Time Travel: The Heroine Has Arrived!
Chapter 397 - Chapter 397 Chapter 397 Cross-Dressing Female General VS

Chapter 397: Chapter 397: Cross-Dressing Female General VS Enchanting Femme Fatale (19) Chapter 397: Chapter 397: Cross-Dressing Female General VS Enchanting Femme Fatale (19) However, before Gu Shengyin could act, the system informed her of a major event.

“Is what you’re saying true? I really didn’t expect Princess Shu He to be so… naive!” Gu Shengyin said with some astonishment to the system.

The system had just told her that Princess Shu He had just been released from confinement and had found a way to contact Fang Mingyu, the Princely Heir of Duke Zhuguo’s Mansion, and the two of them planned to elope.

It made sense for Princess Shu He to do something like this, Gu Shengyin thought, but Fang Mingyu?

“He’s willing to give up his position and status to elope with Shu He?” Could it really be that love had taken deep root, making him forget everything else?

The answer turned out to be yes.

Gu Shengyin felt that since Princess Shu He had gone to such lengths to help her, it would be a pity not to support them in return.

Three days later, it was the Old Princess Consort’s major birthday celebration at Prince Jingan’s Mansion.

The Old Princess Consort had a significant standing, so much so that even the Emperor from the palace had decreed to send a generous gift.

The recently confined Princess Shu He also came to the mansion, dressed in her finest.

However, she had realized that she was no longer the focus of the crowd. Many noble ladies looked at her with eyes that seemed to carry a special meaning.

She knew why. By now, her reputation in the capital’s upper circles must be extraordinarily unsavory.

All because of him! Princess Shu He remembered the figure she had just vaguely seen across the flower pond, laughing and chatting vividly, dressed in a white robe and jade belt, uninhibited and stylish.

If it weren’t for Fu Yunzhen, she and her cousin could have been together legitimately, and even if they were discovered, the Emperor might have decreed their marriage opportunistically.

But now, having just been released from confinement, her cousin was said to have been severely disciplined by Duke Zhuguo, and both their reputations were ruined. Only Fu Yunzhen, still revered by everyone, remained the respected General Fu.

Why should it be so? Princess Shu He’s hands fiddled with a flower, unconsciously exerting a lot of force. The bright petals shattered in her grasp, the dark red juice staining her hands, but she hardly cared.

It doesn’t matter. Princess Shu He reassured herself, better to be ignored, making the actions planned later easier to carry out.

Gu Shengyin exchanged pleasantries with various acquaintances, familiar and unfamiliar, while always keeping the system alerted to Princess Shu He’s movements.

Jiang Huan, who had been by her side, noticed her distraction and asked what was wrong.

Gu Shengyin, feigning depth, replied, “I don’t know why, but today I feel a bit of unease.”

She was just joking, but Jiang Huan took it seriously and quickly grabbed her hand, asking, “Are you feeling unwell? Should we call the Imperial Physician to have a look?”

Gu Shengyin let him hold her hand, not caring if it was strange for two men to do so, and smiled, “I’m just teasing you!”

She cunningly leaned close to Jiang Huan’s ear and whispered, “I’m just tired of chatting with those who speak nothing but official platitudes.”

With her half-leaning against him, the warm breath that came her way instinctively made Jiang Huan want to embrace this warmth.

He suppressed his restless hands and said gently, “I know you tire of these indirect roundabouts, just bear with it a bit longer, and we’ll find an excuse to leave once the banquet is over.” His tone was filled with deep indulgence and adoration.

“Prince Rong and General Fu really seem to have a good relationship,” remarked one noble lady from a distance, watching the two men together.

The other replied, “Yes, I initially thought it was just a rumor.”

But the way the two of them were together, no matter how one looked at it, seemed somewhat odd. She kept her doubts to herself.