Gu Chaoyan shook her head and said with exhaustion, “No need.”
Lord Ling was behind the Gu Mansion at the moment, and Gu Ruxue was the so-called Phoenix Girl, so the Gu Mansion was not like before. If they wanted to do something about them, they would need to find an excuse, not just because of some small words. She could have done something to them if she were alone, but she had Zhou Huaijin now and she needed to take him into consideration.
Sword One nodded. She would just do whatever her Elder Miss told her to. If her Elder Miss said no, then she believed that there would be some more opportunities in the future.
Gu Chaoyan felt tired and went to bed.
***
On the way back to the hotel, the Imperial Master was in a good mood as he said to Prince Muyi. “Didn’t expect that the cooperation would go so well.. Lady Chaoyan is indeed a good businesswoman, and she will be very useful for you if you marry her… well, even though she is removed from the family tree…”
Prince Muyi looked at the Imperial Master strangely.
The Imperial Master was talking in a strange way. It sounded as if he was praising Lady Chaoyan, but not really..
Prince Muyi was feeling very confused.
The Imperial Master asked. “Prince Muyi, why didn’t you mention the marriage?”
“I am thinking that the girls from the Saint Divine Land are relatively introverted and she doesn’t have parents to help her… why not just get to know her better… We aren’t returning to our country until the Spring Hunt right? We have time,” Prince Muyi said calmly.
The Imperial Master nodded. That was good… they could just develop their relationship first.
He had not approved of Prince Muyi and Lady Chaoyan’s marriage, yet he changed his mind when he thought that there would be a lot of practical advantages if they could get Lady Chaoyan to their side, but Prince Muyi was a straightforward person.
The Imperial Master was worried that he would not think that far, so he reminded him. “Prince Muyi, we don’t have so much to do as we are here in the Saint Divine Land… you can just visit Lady Chaoyan when you have time, like asking her out or something. She must be in a bad mood as a girl driven out of the family, you should give her some comfort and she would develop different feelings towards you.
“If she falls for you, then things would get much easier for us. We can not only get the brand dish from the restaurant, we can also ask her for the recipe of the wine! She makes better wine than we do! We should use her recipe for our best grapes!
“Also, if she truly falls for you, we can’t marry her as the Princess Consort, just a concubine. She is a businesswoman, someone driven out of the family, so she is not suitable for the Princess Consort’s position… you need to find a general’s daughter as your Princess Consort!” the Imperial Master kept teaching the Prince lessons.
However, the more he heard his words, the weirder it sounded. What was the Imperial Master talking about! He was setting up Lady Chaoyan and insulting her too!
Prince Muyi’s expression sank and he looked at the Imperial Master. “Imperial Master, if you keep talking like this, you should not be by my side. You can go back to the Feather Mulberry Land alone. I can’t have someone like you at my service. You are setting up Lady Chaoyan! I won’t allow you to do that!”
Prince Muyi was very angry about the Imperial Master’s ideas.
The Imperial Master smiled timidly. Prince Muyi was nice, but this was his drawback. He was too much like his mother who passed away when she was still young.
“Okay, okay.” The Imperial Master answered, but he was still thinking about speaking with Lady Chaoyan regarding marriage… if she said yes…
