Chapter 178 Somewhat Similar
Chapter 178 Somewhat Similar
Upon hearing this, Yingchun and Wangchun looked at each other before speaking, "Miss, you are so insightful."
If the girl marries the prince with this mentality, her life will definitely not be bad. Just look at the Gu family and you will know everything.
If you are too considerate of others in your life, there will always be people who make demands on you with a clear conscience. If you ignore them, they will try to please you instead.
Look at the performance of the Third Lady. Normally, the Second Lady tries her best to keep a clear distance from her, but now she is trying to get closer to her.
"Okay, stop complimenting me." Gu Qinghe smiled and waved his hand, took the storybook sent by Princess Yunhua, and went to pass the time.
*
On the northwest border, in the Prince Jin's Mansion, Gu Ruoxing leaned on the small couch with a look of resentment on her face, talking to Xing'er who was standing beside her.
"Xing'er, did my father receive the letter I wrote?" Gu Ruoxing asked weakly.
Xing'er bent down and replied, "Concubine, I have someone find a fast horse, and it should arrive before the New Year. Don't worry, the master will definitely find a way."
In fact, Xing'er said this even though she was not sure about it, but given the current situation, she could only say that the concubine had become quite irritable recently. If she was not satisfied, she would start shouting for war and killing, which was quite scary.
Xing'er felt that this was much more frightening than when she was competing with the third lady in the Gu family, so now whenever there was something, she would just go along with the concubine.
As soon as the concubine entered the house, she tried to win people's hearts. When she was generous, others greeted her with smiles, but when she was short of money, others gave her a cold face. She has seen a lot in the past few months.
Upon hearing this, Gu Ruoxing became even more uneasy. Before sending the letter, she was just anxious and wanted to get it to the capital as soon as possible. But after sending the letter, she began to worry that her father would be very angry after reading it.
She did not write to her mother Wang this time after careful consideration, because asking her mother for money was really a difficult thing.
Gu Ruoxing had not forgotten that when she was leaving home and her father offered her a few shops, her mother said without hesitation, "It has to be left for her brother."
After all, my mother hoped that I would get better, but this was also so that she could help my brother better.
Although my father is a bit strict with me, when it comes to the critical moment, he still feels a little sorry for me.
So, this time, Gu Ruoxing wrote a letter to her father for help.
"Concubine, just wait patiently." Xing'er said soothingly, "I'll go get you a pot of hot milk tea."
Xing'er was holding the teapot, and before she even reached the door, she heard a maid come in and say, "Concubine, the princess asks you to go to the main courtyard to speak."
Hearing this, Gu Ruoxing first sighed, and then said, "I understand. Tell the princess, I'll be there soon."
Xing'er didn't care about what to drink anymore. She put down the teapot and followed the concubine into the inner room. She brought out a few clothes and said, "Princess, which one do you want to wear today?"
Gu Ruoxing's fingers traced over the dresses one by one, her expression not quite satisfied. "I've worn these clothes several times since I came to the northwest. Don't you have any other ones?"
All the clothes are mauve and pink, not a single one is bright red...
"I remember I made several new sets of clothes before I entered the palace. Did you bring them with you?" Gu Ruoxing asked with a flash of inspiration.
Xing Er hesitated for a moment before replying, "Yes, I have them with me. However, the concubine said before that she doesn't like them, so please don't show them to you. So I put them away."
"Take it out. Even if it's worse, it's better than these ones I'm tired of wearing." Gu Ruoxing said, pointing to the next room, "Go quickly."
Xing'er took out a few dresses and shirts, feeling a little nervous. She was afraid that if the concubine saw them, she would probably scold her again.
The origin of these clothes was that when the concubine found out that the crown prince liked the third young lady, she asked the lady to invite a tailor to make a few pieces of these clothes according to the third young lady's style.
Originally they wanted to make the fake look real, but before they found the chance, the emperor's edict arrived at the Gu family first, so they put all the clothes away. The concubine said that when she saw these things, she thought of the third lady and felt very annoyed.
Not knowing whether the concubine would get upset again later, Xing'er entered the inner room with trepidation, but she did not expect that the concubine's face looked very normal.
"Let's take this purple one." Gu Ruoxing looked through them all and finally pointed at one, saying lightly, as if the grudge between her and the third lady was all imagined by Xing'er.
"Yes." Xing'er didn't dare to say more. She quickly changed the concubine's clothes and walked towards the main courtyard.
*
The Prince of Jin was currently talking with the Princess in the main hall. There were also other wives present, chatting and laughing, creating a scene of great harmony among his wives and concubines.
"Your Highness, I have just sent someone to call Concubine Gu. I estimate she should be here soon." The princess said with a faint smile.
Prince Jin hummed softly, then continued the previous topic, "The Empress Dowager sent you a letter, asking how the children are doing."
"In reply to Your Highness, the Empress Dowager said that the children are easy to take care of and love to study. The Emperor was very happy to see this," Princess Jin said. "It seems that keeping the children in the capital has its advantages. At least it can make Your Highness think of Your Highness from time to time."
"What the princess said makes sense." The other ladies also echoed.
Gu Ruoxing came to the entrance of the hall and listened to the princess's sweet words. She couldn't help but feel contempt. Using a child as a favor was really cruel.
The others simply followed suit because of the princess's tyranny.
"Your Highness, Princess, Concubine Gu has arrived." The maid reported.
Prince Jin didn't react much. He just picked up the teacup and blew on the floating tea leaves. It was after the princess glanced at the prince that she smiled and said, "Please invite Sister Gu in to talk."
As soon as Gu Ruoxing entered the room, she knelt on the ground and kowtowed, "Greetings to the Prince and Princess, and a Happy New Year."
Prince Jin then glanced at Gu Ruoxing and felt that she was a little different from before. He couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and said "hmm" softly, "Get up."
"Thank you, Your Highness, Princess." Gu Ruoxing said, and then sat down below the princess, opposite another concubine.
"The main reason I called my sister here is because it's New Year's Day, and the prince happens to be free today, so we can get together and chat." Princess Jin said with a smile.
"Yes." Gu Ruoxing replied with a smile and lowered her head.
By now, Prince Jin had already looked at Concubine Gu thoroughly and remembered what was different about her. Her outfit today was somewhat similar to that of the future Crown Princess.
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