The sun was quite scorching yesterday, but today it was blocked by dark clouds, and the entire sky seemed to be collapsing.

It makes people feel upset.

After Chen Zhizhou and Gu Qing finished their breakfast, they boarded a carriage and headed for the cemetery in the back mountain.

The cemetery is located halfway up the mountain.

The lush green trees cover the cemetery in a verdant and spiritual aura, and the bluestone steps are neatly repaired, one by one, and it is obvious that they have been carefully maintained.

The carriage stopped at the foot of the mountain, and Chen Zhizhou leaned forward slightly and squatted in front of Gu Qing.

The latter paused, somewhat puzzled, and asked, "What are you doing?"

Chen Zhizhou waved from behind: "There are two hundred stone steps here, do you really want to climb them by yourself?"

Gu Qing has been spoiled since she was a child. She doesn't wield swords and guns like a military general's daughter, and her body is as soft as cotton. He is reluctant to tire his wife out.

"It's just two hundred steps. I can do it." Gu Qing stubbornly rejected his kindness, and the sadness in her eyes disappeared in an instant.

In her previous life, she was imprisoned in a nunnery outside the city by Gu Yunzhao. When she learned that the entire Chen family had been executed, she walked for a whole night to reach the capital.

It rained heavily that night and she was wet for several hours. The soles of her feet were worn out and she didn't even know what the pain was.

She is no longer a canary in a cage.

Seeing how serious she was, Chen Zhizhou didn't force her and led her up the mountain: "Then tell me when you are tired. Your husband is in good health, you know."

Gu Qing glanced at him and said angrily, "This is a cemetery. Don't act so recklessly. Be more careful with your words."

"Got it, ma'am." Every time Chen Zhizhou saw Gu Qing being so serious and solemn, he found it quite interesting and couldn't help but want to tease her.

Cuiping and the coachman were waiting at the foot of the mountain.

But after a while, the two of them walked into the deep mountains. There were lush trees all around, and birds and beasts were chirping. Gu Qing immediately felt refreshed.

He turned his head and happened to meet Chen Zhizhou's eyes.

"Why are you looking at me?" Gu Qing was a little surprised and looked quite uncomfortable.

Is it because I'm not dressed appropriately today? Or is there something on my face?

Chen Zhizhou smiled and said, "Madam, you are so beautiful that I can't take my eyes off you all the time."

Gu Qing was a little speechless.

Just now I asked him to restrain himself, but now his true colors are revealed again.

"Madam seems to like it here?"

There was curiosity and scrutiny in Chen Zhizhou's eyes.

Gu Qing took a deep breath and relaxed. "The trees here are lush and green, and it's beside the Huai River. It's really a place with spiritual energy."

"The most important thing is that there is no intrigue and conspiracy like in the capital." After Gu Qing said this, Chen Zhizhou paused.

Seeing a flash of pity in Gu Qing's eyes, he held her hand tighter and said, "When we are old, my wife and I will travel around the mountains and plains, how about that?"

Gu Qing raised her eyes to look at him, with tears in her eyes.

How could I not want to live like this?

But she never had control over her fate. Once she relaxed, the jackals would devour her.

In this life, she will never let the Gu family succeed again. She must change Chen Zhizhou's fate!

Thinking of this, Gu Qing's eyes turned red. She knew very well that Chen Zhizhou was ambitious, and now he could say such words.

In her previous life, she didn't have much contact with Chen Zhizhou. Whenever he opened his mouth, she would find an excuse to leave. They lived in the same room but were like strangers.

Gu Qing felt more and more regretful, and realized that he had treated her very well from the very beginning.

Chen Zhizhou is a sincere man. He is enthusiastic about the people, loyal to his master, and even more sincere to himself.

"Why are you crying again, Madam?"

Chen Zhizhou gently touched the corner of her eyes, and the love on his face became more intense.

Ever since Gu Qing changed his temperament and attitude towards her, she would often unconsciously reveal this expression.

Chen Zhizhou was so meticulous that he sent people to investigate several times in private, and even knew Gu Qing's childhood experiences clearly.

But he still couldn't understand why Gu Qing had changed. It seemed as if the woman in front of him was separated from him by hundreds of years of wind and dust, separated by a thin layer of white mist.

"Nowhere."

Gu Qing lowered her head, avoiding his gaze. When she looked up again, she had returned to normal, with a smile on her face: "I am very satisfied with your proposal."

“I’m a little touched.”

Chen Zhizhou held her face in his hands and said in a deep voice, "Why should you be so moved? I will give you whatever you like."

Gu Qing's heart was filled with warmth. She shook his hand and continued to walk towards the tomb of Chen's great ancestor.

Half an hour later, Gu Qing and Chen Zhizhou appeared in front of the magnificent tomb of the Chen family's ancestor.

The tombstone is very clean, without a single weed, and the flowers and trees around it are also very beautifully trimmed.

Chen Zhizhou looked calm, but he picked up a few branches from the side of the road, rolled them into a broom, and swept away the fallen flowers in front of the tombstone. He then arranged the tributes in the basket one by one, stepped back a few steps, knelt on the cushion, and bowed three times. His movements were solemn and meticulous.

Before this, he seemed to be indifferent to tomb sweeping, but now he was like a completely different person.

After he stood up from the mat, Gu Qing knelt down and took the incense stick between his fingers.

She closed her eyes and said with a pious expression: "Grandfather, I came here to burn incense for you sincerely. It was my husband's fault for breaking the rules last night."

Chen Zhizhou: “???”

This little fox actually still remembered what happened last night and even complained about himself to Taizu?!

Instead of getting angry, he laughed and thought that Gu Qing was a really cute woman.

You could say she is cute, but sometimes she is too serious. You could say she is serious, but she has eight hundred thoughts in her mind and is more cunning than a fox.

He had never seen such an interesting woman.

"Although my husband is naughty, I know he truly respects you and is a sincere man. Today, I come here to pray that your spirit in heaven will bless my husband and keep him safe and sound throughout his life. I do not ask for him to be appointed prime minister or a marquis, but I pray that misfortunes may turn into good fortune, that he may travel safely, that we may live happily together, and that his parents may be healthy."

Having said that, Gu Qing opened his eyes, and there was moisture in his eyes.

Chen Zhizhou stood there stiffly, watching Gu Qing bow three times solemnly and insert the incense into the incense burner.

Chen Zhizhou: "Madam...you..."

If he had always wanted to live a peaceful life with Gu Qing, it was out of loyalty and responsibility to his wife, but now he was indeed shocked that Gu Qing had gradually entered his heart and knocked on that door.

Ripples appeared in my heart, like the calm surface of a lake being stirred by the night breeze, melting into gentle waves.

Chen Zhizhou reached out to help her up. His large, powerful hands grasped Gu Qing's waist and lifted her up horizontally. "The Grand Master will hear your sincere wish and will make it come true."

"Really?" Although Gu Qing knew that he was bluffing, he still agreed with what he said.

"Of course. Taizu is a kind-hearted man. He loves to satisfy a well-behaved and pretty girl like you."

Gu Qing was amused by him and put her arms around his neck, resting her head on his chest.

Chen Zhizhou held her tightly, unwilling to let her walk down the mountain again, for fear of tiring her out.

"I can walk on my own."

Gu Qing looked back at Taizu's tomb and saw incense burning brightly.