The Legitimate Daughter Princess Consort can Read Minds

Chapter 19: Dreams Come True

Gu Yunru suddenly opened her eyes and sat up straight, saying, “They forced me to do it. Now that it’s over, I can use this opportunity to figure out how to leave here.”

“But Miss, your face is the most important thing for a woman.”

“Is this face more important than my life and future happiness? I want to take control of my own destiny. Besides, I can delay the marriage and expose the traitors around me. Isn’t that great?”

“It turns out that Miss had already noticed that the wet nurse was suspicious. I also had some doubts, but I didn’t dare to say anything.”

Gu Yunru breathed a sigh of relief and took her hand, saying, “Qingxin, you have been by my side the longest and I trust you the most. If one day you want to serve another new master, you must tell me in advance and not do anything behind my back.”

Qingxin was so anxious when she heard this that tears welled up in her eyes. She shook her head desperately and said, “Miss, I won’t do that. I have been with you since I was little, and I can’t bear to be separated from you.”

Looking at the silly girl who was really anxious enough to cry, Gu Yunru felt warm in her heart. She wiped the tears from her face and said, “Thanks to you for bringing Prince Zhao over, my plan couldn’t have been so seamless without you.”

“Miss, don’t say that. It’s what I should do. What are your plans for the future? Are you really going to keep this face and not go anywhere?”

Looking at Qingxin’s deep concern, in ancient times, a woman’s face was the most important thing, but Gu Yunru believed that freedom was the most important.

“What’s the problem with that? I’ll just wear a veil.”

The next day, Gu Yunru and Madam Gu asked for permission to go to the Dabei Temple to burn incense.

Madam Gu looked at her wearing a veil, dressed in a white silk robe, looking elegant and graceful, but she didn’t know how well her face had recovered.

“Yunru, you should stay in the mansion and recover. It’s not too late to marry into the Prince’s mansion when you’re better. What if you catch a cold when you go out?”

Gu Yunru frowned, knowing that Madam Gu wouldn’t let her go out easily. She simply lifted the curtain and revealed her terrible face.

“Quickly cover up, quickly cover up! What if you scare someone like that when you go out? Your father has gone to court, how am I supposed to explain this to him?”

Gu Yuru didn’t know if anyone was scared, but Madam Gu was definitely frightened, and she would probably have nightmares tonight.

“Mother, I wanted to go to the Da Bei Temple to burn incense. I hope the heavens can help me recover my face quickly. Staying in the house every day for treatment is not conducive to my recovery. Doesn’t Mother want me to marry into the Prince family as soon as possible?”

“How could that be? Alright then, send more people to follow you, just in case anything happens.”

“Thank you, Mother.”

Gu Yuru smiled and concealed all her emotions as she turned around.

Several servants followed the carriage, but they didn’t realize that Gu Yuru had already escaped from it. Gu Yuru held Qingxins hand and sat down in a certain teahouse, breathing heavily.

“Miss, what’s wrong? Weren’t you going to the Da Bei Temple to burn incense?”

“Forget about burning incense. I don’t have a single penny on me, and even if I run away from the capital, what’s the use?”

Money can take you anywhere in the world, but without it, you can’t even take a step. Although Gu Yuru seemed to be a wealthy young lady from the Gu family, she was actually very poor. Last time, she was able to make some money from Rongzhen’s betrothal gifts, but now she has nothing.

“Ah, Miss, what should we do then? Actually, Qingxin thinks that it wouldn’t be bad to marry into the Prince family as a princess. Besides, you have helped the Wangye so many times…”

“Then why don’t you marry him for me?”

“Ah, Miss, you’re not really asking Qingxin to…”

Qingxin is a simple girl who believes whatever others say. Gu Yunru sighed helplessly, patted her shoulder and said, “We rarely come out to get some fresh air, so let’s not think about those things.”

Gu Yunru was eating pastries when she suddenly heard a sound behind the screen.

“Brother Yuan, Yao Yao has been waiting for you to pass the imperial examination and marry her while she remains pure.”

“Miss Gu, you’ve misunderstood. I invited you to this teahouse to clarify things and ask that not to have your father speak to mine again. My father has served in the Dali Temple for many years and has never encountered such an embarrassing situation. Miss Gu is also outstanding and should be more valuable. There are some things I can’t say directly.”

Upon hearing this, Gu Yunru became interested. It turned out to be Gu Junyao and Cheng Shaoyuan. Gu Junyao had been eyeing Cheng Shaoyuan and hoping to marry him, but his family was strict and very traditional.

“Brother Yuan, why are you treating me like this? If you really don’t have feelings for me, why did you show mercy to me with three smiles?”

Upon hearing this, Gu Yunru was completely surprised.

“Miss Gu, you’ve really misunderstood. I was unfortunately stung by a wasp a few days ago and my mouth was swollen, so I gave people a fake smile. Please don’t misunderstand.”

“What wasp sting? It’s clearly a lie!”

Gu Junyao was so angry that her chest rose and fell. She was one of the best in the capital, but she never expected this guy named Cheng to be so indifferent to her.

“You’re just a vain and dissolute gentleman who makes up lies to deceive people. I never want to see you again in my life!” Gu Junyao said angrily, pouring the tea in her hand on his face and leaving the teahouse.

Cheng Shaoyuan was stunned, shook his head helplessly, and was about to find something to wipe the water off his face when he saw a figure in front of him wearing a white veil and a slender and tall figure.

“Thank you.”

“Cheng Shaoyuan took the handkerchief handed to him by the woman and wiped the tea off his face.

Gu Yunru sat in front of him and smiled. “I have long heard of Master Cheng’s name, and today I finally have the pleasure of meeting you.”

“Don’t make fun of me, my appearance must be quite Embarrassment right now.”

“Embarrassment is just embarrassment. However, a humble gentleman being splashed with a cup of tea is nothing.”

“It seems that the young lady heard everything just now. Please don’t spread this out. I’m afraid it will be detrimental to Miss Gu Er’s reputation.”

Gu Yunru watched Cheng Shaoyuan’s every move, and he indeed had graceful manners and was not annoyed by a cup of tea.

“Don’t worry, I’ll pretend I didn’t see anything just now.”

“Thank you, and thank you for the handkerchief, young lady.”

Cheng Shaoyuan placed the handkerchief on the table, and at this time, there was a commotion downstairs, catching the attention of the two.

“What’s going on?”

Curiously, Gu Yunru stood up and looked around. Qingxing ran over and said, “Miss, there’s a fight downstairs, and the shopkeeper has a knife in his hand.”

“What?”

Gu Yunru led the way downstairs to investigate, and Cheng Shaoyuan followed. She wasn’t good at resolving personal disputes, but she was interested in the cause.

“Oh, I heard that this shopkeeper has always been honest, why did he become so impulsive today and hold a knife?”

“Isn’t it because he was forced and found out that his son is not his own?”