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Now, the only two people who can save the child are these two, but neither of them is easy to invite.
Gu Xiruo’s heart skipped a beat, and she reluctantly said, “Dad, if you can’t invite them, don’t bother. After all, the divine doctor and his apprentice are not easy to invite. If… well, that would just be my bad luck.”
If the divine doctor is really invited, wouldn’t all her secrets be exposed?
She absolutely cannot let such a thing happen.
It seems that she’ll have to find a way to handle it later. Gu Sheng must not be allowed to invite the divine doctor.
“You don’t have to worry about this; Dad knows what to do.” Gu Sheng thought Gu Xiruo was worried about him being in a difficult situation, so he lovingly reassured her.
Gu Xiruo was almost spitting blood; she wasn’t worried at all—she was anxious.
“Okay.” Gu Xiruo pretended to be calm but was extremely anxious in her heart. She had to come up with a plan to prevent Gu Sheng from inviting the divine doctor.
After Gu Sheng left, Gu Xiruo immediately spoke, “Summon that master; he must come to me, and I must recover.”
“Yes, Miss.”
After her trusted maid left, Gu Xiruo pondered the things to come.
Now, using her illness to deal with Wang Jinhe was definitely not feasible. What should she do?
It seems that the biggest problem is Wang Jinhe. Perhaps she should go and meet with her.
Wang Jinhe, frowning at the numerous invitations at home, looked at Su Yu, who was reading on the side, and asked, “What do they want?”
“It’s a simple matter. Since you became the county princess, these people naturally want to curry favor with you. It’s normal to have so many invitations and greeting cards. But whether you want to go or not is up to you. No one can force you to do something you don’t like,” Su Yu said, putting down the book and walking over to Wang Jinhe, sitting down to look at the pile of invitations on the table.
Wang Jinhe felt dizzy listening to all this. “There’s such a thing? It’s really bizarre.”
“If you don’t want to go, you can host a banquet at home. You’ll have to get used to these things in the future anyway,” Su Yu suggested to Wang Jinhe.
After some consideration, Wang Jinhe reluctantly nodded, “That could work.”
So Su Yu released the news that Wang Jinhe would host a banquet at home in five days.
The young ladies who were asked by their families to establish good relationships with Wang Jinhe started preparing upon hearing this news.
Others received the message, and Xie Yang and Gu Xiruo were no exception.
Gu Xiruo sneered; it really came effortlessly.
Five days later, Gu Xiruo appeared in splendid attire at Su Yu’s doorstep.
Su Yu’s eyes narrowed slightly upon hearing the news brought by Yuan Bao. Finding Wang Jinhe busy, Su Yu called her to the front, saying, “Xiao He, Gu Xiruo has arrived.”
Wang Jinhe looked at Su Yu in surprise and asked somewhat unexpectedly, “Why is she coming to our house?”
“Probably wants to meet you? See what kind of person you are.”
Wang Jinhe rolled her eyes in an unsophisticated manner, “What kind of person can I be? Just two eyes, a nose, and two ears?”
Gu Xiruo had all those features too, what’s so special?
Su Yu chuckled at Wang Jinhe’s way of speaking and reached out to ruffle her hair, “Xiao He, sometimes I wonder if you’re doing this on purpose.”
How else could she say such things?
“Seriously, but I do want to meet Gu Xiruo. See what kind of person she is, trying to take my life two or three times.”
Su Yu laughed softly, reaching out to caress Wang Jinhe’s face indulgently, “Then let’s go see. She won’t stir up any waves in our home.”
“Okay.”
Wang Jinhe changed her clothes and went out, and the first thing she saw was Gu Xiruo, who looked like a sick beauty.
For some reason, Wang Jinhe was convinced that this was Gu Xiruo at first sight.
As Wang Jinhe observed Gu Xiruo, Gu Xiruo was also sizing her up.
After Wang Jinhe appeared, the girls kneeling down to pay respects at the sight of her, “Greetings to the Princess of Changning County.”
Gu Xiruo stood there awkwardly, and Wang Jinhe curiously looked at her, “This girl…”
Before Wang Jinhe could finish her sentence, the person beside Gu Xiruo kept tugging at her clothes, “What are you doing, Xiruo?”
Feeling quite aggrieved, Gu Xiruo knelt down and paid respects in front of Wang Jinhe under the curious gaze, “Greetings to the Princess of Changning County.”
“Get up.” Wang Jinhe calmly said, not too warmly.
Regardless of what they were thinking, Wang Jinhe spoke, “I’ve just arrived in the capital, and our home is quite simple. Feel free to make yourselves at home.”
Later, Wang Jinhe had some snacks and cut watermelon brought out, with a few wooden forks in each plate for convenience.
“Thank you, Princess.”
“No need to be polite.”
Wang Jinhe sat there somewhat bored, listening to their conversation.
The more she listened, the more bored she felt. They talked about either music, chess, calligraphy, painting, or clothing and jewelry.
Seeing Wang Jinhe’s lack of interest, Gu Xiruo thought she might not understand and spoke up, “I wonder what the princess likes?”
“Me? I don’t have time for these things you’re talking about. I prefer cultivating high-yield crops. As for what you mentioned, I’m only interested in embroidery,” Wang Jinhe casually said.
Gu Xiruo became even happier upon hearing this, “There’s no place here for the princess to cultivate crops. Sitting here is boring. How about playing a game together?”
“Sure, but what game?”
“How about the ‘Fei Hua Ling’?” Gu Xiruo suggested, feigning contemplation.
One of the girls looked displeased and cast a glance at Gu Xiruo, “Don’t play that.”
She figured it out; Gu Xiruo was targeting the Princess of Changning.
Knowing that the princess grew up in a mountain village, why suggest playing ‘Fei Hua Ling’? Isn’t that embarrassing the princess?
Gu Xiruo truly doesn’t know what’s good for her.
“Why so anxious, Miss Ming? Are you afraid of losing?” Gu Xiruo looked at Ming Wanning and sarcastically asked.
“If you think so, then so be it. Miss Gu, it seems like you’ve taken over today, isn’t it a bit too intrusive?” Ming Wanning looked at Gu Xiruo coldly.
Ming Wanning was a talented woman, proficient in various arts, and she always managed to overshadow Gu Xiruo, which Gu Xiruo disliked.
“The princess didn’t say anything, and you, an unwanted talent, have nothing to say,” Ming Wanning, now nineteen years old, had remained unmarried and had even been rejected in a marriage proposal. Every time they met, she would use this incident to provoke her.
Wang Jinhe had a favorable impression of Ming Wanning. Now, hearing Gu Xiruo’s words, she didn’t like her attitude.
Just as she was about to say something, Ming Wanning spoke up, “Do you have any objections, Miss Gu, during my mourning period?”
Ming Wanning was supposed to get married last year, but the death of the old lady caused her fiancé to withdraw from the marriage. Because of this, Gu Xiruo had often teased her about it.
“Always bringing up your mourning period, is that the only talking point for someone who got rejected?” Gu Xiruo couldn’t help but laugh.
The other girls nearby exchanged glances, feeling that Gu Xiruo had gone too far.
“Miss Gu, are you trying to ruin my gathering?”