The concubine was reborn, and the cold prince was made red in the face

"It's quite strange." Zuo Xiangning said: "Didn't you say that the eldest princess loves this legitimate son very much? How is it possible that there is no movement at all?"

"Yes, that's what's strange." Li Shaonan thought for a while and said, "But maybe Gu Zhiqing feels too embarrassed to let the eldest princess know."

"Maybe." Zuo Xiangning yawned and said, "If you have nothing to do, shouldn't it be time to go back? Aren't you going to Cangzhou for business? Why aren't you going?"

"I'm leaving tomorrow morning. Don't I want to see you again before I leave?" Li Shaonan smiled bitterly: "Who would have thought that you can hurt people so much and make you sleepy when you see me."

"Since you have accepted the errand, you must do it well and don't give up halfway." Zuo Xiangning said seriously: "Also, pay attention to safety and return safely and triumphantly."

"Returning triumphantly? Do you think I'm going on an expedition?" Li Shaonan stood up and said, "Then I'll leave, and you should take care of yourself."

Zuo Xiangning saw Li Shaonan leaving the yard and turned back to the room.

She was afraid that Ling Xiao would be angry when he saw Li Shaonan.

This Li Shaonan was not a bad person, and she did not want Ling Xiao to confront him tit for tat.

But Ling Xiao didn't come over at night.

Starting from the next day, Zuo Xiangning helped Jiang start cleaning up the Fragrance Courtyard of Zuofu.

That is the courtyard where Zuo Zixi plans to live after getting married.

Zuo Xiangning called Zhang Rui and asked him to supervise the work and repaint all the doors and windows in the yard.

The peonies brought from the Min family and the newly bought peonies were planted in the yard.

Jiang took out a set of black lacquer furniture from her own warehouse and placed it in the room, and had the curtains and bed curtains custom made.

Zuo Xiangning was busy for three days. When she was free, she realized that Ling Xiao had not contacted her for three days.

She was secretly worried and didn't know what was going on with him.

Another day passed, and the eldest princess came again to invite Zuo Xiangning.

"The eldest princess doesn't have a daughter, but she seems to really like you." Jiang was quite pleased. "You should visit her often when you have time. People often feel lonely when they get older."

Zuo Xiangning thought to herself, doesn’t she have a son?

She responded casually and got into the carriage with Bingyu.

Arriving at the eldest princess's mansion, Zuo Xiangning saw the eldest princess who was worried.

"Xiang Ning is here." The eldest princess saw her entering the room, smiled and waved to her, "Come here quickly, you are such a kid, why don't you come back to see me again when you get home?"

"I was busy sending my third brother to take office a few days ago. I have been helping my mother these days to clean up my eldest brother's yard." Zuo Xiangning sat next to the eldest princess and took out the food box she brought from home. He smiled and said to the eldest princess: "This is the snack I made this morning. How do you like it?"

The eldest princess picked up a piece and put it in her mouth, praising it repeatedly, "Is this with pine nuts? It's soft and sweet, and it tastes really good."

Zuo Xiangning said with a smile: "If you think it tastes good, then I will go back and send you the recipe. You can ask the kitchen to make it for you whenever you want to eat it. Eat this snack while it is hot, it will taste better."

"Don't bother me. Whenever you make it, just bring me two pieces." The eldest princess smiled and said: "As I get older, my teeth are no longer good. I don't dare to eat more of anything delicious I see."

"Then I'll make some for you every few days." Zuo Xiangning secretly regretted that she had nothing to do, so what snacks could she bring her?

"Xiang Ning, our family Zhiqing mentioned to me a few days ago that they want to marry you. I want to ask you what you mean." The eldest princess said with a smile.

Zuo Xiangning opened her eyes and said: "Your Highness, I don't want to marry Mr. Gu. I have made it clear to Mr. Gu many times..." The eldest princess nodded before Zuo Xiangning finished speaking and said : "Okay, I know what you mean."

Zuo Xiangning looked at the eldest princess who didn't feel any displeasure, and she felt a little strange in her heart. Could it be that the eldest princess didn't agree with Gu Zhiqing marrying her?

"Xiang Ning, think about it again. When you saw that jade pendant, was it one piece or two pieces? That jade pendant had dragon and phoenix patterns engraved on its top. Logically speaking, they should not be We must separate." The eldest princess said again.

"I only saw one piece." Zuo Xiangning said.

The eldest princess said "Oh" in disappointment and said nothing further.

Zuo Xiangning was afraid that the eldest princess would want to see the jade pendant again, so she hurriedly took the opportunity to say goodbye and wanted to go home.

The eldest princess hurriedly persuaded her to stay: "Since you are here, how can you go back without eating? I remember that you seem to like spicy food, so I asked the kitchen to make some special dishes for you, and you can try them too."

Zuo Xiangning had no choice but to stay.

The eldest princess asked someone to invite Gu Zhiqing again, "What have you been busy with these days? Why haven't you seen him? Go and invite him over to have a meal with you."

Zuo Xiangning sat there with a low eyebrow and a smile, listening to the eldest princess speak.

The eldest princess turned to look at the well-behaved Zuo Xiangning, and said kindly: "You are my adopted daughter, and he is my son. Although you and him cannot become husband and wife, at least we are still brothers and sisters. We are a family. Normally We should eat together more and chat about home affairs."

Zuo Xiangning smiled and nodded, saying "yes".

But she was complaining in her heart, if she had a brother like Gu Zhiqing, how many immoral things would she have done in her previous life?

She thought Gu Zhiqing's injury couldn't heal so quickly. How could he come here with a bruised nose and swollen face?

But what surprised her was that Gu Zhiqing came dressed in white clothes and looked like a fairy.

Zuo Xiangning looked at his face carefully.

This guy actually put rouge on his face.

"Mother." Gu Zhiqing stepped forward to greet the eldest princess and turned to Zuo Xiangning with a smile, "When did Xiang Ning come? I haven't seen her for several days, and Xiang Ning's complexion has improved a lot."

"Brother Gu looks good too." Zuo Xiangning said with a smile.

Gu Zhiqing was stunned for a moment after hearing this. Zuo Xiangning actually called him "Brother"?

The eldest princess smiled and asked Gu Zhiqing: "What have you been busy with recently? I don't see you every day."

"The emperor wants to arrange for me to be assigned to the staff department and ask me to help sort out some things in the past few days." Gu Zhiqing replied with a smile.

"It's rare for our family to have a meal together," the eldest princess smiled happily, "Zhiqing, you should take more care of your sister in the future."

Zuo Xiangning secretly raised her eyebrows and pointed at Gu Zhiqing to take care of herself?

"Sister?" Gu Zhiqing also expressed doubts.

"Yes, Xiang Ning is my adopted daughter, isn't she your sister?" the eldest princess said with a smile.

Gu Zhiqing was shocked.

The eldest princess said such words in front of herself and Zuo Xiangning. If she really agreed, wouldn't it be a confirmation of their brother-sister relationship?

Then Zuo Xiangning can use this as an excuse in the future. If she continues to pester her to marry her, it will be against her mother's orders and is really unfilial!

Zuo Xiangning has become his obsession, and he will never allow such a thing to happen!

"Mother, my son has asked the emperor for a decree to marry Xiang Ning, and the emperor has agreed. The decree will be issued soon." Gu Zhiqing glanced at Zuo Xiangning who was smiling, then looked at the eldest princess and said: "Mother, my son has said before that he wants to marry Xiang Ning. If the son cannot marry Xiang Ning, then the son would rather die alone."