Boom!

Thunder boomed and rain poured down.

Gu Zhao knocked on the car wall and said, "Find a place to take shelter from the rain."

The carriage and the little crane following it speeded up and drove into the nearest restaurant.

When Gu Zhao entered the hall wearing a curtain hat, the whole space became quiet.

After a casual look, Gu Zhao knew the reason.

This restaurant is small in scale and has simple decoration. It doesn't look like a high-end place at first glance. The people sitting in the hall are mostly businessmen or surrounding residents.

A woman like Gu Zhao, who wears a curtain hat, brocade clothes, and has a large following, generally does not go in and out of places like this.

Shen Wei looked around and frowned, "Store, are there any private rooms?"

The weather was getting warmer, so some of these rough guys showed off their chests and arms, some lifted their feet and took off their shoes, and some of them who drank too much were staring at Gu Zhao blankly without turning their eyes.

If Gu Zhao was to sit in such a place, Shen Wei would rather go back to Control Hesi in the rain.

The person who responded was a middle-aged man, smiling nervously, "This gentleman only has a private room upstairs, and it has been booked. Look..."

Gu Zhao didn't care about this.

She grew up in Xishui Town and started working as a helper at the town's inn when she was less than ten years old. What kind of rough guy has she not seen?

If he hadn't taken into account the identity represented by his current attire, Gu Zhao could have just found an empty seat and sat down.

"Forget it, just find a clean table and leave when the rain stops. No need to worry."

Shen Wei told the store owner with a sullen face, "Can you please clear the table..."

At this moment, a surprised voice came from upstairs, "Is it Miss Gu?" Footsteps came from the stairs, and someone walked downstairs quickly.

Gu Zhao recognized the voice and it was Kang Jian, the eunuch beside the prince.

She turned her head and saw Kang Jian walking down the stairs. "Miss Gu, it's better to meet by chance than to meet her. It's not easy to meet here. My master, please come up and have a seat."

Gu Zhao hesitated for a moment, then nodded, "That's fine, I'll shamelessly bother you."

Kang Jian led Gu Zhao and his entourage upstairs, and whispered as they walked, "I just heard something moving downstairs. We recognized Mr. Shen next to you at a glance. What a coincidence, isn't it?"

Ever since Gu Zhao rescued the prince, Kang Jian was particularly enthusiastic every time he saw her.

But Gu Zhao was more concerned about what Kang Jian said just now. She lowered her voice and asked, "Your Highness is here?"

Kang Jian nodded and opened the door to the only private room on the second floor. Prince Qin Youzhen was there.

He has a rosy complexion, handsome features and looks like he is recovering well.

Gu Zhao quickly quickened his pace and stepped forward to salute, "Your Majesty, Gu Zhao, see you..."

The prince raised his hand to stop Gu Zhao, "Miss Gu, you and I are in casual clothes today. We just treat it as a chance encounter between friends. Let's sit down and have a drink. How about it?"

Kang Jian diligently led others to add a set of tableware.

Gu Zhao looked around and saw that there were only a few East Palace guards. He frowned and said, "Your Highness..."

The prince smiled and said, "Call me Fifth Young Master."

Gu Zhao had already taken off his curtain hat and handed it to Shen Wei, and sat opposite the prince. "Fifth Young Master, you just came out like this and only brought this few people with you?"

"Now the Zhongdong Hao mission in the capital is in a state of rage. If they discover... Fifth Young Master your whereabouts, no one knows what they will do!"

Gu Zhao's voice was filled with anxiety. Instead of being afraid, the prince laughed. "So, Miss Gu cares about me?"

He leaned forward and got closer to Gu Zhao. "Have Miss Gu considered the suggestion you made last time again?"

Gu Zhao didn't like this distance. She sat up straight and moved back a few inches to show her attitude.

Kang Jian had already exited the door. The guards of the East Palace and the people from the Control He Division were guarding from all directions on the second floor. There were only the Crown Prince and Gu Zhao in the room.

The rain pounded on the roof, and streams of water fell from the eaves.

The prince didn't seem to take Gu Zhao's silent resistance to heart. He took it upon himself to pour a glass of wine for Gu Zhao.

The wine glass was held by that white jade hand and gently placed in front of Gu Zhao.

"Miss Gu is traveling in casual clothes. Is it because she has official business to deal with? But it goes well?" The prince had a handsome face and a soft tone with a strong tone. "It is God's will that I can meet Miss Gu here by chance and have a guest on a rainy day."

"Why don't you bare your heart for a moment and tell me what's on your mind?"

He smiled bitterly, "Since I was a child, I have never been disliked by any girl like this. Even if you give me a reason, Miss Gu, I will feel better."

The rain curtains are woven, the rain is gurgling, and the world around you seems to be isolated.

In the closed room, the handsome and noble Crown Prince spoke thoughtfully and even a little sadly. His narrow red phoenix eyes looked at Gu Zhao intently, waiting for her to tell her why she refused to choose him.

Gu Zhao was in a daze for a moment, and everything in front of him seemed like a dream.

She remembered what Lin Xuerong had said - she and the prince were originally a couple destined by God. They were deeply in love and could not tolerate any other woman interfering with each other;

Even after the prince ascended the throne and became emperor, he still only wanted to guard her as the queen and never saw any other woman in his eyes.

Later, they gave birth to three sons and three daughters, and they grew old together...

It's just that Lin Xuerong didn't know how she came to this world. She was jealous of Gu Zhao's happiness and forcibly changed their destiny.

The result was that the prince died suddenly, and Gu Zhao met an inhumane person and died miserably in the cold palace!

Gu Zhao lowered his eyes in silence, and the curve of his mouth was cold and lonely.

If the same people meet at different times and places, the same encounter will never happen again.

In other words, the current Gu Zhao is no longer the Gu Zhao in the story that Lin Xuerong first saw, and the prince is not the prince in that story either.

The so-called "official spouse" in Lin Xuerong's words has long been scattered and will never be reunited.
Chapter completed!