Prince, Do You Still Need a Prisoner

Gu Junxiu understood Ruan Xiaonuan, if no one made her angry, she would never use such a tone to speak. He coldly glanced at Chu Ying, and then said, "There is no need for unrelated people to worry about this duke's matters."

Chu Ying's eyes were clearly shining with tears. She said weakly, "If that's the case, then this servant will not disturb Your Highness any longer."

However, Gu Junxiu did not wait for her to finish, and took Ruan Xiaonuan and left.

Xiao Fan looked at their figures with an unfathomable smile, and then said to Chu Ying: "Seems like your position in Zhaoyang Palace is not that high."

Chu Ying's face felt as though it was on fire, as she reluctantly said, "Thank you for Princess's concern."

Xiao Fan also did not answer, instead, she arrogantly looked at her, and after a long while, said in disdain, "Today, this princess will mercifully teach you a thing or two. If you want to survive in the palace, you must have self-awareness, and you must not overestimate yourself."

Just a moment ago, Chu Ying had been shocked by Gu Junxiu, and now, hearing her merciless words, she coldly asked, "What do you mean by that?"

Without waiting for Xiao Fan's reply, she continued to mutter, "Could it be that the younger sister of a fourth grade official like me cannot compare to a trivial sinner like her?"

Xiao Fan looked at her sympathetically, shook her head and left as if he was unwilling to talk to her any longer. Chu Ying seemed to have lost her mind as she stood there, and only left with Yu Er after a long while.

Ruan Xiaonuan didn't care about Gu Junxiu at all as she walked straight towards her own residence. She also wanted to close the door, but was quickly stopped by Gu Junxiu. He frowned and asked, "Nguyen, you're not the same as you were before. You don't have the same temper as now."

When Ruan Xiaonuan heard this, anger instantly rushed to her head, and she coldly said, "Since that's the case, there's no need for us to meet again. Go accompany your princess."

She had just said her last sentence when she regretted it. Was she really the one who said such sour words?

Unlike her regret, Gu Junxiu laughed when he heard this. He had a smile on his face as he said, "So it was Cu Tanzi who knocked him down."

Ruan Xiaonuan felt embarrassed, she did not want to stand by the door like a guardian angel. She immediately turned around and walked inside the house.

This gave Gu Junxiu the chance to enter the house smoothly. However, he did not open his mouth to explain this matter. Instead, he told her the condition of Gu Qingcheng letting him out once.

"I'll go now."

However, in Gu Junxiu's eyes, this action was extremely unpleasing to the eye. "Are you in such a hurry to see him?"

Ruan Xiaonuan turned around and looked at him, and said doubtfully, "What nonsense."

Gu Qingcheng received Ruan Xiaonuan in the Hall of Mental Cultivation, and his voice seemed to still contain the cold tone of that day, "Get up."

Ruan Xiaonuan did not follow her words and stood up. Although she was kneeling on the ground, her attitude was not humble at all as she said, "This humble servant thanks Your Majesty for your grace and has mercifully let this sinner go."

The corner of Gu Qingcheng's mouth could not help but curl up into a smile, but he did his best to speak in a serious tone, "You still know this much about yourself. You know that you're a sinner."

However, when he saw her kneeling on the ground, he always felt that she was a little eyesore and couldn't help but say it again, "If I tell you to get up, then get up. Do you want to add another disgrace to the crime of bullying the monarch?"

Ruan Xiaonuan did not persist this time. Perhaps it was because she rarely kneeled down, but the moment she knelt down for a small moment, her legs became so numb that she could not even stand properly. Seeing him on the verge of collapse, Gu Qingcheng subconsciously revealed a worried look. However, he probably did not notice this move.

Su Desheng, who was standing at the side, saw everything clearly. When he looked at Ruan Xiaonuan, he could not help but probe a little more, as if he wanted to see what kind of charm she had.

"Is there anything else your majesty wishes to tell you?" Ruan Xiaonuan did not know what happened above, and asked after she steadied himself.

"I have something that I don't understand. Why are you willing to use your fake identity to live in front of others? Aren't you afraid that you'll forget what you look like in the future?"

Ruan Xiaonuan boldly made eye contact with Gu Qingcheng. Seeing that his eyes were filled with doubt, she couldn't help but laugh. In her heart, she thought, this emperor really did not put on airs at all, the deterrence emitted from Gu Junxiu's body was even greater than his.

"What are you laughing at?" Hearing that he seemed to be angry, Ruan Xiaonuan immediately retracted her smile. "I'm just thinking of some funny things."

Gu Qingcheng's action had unexpectedly dispersed the haze in her heart, and today, he finally revealed a smile on his face that had been pained by the events of the past few days. It was also the first time he had seen such a bold girl, yet he did not seem restrained in front of him.

"You still haven't answered my question just now."

A flash of sadness appeared in Ruan Xiaonuan's eyes, and then she laughed and said, "Actually, her name is equivalent to a code name, it doesn't matter what it is, the most important thing is that person."

Just like her, even if she did not use Qing Luan's name, she would still use Shen Yuerong. It would be fine if no one knew that she was Ruan Xiaonuan, especially in front of her own life, she had put these insignificant things to the side.

Gu Qingcheng was actually seriously thinking about what she had said, and then, as if he had suddenly thought things through, he said with a little emotion, "These words of yours revealed the source of many of the palace's tragedies." Ruan Xiaonuan was someone who had eyes and eyes. He knew that these secrets of the palace were not something she should ask, so he very consciously closed his mouth and stood there without moving.

Just at that moment, she suddenly remembered that when Gu Junxiu had brought her into the palace, she had said that she was Ruan Xiaonuan. However, the other party did not reveal any shocked expression, as if she had already known about it. She felt a burst of fear in her heart. If he knew that she had obtained a ghost from another world, would he treat her as a monster?

Gu Qingcheng had called out to her many times, but she never responded. "Did you not hear what His Majesty asked you?"

It was as if she had just awoken from a dream as she absent-mindedly said, "Your Majesty, please forgive me."

Gu Qingcheng looked at her absent-minded appearance, and thought for a while, but still could not find the words to ask. However, his attitude suddenly turned cold and said, "You should go back, in case Ah Xiu is worried."

Ruan Xiaonuan would still look as if she was in a trance, she even forgot to greet him. Just as Su De Sheng wanted to remind him, she was stopped by Gu Junxiu. His tone did not reveal any emotion as he said, "Let her be. It's rare for there to be a real person in the palace."