Chapter 1215

She smiled gently:

"Greetings, Young Master Gu, and this young lady."

Gu Hanyuan said with a playful smile:

"Since you can even grasp my whereabouts, how could you not know Qingqing's identity?"

The woman said apologetically:

"That was my oversight. Please forgive me, Miss Wen."

Wen Qingqing's eyebrows furrowed slightly,

her vigilance rising sharply.

The woman before her was incomparably beautiful;

just in terms of appearance,

Wen Qingqing felt she was slightly inferior.

Especially the natural nobility on the woman,

which made her feel pressure,

even having a feeling of being looked down upon.

Wen Qingqing remained silent, vigilantly watching the woman before her.

Gu Hanyuan, however, had roughly guessed her identity

and couldn't be bothered to play any riddle games with her,

smiling faintly:

"May I ask if you are Princess Changping?"

Wen Qingqing exclaimed:

"Princess Changping?"

She finally understood where that nobility came from.

The woman was the Ninth Princess of the Ming Kingdom,

Princess Changping, Zhu Weichuo.

Zhu Weichuo in this world was both lucky and unlucky.

The lucky thing was that she did not suffer the misfortune of a severed arm.

The unlucky thing was that although she was a princess,

her status in the Ming Kingdom was very awkward.

Because of the differences in the world,

when the Chuang Wang entered the capital back then,

Zhu Weichuo was still young,

so the Chongzhen Emperor naturally didn't need to cut off her arm.

More importantly,

the situation in the Ming Kingdom at that time was not as bad as in the late Ming period.

Therefore, Zhu Weichuo was transferred along with the main force.

The Chongzhen Emperor died for his country,

which could be considered his atonement for playing the vast empire into collapse.

However, the relationship between Zhu Houzhao, who ascended the throne after various games, and Zhu Weichuo was not close.

When Zhu Houzhao was young, it wasn't much of a problem,

but when he grew older and began to hold power,

the status of the Ninth Princess Zhu Weichuo, left over from the Chongzhen reign, became awkward.

Moreover, she still had several brothers attempting to restore the throne who were still active in the Qing Kingdom and Sanjiang areas.

Zhu Weichuo became even more of an eyesore.

The fact that she had no guards accompanying her despite her princess status was enough to show the situation.

It could be said that she was neither loved by her grandmother nor her uncle.

Therefore, Zhu Weichuo began to mix in the Jianghu very early,

and in recent years, she had made a not-so-small name for herself under the name Ajiu.

However, her true identity remained known to very few.

So when Gu Hanyuan exposed her identity,

Zhu Weichuo was also startled,

saying with a bitter smile:

"Young Master Gu is truly extraordinary; it was Ajiu who was being clever."

Zhu Weichuo's awkwardness could actually be understood.

She had just pointed out the identities of Gu Hanyuan and Wen Qingqing with feigned depth,

only to be exposed by Gu Hanyuan immediately after.

It was hard not to feel awkward.

Calling herself Ajiu was also an intentional expression of her meaning:

at this moment, there was only the Jianghu person Ajiu, not Princess Changping, Zhu Weichuo.

As for how she could see through the identities of Gu Hanyuan and Wen Qingqing,

it was likely that Zhu Weichuo had a mole in the Youlong Gang,

and had learned of it through the events of the day before yesterday.

Gu Hanyuan felt it was a pity.

Zhu Weichuo had experienced national hatred and family enmity too early;

although she did not have a severed arm,

she lacked that innocence and had more schemes.

Even her innocent expression upon first meeting had a bit of intentionality.

Of course, such a Zhu Weichuo was actually more in line with Gu Hanyuan's interests.

After all, vases were easy to find,

but capable women were rare.

Gu Hanyuan shook his head and smiled lightly:

"Why be so self-deprecating, Miss Ajiu? I only recognized your identity when I saw you."

Zhu Weichuo asked curiously:

"Why?"

Gu Hanyuan smiled teasingly:

"The decorations inside the boat are not many, but they are exquisite and luxurious. Miss Ajiu, your appearance is peerless, and your temperament is elegant and noble. If you didn't have a princess identity, wouldn't it be inconsistent?"

Zhu Weichuo's pretty face flushed red.

Clearly, such a straightforward compliment from Gu Hanyuan made her somewhat shy.

However, her good psychological quality allowed her to quickly calm the shyness in her heart,

and she asked with a generous smile:

"Even so, it could be other princesses; why confirm it was Ajiu?"

Gu Hanyuan smiled lightly:

"It's unlikely for princesses of other countries to come here. Therefore, it could only be a princess of the Ming or Qing countries. The number of Qing princesses is small, and because of the distinction between Manchu and Han, they are often willful and arrogant when facing Han people. The number of Ming princesses is even smaller, and the only one who fits the age is Miss Ajiu."

He paused,

his tone becoming slightly frivolous:

"More importantly, it is rumored that the Ninth Princess is a national beauty, peerless in the world. I didn't quite believe it before, but now I feel that the reputation is well-deserved."

Zhu Weichuo was stunned for a moment,

and a flush appeared on her bright, pretty face,

with a trend of becoming more and more intense.

Before long, it spread to her small, exquisite earlobes,

making the silver earrings even more eye-catching.