Along the way, Concubine Xiao chatted with Zhao Shuning a great deal. But Zhao Shuning mostly let the words go in one ear and out the other. She endured it all the way. When the sedan chair finally stopped, she felt like crying. Oh my god, it's finally over!
She immediately got out of the sedan chair. At this moment, seeing that rascal Gu Hanxun sitting leisurely in his wheelchair, waiting for her quietly at the entrance of the Chengxun Palace, she just couldn't help getting angry.
Angry as she was, at this moment, Gu Hanxun was like a savior to Zhao Shuning. Seeing him meant getting rid of Concubine Xiao's constant chatter.
"Second Prince."
Seeing that Concubine Xiao still wanted to say something to her, Zhao Shuning immediately rushed over.
Gu Hanxun raised his eyebrows, seemingly quite satisfied with Zhao Shuning's "throwing herself into his arms".
Zhao Shuning frowned and stopped beside Gu Hanxun. This Gu Hanxun, didn't he know how to refuse?
"Ningning, I've finally seen you."
Ugh, so cheesy! Zhao Shuning felt like she was getting goosebumps all over. But at this moment, outside the Chengxun Palace, there were all the maids and eunuchs. Countless pairs of eyes were on her. Presumably, Gu Hanxun also wanted to give her a proper name with this grand occasion.
Gu Hanxun held Zhao Shuning's hands. Zhao Shuning remained calm on the surface, but used all her strength to break free.
Concubine Xiao walked towards them with a smile at this moment. Zhao Shuning quickly said "affectionately", "Second Prince, how could you do such a thing for me? This maid feels she's not worthy of you. Please let this maid take our child and spend the rest of her life in the Laundry Yard."
Gu Hanxun coughed. His face looked a bit unnatural. This little girl was really good at acting. Even he almost believed that she was pregnant with their child.
Gu Hanxun said, "This prince has been cowardly for a long time. I want to be brave once for my woman."
His affectionate look made Zhao Shuning shiver involuntarily.
Concubine Xiao walked up to them. Gu Hanxun nodded to Concubine Xiao.
"Thank you, Mother Concubine, for your approval."
Concubine Xiao wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes with her embroidered handkerchief. No way? Such a cheesy story actually touched Concubine Xiao?
Zhao Shuning couldn't help admiring Gu Hanxun's ability. As Concubine Xiao's son, he really knew his mother's nature well.
"Son, you don't need to be so polite. This is the first thing you've asked this palace for in all these years. This palace will naturally fulfill your wish. Picking her up for you is also, in a way, fulfilling this little girl's nature."
"Mother Concubine, Ningning and I haven't seen each other for a long time. We still have a lot to talk about. So I won't delay you from going back to the palace."
Concubine Xiao glanced at the Chengxun Palace. After all this time, Gu Hanxun still resisted her entering the Chengxun Palace.
"Xun'er, this palace heard that the pear blossoms in the courtyard of the Chengxun Palace are all in bloom. They're said to be very beautiful. If possible, this palace would like to go in and take a look."
Gu Hanxun's face looked a bit unnatural.
"Mother Concubine, don't you like peonies? Pear blossoms are such humble and easy - to - grow things. How could they catch your eye? Please go back to the palace, Mother Concubine. It's still a bit chilly at the beginning of spring. Now that Ningning is pregnant with my child, I'll take Ningning back to the palace first. I won't see you off."
"Xun'er, you?"
"Shadow, push me back to the palace."
"Yes, Master."
Without waiting to hear what Concubine Xiao would say next, Gu Hanxun directly took Zhao Shuning and many palace servants back to the Chengxun Palace.
At this moment, Gu Hanxun deliberately put his hand into Zhao Shuning's sleeve. There was still some distance between their actual hands, but from the perspective of others, the two were in a very affectionate moment.
After entering the Chengxun Palace, a gust of wind blew. The pear blossoms in the garden fluttered down with the wind. Zhao Shuning was stunned. She looked up at the pear blossoms in the courtyard. She couldn't help raising her hand gently. The white petals fell into her hand, and she showed a beautiful smile.
Shadow wanted to step forward and tell Zhao Shuning not to block the way, but was stopped by Gu Hanxun.
"Let her be."
"Yes."
Zhao Shuning looked back. Gu Hanxun was looking at her intently at this moment.
"Do you like pear blossoms too?"
Zhao Shuning gave a charming smile and walked behind Gu Hanxun very naturally, pushing his wheelchair.
"I like plum blossoms."
Because Ye Qingluan really liked red plum blossoms. There were many paintings of red plum blossoms hidden in her room.
Gu Hanxun let out an "oh". Then he said, "I saw you smiling so happily just now. I thought you, like me, liked these clean and white pear blossoms."
"Ah? No. You see, the pear blossoms are about to fall. I've looked at the condition of the pear tree. It's very good. The fruits it bears must be very sweet. I just don't know if I'll be able to taste them."
Gu Hanxun had a fair complexion like jade. His red lips parted slightly and said, "You will."
Zhao Shuning shrugged and didn't take Gu Hanxun's words seriously. After all, she had her own mission. After Luo Qiu finished all the things, she could return to her own world.
Thinking about it, it was really narrow - minded. In five hundred years later, she was just the female emperor of the Dongze Wilderness. At that time, she thought what she had seen was already broad enough. In the Kyushu Continent with eight countries, she only knew about the Dongze Wilderness and the Qingyun Kingdom. She only had a general idea about the strength of the other countries.
But coming five hundred years ago, a Changkong Academy completely connected her with the eight countries. Only then did she realize how narrow her vision had been before.
What was recorded by later generations was the Kyushu Continent. Breaking it down in detail, it was eight countries plus a mysterious area.
Now, she had seen quite a few of the eight countries. She didn't know much about the Eastern Continent. But the Crown Prince of the Eastern Continent had a bad character and his talent wasn't extremely good. Yet he could become an inner - sect disciple of the Changkong Academy. It seemed that the Eastern Continent wasn't very prosperous at this time.
Ruoqiang and Loulan were at odds with each other. Princess Wu Xuan of the Tianli Kingdom liked the young prince Xia Qingyan of the Hailing Kingdom. The deceased Gu Xingran was also related to Wu Xuan. In this way, the Tianli Kingdom and the Cangwu Kingdom were also connected.
A small Changkong Academy closely connected the eight countries.
She didn't know when Luo Qiu would finish all the things so that she could return to her own place. She had been away for so long. She wondered if her Master was worried.
And the Phoenix. She clearly disappeared with it, but it was nowhere to be seen here.
What about her parents and grandfather? Without her, would the Zhao family be suppressed by the An family?
How were Xiao An and Xingchen doing now?
And Mo Bai, was he still as paranoid as before?
"You seem to have something on your mind?"
"Ah?"
"And more than one thing."
"Yeah."
"If you're willing to talk, this prince might be able to help you solve your problems."
After entering the inner hall, Zhao Shuning let go of the wheelchair.
"Kid, go wash up and go to sleep."
If you counted her actual age, Gu Hanxun should call her grandma. It wasn't too much for her to call him like this, right?
After Zhao Shuning finished speaking, she turned a corner and disappeared.
Shadow stepped forward, looking extremely angry.
"Master, she was disrespectful to you."
"It doesn't matter."
The more she was like this, the more at ease Gu Hanxun felt. Only she would ignore his status like this and not regard him as a useless person just because of his disability.