Chapter 160 Unless the Cold Water is Hot
Chapter 160 Unless the Cold Water is Hot
Gu Qinghe and Liu Yinshuang sat in the carriage. The horses were very fast and headed straight for Prince Yan's Mansion.
"Your Third Aunt's expression just now was as if she had eaten a fly. She was extremely upset." Liu Yinshuang laughed. "Tell me, what did she go to your grandmother for?"
Gu Qinghe shook his head nonchalantly, "It has nothing to do with me. He's probably asking grandma for money."
Gu Ruoxing was a man accustomed to wealth. He used money to make faces and win people's hearts. However, the people in Prince Jin's Mansion were not servants of ordinary families. There were many people and everyone had a big appetite. If he gave one person one tael today, he could not give half a guan to others tomorrow.
"It must be your second sister who entered the palace, pretending to be a noble lady, and emptied the bottom of the dowry box." Liu Yinshuang laughed, and Gu Qinghe also laughed when he heard it.
"Qinghe, you look better when you smile. Smile more. A smile will naturally make you feel better. A good mood is very nourishing, while a bad mood is very harmful." Liu Yinshuang said it jokingly while speaking the truth.
She is always so transparent.
"I know. Then we will live a nourishing life every day from now on." Gu Qinghe held Liu Yinshuang's hand and said seriously, as if he was talking to Liu Yinshuang as well as to himself.
"Oh, it's so disgusting that you hold my hand like this. I reserve this hand for my future husband, although I don't even know where he is yet." Seeing that the mood in the carriage was a bit serious, Liu Yinshuang made some jokes to ease the situation.
"Wang Da, are we almost at the palace?" Yingchun approached the car door and asked loudly.
"Tell the girl that we will be there after turning the corner." Wang answered with a big laugh, then swung the whip again, wanting to make the carriage go faster, for fear that the girl would be anxious. After all, it was rare for her to come out recently.
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In fact, the person who is really anxious is in Prince Yan’s Mansion.
Xiao Jingheng was in Xiao Yifei's study. The two of them had finished discussing the affairs of Prince Jin and the northwestern border. The attendants had just served tea, and the prince, who had nothing to do, began to measure the distance from the coffee table to the door with his feet.
"Your Highness, since you are so anxious, why don't you walk from the door of my study to the gate of the palace? Maybe you can measure the total distance. When Yunhua gets married, you will have an idea of how long it will take the groom to enter the palace." Xiao Yifei couldn't count how many times the prince had turned around in front of him, and finally he couldn't help it.
"Who knows, you might even run into the future Crown Princess and have some private conversation with her." Xiao Yifei added when he saw that he only paused slightly and then started walking again.
Xiao Jingheng didn't respond to Xiao Yifei's words. He just sat down with a calm expression, picked up the teacup, and took a sip. "The tea is cold."
Xiao Yifei snorted in his heart. If you walk like this in such a cold day, the wind will definitely make you feel colder even faster.
Of course, he was just thinking this in his mind and didn't dare to say it out loud. He always knew the bottom line when it came to joking with the prince.
"Go and get a cup of hot tea." Xiao Yifei said to the maid at the door.
The maid had just come over with the tray, the tea on it steaming, and before she could put it down, a servant came trotting over, "Your Excellency, I have seen the Gu family's carriage. It should be arriving at the palace gate by now."
Xiao Yifei heard this and looked at the prince beside him. He had calmed down now. Was he pretending to be reserved? This kind of thing is not allowed, especially for men.
Xiao Jingheng was not reserved, but suddenly felt a little restrained. He had been looking forward to meeting her, but when the time came, it turned out like this.
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As Gu Qinghe and Liu Yinshuang got off the carriage, a servant ran inside. Liu Yinshuang even joked, "Look, Princess Yunhua must have been waiting for us for a long time. Oh, maybe she's waiting to see what we brought her as makeup."
"Probably. I don't think she's thinking about us." Gu Qinghe also agreed with a smile. Seeing her joking like this, Liu Yinshuang laughed even more happily.
The two of them arrived at Princess Yunhua's residence. A palace maid was waiting at the door. She bowed and said, "Greetings to the Third Miss, and Miss Liu. The Princess has been waiting for a long time. Please follow me."
Princess Yunhua had already informed Liu Yinshuang to bring Gu Qinghe over so that they could have a talk. Otherwise, when they met again in the future, Gu Qinghe, who was one year younger than her, would become her sister-in-law.
Her best friend is her sister-in-law, and she feels a little regretful. The relationship will become complicated in the future. If her cousin the prince makes Gu Qinghe unhappy, who will she side with?
Princess Yunhua thought so and said it out loud. Fortunately, Gu Qinghe went to see her new flowers and didn't hear it.
"Of course he'll stand on Qinghe's side, because the one who likes the one more will always bow his head first, and he will stand on Qinghe's side." Liu Yinshuang leaned close to Princess Yunhua and whispered, "As for your cousin, the prince, if he wants to stand up straight, it's like trying to make the water hot."
Yun Hua nodded in agreement, then patted the back of Liu Yinshuang's hand. "You're so venomous! What do you mean by 'cold water is hot'? It's even harsher than just saying 'it's impossible'."
Liu Yinshuang smiled faintly and said, "It's absolutely impossible. I'm giving you an example to make it easier for you, my lady."
"Then thank you so much." Princess Yunhua gritted her teeth and forced a smile.
"With the relationship between us, there's no need to be polite." Liu Yinshuang waved her hand and went to Gu Qinghe.
Yunhua also followed and snorted coldly. In terms of relationship, she and Qinghe were closer. They could have family dinners together in the future. Thinking of this, she pushed Liu Yinshuang aside.
Liu Yinshuang was not angry, she just walked around to the other side of Gu Qinghe and looked at the flowers together. She seemed to have heard her father say that the emperor once awarded the East Palace with several pots of pink lilies. The flowers bloomed very beautifully, which was really rare in this season.
"Qinghe, do you like this flower?" Yunhua asked with a smile, "If you like it, you can take one pot away." Later, she would ask her brother to ask the prince for two pots, and she could earn one more pot.
"It's quite beautiful. It's still blooming in such a cold weather. It shows that the person who sent the flowers put a lot of thought into it." Gu Qinghe declined politely, "I won't take away someone else's favorite."
Upon hearing this, Princess Yunhua thought to herself: Anyway, she put a lot of thought into asking for these flowers from the Eastern Palace. As for the person who sent the flowers, he should be willing to accept them, especially since Gu Qinghe has praised them so much. Even if he was unwilling before, he should be willing now.
By the way, why are you so patient today, the flower delivery person? There is no movement yet. In a while, he will have to go home...
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