Chapter 398: Chapter 398: Cross-Dressing Female General VS Enchanting Fem Fatale (20) Chapter 398: Chapter 398: Cross-Dressing Female General VS Enchanting Fem Fatale (20) The banquet was quickly drawing to a close.
Jiang Huan rembered their earlier conversation and ca to find Gu Shengyin, “I just spoke with Prince Uncle Jingan, and we have sothing to take care of, so we’ll be leaving first.”
At that mont, the system also sent a prompt, “Host, Princess Shu He’s carriage is also ready at the left gate of the Prince’s Mansion.”
Heaven helps ! Gu Shengyin’s eyes lit up; Jiang Huan’s carriage was also at the left gate.
The two of them walked towards the outside of the Prince’s Mansion.
Outside the mansion, nurous carriages belonging to officials and nobles were parked, with servants on guard. However, due to the crowd, it all seed a bit chaotic.
It seed that Princess Shu He and her party had taken this into account, planning to slip away unnoticed amidst the confusion.
Gu Shengyin walked slowly and soon pinpointed Princess Shu He’s position.
If it weren’t for the system’s reminder, she would never have noticed that this woman clad in coarse cloth with a sallow complexion was actually Princess Shu He, renowned for her beauty in Capital City.
Coincidentally, the carriage she had prepared was an ordinary-looking green-curtained carriage which, upon inspection, bore a striking resemblance to Jiang Huan’s.
Gu Shengyin suddenly stopped and said to Jiang Huan, “I heard that Princess Consort Jingan loves flowers, and that there are even more rare and exotic plants in the back garden than in the Imperial Garden. There is a Pelargonium hortorum that is said to be the only one in the Heavenly Fate Dynasty. I forgot to take a look earlier.”
Upon hearing this, Jiang Huan also beca interested, “Is that so?”
Gu Shengyin chuckled secretly, “Why don’t we go and take a look?”
She seemingly casually stopped Princess Shu He, who was about to board the carriage, “Are you a servant of Prince Jingan’s Mansion? Do you know where the Pelargonium hortorum is located? If it’s convenient, could you take us to see it?”
Princess Shu He froze, never expecting to run into the very person she least wanted to see, just as she was about to succeed in her escape.
Her mind raced as she slightly bowed her head and lowered her voice to respond, “My lord, I am but a servant tasked with nial work. This ti, I was entrusted by my master to buy so groceries and do not know where the Pelargonium hortorum is located.”
Gu Shengyin said “Oh.”
Princess Shu He breathed a sigh of relief, ready to take her leave when she heard Gu Shengyin assert confidently, “You’re lying!”
Princess Shu He’s heart skipped a beat, and as expected, Gu Shengyin continued, “You say you are just a nial servant, but although your clothes are indeed unremarkable, your hands are white and delicate. That is not what one would expect from a servant who does rough work. Moreover, you claim to be a nial woman, yet your deanor is very dignified. So, you are lying! You couldn’t be a chief maid from Prince Jingan’s Mansion who stole her masters’ money and fled, could you?”
Princess Shu He’s heart raced with fear as she contemplated how to respond. Then, from the carriage ca a gentle voice, “It’s just a servant, no need for General Fu to take issue with her.”
It was Fang Mingyu.
Gu Shengyin looked at the man who stepped in to help Princess Shu He out of her predicant. He was indeed a handso and distinguished man who clearly held deep affection for Princess Shu He.
Yet, while these two harbored deep affection for each other, had anyone ever considered Fu Yunzhen’s feelings?
She snorted with a laugh, “Young Master Fang?”
She glanced out of the corner of her eye at Jiang Huan and noticed that his gaze was fixed on Princess Shu He, who was pretending to be a servant woman, with a deep frown on his brow.
This indicated that he had beco suspicious of Princess Shu He’s identity.
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