C124 Little Did He Know That a Child Would be Even Harder to Deal With!
However, she still had a fake smile on her face. She had to make sure that the wind was blowing on her head, or she would get something useful. Otherwise, she wouldn’t be able to go back to the harem. The Empress would definitely find all sorts of reasons to stop her from going back to the harem.
When she thought of the Empress’ contemptuous and smiling face, she gritted her teeth.
Because her family wasn’t good, she should have a low status. She should have been treated like a lowly concubine by the Empress. She was a dancer, and she was dancing for the Emperor to see. She was doing this to win the Emperor’s favor. What was wrong with her serving others with her beauty?
Gu Jun’an wasn’t close to women, so she wasn’t easy to deal with. She could start with this child. Last night, she saw that this child could freely enter and leave Gu Jun’an’s room. She also called Gu Jun’an ‘Emperor Uncle’, so she should be someone very close to Gu Jun’an.
Little did she know that it was even harder to deal with a child…
“What’s your name? Are you the Seventh Prince’s nephew?” The noblewoman wanted to get closer to him.
Unexpectedly, Lan Qingqian’s delicate eyebrows twitched, and her face was full of unhappiness.
“Don’t you know that you have to introduce yourself first when asking someone else a question? Who are you? Why do you have to ask me a question?”
The noblewoman: Damn child, I’ll beat you to death when I have time.
She had a smile on her face. “I’m called Ah Jiao. The Generals ordered me to serve the Seventh Prince. You can call me Big Sister Ah Jiao!”
Lan Qingqian stuffed another piece of orange into her mouth, feeling satisfied.
“Oh, Sister Snake Spirit, are you referring to taking off your clothes? But it seems like the…Emperor Uncle dislikes you. Also, you don’t look like a palace maid. Look at how clumsy you are when you wash clothes and how clumsy you are when you serve tea. Even fools are more clumsy than you.”
The noble lady frowned. She was being mocked for being clumsier than a fool!
The noble lady: I will endure it, I will continue to endure it!
“Ha, that’s because I didn’t do this kind of work in the past!”
“Then what did you do in the past?”
“I, I was the dancer in the palace…” She realized that she had said something that she shouldn’t have.
She immediately laughed and said, “Sister said that you can tell me your name.”
“My name is Gu Xiaojiu. Are you stupid? Why do you think that I am the nephew of the Emperor Uncle?”
The noble lady said, “Then you are called the Seventh Prince!”
Lan Qingqian looked at her like she was a fool. “You call me mother. Am I really your mother?”
The noble lady gritted her teeth.
Lan Qingqian asked her again, “Did you not dance well and you are ugly so you were sent to do rough work?” She sighed and patted her shoulder. “It’s good that you can lure people to work.”
“You are talking nonsense. I am good-looking and I can dance well. If it wasn’t for the Empress who was jealous of me, would she have sent me here?” She said angrily and unwillingly before realizing that something was wrong.
Lan Qingqian shrugged and said helplessly, “Sister Snake Spirit, you are ugly and stupid.”
After she finished speaking, San Qi jumped down from the tree and held his sword as he said, “Alright, we have to make this Lady Jiaojiao suffer. We will go with you.”
Lan Qingqian didn’t forget to state her conditions, “Remember that I want ten apples. They must be sweet. If they are sour, I will compensate you ten apples.”
The noble lady was still in disbelief when she heard the child’s words.
What did the old saying mean? It was like stealing a chicken but not getting the rice.
Gu Jun’an sat on the stool and looked at the noble lady who was standing in front of him.
San Qi put his sword on her neck, “You have three choices now. One, you wipe your neck on the sword. Two, we will capture you and ask the Emperor Dongchi for an explanation. Then we will take two more cities. Three…”
“I, I choose three…” The noble lady kneeled on the ground and started to wipe her tears, “Please don’t kill me. If the Emperor and the Empress want me to do something wrong and betray them, what’s the difference from death?”
Her weak and pitiful look was like a flower that was blown away by the wind and rain…
Gu Jun’an didn’t care about her at all. He just looked at her coldly.
If she cooperated, they could save a lot of trouble.
Gu Jun An said, “If that’s the case, then just answer honestly.”
“Okay, okay!”
Gu Jun An stood up, “What did the Emperor Dong Chi arrange for you?”
“He wants me to be able to talk to the Seventh Prince and ask him about his bottom line. If I can just return the cities in the West Province, then it would be best. The rest is to ask about the Seventh Prince’s plan.”
Gu Jun An had a smile on his face, “You’re tired of being a noble. Do you want to be a queen?”
“Really?” The half-kneeling figure suddenly stood up with expectation in his eyes. Then he immediately softened, “Don’t even think about it. My family is not as good as theirs. How can I be a queen?”
“If I can help you with your plan, then I will help you with your connections and financial support. The reason why Noble Consort Li of the East Late Province is so famous in the palace is because she is the daughter of a merchant. Every year, she has to pay a large amount of money to the court. With money, she has the right to be arrogant.” Gu Jun An tried to tempt her.
The cold voice seemed to have some magic power that made people want to do it.
The noble woman was not stupid, “Then what do you want me to do?”
“It’s simple…” Gu Jun An said softly.
San Qi moved the hilt of the sword, “Don’t waste time. We don’t have that patience. Give us a definite answer.”
She weighed it in her heart. She would have to give up her land and ask for forgiveness anyway. Even if she didn’t do it, she was still a lowly noblewoman. No one cared about her.
However, if she did it, she would be a superior person in the future, and she would have a glorious life.
“Okay, I promise you.”
Gu Jun’an said with satisfaction, “San’zi, go and get a pen and paper. Let her write it down.”
San’zi found something and told her to write down everything that San’zi said. She signed it and stamped it. San’zi grinned and said, “It’s done!” She put the things in an envelope.
Gu Jun’an threw a metal plate in front of her and said, “Do your job well. If you do it, someone will contact you in secret. The person who contacts you will be the person who contacts you. Remember not to go beyond the rules. Otherwise, you will be the only one who dies.”
Gu Jun’an left after throwing the words. Before the noblewoman picked up the plate, San’zi took out a small bottle and said, “It’s poison. If you take it, you need to take the antidote every year. Otherwise, you will die from the poison.”
The noblewoman trembled and didn’t dare to take the medicine.
“Do you want to take it or do I help you? Choose. If you don’t go beyond the rules, the person who contacts you will give you the antidote every year.”
The noblewoman was worried. “What if you go back on your word? If you die, I will die from the poison too.”
San Qimei smiled, “That’s why the noble should pray for our Lord to live well. Only then will the noble’s life be long and prosperous.”
