Chapter 37

After getting Xiao Xinghan's promise, Gu Yanling looked at him with more than just favor. She would kiss him whenever she had the chance.

I stayed at Xiao Xinghan's place yesterday, but didn't go back because I wasn't feeling well. Unexpectedly, I had a fever again at night. The imperial physician came to check and said that sweating would be enough.

Xiao Xinghan asked someone to get some water and wiped Gu Yanling's body. After doing this several times, the temperature finally dropped.

Gu Yanling was so sleepy that she didn't realize it at all. When she woke up the next day, she refused to lie down in bed no matter what. However, as soon as her feet touched the ground, her legs began to tremble and her body felt weak.

Xiao Xinghan found it funny to see him lying back down as if nothing had happened.

Gu Yanling thought that she was in this situation because of him, and glared at him: "You're still laughing! It's all your fault!"

Xiao Xinghan grabbed his hand and kissed it on his lips: "If you feel bored in the house, I will carry you to the pavilion to sit for a while."

Gu Yanling: "I don't want it."

He was lying down to recuperate, and Xiao Xinghan stayed with him in the room. Gu Yanling wanted to read the storybook again, but Xiao Xinghan said he would not read it to him and let him read it by himself.

Just read it by yourself. Gu Yanling lay on the pillow and read. After a while, he complained that his eyes were tired. In the end, Xiao Xinghan read it to him. The stories in these vernacular books were all similar. The early stages were full of romance and sweetness, but the later stages were full of prejudices and various conflicts that followed.

Gu Yanling felt bored: "Is there no happy ending?"

These stories were borrowed by Xiao Xinghan from Li Youfu to the manager of Zhuangzi. They were the best-selling books in Yangzhou City recently. Xiao Xinghan quickly flipped through a few more books and found that the stories were all the same in different forms.

Since it sells well, it means that this kind of story is popular. Although love between people from different social classes is attractive, people also feel that there will be no good result in this situation. Since ancient times, people have emphasized matching.

Xiao Xinghan was worried that Gu Yanling might overthink things, so he comforted him, "These are just fictional stories, don't take them seriously."

The stories Gu Yanling had read before were all happy and contented, but seeing that the endings of the recent stories were all so unhappy, she wondered, "Could it be that the writer of the story recently suffered a setback in love and is unhappy himself, so he wrote it this way?"

Xiao Xinghan followed his words and responded, "Very likely."

Gu Yanling didn't want to listen anymore and stretched out her arms towards Xiao Xinghan, "Master, please carry me to the yard to bask in the sun. I'm going to get moldy if I lie down all the time."

Xiao Xinghan: "It's moldy already?"

Gu Yanling was picked up by Xiao Xinghan and sighed pretentiously: "It's so boring. There's nothing fun here. Why don't we go back tomorrow?"

The weather was nice today, and a reclining chair was placed under the pear tree in the yard. Xiao Xinghan had someone put a soft blanket on the reclining chair and carried Gu Yanling to the chair. "Weren't you thinking about riding horses earlier? Don't you want to play anymore?"

Gu Yanling lay sideways on the chair: "Don't rush now, there will be opportunities in the future."

Xiao Xinghan hummed, "When we get back to Beijing, I'll take you hunting. I have a Ferghana horse."

If you want to ride a horse, there is no need to worry about not having the opportunity. Galloping in the royal hunting ground is more enjoyable.

Gu Yanling became interested: "A Ferghana horse? I heard that this horse is extremely rare, runs at an astonishing speed, and is extremely majestic."

Xiao Xinghan: "Yes, it's fast. This horse is difficult to breed. It is indeed rare."

Gu Yanling: "How did the young master get such a rare horse?"

Xiao Xinghan: "It was a reward from His Majesty."

Gu Yanling was even happier when she heard this: "Young Master is amazing, to be so appreciated by His Majesty."

"The book says that when a Ferghana horse runs, its body turns bright red. Is that true?"

Seeing how interested he was, Xiao Xinghan said, "You'll know when you see it. If you like it, I'll give it to you."

Gu Yanling blinked at him and said, "Are you really going to give it to me?"

Xiao Xinghan: "Is it possible? It's just a horse."

He can give Gu Yanling anything from his East Palace as long as she likes it.

Gu Yanling didn't think Xiao Xinghan was deceiving her, it was just a pity. He wouldn't go to the capital, otherwise he really wanted to see the Ferghana horse and see if it was as majestic as described in the book. But she said, "Then I have to thank you, young master."

…

Thinking about important matters, the next day, as soon as Gu Yanling recovered and had breakfast, she urged to go back.

Xiao Xinghan knew his temper and what he wanted to do, so he asked Li Youfu to pack up and prepare to return to the city.

In the carriage, Gu Yanling was daydreaming with his chin propped up.

Seeing him so quiet, Xiao Xinghan asked, "What are you thinking about?"

What else could he think of? He was thinking about how to legitimately let Xiao Xinghan investigate Liu Qingsong, the prefect of Yangzhou.

Gu Yanling was about to speak when the carriage suddenly stopped.

The car door opened from the outside, and Li Youfu reported, "Master, I happened to meet Master Liu. He wants to invite you to his house for a chat."

Gu Yanling quickly sat up straight and looked at Xiao Xinghan.

Xiao Xinghan said calmly, "Tell Lord Liu that I'm not feeling well and need to go back to rest."

Li Youfu: "Yes."

Outside the carriage, Li Youfu conveyed Xiao Xinghan's intentions to Liu Qingsong, who smiled and said, "In that case, I won't disturb your master's rest."

Liu Qingsong stepped aside and watched the carriage leave. Hu Jiawei followed behind him. Seeing Xiao Xinghan's arrogance, he asked, "Brother-in-law, who is this guy? You've been asking for favors, yet he's so rude."

Liu Qingsong was not annoyed by the face-brush. Instead, he carefully warned: "He's from a powerful background. He holds a badge from the Six Ministries. You should be quiet for the time being. Don't open any casinos or engage in any shady business for now."

Hu Jiawei was indignant: "I know, the casino is closed."

In the carriage.

Gu Yanling stared at Xiao Xinghan with sparkling eyes.

Xiao Xinghan: "What do you want to say?"

Gu Yanling sat down next to him and said, "Young Master, you are so arrogant. The prefect invited you, but you ignored him and didn't even show up. You actually asked Li Youfu to send him off. You simply don't take him seriously."

He is just a prefect. Why should His Royal Highness the Crown Prince give him face? Not to mention that the other party's flattering nature does not please Xiao Xinghan.

Seeing his happy face, Xiao Xinghan asked, "You look very happy?"

Gu Yanling blinked her eyes and looked even more proud: "Can't I be happy? The young master is so powerful, he must hold a very high position. If I follow the young master, I will be able to walk sideways in the future. Let's see who dares to mess with me in the future!"

Xiao Xinghan: "Who has offended you? How can you let them off easy? The medicine powder in your bag should be put to good use."

"The young master will always make fun of me. Anyway, with the young master's support, I can walk sideways in Yangzhou City from now on—"

Gu Yanling was worried that he couldn't find an opportunity, but at this moment his eyes turned and a plan came to his mind.

Xiao Xinghan: "What are you planning now?"

Gu Yanling smiled and poured a cup of tea for Xiao Xinghan: "No, no, Master, have some tea."

Xiao Xinghan: "Don't mess around, don't cause trouble, I don't want to be too conspicuous on this trip."

Gu Yanling: "Oh, who caused the trouble? I don't know how to be honest!"

Xiao Xinghan knew that he was not a quiet person, but he didn't say anything. If he really caused trouble, he could handle it.

After Gu Yanling thought of a solution, she hugged Xiao Xinghan's arm, leaned on his shoulder, and was secretly happy.

"Young Master."

Xiao Xinghan lowered his eyes to look at him.

Gu Yanling called out again: "Master!"

Xiao Xinghan: "Speak."

Gu Yanling raised her head and looked at him, smiling and saying, "I just called you."

“…”

Xiao Xinghan pinched his face and held him in his arms.

Gu Yanling took the initiative to kiss him on the mouth. They were both at the age of full blood and vigor, and they had both started having sex.

Gu Yanling covered her mouth and buried her face in Xiao Xinghan's arms, too embarrassed to make any sound, for fear that Chang Feng and Li Youfu who were driving outside would hear the noise.

Woohoo, who can blame him for not having self-control?

At this moment, the robe is intact, but the panties are thrown aside, which were just taken off this morning.

At this moment, he was greedily biting Xiao Xinghan's fingers.

Seeing that he was about to collapse into a ball of embarrassment, Xiao Xinghan deliberately whispered in his ear: "Is the entanglement so tight?"

Gu Yanling almost cried because of his actions.

Xiao Xinghan originally wanted to tease him, but seeing that he was almost suffocating, he pinched his jaw with his other hand to allow him to breathe through his nose. When he couldn't control himself and wanted to scream, he blocked his mouth with his mouth and swallowed the sound back into his throat.

…

Gu Yanling used her panties to wipe Xiao Xinghan's hands. He was only wearing a shirt under his robe, and he felt guilty like a thief, fearing that Chang Feng and Li Youfu would hear his mischief in the car.

Xiao Xinghan took a while to calm down. Seeing that Gu Yanling looked uneasy, he said, "Relax, even if they heard something, they won't tell anyone."

Gu Yanling muttered: "I'm not as shameless as you."

Xiao Xinghan almost laughed out of anger. Who was it that just pulled his hand and kept pushing it behind him?