A life of ups and downs is pure joy

Chapter 226: Bright Moon in the Sky

The Mid-Autumn Festival was just one day away. The bright moon hung in the night sky like a white jade plate. Zhuang Ge'er and Gong Kou Shi were having dinner in the main hall.

"My father has agreed to our marriage. Tomorrow, you will come with me to the palace to meet my brother. After all, you will be my princess, and we need to attend the reunion dinner together."

Gong Kou Shi picked up the white jade wine jar and tasted the new wine, smiling and looking carefully at Zhuang Ge'er who was eating with her head down as if she was concentrating on something.

"Meeting the Emperor... I feel a little nervous."

Upon hearing this, Zhuang Ge'er quickly raised her head and said in panic that she had not yet decided to meet anyone, let alone the emperor of Dayan.

"My royal brother is the most handsome man in Dayan besides me. The women of Dayan are desperate to meet him. Why are you afraid of him?"

Gong Kou Shi grinned, then looked at Zhuang Ge'er, who had a confused look on her face, as if she was watching a show and said.

"My Lord, do you really want to marry me?"

Zhuang Ge'er looked at the handsome young man in front of her with a slightly cynical smile on his face and couldn't help but ask the question she had always been curious about.

"Of course, I've already said that you are the princess I want to marry, so I won't lie."

Gong Kou Shi put down the wine bottle and nodded.

"If it's because of my father, Your Highness doesn't have to do this deliberately. Zhuang Ge'er hopes Your Highness will make his beloved his consort. After all, husband and wife are a lifelong bond, not something to be taken lightly or entrusted by an old friend."

Even if Zhuang Ge'er had lost her memory, she could still feel that there was no romantic relationship between her and the young prince in front of her. She always felt that he treated her strangely, but she couldn't tell why.

"I always follow my heart. No one in the whole of Dayan can influence me. Besides, the fact that I'm granting you the title of princess has nothing to do with my master. I want to marry you because I like you."

Gong Kou Shi reached out and gently touched the birthmark on Zhuang Ge'er's forehead, then continued speaking in a gentle tone.

"This prince's favorite is you, the embryonic flower. You are so beautiful, like a work of nature."

"My lord..."

Zhuang Ge'er looked up at the handsome young man in front of her, whose eyes made her feel a little emotional. Her face turned red. She didn't know what she felt towards this little prince, but his intimacy with her did make her very flustered.

"Have you taken your medicine today?"

Gong Kou Shi looked at Zhuang Ge'er's pregnancy flower for a while and then turned to ask the maid beside her.

"Your Highness, the girl has already drunk it."

Wan Dong, who was serving the meal, quickly replied.

"Wan Dong, why are you calling my princess?"

When Gong Kou Shi heard this name, she frowned and looked at the maid.

"Your Highness, please forgive me. I lost my temper."

Gong Kou Shi's suddenly gloomy face frightened Wan Dong so much that she quickly knelt down and apologized. The maids beside her were also frightened and knelt down together.

"Your Highness, please don't be angry. It was me. I told them to call me that first. After all, Your Highness and I haven't gotten married yet."

Seeing the young prince's face suddenly turn gloomy, Zhuang Ge'er quickly stood up and knelt down to speak.

"Help the princess up."

Gong Kou Shi asked Wan Dong to help Zhuang Ge'er up and spoke in a gentle tone.

"Since I've said you're the princess, then you are. You're all elders in the palace, so I don't need to teach you proper etiquette, right? If I hear you mix up your identities, please don't bother me and the princess here."

Gong Kou Shi reached out and pulled Zhuang Ge'er to sit next to her. She gently stroked the flower on the girl's forehead and spoke word by word.

"I understand. I will serve the princess attentively in the future."

Wan Dong said hurriedly, and then continued to call two maids to serve the two masters for meals.

"My royal brother is an excellent doctor. Let him examine you tomorrow. Perhaps after a few doses of medicine, you will remember our past. I'll see if you still doubt my devotion to you then."

Gong Kou Shi picked up the wine jug and added wine to Zhuang Ge'er's jade cup, then spoke in a doting tone.

"Zhuang Ge'er dares not trouble His Majesty, dares not..."

The woman looked up at the young prince in panic and shook her head.

"He is my biological brother, and he will be yours in the future. There is no need to be so timid. Eat first."

Gong Kou Shi touched Zhuang Ge'er's head and comforted her.

After dinner, Gong Kou Shi hurried out of the house, while Zhuang Ge'er and Wan Dong admired the moon in the yard.

"Wan Dong, when did you enter the mansion?"

Zhuang Ge'er asked curiously as she looked at the maid who was skillfully making tea for her.

"My lord, I have been serving you since I was ten years old. It has been ten years now."

Wandong brought the brewed tea over and placed it on the wooden couch next to Zhuang Ge'er and said.

"Although I often hear the prince talk about the days when we knew each other as children, I can't remember a thing at all, let alone how to get along with him. Wandong, can you tell me what his personality is like?"

Zhuang Ge'er gently picked up the teacup, looked at the lonely leaf standing in the middle of the tea, and asked thoughtfully.

"What is the prince's temperament?"

Wan Dong looked at Zhuang Ge'er for a long time, then thought for a moment and continued.

"The prince's temperament varies from person to person. To us servants, he is the high and mighty prince. We respect and fear him. But to the princess, he is infinitely favored and humble. The prince is a romantic and suave man, passing by many beauties without ever touching them. Now that he wants to make you his princess, it means he favors you alone."

Wan Dong's eyes were full of tenderness as she spoke, and Zhuang Ge'er only then realized that this little maid's eyes were full of affection for the young prince.

"There are countless beauties in his house, so why does he only favor me?"

Gong Kou Shi thought of the beautiful gardens of the palace and the maids who were all very good-looking, and she felt a little dissatisfied.

"The prince likes beautiful things, but he only appreciates them. He has never taken a concubine. Moreover, all the beauties he has brought back over the years have been sent to the palace."

Late winter said.

"In the palace?"

Zhuang Ge'er looked at Wan Dong with some confusion and asked.

"I don't know the specific details either."

Wandong realized that he shouldn't talk too much, so he found an excuse to get away with it.

"I see. I'm a little sleepy. Let's go back to the house."

Zhuang Ge'er looked up at the bright moon hanging in the sky again, then stood up and let her maid Wan Dong help her back to the house.