"Princess, are we still going to look for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?" Seeing Chu Yunni's gloomy face, the maid Liuying who followed beside her trembled.

Chu Yunni looked coldly at the wall that Gu Jingheng and the other man had just climbed over, and at the name that kept coming up in their conversation.

"Nan Yuan? Is that her name?" Chu Yunni turned her head to look at Liuying with cold eyes.

Liuying glanced at Chu Yunni cautiously, nodded reluctantly, and immediately said: "His Royal Highness may just happen to be here. In this world, apart from the princess, who else can be worthy of His Royal Highness..."

"Shut up!"

Before Liuying could finish her words, she was stopped by Chu Yunni with a cold snort.

"Can you guess what His Royal Highness is thinking?"

Liuying was so frightened that she trembled all over and quickly knelt down to beg for mercy: "I know I am wrong, please punish me, princess!"

Chu Yunni glanced at Liuying coldly, her eyes becoming colder and colder, "Go, check for me, who this Nan Yuan is."

She wanted to see what kind of charm this Nan Yuan had that could allow her to get close to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

"Yes." Liuying responded tremblingly and retreated.

Chu Yunni closed her eyes, and the image of that noble, handsome, yet somewhat cold and distant man emerged in her mind.

She remembered that when she first met Gu Jingheng that day, he was training with his father on the parade ground, and there was a distance of dozens of steps between them.

Gu Jingheng raised his eyes and looked towards her. His pair of pupils as dark and deep as ink jade seemed to contain endless whirlpools, staring at her without blinking.

Those dark and deep eyes seemed to absorb her whole body, leaving her nowhere to hide.

Just with that one glance, just one glance, she decided on this person.

It was obvious that he had been very indulgent towards her when they were outside the Great Wall, so she thought that he must have been interested in her.

She also asked people to inquire and found out that the Crown Prince had no familiar women in the capital, let alone a Crown Princess.

But unexpectedly, a roadblock appeared halfway!

"Damn it!"

Chu Yunni opened her eyes, her eyes full of murderous intent.

No matter who it is, as long as they stand in her way, they deserve to die!

Prince's Mansion.

Gu Jingheng returned to his room, sat at the desk, and reviewed the memorials moved from the imperial study.

Suddenly he picked up a book, opened it, looked at the half-corrected words on it, and made a "tsk" sound. As soon as he saw me coming back, he stopped doing any work. He didn't act like an emperor at all.

But there was no other way. I had to finish the work I had taken on, even if it meant staying up late.

The moon gradually rises, casting a hazy and soft light.

By the time he had dealt with the important matters, it was already late at night.

He gave the remaining memorials to the Grand Tutor. If he had to do everything himself, no matter how big or small, he would be exhausted to death.

Just when he was thinking about hugging the beauty, there was a knock on the door.

"Come in." Gu Jingheng's deep and pleasant voice sounded in the house.

The door opened, and Gu Jingheng's personal bodyguard walked in and whispered something in his ear.

The mansion arranged for the Chu family caught fire.

Gu Jingheng frowned slightly. The Chu family had just entered the capital and were heroes who quelled the rebellion outside the Great Wall. Logically speaking, as the crown prince, he should go and see and comfort the heroes.

But Nan Yuan...

He looked up at the sky.

That's it.

At this time, Nan Yuan might have already fallen asleep.

Gu Jingheng put down the pen in his hand, stood up and walked to the window, pushed it open, and a breeze blew in, ruffling the hair on his forehead.

He stretched out his fingers and rubbed his eyebrows a few times, feeling the cool night breeze on his face, which made his mind clearer.

"Prepare the car and go to the Chu family." Gu Jingheng's low voice sounded.

Gu Jingheng went to the Chu family with his personal guards. The Chu mansion was brightly lit and all the Chu family members gathered together.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince, you're here?" Chu Yunni couldn't hide the smile on her face when she saw Gu Jingheng coming.

"Ni'er, don't be rude!" Father Chu coughed twice and reminded her.

Chu Yunni's pretty face turned slightly red, and she quickly lowered her eyes and saluted, "Your Highness the Crown Prince."

"No need to be so polite." Gu Jingheng said lightly and gave him a light support.

Chu Yunni looked up at Gu Jingheng with sparkling eyes.

He was wearing a black brocade robe with intricate dark patterns embroidered on the lapels, a white jade belt inlaid with precious beads tied around his waist, and a purple gold crown on his head. He was dignified and elegant, and his every move revealed the noble aura of aristocracy.

As expected, he is the Crown Prince.

Chu Yunni secretly admired him and looked at his hand that was supporting her, thinking that he treated her and others differently.

Gu Jingheng, who was standing by, didn't know that she had thought so much. He passed him, walked to the main seat and sat down, and asked with concern: "General Chu, there was a fire in the house, have you found out the cause?"

Father Chu stood up, stood aside and waited, answering.

Chu Yunni didn't care what they talked about. Her eyes were fixed on Gu Jingheng. She just felt that he seemed more handsome and charming today than usual. He exuded a kind of charm that only a superior person could have, which made people unable to take their eyes off him.

"Thank you for your concern, Your Highness. This fire was an accident."

Gu Jingheng nodded, "Accidents are best."

"We can no longer live in this mansion. I have a separate house in the capital. General Chu can move his whole family there."

Before Father Chu could answer, he heard Chu Yunni say in surprise, "Really? Thank you, Your Highness, for your grace!"

Father Chu quickly tried to make amends for Chu Yunni, saying, "My daughter was rude and was spoiled by me. I beg Your Highness to forgive me."

Gu Jingheng glanced at Chu Yunni and shook his head lightly: "It's okay."

"General Chu and Miss Chu have just arrived in the capital. If they have any difficulty adapting, you can send someone to see me at any time and I will do my best to arrange it." Gu Jingheng said slowly.

"Thank you, Your Highness, for your kindness." Father Chu thanked him repeatedly.

"Your Highness, I am not used to this!"

"Oh?" Gu Jingheng raised his eyebrows, suppressed his impatience, and asked, "What do you want?"

"When we were outside the Great Wall, my brother and I were our father's right-hand men. Now you have helped my brother arrange a position in the palace, so what about me?" Chu Yunni looked expectant.

She is different from those weak women in the capital. She is a capable minister who can wield a gun and a stick, and can offer advice in the court. She can stand shoulder to shoulder with any man in the world!

Gu Jingheng looked at her with eyes as deep as the abyss. He had never seen such a person whose expression was hard to read. Didn't she know that he was just being polite?

Do you really dare to order the prince around?!

But after all, the Chu family cannot be touched now, so he cannot show disgust.

"Your Highness, do you remember what I said about the girls' school?"

"I'm not talking about the kind of school that specifically trains women to be good wives and mothers, but a school where they can read and write with men, be proficient in both literature and martial arts, and even become officials!" Chu Yunni chattered on and on.

Her ideas are hundreds or thousands of years ahead of this dynasty, so there is no need to worry about not being able to attract Gu Jingheng's attention.

"Your Highness, Ni'er always has all kinds of strange ideas in her mind. I have never disciplined her before. If she does anything wrong, please forgive her." Chu's father also echoed, his expression full of pride.

If his daughter were a boy, she would be the best man in the world, and it would be no problem for her to be made a marquis or a prime minister.

His daughter played an indispensable role in the Chu family's ability to live in peace and stability in the frontier for more than a decade.

Gu Jingheng nodded without showing any displeasure, nor did he interrupt Chu Yunni, but his attention was no longer here.

Chu Yunni saw Gu Jingheng looking at her so seriously, and knew that he must be very interested in what she said, so she became full of confidence and spoke even more excitedly.

After Chu Yunni finished speaking, Gu Jingheng nodded and said calmly: "What you said makes sense, but it cannot be implemented at the moment. Since you want to be an official, go to the palace to find your mother tomorrow and ask her to arrange a position for you as a female official."

Female officer?

Chu Yunni frowned. Just a female official?

She looked up at Gu Jingheng's handsome eyes and eyebrows. Forget it, she would be a female official. When she made a career in the palace, she would naturally be promoted!

"Thank you, Your Highness." Chu Yunni said with a smile.

"Okay, it's getting late. I'll have someone take you to my villa to rest first. We can talk about anything later."

Gu Jingheng stood up and walked outside.

"Farewell to His Highness the Crown Prince."

Gu Jingheng raised his hand but did not stop. At this time, the person should be sleeping the deepest.

I don’t know if she thinks about herself.

I just learned some voice-changing techniques from a ventriloquist, and now I can put them to use.

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