Playing bad and eating melons: The whole court is laughing? No, no

Chapter 184 Can I be the Crown Princess?

Hearing Gu Ruo's words, Jiang Yueyang's eyes flashed with surprise.

It’s not that I’m surprised that she was chosen as the Crown Princess, but I’m surprised that His Majesty made the decision so quickly.

In her opinion, except her.

Your Majesty only needs to choose the Crown Princess from the five families of the father-in-law Shangguan, the Jingzhao Yin Xie, the left prime minister Wen, the Taifu Gu, and the Zhenguo General Zhang.

The reason why they didn't choose someone from the Shangguan family was probably because the Empress Dowager did not agree to a closer marriage and was afraid that the power of the royal relatives would be too great.

Xie Xu is a lone minister and is not suitable for having too much power.

As for the Wen family, if Your Majesty wants to betroth the eldest princess to Young Master Wen, there is no need to strengthen the relationship.

The daughters of General Zhang's family are as brave as any men.

Judging from His Majesty's desire to practice the princess' trumpet with the Empress, he probably likes quiet and well-behaved girls, and the girl from General Zhenguo's family is obviously at the bottom of the list.

The Gu family only has the old man serving in the court, but he does not have any real power, so there is no hidden danger of powerful relatives.

Gu Ruo is well-educated, well-mannered, and has great literary talent, making her the most suitable candidate for the Crown Princess.

Jiang Yueyang secretly analyzed so much, but she didn't know that those were not the main reasons why Gu Ru was chosen as the Crown Princess.

The main reason was that both the Crown Prince and His Majesty wanted to protect her, so they chose Gu Ruo, who was the least likely to become her enemy.

Jiang Yueyang looked at Gu Ruo, who was about to cry, and asked slowly, "Don't you want to be the Crown Princess?"

Gu Ruo nodded and shook her head.

"Do you want to or not?" Jiang Yueyang wondered.

"I……"

"This is not the place to talk." Jiang Yueyang interrupted her and pulled her towards the carriage, "Let's get in and talk."

As soon as the two got on the carriage, they closed the doors and windows, and the carriage started to move slowly.

Gu Ruo looked troubled. "Grandfather said that my father was useless and couldn't realize his ambitions. My half-brothers are not very knowledgeable, so I don't know if they can make it to the imperial examination this time."

He regrets that I am not a man, otherwise I could inherit his legacy and allow my Gu family to continue to have a foothold in the capital."

Jiang Yueyang frowned, "So... Master Gu wants you to be the Crown Princess?"

"Hmm." Gu Ruo lowered her eyes and replied softly, "As a descendant of the Gu family, I know it's my responsibility to enjoy the glory brought by the Gu family. If it were before, I would have no objection to being the Crown Princess, but now..."

Having said that, Gu Ruo raised his eyes and looked at Jiang Yueyang, his eyes full of complicated emotions.

"But now I don't know what to do."

Seeing Gu Ruo like this, Jiang Yueyang suddenly remembered that Gu Ruo seemed to have feelings for her brother.

Thinking of this, she asked uncertainly: "You came to see me today, but did you want to see my brother?"

Gu Ruo shook her head. "I want you to ask him for me, is it okay for me to be the Crown Princess?"

Jiang Yueyang looked at Gu Ruo thoughtfully. Girls of this era tend to be reserved in their speech.

Want to ask the other person if he likes him, but he has to go through a lot of twists and turns. If this were a straight man who doesn't understand, wouldn't it be a drama of missing out on his lover?

Jiang Yueyang sighed inwardly, reached out and gently patted her hand, "Don't worry, I will definitely find out for you. It's just that my brother...his mind is hard to predict."

From what she knew about her brother, he was currently focused solely on his studies and had no interest in caring for his children.

It was also unintentional towards Gu Ruopa.

But this was just her guess, and she had to ask to confirm it.

Gu Ruo held Jiang Yueyang's hand tightly, looking earnestly, "Yangyang, this question is very important to me, you must help me find out."

"I understand! Leave it to me. I'll make sure to ask for everything clearly and thoroughly."

***

Jiang Yueyang returned home and walked straight to her brother's study. Before she even entered, she heard the sound of someone reading aloud.

She coughed lightly and pushed the door open, only to see Jiang Xun holding a scroll, with a cool air between his sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes.

Hearing footsteps, Jiang Xun subconsciously raised his eyelids to take a look, but quickly turned his attention back to the book.

Jiang Yueyang walked to the desk and stood still, then said carefully, "Brother, Gu Ruo came to see me today."

Jiang Xun didn't react at all, his eyes remained calm.

Jiang Yueyang stared closely at his expression and continued, "It seems that His Majesty has chosen her to be the Crown Princess."

After he finished speaking, the person in front of him still didn't have any special reaction, just a simple "hmm".

Seeing this, Jiang Yueyang could only speak again: "She wants me to ask you, is it okay for her to be the Crown Princess?"

After hearing this, Jiang Xun gave a little reaction.

He slowly put down the scroll in his hand. "For the Gu family, becoming the Crown Princess is an honor, and there's nothing wrong with that. As for her, that shouldn't be asked of me. You should ask whether she's willing or not."

When Jiang Yueyang heard this, she knew that her brother really had no romantic interest in Gu Ruo just as she had thought.

She sighed inwardly and asked, "Does my brother have a girl in mind right now?"

"Never."

Seeing Jiang Xun's straightforward answer, Jiang Yueyang could only reply, "Okay, then Yangyang won't disturb you from studying. Good luck on the exam!"

Speaking of exams, Jiang Xun thought of his sister who was the main invigilator of this imperial examination.

To be honest, I have mixed feelings.

After Jiang Yueyang left Jiang Xun's study, he went straight back to his own Lanyue Pavilion.

Afterwards, she wrote a letter and asked Qingzhi to deliver it to the Gu family.

A quarter of an hour later, Gu Ruo received a letter from Jiang Yueyang.

She nervously unfolded the paper, and her eyes couldn't help but tear up when she saw the contents inside.

The paper read: My brother said that it would be an honor for the Gu family for you to become the Crown Princess, and there is nothing wrong with that.

As for you, ask yourself if you are willing.

He also said that he doesn't have anyone he likes right now.

Also, I want to tell you, just follow your heart. No matter what decision you make, I support you.

Gu Ruo looked up and blinked until the moisture in her eyes evaporated, then she took the letter and walked to the stove to boil water.

She picked up the water that was boiling on the stove and then threw the letter in her hand into the charcoal fire.

"Yangyang, I also want to follow my heart, but I can't just think about myself. Being a Crown Princess... maybe it's good."

At this time, the letter paper in the stove had been completely burned to ashes.

Gu Ruo looked at the flowers and plants outside the window, and after a long moment, she forced a faint smile. "Su Ye, please tell grandfather for me that my granddaughter has no objection to the appointment of the Crown Princess."

"girl……"

"Go."

"……promise."

In a blink of an eye, it gradually darkened.

At the Jiang family's dinner table, Minister Jiang looked at his daughter who was eating with gusto, thinking about how to start the conversation.

Your Majesty has imprisoned General Su in the Ministry of Justice, and Madam Su and her mother and daughter have also been rescued.

In order to prevent his secret from being leaked and discovered by his daughter, he had to reveal this matter to her inconspicuously, so as to discourage her from visiting General Su's mansion at night.

Minister Jiang thought about it for a long time but couldn't come up with a reasonable explanation.

Seeing this, Jiang Xun said calmly, "Dad."