Chapter 439 Concessions

Seeing that Gu Shuyan was staggering, Yun Yichen quickly stepped forward and helped her up.

"How are you? Did you twist your ankle?"

Yun Yichen had just clearly seen Gu Shuyan's movements. If he guessed correctly, Gu Shuyan's foot hit a stone when she turned to dodge the sword.

Upon hearing this, Gu Shuyan looked at her feet and was about to shake her head and say no when Yun Yichen picked her up in his arms.

"Fool! You know they have no good intentions, yet you still followed them. Aren't you afraid something might happen to you? What would I do then?"

Yun Yichen's words unconsciously carried a hint of slyness. If it weren't for the secret guards he had arranged reporting to him, he wouldn't have known that Gu Shuyan had abandoned Xu Feng and followed Sun Ruoyun out.

Knowing she was in the wrong, Gu Shuyan didn't dare to say anything more. She just looked at Yun Yichen with a pleading expression and said, "Brother Yun, I know I was wrong. Next time, no matter what happens, I will let you know first."

It wasn't that Gu Shuyan didn't want to tell Yun Yichen about this, but she knew that if she told Yun Yichen that he had come out with Sun Ruoyun, Yun Yichen would absolutely disagree.

So in order to go out with Sun Ruoyun smoothly, Gu Shuyan acted first and informed her later. She even used an excuse to send Xu Feng and Wei An away.

It was precisely because of this that Yun Yichen became even angrier. So when he saw Gu Shuyan in danger, after determining which sword strike wouldn't be fatal to her, Yun Yichen deliberately made Gu Shuyan face this life-threatening danger on her own.

"You always do this, knowing it's impossible but still doing it, and not only that, you don't tell me anything."

Yun Yichen was genuinely angry. As a man, he felt that the little girl never consulted him about anything.

Seeing her acting suspiciously, Yun Yichen felt very uncomfortable. As a result, the Grand Secretary unconsciously became a bit childish, and ironically, he did not do anything wrong in his temper.

Gu Shuyan couldn't help but blush as she recalled how Yun Yichen had saved her at the critical moment.

Looking back, she did sometimes take too many risks, to the point that those around her were often worried about her dangerous actions.

But she had no choice but to do so. The current political situation in the court clearly showed the Fifth Prince holding absolute power, and the Sun family's influence was growing stronger over time. If she didn't ascertain the situation as soon as possible, Gu Shuyan worried that once Lu Youming was overthrown, no one would be able to stand against Lu Yuanbin.

Now, she can no longer just think about avenging her past life and killing Lu Youming; she also needs to consider the future of Yun Yichen and the Marquis's mansion.

"Okay, Brother Yun, don't be angry anymore, okay? Next time I'll just tell you in advance so you can be prepared."

Gu Shuyan's pouting lips were quite cute, but her voice, which carried a hint of coquetry, made it impossible for anyone to get angry.

"Just to be mentally prepared? Does that mean you'll be doing this kind of thing again in the future?"

Yun Yichen's heart had already softened considerably, but he deliberately put on a threatening expression. This girl was becoming increasingly lawless, daring to do anything. If he didn't teach her a lesson, she might do similar things again in the future.

Gu Shuyan was most afraid of Yun Yichen's angry face. Seeing him looking at her with a threatening expression, Gu Shuyan, who was already feeling guilty, finally gave in.

"Next time something like this happens, I'll discuss it with Brother Yun in advance, okay? But Brother Yun must promise me that he won't interfere with or stop my decision."

Gu Shuyan has always been a person with her own opinions. Although she sometimes appears obedient, cute, and very docile and easy to talk to, she is never a little white rabbit to be protected. Instead, she is a scorpion that can appear at any time.

Even though she had become a spoiled and unruly young lady of the Gu family over the past year, Gu Shuyan still wanted to do something for the Gu family and Yun Yichen with her own abilities.

Gu Shuyan made her biggest concession, and Yun Yichen couldn't help but sigh as he watched her bright eyes blinking at him.

"Okay, but you must listen to my opinion and not act on your own."

Yun Yichen didn't know when it started, but he had been breaking his principles and bottom line countless times in front of this girl. If it were anyone else in the past, even the emperor, Yun Yichen would never have made such concessions again and again.

But who could blame him when his wife was someone else's beloved young lady? He couldn't possibly let someone else's pampered daughter live a life worse than she did at home. So, the uncompromising Prime Minister embarked on his path of spoiling his wife after getting engaged to Gu Shuyan.

Besides, isn't it precisely this stubbornness in the girl that he likes? Thinking of this, Yun Yichen's previous displeasure vanished.

After carrying Gu Shuyan to a tree not far away and putting her down, Yun Yichen slowly took off Gu Shuyan's shoes and socks.

Gu Shuyan was a little flustered and reached out to stop Yun Yichen's actions, but then she remembered that her foot was indeed injured, and after hesitating for a moment, she stopped struggling.

As she took off her shoes and socks, revealing her fair little feet, Gu Shuyan couldn't help but blush slightly.

But Yun Yichen had no time to look at her feet. Instead, he stared at the redness and swelling on her ankles, his brows furrowing into a deep frown.

Although he already had a feeling about it, seeing Gu Shuyan's twisted ankle like that still made Yun Yichen's heart ache. He took out a bottle of medicine from his pocket and carefully wiped it on Gu Shuyan's ankle while gently massaging it.

Whether it was because Yun Yichen was a medical expert or not, after just a few presses and kneads, Gu Shuyan's foot was much better than before.

When she put her shoes and socks back on, she was able to stand up and walk on her own.

"Brother Yun is indeed amazing. If you ask me, all the imperial physicians in the palace combined are no match for Brother Yun alone."

Gu Shuyan looked all charming and ingratiating, which made Yun Yichen both amused and exasperated.

It's said that three Zhuge Liangs are better than one cobbler; with these words, Gu Shuyan is going to offend all the doctors in the world.

Reaching out, Yun Yichen tapped Gu Shuyan's nose and said with a doting expression, "Let's go. Since they've given us such a big gift, we should give them one in return."

Given Sun Ruoyun's cunning, it's impossible that she would only arrange one assassin to target Gu Shuyan. Therefore, there will naturally be other plans waiting for them.