The Legend of Concubine's Daughter Minglan

Chapter 133

The couple didn't say anything on the way from Marquis Ningyuan's mansion to the Cheng Manor. After they went back home, Gu Tingye discussed official business with others in the outer study until midnight. First, he discussed government affairs with Gongsun Baishi. Then he ordered a few scribes to write down the regulations which he dictated. Only until the Chou Hour(1 a.m. in the morning) did he come back to his room with morning dew all over his body.

After entering the room, he reached out his hand to lift the curtain. Then he saw a clump of cloud-like hair outside the satin quilt, however, he couldn't find where her body was. Only one of her tender and pink feet was exposed by the corner of the quilt with her chubby toes turning up.

Gu Tingye chuckled and couldn't help but poke her bare toes. Then he turned around to take a shower in the bathroom. After that, he changed into a satin sleepwear and went back to the bed. However, Minglan who had already woken up was leaning on a pillow with her head tilted while staring at him with a dazed look.

"You are awake?" The man lifted the quilt and got on the bed with a smile.

Minglan nodded. Then she stretched her little arms like a kitten which had just woken up and said, "I have already woken up when you tickled my toes."'

The look on Gu Tingye's face turned a bit awkward. Then he held Minglan in his arms as if nothing had happened. As they both lay down on the bed and embraced each other, Minglan leaned her face on his sturdy chest while murmuring something. Gu Tingye didn't hear her clearly, so he asked her what she had been saying with his eyes closed.

Minglan, with her chin against his chest, stared at him and said, "Did you already know what would happen to Marquis Ningyuan's mansion long ago?" What a coincidence that he had taken her to inspect those estates at that certain point!

Gu Tingye opened his eyes, seeing her clear and innocent eyes fixed on him. Then he smiled and said, "Liu Zhengjie did have sent me a message, but it's true that the military review has happened to take place at that time. So I decided to take you out to stay away from the trouble."

MInglan sat up from her quilt with her arms around her knees, sighing, "Although I couldn't escape from that forever, it is still good to stay in peace for a period of time. However..." She paused and then turned around to look at him while saying in a low voice, "Are you really planning to stay out of this the whole time?"

After a while, Gu Tingye, with a meaningful look in his black eyes, replied to her, "There are so many families being accused of colluding with the guilty prince. Those dukes, earls and marquises lost all of their family properties and their noble titles. Duke Cheng's merits offset his faults, but he was still fined three years of government rewards and five years of official food supplement. Why should Marquis Ningyuan's family be an exception?"

With a scornful smile on his tender lips, he said, "I've done my best not to help worsen their penalties. What were they thinking by asking me to help them get away with it?"

Minglan sighed slowly. Gu Tingye then said again, "However, I did have interfered in this."

Minglan opened her eyes wide, not understanding his words.

"I told them to investigate other cases first and postpone everything involving Marquis Ningyuan's family."

"Huh?"

Gu Tingye said bluntly, "After all, they should wait until I got married. Otherwise our wedding would have been so boring without many people there."

Minglan smacked her lips and lay on the bed again feebly. Gu Tingye found her quite adorable and interesting when she curled up like a ball with her head lowered while wobbling inside the quilt. So he dabbed her little nose and said smilingly,