noffsinger Chapter 113 Love Grows Wild
Chapter 113 Love Grows Wild
"Your Highness drank alcohol during the day?" she retorted. "How much did you drink to be saying such incoherent things?"
Jiang Zhi has a sharp tongue; if Gu Liang hadn't married her, he would have been choked to death by her words, or even heartbroken.
Jiang Zhi imagined Gu Liang marrying someone else, and inexplicably felt that what he said made sense.
"Am I not good enough to Your Highness? Does Your Highness want me to change?"
She spoke with such conviction that Gu Liang stared at her, blinked, and a smile played on her lips.
His laughter seemed somewhat inexplicable to Jiang Zhi.
“You did very well,” Gu Liang replied earnestly. “You are the most unique woman in Yanjing. What you do and who you want to become, just follow your own wishes. There is no need to change for anyone else.”
She knows when to advance and retreat, understands strategy, and is eloquent; how can one say she's not good?
She was given the title of princess, and she did indeed manage the inner courtyard of the mansion. She tidied up the place as soon as she entered, and even the secret guards dared not provoke her.
She may seem naive, but she occasionally tries to please him. Even if her attempts are slightly clumsy and don't quite suit his taste, he accepts it; something is always better than nothing.
Jiang Zhi blurted out instinctively, "Are you mocking me?"
Her accusations always came faster than her attempts to make amends. Gu Liang discovered that no matter what Jiang Zhixin was thinking, she always doubted his kindness towards her.
For example, right now, the way she looks at him is reproachful, not with the seductive charm she would use when trying to be friendly, but with a hint of doubt and confusion.
Gu Liang paused, reflecting for a moment. Was this just her personality, or had he not made it obvious enough? He did care about her.
Fine, she's just a little girl, I'll let her have her way.
He looked away and changed the subject, "Did the Imperial Noble Consort push you on the day of the birthday banquet?"
“I can’t be completely sure.” Jiang Zhi followed his thoughts. “I was pushed from behind.”
"I didn't see it. It was the eldest princess who pulled me up, and then the imperial concubine fell down."
She didn't say that the eldest princess had knocked her down. "You know?"
“There were only the three of you there at the time. If it weren’t for her, the Princess wouldn’t have let her go down,” Gu Liang said.
“Princess…” Jiang Zhi understood the meaning, “So the Princess can’t stand those who do dirty tricks behind people’s backs.”
Therefore, her guess that day was correct; it was indeed intentional.
She crossed her arms and a sly smile played on her lips.
Gu Liang glanced at Jiang Zhi and explained, "To put it bluntly, the Eldest Princess has the temperament of a child."
According to him, the eldest princess disdains the methods of women in the harem. If she weren't there, she probably would have taken direct action.
“The Princess is a very kind person.” Jiang Zhi thought for a moment. “I should go and thank her.”
“Since she was going to take you with her, she should have been responsible for your safety,” Gu Liang said. “Besides, she only saved you once.”
Jiang Zhi believed that he was arguing unreasonably.
"What business is it of anyone else's safety? The princess saved me to repay a favor. Doesn't Your Highness know that favors are hard to repay?"
Gu Liang curled her lips and said, "Then go and repay her great kindness."
These two are at it again.
Jiang Zhixian sensed something was amiss. "Does Your Highness dislike the Eldest Princess?"
Gu Liang said from the beginning that she didn't have much contact with the Princess, and at the palace banquet that day, they didn't seem to have much interaction either. The royal family's feelings are still cold.
Gu Liang glanced at her and said, "I didn't say I disliked you."
“Actually, I think Your Highness and the Eldest Princess do have some similarities,” Jiang Zhi said with a smile.
"They are all clear-headed people."
Gu Liang raised an eyebrow. "You've only met him twice."
The eldest princess's personality is not likable, and Jiang Zhi may think she is nice, but that's just because they are not familiar with each other.
“You,” Gu Liang looked down at her, “that doesn’t sound like a compliment.”
Princess Gu Chuzhu was pampered by the late emperor and the empress dowager since she was a child, who were afraid that she would be sad or upset. Even though she was so grown up, she didn't act like an aunt. It was as if she had no fun unless she went against them.
It's surprising that Jiang Zhi could say the two of them look alike. Indeed, it's not wrong to say that she has bad eyesight.
"The eldest princess is decisive and efficient; in my opinion, she is a woman worthy of great respect," Jiang Zhi said earnestly.
To this day, she still admires her courage for that arrow shot at the spring banquet.
Gu Liang curled her lips and sighed, "If you want to praise her, she prefers to do it to your face, but don't go to see her for a while."
"What happened?"
"She is sick."
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In the Princess's residence, the Princess sat in front of the mirror, looking ill, while Qin Qi gently tied her hair up.
Looking at himself in the mirror, Qin Qi felt angry at the thought of Gu Liang. "My nephew is really going too far."
At the birthday banquet, she protected his princess, but instead of getting a good response, she was ridiculed for her sneaky skills, saying she was attacked without even realizing it.
Qin Qi looked at her in the mirror and smiled gently, "You know he's just like that. He only says nice things to those who are truly in his heart, and he's even a little narcissistic."
"That awful appearance is truly unrecognizable, I don't know who it resembles." The eldest princess said with a tone of disgust, "Father Emperor is usually gentle, and the late Empress was dignified, how come their child is so ugly."
The eldest princess got up and sat back on the soft couch.
Qin Qi followed, sat down to the side, rolled up his sleeves, peeled the pomegranate on the table, put it into a jade bowl, and handed it to the princess.
Qin Qi washed his hands, dried them with a handkerchief, and smiled, "Your Highness was born with high hopes, and back then everyone said he was exceptionally talented, but who could have known how heavy the responsibilities he carried?"
“He has suffered from toxins over the years, and it is already remarkable that he has been able to remain conscious and survive.”
The princess glanced at the pomegranate and immediately lost her appetite, handing it back to Qin Qi.
“I think that young lady from the Jiang family is really quite good.” She picked up the brocade fan beside her and fanned herself. “Last time at the spring banquet she was able to remain calm in the face of danger, and this time at the birthday banquet she was able to help a maid out of a predicament. If she can stay with that brat for a long time, that would really be his good fortune.”
"It's hard to say," Qin Qi said. "Although His Highness always speaks up for his queen, he is ultimately a man of his own mind and will not be swayed by romantic feelings."
The eldest princess glanced at him and patted his head. "Does being attached to love and romance necessarily hinder things? Why do you men all think like that? Then why did you marry me? Just go and do your important things."
Qin Qi smiled calmly, "Loving you is the most important thing in my life."
"You old lewd man," the princess chuckled.
Qin Qi took the fan and fanned her, saying, "Your Highness is different from me. He carries too much on his shoulders, and his journey has been far too difficult."
The eldest princess sighed, "He's always alone, and he doesn't even want to get close to me when I'm looking for an aunt."
At this point, the princess glared at him fiercely, "You two seem to be getting quite close."
Qin Qi quickly explained, "Nan Shu, you can't say things like that. He only asked me to act as the head of the hall in his place. He never lets me get involved in anything that really involves officialdom."
"Yes," the princess said with a hint of helplessness in her voice, "Even with the matter of the Book of Ten Thousand People, you were only asked to make a copy."