A breeze blew. The tip of his nose had a faint smell of herbal medicine. It was slightly bitter, but mostly sweet.
Now that they were walking side by side, there was a warm smile on his face. He asked her: "You always have the smell of medicine on you, but are you a female official or an imperial physician in the palace?"
"Not at all. However, since you like the taste, I'll take this jade bottle as a thank you gift." Gu Daiyan took out a wooden box from his pocket and threw it to the man. In the middle of it, there were a lot of herbs and medicinal dregs. The smell was very strong.
"This taste is more sweet than the bitterness. Why is this so?" The man seemed to like it and sniffed it a few times.
There are some dried fruits inside that are mixed with medicinal dregs. Normally, the only thing I'm carrying around is to avoid the smell of sweat. Gu Liuyan pulled the reins and made a turn. Seeing that it was getting late, she said: "Thank you very much for today, but I have to go back quickly. Otherwise, I will have a little girl to worry about."
"Alright." The man closed the wooden box and nodded seriously.
Gu Danyan didn't dare to ride quickly. He slowly walked towards the direction he came from, as he liked to touch the red fur on his body.
The man looked at her back and followed her anyway.
As soon as the old coachman saw Gu Danyan, he hurried over. Yin Qiuyi and QIngdai were in the shade of a tree, eating all the pastries that she brought. When they saw that she had returned, they hurriedly brought the rest of the pastries over.
She was somewhat helpless and did not get down from the horse. Instead, she used a dangerous action to make Yin Qiufu extend her hand and feed her the peach blossoms. She licked her lips, but before she could open her mouth, she heard an angry shout: "Yan'Er! You are a dignified princess, how is it proper for you to ride a horse like this! "
Gu Dai Yan hurriedly tightened her grip on the reins, while the Silverrise Indigo Jade also hurriedly put away its belongings. She obediently bowed towards Gu Cheng, who was walking over with a few ministers from a short distance away, "Master."
Gu Cheng was dressed in his official uniform, and the ministers beside him were all looking in his direction.
"Father." Gu Daiyan lowered her head slightly to show her respect, but then picked up her horse and sauntered away to the other side, "The prince is still waiting for me, I'll be leaving first."
There were so many people here, and it sounded like an endless stream of people.
"Yan'Er!" Gu Cheng watched her leave boldly, his face red with anger.
A few ministers at the side also comforted Gu Cheng, "Princess Jing is still young. She's only riding a horse. It's nothing."
"How can it be alright!" Gu Cheng clutched at his chest. Seeing so many court officials present, he found it hard to say!
King Jing was already with his concubine, yet his daughter was still in the mood to ride a horse!
Yin Gou and Qing Dai quickly followed Gu Daiyan's footsteps. When they finally arrived at the side of the forest, they stopped and burst into laughter.
When the males in the forest saw everything that happened, they only took the wooden box's treasures into their embrace and followed them until they went to the tall stage next to the enclosures. Only then did they silently leave.
When Duan Chengxuan saw Gu Danyan, Gu Danyan carefully rode his horse out from the forest to the side. His eyes swept across the high platform before finally landing on him. Only then did he carefully dismount from his horse.
Can she even do this?
Duan Cheng Xuan couldn't help but look at her comical posture.
"Isn't Princess Jing quite cute?" The man in white smiled.
"How about you accept her?" Duan Chengxuan teased.
"I don't dare. This is the imperial concubine of the imperial concubine. I'm just a commander." The white-clothed gongzi waved his hands casually, but Duan Chengxuan remained silent with a smile on his face.
Gu Danyan walked up and sat down beside him. Her hands were a little red and her shoes were still muddy, but she did not notice at all. She just looked over and asked: "My prince, is the white-clothed young master beside you Commander Xiao? I heard that his ancestors practiced medicine, and when it was spread to his father, he immediately abandoned literature and entered the martial way.
"From where?" It was the first time that Duan Cheng Xuan had seen her eyes shine.
"Qing Dai said so. Moreover, she also said that you and him are good friends, Your Highness." If you can help me with this, I can cure Lady Wan-Er's body in the future. " Gu Danyan playfully blinked her eyes, as she completely forgot about the grudge between her and Duan Chengxuan.
"Alright, it just so happens that no one is reading those ancient books in my house." The young master in white turned around. Gu Danyan had seen him once yesterday, but it was only today that he found out that his ancestors had studied medicine.
Gu Danyan immediately sat down beside him with a smile on his face. He even poured a glass of wine for him: "Is what Commander Xiao said true? I can't go back on my word. "
Commander Xiao seized the opportunity to glance at Duan Chengxuan, causing him to raise his eyebrows. This was the first time he saw Gu Daiyan being so warm to someone, and he felt slightly unhappy in his heart. He raised his hand and grabbed her back.
"The proper etiquette isn't important. The ancient books are more important." Gu Danyan obediently returned to Duan Chengxuan's side, yet all he could think about were the medical books from Commander Xiao's family.
The name of Commander Xiao Hai was Xiao Hai, from an aristocratic family. Some of his family members were in the government camp while he and a few of his brothers stayed in the military camp. His commander position was just for show, so if anything happened, he could immediately take off his official hat and leave.
The most important thing was his delicate features. Many people had previously thought him to be a weak scholar.
"Why aren't you starting?" Duan Chengxuan didn't know why, but he didn't like her concentrated expression, so he could only ask Cheng Shan who was beside him.
"The emperor and empress delayed for a bit longer, saying that the crown prince brought the justice court's daughter back to the palace. The justice court's official cried until she couldn't look any better. I'm afraid the emperor has to deal with this matter properly before coming here." Cheng Shan said softly.
"This crown prince …" Although the current Crown Prince was the eldest son of the imperial brother, he was still a stubborn and vicious person who could do anything, but the Emperor's personality was not tough, which was why he was unable to seize the position of Crown Prince for so long. Now that it had reached the level of an official of the Supreme Court, the position of Crown Prince might not be preserved any longer.
This way was also good. This Jiang Shan was not someone the emperor's cowardly sons could sit on.
"Where's Wan-Er? The sun is so bright, so don't get sunbathing." Duan Cheng Xuan continued.
Xiao Hai looked over helplessly. This Duan Chenxuan had really been poisoned by Su Yuwan. He still wanted to comfort Gu Chenyan a few times so that he could be of use to Duan Chengxuan in the future.
However, when he looked, he almost couldn't hold the cup in his hand.
He saw Gu Daiyan taking out a medical book from nowhere and reading it with great interest.