Chapter 1304: Feeling Guilty
Gu Ya and Prince Ning met during an arithmetic competition when Prince Ning came to town in search of the old dowager princess at Prince Qi Residence. He chanced upon Gu Ya’s extraordinary skill in arithmetic, seeing such prowess for the first time. Gu Ya was not just proficient in using the abacus but also in mental calculations—the most formidable Prince Ning had ever witnessed.
At that time, Prince Ning had a stack of account books that also needed attention. Having met Gu Ya and witnessed his exceptional skills, he ordered his subordinates to find Gu Ya and was willing to spend silver to have Gu Ya help with his accounting. Since Gu Ya also needed silver and Prince Ning was willing to pay, Gu Ya was naturally willing to work for Prince Ning. Thus, Gu Ya got acquainted with Prince Ning.
While helping Prince Ning with his accounts, Gu Ya and Prince Ning grew even more familiar. Gu Ya admired Prince Ning’s magnanimity and Prince Ning admired Gu Ya’s talents.
The two thus became friends. Prince Ning was about to return to Jincheng and had even suggested that Gu Ya come to Jincheng to work for him, though Gu Ya did not agree at the time, and later Prince Ning left for Jincheng.
Gu Ya and Prince Ning ceased their interactions, and this event was already two or three years ago. After such a long time, Gu Ya had forgotten, until this visit to Prince Qi Residence where he happened upon Prince Ning and met him once again. It was quite normal that Su Yunjin hadn’t heard that Gu Ya knew Prince Ning.
Gu Ya explained this to his young wife, and Su Yunjin understood.
"Dear husband, so you met Prince Ning three years ago because of your arithmetic skills?" Su Yunjin hadn’t expected that Gu Ya’s acquaintance with Prince Ning was due to his arithmetic skills.
However, having witnessed Gu Ya’s arithmetic skills herself, Su Yunjin had to admit that his talents were indeed formidable. Gu Ya’s ability to never forget a number, even in modern times, was rare.
Su Yunjin, now knowing the reason Gu Ya knew Prince Ning, did not dwell on it any further and got up from Gu Ya’s embrace. Suddenly, she recalled what Madam Qin had said to her at Prince Qi Residence.
Madam Qin had mentioned that Master Chu treated her differently from others—was the underlying message for her to be cautious about her proximity to Master Chu? Without Madam Qin’s words, Su Yunjin wouldn’t have thought much about it.