Rong Jialuo was still very respectful to Rong Che. Even though Rong Yan kowtowed so many times outside, he didn't come out. When Rong Che went out, he actually came out too. He helped Rong Che, who was paying homage to him, and said, "Eighth brother, you are finally willing to let go."
Rong Jialuo arrived earlier than Rong Che, so he naturally saw him and Gu Xijiu arriving, but no one greeted them.
Rong Jialuo was obviously closer to Rong Che, and he spoke more casually. The two brothers exchanged a few words, leaving Rong Yan and the Gu sisters alone.
After all, Gu Tianyi was young and simple-minded. She and her sister kept kneeling there. As courtiers and ordinary people, they could not look up when they saw the prince without permission.
But her knees hurt from lying there all the time, and she felt unhappy, so she couldn't help coughing as a reminder.
Rong Jialuo seemed to have just remembered them. He glanced at the two sisters kneeling on the ground, and said with a half-smile on his lips: "It turns out they are Miss Gu and Fifth Miss Gu." He glanced at Rong Yan again: "His Royal Highness the King of the West wants this too. To deceive me?"
Rong Yanjun's face was green and white, and he kept saying that he didn't dare. He had always lacked quick wit, and at this moment, his mind was blank but he couldn't think of a reason to defend himself.
Gu Tianqing was more scheming and said softly: "Your Highness, the Crown Prince, made atonement. We sisters had originally arranged to go out for fun, and happened to meet His Highness Twelve on the road. His Highness Twelve was afraid that our sisters would suffer if we had no one to look after us, so we sent each other off all the way, passing here. The fifth sister wanted to come in and watch the excitement, but the slave family and His Highness Twelve Highnesses couldn't resist her, so they came in together... "
Rong Yan seemed to be awakened and nodded hurriedly: "Indeed... it is indeed so."
This reason is very sufficient and rounded. If Rong Yan explained it this way from the beginning, maybe someone would believe it, but now—
Rong Che tapped his fan on the palm of his hand and said with a smile: "So that's it. It's not worth anything at all, but why was the twelfth brother so nervous just now? It seems like he had a guilty conscience."
Rong Yan: "..." He had the urge to kick away the Eighth Prince who was dedicated to tearing him down.
He had no choice but to muddle through by claiming that he was too nervous and excited to meet His Highness the Crown Prince, that he was dizzy, that he did not hear His Highness the Crown Prince's questions clearly and that he answered incorrectly.
But which one of the people present is not a human being? Naturally, no one believed Rong Yan's nonsense.
Prince Rong Jialuo didn't believe it even more, and he didn't point it out. After giving Rong Yan a faint glance, he turned around and went into the house: "His Royal Highness, King Xi, please help yourself. Old Eighth Prince, you come with me."
The storm seemed to have passed just like that. Although Rong Yan was chattering, he was a little shameless. Just as he was about to leave with the two daughters of the Gu family, the originally noisy place suddenly became quiet again!
Gu Xijiu's heart moved. She looked down from the railing and saw a group of children in green clothes walking in.
Those boys all looked to be around eleven or twelve years old, with long black hair and bamboo hairpins on their heads. They were all pretty and handsome. What was even more rare was that they were all about the same size, and their movements were very uniform. Their green clothes floated as they moved. Floating up, it's like walking on water waves. It looks very pleasing to the eye. There is a faint medicinal fragrance floating in the air, refreshing the heart and lungs.
"She is the saint of Tianwen Sect..."
"The saint of Tianwen Sect is here!" Someone below whispered excitedly.
Gu Xijiu frowned, thanks to the memory of the original owner, she still knew about the Saint of Tianwen Sect.
(End of chapter)