GTB Chapter 127

Chapter 129: Once Bitten by a Snake, Ten Years Afraid of a Well Rope

Jiang Jiuchu hadn’t dismounted yet when she saw Ji Shutíng waving at her from ahead, “Jiuchu, over here.”

Jiang Jiuchu handed the horse over to Mu Qing, who had come with her, and walked towards Ji Shutíng.

After dismounting, Shí Yan looked at the approaching groom and instructed Mu Qing, “Take good care of the Princess Consort’s horse yourself, don’t let anyone near it.”

“Yes,” Mu Qing replied.

Jiang Jiuchu walked up to Ji Shutíng, greeted Gu Changxuan, who was standing beside Ji Shutíng, and then pulled Ji Shutíng aside, whispering:

“Aren’t you being a bit too bold? There are so many people here! Yet you’re blatantly standing with Master Gu, chatting and laughing. Aren’t you afraid it’ll get back to your brother?”

Ji Shutíng said nonchalantly, “It’s fine, my brother already knows. In a few days, Changxuan will pick an auspicious day to come and propose marriage.”

Jiang Jiuchu was surprised for a moment, then smiled and congratulated Ji Shutíng, “Then congratulations in advance.”

Ji Shutíng’s face was full of happiness, “Verbal congratulations aren’t enough. After Changxuan proposes, you have to personally come to my residence and give me a wedding gift.”

Upon hearing this, Jiang Jiuchu couldn’t help but cover her mouth and laugh, “These wedding gifts are all given before the wedding. Who gives them right after the engagement? I’ve never seen anyone as impatient as you. Are you in a hurry to receive my wedding gift, or are you in a hurry to get married!”

Ji Shutíng never cared about saving face in front of Jiang Jiuchu, “What if my wedding date is set early! Don’t forget, I’m more than half a year older than you! Besides, if you give it to me earlier, I can be happy earlier!”

“Alright, when Master Gu comes to propose, I’ll go give it to you right after.”

Just as Jiang Jiuchu finished speaking, a woman’s voice came from the side, “Princess Consort Qi, what a coincidence, we meet again.”

Jiang Jiuchu turned her head and saw Fan Yuwan, accompanied by a delicate and graceful girl.

“Yes, we meet again,” Jiang Jiuchu nodded, thinking, everyone is at the racetrack, isn’t it normal to run into each other? It’s hardly a coincidence!

The girl next to her, Li Zhirou, gave Jiang Jiuchu a shallow bow, “Greetings, Princess Consort Qi.”

Fan Yuwan quickly introduced, “This is the Second Miss Li Zhirou from the Loyal and Courageous Marquis’s mansion.”

Jiang Jiuchu paused and looked at Ji Shutíng beside her. Seeing her nod almost imperceptibly, she confirmed that she hadn’t remembered wrong.

“Miss Li, hello.” She felt a sense of vigilance rise in her heart. If Shutíng wasn’t mistaken, these two were interested in Shí Yan.

But so what if they were? After all, with Shí Yan’s status and striking appearance, it was only normal for these noble ladies to admire him.

However, she was a little puzzled that they would come to greet her. Were they trying to get close to her for an advantage, or were they trying to harm her?

It wasn’t her fault for thinking of them this way; she really was once bitten by a snake, ten years afraid of a well rope.

Li Zhirou looked behind Jiang Jiuchu, then smiled and said, “I heard that theImperial Son-in-Law is skilled in riding. Surely Princess Consort Qi’s riding skills must also be excellent. Perhaps you can win a top-three prize.”

Jiang Jiuchu didn’t want to chat with them. She followed Li Zhirou’s gaze and looked back, seeing her brother, Shí Yan, and Shí Yuanchen chatting together.

Thinking that they were indeed admiring Shí Yan, she said to the two, “My riding skills aren’t as good as my brother’s. I’m just here for fun today. You’ll have to rely on you for the top three prizes. You go ahead and chat, I’ll go over there.”

As she spoke, she turned around and walked directly towards her brother, not waiting for a reply. She didn’t want to suffer the same crime as last time.

Until the culprit was caught, she felt like everyone looked like a potential suspect.

Seeing this, Ji Shutíng also turned around and went to Gu Changxuan’s side, without even greeting the two, since they hadn’t greeted her either.

“Sister Yuwan, this Seventh Princess Consort seems to have some airs!” Li Zhirou looked at Jiang Jiuchu’s back, her gaze secretly shifting to Shí Yan in front.

“It’s alright! But even if she has some airs, it’s normal. Her brother is the Imperial Son-in-Law, and she herself is a Princess Consort.”

As Fan Yuwan spoke, she turned around and walked towards the middle.

Li Zhirou’s eyes revealed deep jealousy, “But only a year or two ago, she was just the daughter of a small magistrate. She really has flown up a branch and doesn’t know the immensity of the sky and earth.”

Fan Yuwan looked at Li Zhirou’s impatient appearance. Although she was secretly pleased in her heart, she pretended to advise, “Zhirou, pay attention to your words, lest others overhear you.”

She had brought her here today to greet her, firstly to amplify Li Zhirou’s jealousy, and secondly to mislead others.

Her aunt had said that someone had recently been secretly investigating her palace. She didn’t understand what the problem was. Clearly, there were no witnesses or evidence, so how could they investigate her aunt?

She thought about it for a long time but couldn’t figure it out, but she had a premonition that, in the absence of evidence, they might investigate in many possible ways, including those who admired the Seventh Prince.

Although her thoughts had always been carefully hidden, she was still worried, so she pulled Li Zhirou, who also admired Shí Yan, over.

On the other side, Jiang Jiuche instructed his sister, “When you’re racing later, don’t just think about getting first place. There are many horses racing, safety is the most important thing.”

“I know, Brother.” The familiar nagging made Jiang Jiuchu feel intimate. She nodded and obediently replied.

“Yo! You guys came so early!” Chu Yifeng’s voice came from afar.

“You’re the one who’s late. If you were any later, Father Emperor would have arrived.”

“Hey! Coming early isn’t much fun either. It’s better to be at…” Chu Yifeng immediately stopped talking when he saw Jiang Jiuchu.

Then he turned to Jiang Jiuche and said, “I’m Chu Yifeng, let’s have a drink together another day!”

“Alright.” Jiang Jiuche had heard of this famousplayboy in Kyoto, but had never met him.

Shí Yan and Jiang Jiuchu just stood quietly on the side, not joining the conversation, watching the Emperor arrive under the bright yellow sunshade in front, and the horse race begin.

Chu Yifeng’s voice was constantly heard in their ears. Jiang Jiuchu thought, this Chu Yifeng is really a natural, taking on all the talking himself, talking about everything under the sky. Couldn’t he see that her brother was obviously not interested in chatting?

“Brother Jiuchu, when are you going back to Ning’an County and taking me with you! I’ve never left Kyoto in all my life!”

Jiang Jiuche smiled politely, “I don’t know for now? If there’s a chance to go back to Ning’an in the future, I’ll tell Brother Chu then.”

Chu Yifeng replied loudly, “Alright, it’s a deal then.”

After replying, he leaned closer to Jiang Jiuche and continued to ask, “By the way, are the people in your Ning’an County all as good-looking as you and the Seventh Princess Consort?”

Jiang Jiuche paused upon hearing this, speechless at Chu Yifeng’s question. How was he supposed to answer that? Say that they weren’t as good-looking as them? Or say that they were just as good-looking?

Shí Yuanchen quickly chimed in, “Oh! I see why you’re trying to get close and want to go to Ning’an County! So you want to find a girl as good-looking as Seventh Sister-in-law! I advise you to save your energy, how easy is that?”