Chapter 396: Being a Concubine

Capital city, backyard of Chang'an Palace.

Ever since she had the whole story with Gu Yuanjia that day, Yuzhu hadn't seen Master Gu for three days.

She knew that no matter how gentle and amiable Gu Yuanjia appeared on the surface, he was actually an arrogant person at heart.

It's impossible to let her be a concubine.

Moreover, Gu Yuanjia's injury has almost healed, and he is about to set off for Xizhou. Chunzhi has repeatedly urged her and Nian'er to go with him. They will live under the same roof in the future and will inevitably meet each other, so it is better to draw a clear line as soon as possible.

Yuzhu thought so and felt that it was best that Gu Yuanjia stopped pestering her.

She began to pack her luggage and handed over all the affairs of the mansion to a middle-aged female housekeeper named Yang. In the afternoon, Ji Changfeng sent a message saying that he was off today and invited him to have dinner together at the South City Restaurant.

Yuzhu accepted the invitation. Thinking that she and Nian'er would go to Xizhou soon and she didn't know when she would see her cousin again, she took her daughter with her to the appointment.

The south of the city was prosperous, and there were many stalls selling small gadgets and various kinds of food on the streets. Nian'er rarely had the opportunity to leave the palace, and when she saw these new things on the street, she felt very curious and stared at them intently.

"Nian'er!" Ji Changfeng walked towards them from the other end of the long street through the crowd. He was Nian'er's nominal father and hadn't seen the child for a long time. As soon as he saw them, he quickly stepped forward and took the child from Yuzhu's hands, "Nian'er, do you miss your father?"

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Nian'er was also very happy to see Ji Changfeng and responded very loudly.

"Nian'er is so good!" Ji Changfeng carried Nian'er around twice, then let her ride on his neck and play. He asked her, "What were you looking at just now? Do you like this butterfly kite?"

"I like it!" Nian'er nodded heavily.

"Then buy it for our Nian'er."

As Ji Changfeng said this, he asked the stall owner to take down the butterfly kite that Nian'er liked without even asking the price.

Seeing this, Yuzhu quickly said, "Don't buy it. Nian'er is just looking for something new. Besides, I'm going to Xizhou with her in the next two days, and it's hard to carry too many things."

"You want to take Nian'er to Xizhou?" Ji Changfeng was silent for a moment after hearing this, and then he said, "Prince Chang'an and the Princess are both in Xizhou, so it would be good for you to take Nian'er with you. We don't know when we'll see each other again, so you have to buy that kite."

As he spoke, he asked Nian'er if there was anything else she liked and he bought them for her.

Nian'er actually liked many things, but she still secretly glanced at A Niang. Seeing that A Niang didn't want her father to spend more money, she smiled and said, "I only like kites, butterfly kites."

Only then did Ji Changfeng let Nian'er lean over and personally took the kite from the vendor. He paid the silver and walked towards the restaurant not far away with Yuzhu.

Nian'er rarely gets to be with her father and mother, and she has just got a new butterfly kite that she likes. She is so excited about it that she plays with it and giggles all the way.

Yuzhu was standing by and was afraid that she would fall, so she kept reaching out to protect her. The two of them looked like a family of three who got along well with each other.

Gu Yuanjia, who was standing by the second-floor window in the teahouse opposite, happened to see this scene and his eyes suddenly darkened.

"Mr. Gu...Mr. Gu?"

The lobbyist from Prince Rui's Palace who was sitting with him called out to Gu Yuanjia twice, but he didn't respond. He followed his gaze and saw only a huge crowd of people on the street, nothing special.

Fortunately, Gu Yuanjia quickly retracted his gaze and asked, "What did Lord Liang just say?"

Seeing that Gu Yuanjia had come to his senses, Lord Liang continued, "Prince Rui loves talent and has visited Master Gu more than three times. Now that Prince Chang'an is far away in Xizhou, it's uncertain whether he will ever return to the capital. A talent like Master Gu should understand the principle of choosing the right tree to inhabit."

Gu Yuanjia smiled and said, "Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness. The capital has its prosperity, and Xizhou has its good things."

Lord Liang acted as a lobbyist for Prince Rui to recruit Gu Yuanjia, but he couldn't help but feel annoyed when he saw that this man refused to listen.

Before the other party could speak again, Gu Yuanjia stood up and said, "Gu has something important to attend to. I will be leaving first. Sir Liang, please do as you please."

As he spoke, he took out a silver ingot, placed it on the tea table to pay for the tea, and went straight downstairs.

Only Lord Liang was left sitting there, fuming with anger.

Yuzhu and Ji Changfeng, who were in the crowd in front, took Nian'er into the restaurant and ordered a few signature dishes.

Yuzhu helped Nian'er wash her hands and then gave her some cakes to eat.

Nian'er ate by herself, and did not forget to invite A Niang and Ji Changfeng to eat together.

Yuzhu and Ji Changfeng both accompanied her to eat.

Nian'er ate more and more deliciously.

"Originally, you were going to Xizhou. I should have divorced you as soon as possible so that you could find another good partner sooner rather than later. However..."

Ji Changfeng felt quite embarrassed when talking about this.

He originally thought that Miss Xu's relentless pursuit of him would only last for a while, but now several months have passed, and Miss Xu not only has no intention of giving up, but has pursued him even more closely than before.

Ji Changfeng knew since he was a child that he was engaged to his distant cousin, and he never had any contact with women. Even after the two families lost contact, he went to Nanzhou to meet Yuzhu specifically for this engagement.

Even if Yuzhu was pregnant with someone else's child, he was willing to marry her.

But the appearance of Miss Xu disrupted everything.

"Don't worry, cousin," Yuzhu said. "Anyway, I just want to raise Nian'er well. I'm not in a hurry to remarry. There's no rush to get a divorce right now. It won't be too late later."

After hearing what Yuzhu said, Ji Changfeng stopped talking and started picking up food for Nian'er.

The cousin of the Ji family was not a talkative person to begin with, and it was only after Yuzhu asked about his recent situation that he started to talk.

After dinner, Nian'er was in a good mood and insisted on flying a kite.

Ji Changfeng thought that it would be difficult for him to see the little girl in the future, so he took Yuzhu with him to play.

This game took most of the day.

When Yuzhu brought Nian'er back to the palace, it was dark.

She bathed Nian'er, changed her into clean clothes, and just as she carried Nian'er to the bed, the child fell asleep.

Nian'er had a great time and was really tired.

Yuzhu covered Nian'er with a small quilt and went to take a bath and change clothes. A gentle breeze blew at night, shaking the flowers and trees in the yard.

She washed her hair and sat in front of the bronze mirror to dry it slowly, while thinking about what to bring to Xizhou.

Suddenly, in the silence, there were slight footsteps.

The visitor stopped in front of the door and knocked three times gently.

Yuzhu thought it was the maid who came to see her for something, so she didn't even raise her head and said, "Come in."

The man came in, lifted the bead curtain, and made a slight sound.

Yuzhu was about to ask what was going on when she looked up and saw Gu Yuanjia coming towards her against the light.

Gu Yuanjia was originally a handsome young man, with elegant clothes, but now it was still February, so he wore thin clothes and light brocade robes. In the middle of the night, he wore a purple robe, a jade crown, and held a fan in his hand...

She dressed up like this. Who was she trying to seduce?

In the blink of an eye, Gu Yuanjia appeared in front of Yuzhu.

Yuzhu never expected that Gu Yuanjia would suddenly come over at night. She was inevitably surprised, "You...why are you here at this time?"

Gu Yuanjia walked forward slowly, his expression calm and he said, "A concubine should come at night."