Gao pragmatic did not introduce the famous "dance hall" of Baiyu Tower in too much detail, but took Princess Yongning through the corridor and directly into another rest room.
Princess Yongning was particularly nervous when she walked through the corridor. The corridor was indeed as magnificent as Wei Min said. The surrounding walls were not only made of bright dark brown wood, but also had golden trimmings everywhere. Do you know if it is real gold or some substitute.
What made her most nervous was the legendary statue with no trace of its hair.
Who knew that "not even an inch" was true, but it was not obscene - these statues were all boys of two or three years old, with wings on their backs. Although they were of different shapes, they were all chubby and very cute.
Of course Princess Yongning didn’t know what a little angel of the Catholic Church was. Her first reaction was, “Does he really want a son?”
For some reason, Princess Yongning suddenly felt a little sad when she thought of this.
But Gao Pragmatic explained these statues and said with a smile: "These big fat boys are called 'Angels' in the Catholic Church in Europe, which means angels - of course, they are not the same thing as the angels we call them. It's not. Generally speaking, they mostly express good luck and good fortune. Placing these statues here is no different from placing portraits of Bodhisattvas, Arhats, and various gods."
Princess Yongning was stunned for a moment before she realized that she had made a mistake. She asked in shock: "Are all the gods in Europa children?"
"Well, that's not the case. The Europeans only believe in one god. Their god is called Jehovah. The Europeans call him 'Father' or 'Lord'. He is not a child. These little angels should all serve him, just like Most of the gods among us Han people are like boys who serve them."
"Only believe in one god?" Princess Yongning couldn't understand: "Is he busy enough?"
Gao pragmatic couldn't help laughing, shook his head and said: "This problem is difficult for me. To be honest, Miss Zhu, I don't believe this. The statues in this corridor are just to restore the style of Europa architecture."
Originally, Gao Pragmatic meant that she didn't believe in gods, but Princess Yongning understood that she didn't believe in the "god of Europa." She nodded and said, "Their god is too far away, so it's okay if you don't believe it."
Gao pragmatic laughed loudly, which made Princess Yongning a little confused and asked: "Why are you laughing, Mr. Gao?"
"A long time ago, I once thought about a question." Gao Pingshi said with a smile: "Whether we Han people believe in God or Buddhism, it is actually very interesting."
"Oh?" Princess Yongning blinked.
Gao pragmatically said: "Whether it's a god or a Buddha, if my request comes true, I will come to fulfill your wish, but if it doesn't come true..."
"What if it doesn't work?"
"You're going to die wherever you come from."
Princess Yongning was a little displeased, and subconsciously pouted: "How can you be so snobbish? Besides, if it doesn't work, I think it's mostly because of dishonesty."
Gao pragmatic shook his head and said: "I don't talk about strange powers and chaotic gods. From the standpoint of my famous religion, I dare not say whether gods really exist, but I think even if they really exist, they don't care what happens to mortals - Whether you are pious or hateful, God does not care.
This is what is meant by the saying, "Heaven and Earth are not benevolent and treat all things as stupid dogs." This is just like us humans are like gods in the eyes of ants, but who cares what the ants are thinking, whether they respect themselves or hate themselves? No, because it has no impact at all. "
If someone else had said this, Princess Yongning, who was deeply influenced by her mother's worship of Buddhism, might have been angry, but since Gao Pragmatic said this, Princess Yongning couldn't be angry. She just frowned and thought about it, then asked "Please teach me, Mr. Gao: If there are no ghosts and gods in heaven and earth, then the saying that good and evil are rewarded, is it also false? Do good deeds have good rewards, and do evil deeds have evil rewards?"
Gao pragmatically said: "Good deeds do have good rewards, and evil deeds have bad rewards, but whether they are good rewards or bad rewards, they are not controlled by ghosts and gods, but by humans."
"People are in control?" Princess Yongning asked inexplicably: "Who can control it?"
Gao pragmatically said: "Good deeds will be rewarded with good deeds, and those who have attained the Dao will get many help; evil deeds will be rewarded with bad deeds, and those who have lost the Dao will have few help. Confucian scholars do not talk about ghosts and gods, but they talk about righteousness. This is why."
Princess Yongning could not refute this truth, so she could only subconsciously murmur: "Is that so?"
Seeing this, Gao Pragmatic smiled again and said: "Miss Zhu, have you ever thought about why 'the one who wins the hearts of the people wins the world'? Because if you want to win the hearts of the people, you must implement good governance to support the people. In this way, all the people will follow you and warriors will conquer." If you get money and food, you will naturally win the world. On the contrary, if you impose tyranny to harm the people, the people will stay away to save themselves. If it is difficult for warriors to conquer and money and food to be collected, how can you not lose the world? Therefore, I do not believe in ghosts and gods, but only believe in Heaven is moving vigorously, and a gentleman strives to constantly improve himself.”
Princess Yongning's eyes gradually lost focus, and she murmured: "A gentleman strives for self-improvement? But there are some things that cannot be changed no matter how hard you strive for self-improvement. Mr. Gao, tell me, what happened with Liang Bangrui that day...how can I change myself by constantly improving myself?"
"Maybe there is a way, maybe there is no way." Gao Pragmatic sighed: "But self-improvement is not viewed this way."
"What should we do?"
Gao Pingshi said: ""Poetry·Zhou Song·Zhi Jing" says: 'Zhi competes with the King of Wu, but without competition, he will be powerful'. Zhu's annotation said: King Yan Wu persists in his determination to constantly strive for self-improvement, so his achievements are unparalleled in the world. And compete. In the final analysis, this means not to feel sorry for yourself due to the difficulties you are facing at the moment, but to always stick to your heart, work tirelessly, and strive for what you want."
"Always stick to your heart, work tirelessly, and strive for what you want?" Princess Yongning consciously felt that her heart was beating like a deer, and she seemed to be able to hear the thumping sound. , her beautiful eyes shrank, her head lowered, not daring to look at the "Gao Gongzi" in front of her.
He, is he hinting at me?
Gao Pragmatic didn't expect this girl's thoughts, that is, no matter what she said, she would want to go in that direction. He saw that Princess Yongning's face was red and her whole body was obviously tense. He thought that she was awakened by his words and was cheering him up.
At this time, they happened to reach the door of the rest room. When they saw their master coming, the two maids opened the door respectfully and gave them a blessing.
Gao Jingshi nodded slightly, while Princess Yongning was in an excited mood. She didn't even notice her and was brought into the room by Gao Jingshi in a daze.
"Miss Zhu, please sit down."
Princess Yongning sat down numbly, she was still nervous, her legs were pressed together hard, and she didn't know where to put her hands.
When Gao Pragmatic saw this, he thought to himself: This little girl only knows how to worship Buddha, but something so tragic happened, and there was no one around her to enlighten her. It's really pitiful for Bala. Looking at this, you can see how serious the psychological trauma is.
Then I thought about it again: That’s right. In my time, a girl of this age had just entered high school. It was a period of psychological formation. If such a big tragedy happened, I’m afraid she might have thought about jumping off the building. It's a pity that although I know the truth, I didn't provide psychological counseling to this little girl back then... What should I say at this time?
He thought about it and felt that the most important thing at this time was to make people feel a little safer. And since that incident had a great impact on her, she naturally didn't want too many people to know about it.
So Gao pragmatic turned his head and gestured towards the door. When the two maids who had been waiting at the door for instructions saw this, they bowed slightly, and then one of them reached out and pulled the door shut.
The sound of the door closing alarmed Princess Yongning. She turned around and found that the door was closed, and she and Gao Pragmatic were the only two people left in the room, and she suddenly became even more nervous. Then she subconsciously looked around, and happened to see an oversized velvet-covered lounge chair by the window. Her Royal Highness's mind suddenly exploded with a "buzz".
What...does he want to do?
Princess Yongning's hand moved randomly, and her right hand happened to touch the sachet on her waist. She froze immediately, turned her eyes upward slightly, and glanced at Gao Pragmatic guiltily.
Unexpectedly, Gao Pingshi squeezed out a smile that he thought was heart-warming at this moment and tried to comfort her, but she quickly withdrew her gaze.
At this moment, Gao Pragmatic didn't know that Princess Yongning's thoughts were already thousands of miles away. He still followed his own understanding and pretended to be a trustworthy big brother. He pretended to be sitting next to Princess Yongning. Sit down on the Western-style sofa.
"My brother is busy with many things, so he may not be able to talk to the girl in detail and understand what the girl is thinking..."
Who would have thought that his words of comfort would come to light, and Princess Yongning suddenly lowered her head and asked in a low voice: "Mr. Gao?"
"Ah? I'm..." Gao Pragmatic was stunned for a moment and then replied.
Princess Yongning still refused to raise her head. Gao Jingshi could only see that her left ear was red, and the red color extended to her neck until it was covered by her collar.
This little princess has really good skin, look at her white and rosy skin...
Ah, what was I thinking? Be pragmatic, be pragmatic, don't seek death, don't commit such a big death... My brother is the emperor, that's what he said, but if you fucking dare to do anything wrong, what if this little princess goes back and files a complaint? , how many heads do you have enough for someone to chop off? Hold it, hold it.
He just forced his eyes away when he suddenly heard Princess Yongning's voice asking faintly: "If, if I were not the princess... you, would you..."
When she said this, she suddenly became silent again.
Gao pragmatically waited and heard nothing, and thought to himself: Yes, the little girl is definitely sensitive. She must be wondering why I am willing to comfort her like this.
So she lowered her tone and said in the softest voice: "Even if Miss Zhu is really just Miss Zhu, I will still do the same."
"...Why?" Princess Yongning's tone was indeed filled with suspicion.
But...this question is beyond the scope.
Gao pragmatic coughed lightly, his mind started to spin rapidly, he paused, and finally said: "I remember that when I first met Miss Zhu, she was very reasonable and allowed me and the Liu brothers and sisters to enter the palace to take shelter from the rain, which shows your benevolence."
Princess Yongning seemed to relax a little when she heard him mention this old incident, and replied: "Actually, it's me and the third sister who should thank Mr. Gao that day, otherwise we might be hit by Ling Yunyi's servants."
Gao Pinggong said sincerely: The situation that day was uncertain. Although Ling Yunyi's housekeeper had a conflict with me, if I hadn't been there, that guy's virtue would probably not have shown any good looks to the two princesses who had concealed their identities. Calculating it this way...
But these are all old things that don't have much meaning. Gao Pragmatic just smiled and said: "It's a small effort, not worth mentioning."
Then he added: "Later, Miss Zhu donated the money she received from the land and set up a fund to help the victims, which was an even greater act of kindness. How can I not help such a kind and polite person?"
Princess Yongning originally felt sweet when she heard him praise her, but her final words of "How could we not help" were not what she had originally expected. She couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed and anxious, thinking: You know I didn't mean this... Do I still have to take the initiative to say that?
But Gao Jingshi didn't know it, and continued to find some things to praise, and was talking endlessly. Princess Yongning couldn't hold it back, bit her red lips with her teeth, and suddenly said: "No, Mr. Gao, I want to ask, If I were an ordinary woman, you, you would...would..."
Gao Pragmatic was also confused and thought: Didn't I answer it? Did I understand it wrong?
Seeing that he remained silent, Princess Yongning finally remembered Wei Min's words before, quietly opened the tight opening of the sachet, reached in and touched the thin oil paper, gritted her teeth secretly, and tore it open.
A strange fragrance slowly emerged.
Gao Jingshi also smelled the strange fragrance, but he didn't pay much attention to it. He just thought it was some kind of incense used on Princess Yongning. He was a little far away before so he didn't notice it.
It's just that the fragrance is a bit "stuffy", as if it's a blend of various spices, and it smells a bit dizzying.
He subconsciously sniffed a few times, but couldn't taste what the smell was. It seemed to have a bit of ambergris and musk, but it seemed to be more than just these two, so he unconsciously moved closer, as if he wanted to smell it clearly.
Princess Yongning had been in a tense state, and Gao Qingshi suddenly came closer. Of course, she could immediately notice that she felt more nervous now, but when she thought that his actions were obviously different from before, she also understood that the sachet must have played a role.
I wonder if the effectiveness of the sachet gave her courage. At this time, she became bolder and suddenly made up her mind. She turned her head and looked directly at Gao Pragmatic, who was slowly approaching, and asked: "If I weren't the princess, would you ...Will you like me?"
Gao Pragmatic actually didn't realize there was anything wrong with his thinking. He just felt that Princess Yongning in front of him smelled delicious. Although it was a bit dizzying, it smelled very good. He always wanted to get closer and smell it carefully. At this moment, he was suddenly attracted by her. After asking such a question, I felt a little dazed.
Princess Yongning's eyes were originally full of expectation, but when she saw Gao Pragmatic being stunned, her heart began to sink. The expectation in her eyes slowly disappeared, and fear and despair emerged.
Seeing that Princess Yongning's expression was not good and she was afraid that she would cry in the next second, Gao Pragmatic couldn't think too much and said hurriedly: "Of course... yes, it will happen."
Princess Yongning's eyes slowly became a little angry again, but she was also a little suspicious. She turned around from sitting sideways and looked at him uncertainly, as if she didn't believe it.
This time, the fragrance became stronger. Gao Qingshi couldn't help but moved closer and murmured: "Your Highness...it smells so good." This time, he didn't even call out "Miss Zhu", but just out of habit. Called "Your Highness".
Princess Yongning herself felt that the fragrance was a bit dizzying, and for some reason, the closer Gao Qingshi got closer, the more she felt an indescribable urge, she just wanted to be close to him without any gaps.
Then she saw Gao Pragmatic's eyes change a little, and he seemed to be a lot more wanton and bold, and he actually started to search around on her body, not looking at him as he usually did.
She only felt that his eyes were like fire, and every part of her touched by his eyes would be hot. In the end, the hot spot actually reached her chest.
Princess Yongning was so embarrassed that she wanted to turn around, but she saw Gao Pingshi looking a little absent-minded. It was something she had never seen before, and she felt a little secretly happy. She hesitated, and finally forced herself not to move.
Being looked at like this by someone you like turns out to be a different kind of enjoyment.
But Gao Qingshi seemed to have begun to realize that something was wrong with him. He closed his eyes suddenly, opened them again, shook his head, and didn't know whether he was going to explain to Princess Yongning, or simply talking to himself, and said: "The fragrance on Your Highness's body... …”
Princess Yongning was so shocked that her heart was hanging in the air. She was afraid that he would find something unusual, and she didn't know where the courage came from. She suddenly leaned towards him and ran into Gao Pingshi's arms. He hugged Gao Qingjing's waist with his hands, and his words were unusually bold: "Well... do you like it?"
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