Tao Fen’s gifts of apology were sincerely given.
Not only were they grand, but they kept coming continuously.
After the first delivery of twelve loads, seven days later, another eighteen loads were sent.
Another three days passed, and seven more loads were sent.
...
"Is this an apology gift or a betrothal gift?" Zhong Chuchu couldn’t help but ask.
Tao Fen’s expression beca solemn: "What nonsense are you talking about!"
Zhong Chuchu sneered: "Nonsense? Then what are you sending Seven Treasure Tents and Eight Treasures Makeup Boxes for? Cartloads of Cloud Brocade, Shu Embroidery, and I heard you are even looking for woodworkers?"
Tao Fen sighed: "Don’t you know? When that Han family left, she took her dowry with her and didn’t leave a bit for Fifth Miss Gu. How cruel!"
Zhong Chuchu was taken aback, then bent over with laughter: "So you’re giving a dowry to Fifth Miss Gu?"
"Why not?" Tao Fen, seeing her laughing hard, argued, "When I was in deep trouble, Fifth Miss Gu also ran around for ."
"Alright, alright!" Zhong Chuchu nodded while laughing, "But aren’t you overthinking it? After all, she’s a daughter of the Gu family. Even if the Han family didn’t leave her anything, she still has her father and uncles, a dozen siblings, and the Eastern Palace and Duke Yan Mansion, can she lack a dowry?"
"It’s still one less portion," Tao Fen insisted, thinking any help, no matter how small, was worthy.
Zhong Chuchu looked at him for a mont and smiled: "Look at you, so concerned about Fifth Miss Gu, and you two have quite a history together, why not——"
Before Tao Fen heard the rest, he was prepared to refuse.
What was she thinking? Was he the type of person with ulterior motives?
"——why not recognize her as your sworn sister?"
Tao Fen’s whole body shook, staring at her in shock: "This... wouldn’t be appropriate, right?"
"Why wouldn’t it be?"
"The Gu Family is a prestigious and influential family——"
"Even the Crown Princess Consort calls you senior brother!"
"Fifth Miss Gu isn’t short of brothers, why would she be willing——"
"There’s no such thing as having too many brothers, I’ll ask for you if she’s willing!"
Tao Fen choked, saying: "Are you trying to take advantage of ? Trying to make yourself a generation older than ?"
"Who’s taking advantage of you?" Zhong Chuchu rolled her eyes, "I’m thinking for your sake! If you beco her elder brother, adding to her dowry would be reasonable, otherwise who dares accept such expensive gifts? Gu Ling asked to tell you! If you don’t take them back, the Gu family will have to send them to the Eastern Palace!"
Tao Fen stared wide-eyed for a long ti without speaking.
"So it’s settled!" Zhong Chuchu said with a smile, slapped the table, and left like a gust of wind.
"Wait, wait, wait!" Tao Fen quickly rushed to the door.
Ever since she revealed her martial arts skills, Miss Zhong frequently ca and went like the wind.
Fortunately, this ti she left a bit of leeway, stopped at the doorway, turned around, and waited for Tao Fen to speak.
Tao Fen, with a sullen expression and unwillingly, said: "Then I’ll take back so..."
...
To voluntarily make oneself soone’s sworn brother, isn’t that strange?
Tao Fen felt he couldn’t do it, preferring to take back so of the gifts he sent out.
But when twenty or so loads filled the Tao Mansion, he was distressed again.
Every item here was personally selected for Fifth Miss Gu, what use would they be to him if he took them back?
...
"These... for ?" The Crown Princess Consort was a bit doubtful she had heard wrong.
"Yes!" Tao Fen nodded with extra determination, "These are newly released Shu brocade from this year, which I happened upon and specifically brought to present to you."
The Crown Prince glanced over: "The Crown Princess Consort doesn’t like this pattern!"
Tao Fen: "Hehe!"
The Crown Princess Consort laughed: "Did the Gu family return this?" The smoky purple cloud pattern was clearly what Gu Qinglan commonly used.
The Crown Prince’s expression changed abruptly: "You take the items returned by the Gu family and offer them to the Crown Princess Consort?"
Tao Fen shivered down his spine.
How could he have forgotten about this?
"No problem," the Crown Princess Consort tugged the Crown Prince’s hand, "don’t scare Senior Brother, he just wants to send them to Fifth Miss through !"
Tao Fen’s old face turned red, as he kept his head down, feigning death.
The Crown Prince coldly snorted, his expression softened, but he spoke disdainfully: "If you have intentions, why not co with a marriage proposal, what’s the point of going around in circles?"
Tao Fen imdiately turned serious: "Be careful with your words, Your Highness! I have no disrespectful intentions towards Fifth Miss Gu, I simply pity her circumstances!"
The Crown Prince’s gaze beca even more disdainful.
Tao Fen was indifferent.
The Crown Prince, at such a young age, already had eyes for young girls and thought everyone was like him?
"Oh?" The Crown Princess Consort chuckled, "I’ll accept this batch of Shu brocade."
By accepting, it ant agreent.
Tao Fen happily took his leave.
A few days later, he "presented" another batch to the Crown Princess Consort.
The Crown Princess Consort accepted them again.
A few days later, while Tao Fen was at ho sorting out the third batch of "tributes," he received an invitation.
The handwriting was elegant, the paper, stained with flower juice, emitted a faint fragrance, making his heart inexplicably accelerate.
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