C86

Hu Xueyong laid on the ground, not wanting to move at all. He felt that this person had better not care about him anymore, it would be the best if lightning could strike down from the sky and kill him on the spot, saving him the humiliation of being alive.

Gu Yun squatted down and observed him, "If you don't want to say it, that's fine, but if you really have nothing to live for, I can send you off right now, but if you still want to wash your shame from today, get up happily. My time and patience is limited, I don't really want to waste it on someone who wants to give up on me."

Gu Yun counted three times, and indeed he stood up from the ground, and without turning his head, he walked back to his palanquin. Just as he was about to command the palanquin, he heard Hu Xueyong shouting loudly, "I am!"

Gu Yun lifted the corner of his mouth, gave a meaningful glance to the people outside, and then directly returned home. Therefore, Xie Jingxi was still waiting for him to eat together with her. When Gu Yun saw the silhouette of a certain person reading a book at the window, for some reason, his mood became a lot better, no matter how much trouble he had in his mind, it would all be swept away.

"I'm back." Xie Jingxi put down the book, walked up and took her clothes, "How does it feel to go to the imperial court?"

"Nothing, not even the same as sleeping in a bed with Xi."

Xie Jingxi spat at him, then pulled him over to the table and said, "I made this minced meat myself, how about you try it?"

Gu Yun looked at her in surprise, "Why did Xi think of cooking?"

"I've never made it before. Let's try it out and see if it can be eaten."

Gu Yun looked at the slightly reddened meat, he smiled at her, then picked up a pair of chopsticks and placed it into his mouth. After chewing for a long time, his eyes lit up, "Un, the taste is not bad, you're very talented, just a little raw."

"Has he been born?" Xie Jingxi also picked up a pair of chopsticks and put it in her mouth, frowning as she chewed for a long time, just as she was about to swallow, she was stopped by Gu Yun, "You really swallow, hurry up and vomit."

"Pah pah …" Xie Jingxi immediately vomited, "You know it's not tasty, why didn't you stop me?"

"No, I think it's okay. I won't let you have a taste. How do you know you can do it well? Next time, won't you know what you're doing?" Gu Yun poured a cup of water and rinsed her mouth, "I didn't want you to swallow it because you are not used to it.

Xie Jingxi was defeated and told Ming Yu to carry the meat down, "This can also make you say a bunch of principles, but the last time General Sheng roasted the meat, it was pretty good. I also thought of it and tried to cook it myself, but seeing that he was roasting the meat, it wasn't difficult.

Gu Yun looked at her with a fake smile. His wife dared to mention Sheng Luan because she was afraid that he would not eat her food, but she still said magnanimously: "It's not good if you want to eat it, just let him roast it another day, and bring Jingyu over next time as well. This saves him from always holing up at home and studying.

"Seems like he knows that Jingyu is not going to participate this year, and has asked him to come out and relax instead, Xie Jingxi nodded her head," I also think so, but if you follow me, it doesn't mean that you have to take the Imperial examinations, but since his family is like that, he has no other choice. I can see that Jingyu either doesn't have any ideas in his heart, but my father has restrained him a few years ago, so I can't let him go, and I think that it would be better to interact more with General Sheng Luan.

It was just that Xie Jingxi did not mention anything about Gu Yun, nor did she ask. Just like how he knew that the Lady Xu had beaten her up, Xie Jingxi had her own plans, so sometimes, he did not need to say too much. However, he remembered the grievances that her wife had suffered, and she would take them back sooner or later.

"There's a high chance that this year's organizer will be a Elder Official Xie, so it's only natural for Jingyu to wait for three years." In order to reassure her, Gu Yun still mentioned this to her, "However, based on Jingyu's progress in the exam, waiting another three years wouldn't make any difference. Moreover, even if we end up with this year, I'm afraid that we'll still lose out."

Xie Jingxi did not know what meant by "suffering from a loss", but news of Elder Official Xie being the main examiner came out in less than two days. In an instant, the Elder Official Xie's prestige had increased, and many examinees who did not know anything went to the Xie Clan to visit their future teachers.

These past few days, Miss Ming Yu had been extremely free. Ever since the matters at home were handed to Fang Dai, she had become a complete idler, other than helping Xie Jingxi cook and take care of her daily necessities, she also had the free time to practice her new abilities, which made her to listen to all around the corners.

Xie Jingxi frowned, she knew that Ming Yu might have heard some news and had come back to show off. Ming Yu moved closer to Xie Jingxi, looking around like a thief, and said: "Miss, guess what I just heard."

"But whose cat eloped again?"

"Miss, can you please have a bit of a courtship? Can I tell you anything as boring as this?"

On the other hand, she didn't pursue him anymore. After all, wasn't she just listening to boring news on a whim?

Xie Jingxi then said: "The Fourth Miss from the Second Branch is entering the Crown Prince's Palace!"

The tea bowl in Xie Jingxi's hands almost fell to the ground. Could the recent events be more sinister than that, the crown prince's head must be squeezed by a door before she marries Fourth Miss?

Seeing that she did not believe him, Ming Yu sincerely patted her chest, "What I said was definitely true, I heard from a little girl in front of Young Madam Zou, the Second Branch people all know, in a few days, the crown prince will be bringing you out, I heard that Fourth Miss is pregnant with the crown prince's child, it has been many months."

This time, Xie Jingxi had to believe it, since Fourth Miss and the crown prince had an affair, she had personally witnessed it herself. Under normal circumstances, the crown prince would not marry her, but if Fourth Miss had children from the crown prince, then it would be hard to say. The crown prince had always been childless, but now that he had gotten pregnant, he didn't care who his birth mother was.

No wonder she hadn't heard the news before, that Fourth Miss only got her body into the crown prince's mansion, that could only mean that she was disrespectful when she was a girl, no matter how much the second house did, they could not cause a ruckus. But what Xie Jingxi found strange was, no one in the crown prince's mansion had gotten pregnant in the past few years, was Fourth Miss's luck really that good?

In reality, Xie Jingxi was not the only one who suspected this. Crown Prince's Wife was also full of suspicions, the crown prince had been hollowed out by the wine and meat, and the concubine in the palace had not made a move for a few years. Adding the incident with Qin Wanwan last time, although the crown prince did not hold back, the Lady Shi herself thought that it would be difficult to raise the crown prince.

Although the Imperial Physician was confused, he could tell that it was not optimistic. Every time the crown prince was with her, he would have to rely on taking medicine 8 times out of 10 times, so the Lady Shi was not optimistic, but now that the crown prince had spawned outside, it was really a little unexpected.

Thus, the Lady Shi called over the young eunuch in front of him and instructed him to investigate the background of the Gu family's Fourth Miss.

In fact, the crown prince did not even remember who the Fourth Miss was at all, but had accidentally been seduced by this little slut while going to Marquis Mansion. Although he looked ordinary, he took the initiative and dared to do it himself, because it was rare for the crown prince to meet such a shameless girl, so he felt that it was very fresh. He followed her a few times and forgot about the place they met last time, but since he had his seed, he was naturally going to bring it in.

Fourth Miss was not young, if he was delayed any longer, no one would want him. Although he did not look well now, he would still be married to the crown prince, and in the future, he would be an imperial concubine. Moreover, the second prince was still trying his hardest, if his luck was good enough to give the crown prince a son, the Gu family's second branch would be rich from then on.

Where would he be able to find such a lucrative thing? He instructed the Lady Zou to prepare a set of new clothes for the Fourth Miss, and not to lose her dignity when entering the Crown Prince's Palace. She did not care about the rest of it, as the Crown Prince's Palace had everything, including food and clothing.

Thus, within a few days, the Fourth Miss entered the crown prince's mansion through the back door. The crown prince did not appear, and was picked up by the Crown Prince's Wife, this kind of concubine who did not have any status at all, was actually not much better than a servant at all. Sometimes, she might not even be as good as an aunt of a normal family, but fortunately, the Fourth Miss did not mind.

"Little sister, you must be tired from the journey. Hurry and get a maid to help you rest inside." Crown Prince's Wife looked at her belly with a kind expression. Fourth Miss's stomach was hidden under her clothes, but it was still hidden for at least two or three months. Looking at Fourth Miss's body and appearance, Crown Prince's Wife could not help but sneer in his heart, thinking that the crown prince was really so dirty that he could take a fancy to him.

In terms of appearance, Fourth Miss was the first in the Crown Prince's Palace, and even the maid who helped her into the palace was better looking, but she did not have any stomach, so there were some things that could not be envied.

When Fourth Miss entered, he started to size up the crown prince's residence. He finally got to see a bunch of rich and powerful people, and his eyes were almost unable to tear themselves away from them. Crown Prince's Wife looked at her with contempt and only accompanied her around for the sake of her stomach.

There was actually no status for Fourth Miss to enter the crown prince's mansion, and the place they would stay would not be too good either. Crown Prince's Wife had specially taken care of her stomach and arranged a separate courtyard for her.

"I don't know who's house is the one that just passed by. It looks a hundred times better than this. Could it be that the Crown Prince has arranged for me to stay here?"

The Crown Prince's Wife looked at the Fourth Miss strangely, "That courtyard belonged to Qin Wangfei."

"Qin Wangfei?" Fourth Miss asked in a strange tone, "Is there a need for a fool like her to live in such a good place?"