Prince, Do You Still Need a Prisoner

"Ah Xiu, where are we going next?" Ruan Xiaonuan asked, as long as she did not go back to there, she could go anywhere.

At first, she thought that this was just Gu Junxiu coming to her rescue and making up an excuse. However, he opened his mouth and said, "Let's go back to the Grand Pavilion first."

Ruan Xiaonuan did not know what was inside the True Profound Palace, but when she walked in, what she saw was a patch of red. She gently touched the wedding dress with her hand. It felt soft to the touch and felt unreal.

"Is this a wedding dress?" Even though she knew the answer, she still wanted to hear it because it was so beautiful. It was full of the quaint clothing, only the front part was decorated with black, the rest was spotless red, even the undergarment was red.

When Gu Junxiu saw the undisguised liking in her eyes, the corners of her eyes revealed a gentle smile, melting the cold expression on his face. He nodded and asked, "Do you like it?"

Ruan Xiaonuan looked through every nook and cranny lovingly, every single bride wearing a wedding dress was the most beautiful. Although this was an ancient wedding dress, she did not know if she was also the most beautiful person in his eyes.

Ever since she had looked at the wedding dress that day, Ruan Xiaonuan had become a little absent-minded, as if she couldn't find the energy to do anything. Is this premarital phobia? she thought.

Xuan Er had already noticed her abnormality, and asked in shock, "Miss, have you finished reading this page already?" Her words were full of ridicule.

Ruan Xiaonuan lowered her head and looked a little embarrassedly, using haste to cover her uneasiness, and said hurriedly, "Just hurry up and finish counting your own things."

However, Xuan Er did not continue. She closed the bill and walked in front of her and said, "Miss, you seem to be absent-minded today."

"But you're right, we're about to get married. Why would Miss still have the time to come to Wang Jiang Restaurant? Why not wait at the Prince's Mansion to be the new bride? Leave the matters here to us." Xuan Er continued.

However, the bill was still in a mess. With a glance, one could tell that her thoughts were not here at all. Xuan Er could not bear to watch, and directly snatched the account book from her hands, and said: "Let me do it."

They were usually together with Ruan Xiaonuan and didn't pay much attention to the fact that she was the shopkeeper. That was why Xuan Er dared to be so bold. However, after a while, he saw that she was still sitting there with empty eyes. "Miss, why haven't you returned to the manor yet?"

"You sound like you're chasing me away." Ruan Xiaonuan finally snapped out of her daze and said with a deliberately joking tone.

But her change was too obvious, Xuan Er could tell at a glance that she was doing it on purpose. She couldn't help but worry, "Why don't you look like you're getting married at all? Did something happen?"

"It's fine. Maybe she thinks it'll be Princess Hua-Yang from now on. I don't think it'll be that easy for her to get in and out. She's just a little depressed." she replied.

Originally, his words were full of mistakes, but Xuan Er was not a meticulous person, so she did not realize it. She completely believed her words and said optimistically, "That won't happen, Your Highness is a reasonable person." Although these words sounded a little guilty, it was impossible to say anything disheartening in order to comfort others.

When Ruan Xiaonuan saw that she was thinking about it, she could not help but smile, and immediately said in a stern voice, "Quickly, look at these bills."

Xuan Er secretly stuck out her tongue, and shouted loudly, "Mo Yan, quickly bring your master back. How can a bride stay here all day?"

Mo Yan did not agree with her coming over, so when he heard her words, he immediately took action. Ruan Xiaonuan knew that she was creating more trouble here, so she decided to follow their wishes and bid his farewell with a smile.

However, since he dared to step out of the Wang Jiang Restaurant, the smile on his face had disappeared without a trace. In fact, this uneasy feeling started a few days ago. She felt that everything was going too smoothly, so quiet that it was a little strange.

Furthermore, even though Chu Ying and Liu Yingxue knew that they were going to get married, they did not do anything about it. It was as if they had completely agreed to this matter. It was as if there was something abnormal about everything, but she couldn't tell what was wrong.

Furthermore, she was also very afraid of meeting Gu Junxiu, afraid that she would see through her own thoughts. But fortunately, he hadn't been to the Duke Palaces that many times, and she had hidden her feelings very deeply, so for a while, they were at peace.

Just as she returned to the Duke Palaces, Zi Juan ran over in a hurry, and seemed to be carrying a letter. Coincidentally, she bumped into Ruan Xiaonuan and the others who had just returned from the outside.

When Mo Yan saw her anxious look, he frowned. "What happened to make you so anxious?"

Zi Juan gasped, wanting to retort. Ruan Xiaonuan asked in a timely manner, "What are you holding in your hand?"

Only then did she remember that she still had important matters to attend to, so she quickly handed the letter in her hand over and explained, "My lady, the Prime Minister's Estate has sent this letter over. They want you to pay a visit to the Prime Minister's Estate tomorrow."

Ruan Xiaonuan quickly looked at the content above, she did not expect them to take the Heavenly Palace's banquet seriously, did they really want to take her as their adopted daughter? She thought that since Noble Consort Guan did not bring up this matter again, she probably did not mention it in front of everyone.

However, Ruan Xiaonuan was not a fool, they all eagerly came over and wanted to take her as their adopted daughter. Naturally, it was not out of kindness, but because they most likely wanted to establish a relationship with Gu Junxiu. Everyone in the capital knew that the Prince Yu would never get close to any officials, most of whom would just nod their heads.

Even if Hua Qingse was his advisor before, he would not treat her differently. However, he held the military power and was a high and mighty Prince Yu. She was someone that many people wanted to curry favor with. After all, there were many things that could be resolved with a single word from him.

However, they did not have a way out, because Gu Junxiu was not a woman, shee kept himself clean. Most of the time, he would be in the army camp, and at any moment, she would look like he was about to kill someone.

Prime Minister Guan was smart, to actually find an opening from her. The current emperor didn't have an empress and there weren't any princes in the imperial palace. The Noble Consort Guan was the one who had the highest chance of becoming the empress, so the prince she gave birth to was naturally the one who had the highest chance of becoming the crown prince.

However, the world had changed, and maybe things did not develop as they thought they would, so they wanted to find Gu Junxiu and ask for more security.