What Bad Intentions can the Yandere Crown Prince have?-Chapter 383 - 379: I Just Like Ah Jiao

A gentle breeze, a small pavilion, a few stalks of bamboo.

The Gu family has a scholarly heritage, with a residence that is serene and elegant, yet due to the family’s prosperity, it is not as spacious as the Duke Yan Mansion.

Tang Xiaobai sat in the pavilion, easily able to see people coming and going around her.

This environment was not very suitable for private conversations.

Perhaps this was exactly the purpose of the Han Family.

"What advice does the Crown Princess Consort have?" Han Family asked coldly.

Among the five aunts of the Gu family, Han Family was indeed the most beautiful one.

Her face was like a peach or plum, cold as ice; aloof and reticent, not at all approachable.

She was the same even towards her own daughter, Gu Qinglan.

When Tang Xiaobai proposed to catch up with Han Family, Han Family could not refuse but obviously showed her reluctance.

She did not even fulfill the duty of a host to bring her back to the third house, just picked a pavilion by the roadside to talk.

Clearly indicating for her to say what she had to say quickly and leave.

Tang Xiaobai had no intention of exchanging pleasantries, and asked directly, "Does Third Aunt remember the lost Miss Ji?"

A fleeting trace of surprise flashed in Han Family’s eyes, perhaps not expecting her to ask this.

But immediately, her expression returned to indifference: "What? Found her?"

Her indifference left Tang Xiaobai speechless for a moment.

"Found one, but not quite certain," Tang Xiaobai said, "Does Third Aunt still remember what Miss Ji looked like?"

Han Family smiled faintly: "Why not let your Little Uncle recognize her? Isn’t he the one most concerned?"

Tang Xiaobai fell silent.

Indeed, Little Uncle Gu had never given up on finding Miss Ji, but to say he remembered clearly, perhaps not so much.

Yesterday, Gu Ling and Yao He went to the Ministry of Justice to identify the detained disciples of Tonghua Valley.

Because when he encountered Miss Ji in Tonghua Valley, he was blindfolded, and among the disciples of Tonghua Valley, he did not know which one it was until one jumped out herself and called "Brother Ling."

Gu Ling did not easily accept it and handed it over to Yao He to investigate and verify.

Finally, it was proven from Hua Jian that indeed the claim was false, and Miss Ji was not among the detained disciples of Tonghua Valley.

From this, it was clear that Gu Ling’s impression of Miss Ji had already become very vague.

However, Tang Xiaobai thus sketched an outline of Miss Ji in her mind, and this outline became clearer when she saw Han Family.

"Little Uncle was still young then, perhaps not as clear as Third Aunt remembers." Tang Xiaobai said.

Han Family’s expression turned cold: "Remember what? Was I familiar with the Ji family? Did the Crown Princess Consort misunderstand something?"

Tang Xiaobai was slightly taken aback.

She came to find Han Family because Miss Ji’s birth mother also had the surname Han, and was Han Family’s half-sister.

Although not of the same mother, they both shared the surname Han, which should make them more familiar than others, right?

But now, it seemed she had indeed misunderstood something.

"Then Third Aunt still remembers what Miss Han looked like, right?" Tang Xiaobai asked.

Han Family’s lips slightly curved: "Does the Crown Princess Consort want to know?"

Tang Xiaobai frowned.

Han Family stood up: "Please, Crown Princess Consort, this way—"

...

Han Family, who had previously shown no desire to converse with Tang Xiaobai, now directly led her toward the third house.

Entering the courtyard where the third house resided, Tang Xiaobai had only one feeling: desolation.

Even with a few people standing in the courtyard, it still felt inexplicably desolate.

"Greetings to the Crown Princess Consort!" Most of the Gu family’s servants recognized Tang Xiaobai and came forward to salute.

This sound startled someone deep in the courtyard; footsteps hurried out, stood at the corner of the gallery, leaned against a pillar to look at Tang Xiaobai for a moment, then gracefully walked down the steps, the saluting action was dignified yet not without grace.

Han Family laughed softly.

The person saluting slightly stiffened, then gracefully bowed: "Gu Yulan pays respects to the Crown Princess Consort."

Light robe with pear blossom embroidery, turning out so elegant and beautiful.

Tang Xiaobai immediately recognized it as this spring’s tribute from Jiangnan, and it was obvious who had sent it.

Even more eye-catching was a small sachet, ink-colored, with dark patterns and floral shape, adorned with tassels.

She wore a flowing Qixiong ruqun, the sachet hanging from one side of the skirt, like ink brushed onto the skirt as flowers, extremely beautiful.

Tang Xiaobai couldn’t help but take a few more glances, feeling: as expected, she was going to be Prince Jin’s Concubine, indeed her attire and style were vastly different now, even more opulent than her own as the Crown Princess Consort!

She was about to casually ask about Gu Yulan’s wedding date but was interrupted by Han Family.

Han Family gestured subtly towards a woman standing beside Gu Yulan, a faint smile lingering on her lips: "Crown Princess Consort, please look, my unfortunate half-sister had this very face!"

Tang Xiaobai: ...

Thanks for your replacement trope, it was indeed revolting.

...

Because of this scene, Tang Xiaobai’s face didn’t look good when she left the third house.

The Crown Prince’s expression also didn’t look good when he saw it, casting a hard glance at Han Family, he directly asked: "What was said?"

Tang Xiaobai shook her head, calmed her emotions, and smiled slightly: "Nothing, let’s go!"

Leaving the Gu family, Li Mu couldn’t help but ask: "Did Han Family offend you?"

Tang Xiaobai maintained her smile: "No."

"Then what happened?"

Tang Xiaobai remained silent for a moment, then asked him after they got on the carriage: "If you meet someone who looks very much like me, would you treat her with extra kindness?"

Li Mu had just embraced her, and upon hearing this, he immediately frowned: "Are you talking about that mute girl?" 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

Tang Xiaobai was taken aback.

Oh...

This situation has already happened.

"Are you uncomfortable with her face? I’m uncomfortable too; why not do something about it—"

"No, no!" Tang Xiaobai hastily interrupted the murderous aura gathering between his brows.

"Really don’t need to?" The Crown Prince sincerely asked.

"No!" Tang Xiaobai replied firmly.

Li Mu nodded, saying: "Since the matter of Tonghua Valley is resolved, there’s no need to keep that mute girl around, just make sure she never appears in the Capital City again."

Tang Xiaobai didn’t comment, as she had a new question: "If one day I’m no longer around, and you meet someone who looks very much like me—"

"Then what?" The Crown Prince frowned again, "The one I like isn’t your beauty."

Hmm?

Tang Xiaobai blinked: "So you are... captivated by my talents?"

His eyes glinted, and he shook his head, his fair face faintly reddening.

"So... you merely appreciate my sense of humor?"

Li Mu was stunned for a moment, still shaking his head: "I just like Ah Jiao."

This time it was Tang Xiaobai’s turn to blush.

The light sent into the shaking carriage window lightly quivered, illuminating the girl’s eyelashes like a fluttering luminous butterfly.

Li Mu looked at it, feeling an itch in his heart, unable to resist pulling her onto his lap, wanting to kiss her eyes.

Tang Xiaobai could do everything else, but she still felt sitting on a man’s lap was somewhat shameful, struggling to get down.

But the young master had trained before, not something she could easily unsettle.

"Put me down, or I’ll get angry!" Tang Xiaobai threatened.

Instead, he only held her tighter, pressing his forehead against hers, and asked in a low voice: "Tell me in detail first, just how amazing is my body?"

Tang Xiaobai was caught off-guard and coughed several times.

At that time, seeing people around, she just wanted to tease the young master a bit.

She had said, "your body is amazing."

Just to say, having a little fun was joyful, but being held accountable afterward was not joyful.

At this moment, she couldn’t care to struggle anymore, her eyes flicked around twice, and just then a gust of wind came, blowing up the carriage curtain.

Outside the carriage, Tang Xiaobai saw a familiar face.

"Stop the carriage!" she hurriedly shouted.