After leaving the slums safely, Gu Yanqing took Jiang Jiang directly to Caiyunfang in the capital. It was not as big as Mingyuefang, but it had many small shops with all kinds of daily necessities.

After Jiang Jiang bought some daily necessities, she took Gu Yanqing into a clothing store.

"Boss, do you have any clothes he can wear?"

As soon as Jiang Jiang entered the door, she pushed Gu Yanqing in front of the owner of the clothing store. The owner's eyes lit up: "Young man, you are tall and handsome, and you are a perfect match for the clothes in our shop." As he said that, the owner asked the apprentice next to him to find clothes for Gu Yanqing.

"No reward without merit, I can't..." Gu Yanqing thought of the diary that Jiang Jiang wrote yesterday and spoke subconsciously.

"Don't get me wrong."

Jiang Jiang interrupted Gu Yanqing: "I saw that you and my elder brother have similar figures, so I wanted you to help me try on some clothes."

"Oh."

Gu Yanqing's expression remained unchanged as he responded. It seemed like he was just being too sentimental.

"My dear, this way please."

At this time, the apprentice in the shop had found a set of clothes that suited Gu Yanqing and asked him to go inside to try on the clothes.

Seeing Gu Yanqing follow the apprentice in, Jiang Jiang waved and called the owner of the clothing store to her side, saying, "Boss, please go in and help him check if the clothes fit. By the way... record his waist measurements and don't let him know."

"I know." The boss gave Jiang Jiang a look that said "I understand" and quickly walked into the changing room.

Not long after, Gu Yanqing came out in a new outfit. It must be said that good-looking people look good in anything. The moment Jiang Jiang saw Gu Yanqing walk out in his brand new robe, it was as if he saw the professional male models on the catwalks of his previous life.

"It looks good. Let's try another one." Jiang Jiang said subconsciously.

The most interesting thing is to watch handsome men change clothes.

Gu Yanqing: ...

After going through five or six sets of clothes, Jiang Jiang finally chose two sets of men's clothes for Jiang Chaosheng and two sets of women's clothes for herself before checking out. When leaving the store, the boss smiled and saw her to the door. While Gu Yanqing was not paying attention, he slipped a note into Jiang Jiang's hand.

The people of Qingyun Kingdom are all very simple and honest, and they are reliable in doing things.

Jiang Jiang happily put away the note that recorded Gu Yanqing's body measurements. When she had time in a few days, she would find someone to make him a more suitable set of clothes...

"I bought so many things today that I can hardly carry them all. I have to go back first. Can you take me home?"

Jiang Jiang was holding the newly bought clothes in her hands and looking at Gu Yanqing beside her. Gu Yanqing also had a lot of things in his hands, which were all daily necessities that Jiang Jiang had bought before.

"I have something to do later, how about I find someone to help you?"

Gu Yanqing naturally couldn't stroll around the Ministry of Industry. If he ran into someone he knew, wouldn't he be exposed on the spot?

"Then go ahead and do your thing. I'll find someone to get it for me. By the way, for business matters, don't forget to let me know in advance once you've set a date!"

Jiang Jiang said a few more words to Gu Yanqing, and then they parted ways. Seeing Jiang Jiang hired someone to take all the things away, Gu Yanqing felt relieved.

He did not return to Fusheng Bookstore or the Prime Minister's Mansion, but instead strolled around Caiyunfang again. Then, he met Bai Tan'er in a noodle shop on the edge of the market.

"haven't seen you for a long time."

Gu Yanqing sat directly in front of Bai Tan'er. Bai Tan'er was so frightened that the noodles on her chopsticks fell off.

"Master Gu...what a coincidence."

Bai Tan'er looked at Gu Yanqing who was so close to her, and a smile appeared on her face that was uglier than crying.

"Is it a coincidence?" Gu Yanqing looked at Bai Tan'er with a half-smile: "Why do I feel that it is not such a coincidence?"

"That's unfortunate. It's really unfortunate."

Bai Tan'er immediately changed her words.

Prime Minister Gu, my Lord Prime Minister, please spare me!

Seeing Bai Tan'er's face turned pale because of his fear, Gu Yanqing felt a little bored.

"Finish your noodles first."

He spoke.

"Yes." Upon hearing this, Bai Tan'er immediately lowered her head and ate the noodles in big mouthfuls, like a hungry tiger pouncing on its prey. In a flash, she had eaten the entire bowl of noodles and even drank the noodle soup.

"I'm stuffed."

Bai Tan'er put down the bowl, left a few coins, stood up and was about to leave.

Gu Yanqing also stood up with her, and the two of them left the noodle stall one after the other.

Bai Tan'er nervously walked ahead, not daring to breathe. It was not until the two of them left Caiyunfang that Gu Yanqing, who had been silent the entire time, spoke again: "What you saw today..."

"I won't tell anyone even if you kill me. I swear!" Bai Tan'er raised her finger seriously.

Gu Yanqing looked at Bai Tan'er deeply and suddenly asked, "What if Zhou Chen asks?"

When Bai Tan'er heard this name, her body shuddered subconsciously——

My dear, this is His Majesty's name. It's not nice for you to say it like this, Prime Minister Gu.

Zhou Chen is the name of Emperor Jianping, but since he ascended the throne, no one in the world dares to call him by his name anymore!

Well, except Gu Yanqing.

"Your Majesty won't ask, and even if he does, I won't tell you."

Bai Tan'er spoke frankly, she felt that her life was more important, and... she had mentioned the matter of Jiang Jiang and Gu Yanqing to Emperor Jianping last time, but... Emperor Jianping not only did not believe it, he also put her in solitary confinement.

Thinking of this, Bai Tan'er became very angry.

Although she was only a royal secret guard, she had grown up in the Forbidden Palace. When she was young, she had helped the unpopular Third Prince many times. She thought they had a good relationship, but who knew...

After Emperor Jianping ascended the throne, he turned his back on his people.

Alas, living with the emperor is like living with a tiger. It is not happy at all to be with the emperor.

Bai Tan'er was sad inside, but the expression on her face was still very sincere.

Gu Yanqing looked at her a few more times before turning around and preparing to leave.

"Gu, Mr. Gu, please stay."

When Bai Tan'er saw Gu Yanqing was about to leave, she suddenly called out to stop him.

"Do you have anything else to say?" Gu Yanqing turned his head and looked at Bai Tan'er with cold eyes.

"Well... I think it would be inconvenient for Lin Jing, a grown man, to always follow Miss Jiang Jiang. Besides, Lin Jing's martial arts skills are not as high as mine. So, would you consider letting me go..."

"No need."

Gu Yanqing interrupted Bai Tan'er.

Gu Yanqing knew exactly what this girl was up to. Was she eavesdropping again?

It’s a nice thought.

"You should go back to where you should go. He needs you more." After saying that, Gu Yanqing left without looking back.

Bai Tan'er stood there and sighed deeply.

It's a pity that she won't get the chance to enjoy the good fortune that Gu Xiang has planned.

It seemed that she had no choice but to return to the imperial city. Alas, the palace was not fun at all. She had been eavesdropping on the concubines' intrigues and their flattery and vying for favor with Emperor Jianping every day. Bai Tan'er found it quite interesting.

But after she left the palace once and saw the various aspects of life in the capital, she realized that the people outside were more interesting...

That huge imperial city is, after all, just a gorgeous cage.

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