"Which two families are they from?" Gu Ruoxing asked as calmly as possible, but one could still tell that she was a little anxious.

Gu Qinghe turned his head and shook his head, "I don't remember."

When Gu Ruoxing heard her say she didn't remember, she felt a surge of heat rising from her heart to her head. "You don't even remember this. What did you go to the palace for? To eat?"

"Well, the snacks in the palace are really good. Grandma said that our chef can also make them." Gu Qinghe said with a smile.

"Then eat as much as you can."

Watching Gu Ruoxing leave angrily, Gu Yueru sighed helplessly, "Third sister, your second sister is very generous."

Gu Qinghe hummed softly, "I know." He knew it in his previous life.

"Well, it just so happens that you will have your coming-of-age ceremony next month. You can wear this hairpin given by the Empress Dowager. It will be decent." Gu Yueru said.

Gu Qinghe did not comment on this suggestion.

"After you reach the age of marriage, you will have to stay at home and be busy looking for a husband. You can invite all your good friends from school to come."

"Big sister is right. After I come of age, I won't be able to help you bring things to my future brother-in-law. It's such a pity." Gu Qinghe said with a smile.

Although Gu Yueru was engaged, she was still shy and her face flushed. "What are you talking about? When did I ever ask you to bring anything?"

"That thing bulging in the elder sister's sleeve pocket is probably not for her future brother-in-law."

"You bastard, I'm going to beat you up!" Gu Yueru cursed with a smile as she chased after him for a few steps. "The young master from the Lu Mansion across the street is always with Second Uncle. Is he interested in you?"

Gu Qinghe was stunned when he heard this, but then he recovered and retorted, "Then you have to ask him."

"Okay, I'll go ask tomorrow." Gu Yueru said calmly, then took out a purse from her sleeve pocket and said, "Please pass it on to me."

"Who is it for?" Gu Qinghe asked knowingly.

"Give it to whoever you want. I won't tell you anything." Gu Yueru blushed at the teasing and said angrily.

Gu Qinghe stopped teasing her, and the two sisters started talking about other interesting things until dinner time.

On April 26, Gu Qinghe was preparing to go to the Imperial College as usual. When he arrived at the gate, he saw Lu Wangzhou standing at the door of his house with a horse, as if waiting for someone.

"Third Miss..." Lu Wangzhou walked forward with a smile.

"Lu Wangzhou, I heard from my father that you study hard at home every day and rarely go out. Are you going out to do something?" Gu Qinghe asked.

"Yes, Uncle Gu told me yesterday that he would probably be appointed by the emperor as the chief examiner for this year's spring examination, so it would be inconvenient for us to have any academic exchanges. So I went to the Imperial College to see if there was any opportunity." Lu Wangzhou's ears flushed as he spoke softly.

The early summer breeze made the red earrings on Gu Qinghe's ears sway slightly, just like the ripples on the lake of his heart.

Gu Qinghe nodded. Given Lu Wangzhou's family background, even if he spent money, he could still find a way into the Imperial College and attend a few classes as an auditor.

"Huh? Ever since you came to the capital, you have called me the Third Miss. You seem to have adapted to the local customs quite quickly. Why don't you call me Gu Qinghe anymore? It seems more intimate." Gu Qinghe suddenly asked, and her smile dazzled Lu Wangzhou.

"Ah, this is because I'm not your brother, so it's not appropriate to call you by your name." Lu Wangzhou held the horsewhip tightly with his hands behind his back, trying not to reveal too much emotion.

"That's right, I'm going to have my own biological brothers and sisters soon." Gu Qinghe said with a faint smile, "Mr. Lu, I'll be leaving first. I don't want to be late."

"Okay." When Lu Wangzhou heard her call him Master Lu, he turned around, breathed a sigh of relief, and took the reins from the servant.

When Gu Qinghe's carriage stopped, Liu Yinshuang and Princess Yunhua were talking at the school gate.

"Qinghe entered the palace yesterday. I hope she will be favored by your great-aunt, the Empress Dowager, and be given to your cousin, the Crown Prince?" Liu Yinshuang asked in a low voice.

"I don't know." Princess Yunhua shook her head innocently.

"It's better not to do that, otherwise it will be so painful to enter the palace." Liu Yinshuang muttered.

"What are you talking about?" Yunhua glanced at Liu Yinshuang.

"Truth be told." Liu Yinshuang was not to be outdone. They had already become familiar with each other and were much less reserved. "A distant cousin of mine is serving as Concubine Zhaorong in the current emperor's harem. My mother said she wasn't a good person."

Yunhua wanted to refute, but couldn't find the right words, "Then don't eat the snacks I made later. They were sent from the palace."

"Dim Sum is innocent." Liu Yinshuang quickly said with a smile, "Look, Gu Qinghe has a guard today."

"What's so strange about this? Which official's wife goes out without an entourage?" Princess Yunhua said this while looking in the direction of Liu Yinshuang. She saw a man dressed as a scholar and he was quite handsome.

Isn't this the person that the prince's cousin has repeatedly reminded us to be extra careful of?

"Thank you, Mr. Lu, for accompanying me along the way. It reminds me of my childhood." Gu Qinghe said.

"Please come in, Third Miss." Lu Wangzhou bowed.

Gu Qinghe quickly walked over to Princess Yunhua and Liu Yinshuang, "You're both up pretty early today."

"It's okay, otherwise I wouldn't see you having your childhood sweetheart to see you off." Princess Yunhua said with a bad look on her face.

"What childhood sweetheart? I just came here to do some business and happened to be on my way." Gu Qinghe waved his hand.

Princess Yunhua felt relieved after hearing what Gu Qinghe said. Then she heard Liu Yinshuang ask, "Qinghe, you just denied it. That young man sent you here, but you didn't deny that you were childhood sweethearts, did you?"

When Princess Yunhua heard this, alarm bells rang in her mind. She looked at Gu Qinghe and found that he was shaking his head. Her heart retreated a little from her throat.

No, this job is not easy. She will have to tell the prince and ask for more money.

"Liu Yinshuang, how can you talk like that? Don't ruin the reputation of our Qinghe!" Princess Yunhua said sternly.

Liu Yinshuang rolled her eyes, "It's just the few of us."

"We can't tell it even to the few of us." Princess Yunhua emphasized. If we talk about this too much, it might become a prophecy. What should we do?

"Come on, come on, let's go in and have some snacks. They are sent from the palace." Princess Yunhua deliberately omitted the word "dong".

After class, Gu Qinghe tasted the snacks brought by Princess Yunhua. When she took the first bite, she was a little dazed, because this was the snack she ate most often during the two or three years when she entered the Eastern Palace.

He is the cook of the East Palace...

"Princess Yunhua, may I ask if these snacks were sent by the Empress Dowager?" Gu Qinghe asked, putting the snacks down.

Princess Yunhua laughed heartily and said, "No, I happened to see my cousin the Crown Prince eating when I went to the East Palace, so I asked for some."

Seeing that her expression didn't change, Gu Qinghe nodded. What was he thinking? Could it be that that bastard Xiao Jingheng had Yunhua bring it here specifically?

They have only met once so far, oh no, twice.

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