Princess and the General

The Wife of the Heir Who Can Help Marquis Gu’s Manor (Part Five)

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The person who came out from behind the shrubs was Yu Fu.

Coincidentally, both she and Princess DanYang were wearing red dresses.
The two stood face to face, and Princess DanYang immediately felt less confident.

Her dress was both more glamorous and more extravagant than Yu Fu’s, yet she still felt less confident.

It was a feeling of wanting to take a step back and hide.

Yu Fu’s clothes had a simple style.
Naturally, the fabric was of exceptional quality, but the clothes did not look very new.
They looked like something that she casually wore at home.

Her hair had also been tied up very casually.
A few stray tufts of hair rested on her shoulder.
As a whole, she looked both very relaxed and very divine.

By contrast, this made Princess DanYang’s careful preparation look small-minded.

Her face turned red, and she used a rebuke to cover up her weakness, “How can you hide and eavesdrop on other people’s conversations? That’s too unprincipled!”

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Suddenly, an old servant walked out from behind the greenhouse while holding a potted dwarf pine, “Young miss, I’ve kept you waiting.
This old servant went out back for a long time, but this was the only one that looks close.
How about you draw its likeness, and this old servant will send someone out tomorrow to look for it?”

“There’s no need.”

Yu Fu received the potted dwarf pine and said with a smile: “Uncle Ding, it’s clear that you’ve worked with plants for many decades.
You have good eyes.
This plant isn’t exactly like I described, but it looks much better.
I will take this plant instead.”

It turned out that she had been in the greenhouse for quite some time and was just waiting for someone to give her something.

Princess DanYang’s expression turned even uglier.

Thinking back to the shameless things that she had just said to Gu ShuBai and how Yu Fu had heard all of it, she hated that she could not have Yu Fu disappear immediately.

Gu ShuBai walked over with a smile and looked at the dwarf pine, “What made you think of coming here to look for a bonsai?”

Yu Fu said: “After you left, I had nothing to do and got bored.
Thinking of how the head general mentioned that his room was lacking a bit of greenery, thus I thought of looking for some flowers or plants that might be fitting.
After a bit of thought, I felt that a pine tree would fit head general’s tastes, so I came to the greenhouse to look around.
Who knew that while waiting for uncle Ding, you two would enter while chatting.
How could I possibly just jump in and speak up?”

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These words sounded a little jealous, but listening carefully, there was nothing to truly grasp onto.
Gu ShuBai felt his heart itch and wished that he could just ask her about it.

Unfortunately, there was an outsider here.

Yu Fu saw his expression and knew that based on his martial ability, he already knew that she was standing nearby in the shrubs.

He deliberately remained quiet.
Was he wanting her to prove something to him, or was he waiting for some sort of reaction?

Hmph, it seemed that there was some logic to Kun WuShang’s words.
Whenever he became mischievous, he could rope everyone into his plot.

It was only now that steward Ding noticed Gu ShuBai and Princess DanYang, hastily cupping his hands in a salute, “Eldest young sir, princess, have you two also come looking for flowers?”

Gu ShuBai said: “Uncle Ding, there’s nothing to worry about here.
You can go.
We are just looking around.”

“Very well, if eldest young sir has any orders, just call out.
This old servant will be behind the greenhouse.”

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Steward Ding said this and retreated, leaving the three behind.
The atmosphere instantly became stuffy.

Princess DanYang decided to make a bad situation worse, “Yu Fu, you know that I like brother ShuBai, but since you are still young, do you know it means to really like someone? If you truly like someone, you want to do everything possible to help them out.
Although Marquis Gu’s Manor is prominent, there are also many who are envious of it.
If you really want to do something for brother ShuBai’s benefit, you should have him marry someone who is able to help Marquis Gu’s Manor.”

Yu Fu said: “How does princess know that I can’t provide Marquis Gu’s Manor with any benefits? Very well, even if I can’t, how can princess be so certain that you can provide Marquis Gu’s Manor with benefits?”

Princess DanYang was momentarily speechless, as Yu Fu continued: “Not to mention how the crown prince’s position has not yet been announced, but even if it had, that does not necessarily mean that he will become the future ruler of Eastern Ling; however, my Marquis Gu’s Manor has always been relied upon and rewarded for its military exploits.
When has it ever needed to marry the princess of its country for more influence? Could it be that princess’ words mean that you do not feel that the second prince will be a good ruler and will rely on this marriage rather than rely on subjects who have made great contributions?”

Gu ShuBai stood off to the side.
It was very rare for him to hear Yu Fu speak at such length, so he found this quite entertaining.

Especially when she said “my Marquis Gu’s Manor,” Yu Fu said those words so fluidly that he felt even more comfortable.

This made it clear that Yu Fu already saw Marquis Gu’s Manor as her home.

Princess DanYang had been completely rebuffed.
She never thought that she would be told off to such a degree.
When had she ever said that the second prince would rely on the marriage and not on his subjects?

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But was the situation in court not always like this?

Relying solely on military contributions and ignoring the complicated court situation, how could one retain their influence?

Marquis Gu’s Manor enjoyed its prestige right now, but there was no guarantee that they could maintain it in the future!

“I am a princess.
Why would I bother arguing over such things with a little girl? Brother ShuBai, think things through carefully!”

After saying this, she did not dare to listen to Gu ShuBai’s answer and left the greenhouse.

Gu ShuBai did not even look at her.
He was just looking at Yu Fu with something on his mind.

He did not know Yu Fu’s identity for certain, but the possibility of her being Western Kun’s princess had already been eliminated because Kun WuShang had openly expressed his feelings for Yu Fu.

They definitely were not the feelings an older brother felt for a younger sister.

As long as she was not the princess of an enemy country, it was fine.
Even if Yu Fu was just a commoner, he was perfectly happy.