Chapter 144 (Uneasy)
Shen Mushen kept saying to herself that Gu Chaochao was good to that woman, just because her uncle was the prefect, not because of anything else, but when he heard that Gu Chaochao got into a painting boat with the woman for half an hour and didn't come out. , He couldn't sit still, and directly asked someone to drive the carriage to the lake.
Gu Chaochao in the lake sneezed, and the little girl who was on the boat with her immediately served her a cup of hot tea.
"Thank you." Gu Chaochao took a breath and took a sip.
The little girl looked at her delicate appearance, her cheeks were red uncontrollably, and she whispered for a long time: "It would be great if you were not from a businessman."
Gu Chaochao smiled: "If I can choose, I will not Ken was born in a merchant's family." The
little girl heard melancholy.
It has to be said that Gu Chao is the most satisfying man she has ever met, but his background is too poor. She is not a person who covets glory, wealth and wealth, but she can't bear to marry someone in the future and be inferior to her own sisters. She can't accept the thought that she and Gu Chao are married, and that her first son will marry an ordinary concubine in the future. .
After Gu Chaochao finished drinking a cup of hot tea, his body had just warmed up a bit. When he looked up, he saw the little girl with tears in her eyes. She was startled: "What, what's wrong?"
"Young Master Gu, I'm sorry, you and I are destined to be destined in this life. Nothing." She choked.
Gu Chaochao: "?"
Although she didn't know why her sudden emotional outburst, but seeing her tears, Gu Chaochao quickly took out the handkerchief: "The girl is seasick?" The little girl felt ashamed, bit her lip and took the
handkerchief.
Seeing this, Gu Chaochao hurriedly called the boatman back to shore.
When the boat reached the shore, the little girl also calmed down, grabbed her handkerchief and disembarked with her. The boat they were on was not big, and it was a little unstable on the water. Gu Chaochao, dressed in men's clothing, jumped to the shore in three or two strokes, but the little girl died. in the gap.
Gu Chaochao quickly picked up the man with his eyes and hands.
When Shen Mushen arrived, she saw her 'holding' a strange woman, and her face darkened in an instant.
The little girl let go of her hand shyly and timidly, and thanked her respectfully. Gu Chaochao turned his head in a conscious way, and saw Shen Mushen standing behind a bare willow tree, staring at him with an expression of catching a traitor.
Gu Chaochao was stunned for a while. He hesitated and didn't go to find him. Instead, he lowered his head and spoke to the little girl: "It's getting late, I'll take you back."
"Thank you, Young Master Gu." The little girl nodded.
Gu Chaochao smiled and pulled the curtain to help her get into the car. Before he could keep up, he couldn't help but look back, but there was no one under the willow tree.
Out of breath?
Gu Chaochao raised his eyebrows, lowered his head and got on the carriage.
The carriage swayed to the prefect's house, and the car was silent.
The little girl glanced at Gu Chaochao from time to time, and finally couldn't help but say, "Master Gu."
"Huh?" Gu Chaochao looked at her gently.
The little girl blushed again, resisted her shyness and asked, "Master Gu...how do you think of me?"
...Why do you ask this suddenly, doesn't she really like her? Gu Chaochao hesitated for a moment, then answered extremely vaguely: "Master Zhifu's niece, of course, is very good."
"Is that so?" The little girl was a little disappointed, "What if my uncle is not the prefect? Am I still excellent?"
Gu Chaochao She smiled: "What the girl said, how could your uncle not be the prefect?"
I don't know whether she avoided the important and ignored it, or she didn't understand her question at all. place. The little girl was thin-skinned, and after biting her lip, she stopped asking.
Gu Chaochao breathed a sigh of relief.
The two became completely silent, and as the destination got closer, a faint melancholy began to linger in the carriage. Gu Chaochao pretended not to notice, and got off the carriage as soon as the carriage arrived: "Please, girl." The
little girl nodded slightly and followed her to the mansion.
Gu Chaochao led the way. When he was about to reach the door, he thought of something. He turned back and said a few words to the driver before entering the door again.
"Master Gu, what did you just tell me?" The little girl was curious.
Gu Chaochao raised his lips: "Nothing, just tell him to go back first."
Seeing that she refused to say more, the little girl suddenly felt a little sullen, lowered her head and quickened her pace. Gu Chaochao didn't know why, so he had no choice but to follow.
The prefect and his wife had been waiting in the mansion for a long time. When they saw them coming back, they immediately greeted them with a smile.
The prefect did not stop her. After she left, she gave the lady a look, and the lady began to question her niece. At first, the niece just said it was inappropriate, but she became anxious when asked, and suddenly burst into tears: "You are my own aunt after all, how could you push me into the fire pit for the sake of money?! I will go home and tell my parents, Tell them to see what good things you have done!"
Madam was startled, and quickly began to coax people: "You said that, why did I push you into the fire pit?"
"He Gu Chao is a businessman, you let me Marrying a businessman, isn't that just pushing me into the fire pit?!" The more the little girl said, the more aggrieved she became.
The lady was helpless: "I didn't force you to marry, why are you so sad?"
"You shouldn't have asked me to see you!" If you don't come, you won't be sad anymore. After the little girl finished speaking, thinking of Gu Chaochao's Qingjun's face, she cried even more sadly.
Seeing her making such a fuss, the prefect was immediately displeased: "Your father and brother are not good enough, and you don't have much wealth. The wealthy family has long been unable to reach the top. If you don't marry a businessman, could it be that you want to marry a poor scholar?" The
prefect's wife heard him I despised my parents' family like this, and I was suddenly unhappy: "What do you mean? If you look down on my family, you will leave me!"
"I didn't mean that..." The prefect explained quickly.
"Even marrying a poor scholar is better than marrying a businessman. At least in the next three generations, you will be able to take scientific examinations!" The little girl also retorted.
When chickens and dogs were jumping around in the prefect's house, Gu Chaochao had already left the prefect's house and was walking back and forth slowly.
After passing through a dead end, a big hand suddenly pulled her over and kissed her directly against the wall. Gu Chaochao snorted lightly, glanced around nervously, and after making sure that no one was there, he hugged his waist tightly and responded warmly to his kiss.
The street separated by a wall is full of traffic, and there are hawkers shouting everywhere, but the alley is silent, and only two people are left breathing rapidly.
At the end of the kiss, Shen Mu took a deep breath and let go of her unsteadily, rubbing her slightly rough thumb on her lips, wiping off a touch of crystal clearness: "You dare to hug and kiss
without seeing who it is?" Clear, but I smell it." Gu Chaochao said, and kissed him on the lips again.
Shen Mu snorted coldly: "Don't think so, I can stop worrying about you."
Gu Chaochao kissed him again.
"It's useless." Shen Mu's face was stern. Seeing that she still wanted to kiss her, she quickly took a step back, which didn't let her succeed.
"...Are you quite fast?" Gu Chaochao was speechless.
Shen Mu raised his chin arrogantly: "Don't look at me as a lame man, I can still avoid you."
Hearing him lift his leg so calmly, Gu Chaochao couldn't help laughing.
Seeing her smile, Shen Mushen lost her anger at once. He held her hand silently, and the two walked out slowly, but at the moment when they walked out of the alley, Gu Chaochao quickly let go of him.
Shen Mushen's hands were empty and he couldn't help looking at her.
Gu Chaochao thought he was going to be angry, and suddenly smiled apologetically.
"Have you been out all day, will you be bored?" Shen Mu asked deeply.
Gu Chaochao paused, and after realizing that he was asking about corsets, he hesitated and nodded.
"I know that I'm bored and still tell the driver to go first, is it true that I want to go back?" Shen Mu was deeply depressed.
"Isn't it a little kid who knew that General Shen would come and wait, so he asked the driver to go back first?" Gu Chaochao paused for a moment, then squinted at him, "Or is General Shen going to leave me like last time?"
Shen Mu deeply remembered the last time she walked alone for an hour before she got home, and she felt uncomfortable: "This time you take the car, I'll walk."
Gu Chaochao smiled.
She thought he was joking, but after she got into his carriage, he turned around and was about to leave. Gu Chaochao was startled, and quickly stopped him: "What are you doing?!"
"Walk home."
Gu Chaochao: "...Come up to me."
Shen Mushen refused.
Gu Chaochao said a few more words, and seeing that he insisted on walking, he could only jump off the carriage and shove the man up in person.
The two were pulling and pulling on the street for a long time, attracting a lot of onlookers. Even the driver of the General's Mansion had a strange expression. Gu Chaochao realized that something was wrong.
Shen Mu hesitated for a while, originally wanted to insist on walking back, but when he thought of Gu Chaochao's expression just now, he suddenly hesitated.
After a while, he finally got into the carriage.
"Don't you want to go back by yourself?" Gu Chaochao asked angrily.
Shen Mu tugged at the corner of his lips: "Chaochao, I owe you."
"Then treat me better, what is the compensation for walking?" Gu Chaochao glanced at him again, and saw that he was pursing his thin lips. Unable to get angry, he dawdled to sit beside him.
Shen Mushen immediately hugged her: "Chaochao, I love you."
"...The mouth is getting sweeter and sweeter." Gu Chaochao raised his lips happily.
Shen Mu was deeply dissatisfied: "At this time, you should have said the same thing."
Gu Chaochao clicked his tongue and sat up, suddenly holding his face solemnly.
Shen Mushen was forced to look at her, his Adam's apple moved suddenly: "Are you kidding me again? I won't believe you this time..."
"I love you."
Shen Mushen suddenly couldn't say anything. When the words came, he bit her lips impatiently for a long time, until she groaned in pain before forcibly stopping.
After the two returned home, Shen Mushen got out of the car first, and then silently urged her to go back with him with his eyes. Gu Chaochao wanted to pretend he didn't see it, but he was afraid that he would try to rob people's 'men' in public, so he could only follow with a blushing face in the end.
The two walked to Shen Mushen's bedroom one after the other. As soon as they entered the door, Shen Mushen pushed the person against the wall and closed the door with one hand.
From the door panel to the table, and then from the table to the bed, the clothes were taken off and thrown all over the floor, and the shadows on the bed were entangled and merged like water.
After a long period of nonsense, it was dark at the end, Gu Chaochao lay lazily on the bed, not even wanting to move his fingers. Shen Mushen was in good spirits. He went out and brought in a bowl of glutinous rice balls, and shared it with her, you and me.
"After eating the dumplings, we are reunited." Shen Mushen put down the empty bowl and lay down on the bed again.
Gu Chaochao picked a suitable position in his arms to lie down, and responded softly.
As soon as the Lantern Festival is over, the Spring Festival is completely over, the winter is gone step by step, and the spring is gradually coming.
As the grass grows Yingfei, the news of the emperor's critical illness also came from the capital, and at the same time, there was another gossip -
Shen Mushen was about to be dismissed from the official position.
When Gu Chaochao heard the news, the prefect was holding a banquet in the restaurant to invite guests, and she and Shen Mushen were among the invited.
"...This old thief must have no good intentions, and wants to humiliate you in front of everyone, you better not go." Gu Chaochao looked vigilant.
She can clearly remember how the prefect in the original text held a grudge after being disgraced by the male protagonist, and how he took revenge after the male protagonist fell down. Today's Shen Mushen is even worse than in the original text, I'm afraid he will only go too far.
Shen Mushen didn't take it seriously: "You have to go, how can I not go."
"I go to accompany guests, but you are going to be humiliated, can that be the same?" Gu Chaochao frowned, "In short, you are not allowed to go. ."
Shen Mu frowned deeply.
"Be obedient." Gu Chaochao coaxed helplessly.
Shen Mu pursed his lips: "You and I have always been close, if I don't go, what will he do if he bullies you?"
"I gave him so many gifts, no matter how small he is, he will never be able to anger me. ." Gu Chaochao laughed and tried to persuade him again and again, and finally persuaded him.
However, it turned out that she still underestimated the prefect's stinginess.
The prefect waited for a long time without seeing Shen Mushen, and then he knew that he had been released as a pigeon. Seeing this, Gu Chaochao shrank silently among the crowd, trying to minimize his presence as much as possible, but someone like her who can attend the banquet at a young age is destined to have a presence wherever she goes.
Hearing the other people's flattery to her, the prefect finally looked over: "Gu's Dalang is indeed a talented person. The last time I met my niece, my niece was obsessed with Dalang so much that the family was disturbed. The world is turned upside down."
As soon as he said these words, the people surrounding Gu Chaochao silently moved away.
Gu Chaochao got up quickly, smiled bitterly, and said, "Your Excellency is joking, that girl doesn't look down on the background of a small businessman at all, so how can she never forget her?" The
prefect snorted and glanced at the jade hairpin on her head at will: " You don't look like all the craftsmanship in Mining City."
Gu Chaochao's heart skipped a beat when he heard the words.
When she came today, she deliberately plucked all the things that Shen Mushen had given, but she didn't expect to forget the hosta alone.
She was very angry that the prefect was let go. She definitely couldn't admit that it was sent by Shen Mushen, so she said without changing her face: "If you go back to the prefect, this is from a passerby who bought it from a passerby in the small family. , it is said to be something from the capital."
"Yes, I thought it was a gift from General Shen. After all, everyone here knows that Gu Dalang has a strong relationship with General Shen, which is much deeper than that with my parents. Yes." The prefect chuckled lightly. The relationship between Gu Chaochao and Shen Mushen has been getting better and better.
He always gave heavy gifts on New Years and festivals, but he didn't know them well at all. Gu Chaochao was annoyed for no reason, but he still agreed: "Your Excellency is serious, I communicate with General Shen, one is because of the neighborhood, and the other is that he is also half-hearted. I take care of my family, so I have to take care of it, but in terms of friendship, I still have a strong relationship with adults."
"No, I can't be a businessman like you." The prefect smiled sarcastically.
He deliberately mentioned the word businessman just to humiliate Gu Chaochao, but he forgot that most of the people present were businessmen. Everyone's face changed a bit, but because they didn't dare to offend him, they endured the humiliation for a while.
Gu Chaochao pursed his lips and did not speak, he just stood there motionless. When the prefect saw her delicate cheeks, he was suddenly in a trance: "You look better than a girl..." As
he spoke, he wanted to touch it.
Gu Chaochao took a step back unbearably: "Sir, please respect yourself!" The
prefect suddenly turned black: "What did you say?" "I'm
not feeling well, so I'll leave today." Gu Chaochao turned around and was about to leave, but was stopped by two officers and soldiers out of the way.
"Did I tell you to go?" The prefect asked through gritted teeth, "Could it be that you climbed up to Shen Mushen and felt that you could ignore the official?"
Hearing his remarks, Gu Chaochao suddenly calmed down, turned his head and glanced at him, then faintly He opened his mouth: "Small dare not."
"Don't dare? Why does this officer look at you so daring?" The prefect sneered.
Gu Chaochao stopped talking.
Most of the people present had business dealings with Gu Chaochao. Seeing that she was being embarrassed all the time, they still offered to help. Everyone said what I said, the prefect finally calmed down, but he was not willing to let Gu Chaochao go like this. After thinking for a moment, he said lightly: "Aren't you tired?"
Gu Chaochao looked at him.
"A toast to the elders here, and this official will allow you to leave." The prefect said condescendingly.
Gu Chaochao immediately poured a glass of wine, drank it in front of everyone, and turned to leave.
"Stop," the prefect stopped her again, and waited for her to look at him before opening her mouth, "What I said is, respect each other." The
presence of elders, at least twenty or thirty people, he made it clear that he was going to be embarrassed. people. Gu Chaochao frowned, but in the end he still picked up the wine glass and drank it down one cup at a time.
Her setting in this world is a businessman, and she has a lot of entertainment on weekdays, so her alcohol intake is not bad, but drinking cup after cup like this is something that has never happened before.
By the time she drank the tenth cup, her brain had already started to feel dizzy, but she still held on to her breath and continued. By the time she drank the twentieth cup, she could no longer stand up. She carefully begged the prefect for mercy.
The prefect was expressionless, just waiting for her to continue drinking.
Gu Chaochao gritted his teeth, tried his best to wake himself up, and then poured his twenty-first glass of wine with trembling fingers.
All the people present looked at her embarrassed appearance, and gave birth to a sense of sadness and sadness, and the atmosphere gradually solidified unconsciously. On the other hand, the prefect on the throne was complacent, enjoying the joy of suppressing people with power at this moment.
By the time he drank the twenty-third cup, Gu Chaochao could no longer hold the cup, and barely fell down on the chair.
Just as she was about to pour the wine, the door of the room was suddenly kicked open, and the cool wind of early spring blew into the room, bringing a chill.
Everyone looked up, only to see Shen Mu's cold face, like an Asura in the dark night, walked in step by step, directly picked up Gu Chaochao, who was soft on the chair, and turned to walk out.
"Stop!" The prefect scolded sharply after regaining his senses.
The yamen immediately stepped forward to stop it, but was solved by Shen Mushen's guards in three or two strokes.
"Presumptuous! Presumptuous!" The prefect exploded with anger.
Shen Mushen, who was holding Gu Chaochao, suddenly stopped, and looked coldly sideways: "If I am really arrogant, you are already a dead soul under the sword at this moment.
" Has disappeared into the dark night of spring.
Shen Mushen walked out with Gu Chaochao without saying a word. As soon as he stepped out of the door of the restaurant, Gu Chaochao began to struggle. After he put himself down, he rushed to the corner and vomited.
Shen Mu patted her back in silence, until she finished vomiting in a dim light, then took out a jinpa and carefully wiped her mouth: "Sorry, I shouldn't have let you come alone."
"I insisted on doing it myself. Yes." Gu Chaochao became slightly awake after vomiting, but his words were still slurred.
Shen Mushen waited for her to rest in silence, then took her home.
Gu Chaochao went back to the room and unwrapped his breast wraps, but he couldn't help but vomited again. Shen Mushen was always by his side, and she didn't come out of her room until she finished drinking the antidote and fell asleep.
Outside the door, Chanjuan had been waiting on the spot, and she was blessed when she saw him come out.
Shen Mushen looked at her calmly: "Is something wrong?"
"General Shen, before you came, the young master has never been so embarrassed." Chanjuan was also very calm, facing Shen Mushen without fear, just explained to him fact.
Shen Mu was silent.
Some words are enough to stop at the end. Chanjuan didn't say anything more, and went straight into the room to take care of Gu Chaochao.
Shen Mu looked at the closed door deeply and wanted to enter the room after standing for a long time, but as soon as his hand touched the door, he couldn't help shrinking back.
In the room, Gu Chaochao slept very restlessly, even in the dream he was scolding the dog officer through gritted teeth.
After a night, Gu Chaochao woke up with a hangover, opened his eyes and saw Chanjuan lying beside the bed, but Shen Mushen disappeared.
She pinched the bridge of her nose and quietly walked around the sleeping Chanjuan to the table. When she poured a glass of water and was about to drink it, she looked up and saw a figure reflected in the paper window on the door.
Gu Chaochao paused and walked towards the door, and as soon as the door opened, he met Shen Mu's dark eyes.
"Why are you here so early?" she asked with a smile.
Shen Mu's throat twitched, and he still had the chill of an early spring night, but he didn't say much, just replied softly: "Well, it's early."
"Come in, I have a headache and can't blow the wind." Gu Chaochao said, frowning again because of the discomfort.
She opened the door further, but Shen Mushen stood still. Gu Chaochao felt a little uneasiness in his heart.