Since the Qingming Festival, the weather has become increasingly hot and unbearable.

Gu Qing's wound had not yet scabbed and healed, so Chen Zhizhou personally took care of his food and clothing.

The weather was sunny that day.

The stuffiness finally dissipated a little. After Gu Qing finished her breakfast, she begged Chen Zhizhou to take her out of the house to bask in the sun in the yard.

"No, your wound isn't fully healed yet. If you pull it, won't all your efforts be wasted? Besides, the weather is hot and the wound will fester easily. You should rest for a few more days. Then, how about we go to the northern border to escape the summer heat?"

Chen Zhizhou wiped Gu Qing's palms and comforted him patiently.

Gu Qing looked at him sideways. After a good night's sleep last night, Chen Zhizhou's complexion had returned to normal.

His body is really good. If he doesn't sleep for three days and three nights, it will take him half a month to recover.

But she is not the type to sit idle.

Now I rely on others for all my food. Not only do I feel uncomfortable physically, but my heart also feels as if it is being eaten by hundreds of insects.

Gu Qing suddenly held Chen Zhizhou's hand and paused his movements.

She pretended to be coquettish and said, "Do you think I'm begging you? I haven't been in the sun for several days. My complexion must be very bad. How can a person live without the sun?"

Hearing this, Chen Zhizhou took a closer look at her face, which was indeed more haggard and yellow than usual.

But that's only compared to usual. If Gu Qing is placed in a crowd of people, she is still fair and translucent.

"No." Chen Zhizhou refused without thinking.

Then he turned his eyes away, gently pulled his hand out, and took her other hand to wash it.

Seeing this, Gu Qing dodged him and snorted.

Chen Zhizhou was helpless and turned back to say with a smile: "Then Madam, please don't cry out in pain later."

He originally wanted to scare Gu Qing, but she actually laughed and said, "I will definitely not scream!"

Chen Zhizhou's mouth twitched, and he was in a dilemma for a moment.

"Have someone prepare a bench under the corridor, and you carry me over. I won't need to walk around, and it won't easily hurt the wound. Isn't that the best of both worlds?" Gu Qing said.

Hearing this, Chen Zhizhou's expression softened a little.

"I really can't beat you."

He tapped her between the eyebrows, then told Cuiping to cover the bench with thick cushions and place it in the best sunlight spot on the corridor.

Chen Zhizhou leaned over and gently picked up Gu Qing horizontally, trying his best to keep her belly flat.

While hugging him, he asked, "Does it hurt?"

Seeing that he was struggling because he was too careful, Gu Qing felt a little sorry and shook his head to comfort him: "It's okay, it doesn't hurt at all."

"Starting from noon today, you should eat more, and your body will be as light as floating duckweed." Chen Zhizhou picked her up steadily and strode out of the house, placing her on the soft couch.

The air in the corridor is fresh and pleasant, the fragrance of gardenias is refreshing, and the sunlight blocked by the leaves falls through the gaps.

Gu Qing couldn't help but touch that warmth, and he felt very comfortable from head to toe.

She has been feeling very depressed these days. If she had known that she would be so depressed after being injured, she would definitely have thought of a more comprehensive way to save Chen Zhizhou.

Cui Ping had just heard the young master's words and bowed, "Master, the kitchen has already prepared lunch. It has all the necessary tonics and soups. The master has specifically instructed the kitchen to prepare food for Madam's health."

Gu Qing came back to his senses and felt helpless when he heard this.

In the past few days, no matter what kind of delicacies Chen Zhizhou brought into the house, she couldn't eat so much even if she had ten stomachs.

Now my parents-in-law have prepared a lot more, but I can’t waste their efforts.

Gu Qing looked conflicted. Chen Zhizhou found her look adorable and said in a serious tone, "If you get better soon and gain some weight, you won't have to supplement like this."

Gu Qing lay on the couch, feeling in a good mood after basking in the sun.

She was not annoyed at all, and for the first time ever, she said, "Don't worry, as long as I can get out in the sun and see people every day, I will eat as much as my husband lets me."

"You said it, you can't go back on your word." In the past few days, he put a lot of thought into making sure Gu Qing could eat more.

But Gu Qing didn't have a good appetite, so he only ate one bite of each dish and pushed the rest to himself.

One cannot beat or scold one's own wife. Chen Zhizhou has been marching, fighting, and managing soldiers for so many years, and has never encountered such a difficult situation.

"Of course, once a word is spoken, it cannot be taken back."

In the sunshine, Gu Qing had a cheerful smile on her lips. She was more delicate than a flower, and one could fall in love with her at first sight.

Chen Zhizhou moved a chair and sat next to her, basking in the sun with her.

"I've never thought that sunbathing is such a pleasant thing before." Chen Zhizhou suddenly spoke, looking down at Gu Qing with lingering tenderness in his eyes.

Gu Qing narrowed her eyes slightly, folded her hands behind her head, and looked relaxed and comfortable. "That's natural. People, like the flowers and leaves of trees, also need to absorb the essence of the sun and the moon. Otherwise, they will be like withered bean sprouts."

"You are usually very busy with official duties. You have to take care of the Chen family while guarding against other people's schemes and frame-ups. Naturally, you rarely have time to enjoy these things slowly."

Gu Qing's tone was very soft and slow, but it flowed like a trickle of water into Chen Zhizhou's heart.

He stared at the woman beside him, unable to take his eyes off her for a moment.

Seeing that the person next to him was silent for a long time, Gu Qing opened his eyes and looked at him curiously.

The next moment, she suddenly met his eyes full of love, and her heart skipped a beat. Gu Qing couldn't help but blush and stammered, "You...why are you staring at me like that?"

"Madam, it would have been great if I had known you earlier."

Gu Qing was stunned, and a sudden pain came from somewhere in his heart. In fact, they had known each other in their previous life.

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