"Prince, the talents of Miss You Lan are truly rare in my lifetime," a graceful madam excitedly said to Yu Wenrui.
She was the zither master that Yu Wenrui had asked Gu Shengyin to invite.
You Lan was born with the Fairy Wood Physique, clear and flawless. She easily grasped things like music, chess, calligraphy, and painting, and every master whom Yu Wenrui had invited had nothing but praise for her.
After sending the female scholar away, Yu Wenrui walked into the courtyard.
The woman, still in her white dress and floral crown, was elegantly playing the zither. Her technique was skillful, and waves of distant, soul-stirring music flowed from her fingertips. As she played fervently, she even closed her eyes and gently raised a smile, seemingly immersed and thoroughly enjoying herself.
Yu Wenrui found himself staring, lost in a daze.
Such a woman, such a woman...
He snapped back to reality, remembering his purpose, remembering the years of restraint and revenge, and his expression turned cold in an instant.
He tenderly called out to her, his eyes filled with unconcealable tenderness.
The music stopped, and Gu Shengyin opened her eyes delightedly, looking at him, "You have arrived."
Her thoughts were as pure as a child’s, nearly fully displayed on her face.
However, her expression made Yu Wenrui’s eyes dim slightly.
"Haven’t you always wanted to go out and play? How about I take you out today?" he asked gently.
Gu Shengyin’s eyes widened in surprise, "Really?" She had been at Prince Xian’s mansion for quite some time, and Yu Wenrui had always prohibited her from going out, saying that there were too many bad people outside and that it wasn’t safe to go out without him having time to accompany her.
Seeing her , Yu Wenrui unconsciously smiled, "Really."
When the Prince decided to go out, the servants in the mansion quickly prepared everything needed.
Gu Shengyin was told to change her outfit.
According to Yu Wenrui, her current attire was too unconventional. It was better to dress more inconspicuously when going out.
Gu Shengyin, of course, did not fuss over such a small matter.
Many people in the Prince’s mansion saw the little apprentice spoken of by the Prince for the first time.
"What a beautiful girl, perhaps even the number one beauty in Ming Country can’t compare?"
"The Prince has never married, and he’s so good to this apprentice. Could she be our future Princess Consort?"
Gu Shengyin listened to their thoughts one by one.
Once they got into the carriage, she suddenly asked, "What is a Princess Consort?"
Yu Wenrui was taken aback, "Why do you suddenly ask about this?"
Gu Shengyin blinked, "I just heard it."
Yu Wenrui remembered her astonishing ability and understood.
He explained, "The Princess Consort is the wife of a prince. My wife would be known as Princess Xian."
Gu Shengyin softly repeated the term wife and suddenly blushed.
"I know what it says in the books, a wife is someone who will spend their life with you, never parting, right?"
"Then can I be your wife?"
Yu Wenrui looked up in surprise, seeing the little Flower Fairy looking expectantly at him, her face flushed and her eyes seeming to hold a pool of water.
He felt a momentary flutter in his heart but then remembered his circumstances.
Resolutely, he simply smiled softly and said, "You simply don’t understand, there is too much required between husband and wife."
Although Gu Shengyin didn’t understand all the complexities, she could tell that Yu Wenrui had not agreed, and her mood immediately sank.