The Whole Dynasty Spoils the Tyrant's Beloved Youngest Daughter-Chapter 513 - 510: A Candy for You: Shu Ning Side Story (6)

Chapter 513: Chapter 510: A Candy for You: Shu Ning Side Story (6)

"What do you mean? I am eagerly awaiting the Commandery Princess’s visit to my humble abode; how could I possibly disdain her? Please don’t overthink, Commandery Princess."

The Scholar spoke eloquently.

Moreover, his gentle and refined manner made people feel close and unable to help but trust him! Jing Shu, this girl with already limited vigilance, completely let her guard down amidst his courtesy.

The silly girl was coaxed into happiness, utterly lost.

She drank a lot of tea in a daze. It was clearly just ordinary tea, yet she felt it tasted exceptionally delightful. Her small stomach was swollen from drinking, but she still didn’t stop and kept drinking.

The Scholar was more than pleased with Jing Shu’s reaction.

He smiled and encouraged Jing Shu to continue drinking tea, reassuring her not to stand on ceremony in his house.

When Gu Ning came by for official business, he saw Jing Shu drinking tea so much that she seemed dizzy, and her complexion was not quite right, as if she had been drinking alcohol and was drunk.

Suddenly recalling the Emperor’s reminder from the palace, Gu Ning dared not ignore the situation with Jing Shu anymore; his heart was entirely with her.

Seeing Jing Shu’s condition, he headed straight to her position as soon as he entered the flower hall.

After reaching Jing Shu and observing her closely, he found her complexion was even worse than it appeared from afar.

He patted Jing Shu’s face anxiously and asked, "Little Commandery Princess, what’s wrong with you?"

"I..." Jing Shu rubbed her somewhat dizzy head and looked at the teacup in her hand, "What’s with this tea? Why does the more I drink, the dizzier I get?"

Gu Ning also wanted to know what was up with this tea.

His questioning gaze landed on the Scholar, faintly carrying a hint of anger.

The Scholar explained without changing his expression, "Mr. Gu, please don’t misunderstand. This tea is from the south and is called Mocha. Drinking too much can cause toxic dizziness, but it will return to normal after relieving oneself. The Commandery Princess is fine, don’t worry."

"Fine?" Gu Ning angrily replied, "The Commandery Princess is already like this, and you say she’s fine? You must be drunk! And what is that damned Mocha? Why haven’t I heard of it?"

The Scholar weakly explained, "...This tea is unique to my hometown."

"Humph..." Gu Ning said no more, picked up the dizzy Jing Shu, intending to take her home.

Fearing that Gu Ning would take Jing Shu out like this, causing others to misunderstand him, leaving him unable to explain and in an awkward situation,

he hurriedly chased after Gu Ning, "Mr. Gu, you can’t just take the Commandery Princess and leave, please wait."

Without turning his head, Gu Ning said, "Scholar, if you have time, think more about bringing your wife and children from your hometown to the Imperial City and showing an attitude of understanding and rectifying mistakes, so the Emperor may grant you a position sooner, rather than fooling around deceiving young girls."

"Princess Jing Shu isn’t just any girl you can lay hands on!"

When it involved his hometown’s wife and children, the Scholar didn’t like it. He feigned ignorance, saying, "Mr. Gu, I don’t know what you’re talking about."

Gu Ning said, "If you don’t know, take the time to think about it, you will understand with effort."

The Scholar said no more. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

He didn’t know what to say.

He could only watch Gu Ning carry Jing Shu to his doorstep, unable to stop him, wanting to say something but seemingly unable to interject, helplessly watching Gu Ning place Jing Shu in a carriage and take her away.

Passersby, seeing this, inevitably whispered to each other.

"What’s going on? How come this fierce-looking official carried a woman out of the Scholar’s house?"

"There’s been talk of a serial murder case in the city lately, could the killer be hiding in the Scholar’s home?"

Hearing the discussion, Song Zhixiu turned green; the serial murder case was no small matter. High-ranking ministers steered clear of it, let alone him, who hasn’t even been granted an official position.

His mind raced with how to explain quickly and let this matter pass.

Once he thought of it, seeing Gu Ning’s carriage with Jing Shu had left, he was free of concern, and began to reassure the passersby.

"Everyone, please do not speculate wildly."

The passersby stopped discussing and all looked towards him.

Seeing this, he continued, "The young lady that just left was a guest at my residence, but suddenly had an old malady flare up, I had no choice but to have someone take her home."

"Oh, so that’s how it is!"

"Looks like everyone misunderstood the Scholar just now."

Someone expressed understanding.

Someone echoed, "Indeed, the Scholar not only has talent but also has knowledge, with a promising future, how could he be associated with those chaotic murderers?"

"Thanks for your clear discernment, everyone!"

"Thank you for discerning right from wrong."

Thus, this matter passed just like that, no one pointed fingers at the Scholar’s doorway anymore, and the passersby went about their business.

...

Gu Ning returned Jing Shu to her home, finding only her brother there, with her mother absent; seeing his sister carried back in a daze, the young master was furious.

"What happened to my sister? Who are you, why did you carry my sister back?"

Jun Zisheng was chasing behind Gu Ning, anxiously seeing the person in Gu Ning’s arms.

The siblings at home usually bickered, sometimes fiercely, making their relationship seem terrible, but when Jing Shu was in trouble, Jun Zisheng was the most worried one.

"Don’t worry, your sister’s fine." Gu Ning succinctly said, "I’m Gu Ning, from the last Martial Scholar exam, now working at the Ministry of Justice."

"Oh, the Martial Scholar."

A hint of delight resonated in Jun Zisheng’s tone.

He had long heard of Gu Ning’s fame.

This person was highly skilled, yet his background was unremarkable.

He managed to carve a path for himself with his fists, thus able to serve at the Ministry of Justice, assisting the Minister of the Ministry of Justice in investigating major court cases.

This person was remarkable.

Regardless of others’ opinions, Jun Zisheng held this belief.

Seeing him bring back his sister, Jun Zisheng harbored no doubts about any ill intentions and instead led the way to Jing Shu’s loft.

Jing Shu lived in Bishui Garden, with many green plants thriving around.

Gu Ning was stunned to see so much greenery in a girl’s residence instead of flowers and ornamental plants.

But it was a fleeting surprise, as he remembered his purpose.

He carried Jing Shu into the room.

After placing Jing Shu on the bed, Gu Ning took her pulse, then pressed hard on her philtrum until it bled, only then did Jing Shu finally wake up.

However, the first thing Jing Shu did upon waking was to give Gu Ning a hard slap!