Chapter 201: All the Pretends Are Treasures
The lights were on in the room. There was a slight sound, and the lights flickered slightly. The book in Jiang Lan's hand fell onto the table.
She woke up with her head tilted, her eyes still a little sleepy. She didn't know when she closed her eyes and dozed off. The hand warmer in her arms was still warm.
Qing'er tucked the blanket covering her knees. Jiang Lan asked, "Is the Marquis back?" Qing'er smiled and replied, "Don't worry, Madam. Gui'er is watching at the door and will tell you as soon as he returns."
"I'll go take a look."
When Qing'er helped Jiang Lan over, Gui'er was about to run back to report the news.
After a while, the sound of horse hooves stopped at the gate. Qi Wuhan turned around and saw Jiang Lan standing at the door waiting for him. He immediately dismounted and walked towards her quickly. When he got to her, he held her hand first. Feeling her hand was warm, a smile appeared on his face.
Jiang Lan saw that he had a bag tied on his back, as if he had just returned from a long journey.
After returning to the house, Qi Wuhan unpacked the bundle and saw a wooden box inside with an elegant orchid painted on it.
Jiang Lan was surprised when she saw the orchid. She asked him, "Did you get it from the Marquis' Mansion?"
"I climbed over the wall." Qi Wuhan curled his lips and teased, "Why do you still like to bury things underground?"
"If we bury it underground, we won't have to worry about it being stolen. All the treasures inside are mine~" Jiang Lan said as she opened the lid and took out a wooden sculpture of a little rabbit. The sculpture was lifelike and adorable.
Hearing the word "baby", Qi Wuhan smiled dotingly, raised his eyebrows, and looked a little proud.
She handed the little rabbit to him, and Qi Wuhan took it and deliberately asked, "Which young man gave you this token of love?"
"Let me think." Jiang Lan pretended to think. "There are too many things to think about. I can't remember them all at once." She took out another golden token from her pocket, tilted her head and looked at it. "Who gave this to me?"
Qi Wuhan took the token and praised seriously, "It seems that the young man who gave you this gift is not only clever and skillful, but also majestic, handsome, elegant, talented, both civil and military, and outstanding. He is truly a first-class good man~"
Jiang Lan nodded in agreement and said, "He is indeed a top-notch handsome man, even more handsome than a male vixen."
Qi Wuhan was amused and put his arm around her slender waist. He touched her waist dishonestly and said with a wicked smile, "You've gained weight."
Jiang Lan raised her hand and pinched his waist hard. Qi Wuhan hissed softly. She pinched him again and punched his shoulder with her fist. "It's all your fault. Now you despise me for getting fat, getting ugly, and not being pretty anymore. I'll never give birth to a child for you again. Humph!"
Qi Wuhan immediately coaxed her, "Not fat, not at all. Look, it's not even as big as my palm." He put his hand on her waist, holding her slender waist, and lowered his head to whisper in her ear, "My wife's waist is thin and soft, and it's even softer in bed~"
Jiang Lan's face flushed red when she heard this, and she glared at him shyly. Qi Wuhan moved closer to her, staring at her shy little face that was as white as cream and as beautiful as a peach blossom. He couldn't help but kiss her and teased her, "You are indeed more beautiful than flowers~"
"You're already an old married couple, yet you're still so frivolous." Jiang Lan gave him a sly look and asked about the real matter, "Did you see anyone?"
Qi Wuhan also put away his frivolous teasing and replied seriously, "The person who asked me out was Shopkeeper Hao. He said he didn't have much time left and wanted me to save the Sixth Prince's life. If I agreed to do this favor, he would prepare a generous gift as a thank you."
"What kind of gift?" Jiang Lan asked curiously.
Qi Wuhan said, "You'll know in three days. I'll give him an answer in three days."
Jiang Lan pondered for a moment, her expression lit up, and she said, "Maybe it's a treasure map. We won't have to worry about money anymore~" Thinking of this, her eyes sparkled like stars.
Qi Wuhan raised his hand and tapped her head lightly, saying in a doting tone, "Little money-grubber."
Jiang Lan suppressed her inner excitement and analyzed objectively and calmly, "The Sixth Prince has already taken the initiative to apologize to His Majesty. Since His Majesty has already punished him, he probably won't take his life again. The Crown Prince is kind and generous, so he probably won't embarrass him again."
"People's hearts are hard to predict. Who can predict what will happen in the future?" Qi Wuhan smiled faintly.
Jiang Lan heard that he was ready to agree to the other party. She looked at him with one hand on her head and asked cunningly, "If the gift is a beautiful woman, will you accept it or not?"
"What do you think?" Qi Wuhan stood up and carried her across the waist, walking towards the bed. "It's getting late, it's time to go to bed."
After placing Jiang Lanqing on the bed, he took off her shoes, covered her with a quilt, then took a cold shower and went to bed only after his body warmed up.
After he lay down beside her, Jiang Lan leaned into his arms and discussed with him, "I plan to visit my sister at the Gu family tomorrow."
"Okay, I'll go with you tomorrow." Qi Wuhan gently kissed her forehead, "Go to sleep."
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The next day, when the two were about to go out, Commander Li came over and told Qi Wuhan that the emperor wanted to see him. Jiang Lan felt a bad omen from Commander Li's expression and tone.
I'm afraid your Majesty doesn't have much time left...
When the carriage stopped at the gate of Changxing Marquis' Mansion, Jiang Lan was still thinking about the emperor. When Qing'er reminded her, she withdrew her thoughts, opened the curtain, and got off the carriage with Qing'er's help.
Gui'er went over and handed a visiting card to the gatekeeper, and then Yinghong, the maidservant beside Madam Gu, came over in person to greet her and took the person over.
On the way, Yinghong said to Jiang Lan, "After learning that the Marquis and his wife had returned, the young lady had always wanted to visit you, but she is not feeling well now and cannot go out. She had originally planned to send an invitation to invite you to come over for a reunion today. It just so happened that you came over. If the young lady saw you, she would definitely be overjoyed~"
"How is your young lady's health?" Jiang Lan asked with concern.
Yinghong replied with a cheerful face, "Young Madam is in good health, and the eldest master is very considerate. This is all thanks to Madam."
Jiang Lan smiled and said, "I didn't do anything. The most important thing is that you can figure it out yourself."
When Yinghong led Jiang Lan and the other two into the house, they happened to see Gu Jincheng putting his head against Madam Gu's bulging belly to listen for any movement. Qing'er and Gui'er blushed and lowered their heads. Yinghong was not surprised at all and went over to report it.
When she saw Jiang Lan, Madam Gu was first happy and then embarrassed. She pushed Gu Jincheng away and told him to behave himself and not make a fool of himself.
Gu Jincheng was not embarrassed at all, and asked casually, "Why are you here?"
"Why can't you come?" Madam Gu glanced over, and Gu Jincheng immediately welcomed her. Madam Gu asked Jiang Lan to sit next to her, and said to Gu Jincheng, "Go and get busy."
"It's okay, I'll sit for a while." Gu Jincheng sat down on the stool next to him with a smile, as if he was not going to leave.
Jiang Lan looked at Madam Gu's bulging belly, leaned over and asked softly, "Are you about to give birth? I heard that giving birth is very painful."
Madam Gu smiled behind her handkerchief and replied, "I still have two months left." She then asked, "Are you pregnant too?"
Jiang Lan blushed slightly and raised her hand to gently stroke her lower abdomen.
"Are you pregnant too?" Gu Jincheng asked again in a casual tone, and his voice was not low.
Jiang Lan lowered her head shyly.
"Get out." Madam Gu glanced over.
Gu Jincheng immediately made a gesture of sewing his mouth shut, indicating that he would not say a word.
The two shared their experiences after pregnancy with each other. When talking about morning sickness and nausea, Gu Jincheng suddenly became excited, as if he had something to say about this issue.
At that time, Mrs. Gu suddenly vomited when she smelled the fishy smell of fish one day. She vomited everything she ate and couldn't eat anything. She was really worried during that period and her hair almost fell out.
During that time, he bought almost all the delicious food sold in all the restaurants, teahouses, pastry shops and food stalls in the capital. Then one day, Mrs. Gu's appetite suddenly improved, and his appetite also improved, and he was no longer worried.
The two chatted about some family matters, and Jiang Lan learned that Gu Xuan'er had married and moved to the Anguo Mansion in Xiuzhou.
"If that kid dares to bully my sister, I won't let him off!" Gu Jincheng couldn't help but speak.
Madam Gu said, "Haven't you met the second young master of his family before? You even praised him for his good temper."
"I heard that Xiuzhou has beautiful mountains and rivers. Let's take the children there to enjoy the mountains and rivers. We can also go and see Xuan'er. What do you think?" Gu Jincheng said flatteringly.
"Is it okay?" Madam Gu gently stroked her bulging belly and spoke softly to the baby in her belly with an extremely gentle look.
"Okay~" Jiang Lan agreed with a smile, "Let my Lord Marquis take my mother and me there in the future."
Gu Jincheng asked casually, "Where is your Marquis?"
"He went into the palace." Jiang Lan replied.
Gu Jincheng said "oh" and didn't ask any more questions.
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