Life-changed Princess

Gu Hua Jing smiled and said, "When the Third Prince becomes the next king, I'll become the side princess, enjoying endless wealth and glory. Why wouldn't I agree to that?"

"No, it's not like that."

"What's that like? Could it be that the Third Prince has a reason to marry me? "

Gu Hua Jing, on the other hand, looked at Gu Hua Ran with a puzzled and calm expression.

She couldn't let the Gu family know anything. The young master Ah Ze that Li Song spoke of was an extremely dangerous secret!

He was an existence the current emperor couldn't allow. If the Gu family found out, it would drag them into hell!

"Jingjing... "No matter what happens, you have to believe that we won't sit back and do nothing. We just hope that you can be alright …"

"This is also my wish …"

Gu Hua Jing said indifferently, "Big brother, I'm the daughter of the Gu family. If I miss her once, I don't want to make a mistake again. Besides, there's nothing wrong with it, right?"

How could there be nothing bad?

Gu Hua Ran looked at the stubborn look on Gu Hua Jing's face and couldn't help but sigh.

This little sister of his had the exact same temperament as their mother. She would never change her mind even if she had to break her head to decide on something!

"Jingjing …"

"Alright, Daddy should be back by now. I still need to go pay respects to him."

Gu Hua Jing interrupted Gu Hua Ran and slowly stood up.

"Third brother, I have made up my mind on this matter. You don't need to persuade me anymore. Just let me marry into the Third Prince's estate. At the very least, I can let those people who look down on me to be shocked. Is this not good?"

Gu Hua Ran stood behind her, wanting to say something but hesitating. He could only watch as Gu Hua Jing walked out of the courtyard.

Clearly, there was something behind the decision. It was obvious that Jingjing had been captured by the Third Prince for some reason, but why? Why did Feng Rong use the Gu family as a bargaining chip to marry Jingjing?

Gu Hua Ran suddenly felt a sense of sadness in his heart. What a useless brother …

Gu Yuan Pei had just returned to the mansion when he found out that Gu Hua Jing was waiting for him. He hastily sent people to look for her.

After Gu Hua Jing arrived, Gu Yuan Pei hastily comforted her without waiting for her to speak, "Jing Jing, are you worried? Don't worry, Father will immediately send someone to the Third Prince's Estate. Maybe it's because Father didn't explain it clearly last time that he became like this. "

Gu Hua Jing felt an indescribable pain in her heart. She hastily shifted her gaze, took a deep breath for two seconds before retracting.

"Father, this is precisely the reason why daughter is here."

"Father knows that you and the Third Prince are fine. The rumors outside are too outrageous. Father will have someone explain it to the Third Prince."

"Father, your daughter is willing to marry the Third Prince."

"I know I know, I …"

Gu Yuan Pei's hurriedly comforting voice suddenly stopped. He was stunned for a moment as he raised his head to look at Gu Hua Jing.

"You … What did you just say? "

"I said that my daughter is willing to marry the Third Prince."

"Why?"

Gu Yuan Pei froze as he subconsciously asked.

Why? This was the Third Prince! There was a famous but unknown third prince in the capital! A group of beauties in the backyard, the unrestrained Third Prince!

"Weren't you always worried that your daughter would live a lonely life? Someone who can marry me, and be a prince, isn't that fine? "

"Of course not!"

Gu Yuan Pei came back to his senses, his attitude firm as he objected.

"If it was an ordinary family, even if their family background couldn't be considered rich, as long as someone was honest and willing to treat you well, father would not object. But that person is the Third Prince! Jingjing, do you know what you're saying?! "

"I know, but why is Father so certain that the Third Prince is not a good match for him? Don't you also not know much about the Third Prince?"

Gu Yuan Pei suddenly opened his eyes wide, as if he had thought of something, and his entire being sank down.

After a while, he said faintly, "Back then, when you insisted on marrying Bai Lingtian, you said the same thing."

This Gu Hua Jing really didn't know. So she had already used it as an excuse once?

Seeing Gu Yuan Pei's unsightly expression, Gu Hua Jing also felt unwell in her heart. But today, she had to convince her father.

Gu Hua Jing relaxed her breath, "Your daughter knows this decision, but what can you do about it?"

"Does father know that it wasn't a coincidence that my daughter and Bai Lingtian were in such a state?"

"What do you mean?"

Gu Hua Jing then told the truth about Han Xi's matter to Gu Yuan Pei.

Gu Hua Jing knew that if she didn't give Father a reason, he definitely wouldn't agree.

Compared to that dangerous secret, Gu Hua Jing's choice of reasoning was reasonable, but also reasonable.

"No wonder... "No wonder the Han and Bai Families suddenly separated. I was wondering why Sir Han would help me push over the old man from the Bai Family for no apparent reason. So that's the case."

Gu Yuan Pei seemed to have understood something.

"I am your daughter. Your status in the imperial court is very high, and you have pampered your daughter very much. Naturally, people would think about me. If I were to marry into an ordinary family, this kind of thing would happen again. At that time, where would your daughter go?"

"Only by marrying into a family of sufficient status can we avoid this intentional estrangement. However, for a family of high status, how could they fancy their daughter?"

Gu Hua Jing forced a smile, her face filled with helplessness.

"The Third Prince might not have a good reputation, but he might be truly sincere to his daughter. Otherwise, there wouldn't be such rumors circulating around. My daughter had thought that the rumors outside would be about me being shameless."

"Jingjing …"

Gu Yuan Pei's heart ached; he didn't want to see Gu Hua Jing like this.

Suddenly, Gu Hua Jing smiled again, "Actually, it's not like my daughter is without considerations. I came to find father to discuss these matters."

"Discuss what?"

"The third prince has an illustrious status, and he is enough for me to become a safe haven. Moreover, he has his own intentions towards his daughter, so it's better than me being stuck in love with him. Even if I'm bullied, I still don't know how to retaliate, right?"

"This... "But that's a prince, so you're the one that took it …"

"Then Daddy is not going to care about me anymore?"

Gu Hua Jing mischievously blinked her eyes. Her eyes were bright and beautiful, making it hard to tell what was going on.

"Moreover, Father can test the Third Prince's sincerity."

Gu Yuan Pei did not understand what was going on. The Third Prince looked like an unruly and dissolute playboy, but in the end, he said that he was not qualified to be called a foppish playboy. How was this going to happen?

Thus, Gu Hua Jing became excited and brought up the matter of the betrothal gift.

"If the third prince is sincere, he will definitely not be reluctant to part with this money. If he has other intentions …"

Gu Hua Jing rolled her eyes, "Then your daughter won't marry, which just happens to be the right decision for you."

Gu Yuan Pei could not make up his mind as she displayed a nonchalant attitude.

So it was really as she had said. Marrying the Third Prince was only a temporary measure?

Gu Hua Jing did her best to maintain a calm state of mind, not allowing Gu Yuan to see through her in the slightest.

As for the betrothal gift … Gu Hua Jing was confident that with her disguise, she wouldn't care about this. He was a prince after all!

He had promised too bitterly. If he did not take the opportunity to amass more money, how could he not be ashamed of himself?

When they left the Gu Clan, Gu Yuan Pei promised Gu Hua Jing that he would carefully consider it.

Gu Hua Jing really wanted to urge him again, but she knew that she couldn't do so now. She could only hope that Feng Rong had enough patience. Before she got angry, her father had thought it through.

Following this, Gu Hua Jing was also at a loss for what to do.

Other than waiting, all that was left was to diligently practice the secret acupuncture technique that her master had taught her.

On the third prince's side, Lei saw that a lot of 'compensation money' was quickly and respectfully delivered. Li Song Nu took out the silver and threw it at him one by one.

After that, he picked them up one by one for Gu Hua Jing.

The rumors outside did not subside. They knew that she had taken on the Third Prince, and the post that had been silent for a long time was sent over like snowflakes. They all wanted to see how she had managed to charm the Third Prince to actually obtain the position of Madame.

Gu Hua Jing was in no mood to pay attention to him. She was very agitated.

However, she was already this agitated. The Fang family's old master acted as if nothing had happened. Someone came one day earlier to remind her to not forget to go to the Pure Bamboo Pavilion the next day.

"Your grandfather …" You haven't heard the rumors outside? "

Xiu Zhu lowered his head, his expression unchanging. "My family's old patriarch wholeheartedly wants to learn. The mundane world outside is bustling with noise and excitement."

No wonder! He had clearly asked her about the Third Prince last time.

"At a time like this, it's not good for me to go to the mansion and disturb him, right?"

"Don't worry Miss, the Old Master said that our Fang Residence never participates in political struggles. Your marriage has nothing to do with you being a student of the Old Master."

With such a tactful response, Gu Hua Jing was convinced and could only agree.

She was so agitated that she was about to get angry, but the Fang family's old patriarch was so calm.

After some thought, Gu Hua Jing told Qing Mei to retrieve the bottle of Life Extending Wine and bring it with her tomorrow.

Old Master Fang was such a strange person, Gu Hua Jing had quite a good impression of him. He himself didn't care about his body, and so it was a simple task for him to send over some longevity supplements.

The next day, Gu Hua Jing quietly went out. When she arrived at the Pure Bamboo Pavilion, the Old Master of the Fang family glared at her again.

"Lordmaster, I'm not late today."

"Hmph, if I don't let anyone remind you, are you planning on not coming?"

Gu Hua Jing was looking up at the sky, this old man really wasn't easy to serve.

"This is a gift from me. I've become your disciple, but I've never expressed anything about it. Such a small heart is not worthy of respect."

Gu Hua Jing quickly served the Life Extending Wine, "Inside are the Yellow Essence, Heavenly Winter, Cangshu, Pine Leaf, and Chinese wolfberry. Sooner or later, just one small cup each will suffice to replenish the deficiency and strengthen the body, prolonging one's longevity."

The Fang family's old patriarch took it, but his expression was still rather unsightly. "If you don't anger me a bit more, I'll be able to live for a hundred years!"

"…" Gu Hua Jing pondered. When had she ever been angry at him?

"As an old man, I can't do anything about what you're doing outside. You better take care of yourself."

Old Master Fang took the Life Extending Wine and slowly turned to leave, leaving behind a pile of suggestions for Gu Hua Jing.

Time in the Pure Bamboo Pavilion seemed to be more comfortable than usual.

There was no noise here, as if it was isolated from the world.