The Favored Concubine: The Doting Prince

Cui Tao was released just two days before the flower-viewing banquet. The child had lost weight visibly and looked listless.

As soon as he came back, he just sat there. Neither Gu Fanyue nor the stinky fox dared to get close to him.

Finally, Gu Fanyue mustered up the courage to step forward and ask, "You're not going to get beaten, are you?"

Cuitao quickly shook her head and said, "Not really." The child's voice was so weak even when he spoke.

"So, what did you do?"

After hearing this, Cuitao's eyes lit up and she seemed eager to express herself.

"Sister Yinggui asked me to walk around with a book on my head, and then she asked me to sit there motionless." After hearing this, Gu Fanyue nodded in response. Yes, this was to correct her manners, which was very abnormal.

"They even prepared such a thick booklet for me to memorize." Gu Fanyue looked at the crisp peach and measured it with both hands. It must be about 20 to 30 centimeters.

"They said it was the preferences of the ladies in the capital, and their paintings. They said they were worried that you wouldn't be able to recognize them or make mistakes in the future, which would be embarrassing." Cuitao looked aggrieved.

Gu Fanyue always felt that this scene was a bit similar. Could it be that this personal maid was doing the work of a senior secretary?

"So, how's your memorization?"

Hearing the doubt, Cuitao sat up straight, patted his chest with his little fleshy hands and said, "I wrote it all down. Sister Yinggui didn't expect me to be so capable."

"Not bad~"

Gu Fanyue took a teacup from the tray in the middle of the table, poured a cup of tea and pushed it in front of Cuitao, who hurriedly stood up.

"Second Miss, I dare not do that. You asked me to sit down, and I was already scared. How could I dare to drink the tea you poured?"

"What are you afraid of? I'm not afraid. If you don't carry those things, I'll do it. It's really hard for you. Bu Fanqiu is not here, so it's okay." Gu Fanyue tempted the little girl to make a mistake.

Cuitao ran to the door and looked outside the yard. After making sure that no one was there, he ran back and sat down to take a sip of tea.

Although Cuitao is just a little girl in the kitchen, there is a natural temperament in her manners, and Gu Fanyue likes her more and more the more he looks at her.

"Then tell me who organized the flower viewing party a few days ago?"

"I heard it was done by Mrs. Zuo Cheng."

Mrs. Zuo Cheng? Zuo Cheng? Prime Minister?

"Wow! He's a high-ranking official." Gu Fanyue thought.

"What did Sister Yinggui say? The Zuo Cheng is in charge of the Zuo Si, which includes the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Revenue, the Ministry of Personnel and so on. I don't know the rest. I still don't understand it." Cui Tao was a little annoyed after saying this.

"You are already amazing. You know so much in just these two days." Fan Yue put the jade plate with pastries in front of Cui Tao and said, "Come, eat while you talk."

"Ah~ is it really possible?" Cuitao smiled innocently and swallowed his saliva.

"Of course, take your time to eat, it's all yours." Gu Fanyue was very generous.

In Cuitao's eyes, Gu Fanyue is now like a god.

"It says in the booklet that the wife of the left prime minister was a very gentle and kind person. She often gave steamed buns and porridge to the hungry children." Cuitao said while nodding in agreement.

Gu Fanyue was very impressed by Cuitao's focus.

"Also, the left prime minister and his wife are very loving, and the prime minister only married his wife."

Crisp Peach's round eyes blinked.

"And the lady is very beautiful and looks very kind."

“Can you still feel familiar by looking at a picture album?”

"It's just beautiful. Our princess is beautiful too, and Sister Fanyue is beautiful too!"

Gu Fanyue was looking at the crispy peach with black sesame seeds all over its face. In her right hand, she was holding a bitten piece of Jinyu Egg Yolk Pastry.

She is really good at eating, and she can't stop her from being sweet.

"But~" Crunchy Peach stuffed the last bite of egg yolk pastry into her mouth.

"There is a taboo. The only daughter of the Left Prime Minister and his wife is missing. It has been eleven years and she has not been found, so it cannot be mentioned."

"Eleven years? How old would that be?"

"Well, I heard that he lost it when he was two years old. He's almost the same age as me."

Only then did Gu Fanyue realize that Cuitao was only thirteen years old and still a child.

"Are you just thirteen? You're such a little brat." Gu Fanyue looked provocative.

"Second Miss, you are only sixteen, huh~ Humph" Cuitao glared and fought back.

But the real Wang Yueran is already twenty-six years old.

Ah, it's true that just one jump in the lake can make you look ten years younger.

Two days later, there was a flower viewing banquet in Asakusa Garden.

"Second Miss, it's time to get up." Just as the sun rose, Gu Fanyue was awakened by this soft and tender voice.

When Gu Fanyue crawled out of the bed groaningly, she found that the crisp peaches had been dressed up in a special way today.

She wore a cream-colored open-neck shirt with a peach-pink open-neck half-sleeve. She also wore a light green long skirt. She looked cute and festive.

But no matter how you look at it, it looks like a longevity peach bun.

"Hahahahahaha, Crispy Peach, who dressed you up?"

"Don't I look good myself?" Cui Tao turned around with a puzzled look on her face.

"It looks good, very good, and very cute." Fan Yue nodded in approval.

"The princess has made a lot of clothes for me. Also, please hurry up, because Sister Yinggui is coming to dress you up today." Cuitao leaned closer and whispered.

Yinggui, Gu Fanyue suddenly felt a headache.

Yinggui couldn't help but frown slightly when she saw the crisp peaches.

It's really a joke to laugh at someone who is not as good as him. Gu Fanyue looked at her chubby self in the mirror with a helpless look on her face.

Even the white shawl was embroidered with bright peach blossoms.

Gu Fanqiu was wearing a water-red shirt with auspicious cloud patterns embroidered with gold thread today. Compared with the light blue color she usually liked to wear, her skin looked even whiter than snow.

Seeing Gu Fanyue, Fanqiu nodded with satisfaction. It seemed that she really liked Gu Fanyue's peach spirit costume.

Senkusa Garden, located in the suburbs of Beijing, was bought by the left prime minister for his wife to grow flowers.

When Fan Qiu and Fan Yue arrived, the place was already filled with fragrant clouds, soft voices and sweet laughter, and it was very lively.

Gu Fanqiu outside the palace has always been the most elegant and gentle, and the third princess is famous for her approachability. So as soon as she entered the yard, a group of people surrounded her.

"Princess sister, you are late." Then a woman in a yellow dress with an elegant gait was seen walking towards them from a distance.

"Blame me, blame me. Don't be angry, sister. I brought gifts, flowers that I personally tended to, to support your flower viewing party."

Seeing that Gu Fanqiu could handle himself well among the crowd, Gu Fanyue was very impressed.

"I'm right, right? The Left Prime Minister's wife is pretty, isn't she~" Cuitao whispered behind Fanyue.

"The yellow one?"

Crisp Peach nodded obediently.

Fan Yue took a closer look and found that she was indeed a beauty. She was a few years older than Fan Qiu, but there was no trace of time on her, only more charm.

"This must be Yue'er, she's as pretty as her sister, like someone in a painting."

Gu Fanqiu turned his head and took a look when he didn't hear Fanyue's response.

Only then did he realize that his sister was staring at him. He whispered, "Yue'er."

Hearing the reminder, Fan Yue smiled shyly and said, "Fan Yue greets Madam. You are so beautiful. I am stunned by your appearance."

"Hahaha, Fanyue, you are so adorable." The wife of the Left Prime Minister was amused by Fanyue's cute and naive appearance.

Fan Yue raised her eyebrows slightly and said, "See, that's right, praise."

Gu Fanqiu's arrival successfully became the focus, but the real object of attention of this group of ladies, Gu Fanyue, had successfully escaped to a cool corner with the crisp peaches.

Relax yourself and appreciate the beautiful scenery, and don't forget to have a brief discussion with Crisp Peach.

"Oh, it turns out that it's the Third Princess who has arrived." A somewhat sharp female voice sounded, breaking the peace.

Hearing the words "Third Princess", Gu Fanyue looked in the direction of the voice unconsciously, and saw that the person coming was a tall woman.

She walked up to Gu Fanqiu with a proud and unyielding manner, and those who were blocking her way retreated.

Gu Fanyue looked at her from behind and felt that she had a thin waist and long legs, and a good figure. But the rose red she wore was somewhere between pink and red, was she trying to skirt the royal line?

"Who is it?" Gu Fanyue asked with raised eyebrows.

Cuitao stood on tiptoe and looked, "It should be the most noble lady in the capital, Bai Lingyu."

"First Lady?"

"Her father is the right prime minister. She always bullies others." Cuitao pouted after introducing her.

"Oh~? It seems he is not a good person?" Gu Fanyue smiled and glanced at Cuitao who was pouting and joked.