Chapter 15 (Cute...)
The affair between Li Yinyin and Shen Liu was directly seen by everyone. Father Li hurried over. After seeing this scene, he was so angry that he almost turned his back. Close the door.
He resisted the anger and persuaded the guests to leave, but it was rare to see such a lively scene. Some people took care of their daughters and left early, while others were generous and just wanted to stay and watch the fun. Confused and refused to go.
In the chaos, Shen Mu deeply let go of Gu Chaochao's hand, and said with a cold expression: "Since Miss Li has her heart, it's better to let go of my engagement with her."
Father Li saw him, in front of many people. Not easy to get angry, he gritted his teeth and squeezed out a little smile: "Xian-in-law, there must be some misunderstanding in this matter."
He wanted to make Shen Mushen give up the marriage contract, but it is definitely not now, now the Li residence has been enough to be watched. Joke, if he broke off the marriage at this time, it would be tantamount to adding fuel to the fire.
He was rarely convinced, but Shen Mushen was unmoved: "What misunderstanding, isn't Miss Li the one who is in the house with my brother?"
"You..." Father Li's face changed from choking.
Shen Mushen didn't say more, glanced at Gu Chaochao and left first.
Gu Chaochao was still distracted, but he didn't realize that he had left for a while.
"Madam." Hong Chan reminded.
"Huh?" Gu Chaochao returned to his senses and nodded dully for a while, "Let's go."
Hongchan reached out to help her, accidentally touched her wrist, and suddenly became worried: "Madam's body is so hot, but she is ill?"
Gu Chaochao He swallowed and shook his head slowly: "I'm fine." That's
weird. Her body is hot now, and her heart is too dry. Even if she is touched by Hong Chan, she feels extremely ironed. She was all too familiar with this kind of reaction, and it was clearly due to the booster medicine. Fortunately, she didn't swallow much, and she basically vomited it out, which made her feel better.
It's just that as time goes by, the body's reaction becomes more and more obvious, but it can be tolerated, and it should be fine. Gu Chaochao let out a soft cry, paused for a moment and thought of something, so he looked at Hongchan: "Do you listen to me?"
"Of course you do." Hongchan replied respectfully.
Gu Chaochao raised his eyebrows: "Shen Mushen and I, who do you listen to more?"
Hong Chan paused for a while, then whispered: "Master ordered to listen to your wife."
Gu Chaochao was satisfied: "Then you are not allowed to tell Shen Mushen, I'm not feeling well." Don't think she doesn't know, this girl tells Shen Mushen everything.
Hong Chan bit her lip tangled, but finally agreed.
Gu Chaochao sighed softly, and then sat down on the carriage.
Shen Mushen left before her, and returned to the Hou's mansion before her, and when her carriage also entered the Hou's mansion, he stepped forward: "When the two of Shen Liu wake up, they will tell everything about today's affairs. Come out, I need to go out and finish this matter completely."
"...Well." Gu Chaochao was sweating all over, and held his breath in response.
Shen Mushen stood in front of the carriage, waited for a while and didn't see her coming down, thinking she was starting to 'avoid suspicion' again, then turned around and left after a moment of silence.
As soon as he walked away, Gu Chaochao breathed a sigh of relief and got off the carriage with his teeth clenched.
"Madam, please go and find a doctor." Hong Chan didn't know that she had swallowed the drink, but she still thought she was ill at the moment.
Gu Chaochao slowly exhaled a breath of hot air: "No, you go and get me a bucket of cold water, I'll just take a bath."
After that, she specifically emphasized, "I want cold water." Hongchan was
stunned: "How can this work? "
Go quickly." Gu Chaochao frowned.
Seeing her insistence, Hongchan had to obey her orders. Gu Chaochao sat in the courtyard and waited. After a while, the bathtub was finally full. She endured more and more reactions from her body, and she gritted her teeth and got up to walk into the house. As a result, before she took a few steps, a servant hurriedly ran from the outside. came in.
It is Agui, the personal servant of Marquis Yongchang.
"Madam, Lord Hou suddenly turned his back, and the eldest lady is giving needles." The servant said anxiously.
Gu Chaochao was silent for a moment, then pointed at himself expressionlessly: "Look at my face."
Agui was stunned for a moment: "Why so red..."
"Because I'm sick," Gu Chaochao was very patient, the smile on the corner of his lips was a bit gloomy , "Do you think I can take care of Marquis now?"
Agui laughed dryly, saluted and ran away.
Gu Chaochao took a deep breath and wiped the sweat from his forehead before entering the room.
"Madam, this servant will serve you and take a bath." Hongchan stepped forward to help her.
Gu Chaochao avoided her hand: "No, you can go out."
Hongchan gave her a worried look, but left obediently.
After Gu Chaochao waited for her to leave, she locked the door. As soon as she took off her clothes, she soaked in the water, and the cold well water flowed over her collarbone. She suddenly sighed in relief.
Before she knew it, what happened in Li's house had spread all over the capital. It was obviously a blessing banquet for the emperor, but it became a banquet for his own daughter. Political enemies who had always been at odds with the Li family staged one after another. After the emperor fell ill, his temper was somewhat capricious. The purpose was to strip Li's father from his official position.
As for what to do with Shen Liu, the emperor hesitated. He wanted to demote Shen Liu to a commoner. Although Marquis Yongchang was incompetent, he was loyal to the emperor for 30 years. He was just such a direct son, and he was afraid that something would be wrong if he placed it on the top of his heart. The purpose is to be somewhat ruthless.
When he was struggling, the third prince suddenly entered the palace and brought evidence that Shen Liu was not the real life of the Marquis of Yongchang. It landed on Shen Mushen's head.
Within an hour, two imperial decrees came out from the palace, which was a rare event. For a while, there was a lot of discussion in Beijing. Although Shen Liu and Li Yinyin were sober, they were unable to change the status quo, and could only accept the reality with a dry face.
The capital was very lively, and in the small courtyard in the corner of the Hou Mansion, Gu Chaochao let the wind and rain outside, she just concentrated on dealing with the growing evil fire on her body.
When Shen Mushen came back, it was already evening, the Hou Mansion was brightly lit, and everyone was in a hurry, indicating the unusual atmosphere in the mansion.
Before he could enter the door, the porter ran over: "Second Young Master... No, Shizi, Lord Hou seems to be waking up!"
Shen Mu took a deep breath: "What's going on?"
"Agui looked at Hou this morning. Grandpa moved his fingers, so it wasn't an illusion, it was real." The doorman was excited.
Shen Mu's eyes were dark, and he raised his feet and walked towards the main courtyard.
In the main courtyard, the bedroom door was wide open, and the servants came in and out with water basins. From time to time, doctors went out to breathe, and they folded back without waiting for a break.
The news that Shen Mushen is now the eldest son has already spread all over the Hou Mansion. The servants who bullied him in the past were trembling and didn't dare to stand in front of him, especially Agui. The doctor had nothing to do with him, so he quickly stepped forward when he saw him coming: "Master Shizi."
"Master Hou is waking up?" Shen Mu had no deep feelings for this father who only recognized him three months ago.
The doctor shook his head slightly: "I'm not sure yet, if I can survive tonight, I should be able to wake up, if not..." He didn't say anything else.
Shen Mushen didn't care about whether Marquis Yongchang was awake or not. After understanding the situation, he looked around, but did not see Gu Chaochao.
Yongchang Hou was about to wake up for such a big event, why didn't she come to join in the fun. The corners of Shen Mushen's lips curled up a little, and he directly asked the person in front of him, "Where's Madam?
"
Agui, who passed by, summoned up his courage and said, "If you go back to the eldest son, Madam is not feeling well, so she took a rest after returning from the Li residence."
Shen Mushen's face suddenly sank, and he turned around and walked out.
"Master Shizi?"
Agui wanted to call him again, but after looking at his aggressive back, he couldn't help shrinking his neck. Not only did he dare not call, but he silently prayed in his heart that this young master who had just won the throne , for the sake of taking good care of Hou Ye, don't trouble yourself in the future.
In the dormitory of the side courtyard, Gu Chaochao climbed out of the tub again, and slid weakly along the edge of the tub and sat on the ground, waiting little by little to recover his strength.
She is not a fool, she knows that she will get sick by soaking in cold water all the time, so she will come out to rest for a while after soaking for a while. Before she knew it, this was the tenth time she had rested. Most of the water in the tub had been spilled, and the ground was full of standing water. She sat in the standing water with only her underclothes on. It was attached to the body, revealing the patterns on the inner jacket, and also revealing her skin.
It's been an afternoon, not only has she not gotten better, but it has become more and more uncomfortable as time goes on. Gu Chaochao is dizzy, leaning on the tub to rest in a rather embarrassed way. For a long time, she seemed to be awake from a dream, and she couldn't tell what happened today. Xi.
After a long time, something went wrong with her body again. She sighed and was about to crawl into the bucket against the ground when the door was suddenly pushed.
The person outside the door confirmed that the door was locked and said in a deep voice, "Open the door."
Hearing Shen Mushen's voice, Gu Chaochao swallowed.
"Chaochao, open the door." Shen Mushen was as patient as possible.
Gu Chaochao felt that he was really medicinal, otherwise why would he feel that he was so helpless.
"If you don't open the door, I will break the door." He suddenly threatened.
Gu Chaochao: "..." It was all an illusion just now.
In order to prevent him from breaking the door, she could only endure the discomfort and say, "I'm going to sleep. I'll talk about what I have to do tomorrow."
The person outside the door was silent for a moment: "The servant said you were unwell, but it's true?"
"… When I came back, the wind was blowing a bit, and I had a headache, and I've already seen it after taking the medicine." Gu Chaochao endured the sweat on his forehead, and didn't hum when he was not talking.
"Really?" he asked.
Gu Chaochao replied firmly: "Okay, you can go back." As soon as
the voice fell, the door was quiet.
Gu Chaochao held his breath and listened for a moment. He was relieved after making sure that the others had left. He crawled into the bucket with his hands and feet, but he was picked up before he could turn into the bucket.
When her feet slid off the ground, she slammed into a solid chest and let out a groan.
"Don't die?" Shen Mu looked at the messy scene, and his voice was filled with a thin layer of anger.
The corners of Gu Chaochao's eyes turned red, and he choked after being beaten by him.
Shen Mushen suddenly lost his breath, and after a while, he said, "Can you bear it?"
"...Yes." Gu Chaochao agreed with his mouth, but his little hands silently grabbed his collar and rubbed his face with his face, thinking he was secretive. There was only one sentence in his head -
cute, thinking...
Chapter 16 (Ferocious Baba)
The impulsive thought only appeared for three seconds, and the mind was occupied by 'Don't get close to Shen Mushen, it will become unfortunate'. Gu Chaochao grabbed Shen Mushen's collar with trembling fingers, sneakily buried his face in his arms, took two deep breaths of the faint morning pine scent on his body, and gritted his teeth to push him away.
However, Shen Mushen didn't let her succeed, instead he held her tighter: "Have you been soaking in the water in the afternoon?"
His voice was indifferent, but Gu Chaochao shivered, and after a while he replied leisurely: "No ..."
Shen Mu took a deep look at the water on the ground, guessed what was going on, and immediately picked her up.
Gu Chaochao jumped into the air and climbed onto his shoulders with an exclamation. When he looked up at him, he found that he was hugging himself on the soft couch, and suddenly panicked: "...Shen Mushen, what are you doing?!"
Shen Mu Shen's face remained silent, and after placing her on the soft couch, she lowered her eyes to unbutton her clothes.
"I don't want...Shen Mushen, please calm down..."
Shen Mushen was displeased: "Don't move."
Gu Chaochao was almost scared to death, and he resisted with his hands and feet, but it was useless at all, and his soaked clothes were still covered with water. Take it off piece by piece and discard it on the ground at will.
Gu Chaochao closed his eyes helplessly when he was only left with the last little coat to cover his shame. Shen Mushen's fingers had already hooked the thin belt, but when she saw the corners of her red eyes, she suddenly stopped.
Gu Chaochao closed his eyes tightly and waited for the final judgment, but after waiting for a long time without seeing his movement, he could not help but open a slit in his eyes slightly.
Before she could see clearly, a large coat dropped from her head and covered her tightly. Gu Chaochao opened his eyes in a daze, and through the light that fell through the gap, he clearly saw a large wet mark on his clothes.
It was left when Shen Mu hugged her deeply.
There was still Shen Mushen's body temperature on the coat, perhaps because she had hugged her, and there was also a faint scent of fat powder. Gu Chaochao pursed his dry lips and suddenly became extremely thirsty.
"Clothes are all wet, and you will get sick if you wear them again," Shen Mushen's voice came through his coat, "Be obedient, take it off yourself."
Gu Chaochao clenched his body tightly and sat down on the soft couch, blushing silently.
Shen Mushen watched the little drum bag in front of him motionless, and gradually frowned. Just when he was about to persuade him again, the drum bag suddenly moved, and after a while, a small white hand tremblingly stretched out, holding a soft cloth in his hand.
The corners of Shen Mushen's lips raised slightly, and after taking the coat over, he went to get a dry and soft cloth and handed it to her: "Wipe your body."
Gu Chaochao silently took it, and wiped his body silently under the cover of his coat.
She has been soaking in water repeatedly for an afternoon, and now she has no strength. Even simple things like wiping her body are extremely laborious.
The heights of the two people are very different, and Shen Mushen's coat covers her, which can cover her tightly, but only when she is honest and motionless. When moving around like this, there is always a scene that is accidentally revealed.
Shen Mu's throat moved, but he didn't look away.
After a long time, the wet cloth was also handed out, and there was a brief silence in the bedroom.
Gu Chaochao held his breath and curled up under his coat with nothing on. He listened to the movement outside with his ears bent, and worked hard to cope with the surges in his body. Without cold water to cool down, she was obviously more difficult to endure.
For a long time, Shen Mushen didn't want to leave yet, and after struggling for a while, she urged in a low voice, "You should go."
The dark shadow in front of him heard the words and left, and before she could breathe a sigh of relief, he came back: "Drink water. ."
Gu Chaochao paused, understood what he meant, stretched out his hand, and retracted after receiving the teacup.
After a sip of cold tea, the heat and thirst were relieved a lot, but unfortunately, the itching was not destined to last long. Before she could breathe, she began to feel uncomfortable again.
Being awake and enduring the strangeness was much more uncomfortable than the effect of the drug. Although Gu Chaochao tried his best to restrain himself, his nose gradually became sore.
Shen Mu deeply felt that something was wrong, and put his hand on her back with calm eyes: "Once this medicine attacks, the more you boil, the more you will react. Chao Chao, you have to relieve it." language.
After a long while, Shen Mu deeply tempted: "I'll only help you."
Gu Chaochao heard what he meant, and thought that she had survived until now, and it was impossible for him to fool him with just a few words. Just as he was about to seriously refuse, his hand reached in and lightly stroked her back.
Gu Chaochao could not help whimpering.
The candle light on the table swayed gently, the room was dim and unclear, and a soft sob sounded from time to time, which was quickly appeased. The Hou Mansion was still brightly lit, and most of the people gathered in the main courtyard, quietly looking forward to the awakening of the biggest master in the family, but they seemed to have nothing to do with it, completely isolating these people from their own world.
After a long time, the last candle on the table was burned out, and the whole room fell into darkness as the candle flickered.
Shen Mushen wiped his hands slowly, and glanced at the trembling little drum bag: "Good boy, come out and get some air."
Gu Chaochao: "..."
Shen Mushen obviously didn't discuss it with her, so he pulled off his coat after speaking. to the side.
Gu Chaochao only felt a gust of cool wind pouring in, and every pore was laziness and comfort. She let out a sigh of relief, pulled back her coat again, wrapped it around her body, and moved it to the side.
Shen Mushen didn't give her a chance to stay away, just picked her up and walked to the bed.
Gu Chaochao was startled: "What are you doing?"
Shen Mu said nothing, put her on the bed and covered her with a thin quilt.
"Have you lost your coat," he said.
Gu Chaochao was stunned for a while, silently taking off his coat from the quilt, and pushing it out of the quilt slowly.
In the darkness, neither of them said a word.
After a while, Gu Chao said weakly, "Today was just an accident."
"Well."
"Just pretend that nothing happened, and you are not allowed to mention it again."
"Okay."
"I am your father's wife, you will..."
"Gu Chaochao." Shen Mushen interrupted calmly.
Gu Chaochao looked up dully: "Huh?"
"One more word and I'll continue." Shen Mushen's tone was flat.
Gu Chaochao shut his mouth and silently indented the quilt.
She tossed around in the middle of the night, and she was exhausted to the point of exhaustion. As soon as she calmed down, she quickly fell asleep.
Shen Mu deeply listened to her shallow breathing, and after a long time, she reached out and touched her forehead, making sure there was no fever before leaving.
It was late at night, and the moon was empty. Standing in the courtyard ,
Hongchan saw Shen Mushen come out and greeted him: "Master, Marquis Yongchang is awake.
"
Come to report, the servant sent the person away." Hong Chan replied respectfully.
Shen Mushen lowered his eyes: "You don't have to wake her up."
"Yes."
Shen Mushen looked up at the moonlight and went to the main courtyard.
Tonight's Hou's Mansion was doomed to be unsettled, but Gu Chaochao, who lived alone in a partial courtyard, had no idea. He slept sweetly with his eyes closed. He barely woke up until the next day was bright, and when he opened his eyes, he heard about the awakening of Hou Yongchang.
"...Are you sure you're awake, not dead?" Gu Chaochao looked shocked. How could a character who shouldn't wake up wake up?
Hongchan nodded: "I'm really awake, but my spirit is not very good, and I'm still cultivating."
Gu Chaochao was speechless for a long time, and then he said the same sentence: "Why did you wake up?"
This is a bit outrageous, but Hong Chan has a calm expression on her face, and she even helped to think about the reason: "It is probably the doctors hired by Madam, who are some real materials. I can keep it."
... Also, no matter in the original text or in the previous life, there was only one government doctor to take care of Yongchang Hou, and it was no different from self-destruction.
When Gu Chaochao thought that Marquis Yongchang was actually rescued by himself, his mood was complicated for a while, but when he thought about it, it was also a good opportunity to make Shen Mu give up. After thinking about it for a while ,
Gu Chaochao probably had an idea. She breathed a sigh of relief and raised her eyes calmly: "Follow me to see the Marquis.
"
The air was so stuffy that it almost dripped with water.
When Gu Chaochao walked to the main courtyard, he was already sweating. Just as he was about to enter the door, he met Shen Mushen who came out from inside. She suddenly remembered the image of sinking at his fingertips last night, and her cheeks suddenly flushed with warmth.
"You should continue to rest." Shen Mushen frowned slightly when she saw her appear here.
With just one sentence, Gu Chaochao almost fled, but at the critical moment he tensed up: "I'll come to see Lord Hou."
"Master Hou has already slept, you should go back and rest." Shen Mu was deeply displeased.
Gu Chaochao naturally wouldn't agree, he looked at him and was about to go in, but he was suddenly stopped by him.
In broad daylight, he suddenly reached out to stop her. Gu Chaochao's first reaction was to look around. When he saw two domestic servants hurriedly lowered their heads and left, he frowned: "Second Young Master, what are you doing?"
"Go back . ." Shen Mu's deep eyes darkened.
Gu Chaochao took a deep breath: "I want to see my husband, please let the second young master get out of the way."
She deliberately emphasized the word 'husband'.
Shen Mushen's expression instantly became dangerous, and even though he didn't say anything, Gu Chaochao couldn't help but take a step back. She consumed too much last night, and she hasn't fully recovered yet. When she stepped back, she couldn't help but her legs were weak. It was Hongchan who supported her in time, so she didn't lose face.
"I'll accompany you in." He said indifferently.
Gu Chaochao didn't expect him to be so kind, and was a little suspicious for a while.
Shen Mu gave her a cold look: "Otherwise, let you live in the same room with him?"
"He's me... your father!" To Shen Mushen's eyes, Gu Chaochao cleverly didn't say 'husband'. words.
The corners of Shen Mushen's lips curled into a mocking arc, and turned to go into the courtyard. Gu Chaochao let out a sigh of relief and followed silently, but he suddenly stopped while walking.
"Don't make me angry, you know?" he said coldly.
Gu Chaochao: "..."
Chapter 17 (Unhappy)
Before Gu Chaochao understood what he meant by these words, the two had already entered the bedroom.
It's only been one night, and the smell in the room seems to be even more unpleasant. Not only is there a strong smell of herbs and old people, but there is also an indescribable sour odor. As soon as Gu Chaochao entered the door, he felt nauseated and could not help frowning. .
Shen Mu took a deep look at her, and instructed the servant who was sweeping: "Open the window."
"This... Lord Hou is still ill, can't you blow your hair?" The servant hesitated.
Shen Mu looked up at the servant, who was excited: "Little, small, open it!" After speaking, he hurried to open several windows.
Although the air outside the window was dull, it was much stronger than the inside of the room. After the window was opened, the smell in the room suddenly became lighter, and Gu Chaochao also breathed a sigh of relief.
The sound of opening the window woke up the sleeping Yongchang Hou, and a cough came from inside.
Gu Chaochao deliberately didn't look at Shen Mushen, raised his foot and went inside.
When she entered the door, Yongchang Hou had been helped to sit up, but his body was so weak that he couldn't even fully open his eyes. He was in a coma for many days and only used ginseng soup to hang his life. His body was shriveled, his fingers were as thin as dry wood, and his whole body exuded the breath of old age. Although he was only in his fifties, he looked older than ninety years old. Still old.
As soon as Gu Chaochao saw him, he knew that he was at the end of the fight. Even if he woke up, he probably wouldn't live for a few days.
On the bed, Hou Yongchang was breathing hard, his throat whirling like an old bellows, and since Gu Chaochao entered the door, he has been staring at her, his eyes are extremely uncomfortable.
Gu Chaochao lowered his eyes and stopped, and Fu Liaofu said respectfully behind him, "Master Hou."
"Master Hou, this is Madam, do you still recognize it?" Agui took the initiative to remind. When Yongchang Hou woke up this time, his mind was sometimes sober and sometimes confused. When he first saw Shen Mushen last night, he didn't recognize it, and it was only this morning that he remembered that he had such a son.
An inexplicable voice came out of Yongchang Hou's throat, and Gu Chaochao was about to step forward when a stench suddenly filled the air.
She was stunned for a moment. Before she could understand where the smell was coming from, Shen Mushen, who had been silent, suddenly said, "Father is tired, let's retire first." As
soon as he finished speaking, Gu Chaochao also reacted. For the first time, he did not refute. Shen Mushen lowered his head and turned to leave.
She followed behind Shen Mushen and walked forward silently. When she was about to reach her small courtyard, she finally couldn't help it, and rushed to the side of the road, leaning against the wall and vomited.
She hadn't eaten since noon yesterday, and now she vomited faintly, and her limbs became weak.
Shen Mu stood by her side calmly, waiting for her to take out a handkerchief after she vomited.
Gu Chaochao didn't answer, he took out a handkerchief from his arms and wiped his mouth, and then he went into the yard after he was relieved. Shen Mu looked at the handkerchief in her hand that she ignored, and her eyes gradually darkened.
"I saw him today, do you still want to be Mrs. Hou?" he said suddenly.
Gu Chaochao twitched the corner of his mouth and stopped speechlessly.
Shen Mushen stepped forward and quietly looked at her thin back: "As long as you are willing, I will help you break the engagement."
Gu Chaochao's heart moved, but when he thought that he would let go, he asked, "Then what? ?"
Sure enough, Shen Mushen replied, "I'll marry you."
Gu Chaochao pouted, and when he looked back at him, his eyes were cold: "I broke the engagement with Lao Tzu and turned to marry my son, how do you ask the whole world to see me?
Shen Mu looked at her with dark eyes: "No one dares to say that you are wrong." "
Not saying it in front of you doesn't mean not saying it behind your back, not saying it with your mouth, and it doesn't mean not saying it in your heart," Gu Gu said. Chao Chao looked helpless, "What's more, although the Lord Hou and I haven't attended the church, the whole world knows that I am his person, and the marriage contract is broken, so how can I stand in the capital."
Shen Mu looked into her eyes seriously: " If you can’t stand in the capital, I will take you out of the capital, the world is big, there will always be you and me…”
"But I don't like you!" Seeing that he didn't even want a career line, Gu Chaochao was so frightened that he hurriedly interrupted him.
Shen Mushen's body pressure dropped suddenly, and he couldn't say the rest.
"...I don't like you, and I don't want to marry you. I just treat you as a friend," Gu Chaochao swallowed and persuaded cautiously, "Don't be impulsive, don't give up everything in Beijing for me." Just
kidding . , once he gives up his career, the mission will fail, and she will enter a new round of restart. This is only the second refresh, and the plot is already like a wild horse. If it happens again, I don't know what will happen.
She must never let the mission fail.
Gu Chaochao's eyes flashed with determination, but when he looked up again, his face was sad: "Shen Mushen, Second Young Master, you are different from me, you have a bright future and a wider world, why bother with me? I just want to be safe and secure. Divide the land to guard one acre and three parts of the land, live your own small life, please let me go."
Her voice was gentle and helpless, and there was still a bit of pity, but the words she said were like knives, slashing Shen Mu with one knife after another. Deep Lingchi, until his blood was blurred and his bones were visible, he still refused to stop.
Although Shen Mushen has an indifferent temperament and doesn't take everything to heart, he was born in Huajie Liuxiang since childhood. He has been bullied all the time while growing up.
So how could he not know that Gu Chaochao had never had a relationship with him. It's just that this fact came out of her mouth, and the lethality given is a hundred times thousand times stronger than the fact itself. Although he has experienced two lives before and after, he prides himself on being invincible, but he is still bleeding at this moment.
Gu Chaochao wanted to persuade him again, but when he met his gaze, he was suddenly speechless. After being with Shen Mushen for so long, it was the first time that she saw a helpless look on his face, as if the person standing in front of her was not a powerful and famous general, but a helpless child. .
The two fell silent.
After a long time, Gu Chaochao whispered, "Second Young Master, it's not early..."
"I'm afraid not." Shen Mushen interrupted suddenly.
Gu Chaochao was startled for a moment and looked at him blankly.
Shen Mu's deep eyes were dark, and there seemed to be a storm brewing in the bottom of his eyes, but his expression was relaxed, and the corners of his lips even had some margin to gently raise: "I didn't know you at the beginning, it was you who took the initiative to provoke it, since you did provoke it. , I should be responsible."
"I didn't mean to... Forget it, I apologize to you and promise that I will never approach you again in the future, is that alright?" Gu Chaochao was helpless.
As soon as Shen Liu and Li Yinyin were resolved, half of the sufferings of the male protagonist's life were resolved. Now she only needs to wait patiently, wait for the male protagonist to enter the officialdom, wait for the male protagonist to give up on her and like the female protagonist.
Shen Mu looked at her deeply, and suddenly chuckled for a long time, making Gu Chaochao's scalp numb.
"I still can't, Gu Chaochao, I've waited for you for two lifetimes, I'm afraid I can't let you go easily." He said softly, but his eyes were indifferent.
Gu Chaochao was a little scared in his heart, but he still said coldly with a sullen face: "Since you are obsessed, then we have nothing to say, Second Young Master, please go out."
Shen Mushen stared at her quietly, the storm in his eyes finally spread, and the aura around him became dangerous. Gu Chaochao's heart was hanging high, and when he was so scared that he couldn't hold back, he suddenly became calm, gave her a deep look and left.
"Huh..."
Gu Chaochao patted his heart, and went back to the courtyard to sit down with his hands and feet weak... So, is this clear?
Gu Chaochao wasn't sure, but he only knew that after chatting with Shen Mushen, he started leaving early and returning late, and the two rarely met.
So her words are still useful to some extent, and Gu Chaochao is quite relieved.
Shen Mushen was not there, so there were only her and Yongchang Hou's masters in the Hou Mansion. Marquis Yongchang had just woken up, and his body was still very weak. Most of the time, he was in a coma. Gu Chaochao only visited him when he was awake occasionally, and he stayed in his small courtyard most of the time.
Day by day, Shen Mushen still went out early and returned late, and no one was seen all day. During this period of time, several major events occurred. Several princes who were most likely to succeed the throne were imprisoned, imprisoned, and exiled. For a while, the court was shaken, and the emperor's illness became more and more serious. In the end, only the third prince could be allowed to supervise the country. The power of the king.
After the third prince took power, he changed his usual weak attitude, thoroughly investigated several major cases, and brought down many corrupt officials, winning the hearts and minds of many people in the shortest time. As an official of the dynasty, there is no two in the limelight for a while.
Seeing that everything was going in a good direction, Gu Chao moved to Shishi with a sigh of relief, but Yongchang Hou's body has been gradually improving recently, and his waking hours are getting longer and longer. Apart from greeting her twice in the morning and evening, he always calls her away the rest of the time.
This old man is definitely not at ease.
Gu Chaochao saw that although he was getting better, it was more like returning to the light, so he was patient, but this person was getting better and better, constantly challenging her tolerance limit. For example, at this moment, the servant was holding the medicine to serve him to drink, and he stopped it with his eyes.
"Chaochao." Yongchang Hou was weak, and his thin and protruding eyes kept staring at her.
Gu Chaochao cursed inwardly, walked forward with a smile, took the medicine and sat beside the bed to feed him.
Yongchang Hou's eyes never left her. After sizing her up several times, he finally looked at her white hand: "Chaochao, your hand is really good-looking."
Gu Chaochao resisted the urge to throw the medicine on his face and smirked. With a thud, he shoved a large spoon into his mouth, Yongchang Hou almost choked on it for a while, and after a while, he suddenly grabbed her wrist.
He was so thin that only a skeleton remained, but his strength was not small. The hand that held Gu Chaochao was like an icy tree branch. Although the palm was dry, it felt slippery and sticky. Gu Chaochao's scalp was about to explode. His first reaction was to put the medicine bowl in his hand directly on his head, but unfortunately he didn't move. There was a sudden sound of footsteps outside the door. She swept the corner of her clothes and stopped immediately. action.
As soon as Shen Mushen entered the room, he saw this scene, and his eyes instantly turned cold.
Chapter 18 (Very jealous)
Gu Chaochao didn't turn his head, but he could feel his gaze piercing his back.
The withered branch holding her wrist still had a sense of existence. She endured the nausea and smiled at Yongchang Hou: "Master Hou, let it go, the medicine should be cold."
When the teenage girl deliberately coaxed people, even her voice could not be heard. It was soft, and the ice in Shen Mu's deep eyes collided with fire, and finally turned into a black silence.
Yongchang Hou was so coaxed that his eyes were hot, so he let go of her subconsciously, and then looked at the man who appeared in the room.
"You still know how to come back?" Facing Shen Mushen, he was much colder.
Gu Chaochao paused, as if he had just discovered that there were other people in the room. After seeing Shen Mushen, he hurriedly lowered his head: "Second Young Master."
"I come back every day, but I am busy with work and leave early and return late." Shen Mushen He answered blankly, but his eyes were always on Gu Chaochao.
His gaze was straightforward and undisguised, seeing that Yongchang Hou was frowning, Gu Chaochao was a little flustered, and he continued to feed Yongchang Hou's medicine.
The room suddenly fell silent.
After a long time, Marquis Yongchang was about to reprimand, when he met his gaze, his heart suddenly jumped, and the words he said suddenly became more euphemistic: "...Since things are busy, then go back and rest." Shen Mushen paused, hanging down Straight away with his eyes wide open. He didn't want to hear Gu Chaochao's answer. Gu Chaochao was stunned when he heard the words of the Marquis of Yongchang, but when he regained his senses, the white eyes in his heart almost rolled to the sky. . But after thinking about it, the face is still respectful: "I'm used to living in a side hospital, and I'm afraid I won't get used to it if I move here rashly. Besides, it's troublesome to move around. Why don't I just live like this." When Yongchang Hou had a chance to refute, he exclaimed and stood up, "Master Hou's ginseng soup is still simmering in the kitchen, I'll take a look." After that, he turned his head and left without giving Yongchang Hou a chance to speak.
Shen Mushen stood still, His eyes were still on Gu Chaochao.
In less than half a month, he has changed from a concubine of a Houfu to an important official of the imperial court. At least in this room, no one dared to urge him a second time without telling him to leave.
Gu Chaochao's palms were sweating. Just when she was at a loss, Shen Mushen suddenly said, "Yes."
After saying that, she turned and left.
Gu Chaochao breathed a sigh of relief and looked at the Marquis of Yongchang again, with a faint fear in his eyes. It's just that this fear didn't last long, and as soon as we looked at her, we smiled -
"Chaochao, the courtyard is too far from here, it's inconvenient, I'll ask someone to pack your things for you later, and move in tonight."
Yongchang Hou looked at her hurrying back, his eyes suddenly gloomy.
Gu Chaochao knew that her sudden departure would definitely make Yongchang Hou unhappy, but she couldn't care less, and now she just wanted to go back to her yard and wash her hands.
She walked hurriedly with her head down, never slowing down until she almost hit a human wall and stopped suddenly.
Looking up, it was Shen Mushen.
Gu Chaochao glanced around subconsciously, made sure that there was no one, and then heaved a sigh of relief, and turned around him with a stern face. However, when she passed by him, he suddenly grabbed her hand.
Gu Chaochao was startled: "What are you doing?"
Shen Mushen was silent, with his eyes lowered, he took out a handkerchief and wiped her wrist little by little. After Gu Chaochao regained his senses, he suddenly struggled, but he did not hesitate, and quickly wiped out a red mark.
"Shen Mushen!" Gu Chaochao's wrist was rubbed hot, and he was suddenly unhappy, "Don't go too far!"
"It's you who went too far," Shen Mushen looked up at her, "I haven't seen me for a few days, Have you forgotten who you are?"
Gu Chaochao: "..." The
two looked at each other for a long time, she was sure that this person didn't listen to her rejection at all.
She took a deep breath, and just as she was about to speak harshly, he covered her mouth.
"I don't want to hear it." He was expressionless.
Gu Chaochao: "..."
After confirming that he couldn't reason with him, Gu Chaochao settled down.
Sure enough, Shen Mushen quickly let go of her: "I bought a sesame cake, do you want to eat it?"
His expression was the same as before, no different from before.
But Gu Chaochao didn't want to expose it: "Second Young Master, I have already said what I have to say, so be merciful and let me go."
"The pastry is a little cold, but the glutinous rice cake is still warm, you can eat the glutinous rice cake first."
" ...you will meet a better girl in the future, why should you be obsessed with me as a married woman."
"But if you really want to eat sesame cake, I can buy another one."
Gu Chaochao opened his mouth, like a ghost After staring at him for a long time, he took a deep breath and used his trump card: "Second Young Master, Lord Hou wants me to move to the main courtyard."
Before he finished speaking, Shen Mushen's eyes were instantly gloomy.
Gu Chaochao trembled slightly, and before he had time to speak, he heard him ask without emotion: "So, you agreed?"
... She dared to promise that as long as she dared to nod, he would dare to rectify her on the spot. In broad daylight, Gu Chaochao swallowed, but did not dare to speak.
After a long stalemate, Shen Mushen's expression suddenly softened: "My people will take care of the Marquis, you won't have to go in the future."
"...Why?" Gu Chaochao protested in a low voice.
"You just want a false name for Mrs. Hou, I'll give it to you, why bother yourself," Shen Mushen raised her hand and pinned the broken hair on her temples behind her ears, the touch of intentional or unintentional forced Gu Chaochao to go crazy. He was indifferent, "Not to mention I'll be angry too." What happens when he
gets angry? Gu Chaochao moved his lips and was about to refute, but when he met his gaze, he instantly persuaded.
Shen Mushen was very satisfied with her reaction: "I've put the food on the table for you, remember to eat it while it's hot."
After speaking, she glanced at her red wrist again, and then turned to leave.
Gu Chaochao: "..." He seems like a crazy critic.
Although Shen Mushen didn't say what would happen if he got angry, but because of his personality, he was really not a good person, and Yongchang Hou really had bad intentions, so she thought about it and said that she would no longer serve in the main hospital.
This is cheaper than Shen Mushen.
In the past few days, he no longer leaves early and returns late. He spends most of the day in the mansion, and most of the time in the mansion is in the court of Gu Chao, and he is also called 'serving sickness'. During the period, the people from Yongchang Hou came twice and met him each time. It was hard for Gu Chaochao not to suspect that he did it on purpose.
"...You're not reconciled if you don't ruin my reputation, right?" Gu Chaochao felt that he was not sick, but he was about to get sick. What will the meeting discuss.
Shen Mu looked up at her deeply: "I'm here to serve the disease, isn't it good for the mother to be kind and filial to the child?"
What a shit, why don't you go to your father to serve the disease! Gu Chaochao swallowed the dirty words and stared at him speechlessly.
"Reputation is the most vain thing in the world, why should you care too much, let alone how many people dare to talk nonsense in the Yongchang Marquis today?" Shen Mu slowly poured a cup of tea, and pushed two fingers in front of her.
Gu Chaochao just pretended he didn't see it, and after listening to his words, he perfunctory: "Yes, yes, now that you are a noble man, naturally no one dares to gossip about you.
" 'Shi Zi Ye'.
Gu Chaochao took a peek at him and found that he was still staring at him, and immediately continued to pretend to be serious with a sullen face.
In the silence, he said unhurriedly: "I have to go out tomorrow to do some errands, and it may take six or seven days to come back."
Gu Chaochao's eyes moved slightly.
"Are you still treating me coldly today?" Shen Mu stared into her eyes, not wanting to miss any of her emotions.
Sure enough, she saw the hesitation in her eyes. Although it was only for a moment, it was enough.
"Drink tea." He picked up the cup and handed it directly to her.
Gu Chaochao bit his lip, silently took the cup, took a sip, and asked, "What is going to take so long, is there any danger?"
Shen Mu looked at her and smiled.
Gu Chaochao's cheeks suddenly heated up: "I don't care about you, I'm just curious."
"It's not a big deal to arrest a few corrupt officials and copy a few mansions." Compared to her casual question, Shen Mushen answered seriously.
However, the more serious he answered, the more embarrassed Gu Chaochao became. Fortunately, after Shen Mushen finished speaking, before she had time to respond, there was a sudden knock on the door, and then Hongchan's voice came in: "Madam, Lord Hou It 's here."
Gu Chaochao: "..."
Gu Chaochao: "!!!"
After she reacted, she gasped and looked at Shen Mushen with a panicked face: "What should I do?!"
Because she was afraid of being seen , so whether she went to Shen Mushen's place or Shen Mushen came to her, they were all talking in the room. Now that the Marquis of Yongchang came over and saw that they were alone in the same room, I'm afraid I couldn't tell.
"Chaochao?" Yongchang Hou's voice went from far to near.
Gu Chaochao was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan. After spinning around in place for a few times, he was about to push the window, but Shen Mushen pulled him in time: "Your window and door face the same direction."
He left the window, which means he appeared directly In front of Yongchang Hou.
"Then what to do!" Gu Chaochao was going crazy.
Shen Mu didn't realize that there was anything to feel guilty about, but seeing that her face was flushed with anxiety, she didn't embarrass her any more, and took the teacup used on the table and hid in the inner room.
Although her house is not big, it is divided into an inside and an outside. There is a thin wall in the middle, and there is only one door. As long as you don't go inside, no one will see him. Gu Chaochao was stunned for a while, and after regaining his senses, he hurriedly checked the surroundings to make sure that there was no sign of anyone coming before he opened the door.
Outside the door, Marquis Yongchang was supported by Agui, and looked suspiciously at her room: "Why did it take so long to open the door?"
"I cough... I'm not feeling well, so I'll slow down." Her forehead was covered in fine sweat. , The corners of his eyes were red when he coughed, and he looked really sick.
Yongchang Hou glanced at her again, then entered the room and sat down: "It's been all these days, haven't it been finished yet?"
"I'm afraid it will take a few more days," Gu Chaochao started coughing again after speaking, "...What's wrong with Lord Hou? Are you here?"
"I see you haven't gone for a few days, so I came to see you." Yongchang Hou stared at her face.
Gu Chaochao laughed dryly: "I haven't recovered yet, and I'm afraid that I will be sick to the Lord, so I don't dare to disturb him."
"That's it." The
Marquis of Yongchang is now the most cherished of life, so he didn't pursue it when he heard the words, he just smiled and cared: "I I haven’t seen you for a few days, I’m really worried, you have to get better as soon as possible.”
Listening to his greasy love words, Gu Chaochao thought that Shen Mushen was also there, and he felt guilty for no reason: “…Yes.”
Yongchang Hou I wanted to care a few more words, but I choked on it inadvertently, and suddenly coughed violently. Agui, who was waiting next to him, hurried to get the teapot, but only half a cup was poured out of water, so he could only look at Gu Chaochao for help.
Gu Chaochao nodded hurriedly: "I have it in the room, I'll go get it."
After speaking, she hurriedly walked into the room, but as soon as one foot stepped in, it was pulled by a strong force. She ignored it for a while and ran directly into it A solid chest.
Gu Chaochao snorted, and as soon as he raised his head, Shen Mushen kissed him.
The kiss was fierce and urgent, and the teeth hit his lips with dull pain. As if it only took a second, the sound of Yongchang Hou's cough suddenly disappeared, and only the intense heartbeat and staggered breathing remained in her ears. Before she could struggle, he was dragged into love and affection with a strong and irresistible attitude. The abyss of desire.
After a long time, under Agui's anxious urging, Shen Mushen finally let go of her, looked at her slightly scattered eyes, reached out to wipe the crystals from her lips, and said in a voice that only two people could hear: "I Pour tea for you, but you want to pour it for him?"
Gu Chaochao: "..." Brother, can you tell some truth, your father is going to cough to death!
Chapter 19 (Please take the initiative)
Her speechless expression was too obvious, Shen Mushen raised the corners of her lips, leaned over and kissed her again, Gu Chaochao subconsciously leaned back, but he was shackled by his arms and forcibly pulled back.
The lips parted as soon as they touched, Shen Mu looked at her calmly with deep eyes. Gu Chaochao was forced to look at him, and his cheeks gradually warmed.
Just when she was inexplicably nervous, Agui's voice suddenly sounded: "Madam, haven't you found tea yet?"
His voice was too close, apparently standing outside the door. Gu Chaochao was startled, and subconsciously replied, "I found it, I found it!"
"Please come out soon, Mrs. Hou urgently needs some tea at the moment." Gui said hurriedly.
Gu Chaochao responded and was about to push Shen Mushen away, but after pushing twice, he didn't push. After being stunned for a while, his eyes widened in horror, and he asked silently, "What do you want to do?
" He reached out a hand and tapped his lips.
After Gu Chaochao understood what he wanted, he immediately refused.
Shen Mushen was very patient and just waited quietly.
After a stalemate for a while, A Gui's voice came from outside the door again: "Ma'am, are you okay?"
Outside the door is a domestic servant who may come in at any time. There was a thin layer of sweat on her back. When Agui urged her again, she stood on tiptoe and kissed Shen Mu's deep lips.
Although Shen Mushen forced her to take the initiative, when she really took the initiative, there was still a stunned look in his eyes. Gu Chaochao took advantage of his distraction, quickly got rid of his control, and went out with the teapot.
"Madam, just give it to the little one." Agui said, hurriedly took the teapot, poured a glass of water, and helped Yongchang Hou to feed it.
Yongchang Hou had been coughing for so long, and he was already exhausted. After drinking the water for a long time, he looked at Gu Chaochao with unsteady breathing: "...Why did it take so long to come out?"
"The teapot is not on the table, I remembered after looking around, it was placed beside the bed this morning." Gu Chaochao's expression did not change, in fact, the hand hidden in his sleeve was silently clenched.
Marquis Yongchang narrowed his eyes and looked at her from head to toe. His gaze paused when he passed her red lips. Before he could take a closer look, Gu Chaochao suddenly covered his mouth and coughed.
Yongchang Hou paused for a while, and frowned: "I'll ask the doctor to give you a diagnosis and treatment later."
"...Yes." Gu Chaochao covered his mouth and lowered his head.
Yongchang Hou was still staring at her, Gu Chaochao felt guilty and said bravely, "Master Hou, I'm really sick, I'm afraid I won't be able to entertain you."
This is the meaning of seeing off guests.
Marquis Yongchang didn't distinguish between joy and anger, and when he heard the words, he lowered his eyes and said lightly: "Then let's rest."
As soon as he finished speaking, Agui was about to help him up, but he didn't move, "Agui, you go Bring the teapot back to the lady's room, so that when the lady wants to drink tea, she can't find the teapot again."
Gu Chaochao's heart was instantly suspended.
Agui hesitated for a moment, wanting to say that it would be inappropriate for a man to enter and leave the women's bedroom, but after meeting Yongchang Hou's gaze, he suddenly understood something, picked up the teapot and walked inside.
Gu Chaochao's palms became more and more wet, and her breathing gradually slowed down. The violent heartbeat hit her eardrums, causing her whole body to be in a state of high tension.
Fortunately, Agui soon came out as usual.
She breathed a sigh of relief, and her face was watertight: "Thank you for your concern."
Agui shook his head slightly at Yongchang Hou, and Yongchang Hou smiled: "Okay, you can rest earlier, I'm tired too, go back first. ."
"Respectfully see the Marquis."
Gu Chaochao responded, lowered his head and escorted him out of the yard, and then turned back to the bedroom.
With the help of Agui, the Marquis of Yongchang returned to the main courtyard in silence. As soon as he sat down, he asked in a low voice, "Is there anything inappropriate in Madam's room?"
"If you go back to Marquis, everything is normal." Agui replied.
Yongchang Hou was silent, looked down at the ground, and sneered after a long time: "It took so long to find a teapot."
Agui didn't know what he meant by this sentence, so he didn't dare to answer for a while. .
On the other hand, the first thing Gu Chaochao did when he returned to the bedroom was to close the door first. The moment the door was closed, she only felt her hands and feet softened, and stood leaning against the door for a long time before regaining her strength... darling, is this the thrill of stealing that love? Again, she was really scared to death.
...No, never again.
Gu Chaochao swallowed and sat down on the ground along the door panel. The bedroom was quiet. Someone obviously didn't know when he had left. She sighed softly, and once again, he stretched out his finger and lightly pressed it on his lips. A lighter picture... For
a long time, she silently covered her flushed face, whimpering like a small beast between her fingers.
It was probably because this incident gave her too much stimulation. That night, Gu Chaochao dreamed that he and Shen Mushen had gotten together at the beginning. When she woke up, it was just dawn, and she no longer felt sleepy.
Gu Chaochao sat on the bed for a while, and after calming down, he simply cleaned up and went to wander in the courtyard. Today is a rare sunny day, the morning wind is cool and cool, and there is no annoying moisture at all.
Gu Chaochao was refreshed, and after flexing his muscles, he sat down at the stone table. While enjoying the rare leisure time, he glanced outside the courtyard from time to time.
When Hongchan got up to work, she saw her sitting alone in the courtyard. After a while, she stepped forward with a smile: "Madam is waiting for the master?"
"...I don't have it, don't talk nonsense." Gu Chaochao immediately said face up.
A smile flashed in Hongchan's eyes: "Master Yin Shi left, afraid of disturbing his wife, so he didn't come to say goodbye to his wife."
"I didn't ask him." Gu Chaochao glanced at her.
Hongchan held back her smile and lowered her head: "It's the servant who talks too much."
Seeing her admitting her mistake immediately, Gu Chaochao felt a little bored in his heart, and after clearing his throat, he mentioned the business: "Go and grab some typhoid medicine later, remember to grab it for yourself, not for me. Don't betray anyone, it's better to let the entire Hou Mansion know."
Hong Chan was stunned for a moment, and soon understood: "This servant is going."
After saying that, she left.
Gu Chaochao touched his nose, glanced outside the empty courtyard door, turned his head back to the house and went back to sleep.
Hongchan's work efficiency is very high. In less than two hours, the entire Hou Mansion knew that she had been infected with the cold by Gu Chaochao. The Marquis of Yongchang even sent someone to send a message directly, telling her to stay in a side hospital to recuperate in peace for the past few days, and don't have to worry about other things.
"It's alright now, there are finally a few days of clean days to pass." Gu Chaochao's mood improved again. Marquis Yongchang was so afraid of death, after seeing that her disease would be contagious, I am afraid that he is now regretting what happened to her yesterday.
The next few days will be clean.
You don't have to deal with Marquis Yongchang, and you don't have to worry about Shen Mushen's sneak attack. The only downside is that he can't leave the side hospital for a few days in order to pretend to be more real.
In the first two days, Gu Chaochao ate, slept, slept, and ate all day long. The days were very comfortable, but after the two days passed, she became a little bored. Staying within the high wall all day, there is nothing else to do, the only one who can talk is Hong Chan, and every time she is not speculative.
After being bored for four or five days, she finally couldn't take it anymore. When it got dark, she called Hong Chan: "I want to go out for a walk."
Hong Chan was silent: "Aren't you going to pretend to be sick?
" I don't want people to find out." Gu Chaochao did not say that he was tired of staying in the house, "I want to go for a walk."
"The servant will accompany you." Hongchan said respectfully.
Gu Chaochao responded, changed his clothes and went out with her.
Although she left the courtyard and was still in the Hou Mansion, Gu Chaochao still felt free after a long absence. She stretched comfortably and walked around with Hong Chan unhurriedly.
The sky was completely dark, and there were very few people walking around the mansion. Hong Chan was also very quick-witted. Every time someone was about to see them, she could hide Gu Chaochao in time. One finds them.
Gu Chaochao stayed outside for an hour before she reluctantly walked towards the side courtyard. When she passed the kitchen, she couldn't help but stop again and sniffed in the direction of the kitchen.
"Tonight, the kitchen has ham wontons." Hong Chan took the initiative.
Gu Chaochao was moved.
Hongchan smiled: "The slave will send you back to the courtyard first, and then come to the kitchen to cook a bowl for you to send."
Gu Chaochao nodded and hurriedly walked into the courtyard.
Hong Chan sent the person to the gate of the courtyard, and then turned back to the kitchen.
They went out for an hour, and the lights in the courtyard were all extinguished. Fortunately, the moonlight was good. Gu Chaochao walked into the house unhurriedly with a shoulder of moonlight on his back.
There were no lights in the house, and there was no moonlight, and it was pitch black everywhere. The moment she stepped into the door, it was dark in front of her. It took a long time to get used to it, and she could barely see it clearly. As she was about to walk in, she suddenly noticed a dark outline by the table.
She screamed in fright, covered her mouth in the next second, and stared at the figure in a daze.
……He is back? Gu Chao moved his lips and was about to ask, but when the words reached his lips, he stopped in time. After a pause, he asked, "Who are you?" The
room was silent for a while, followed by a rustling, and then , is a sudden light of fire. Gu Chaochao closed his eyes, and when he opened it again, the candles on the table were already lit.
The darkness was dispelled by candlelight, and everything in the room was hidden.
Gu Chaochao stared blankly at Marquis Yongchang who was sitting at the table, his fingers hidden in his sleeves silently tightened the fabric.
After a long while, she laughed: "Why is Lord Hou here?"
"If I don't come, how would I know that your body is already in good shape?" Yongchang Hou asked inexplicably. When the lights came on, it became more like a walking skeleton, "What did you do when you've been out for so long?"
Gu Chaochao coughed lightly, "I've been sick for many days, and I'm really bored. I'll go out for a walk while I'm feeling better today."
She answered meticulously and could not pick out the slightest fault. The Hou Yongchang looked at her thoughtfully and did not ask anything else.
Gu Chaochao still stood there and didn't move: "It's so late, why
isn't Marquis asleep yet?" "Of course I have something to do with you." Marquis Yongchang spoke again with a much kinder attitude.
Gu Chaochao was slightly puzzled: "What's the matter?"
"You come first." Yongchang Hou beckoned.
Although Gu Chaochao was reluctant, he went to the table and sat down.
After she was seated, Marquis Yongchang slowly said, "How long have you been in the mansion?"
"It's been more than four months." Gu Chaochao replied.
The Marquis of Yongchang nodded: "More than four months, not too short, it's time to consummate the marriage."
Gu Chaochao: "?"
Chapter 20 (What about her?)
The bedroom suddenly fell silent.
After a long time, Gu Chaochao said with difficulty: "Master Hou, I don't understand what you mean."
"Scared?" Yongchang Hou looked kindly at this moment, "Don't be afraid, this is something every woman has to experience."
Gu Chaochao: " "..." I experienced your uncle.
She was speechless for three seconds, then gave a smirk, "Master Hou hasn't recovered yet, why don't you wait a little longer?"
"I can't wait, I've been hanging my life on ginseng soup lately, and my body is at the end of my life. If I don't cherish the sight before me. People, I'm afraid I won't have a chance in the future," Yongchang Hou sighed, and he was about to grab her hand, but Gu Chaochao quickly avoided it.
Marquis Yongchang fluttered for a while, and after a while, he managed to hold back his brows without frowning, "If I die, you are young, I'm afraid it will be difficult, so I want to leave you a child before I die, so that you can save me in the future. I'm lonely after passing away."
"Master Hou is really thoughtful." Gu Chaochao continued to smirk. Even though my body is like this, I still feel that I can have a child with a woman, which is really not an ordinary self-confidence.
Yongchang Hou saw that she was talking about comprehensiveness, but he was actually unmoved, and his last patience was about to be exhausted, and he opened his mouth a little coldly: "Although I am ill, I am still the master of Hou's mansion, the size of the mansion. It is impossible to hide anything from my eyes, I know the little Jiujiu in your heart very well, I just miss you being young and ignorant, and I don’t want to care about you.”
Gu Chaochao paused: “What the lord wants to say, he said it clearly. That's it."
Marquis Yongchang sneered: "You really think I don't know, those dirty things between you and Shen Mushen?"
Gu Chaochao was startled.
"Do you think he is ambiguous with you, is it really because he likes you? A joke!" When it came to this, Yongchang Hou finally could no longer pretend to be calm, "He just wanted to piss me off as soon as possible and replace my title. It's all about entanglement with you, and when he succeeds in the future, the first thing he has to do is to kill you to silence him!"
Gu Chaochao stared at him and didn't speak for a while.
Yongchang Hou just thought she was afraid, and immediately slowed down, "You are my woman, even if you don't get married, in the eyes of the world, you are my woman, his stepmother, even if he doesn't kill you in the future , and will never marry you, are you willing to be his shameless concubine for the rest of your life?"
Gu Chaochao frowned.
"You are obedient and serve me obediently for a while, and I won't care about you in the past," Yongchang Hou continued to coax, "Chaochao, I put you on the top of my heart and hurt, don't make me angry."
After speaking, he got up greedily and reached out to grab Gu Chaochao's shoulder.
Gu Chaochao was startled and took two steps back to avoid it.
Yongchang Marquis was rejected again, and his face suddenly became ugly: "Gu Chaochao! You don't want to toast , eat and punish!" "The Marquis is
tired, it's time to go back to rest." Gu Chaochao's expression was not very good.
Marquis Yongchang sneered: "You really think that you have Shen Mu's backing, so I can't help you?
"
Yongchang Hou was so angry that he threw the glass in his hand after scolding: "Someone!"
Gu Chaochao was stunned for a moment, then he turned his head and saw four or five rough women walking in. She secretly said that it was not good, and turned her head to go out. He ran, but was stopped by one of the old women, who directly controlled his hands and feet.
Whether it is in reality or in novels, her physical strength is average, and these women do rough work all the year round, and anyone can easily restrain her.
Gu Chaochao struggled a few times but didn't break free. He couldn't help but open his mouth and scolded, "You're shameless, old man. You want to spoil people before you die, and you're not afraid of going down to the eighteen layers of hell after you die!"
Although the Marquis of Yongchang often said that he was going to die, he didn't think so. The representative allowed others to say the same thing. Hearing this, he was immediately furious: "Take off her clothes for me and tie her to the bed!" "
Yes!"
Calling Hong Chan outside the door.
Marquis Yongchang narrowed his eyes: "Stop shouting, I left people outside, your maid can't get in."
Gu Chaochao was stunned for a while, and only then did he vaguely hear the sound of fighting outside, it should be that Hongchan was trapped.
The coat had already been taken off, and the old woman still wanted to grab her underwear, but Gu Chao was in a hurry and opened his mouth to bite the old woman who restrained her. The old woman let go with a scream, and she took the opportunity to quickly run out.
The Marquis of Yongchang angrily said, "Follow me..."
Gu Chaochao was startled, and he stumbled and fell out. She closed her eyes subconsciously, but bumped into a firm embrace.
In the next second, silver light flashed, and a sword pierced into the heart of the woman who chased after him first. The next moment, the red rain sprayed from the sky and splashed onto Gu Chaochao's face.
The air in the yard condensed for a moment, and then the screams of the other women sounded. Gu Chaochao stared blankly at the body of the woman on the ground that was pierced by the sword. Before he could take a closer look, his eyes were covered.
"Don't look," a familiar voice sounded, "It's alright."
Gu Chaochao's lips trembled, and he settled down in an instant.
"Shen Mushen! You are so courageous, how dare you kill people at will in the Hou Mansion!" Yongchang Hou, who was disturbed, rushed out, his eyes darkened with anger.
Shen Mushen glanced at him indifferently, and a subordinate's voice came from outside the courtyard door: "Sir, those slaves have all been dealt with."
"Please go down and rest." After Shen Mushen finished speaking, he took off his cloak and directly covered Gu Chaochao. Strictly.
"Yes!"
The subordinate responded with a sound, then entered the door and forcibly took Yongchang Hou out.
"Let go of me! Let me go!"
Yongchang Hou was trembling all over, scolding constantly, but he was ignored, and he just rudely led him away. Hongchan entered the door in embarrassment, and when she saw the trembling person in Shen Mu's deep arms, she immediately knelt down: "If you didn't protect the madam, the slave should die."
Shen Mu looked at the wound on her body, picked up Gu Chaochao and walked out. .
Hongchan's eyes became even more ashamed, she turned her head and saw a few shivering old women, her eyes coldly pulled out the sword on the dead man.
Shen Mushen hugged Gu Chaochao and walked to his bedroom. Along the way, he met countless servants, but no one dared to look directly. Gu Chaochao rested his head on his shoulder quietly, quietly listening to his heavy breathing due to forbearance of anger, his flustered heart suddenly calmed down like never before.
When Shen Mushen put her on the bed, the cloak slid to the ground, the two looked at each other, and the room fell silent.
After a long time, Shen Mu said in a hoarse voice: "Don't be afraid, I'm back."
Gu Chaochao lowered his eyes: "I want to go home."
She is just an ordinary person, without the ability to go to heaven and earth, nor born with golden fingers, she I don't understand why she was chosen by the reader's will to become the noble person who saves the hero... She can't even save herself. If Shen Mushen didn't appear in time just now, it would be hard for her to imagine what would have happened to her.
She hasn't graduated from university yet, and the final exam is due in a month. She really wants to go home.
Shen Mushen heard the words and thought she wanted to go back home, so she raised her hand to tie her clothes: "Today is too late, shall I send you back tomorrow?
" Mu Shen's quiet eyes suddenly didn't want to say a word.
Shen Mushen also saw that she was tired. After helping her lie down, she tucked the quilt for her. She turned her head and lit an incense stick and placed it on the head of the bed: "Sleep."
"What is this?" she asked in a low voice .
"Soothing fragrance, it helps to sleep." Shen Mushen replied.
As soon as he finished speaking, Gu Chaochao felt a sudden drowsiness. At this moment, all her thoughts were gone, and she fell asleep without struggling.
Shen Mu stared at her sad brows for a long time, until the sound of even breathing sounded, he turned around and walked out.
Outside the door, the moonlight is like water, and the whole yard is sprinkled with silver light.
Hongchan was covered in blood, standing in the courtyard like a Shura in the dark night, and immediately knelt down when she saw him appear.
"It's all resolved?" Shen Mu asked indifferently.
Hong Chan lowered her head: "Don't stay alive."
Shen Mu gave her a deep look: "Go take a bath, don't tell her to smell blood."
"Yes."
Hong Chan responded and turned and left, and Shen Mushen went directly to the host. In the courtyard, as soon as he walked to the door, he heard Yongchang Hou's feeble scolding inside, his eyes were cold, and he walked into the room indifferently.
As soon as Yongchang Hou saw him, he scolded him more and more fiercely, his mouth was vague as if he was smashing phlegm: "Raised by a prostitute, you have no shame, and you can't die if you commit adultery with your stepmother! Don't think that I only have one son, you The position of the prince is stable, I, I will play the emperor, kill you two adulterers and prostitutes, and then inherit from the clan..."
Shen Mushen looked at him coldly: "If you want to play, you have to be able to play this. A room is enough, can you?"
"You...you bastard!" Yongchang Hou was angry and started coughing again, but unfortunately there was no one around, his face turned purple and no one helped him to pat his back.
However, Shen Mushen was unmoved: "It's already like this, but it's really amazing."
"Save, save..." Yongchang Hou's lips were unnaturally blue, and his chest began to rise and fall violently. The desire for life forced him to let go of his dignity and struggled to reach out to Shen Mu.
However, Shen Mushen just stared at him, until there was a trace of resentment in his eyes, then he lowered his eyes and turned to leave.
A night without a word, in a blink of an eye it is dawn.
The first ray of sunlight on the horizon pierced through the clouds, dispelling all the darkness in the Hou residence.
When Gu Chaochao woke up, he heard the news of Yongchang Hou's death.
She lost her mind for a long time, until Shen Mushen entered the door, and then she came back to her senses: "You killed him?"
"He died of illness." Shen Mu said in a deep voice.
Gu Chaochao frowned and stared at him, only to feel that after a night, he seemed even more unfathomable.
Shen Mushen sat down beside the bed, raised his eyes and looked at her: "Did you sleep well?"
"...Well." Gu Chaochao lowered his head.
Shen Mu looked at her intently, and after a long time he said unhurriedly: "I originally planned to send you back to Zhou's house today, but he died at an untimely time, which would be criticized by others, so I can only wait a few more days to send you home. ."
Gu Chaochao pulled the corners of his lips: "Don't worry." The Zhou family's parents were to cling to Ronghua's villain who could sacrifice their daughter, and she didn't want to see them.
Shen Mushen nodded slightly and said again: "Then take a good rest, I will handle the funeral, you don't have to worry."
Gu Chaochao responded.
Shen Mushen looked at her unintentional depression, and felt uneasy in her heart. She couldn't help but call her again: "Chaochao."
"Huh?" Gu Chaochao looked at her.
"From now on, it's just you and me," Shen Mushen looked at her seriously, "If you don't like it here, how about we live in another house?"
Gu Chaochao was slightly startled, and there was only one sentence in his mind for a long time— -
He really likes her now.
"How is it?" Seeing that she didn't speak, Shen Mushen asked again.
Gu Chaochao looked at him silently, and for a long time forced a smile: "It's fine here, let's not move."
"Alright, I'll listen to you." Shen Mu's deep eyes were filled with tenderness.
Gu Chaochao didn't dare to look directly into his eyes, he lowered his head and responded vaguely.
Shen Mu was deeply relieved, smiled and then went to work on the funeral.
In the past few days, he only slept for two or three hours a day in order to come back early. Now, when he comes back, he is busy with the affairs of the house, and he cannot rest for a while, and he has lost a lot of weight in just a few days.
But even though he was very tired, he was in a very good mood, especially when he thought of Gu Chaochao still living in his room, he felt a sense of joy.
"When the matter is over, I will take you to play outside the city, relax for a few days and come back." He said with a grin.
Gu Chaochao was considering a new way out. Hearing this, he glanced at his thin cheeks thoughtfully, but did not respond to his words.
However, for Shen Mushen, not opening and refusing is a kind of progress. He smiled, turned around and asked someone to arrange the matter of leaving the city. He just waited for Yongchang Hou's burial before taking her away.
However, before the departure of the city was arranged, Hongchan sent a letter.
"I found it under Madam's pillow." Hong Chan didn't dare to look up.
Shen Mu opened it deeply, it was Gu Chaochao's handwriting.
A petition letter asking the sage to grant her a monkhood.
Shen Mu was deeply silent, and the joy that had been born in the past few days faded like a tide, leaving only endless gloom and loneliness.
As night fell, the Hou Mansion fell into silence.
There was no light in the room, and Shen Mushen's whole person was in the darkness.
After a long time, he asked quietly, "Where is she?"
"...In the mourning hall." Hong Chan replied in a low voice.