Chapter 167: Not Expecting Gu Yan to Die

At the end of April, happy events occurred one after another in Chang'an City.

Xie Shi'an, the son of Prince Wu, married Fu Qianran, the eldest daughter of the Fu family. His Majesty, the Queen and the Crown Prince came to the Xie family in person, which gave the Xie family enough face. Before, when Zhao Jing got married, His Majesty did not come in person.

In the afternoon, Xie Shian’s bridal sedan took Fu Qianran around the inner city.

Ye Zhimiao came to find Yun Xiangye to watch the fun.

Along Zhuque Street, people gathered together to watch the lively scene of Xie Shian marrying the eldest daughter of the Fu family.

Yun Xiangye saw that Ye Zhimiao's eyes were on Zhao Rui, the best man beside Xie Shian, and couldn't help but sigh, "Miaomiao."

Ye Zhimiao said: "Although this bridal sedan has red gauze, one can also see that the eldest daughter of the Fu family has an extraordinary temperament. No wonder she was originally selected by the palace to be the crown princess, but it's a pity that she was snatched away by Ye Wanhe..."

Yun Xiangye took a deep breath and said, "Ye Zhimiao, don't talk nonsense!"

Ye Zhimiao frowned and asked, "Sister, why do you always help Ye Wanhe?"

Yun Xiangye didn't want to pay any more attention to the ignorant Ye Zhimiao. She was indeed too young, and she would understand when she was older.

Xie Shian's wedding was also very grand. After the bridal sedan left, Yun Xiangye went to West Street to help. The day after tomorrow would be her cousin's wedding day, and the Su family had plenty of places to entertain guests.

Yun Xiangye went to help Aunt Yun entertain the guests and count the things needed for the wedding the day after tomorrow.

After working all day, it was already dark when Yun Xiangye returned to the embroidery workshop.

As soon as Yun Xiangye returned to the embroidery workshop, she saw Gu Yan, who was leaning against the side door and looked drunk.

Seeing Yun Xiangye coming over, Qing Ming hurriedly said, "Madam..."

"I'm no longer your wife." Yun Xiangye frowned.

Qing Ming said: "Madam, the prince is drunk and refuses to go anywhere."

"Xiangye." Gu Yan saw Yun Xiangye coming, and he came over drunkenly and took Yun Xiangye into his arms, "Xiangye."

Yun Xiangye smelled the odor of alcohol and hurriedly pushed Gu Yan away, saying, "Go away!"

Yun Xiangye saw Gu Yan stagger two steps and fall to the ground. It seemed that he was really drunk.

When Xiao Nuonuo saw Gu Yan fall, she stepped forward and helped him up.

Yun Xiangye was afraid that the drunk Gu Yan would hurt Xiao Nuonuo, so she took the initiative to help him.

Gu Yan saw Yun Xiangye holding her in his arms, "I feel so uncomfortable."

Yun Xiangye said coldly: "If you feel uncomfortable, go back home and rest, or find a doctor to treat you. Why are you looking for me?"

Gu Yan took Yun Xiangye's hand and placed it on his chest. "I feel uncomfortable here, Xiangye. Without you by my side, I can't sleep all night. It hurts so badly here."

Yun Xiangye saw that Gu Yan was really drunk. She had never seen Gu Yan so vulnerable.

Gu Yan whispered, "Xiang Ye, I don't know what I should do to make you forgive me. Tell me, I'll do it, okay? Otherwise, you'll have to beat me up and scold me. Please don't drive me away again."

Yun Xiangye frowned.

Little Nuonuo pulled Yun Xiangye's sleeve and said in a baby voice, "Mom, don't chase Dad away."

Yun Xiangye took a deep breath, looked at the drunken Gu Yan and said, "Come in first."

It's not good to be seen being so shy outside.

After entering the house, Run'er poured Gu Yan a cup of cold tea in a bad mood.

Yun Xiangye smiled gently when she saw Run'er's appearance. She fed the cold tea to Gu Yan who was pestering her. It was a pity that she was not good at painting, otherwise she would have painted this shameless scene of Gu Yan to make him feel ashamed and angry when he woke up.

After drinking the cold tea, Gu Yan did not seem to be sober at all. Instead, he came close to Yun Xiangye, smelled her hair and took a deep breath, "It smells so good."

After Gu Yan finished speaking, he leaned against Yun Xiangye and fell asleep.

Yun Xiangye frowned and pushed Gu Yan away, "Run'er, spread a quilt on the floor."

"Yes." Run'er responded.

Yun Xiangye helped the drunk Gu Yan to the mat that Run'er had just laid, and then threw Gu Yan to the ground. She didn't even want to cover Gu Yan with a quilt.

Instead, Xiao Nuonuo went over and took out her favorite quilt that she had used since she was a baby and covered Gu Yan with it.

Yun Xiangye smiled and said, "Nuonuo is very good, but your father is not worthy."

When Yun Xiangye went to bed, she stomped hard on Gu Yan who was lying on the ground, full of personal grudges, which also served to vent her anger.

Run'er said, "Miss, the ground here is damp, which may damage people's yang energy. Isn't it a bad idea to let him sleep on the ground?"

Yun Xiangye looked at Run'er and said, "Since he wants to stay in the embroidery workshop, he can only sleep on the floor."

Run'er whispered again: "But I heard from the old man at Fangqiao that sleeping on the floor will hurt men and make them prone to hair loss... Will this prince become bald in the future?"

Yun Xiangye couldn't help laughing when he thought of Gu Yan's bald head. "It's just right for him to live out his life alone as a monk in a temple, so he doesn't need to shave his head. You can go down."

"Yes." Run'er responded.

The sky is getting darker, the Dragon Boat Festival is approaching, the cicadas are chirping in the summer night, and the weather is very hot.

Yun Xiangye fanned Nuonuo and gradually fell asleep.

The next morning, when she woke up, she saw Gu Yan still sleeping on the ground. She kicked him and said, "It's already past 12:00 a.m., and today is not a day off. If you don't go to the Censorate, it will be too late."

Gu Yan slowly opened his eyes, and his head suddenly ached violently. He saw Yun Xiangye coughing with a nasal sound: "Cough cough."

Yun Xiangye took two steps back in disdain, "Don't you have a cold? If you do, stay away from us mother and daughter, and don't pass the disease to us."

Gu Yan wanted to get up, but he felt sore all over that he didn't even have the strength to move. It seemed like he was back to the time more than three years ago when he saved Yun Xiangye and she was seriously ill. "Please ask an imperial physician to come to me. I'm afraid I'm seriously ill again."

Yun Xiangye asked, "Why are you so weak? You just slept on the floor for a day, and you're already sick?"

Gu Yan frowned when he heard the word "weak" and forced himself to stand up. He grabbed Yun Xiangye's wrist and pulled her into his arms and said, "Do you want to try to see if I am weak or not?"

Yun Xiangye didn't feel the heat until she was in Gu Yan's arms. She raised her hand and placed it on Gu Yan's forehead and said, "It's really hot. Go back to the princess's mansion and see the imperial physician."

Gu Yan said, "No, my grandmother will be worried if I go back. It's been hot these days and my grandmother is not in good health. Please let me rest here for a few days."

Yun Xiangye frowned slightly and asked, "How many days?"

Gu Yan said: "I will leave after I recover from my illness."

Yun Xiangye asked, "Don't you have anywhere else to live in Chang'an City?"

Gu Yan said: "I'm here. If anything happens, I can see you and Nuonuo for the last time..."

"Bah, what nonsense are you talking about!"

Yun Xiangye frowned and looked at Gu Yan. Although she was reluctant to forgive Gu Yan, she did not hope that Gu Yan would die.

For Nuonuo, it is better to have a biological father after all.

Yun Xiangye asked Run'er to find Qing Ming who was outside to ask the imperial physician to come. About half an hour later, the imperial physician arrived.

The imperial physician felt Gu Yan's pulse and said, "The cold evil has entered your body. It is inevitable that you have been greedy for coolness in this hot weather, which has led to a cold and fever. I will prescribe a prescription. I will boil some medicine for you to take first to see if you can get better."

Gu Yan coughed and said, "Thank you, Imperial Physician. I hope the Imperial Physician will keep this a secret from my family and not let my parents know."

The imperial physician replied, "Yes, Your Highness."

After the imperial physician wrote the prescription, Qing Ming went to get the medicine.

Yun Xiangye looked at Gu Yan lying seriously ill on the small couch, and her thoughts went back to three years ago when they had just gotten married. At that time, Gu Yan was much sicker than he is now, and she would still feel shy when she saw Gu Yan.

After all, a completely stranger man became her husband. However, Yun Xiangye was considerate and caring towards him because she remembered his life-saving grace and was also a little attracted by Gu Yan's beauty...

When the smell of medicine wafted over, Yun Xiangye’s thoughts returned.

Run'er brought the medicine into the room and said, "Prince, the medicine is ready."

Gu Yan looked at Yun Xiangye and said, "Xiangye, feed me."