jdhmnovel Chapter 144 Formal Meeting
Chapter 144 Formal Meeting
Pei Yuan was stunned and asked, "You know everything?"
Guo Ruo didn't say anything, just looked at him quietly.
Pei Yuan suddenly didn't know where to start, and he just stammered: "I didn't mean to deceive you, but at that time, His Highness's identity had not been made public, so I had to hide my identity and just made up something."
"If I don't ask, when will you tell me?"
"I plan to find a chance to tell you after you return to the capital. I have always known that you are a thoughtful person, so I am worried that you will feel uneasy if I reveal my identity too early. So I thought that after you return to the capital and are officially included in the genealogy of the General of the Cavalry, I will tell you. This way, you will not feel that there is a huge gap in status and be unwilling to pay attention to me."
Guo Ruo looked down at Pei Yuan's hands that were tightly grasping the reins, veins bulging in his eyes. He said softly, "You have some truth in what you said, but you still haven't told me who you are."
"I am Pei Yuan, the second son of the fourth branch of the Pei family in the capital. I am famous in the capital for my martial arts. Later, because my parents were on good terms with the Sixth Prince's mother, they let me serve as a personal guard by the Sixth Prince's side and we grew up together."
Guo Ruo lowered the car curtain and said nothing more.
Pei Yuan was not in a hurry to go back. He followed Guo Ruo's carriage closely, as if waiting for Guo Ruo to calm down and talk to him before going back.
After an unknown amount of time, the carriage in front suddenly stopped. Pei Yuan said at the right moment, "We are now in the village, which is where we will stay."
As soon as he finished speaking, He Liu rushed over, glanced at Pei Yuan, and thought about the situation just now. He made a note in his heart and planned to mention it to the general after returning to the capital. "Miss, please get off the car."
The four of them followed He Liu to where they were staying. It was a small house cleaned up by a villager. It was not big, but much better than the house they originally stayed in at the Guo family. There was also a small kitchen next to the house, so if they wanted to eat something, they could cook it themselves.
"Miss, I heard that you have always had high requirements for the taste of food, so I found a room with a small kitchen for you. If you want to eat something, you can ask the servants or make it yourself. Of course, if you don't want to, the front hall has already prepared tonight's meal."
Guo Zhi said: "Second sister, I am craving for the three-yellow chicken you made."
Guo Xin looked at Guo Zhi lovingly and said ok. After a while, a fragrant aroma came from the small kitchen, and the maid beside her brought the dishes to the front hall.
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He Liu looked at a large Buddha statue sitting in the front hall. His face was cold and seemed a little different from the Sixth Prince who was known for his friendliness in the rumors.
Although the Sixth Prince is friendly, he is generally unwilling to sit at the same table with others. Rumor has it that there are two reasons for this.
Firstly, the Sixth Prince has very high requirements for food. If a dish is not to his taste, he will spit it out, which is not elegant.
Secondly, he doesn't want to talk to others while eating.
Guo Xin walked into the front hall with the three of them, talking and laughing. Out of the corner of her eye she noticed the Sixth Prince sitting at the front row in the front hall, and her smile froze on her face.
She really didn't want to see this "big devil". He was simply a ruthless person and had no business ethics at all. Although most businessmen did not have any morals, it did not prevent her from not wanting to see Zhao He.
Seeing this, Zhao He smiled generously and said, "Guo Xin, let me introduce myself again. I am Zhao He, the sixth prince of the Great Zhao Dynasty."
Guo Xin sighed in her heart. If Zhao He had not revealed his identity, she could have continued to disobey the rules. But now that he had taken the initiative to tell her, she had no choice but to bow according to the rules and said, "I greet Your Highness."
Guo Ruo and others behind him imitated Guo Xin and saluted together.
"Not long after I got off the carriage, I smelled the fragrance of your cooking, so I came here. Look, I'm waiting to have dinner with you."
Guo Xin looked at Zhao He, who was acting very nice and was waiting for them to have their meal, and could not help but complain in his heart: It seems like you are taking advantage of me by waiting for us to have our meal, and we did not invite you to come here in the first place. If you come uninvited, you should wait for the host to have your meal together.
He comforted himself again: Never mind, he is a prince, and it has always been others who wait for him to eat, and he has never waited for others. It is normal for him to be so arrogant. Besides, he will have to rely on his help a lot on this journey so that he can return to the capital smoothly.
Then she put on a smiling face and said, "It is truly an honor for me."
As he said this, he motioned to the maid beside him to pick up a piece of three-yellow chicken with chopsticks and put it into Zhao He's bowl.
Zhao He looked at the dish in the bowl with satisfaction, put it in his mouth and tasted it carefully, saying: "It's really worthy of Miss Guo's cooking. Even if it's the same recipe, it can be made into a different flavor. No wonder you were willing to teach my cook how to cook."
Guo Xin did not respond, and kept her head down to follow the rule of not talking while eating or sleeping, but Zhao He did not seem to intend to let her go.
He continued, "Mrs. Guo said earlier that the gossips about the orphanage would be shattered within a month. When I came out, it happened to be a month later. Guess what the result was?"
Seeing that Zhao Hedu had already handed over the topic, Guo Xin said, "I have been busy with other matters recently and have neglected the affairs of the Salesian Home for a while. I don't know what the result is. Please let Your Highness know."
Zhao He raised his lips, picked up another piece of three-yellow chicken with chopsticks and put it into the bowl, saying: "It is just as Madam Guo said, the rumor will be broken by itself."
Guo Xin expected this answer, so he didn't say anything.
Seeing that Guo Xin did not answer, Zhao He finished his meal and said, "Moreover, many women and children in the city are eager to go to the orphanage you run. When I left, I saw a long queue in front of Madam Guo's orphanage. The men who received the money and the women and children who went in all had beaming faces."
As he said this, he curled the corners of his mouth sarcastically.
Guo Xin noticed this change and asked, "I wonder if Your Highness has any other opinions on this matter?"
"Nothing, I just sigh that your Salesian Home is really well run, and it can make those men who are holding wives and girls willingly send them to your Salesian Home instead of a brothel. However, those men who sent their wives and children there were all counting the silver in their hands with concern, and they did not have much concern for their wives and children."
Guo Xin shook his head and said, "Men are so fickle. The money given by my charity house is not much, but we are not picky about the appearance of women and children. So it seems that the money given is much more than that of the brothels, and those men are willing to give it to us."
He Liu, who was standing by, was secretly surprised at Zhao He's talkativeness during the meal and began to doubt the authenticity of the rumors in the capital.