flstandardbreds Chapter 171: Gift
Chapter 171: Gift
After chatting with the Prime Minister for a while, Xu Jinxin arrived outside the Princess's residence. When the steward saw her, he was so surprised that he rubbed his eyes.
He never expected Xu Jinxin to come here and watch her eat. He was stunned for a moment. Xu Jinxin looked at the butler and said coldly, "No matter what, I am Her Highness's cousin. If that's the case, shouldn't you invite me in? Why are you just standing here glaring at me without saying a word?"
Upon hearing Xu Jinxin's words, the steward hurriedly invited her into the princess's residence. Once inside, Gan Luo was chatting with Lou Yan and another person.
"My cousin really has a refined taste, actually coming here with her male lover..."
Gan Luo was startled upon hearing this. He looked up and was surprised to see Xu Jinxin there. His eyes flashed coldly as he asked her, "Why have you come here?"
"I haven't visited my cousin in a long time, so I wanted to know how she's been doing. Seeing this message makes me think she's doing quite well. Oh, and I brought you something too."
Then, Xu Jinxin's maid walked to the front. Gan Luo noticed that the maid was carrying something, which was covered with a red cloth. Gan Luo was a little surprised and wondered what it was.
"Cousin, would you like to open it yourself? I'm sure you'll love it."
Gan Luo had no idea what Xu Jinxin was up to, but he did as she said. After opening it, Gan Luo naturally saw that the object was emitting a faint light, and more importantly, it had a faint fragrance.
"This item is called the Fragrance Bead."
Gan Luo originally thought that Xu Jinxin would play a trick on him here, but to his surprise, Xu Jinxin did not do anything at all.
Gan Luo was particularly curious about Xu Jinxin's purpose in coming here.
"I only want to ask you, what is the purpose of your coming here? Don't try to play games with me here. I won't fall for that."
Upon hearing this, Xu Jinxin told Gan Luo, "Cousin, you can rest assured. I'm not here to cause you any trouble. I've just heard that the princess from the neighboring country is also in your residence. I'm just a little curious about her appearance and would like to meet her. I wonder if you would be willing to let me see her?"
Gan Luo was actually quite surprised by Xu Jinxin's attitude, after all, Xu Jinxin would never have acted this way in the past.
"Your attitude is quite surprising to me. If you had come here before, you would have treated me coldly. How come you are now flattering me?"
Lin Fengmian happened to be standing next to Gan Luo. At this moment, when looking at Xu Jinxin, Xu Jinxin turned her gaze to Lin Fengmian. She was surprised that this guard was still by Gan Luo's side. She had thought that Gan Luo would remove this guard after a while.
"Cousin, what are you saying? We are related by blood, how could we possibly pretend to be related..."
Before he could finish speaking, Gan Luo told Xu Jinxin to stay put. Gan Luo then turned around and glanced at Lvzhu and Yuzhu, instructing them to go to Bieya Garden and invite the princess from the neighboring country out.
Xu Jiu was drawing her eyebrows when she unexpectedly heard Green Bamboo and Jade Bamboo report that someone wanted to see her.
Xu Jiu was a little puzzled. He arrived at the front hall and was surprised to see Xu Jinxin. Xu Jiu didn't know who Xu Jinxin was.
Now that Xu Jiu was no longer wearing a veil, her face was naturally revealed to everyone. When Xu Jinxin saw Xu Jiu's face, she was somewhat stunned.
The woman's beauty was so striking that even she, a woman herself, was somewhat moved. It must be said that Xu Jiu was truly the most beautiful woman in the neighboring country. However, in their country, Gan Luo was even slightly better. Gan Luo possessed an untamed beauty, while Xu Jiu's beauty was different; it was a delicate and fragile beauty.
"Your Highness is truly beautiful. Seeing her like this now, I'm actually a little..."
"I didn't know you were a good person. Did you want to see me?"
Gan Luo stood there silently, pondering Xu Jinxin's purpose in coming here. Lin Fengmian stood beside Gan Luo, and he could feel Xu Jinxin's gaze on him from time to time.
Lin Fengmian really couldn't understand why Xu Jinxin would focus her attention on him. He was just a lowly guard, and in the past, he was just a shadow guard.
"I am the legitimate daughter of the Prime Minister's family. I have only ever heard that Her Highness the Princess is exceptionally beautiful, but I have never had the chance to see her."
Xu Jiu also realized that the person in front of her was the first young lady of the Prime Minister's mansion. Now that she looked at her, she was quite impressive, and she did have the demeanor of a young lady of high birth.
However, Xu Jiu sensed that Gan Luo didn't seem to like the young lady in front of her very much, but all of this was a grudge between Gan Luo and this young lady, so she shouldn't get involved.
"This is the hairpin I want to give you. Do you like it?"
All Gan Luo wants to know now is Xu Jinxin's specific purpose for coming here.
"Did you really come here just to visit her? If you have something else to say, just say it. After all, we're already quite familiar with each other, aren't we?"
To be honest, you came here because you wanted to admire the beauty of the neighboring princess, and secondly, you wanted to win her over and make her one of your own. But now that Gan Luo is here, Xu Jinxin has nothing to say to the neighboring princess.
"Yes, I came here today just to have a proper meeting with this princess, and this has fulfilled my wish."
Gan Luo wouldn't be so foolish. He was naturally wary, since Xu Jinxin had always resisted him before, and she was doing the same thing now.
It seems that the reason we can coexist peacefully here with her now is simply because she is hiding her anger.
It has to be said that Xu Jinxin is so ridiculous that even Gan Luo finds her somewhat laughable.
Afterwards, Xu Jinxin left the princess's residence under the pretext that she had other things to do, but Xu Jiu now had a better impression of Xu Jinxin.