After hearing her gossip, all the civil and military officials went crazy.

Chapter 180 Aren't they excellent?
Gu Shunan returned to the banquet and drank alone in silence.

Actually, he didn't even know when he had fallen for that girl.

It could be her questioning after she learned she wasn't a deity, or it could be her daily letters to herself telling stories of the capital.

It could also be a fleeting glimpse at the banquet tonight; I don't know when.

But his heart was the same as hers.

The second princess looked at him and asked, "Gu Shunan, do you regret it?"

Do you regret not marrying me?
Gu Shunan lowered his head and did not answer.

"Alright, I'm here. You may all leave!"

"Princess, please rest well."

The moment Gu Shunan turned around, tears streamed down her face.

Regret?
How could I not regret it!

If he had known she would be sent to a political marriage, he would have married her as soon as she came of age.

Second day

Gu Shunan rode his horse, escorting his beloved woman mile after mile.

"Sir, we can't escort you any further. We've already gone too far and need to go back."

Looking at the long carriage line behind them, Gu Shunan said, "It's alright, we can send a little more without any problem."

"Lord Gu, let's go back. I want to walk the rest of the way by myself."

Gu Shunan was taken aback for a moment before saying, "Princess, please don't be willful..."

"Lord Gu, you may return. This is an order."

Long Xihan's tone was a bit harsh, but since there was no possibility for them anymore, why add to their troubles?

Gu Shunan stared at the vague figure inside the carriage, remaining silent for a long time.

Just when Long Xihan thought he wouldn't answer anymore, she heard a single word.

"Yes, Princess, I promise."

Then I heard the sound of horses' hooves leaving.

Long Xihan desperately wanted to rush out and have Gu Shunan take her away.

But no.

She is a princess of the Dragon Kingdom, revered and worshipped by all people, and should therefore shoulder the responsibilities of a princess.

If she runs away now, what will happen to the people?

"Gu Shunan, goodbye forever."

Long Xihan said this to his back.

The two drifted further and further apart until they could no longer see each other.

a few days later

Gu Shunan had just returned to the capital when he heard that the Second Princess, Long Xihan, had been murdered on her way to a marriage alliance.

The Zhou Kingdom repeatedly invaded, citing the Long Kingdom's reluctance to send a princess for a marriage alliance.

When Gu Shunan heard the news, he didn't believe it.

So the second time someone went to marry another man.

He directly led the marriage alliance delegation, sending people over.

Upon arriving in the Zhou Kingdom, the second young lady of the Prime Minister's family, who had become the Crown Prince's wife, immediately took a liking to Gu Shunan.

The female protagonist, Si Yiyi, is a time traveler who was a professional socialite in that era.

Later, Gu Shunan ran away, and in order to chase after her husband, she used the resources of the eldest prince and all the men around her to find him.

Later, Gu Shunan realized he couldn't escape, so he used the female lead to take revenge, but what was the result?

As you probably know, those two combined aren't as powerful as a typical female-oriented male protagonist, and then that's it.

Emperor: My second son likes Gu Shunan?
Gu Shunan: She'll die on her way to a political marriage. [Wait a minute, Guagua, didn't you say this was a world of melodramatic stories?! How come this kind of story has snuck in?!]

【Host, this is also a melodramatic story! For example, Gu Shunan doesn't know his feelings for the female lead and even goes through a wife-chasing frenzy.】

For example, the various plot twists that Prince Zhou and Gu Shunan used to get the female lead are just ridiculous and melodramatic.

【Wait, Guagua, didn't Gu Shunan like our Second Princess? How come he also fell for the female lead in the novel later?】

[Host, the Second Princess is at most a white moonlight, and a dead one at that. She definitely can't keep the male lead's love for long!]

[Guagua, I have a feeling there's more to the story! Next time we see the Second Princess, let's see it from her perspective.]

[Sure! But aside from the post and the Second Princess, there's not much else interesting about Gu Shunan.]

Fang Lingchu glanced at the system page and nodded.

[That's true. But he was never favored by Grand Tutor Gu since childhood, how did he grow up to be this big?]

【Host, strict fathers produce outstanding students! Look at Gu Taifu, he's strict, and Gu's mother is loving. Isn't that how they produced a work robot like Gu Shunan, who has no emotions?】

That's why your emperor likes him so much; besides the second princess, all he cares about is his work.

[He's such a boring person, what does the Second Princess like about him?]

Gu Shunan: How am I boring?

Emperor: Indeed, he's even colder than me, the emperor. He can't even fart for a long time.

I don't know, maybe it's just because he's good-looking.

Fang Lingchu carefully examined Gu Shunan's appearance.

She is indeed very good-looking.

Gu Shunan: No one has ever looked at him so openly before.

Fang Lingchu looked at Gu Shunan and asked, "But Guagua, does the Second Princess still like him?"

Of course she likes it! You have no idea, the Second Princess's room is full of portraits of Gu Shunan, and she even spent a lot of money to have nude pictures of Gu Shunan painted!
She's becoming twisted because she can't have what she wants.

[As expected, the second princess's perspective is much more interesting! Let's focus on this part.]

[That's right, didn't Gu Shunan reject the second princess?]
The second princess could not possibly forget her, so in order to relieve her longing, she had someone secretly paint Gu Shunan's paintings for her every day.

She would draw Gu Shunan no matter where he went, and in order to prevent Gu Shunan from getting married, she would also arrange for people to sabotage Gu Shunan's various blind dates.

In particular, Gu Shunan's official position is getting higher and higher, and his future is bright. Many girls want to marry him.

The threshold of the Gu family's door was worn out from being visited so many times, but no one came up with a solution.

The second princess ruined everything.

Grand Tutor Gu: He knew it! Why did the marriage that was initially agreed upon suddenly fall through? It turns out it was all the Second Princess's doing!

Long Xihan, far away in the inner palace, sneezed.

"Ah Qiu, who said anything about me?"

He rubbed his nose nonchalantly, staring at the portraits filling the room with a lovesick expression.

She has long lost her usual aloof image in public.

"Gu Shunan, when will you finally come to your senses and go to your father to propose marriage?"

"If I wait any longer, I'll grow old."

The second princess touched her face, which was full of collagen, and felt worried!
……

The second princess is still gazing longingly at Gu Shunan's portrait, so affectionately.

Fang Lingchu glanced at Gu Shunan with sympathy, then said, "Indeed, you shouldn't meet someone too amazing when you're young, otherwise you'll never be able to like anyone else."

[Host, you've met so many amazing people, will you still look down on others in the future?]

[When did I meet such an amazing person? I had no idea.]

[The Crown Prince, Gu Wangyan, Duan Qianze, and now Gu Shunan—aren't they all outstanding?]

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