Splendid Pastoral

Chapter 182 The Story of Ants
"My lord, Miss Zhao is looking for you..." Nanny Gu walked in, and after seeing the Imperial Physician Shang in the room, she was stunned and didn't finish her sentence.

The moment Doctor Shang saw Nanny Gu, his expression was no longer as cold as when he was facing Gu Lingqing just now, but became a little softer.

Naturally, Gu Lingqing could sense the trickery between the two of them, but she didn't intend to intervene, so she immediately went up to ask Nanny Gu what she had just said: "What's wrong with Zhao Min?"

Only then did Gu Momo settle her confused mind, and replied respectfully: "Miss Zhao, please go over and say that I have something to discuss."

"Okay, that's it." After finishing speaking, Gu Lingqing walked out of the house.

Seeing this, Gu Nai also followed behind him, intending to leave with him.

Unexpectedly, Gu Lingqing stopped in her tracks, turned her head and looked at Nanny Gu: "Don't go with me, Nanny, stay and help me clean the room."

After finishing speaking, Gu Lingqing left without hesitation. Madam Gu could feel a fiery light hitting her back from behind, and she couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.

In the current situation, Nanny Gu didn't care about Gu Lingqing's orders to her just now, and she wanted to leave the room without even turning her head.

Seeing this, Imperial Physician Shang quickly stepped forward and grabbed Nanny Gu's hand.

"Joan."

After hearing this name from the mouth of Taiyi Shang, Madam Gu froze for a moment, for many years, she had never heard her name called by others.

Seeing that Nanny Gu was successfully stopped by himself from wanting to go out, Doctor Shang grabbed her hand and walked towards the chair.

This time, Nanny Gu did not make any resistance, and let him hold her until she sat down on the chair before breaking free.

The two of them sat on the chairs, Mammy Gu lowered her head, her eyes wandered all over the place, she didn't dare to look at Dr. Shang, if the servants who were usually severely disciplined by her saw her like this, they would be very panicked.

Doctor Shang stared closely at Nanny Gu, seeing some white hair growing on her sideburns, feeling very bitter in his heart.

"If there's nothing else, I'll leave first." Mother Gu couldn't bear the atmosphere in this room, so she spoke first.

"Qiong'er." Seeing her evading like this, Grand Physician Shang finally said what he had wanted to ask her for so long, "You made that decision back then, did you ever regret it?"

Nanny Gu stopped and looked back at him, with a smile on her lips: "I have never regretted it."

At this moment, Imperial Physician Shang interpreted many meanings from Nanny Gu's eyes, and he should have understood her answer long ago, shouldn't he?

Seeing that the person she loves in front of her is no longer as energetic as she was when she was young, Nanny Gu really couldn't bear to watch it any longer, so she immediately turned her head away and left the room, feeling like she was running away.

Doctor Shang looked at her leaving back, as if he saw the young Nanny Gu dancing among the flowers.

It's just that time has passed, and since she made that decision back then, Imperial Physician Shang has understood the choice in her heart, but for so many years, he has never really let her go in his heart.

Although Nanny Gu is a servant of the palace, Gu Lingqing was taken care of by her since she was a child. In his heart, Nanny Gu naturally has a different status.

And Gu Lingqing, who is good at perceiving people's hearts, has already seen that she and Shang Taiyi must have had a different friendship before, so she is willing to create opportunities for them to catch up with each other.

"What's the matter? What can I do for you?"

As soon as Gu Lingqing stepped into Yu Tingxuan, she saw Zhao Min was squatting on the ground with her buttocks up, with a look of concentration, not knowing what she was doing.

"Shh!"

After hearing Gu Lingqing's voice, Zhao Min turned his head and made a slight movement towards him, then turned his attention to the ground again.

Gu Lingqing stepped forward and saw that she was staring at an ant hole next to a tree, fascinated by it, couldn't help smiling, and squatted down beside her as if following her movements.

"What? Interested in ants?"

Zhao Min pointed to the neat row of ants walking on the ground, and couldn't help sighing: "Look, ants have always been a united and hardworking family."

Gu Lingqing stood up, looked at the back of Zhao Min's head, and said softly, "It's just that the embankment of a thousand miles was destroyed by an ant's nest, and some things still can't just be seen from one side."

After finishing speaking, Gu Lingqing looked at a tree next to her, but her eyes were not focused, as if she was lost in her own thoughts.

Zhao Min, who was squatting on the ground, raised his head and saw Gu Lingqing's expression. He simply stood up, patted the hem of his skirt, walked to his side, and took his arm: "What's wrong? I have something on my mind." ?”

Gu Lingqing came back to her senses, and smiled at her: "It's okay, by the way, what did you ask Nanny Gu to call me over? Didn't you ask me to watch the ant nest with you? Of course, watching the ants foraging It’s also a very interesting thing.”

Zhao Min heard the obvious playful meaning in his words, and raised his chin arrogantly: "What? Can't you? Doesn't the young prince look down on my noble interest?"

"Subordinates don't dare." Gu Lingqing clasped her fists and bent slightly towards Zhao Min.

With a smile on her face, Zhao Min was not joking with her anymore, and pulled him into the room: "Qinlan, Qinmei, go make a cup of tea."

"Yes, Miss." After receiving Zhao Min's order, Qin Lan ran out holding the teapot on the table.

Qinlan is only a girl of fourteen or fifteen years old. Although the etiquette trained by Nanny Gu is in place, Zhao Min has never restrained her much, so she still shows some little girl's liveliness from time to time.

After Qinlan ran out, Qinmei was still standing there, motionless, Zhao Min suppressed her emotions, and asked her lightly: "Qinmei, why didn't you go with Qinlan?"

Qinmei replied respectfully: "It's just making tea. Qinlan can finish it by herself. The servants stay here and wait for the lord and young lady's orders at any time."

The corner of Zhao Min's mouth twitched into a sneer, how could she not see Qinmei's restless thoughts?He was going to reprimand her in front of Gu Lingqing right now.

But I never thought, before Zhao Min could speak, Gu Lingqing spoke first: "Bold servant girl!"

Hearing Gu Lingqing's suddenly furious voice, Qinmei was startled, and immediately knelt down on the ground, begging for mercy: "My lord, please forgive me, I don't know what mistake this servant has made?"

Qinmei repeated her old trick, and after yelling for mercy, she raised her head to look at Gu Lingqing, and immediately lowered her head in fear.

Zhao Min clearly saw that there were tears in Qinmei's eyes, but they didn't fall down, she looked very pitiful.

(End of this chapter)