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At first glance, the red birthmark on Gu Jiao"s cheek seemed somewhat similar to her peony makeup.
Princess Ning"an was once a lively and active young princess, but when she quieted down, she displayed a side of tranquility, elegance, and gentleness.
The aura emanating from Gu Jiao seemed to resemble the quiet side that Princess Ning"an once had, just more ethereal and cold.
"Princess." A palace maid who was sweeping saw Princess Ning"an and curtsied respectfully.
Gu Jiao turned her head, and Princess Ning"an smiled faintly at her. Gu Jiao nodded in response.
Surprisingly, none of the palace servants found it odd that Gu Jiao didn"t bow to Princess Ning"an in salute.
In fact, even in front of the Emperor, Gu Jiao didn"t display any submissive gestures, and the Emperor and Eunuch Wei were accustomed to it.
Although Princess Ning"an had traveled with Gu Jiao all the way, their interactions were very minimal.
After Gu Jiao fell into a deep sleep in the snowy mountains of the remnants of the previous dynasty, Gu Changqing protected and carried her on his back, then she immediately quarantined herself upon returning to the military camp.
During the journey back to the capital, Princess Ning"an always sat in her own carriage, while Gu Jiao rode at the forefront with the Gu Family brothers.
The two of them… weren"t very familiar with each other.
Princess Ning"an walked around the corridor, pa.s.sed through the flower-hanging gate, and went to Empress Dowager Zhuang"s bedchamber.
She couldn"t help but look back at Gu Jiao.
At this moment, a young eunuch hurriedly ran over to her while covering his finger, "Young Miss Gu! Young Miss Gu! My finger is broken!"
He was a low-ranking eunuch.
"Let me see." Gu Jiao put down her tools, took out a clean cloth before holding his hand, and carefully examined it. She then said, "It"s not broken, how did it happen?"
Relieved that it wasn"t broken, the young eunuch whispered, "Just now... I was cracking walnuts."
The palace maids doing the cleaning on the side couldn"t help but giggle.
Embarra.s.sed, the young eunuch scratched his head.
Gu Jiao said, "Wrap it with the cloth, and use ice to compress it. If the swelling hasn"t subsided by tomorrow, compress it again. Hot compress after two days."
The young eunuch quickly expressed his grat.i.tude, "Thank you, Young Miss Gu. I"ll remember it!"
Princess Ning"an withdrew her gaze and continued walking towards Empress Dowager Zhuang"s bedchamber. Unexpectedly, she encountered the young eunuch again halfway.
The young eunuch seemed to be new and not yet familiar with the palace rules. He suddenly rushed out from behind the corridor and nearly collided with Princess Ning"an.
Princess Ning"an didn"t say anything, but the eunuch was very frightened and knelt on the ground with a thud, "Princess, spare this servant! Princess, spare this servant!"
Princess Ning"an spoke calmly, "Get up, I"m not blaming you."
"Yes! Many thanks, Princess Ning"an!" The young eunuch stood up tremblingly, not daring to lift his head to peek at the princess"s face.
Princess Ning"an said in a calm tone, "I remember you weren"t so scared in front of Physician Gu. I don"t eat people."
The young eunuch respectfully said, "Your Highness is an imperial princess, the most favored princess of Empress Dowager Zhuang, a n.o.ble member of the imperial family. This servant dares not offend Your Highness."
Princess Ning"an said, "Isn"t Physician Gu also someone cherished by my imperial mother? "
The young eunuch hesitated, "Of course, Young Miss Gu is the same, but..."
"But what?" Princess Ning"an asked, looking at him.
"Young Miss Gu, she... she..." The young eunuch stammered, unsure whether to speak or not.
Princess Ning"an smiled faintly, "She is more approachable than me, more likable to all of you."
The young eunuch trembled in fear, "That isn’t what this servant means!"
Fortunately, Eunuch Qin arrived at that moment.
"Little Deng, why are you still standing here? Didn"t I tell you to go crack those walnuts?" Eunuch Qin scolded the young eunuch, then bowed to Princess Ning"an, "Princess, did this useless servant offend you?"
Princess Ning"an spoke gently, "Not at all. So his name is Little Deng? I quite like it."
Little Deng felt flattered!
Eunuch Qin quickly said to Little Deng, "Hurry up and thank the princess for her favor!"
"Yes! Yes! Thank you, Princess Ning"an!" Little Deng knelt down and kowtowed to Princess Ning"an, "Thank you for your favor, princess!"
"You may go." Princess Ning"an said.
"Yes!"
Little Deng withdrew.
Eunuch Qin smiled and said to Princess Ning"an, "Princess, you arrived a bit late today. Is there too much business in Bixia Palace? If there aren"t enough servants, this old servant can send a few capable palace maids over."
Princess Ning"an politely replied, "No need, we, mother and son, don"t need so many palace maids."
Eunuch Qin said, "Princess, this old servant has watched you grow up. If you need anything, feel free to ask this old servant, no need to be polite."
Princess Ning"an tugged at the corner of her lips.
Princess Ning"an used to be a lively and cheerful girl, but since returning from the borderlands, all her joy seemed to have disappeared.
Eunuch Qin rarely saw her smile nowadays.
Even when she did smile, it carried a sense of helplessness and bitterness.
Eunuch Qin sighed inwardly.
It was truly tragic.
If Imperial Concubine Dowager Jing hadn"t orchestrated a beauty trap with the Imperial Son-in-law back then, how could Princess Ning"an have fallen to this state?
"Eunuch Qin." Princess Ning"an suddenly spoke.
"Please command, princess." Eunuch Qin said respectfully.
Princess Ning"an said straightforwardly, "Have you noticed that Physician Gu resembles me a lot?"
"This servant has! Especially from the back! There"s a similarity in temperament, and also..." Eunuch Qin chuckled and stopped.
Princess Ning"an finished his unspoken words for him, "And also, the scar on my face, which I always covered with peony makeup, while she has a birthmark on her face, resembling my peony makeup."
Eunuch Qin chuckled nervously, "Ah... There’s that thing."Raz P."s Thoughts
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