C85 Will Stupidity Spread?

She was full of pride in her words. When Emperor Zhao Ren was still in power, Princess Zhao Ren’s birth represented auspiciousness and nobility. Emperor Xiao Ren always felt proud and loved when he talked about her.

Lan Qingqian felt that her birth was a great thing.

The Empress heard her and felt envious. The Ninth Princess of Canglan was born with a legendary background. She wasn’t the reincarnation of a phoenix, but her birth had cured Emperor Xiao Ren’s illness. Canglan had been suffering from drought for years, but it was solved by the Ninth Princess. She was already at the age of fifty-six, and she had many grandchildren. Who wouldn’t be happy to have such a cute little girl?

Prince Gu felt that his mother was fierce like a tiger and gentle like a rabbit. He agreed that the cute little girl was cute.

When he grew up, he would marry the Ninth Princess. That way, his mother wouldn’t punish him.

The Empress took off her phoenix hairpin and put it in her hand. “I want to thank you for what you did yesterday. I thought about it, but the Ninth Princess doesn’t seem to lack anything. This phoenix hairpin is a gift from His Majesty to me. I always wear it when I go to the palace. Now that I give it to you, it will bring you good luck.”

Lan Qingqian was young, so she didn’t know what the phoenix hairpin was for. She only saw that the phoenix hairpin looked like it was alive. It was golden and beautiful.

“Thank you, Empress!”

“Prince, you have to learn from now on. When you grow up, you have to take care of the Ninth Princess. Don’t let anyone bully her,” the Empress said. She wanted the Crown Prince and the Ninth Princess to be closer. The two children were young, so they didn’t know what the Empress meant.

However, the servants around them all understood. The Crown Prince was the Crown Prince, and in the future, he would be the Emperor. If the Crown Prince and the Ninth Princess became closer, wouldn’t it mean that the Crown Prince would take care of the Ninth Princess when he ascended the throne in the future? With such a relationship, the Ninth Princess would probably be able to live in peace in the West Province.

Lan Qingqian’s eyes became a bit more cautious…

In the afternoon, when they left the palace with Gu Jun’an, Lan Qingqian put the phoenix hairpin on Gu Jun’an’s hand. “Here, this is your love token.”

Gu Jun’an had a weird expression. “Where did you hear this from?” He was sure that this little girl must have heard it from somewhere.

“The Empress gave it to me. She said that this is the love token that the Emperor gave her for her marriage. When the marriage is over, it will definitely be here. I thought about it, but I don’t seem to have a love token. Since the Empress gave it to me, I will give it to you!” It turned out that the little girl felt that this love token was fixed and didn’t understand the meaning behind it.

She even specifically emphasized, “This is precious. The Empress said that it will bring good luck!” She reached out her small white hand and patted his palm.

It seemed that the West Province was indeed different from the Canglan Province. The people of the West Province had love tokens, but she had everything except for this phoenix hairpin. Luckily, the Empress gave it to her.

Gu Jun’an had a complicated look on his face as he kept the golden hairpin that she gave him. He thought for a while and decided not to explain to her that the love token was not referring to the hairpin, nor was it referring to a specific item.

‘Forget it, she’s just a little girl. What does she know? She’ll know when she has someone she likes!’

However, when he thought about how this little girl would have someone she liked when she grew up, he felt a surge of jealousy in his heart!

He felt like the cabbages that he had painstakingly planted were going to be eaten by other pigs!

On the first day of the new year, there were many people coming and going, so the streets were especially lively.

“Let’s go eat some soup dumplings before we go back. The White Chops Chicken from the Pleasant Tower is also very delicious!” Lan Qingqian had a stomach that could not be satiated and a mouthful of greediness. She kept saying that she only wanted to eat.

Gu Jun’an did not reject her. “Okay!”

“Get lost, you stinky beggar. Don’t interfere with our business. You’re so filthy. Won’t you affect our business if you linger at the door?”

Lan Qingqian walked closer and saw a little girl who was a bit bigger than her being pushed by the waiter. She was being scolded and chased away.

Perhaps because the waiter was pushing her so hard, the little girl could not stand still and bumped into Lan Qingqian.

“Sorry!”