C8 Stone

"If you can't personally sew a scented sachet to compensate me, then accompany me to the Hundred Flowers Festival to watch the fun!" She specifically emphasized the words' personally sewn '.

As soon as he said that, the person behind him said with almost no hesitation, "Alright."

Gu Xi was stunned.

Had she just heard the answer?

"You … "You agreed?" Gu Xi carefully asked again.

"Four hours."

Gu Xi was still stunned for a moment, but only regained her senses after a while. She immediately broke into a smile, "Alright, four hours is four hours! You're not allowed to go back on your words! "

Four hours was more than enough time for her to stop her father from stepping into the trap.

Han Junyao held the girl in his arms. Looking at the radiant smile on the girl's face, his eyes glazed over for a moment before his expression softened.

"..."

A few days passed, and very soon, it was the Hundred Flowers Festival that Gu Xi was looking forward to.

Since Han Junyao had only given her four hours, Gu Xi had chosen to leave the house in the afternoon when it was almost dark.

At this point in time, there would be fewer people around the Marriage Tree. As for the streets, due to the existence of lanterns, they became even more lively.

Gu Xi didn't dare to head directly to the Fragrant Jade Restaurant. Instead, she walked towards the marriage tree in the Hundred Flowers Forest while thinking about how to get rid of Han Junyao and change the way things had gone in her previous life.

"Wow, this is the legendary Marriage Tree!"

As she was thinking, she had already walked in front of the Marriage Tree.

Although it was called a marriage tree, it was actually just a big banyan tree covered in red cloth. The trunk was huge, and it took around four adults to hug it.

Gu Xi stood under the tree and raised her head to look at the branches covered in red cloth. She then turned her head to glance at the man beside her and thought, "Just you wait, I'll go ask for marriage." "You're not allowed to peek at me writing my name, but peeping is not good enough."

Han Junyao's face turned cold.

Without waiting for him to speak, Gu Xi had already dashed to the red cloth stall at the side. She paid him and wrote down her name. Just as she was about to continue writing, she suddenly heard a familiar voice from the side.

"Pish, Pi Er, you …"

Gu Xi turned her head and saw Lin Yi Rong wearing a blue dress. She was standing not far away, looking slightly shocked.

Her eyes darkened and a smile suddenly bloomed on her face. "Sister Yi Rong, what a coincidence. Are you here to ask for a marriage?"

"You …" Lin Yi Rong quickly recovered from her shock and shifted her gaze to Han Junyao, who was emitting cold air. With a gentle gaze, she took a few steps forward and bent her knees as she greeted, "Yi Rong greets Your Highness."

Han Junyan looked at her indifferently and ignored her. Then, he turned and walked towards Gu Xi.

Lin Yi Rong was stunned for a moment.

Gu Xi wrote the second name on the side, then turned around with a smile to remind him, "Prince, Big Sister Yi Rong is still being polite."

Han Junyao didn't even bother to turn his head as his thin lips parted. "Rise."

Lin Yi Rong, who was half-kneeling, had a change in expression. When she got up, she calmed down again and smiled at them. "I didn't expect that your highness would bring Xi`er here to seek marriage."

As she spoke, her gaze swept over to the pen in Gu Xi's hand. She then asked seemingly unintentionally, "I heard that the Marriage Tree is extremely intelligent. Even if the two of you love each other, as long as you pray, a lover will eventually become a family member." "I wonder which two names are written on it."

Han Junyao paused slightly.

While he was here, Lin Yi Rong said "not in one place". Was she implying that Gu Xi hadn't written his name?

"Haha, I heard that the higher you throw the red cloth, the more clearly the God of Marriage will be able to see it. Your Royal Highness, help me throw it." As if she hadn't noticed the cold air, Gu Xi carelessly handed over the written red cloth strip.

Han Junyao took a glance and saw two names written on it.

Gu Xi suddenly retracted the red cloth strip, as if she had just thought of something, "Ya, peeping won't work. I'll throw it away myself."

As she spoke, she took the piece of cloth and flung it with force.

The red silk wrapped around two copper coins and was easily thrown up onto the top of the tree. It instantly fell into the red ribbon on the branch and disappeared without a trace.

Lin Yi Rong stood a little further away. She couldn't see the name on the note, but the cold air that was spreading out from Han Junyao's body suddenly stopped. She knew without guessing which two names were written on it!

Anger rose in her heart and she was about to speak …

Gu Xi tossed a piece of cloth over, then suddenly turned her head. "Right, Sister Yi Rong, the spice formula you gave me last time was said to have a problem by Gu Yun. Did you write something extra into it?"

When Lin Yi Rong heard this, she was startled. She didn't expect Gu Xi to suddenly change the topic to spice.

She hurriedly looked at Han Junyao, her face filled with doubt. "Little girl, how come I don't understand what you're saying? "What's wrong with it? The scented sachet I use now is the formula I gave you last time. It shouldn't be a problem."

"Really? Did you add the powder of that little stone to the spice? " Gu Xi innocently looked at the scented sachet hanging around her waist.

"What little stone?" "Little girl, why can't I understand what you're saying?" Lin Yi Rong looked at her doubtfully. She frowned slightly and said, "The formula I gave you is still written on paper. If there's a problem with it, could it be that you added something that you shouldn't have added into the scented sachet?"

"Eh, is that so?" Gu Xi's eyes were filled with ignorance before she nodded. "Oh, so that means the reason that Imperial Guard Gu Yun didn't discover the poison in the scented sachet is because I didn't place the small stone into it?"

Lin Yi Rong's pupils contracted, she was shocked once again.

He never thought that Gu Xi would actually not put the stone into the scented sachet. With her excitement and joy back then, shouldn't she immediately do as she said?

Gu Xi seemed to have not noticed Lin Yi Rong's shock. She lowered her head and took out a dark purple stone from her bag, muttering to herself, "Speaking of which, what is this little stone made of? It smells really good. I didn't even want to grind it and mix it with spices."

Lin Yi Rong looked at the stone she took out and took two steps back in fear.

How could Han Junyao not understand when he heard all this? When he saw that Gu Xi was still going to sniff the stone, his expression changed and he grabbed the stone with his hand.

"Ahh, Han Junyao, give the stone back to me!" Gu Xi had her stone snatched away and immediately wanted to snatch it back with dissatisfaction.

Han Junyao released his killing intent, separating Gu Xi from him. He turned his head towards Lin Yi Rong and said with a sinister tone, "You gave this to Gu Xi?"

"I... No, no. " Lin Yi Rong was so scared that her face turned pale.

She had originally thought that Gu Xi would immediately use the stone to grind them up. When the time came, no matter who was poisoned, no one would be able to find anything on her body. The spice formula she gave shouldn't be a problem!

But now, not only did Gu Xi not use it, she even carried it with her and asked the opposite question! He even dug a hole for her!