Taming beasts starts with understanding bird language

Having followed Gu Chan for some time, Cheng Hao and the other three had always believed that Gu Chan was a man.

Although she looked fair and tender like a girl, in everyone's eyes, she was just a boy with a feminine appearance, so marrying her was impossible in their opinion.

At this moment, the four of them also felt that this young prince of the Nanxian family might have something wrong with his brain and couldn't even tell the difference between men and women.

Ma Zheng sensed something was wrong, so he quickly put his mouth close to Gu Chan's ear and whispered, "Boss, what's going on?"

"The young prince is seriously ill and has some brain problems. You guys cooperate with me to stabilize him temporarily, and we'll think of a solution after we return to the inn." Gu Chan said helplessly.

Ma Zheng nodded solemnly.

Gu Chan turned to look at Nangong Jin and said with a grin, "Young Prince, it's up to you, but I have to go back to the inn now. According to the rules, you should lead the team to Yuanlai Inn to pick me up tomorrow with gongs and drums! How can I stay at your place!"

"Yes, little prince, this is against etiquette. You are a noble royal family of Tiancang Kingdom, how can you give people a chance to talk about you?" Ma Zheng hurriedly followed suit.

Seeing this, Cheng Hao and the other three quickly followed suit and tried to persuade them.

The maid standing next to Nangong Jin persuaded him in time, "Young Prince, it is indeed as they said. Getting married is a big deal, not to mention that you are a member of the royal family! You should not be so careless."

"In that case, I will send a few guards to take you back and let them protect your safety. You can wait for me to marry you tomorrow." Nangong Jin said.

Gu Chan quickly stood up to express her gratitude, and then she quickly said goodbye and left with Cheng Hao and the other four.

Nangong Jin was afraid that she would run away, so he sent ten guards to follow them and monitor them all the way back to Yuanlai Inn. Then the ten guards stayed in the inn, keeping an eye on Gu Chan and the others.

Time passed quickly and it was night in the blink of an eye.

While Gu Chan and others were still gathered in the room secretly discussing how to escape, at the Xianwang Mansion, Nanxian Wang Nangong Song, who had been out on business during the day, finally rushed back exhausted.

As a relative of the Tiancang Emperor, Nangong Song is almost fifty years old this year, but he is tall and strong with ruddy skin. At first glance, he gives people the impression that he is only in his thirties and you can't tell that he is almost fifty years old.

The most important thing is that he is very handsome, and there is even a unique heroic spirit between his eyebrows. He is the type of handsome guy that people can remember after just one look.

If I have to describe him, he is a bit like the man who sang A Fire in Winter.

After returning to the mansion, Nangong Song hadn't even sat down yet when he heard from the maid what had happened during the day. He was already emotionally stable and was not in a hurry at all. He ate dinner before slowly going to the study in the backyard to see his son.

The father and son met and sat opposite each other. Nangong Song said, "I heard that during the day, someone in Zhaixing Pavilion came up with the couplet that the immortal gave you?"

"Well! Father, do you know who this person is?" Nangong Jin changed his mysterious look during the day, and suddenly his eyes became extremely sharp as he spoke.

Nangong Song shook his head.

Nangong Jin immediately took out a secret letter from the desk and handed it to his father.

Nangong Song took the secret letter and opened it. After reading it carefully, his face instantly became extremely solemn.

Nangong Jin said solemnly, "Father, the person who came up with the first couplet during the day was the little genius Gu Chan who defeated 100,000 enemy troops with the Bali cavalry in the previous battle of Lianyin Mountain. It was with his help that Old Nine was able to recapture the border with great momentum, so we must capture this person."

"That's true, but you can't really marry a man! And the information in the secret letter says that Gu Chan already has a fiancée and a concubine in Zhongyuan City. If you do this, it might be a bit too much!" Nangong Song said with a smile.

He knew very well that his son was very clever. Now that he had obtained such information, there were many ways for him, King Nanxian, to win over a genius like Gu Chan. Marriage might not be the only option, right?

Besides, Gu Chan is a man. How can these two men get married? If it gets out, won't people laugh at it?

Nangong Jin said shrewdly, "Father, when Gu Chan showed her talent at the border, I had secretly sent spies to investigate. The intelligence the spies sent back to me was that this Gu Chan was most likely a woman who escaped from the Gu family who was previously exiled to the border. In order to hide her identity, this woman chose to dress as a woman and change her name."

"Is this true?" Nangong Song said in surprise.

Nangong Jin nodded affirmatively.

Nangong Song suddenly closed the secret book in his hand, stared at his son with eagle eyes and asked, "What is the possibility that Gu Chan is a woman?"

"In my opinion, I'm 70% sure. He didn't dare let me take off his pants for inspection during the day, and he even lied to me that he was chosen by two maids of the Ninth Prince. At that time, I was certain that there was a high possibility that he was a girl." Nangong Song said very cleverly.

"Okay, okay, in that case, then I, the King Nanxian, will take Gu Chan. It doesn't matter whether she's a man or a woman. I'll marry her first and take off her pants to test her. If she's a man, I'll say that they're guided by an immortal and are getting married. If they can't be husband and wife, you can be brothers. If she's a woman, then she can be your little princess. You two should have a child first." Nangong Song slapped the table and made a decision on the spot.

Anyway, no matter what, as stated in the secret memorial, Gu Chan is definitely a talent and must not be allowed to fall into the hands of the Ninth Prince Xuanyuan Qing, nor can the Crown Prince surrender to him, otherwise the consequences will be disastrous.

Nangong Jin curled his lips into a smile, a look of confidence and determination on his face.

On the other side, in Yuanlai Inn.

At this time, Gu Chan and four other people were sitting at the table in the guest room, and all of them looked extremely ugly.

The silence lasted for a long time before Cheng Hao said, "Boss, we have to run away quickly! If we can't escape tonight, the wedding procession from Prince Xian's mansion will arrive early tomorrow morning. If you are really sent to the bridal sedan by then, wouldn't that be ridiculous?"

"Yeah! How can these two grown men get married? Even with the guidance of an immortal, it won't work!" Di Lin said, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

Sisters Yuanying and Yuanjie were both looking at Gu Chan, who was laughing with her hands covering her mouth, and they were very happy.

Ma Zheng glared at the two of them and said unhappily, "It's already this time, and you can still laugh?"

"We just think that sometimes the shopkeeper does look like a girl."

"Boss, are you a man or a woman? I'm even doubting that you're not a man! Otherwise, why would the young prince keep pestering you to marry you?"

The two sisters suddenly stared at Gu Chan and spoke seriously.

Cheng Hao, Di Lin, and Ma Zheng were all startled when they heard this, and they all raised their eyes to look at Gu Chan.

Gu Chan's eyes widened and cold sweat began to break out on her back subconsciously. She had been hiding for so long, she must not reveal her true identity here!