After the milk ball arrived, the father who had no heirs had a string of good luck.

Seeing that she was being sensible, Gu Nanyu then turned to Tang Rui: "Why are you avoiding me?"

Tang Rui looked completely innocent: "Really? No, I wasn't avoiding you."

"Tang Rui!" Gu Nanyu's expression turned serious, and he called her by her full name.

Tang Rui suddenly felt like she was facing the head of student affairs, and involuntarily straightened her back and stood at attention: "Yes, sir!"

Gu Nanyu thought she was frightened, so he paused, subtly shifted his gaze, and softened his tone: "We're still young. If you're not satisfied with this marriage, we can find a solution later. There's really no need for you to avoid me. As far as I'm concerned, even if we can't be husband and wife, we can still be friends, right?"

"Of course!" Tang Rui breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.

Her motto is: physical attraction, not emotional involvement.

It seems that Gu Nanyu truly has no romantic feelings for her.

That's great!

But then again, someone who likes a five-year-old girl... is a pervert, right?

Although Gu Nanyu is a bit crazy, he's not to the point of being abnormal.

Tsk!

She scared herself.

Tang Rui chuckled, a rare hint of embarrassment in her voice: "I was just worried you'd feel awkward."

Gu Nanyu said calmly, "There's nothing to be embarrassed about. I'm almost twelve, and my mother is already arranging marriages for me. If it's not you, it will be someone else. If it's you, I'll actually feel more at ease. You should know that I'm not interested in women."

Tang Rui said irritably, "That's because you don't know the advantages of women."

"Benefits?" Gu Nanyu frowned slightly, somewhat confused. "What benefits?"

"..." Of course, it refers to the pleasures of the boudoir and the joys of love!

"You'll see later. I've remembered everything you said, and I won't avoid you anymore. I have something to do today, so I'll be going now."

Tang Rui raised her hand to pat his shoulder, but found that Gu Nanyu was much taller than her. Even if she stood on tiptoe, she couldn't reach him. She could only put her hand down in a huff and mutter, "Why are you so tall?"

Gu Nanyu silently looked down at herself, then at the milk dumpling that was gradually walking away.

My whole being was like: "..."

He's twelve years old, and he's not from a poor family who doesn't eat every meal. It's normal for him to be five feet tall, right?

On the other hand, Tang Rui… cough cough…

Too young, only about three feet tall... or maybe not even that...

He is indeed a bit short!

Will he grow up to be ugly?

Gu Nanyu imagined Tang Rui growing up to be only three feet tall, and suddenly shivered.

Won't this affect the next generation?

I'm suddenly thinking about calling off the wedding!

...

Outside the Imperial Academy, a carriage was already parked.

The carriage looked unremarkable from the outside, but the pure gold bells drew frequent glances from passersby.

If it weren't for the fact that the two coachmen were young and strong, and looked fierce and intimidating, the imperial bell would have been stolen long ago.

The two coachmen were none other than Da Ge and Er Ge.

This carriage belonged to Consort Li.

Today was the day she and Tang Rui were supposed to go shopping, and they would also like to visit the cosmetics shop that Qin Zhiyan had given to Tang Rui.

Rong Momo kept lifting the carriage curtain and looking out, but Tang Rui never came out. Instead, passersby would cast curious or greedy glances at her from time to time.

"..." I couldn't stand it anymore.

Rong Momo lowered the carriage curtain and looked at Consort Li with a complicated expression.

Although she was a concubine, this woman lived a better life than Qin Zhiyan, the principal wife.

Look inside this carriage, it's covered with a chrysanthemum carpet woven with gold thread, and even the teacups used by Consort Li are made of white jade.

And the lumbar pillow under Consort Li looks ordinary, but who is Rong Momo? She can tell at a glance that it is one of the series that money can't buy, the Floating Cloud Brocade!

On the contrary, the pure gold bell hanging outside the car became the least valuable item.

If Qin Zhiyan were petty, she would never have tolerated such a ostentatious concubine.

Seeing Consort Li lounging on a soft pillow, lazily playing with her fingers, Rong Momo still kindly advised, "Consort Li, your carriage... is still too conspicuous. It's not safe to go out like this!"

If she had known, she would have used Tang Rui's carriage.

"What's unsafe about it?" Consort Li glanced at her casually. "Every time I go out, I'm accompanied by servants who know some martial arts. Even if I didn't, it's just a pile of junk. How much could it be worth? Who would have the time to rob it?"

Rong Momo: "..."

Is this person so rich that they've lost all sense of money?

Is such a luxurious carriage a junk?

There are plenty of people who have that kind of free time, okay?

At least she really wanted to snatch it!

Consort Li clicked her tongue lightly, casually pulled open a hidden compartment, and without even looking, grabbed a handful of silver notes and stuffed them into her hand: "Speaking of which, you've been a senior member of the Princess's household for a while now. If you're short of money, just tell me. Don't be like those short-sighted people who lower the standards of our Prince Li's residence."

"..."

After a few seconds of hesitation, Rong Momo silently stuffed a stack of silver notes into her bosom: "Thank you for the gift, Consort Li. This old servant understands."

More than a thousand taels of silver notes…

Just like Li Ji!

She only kept one hundred taels; she would take the rest back to help build up the princess's small storeroom!

At this moment, Tang Rui finally came out and climbed onto the carriage with Da Ge's help.

She looked up, her eyes widening in surprise: "Mistress Li, is this your carriage? It's so beautiful!"

"If you like it, I'll write a letter when we get back and have my father find a carpenter to make an identical one just for you." Consort Li's face instantly lit up with a smile. She then opened a hidden compartment and took out some snacks that she had prepared beforehand, placing them on a small table. "Are you hungry? Have something to eat first. These are all prepared for you."

"Thank you, Madam Li, I love you the most." Tang Rui quickly sat down, eating as she mumbled, "Let's skip the carriage, it's too expensive."

Consort Li smiled, gently wiping away the crumbs from the corner of her mouth, her eyes full of doting affection: "It's just a few coins! We can't let our Rui Rui suffer!"

Tang Rui happily played the innocent card: "Since Madam Li dotes on me so much, who would dare to let me suffer any injustice? They're all afraid Madam Li will bury them in silver!"

"Hehehe..."

Consort Li was amused by her words and remembered them.

The carriage slowly started moving and headed towards the busiest market.

Tang Rui knew that Consort Li was wealthy and arrogant beyond measure.

But every time she interacts with Consort Li, she manages to lower her standards to new heights.

They first went to the clothing store, and Consort Li had the shopkeeper pack up all the clothes that Tang Rui had looked at and that were suitable.

If the material isn't good, ask the shopkeeper to use the best material to make it, and she'll send someone to pick it up in a few days.

Whenever Tang Rui passed by a jewelry shop, she would buy everything that caught her eye.

In no time, the huge carriage was completely crammed with things.

Having enjoyed her shopping, Consort Li even pushed past Rong Momo and personally combed Tang Rui's hair into a bun, adorning it with the newly bought pearl flowers.

Originally, Tang Rui was just an adorable little dumpling, but after she dressed her up, she became a dazzling golden dumpling.