Chapter 546

Xiao Yin, in the blink of an eye, swept away the remaining clouds and ate half a sandpot, wiped his mouth, and looked at Gu Jiu Ling, saying: "The Origin Festival is coming up soon; these days Emperor Longqing's spirits are high, so he will surely hold a grand banquet in the palace."

"These days, Bai Xiaosheng in the palace is as happy as a fish in water; his silver tongue could even revive the dead, and even Empress Dowager Ning An takes a liking to him."

Gu Jiu Ling laughed and said: "There's no need to mention it; besides liking money and taking small advantages, he's actually quite likable, and his words and deeds are flawless."

"You and I need to prepare early so we can handle any contingencies when the time comes."

The Crown Prince has been furious these days, and now Bai Xiaosheng has been enfeoffed as a prince, given the title Prince Ping.

He is the first among all the princes to be enfeoffed, and as a prince from the common folk, this favor is indeed overly generous.

Gu Jiu Ling's brow slightly rose; hearing this, though Bai Xiaosheng has succeeded, the more so, the more she feels that trouble is brewing.

"What are your plans next?" Gu Jiu Ling lifted her gaze and stared steadily at Xiao Yin.

She knew Xiao Yin also cared about that position, but now Xiao Yin suddenly brought Bai Xiaosheng back to use against the Crown Prince, trapping them in a deadlock.

If the Crown Prince succeeds like this, being a prince, inheriting the throne is not impossible, after all, among the princes close to Emperor Longqing, few are capable.

Xiao Yin stared steadily at the woman before him, his eyes gaining a touch of solemnity: "If Bai Xiaosheng is willing to be my blade, I am willing to give him the most splendid scabbard in the world."

Gu Jiu Ling understood what Xiao Yin meant by those words.

"Do you think Xiaosheng is the kind of person willing to be a puppet?"

Xiao Yin laughed softly: "There has never been a puppet, and he is not willing to say that."

【15> He slowly rubbed the ink-jade thumb ring on his thumb, his face showing a touch of self-satisfaction.

He slowly felt the black jade thumb ring on his thumb, his face bearing a hint of proud satisfaction.

Gu Jiu Ling always felt that Bai Xiaosheng was not an easy person to get along with, but now, rather than let the ambitious Crown Prince ascend the throne, it would be better to let Bai Xiaosheng do so.

At the very least, Bai Xiaosheng's foothold in the court is unstable, and moreover, he was raised up by Xiao Yin himself.

But the Crown Prince is different; if Crown Prince Xiao Ting ascends the throne, the first to be done away with will be them, the Prince Rui couple.

"Forget it, let's not talk about that; today Zhao Lang blocked me again at the government office entrance."

"Back then he was at the Minister of War's office demanding grain rations, saw me passing by, blocked me at the door, and also asked about my child."

Xiao Yin lifted his head, his scrutinizing gaze toward his woman: "It's almost been a month; how is that child?"

Often premature infants need to be placed in an incubator; some can be taken out after seven or eight days, others after ten-odd days.

But for this child Jinzhi, keeping her in the incubator for ten-odd days does nothing; to be safe, she should be kept for one or two months.

These days she frequently goes in and out of the space to care for the child, and she cannot do this during the day either.

After all, with many people and mixed eyes, she chose the time when night was deep and people quiet, having Yun Duo and Jiu Yue lock the door of the warm pavilion.

Even so, she cannot sleep during the day, and at night she sleeps very late; after a few days she has become quite worn out.

But even now, taking the child out still carries a slight risk; Gu Jiu Ling stammered: "That child… that child, I sent him to the countryside."

Xiao Yin's brows furrowed tightly; he felt that on this matter his princess consort seemed to be hiding something from him.

The princess consort's medical skill is the best in Shang Jing and indeed throughout Southern Qi.

The princess consort's clinic—he had seen it once before; roughly speaking, even if a corpse were carried in, it could come out jumping about alive.

If one wants to give this child the best care, it must be in the space.

But Gu Jiu Ling said she had sent the child to the countryside, which made Xiao Yin feel a bit more doubtful.

He also didn't know why he thought of this; his chest felt a little blocked, he had thought there were no more secrets between him and this woman, but he hadn't expected her still to be holding back something from him.

Xiao Yin's gaze grew deeper; he hurriedly rose and grabbed Xiao Yin's hand, leaning in to stare at him: "What? Prince, are you going to check the household register? Don't you trust my medical skill?"

"I said I could let this child live, and I certainly can; it's only a matter of time."

Xiao Yin couldn't help but laugh and cry; this little fox again threw the problem at him, and he was also puzzled that this woman herself has two babies still being fostered outside, yet now she holds Jinzhi and Zhao Lang's son and refuses to give them up, not knowing what's going on.

But no matter what, he always wants to shelter this woman; it doesn't matter what others casually say.

"You like children so much..." Xiao Yin suddenly raised his hand and pinched Gu Jiu Ling's waist, pulling her into his embrace.

Xiao Yin sat in the chair; Gu Jiu Ling, in order to shift the topic of Xiao Yin's probing questions, had her arms braced on the chair's armrests, leaning forward to stare fixedly at her man.

Unexpectedly, the focus shifted to him this way; right now, the vigorous aura bursting from this grown man actually made her heart flutter a little.

Xiao Yin pulled with his hand; Gu Jiu Ling couldn't stand firm, she fell forward into his embrace, being seated steadily by Xiao Yan, and Xiao Ying's gaze gradually grew heated.

He raised his hand and pinched Gu Jiu Ling's pointed chin, then slowly lowered his body and lightly kissed her lips.

Xiao Ying's lips were dry yet fervent; Gu Jiu Ling, in that moment, actually felt somewhat lost in it.

Xiao Yin tightly pressed her brow, deepening the kiss; Gu Jiu Ling tried to push away but was held tighter by Xiao Yin, their voices grew hoarse, and a hoarse voice whispered in his ear: "Gu Jiu Ling, can you now accept this prince?"

Gu Jiu Ling understood the man's meaning; back when they were together, they had been drugged, one had been poisoned with deadly toxin, both were in a state of frenzied chaos; after carrying two children, their relationship became one of cooperation, you give and I take, although courteous, yet distant.

Along the way they also endured countless hardships; the two's feelings naturally came to fruition.

The breathing grew tighter, urging him to raise his hand and look; it wasn't a request for your goblin, but someone seemed to have grabbed Xiao Ming's big hand, and he didn't always look at him: "No way!"

Xiao Yin felt a surge of suffocation, his gaze flickered slightly: "How can it not be possible??"

"I said it's not possible, it's not possible; I'm shy!" Gu Jiu Ling began to spout nonsense.

Xiao Yin couldn't help but laugh angrily: "Shy! Princess Consort, between us there's nothing we can't do; we've done everything we can do, we even have children, and yet you say you're shy?"

Gu Jiu Ling's heart still felt a little panicked. Although she also liked this man, proceeding to this step, she was somewhat afraid.

The secrets between them have not been fully resolved; what exactly is hidden in the jungles of Mang Shan's 100,000 great mountains, and what role his maternal grandfather plays between them—even with two children, it cannot let Manager Gu's heart settle.

Gu Jiu Ling's worries settled in his eyes, the effect slightly loosening; he actually rubbed his hair and laughed softly, saying, "Don't be afraid, I will wait."