strictlysupreme Chapter 201 How to Apologize
Chapter 201 How to Apologize
Remembering that they were still in the palace and needed to maintain their image, Su Yizhuo silently withdrew his hand from Gu Peiyan's shoulder and led him forward.
He was still organizing his thoughts, trying to figure out how to ask Gu Peiyan a question without making himself look too embarrassed.
He was completely unaware that his older brother was following behind him.
But Gu Peiyan was quick to notice.
After all, when two people walk together, they can't create three shadows.
There was also a faint sandalwood scent, which further confirmed who the visitor was.
He fell slightly behind Su Yizhuo by half a step, stood still, turned around, cupped his hands and bowed, preparing to pay his respects.
"No need for formalities." Su Yizhou lowered his voice and slightly raised his hand to help him up. "Let's go."
He then lifted his leg and took the lead in following Su Yizhuo's footsteps.
They made no attempt to conceal their intentions.
After the three of them arrived at a somewhat secluded place, Su Yizhuo finally came to his senses.
Seeing Su Yizhou appear, he was startled: "Brother, why did you come along too?"
"What? Is there some place in this palace that you can go to but I can't?"
Su Yizhuo looked at Su Yizhou with an expression that said, "If that's how you think, there's nothing I can do."
Isn't this just pure nonsense?
Does he think that if he doesn't say anything, he won't guess that he's just here to watch the fun?
We've been brothers for so long, we all know each other well.
Su Yizhou did not show any embarrassment at being exposed.
Having been the crown prince for many years, his skin had long since become as thick as a city wall.
She calmly stared into Su Yizhuo's eyes and said, "I was just curious about what you wanted to talk about with Lord Gu, and why you had to come to such a secluded place."
"That's definitely something you don't want others to know."
"Oh, then I won't mind listening." The Crown Prince walked to the round stool and sat down, placing his hands on his lap, looking at them leisurely: "I am your brother, and in a way, I can also be considered Lord Gu's brother-in-law, not just anyone."
Gu Peiyan had never seen the Crown Prince in such a state before, but she managed to suppress her speechless surprise.
In this situation, keeping quiet is the best option for him.
After showing Wei Dongning the dramatic events of last night, Xiao Wu then relayed the current situation of Su Yizhuo and the other two to her.
Naturally, the Crown Prince's sophistry also reached Wei Dongning's ears.
Wei Dongning paused for a moment as she scooped up the water to wash her face before gently splashing it on her face: "What the Crown Prince said seems to make some sense."
Don't you think your brother is about to have a breakdown?
"No, you have to believe me, he's incredibly adaptable." Especially since he's been with the Crown Prince for so long, he's definitely used to the Crown Prince's personality.
Faced with this situation, he could only curse "shameless" in his heart at most.
He wouldn't keep quiet about asking Gu Peiyan if he wanted to.
As expected, Su Yizhuo secretly rolled his eyes before coughing lightly and awkwardly looking at Gu Peiyan: "How did you get Ningning to forgive you when you made her angry before?"
In his past life, when he angered Ningning, he would always buy her something she liked.
However, this was a tactic used on her younger sister; it's uncertain whether it will work on Zhong Shuyue.
Ever since Zhong Shuyue moved all his belongings to the side room that day, she has lost her previous enthusiasm when she sees him again.
Yesterday, she even brought Xiaohua to her room.
Although he didn't quite understand what he had done wrong, Zhong Shuyue was probably angry.
Since they were living under the same roof, he didn't want things to get so tense, so he decided to try to appease them.
If you were to ask Wei Dongning this question, she might just laugh at you first, which wouldn't be worth it.
Before Gu Peiyan could answer the question, the Crown Prince teased, "You've only been married a few days, and you've already upset your second sister-in-law. You're really something. Should I teach you some methods?"
"Forget it, when has your concubine ever been angry with you?" Even if she were angry, she wouldn't say it because of your status, okay?
He didn't even bother to say the second half of his sentence.
The Crown Prince didn't seem to care at all: "How much do you know about the affairs between me and my concubine? Also, get ready to change how you address her; she won't be a concubine anymore in a while."
Wei Dongning saw this scene through the screen and poked Xiao Wu's head: "Has the Crown Prince come up with a good idea?"
"I guess so. Shouldn't you be worried about Gu Peiyan's safety right now? He knew such a big secret beforehand, aren't you afraid he'll be silenced?"
"Kid, go get your head checked. This constant daydreaming isn't a good thing."
"Tsk, I can tell, you're saying I'm mentally ill."
"It's alright, there's still hope."
"Aaaaaah, take this punch!"
Wei Dongning laughed and dodged away, then held Xiao Wu firmly in her arms: "Stop fooling around, keep listening."
Xiao Wu twisted a couple of times and then gave up resisting, and then went to watch the screen with Wei Dongning.
Gu Peiyan and Su Yizhuo were not so foolish as to think that the Crown Prince was going to divorce his concubine, and the Crown Prince's smug expression was far too obvious.
They quickly said in unison, "Congratulations, Crown Princess."
"No rush, no rush. Just remember to send gifts when the imperial edict is issued."
"I can't forget it. I've also prepared a gift for my unborn nephew." Distracted by the Crown Prince, Su Yizhuo almost forgot what his purpose was. Taking advantage of the fact that he still had some recollection, he quickly turned to look at Gu Peiyan: "Gu Peiyan, you haven't answered my question yet."
This question posed no difficulty to Gu Peiyan, who readily replied, "A'ning rarely gets angry with me. I usually just buy her some of her favorite foods and bring back some of her favorite little trinkets."
"Alright, I understand. You can go now." Su Yizhuo walked to the empty round stool, sat down, and began to think about what to buy later.
Gu Peiyan was about to take her leave when Su Yizhuo stopped her again: "Don't tell Ningning about this today."
"Your humble servant will not say any more."
After Gu Peiyan left, the Crown Prince raised an eyebrow and looked at his confused younger brother: "You don't know what your princess likes to eat, do you?"
"I don't know. I'm thinking of buying something. She and Ningning are good friends, so their tastes should be similar."
"Tsk tsk tsk, it's right that Princess Ding is angry."
Hearing the Crown Prince say that, Su Yizhuo looked at him with a forced smile and chuckled twice, which was taken as an acceptance of his lame joke.
Wei Dongning, on the other side of the screen, was laughing loudly.
She never expected that Yueyue would achieve this level of success after she had only given her a slight hint.
However, out of brotherly and sisterly affection, if he were to ask her about Zhong Shuyue's preferences, she would still be happy to tell him.
Let's just consider it a small way of making it up to him.
Su Yizhuo didn't think that way at all.
He didn't want Wei Dongning to know about this yet, so she would have a chance to laugh at him.
Although it won't be long before Zhong Shuyue tells her about it.
The Crown Prince felt somewhat sorry for Su Yizhuo when he saw him get the short end of the stick.
He raised his hand and beckoned to the servant beside Su Yizhuo: "Go and find out from the people close to the princess what she likes."
Then he looked up at Su Yizhuo and said, "Come back to the East Palace with me later and see if there's anything in my private treasury that she might like. Consider it an favor from your older brother."