“Grandmother, granddaughter wants to go out today.” After having their meal, Gu Shengyin stated her objective.

Princess Ronghua naturally had no reason to disagree. After carefully warning her, she let her leave.

Gu Shengyin deciding to go out today naturally had a reason. After all, there was a plug-in system in her hand, allowing her to grasp the whereabouts of Qin Yuanzheng and Zhang Mingshu. (顧盛因選擇今日出門當然是有原因的，畢竟有個堪稱外掛的系統在手，秦遠崢和張明姝的行蹤，他可是掌握得一清二楚)

Not only was Gu Shengyin going out today, she was going bring a few people with her.

“Da jiejie1, where are we going to play?” Liang Linyu from the Second Branch2 was only ten years old, the innocent and pure age. She was always fond of Liang Chenyu, this beautiful sister of hers and was also very close to her. (大姐姐，我們要去哪兒玩啊？"二房的樑琳玉現在不過十歲，正是天真爛漫的年紀，她素來喜歡樑宸玉這個貌美的長姐，和她也很是親近)

“Treasure Jade Pavilion came out with a new batch of jewelry. Let's go take a look; we might come across something we like. Just say it, today jiejie  will act as host.” Gu Shengyin said while looking at the smiling pink jade-like girl. (寶翠閣新出了一批首飾，我們今天去看看，遇到什麼喜歡的，只管開口，今天大姐姐做東。"顧盛因看着這粉雕玉琢的小姑娘笑眯眯的說道)

“Okay!” Liang Linyu said happily. “Da jiejie, wait for me. I will go change my clothes.”

Gu Shengyin instructed people to go prepare the carriage and sat in Liangfu‘s garden while waiting for Liang Linyu.

“This…Xiao s.h.i.+mei3?” A hesitant voice sounded.

Gu Shengyin didn't expect there to be outsiders at this place and was startled. She hurriedly stood up and looked up.

Qin Shao thought she looked cute when she looked at him with wide eyes.

Gu Shengyin looked at this man with a valiant bearing, and smiling eyes and brows, and instantly recognized his ident.i.ty: the current Holy One, Xiande4 Emperor Qin Shao. 

"Chennü5 respectfully greets Your Majesty." Gu Shengyin immediately curtsied deeply. 

“No need for such ceremony." Qin Shao raised a hand to motion helping her up, “Zhen6 came out today in disguise; xiao s.h.i.+mei does not need to be so ill at ease.”

He could discern Gu Shengyin was actually very anxious inside, and unknowingly recalled the way she had looked when staring at him in surprise. His heart softened, and he laughed: "I have studied with Taifu since I was a child and could be considered familiar with xiao s.h.i.+mei. How is it that it has only been a few years since we've met, and yet we've grown so distant? Does xiao s.h.i.+mei still remember your Changfeng s.h.i.+xiong7?”

Gu Shengyin blinked, and inwardly thought this luck wasn't bad. Her lover actually turned out to be this world's Emperor/Imperial Throne. This thick thigh, she would definitely hug it well.

She heard Qin Shao's words that indicated that the two of them were close. Naturally, it was impossible to reject his kindness.

Thus, Qin Shao could clearly feel that once his words came out, the girl in front of him relaxed, although she did not speak. (於是，秦韶可以很明顯的感覺到，自己那番話說出口，眼前的姑娘雖然沒有說話，周身的氣息卻放鬆了下來)

He let out a sigh of relief. For some reason, when he first saw her, he felt that she should not be afraid of him and reject him. (他鬆了口氣，不知道爲什麼，看到她的第一眼，就覺得她不應該怕他排斥他)

When he was about to speak, Liang Linyu had already changed to her outdoor clothes.

Gu Shengyin curtsied, wis.h.i.+ng him luck and good health. Then, she asked to be excused and pulled Liang Linyu, who was confused, away. (顧盛因低頭福了福身，道了句告退，就拉着不明所以的樑琳玉離開了)

Qin Shao was left standing there alone, shaking his head and laughing.

“Your Majesty, you were here?” Liangfu‘s Eldest Young Master, Liang Zhishen, asked.

“Zhen8 was idle and came out for a stroll.” Qin Shao shook his head, not knowing why he concealed his chance encounter with Gu Shengyin. (閒來無事逛了逛。"秦韶搖搖頭，不知爲何，將先前和顧盛因偶遇的事情隱瞞了下來)

It was said that Gu Shengyin and Liang Linyu had already arrived at Treasure Jade Pavilion.

Don't look at the tacky name of this Treasure Jade Pavilion. They actually had good things inside. There were even many Imperial members and n.o.bles who liked to come and choose some good things. (這寶翠閣別看它名字起的俗氣，裡面的好東西卻着實不少，就連不少宗室貴人，都喜歡來這選些得心意的好東西。)

Of course, Gu Shengyin was not here just for shopping.

She knew that Qin Yuanzheng would accompany his good baomei, Zhang Mingshu, to select some jewelry.

Under the circ.u.mstance that he had a marriage contract, unexpectedly, he overtly brought some other woman to choose jewelry. Gu Shengyin said: Qin Yuanzheng, your heart is so big. If I don't pit you, who would I pit? (在有婚約的情況下，竟然還堂而皇之的帶着別的女子來選首飾，顧盛因表示：秦遠崢你心這麼大，我不坑你，坑誰呢)

JMin's Corner:

Sheltering in place people o7

Stay safe and healthy!

Ari's Corner:

Posting on Ari's behalf:

In Chinese culture, when someone bows to u it's polite for someone to help u up in general;; for the emperor, when he's gracing u w allowing u to stand in his presence, he'll make a motion to lift u up but he wouldn't actually physically help u up bc that's what lower rank ppl would do

"I hope ML bullies MC a bit this arc we need some bullying" – Ari

1. Another way of saying older sister↩

2. Second branch of extended family. MC's second uncle's daughter, her cousin↩

3. younger sister studying under same teacher/master↩

4. Xiande is his t.i.tle;; Xian = prominent; De = kind, of moral virtue↩

5. Chen = this servant/subject, nü = female, so something along the lines of this female subject/servant woman?↩

6. Zhen – word that an Emperor to refer to himself, ‘I'↩

7. senior male fellow student↩

8. sentence here didn't have any subject so I inserted ‘Zhen‘ since I don't think he'd use ‘Wo/I' to his subject in the current situation↩

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