The prince stepped on me to get to the top, I angrily flirted with the enemy's hostage

Someone complained, "His Majesty hasn't arrived yet. Are you two planning to turn this place upside down?"

Gong Yuanzhi took a look and said, "It's none of your business. E'ou just spoke a little loudly and hurt your eyes. So many people are talking, can you really tell them to shut up?"

The man curled his lips, knowing that he could not win the argument with Gong Yuanzhi, and silently closed his mouth.

Gong Yuanzhi pulled Gong Yu away from his seat as it was somewhat inconvenient to talk there.

Gong Yuanzhi took him to a deserted place.

"Are you really going to do that wicked thing?"

Gong Yu said, "What's wrong with that? She was supposed to be mine."

"What should have been yours." His Majesty's voice came from the other side.

The two men interrupted the conversation and bowed respectfully to His Majesty.

"My lord, I have met your Majesty."

His Majesty was followed by a dozen guards. He raised his hand and said, "Stand up! Why are you so polite to me? Gong Yu has ignored my orders. I cannot afford such a grand ceremony from you two."

Your Majesty spoke in a sarcastic tone.

It was implying that Gong Yu disobeyed the imperial order.

Gong Yu originally asked Gong Yuanzhi to help him find an excuse, but now he can't hide even if he wants to.

Gong Yuanzhi pressed Gong Yu's neck and told him to stay still. "Your Majesty, I have already taught this brat a lesson. I hope Your Majesty will not blame him anymore."

His Majesty's eyes began to scan the two of them. "Have you two just arrived, or are you preparing to leave?"

Before Gong Yuanzhi could say anything, Gong Yu interrupted, "I'm ready to leave. My father is here, and it's boring for me to sit there."

His Majesty waved his hand and said, "If you want to leave, go ahead. I have something to say, so I will tell Gong Yuanzhi directly."

His Majesty walked inside, and his condescending look seemed to treat the two of them as just a grain of sand in the dust.

Gong Yuanzhi grabbed Gong Yu's arm and said, "Why are you leaving? Come back with me. His Majesty wants to see you anyway. If you make His Majesty unhappy again, I won't be able to help you."

Gong Yu: “…”

Palace banquets are the most boring. Either you sit there flattering others, or others flatter you. At worst, you just watch others flatter each other! It’s better to end it early and go find Su Rou.

His Majesty had just agreed to let him leave first, but Gong Yuanzhi didn't dare to let go of him and dragged him back.

When the banquet was over, people were heading outside.

Shang Jiu and Gong Yu were the first to go out. They stood at the palace gate and watched the women coming out. One by one, they found their husbands or fathers.

They just don’t have their own.

Strange, why hasn't he come out yet?

Yuan Wen called out to Su Rou who was walking in front of him, "Oh, something's wrong."

It should be Miss Goudan.

"Goudan girl."

Miss Goudan turned around and saw Yuan Wen running towards her happily.

Yuan Wen said, "That..."

She hesitated for a moment, feeling a little panicked because she ran so fast.

Now that Rourou is back, she hides her identity. It must be because of the fake Surou in Su Mansion, right?

It would be inappropriate for her to expose Rourou's identity in public.

"Miss Goudan, thank you for helping me out today."

Miss Goudan said, "Miss Yuan, you don't have to thank me. This is what I, Goudan, should do."

Yuan Wen's mouth stiffened for a moment. This name was really strange, but when he thought about it carefully, it was indeed a gentle and calm personality.

Miss Goudan turned sideways and glanced outside the palace gate. From a distance, she saw Gong Yu leaning against the wall with his arms folded, and Shang Jiu who was sticking his head out to look at them.

"Miss Yuan, please hurry over, someone is waiting for you."

Yuan Wen also saw Shang Jiu. The people around them happened to have gone out, and now there were only the two of them left.

Yuan Wen grabbed the sleeve of the departing Goudan girl and said in a low voice, "Rou Rou, I'll wait for you at the Osmanthus Tofu Shop on Tenth Street tonight. You must come."

After saying that, he let go of Miss Goudan's hand and trotted towards Shang Jiu who was outside the door.

Shang Jiu stretched out his arms, thinking that Yuan Wen was going to rush over and hug him, but when Yuan Wen was about to reach his arms, he slowed down and nodded to Gong Yu who was standing next to him.

Shang Jiu glanced at Gong Yu with dissatisfaction, as if Gong Yu was a bad guy who stole his wife.

"Why are you greeting him? The Gong family doesn't have such a big face!"

Yuan Wen said, "I was given a hard time today."

Shang Jiujiaodun paused, "Who? You guys are all women, right? How did they bully you?"

Yuan Wen slapped his hand away. "I'm fine. It was Miss Goudan, a member of General Gong's... status, who helped me. Even the Empress had to give Miss Goudan some respect. I'm just saying hello. It's only natural."

Shang Jiu turned his head and saw Miss Goudan just coming out of the palace gate and walking to Gong Yu's side.

"Why is she wearing a mask? Could it be Su Rou? I was wondering what kind of good daughter the Su family could raise? Her wedding to Shen Yao is imminent, and she's afraid people will see her face with Gong Yu and gossip about her, so she's covering it with a mask."

Shang Jiu slandered Su Rou's innocence, and Yuan Wen got angry. "Rou Rou didn't even come today, what nonsense are you talking about?"

The one who is going to get married with Shen Yao is fake, the one next to General Gong is the real one!

Yuan Wen thought so, and an unnatural curve appeared at the corner of his mouth.

Because she saw Miss Goudan walking towards Gong Yu, she became more certain that Miss Goudan was Rourou.

Shang Jiu helped her get on the carriage. "Okay, okay, I'm talking nonsense. Let's go back first. Did you have enough to eat in the palace today? Do you want to ask the maid from the attached middle school to prepare some more food when you get back?"

Yuan Wen said, "You're raising piglets? I'm not hungry anymore."

I watched them both get on the carriage and drive away.

Gong Yu and Miss Goudan also got on the carriage.

Inside the carriage, the light was dim.

Su Rou took off the mask on her head and took a breath.

"Why didn't General Gong go back with you?"

Gong Yu's voice was filled with laughter. "I threw him to His Majesty and he's still in the palace."

After Gong Yu finished speaking, there was silence in the carriage for a while.

Su Rou pinched her eyebrows. She felt a little uncomfortable after wearing the mask for a whole day.

Gong Yu asked, "Did Patriarch Yuan recognize you?"

Su Rou responded sullenly, "Yeah, and asked me to go to Tenth Street in the evening."

Gong Yu said, "Do you want to go?"

Su Rou said, "No, I won't go. If she has too much contact with me, she will be in danger. But I need you to send someone to tell her to go back early and not wait for me."

Gong Yu said, "If you want to go, I can have someone ambush you in advance, and no one will notice."

Su Rou said, "No, Shang Jiu took her away from the Southern Kingdom for a while to protect her. If I bring danger to her again, I'd rather not come back."

His warm hand caressed her cheek, "Are you tired today?"

Su Rou said, "Well...it's a bit uncomfortable dealing with the Queen and those female relatives."

Warm breath sprayed on her face, and Gong Yu's moist lips kissed hers.

"Go home tonight and have a good rest. I originally wanted to ask my father to see you in the evening, but now it seems that you have already fallen asleep when he comes back."

Su Rou pushed his face away and said, "Slut, a gentleman should use his hands instead of his words."

Gong Yu laughed, "I'm not a gentleman."

When Su Rou got off the carriage, she put on the mask again.

She looked at the general's mansion in the South and thought of the general's mansion where she grew up in the North.

She...had a home but couldn't go back, her eyes were sore and she felt a little aggrieved.

It was Madam Gong who came out to greet Gong Yu.

Madam Gong walked down the stairs with a smile on her face. Just as she was about to wipe Gong Yu's forehead with a handkerchief, she saw Su Rou standing beside her.

"Who is this Yu'er?"

Su Rou said, "Friend."

Gong Yu said, "Madam."

The two voices overlapped.

Su Rou: “?”

She frowned, wondering how could he be so shameless as to throw himself at her.

Madam Gong looked at Su Rou and asked, "Oh... is that Madam or a friend?"

Gong Yu grabbed Su Rou's hand and said, "If she said we're friends, then so be it."

The maids standing behind Madam Gong all looked surprised.

Whose friends will go home hand in hand?

Madam Gong looked at Gong Yu kindly, but Su Rou always felt that there was something wrong with Madam Gong's eyes.

"If you bring friends back, mother will ask the maid to clean up a side room for you."

Gong Yu took her hand and went up the stairs.

"No, my friend is afraid of sleeping alone at night, she likes to sleep with me."