I dare not

When he came out of the Political Affairs Hall on the second day, a servant quickly caught up with Gu Qiao with small steps, and called him behind his back: "Gu Shiyi, please stay still."

Gu Qiao stopped and looked back at him, "Little eunuch?"

The little servant pointed to himself, "Gu Shiyi, do you still remember the little one?"

"You are..." Looking familiar, Gu Qiao recalled where he saw this face, "Are you by Eunuch Zhai's side?"

"Hey!" Seeing that Gu Qiao still remembered herself, the little servant became happy, "It's fine for Gu Shiyi to call the little one Xiao Anzi, and now the little one is following His Highness the Crown Prince."

"Oh, Xiao Anzi. What's the matter?"

Xiao Anzi said, "His Royal Highness, please Gu Shiyi to go to Xiaoyaochi to see water lilies."

Gu Qiao remembered seeing Lin Wanqing in Chengxuan Palace two days ago, the queen mother asked the third child to take Lin Wanqing to see the water lilies, and the woman might be there today, so he didn't really want to go.

"I still have something to do. Please Anzi, please tell His Highness that I have already left the palace."

Xiao Anzi was in a hurry, "This is not acceptable, His Royal Highness wants to take you there, if you don't go, I will go back alone, His Highness will definitely be angry."

Gu Qiao really didn't want to go, "But I really have something to do, Your Highness will understand."

Xiao Anzi was about to cry, "Your Highness will forgive you, but not me. The little one just arrived at the prince's side. The first thing I did was a mess, and His Highness appointed me to return! Eunuch Zhai will Smash that little ass! Little one please!"

Gu Qiao saw that he was not very old, his eyes, nose and mouth were all wrinkled in his immature face, he was embarrassed and scared, so he could only sigh, "Then I'll have Xiao Anzi to lead the way."

"Hey!" Xiao Anzi instantly became happy, and there was no trace of the grievance on his face.Gu Qiao inexplicably felt that she had been cheated.

Xiaoyaochi is a scenic spot in the palace, and it is famous for its beautiful water lilies in late spring and early summer.

Sometimes the emperor would invite officials from the imperial court to watch it. There is a saying in the court hall of the Kingdom of Hao that officials who have been to Xiaoyaochi are regarded as imperial servants and are expected to become ministers.Officials in Beijing are proud to have been to Xiaoyaochi.

Gu Qiao was the first to be invited to visit Xiaoyaochi since the crown prince supervised the country.

Several officials walking behind heard what Xiao Anzi said, and all cast envious eyes at Gu Qiao.

It is called Xiaoyaochi, but it is actually not small at all, it occupies an area the size of an entire palace.The water lilies in the pool are in full bloom among the crowded emerald green leaves, white, red, purple, yellow, pink, and blue, like fairies scattered flowers in the middle of the green disc, no wonder it is called Xiaoyaochi.

There are two people sitting in the four-cornered cornice pavilion by the pool, aren't they the prince and Lin Wanqing?

Gu Qiao dawdled along with Xiao Anzi, no matter how reluctant she was, she still had to go there with a smile on her face.

"His Royal Highness."

Gu Qiao bowed to Xiang Zenan, and when she turned to face Lin Wanqing, she didn't know what to call her. Xiang Zenan introduced, "This is Princess Jian'an."

So Gu Qiao saluted again, "Greetings to Princess Jian'an."

Before Lin Wanqing could speak, Xiang Zenan said, "Gu Shiyi, come and sit down."

Gu Qiao chose a seat away from the two of them at the round table and Xiang Zenan said again: "What are you doing sitting so far away? Come and sit next to Ben Gong."

Gu Qiao had no choice but to move over, her butt got a little bit of the stool, and she felt uncomfortable from her feet to her head.Xiang Zenan held his hand under the table and squeezed it a little harder to reassure him.

"Shoude lotus blossoms to accompany you, and invite you to go to the orchid boat with Pingping leaves." Lin Wanqing looked at the lotus in the pond and read a poem, and put her hand on Xiang Zenan's forearm: "Third brother, why don't we go boating in the lotus pond?" Sample?"

Xiang Zenan moved his hand away calmly, turned to Gu Qiao and asked, "Does Gu Shiyi want to go?"

"The minister is afraid of losing his composure due to seasickness, so your Highness and the princess should go."

Xiang Zenan said, "Then we won't go."

Lin Wanqing glanced back and forth between the two of them, feeling a little annoyed.Today, the Empress Dowager sent someone to take her into the palace, saying that the crown prince invited her to admire the lotus. She dressed up carefully at home all morning, and waited for a long time after entering the palace.After finally waiting for the crown prince to go down, he said a few words. This civil servant came again, and he was the same one last time!

The two of them started talking about political affairs that they didn't understand, such as rising prices and tightening coinage, and the rainy season in the south is coming, and flood control needs to be arranged.Lin Wanqing felt bored after listening to a few sentences, and the good Xiaoyaochi turned into a political affairs hall, she pouted and turned her face away.

The movement was a little louder, and the gold hairpin on his head fell off.The gold hairpin was her favorite hollowed-out auspicious cloud, embedded with sapphires from the Western Regions, she was afraid of dropping the gems, so she bent down to pick them up.

Fortunately, the gem was still firmly embedded in the auspicious cloud. She picked up the hairpin and looked up to see a pair of clasped hands on the prince's light yellow robe!

Prince and Gu Qiao!

Lin Wanqing's heart was beating like a drum, she quietly picked up the hairpin and held it in her hand, the two people were still unaware of the flood in the south.

She stood up, "Third brother, Gu Shiyi, I'll go over there for a walk."

Xiang Zenan smiled at her and said yes.

His smile was still as charming as before, but Lin Wanqing couldn't return him a slight smile at this moment, she wanted to get out of here, this table, this pavilion!

The prince has broken sleeves?and courtiers? !

She walked towards the stone bridge restlessly, and immediately a maid followed, she turned her head and said, "Don't follow me!"

The maid stopped.

Lin Wanqing's first reaction was to tell the Queen Mother, just like she was bullied by a prince when she was a child, as long as she told the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother would stand up for her and make decisions for her.

But...but...that's the prince!

She calmed down again. It is impossible for the prince to marry a man. If she turns a blind eye and closes her eyes, as long as the prince makes her a concubine and becomes a queen in the future, who cares whether the emperor has a few little boys?

Aren't all royal men like this?Even if my father and mother are so loving, and my father has three wives and four concubines, after so many years, my mother has come here too!

Isn't he just a male favorite?It's better than women, and women will marry and go home to have children... But, after all, they are not reconciled!

Lin Wanqing was just a teenage girl, she was upset at this moment, imitating her mother to calmly analyze the pros and cons, but at the same time she felt that her chest was hurting from the interlocking hands.

Gu Qiao and the crown prince were talking in the pavilion, and suddenly heard the maid on the other side of the stone bridge shouting: "Help! The princess has fallen into the water!"

A figure fluttered in the pool, and the splashing water was like a blooming water lily.

Gu Qiao immediately stood up and ran towards the stone bridge. While running, she took off the official hat on her head, untied the belt on her body, took off the official uniform and threw it on the ground, and ran to the place where the princess fell into the water without any stagnation. Jump into the water.

When Xiang Zenan saw Gu Qiao jumping into the pond, his heart jumped into his throat. He grew up in northern Xinjiang and never learned to swim. He didn't know that Gu Qiao could swim.

I saw that the man got into the water more easily than on the ground, his slender body was stretched in the water, and his swimming posture was elegant and calm.

He put one hand through Lin Wanqing's armpit from behind and hugged her shoulders. Lin Wanqing struggled desperately, and instinctively pushed Gu Qiao into the water. Xiang Zenan clenched his fists when he saw Gu Qiao choke a few times.

Gu Qiao hugged Lin Wanqing tightly and comforted her: "It's okay, Princess, it's okay, relax, I'll help you up."

Lin Wanqing was hugged by Gu Qiao, and gradually calmed down, she leaned on Gu Qiao on her back, and Gu Qiao carried her to the pond.

Only then did the guards rush over and work together to pull the two of them ashore.

Seeing that Lin Wanqing was still shaking, Xiang Zenan couldn't stop crying, and he didn't know whether it was tears or water on his face.But he didn't go to comfort him, he just told the maid: "Send the Princess to the Empress Dowager's Palace."

He hugged Gu Qiao, not caring that his own clothes were also wet.He was taller than Gu Qiao, and put his face on Gu Qiao's wet hair, "Follow me to Chengxuan Palace."

Xiao Anzi hugged the clothes that Gu Qiao dropped just now and followed behind.

Seeing Gu Qiao put on his underwear and underwear, Xiang Zenan's eyes darkened, feeling a little hot, he cleared his throat to cover up, "Hurry up and drink the ginger soup."

Gu Qiao sneezed, and Xiang Zenan immediately called someone to announce the imperial physician.Gu Qiao hurriedly stopped her, "Physician Xuan made too much of a fuss, I'm fine, and it's not cold today."

Xiao Anzi said: "I heard that I fell into the water and caught cold. After drinking the ginger soup, I would cover myself with a quilt and I'll be fine."

Gu Qiao agreed, "That's right, there's no need to call the imperial doctor, the Taixing teacher has mobilized everyone."

After he drank the ginger soup, Xiang Zenan pulled him inside, and said to Xiao Anzi who was following behind, "Don't follow, you tell them not to come in, Gu Shiyi needs to rest."

Xiao Anzi complied, packed the bowls and went out, closing the door.

Xiang Zenan pressed Gu Qiao on the bed, shook off the quilt to wrap him up, gritted his teeth and said, "Come warm!"

Gu Qiao kept laughing, "It's really fine, what are you doing?"

Xiang Zenan propped his head up and looked at him, "How do you know how to swim? I don't even know."

"I learned from my father when I was young."

"What else can you do that I won't? Huh?"

Gu Qiao's brows were crooked with a smile, "Your Highness wants to learn, I can teach you."

Xiang Zenan remembered the way he hugged Lin Wanqing in the water just now, and felt a little uncomfortable in his chest, "Did you also hug me in the water when you taught me to swim?"

"It's saving lives. If I teach you how to swim, I'll let you lead me with a bamboo pole."

Xiang Zenan thought about the scene, "It's too bad. You're murdering your own husband."

A layer of blood came to Gu Qiao's pale face, "What kind of husband, please don't talk nonsense, Your Highness."

Xiang Zenan approached him with a dangerous tone, "Isn't it?"

Gu Qiao looked away, "We didn't do anything..."

"Then do something." Xiang Zenan swallowed Gu Qiao's last words between his lips.

This long kiss made it difficult for him to breathe, His Royal Highness kissed fiercely, his tongue stirred his mouth, and his mouth that couldn't be closed let out a little bit of broken panting.

Panting heavily, Xiang Zenan pressed his forehead against his, "I wanted to kiss you just now when you were undressing outside, why are you so wild?"

"What the hell...I'm saving lives!"

Xiang Zenan blocked his mouth again, "Then you save me too, I'm going to drown too."