Chapter 403 (1/2)
Gu Zhen lay on the green grass, lazily stretched out his waist, bit his thin lips and smiled at her, ”thank you for what happened last night. I don't know if the emperor saw it. But he didn't say anything. I finally passed this level. I hope Chu Changqing won't give me any more problems.”
Linglong sat demurely aside and just looked at her and smiled. ”The princess is from Xirong. How can she learn to cook the dishes of the state of Qin at once? The emperor probably saw it. But for the sake of the princess's face, I'm sorry to say it. So I won't say it.”
”Then, the emperor is really a magnanimous person. He didn't pick my fault. If he really said anything, I might not be able to take it,” Gu took out a brocade box from his sleeve. ”I promised you. If you help me through the emperor, I'll give you a gift. That's it.”
Linglong hesitated to open the brocade box. There was a pearl on the blue brocade inside. ”Is this a pearl? Is it Xirong's pearl?”
”Naturally, it's my Xirong pearl. But it's not an ordinary pearl. It can be used to cure diseases.” Gu fan rolled on the grass for a few times. ”If you get any serious disease one day, you can use this. It has the beauty of bringing back the dead.”
”Is it really useful? It sounds divine. I've never heard that pearls can cure diseases,” Linglong took out the pearls and looked at them. There's nothing strange, ”princess, are you sure you want to give me such a precious thing?”
”It's all in your hands. How can you take it back? Xirong found only a few pearls. The father emperor was originally used to save his mother, but he didn't have time, so he gave me the pearls.”
”Why doesn't the princess keep this life-saving thing?”
”I'm not interested in bringing the dead back to life. When it's time to go, people will respond to the call of heaven and go well,” Gu looked at the blue sky with some disappointment, ”What's the use of bringing the dead back to life? When death comes again in the future, you don't have any way. It's better to follow the destiny and go like this. I think we have fate, so we'll give you this thing. In case you meet the person you like in the future, you can also use it.”
Linglong pursed her lips, lowered her voice and said: ”Princess, if you like childe Chu, you can tell the emperor the truth. In fact, the emperor doesn't mean to marry you at all. He has only one queen in the harem and hasn't set up any concubines. The emperor has only one queen in his eyes. I'm afraid it's difficult for the princess to marry the emperor. If you tell the emperor, maybe he will help you.”
”How could this be possible? I came with Xirong's mission. If I didn't marry the emperor, Chu Changqing wouldn't agree. Where could I go?” Gu Chui smiled bitterly, ”I also know that the Emperor didn't put me in his eyes at all. Looking at me is like looking at a little girl, but I must enter the harem of the state of Qin and let Xirong reach an alliance with the state of Qin. Otherwise, my princess will come in vain. How can I be worthy of the people of Xirong.”
”Don't make it too difficult for the princess. What can benefit most from the marriage between Xirong and the state of Qin is those high-ranking people. The princess is just a victim of national interests,” Linglong frowned. ”I remember that when Princess Poyang went to the state of Qi, her whole face was full of sadness, and so does the princess now.”
Gu Gu's smile on his lips stiffened. ”How can I not know what you all know? It's just to deceive myself and others from my heart. There's no other purpose. I can marry the emperor, but the emperor finally says. It depends on how many chips there are behind me. I'm lucky to hope that the emperor doesn't see me.”
Linglong's eyes slowly darkened, ”I still have some pity for the princess. Who wants to be with people I don't like? Then the years after that can only be summarized in one word.”
”So you should be careful. A lady like you may be casually accused of marriage,” Gu Gu sighed. ”We still don't say that. We just made friends. We should say something interesting.”
”I won't stay in the palace tonight. I really want to go back to guimeng temple,” Liu Yuan added after being silent for a while. ”I really don't get along with Xiang Wang. If you have time, come to guimeng temple. Feihong and I are there. I must never make you bored.”
”What did the king tell you again,” Xue ronghua frowned. ”Did he say something ugly? If you are dissatisfied with him, I will speak for you.”
”That must not work, or others will accuse me behind my back,” Liu Yuan smiled with a low eyebrow, ”Don't worry, I will come back in the future for your body. You don't have to worry about me. Just have a good rest here. You must remember my words and replenish blood, or you won't look good. Be careful that the children born are also pale. Eat more red dates and pig liver, and let the small kitchen of the palace make them for you.”
Xue ronghua sighed slightly, ”in fact, the prime minister king is also helpless. He didn't have to be like this. I feel like I'm using him. It's really something I shouldn't do, but he's like this again. I don't know what to do for a while.”
”What should we do? Since it's the emperor's order, the minister should listen carefully,” Liu Yuan pursed his lips into a line. ”Just rest well. There's no better place outside the palace. Spring soon comes to the end. Pregnant women are most afraid of heating in summer. The palace is much cooler than elsewhere, so they're not afraid.”