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Gao Wenyan knelt in front of the hall. Mrs. Gao was really angry. She took a whip and asked for help.

It was General Gao who stopped her and persuaded her: "Yan'er's wounds are only just healed. If you are whipped, you will have to lie down again."

Mrs. Gao said angrily: "You disappeared all night, and you didn't even know how to say hello! Tell me, what on earth did you do!"

"Mom, calm down. I hope Yan'er comes back safely." Gao Wenting saw something was wrong and quickly went up to persuade her.

As for the reason for staying out at night, Gao Wenyan thought about it all the way, but he couldn't come up with a perfect explanation. He just wanted to get over it quickly, and the worst he could do was get a beating.

So she made nonsense: "I was drinking with my friends, but I didn't expect to get drunk and I wouldn't have time to send a message to my family."

"Your friend is also drunk? No one can tell the family?"

Gao Wenyan had no choice but to bite the bullet and said, "Yes, they are all drunk."

Mrs. Gao was so angry that she had a headache. She pointed at her and said "you" several times, but she couldn't say a complete sentence.

It's no wonder that Mrs. Gao was so angry. The house had just made a big deal. At this juncture, Gao Wenyan disappeared inexplicably overnight, which made everyone anxious.

Last night, the entire General's Mansion was brightly lit, and no one fell asleep. The spies came and went, but without exception, there was no news about Gao Wenyan. Just when their hearts dropped to the bottom, Gao Wenyan came back and only said an understatement of "drunk".

Gao Wenyan understood their mood very well and felt extremely guilty. However, no matter what, she could not tell them that she stayed with Chu Xu last night.

"My daughter did something wrong, please punish me."

"Punishment! Why not punish you!? If I don't give you a good beating, you won't have a long memory, will you?" Mrs. Gao said and was about to pick up the whip.

As luck would have it, the servant who reported the news arrived at just the right time, so the whip raised high was lowered again.

On this day, the General's Mansion welcomed a rare guest, the eighth son of the current emperor, Prince Gong.

Although the current crown prince is mediocre, he is actually the eldest son, born to Empress Yang. The second prince was actually the one who received the most support from the public before. However, a serious illness took him away two years ago.

Prince Gong was deeply saddened by the death of the second prince. Not only did he switch to vegetarianism, but he also built a temple in his house to pray for the second prince. The emperor was deeply moved when he heard this, and finally began to pay attention to the prince.

Later, when disasters occurred among the people, Prince Gong not only took the lead in reducing the government's expenditures, but also opened granaries to provide disaster relief. In one fell swoop, he jumped from the unknown Eighth Prince to His Royal Highness Prince Gong.

Everyone thought that Prince Gong would show his talents for the first time and would become more active in the court. However, Prince Gong remained very low-key and acted the same as before, still eating fast and praying for blessings.

It was such a person who came to the General's Mansion for the first time today. Everyone in the Gao family was shocked, but Gao Wenyan also escaped a severe beating.

General Gao sent someone to call Gao Wenxi back, and with a wink told Gao Wenyan to sneak back into the room. Finally, he straightened his clothes and took Gao Wenting out to greet him.

The body was obviously very tired, but she was not sleepy while lying on the bed. When Bi Xi opened the door and came in, her mental state was no better than Gao Wenyan.

She had to pay attention to the news about the cook, and also check out the "anti-villain" trend in the capital. After Gao Wenyan disappeared overnight, she still had to find someone. Bi Xi wished she could give birth to a man with three heads and six arms.

"Miss, I went to inquire about it. Before King An was assassinated, he went to Prince Gong's Mansion. He happened to catch up with a Taoist priest to pray for blessings. The Taoist priest gave King An a divination by the way. It was exactly the sentence 'At the beginning of June, beware of small children. People', who would have thought that he would actually be assassinated in his house two days ago."

Quickly sitting up from the bed, Gao Wenyan asked, "Is Prince Gong still there?"

"Yes, the general and the second young master are drinking tea in the tea tasting room with us."

"Where has brother gone?"

"The eldest son went out early in the morning and seemed to have an appointment."

Seeing Gao Wenyan, General Gao couldn't help but frown, wondering what she was doing here if she didn't take a good rest. However, he still introduced with a smile: "This is the little girl in the family."

"Wen Yan, please meet His Highness Prince Gong soon."

"Yes."

Gao Wenyan followed the etiquette and saluted Prince Gong.

"No need to be polite."

Prince Gong is not only gentle in person, but also has a gentle voice. No wonder the girls in the capital always say that he is a humble young man, as gentle as jade.

Inevitably, she thought of Chu Xu again, and once again she was sure that the "gentleness" she thought was just an illusion.

General Gao is a rough man who doesn't know how to drink tea, let alone recite poems and write poetry. Gao Wenyan is the most like him among the three brothers and sisters. On the other hand, her eldest brother was good at both civil and military affairs, but her second brother was completely partial to science.

Although Gao Wenting had practiced martial arts since he was a child, he had been with the group of princes all year round and was surrounded by literati. On the contrary, he was more fond of mountains and rivers and liked to write poems and paintings.

Once he returns to Beijing and encounters an occasion where he cannot refuse, General Gao will take him with him, and he always succeeds.

"A few days ago, Lin Qian was ordered to help Prime Minister Chu find a scripture, but he still hasn't found it. I heard that His Royal Highness Prince Gong has done a lot of research on Buddhism. I wonder if you can give me some advice?"

Prince Gong paused and asked in confusion: "Prime Minister of Chu?"

"Exactly." Gao Wenyan smiled and nodded.

"Young lady, you want to share your worries for Mr. Lin. Are you two going to have good things coming soon?"

"Your Highness is joking. Master Lin and my second brother are close friends. He bothers him every day about this matter. I'm just doing my duty as a younger sister and taking care of my brother's worries."

When Gao Wenting heard that he was being moved out, his face froze, but he responded quickly and said, "Isn't that right? I look sad every day and worry about being punished if I can't find him again."

Lin Qian was on good terms with the Gao family, so it was reasonable for Chu Xu to embarrass him, and it was also reasonable for the Gao family to help Lin Qian solve his problems.

But I saw Prince Gong caressing the rim of the cup slowly, with a playful look on his face: "It turns out that Prime Minister Chu also has a heart to worship the Buddha."

"Before, a Taoist priest said: 'Everyone can have a heart toward Buddha.' Wen Yan didn't believe it at first, but later he heard someone say the hexagram of His Highness King An, and he felt the subtlety of the Buddha's teachings."

Buddhism was introduced to China only a few years ago. Buddhism and Taoism are not yet separated, and they are collectively called Taoists. Emerging things can always fascinate the princes and nobles to show their uniqueness, so there is a trend of believing in Buddhism in the capital.

Although the Buddhists retained the art of divination, they established a precept that Buddhists were not allowed to perform divination for others. This shows how rare the Taoist priest who made an exception for divination for King An was.

Prince Gong heard the implication of her words and said with a smile: "The girl is well-informed."

After saying that, he turned to General Gao and said, "Since the girl is interested in Buddhism, why not let the girl take the lead in the escort in two days? It will be a good lead for the girl."

Gao Wenyan was stunned and looked at General Gao.

For a moment, three eyes fell on General Gao. General Gao looked ugly and said, "My little girl is naughty, so I'm afraid she won't be able to take on this position."