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    104: Masked Prince Consort & Straw Princess (8)

    At that time, Su Yan didn’t know that she would face a bigger dilemma when she returned to the private room.When Gu Chengling entered the room, Su Yan was already sitting on a stool, holding a cup of tea and drinking it pretending to be calm, but she choked when she heard Gu Chengling’s words.

    As soon as Gu Chengling entered the door, he smelled a cold incense. It was different from the sweet and greasy incense on women. Instead, it was as cold as turquoise. It was used by men, and he was also a noble man.He suppressed the discomfort in his heart and asked casually: “Has a man come into this room?”

    As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Su Yan choking on the water. He secretly lowered his eyes. Sure enough, a man had been here.

    Su Yan patted her heart with her palm, glanced at him, and said confidently: “Of course, a waiter came in to deliver tea before.” After saying this, she couldn’t help but ask: “How did you know?”

    Gu Chengling said lightly: “Fragrance.”

    Su Yan silently turned her head towards the window, pretending not to understand what Gu Chengling said, but she complained in her heart: Doesn’t this Gu Chengling have a dog nose?The original owner had kept the sachet for more than a month and it had lost its smell. How could he smell it as soon as he walked in?

    She also couldn’t figure out why her first reaction was to hide the fact that she came to see Lu Ze. Just like how she accidentally came out to help him before, she was obviously able to be intimate with Lu Ze in front of him in the palace before. Why did she feel a little… guilty when he asked about it now?

    Gu Chengling did not pursue the flaw in her words. He suppressed the discomfort in his heart and took the snacks on the table to taste. After taking a bite, a smile flashed in his eyes. It turned out to be Bichunfang’s lotus cake?

    Su Yan found that Gu Chengling didn’t ask any questions, so she slowly turned her head around, only to see Gu Chengling pinch the last snack and put it into his mouth, looking at her with a half-smile.

    Su Yan couldn’t help but remember her original evaluation of the lotus cake, saying it was shabby. Now her face hurts!She turned her head back silently, intending to solve the problem by escaping.

    Gu Chengling obviously didn’t give her this chance, “Princess, I really like lotus cake.” There was a smile that could not be concealed in his words.

    Su Yan, however, interpreted it as ridicule and became angry and said: “Who said it was me who ate it? It was clearly Lu… Miss Zhang who was passing by came in to sit down and she ate the lotus cake.” Without thinking, she blamed Lu Ze. After all, he was the only one who had been in this room. She only realized it later and quickly turned around. She was still proud of her cleverness.

    How could Gu Chengling be so perceptive that he couldn’t detect the unnaturalness in her words? As early as the word “Lu” appeared, he had already determined that she was talking about Lu Ze. He had already guessed it before.Although he was still smiling, it didn’t reach his eyes, so did she come out to meet Lu Ze today?A dark light flashed in his eyes, Lu Ze!

    “Okay, aren’t you here to participate in the poetry meeting? Go quickly, what’s the point of watching in the private room!” Su Yan finally couldn’t help but chase them away. If he stayed any longer, he didn’t know what embarrassing things would happen, so it was better to stay away.

    Gu Chengling looked past Su Yan and looked at Lu Ze in the crowd. Hearing Su Yan’s words, he turned his eyes to her face and said calmly: “That’s fine. Since the princess asked, I’ll go down and try the water.” He was not as gentle as usual, but showed a trace of free and uninhibited.

    After Su Yan saw his back disappearing from the door, she took a deep breath, as if she felt relaxed all of a sudden.It was only later that she realized something was wrong. Why did she feel that she was being suppressed by Gu Chengling just now? She didn’t have the aura of a princess at all. This was not possible. She still had to find out the truth. She must not be seduced by men. She secretly warned herself in her heart.

    As soon as Gu Chengling got downstairs, he went straight to Lu Ze who was surrounded by people. When the students saw him coming, they all gave way. After all, he was a great talent who was famous in the capital, and he was also a distinguished prince-in-law, and many people admired him.

    Gu Chengling walked to a stop in front of Lu Ze, bowed her hands to him and said, “Brother Lu.” She stared at him with a smile on her face.

    Lu Ze also returned the favor, and as soon as he met Gu Chengling’s eyes, he quickly looked away. For some reason, he always felt that Gu Chengling’s eyes were a little hostile, which made him feel a little uneasy. He hadn’t offended his consort recently, had he?

    When the students saw the two of them gathered together, they couldn’t help but suggested: “How about each of the Prince Consort and Mr. Lu write a poem. We didn’t have the chance to see the two of them in the past, so why not let us admire them today.” Everyone agreed and cheered for the two to write poems.

    Su Yan watched from upstairs and found it very interesting. She guessed in her heart that Gu Chengling would not agree. He was not the kind of person who likes to show off.But he was slapped in the face the next moment.

    In the crowd, Lu Ze was about to refuse, but Gu Chengling was one step ahead of him and said: “Since everyone insists, Ling would rather obey orders than being respectful, don’t you know, Brother Lu?” His eyes glanced at Lu Ze again.

    Lu Ze was a little stunned, and immediately reacted: “Of course.” But he became more and more confused in his heart. The prince-in-law was too weird today. It always felt like he was deliberately targeting him. I hope he was overthinking.

    Su Yan stretched her neck and looked down. She was very interested in the literati, and she was also very curious about who was more talented, Gu Chengling or Lu Ze.But she unexpectedly met Gu Chengling’s gaze, and he curled his lips at her. Su’s face felt hot, and she immediately retreated into the room.

    Gu Chengling pondered for a while, but within a few breaths, he picked up the pen and put down the pen. A hand-crafted seven-character quatrain had already appeared on the paper, while Lu Ze on the side only completed the first sentence. Everyone exclaimed in surprise, and saw him pull out another piece of paper, and there was another flowing poem. Everyone was so shocked that they couldn’t even close their mouths.

    By the time Lu Ze finished, Gu Chengling had composed four poems in a row, each of which was a first-class poem. Although Lu Ze’s poems were good, they were not as good as any of Gu Chengling’s poems.

    Su Yan stood at the window again at some point, with her mouth wide open, and reacted exactly the same as everyone else. As if she had a tacit understanding, Gu Chengling turned his eyes to her again. When he saw her reaction, the smile on his lips deepened, and he raised his eyebrows, as if to show off.

    Su Yan was caught again and completely retreated into the room, no longer daring to look out.

    On the other side, Lu Ze was already sure that Gu Chengling was targeting him. After all, if it was just a normal discussion, just stop there, so why spare no effort to write four poems in a row, all of which were good poems. Even so, he sincerely admired Gu Chengling, cupped his hands and said: “The prince-in-law is so talented, I choose to be ashamed of myself.” But he was always confused. What on earth did he make the prince-in-law unhappy?

    Gu Chengling said slowly: “Concession.” He said humbly, but what he was thinking in his heart was: Let you seduce the princess for one day, and let’s see if you have the nerve to seduce the princess again in the future!

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