was a child. Her clever and quirky nature endeared her to the elders, who arranged a marriage for her at a very young age. She never objected, until two months ago, on the eve of her wedding, when she went to play in the mountains. She accidentally stepped on air and fell off a cliff. She was brought back near death. After receiving medical treatment, she suddenly woke up and soon became full of life again.

[Until recently, seeing that Mi Yue was fine, everyone planned the marriage that had been arranged for her since childhood. However, Mi Yue suddenly changed her mind and caused a scene in the village. However, the elders ignored her and insisted on marrying Mi Yue to the son of the village elder. Furthermore, the two had grown up together as childhood sweethearts. Seeing that Mi Yue was still making a scene, they even thought she was possessed by an evil spirit and invited a master to exorcise her. In the end, after Mi Yue's troubles, she was successfully imprisoned in the ancestral hall, awaiting her marriage.]

Mi Yue tried many ways to escape, but none worked. She could only pretend to agree, showing weakness. After everyone relaxed their guard and let her out, she suddenly ran away on the eve of her wedding. The village residents, upon learning of her, chased her. While escaping, Mi Yue was accidentally injured and then, by chance, ran into Gu Jianbai. Seeing that they were about to catch up, Mi Yue begged Gu Jianbai to take her away.

[He even lied to Gu Jianbai, saying that they were there to capture her for a ghost marriage. Even a kind-hearted person like Guo Jianbai couldn't bear to watch Mi Yue being taken away by that group of people, so he personally took Mi Yue away and sent her to the inn to rest.]

While Gu Jianbai was helping Mi Yue get a doctor, Mi Yue accidentally saw the documents in Gu Jianbai's hand and learned that Gu Jianbai was from the capital and a high-ranking official. So Mi Yue became attached to Gu Jianbai, pestering him about where he was from. Knowing that Gu Jianbai was from the capital and would be returning to the capital, Mi Yue kept begging him to take her to the capital to see the world. Unable to bear the pressure, Gu Jianbai agreed to bring him to the capital.

[During this journey, Mi Yue constantly clung to Gu Jianbai, even trying to curry his favor in order to keep him. As they spent time together, Gu Jianbai became like a brother to Mi Yue, and even developed some other feelings for her. Seeing that Mi Yue had nowhere to live, he simply took her to live with him.]

[Could this woman be coming for Gu Jianbai? ]

After hearing Gu Jianchu's voice, the two people couldn't help but look towards Mi Yue curiously.

Xie Ci'an just glanced at it and quickly looked away.

This woman looks kind on the surface, but she is not a kind person.

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