Gu Shaoyu only thought about never hiding anything from Xie Zhaozhao and about speaking frankly, but he forgot that women are most prone to saying one thing and meaning another.
His "frankness" indeed made Xie Zhaozhao act up.
"You haven't married for so many years, did Princess Yu Rong ruin it for you? If it weren't for her interference, wouldn't you have a bunch of wives and concubines by now?"
Hearing the strong hint of sarcasm in her words, Gu Shaoyu lightly flicked her forehead and said, "What are you thinking? If I want to get married, what is Princess Yu Rong? Can she stop me?"
"The reason I've been dragging this out until now is that I met the Living Buddha Yuanji when I was very young. He said that I would face a great calamity when I was 28 years old. If I survived it, my life would be smooth sailing; if I didn't, I would have no future."
Therefore, he did not want to burden an innocent woman with the burden of being a widow for him.
Because he had no desire to marry and have children, he had never seen a woman.
He met the Living Buddha Yuanji again on the Shangsi Festival.
That day, the Living Buddha washed his feet with cold water by the water's edge, muttering that he would receive good fortune.
Gu Shaoyu immediately got out of the car and asked, "Does the Living Buddha still remember me?"
Yuan Ji didn't even look at him and said, "Who are you?"
He then told me who he was and about the ordeal he suffered at the age of 28.
Yuanji shook his head, saying he had said so many things that he couldn't remember them all.
Gu Shaoyu rolled his eyes 360 degrees. The Living Buddha didn't even remember what he said!
He didn't believe it.
"You were peeping at me while I was washing my feet?!" Yuanji joked, kicking his old shoes as he walked away. Suddenly, as if someone had stepped on his tail, he called out, "Um, you, go to the Xie residence tomorrow. There's an opportunity there."
After saying that, he ran away, and Gu Shaoyu chased after him for a while but couldn't catch up.
He and His Majesty were offering incense at Huguo Temple when they encountered Xie Zhaozhao praying for blessings.
The abbot sighed, "Miss Xie spends her birthdays and festivals here every year praying for blessings. This child's filial piety is truly touching."
He didn't see her face, but he felt a surge of affection for her.
Could the destiny the Living Buddha spoke of be with Miss Xie?
The next day, he found an excuse to go to the Xie residence, where he met Xie Zhaozhao in the garden.
"Zhaozhao, the first time I saw you that day, I suddenly felt that our destiny had arrived, and that you were the one I had been waiting for."
Gu Shaoyu held her hand, which was still a little hot. He took a cool cloth to wipe her hand, folded it into a long strip, and placed it on her forehead.
"And then what?" Xie Zhaozhao asked, eager to hear what would happen next.
This is very interesting. How did he react when he learned that he was Gu Chengyan's chosen wife?
“Your brother told me that it was the day you and Gu Chengyan exchanged birth certificates, and I immediately felt that he was not good enough for you at all. You and I are the perfect match!”
After Gu Shaoyu finished speaking, Xie Zhaozhao blushed, lightly spat, and then hurriedly asked, "What happened next?"
“I was in my brother’s study at the time, and I wrote a letter to the old lady, asking her to arrange a marriage for me with you.”
Gu Shaoyu said, "Don't you think it's fate? After I finished writing the letter and asked Nanxing to deliver it to the old lady, I ran into the Living Buddha Yuanji as soon as I left the study. When he saw me, he said in a crazy way, 'It's alright, it's alright, everything is back to normal.' Don't you think he was saying that we were meant to be a couple?"
Xie Zhaozhao couldn't tell anyone about her trip to invite the Living Buddha, so she simply squeezed his hand and said, "The Living Buddha has a heart as clear as Mingtai's; he's not crazy!"
Gu Shaoyu nodded: "Yuanji is not bound by precepts and acts like a madman, but his heart is full of wisdom and compassion. He has always helped others in his own way."
"Speaking of Living Buddhas, I have something to tell you. I'm sick not only because I was tired yesterday, but also because I had a nightmare."
She said she dreamt of a place called Central China, where a severe earthquake struck, causing houses to collapse and countless people and animals to die.
She was frightened and exhausted after a long day, which is why she fell ill.
"The worst part was after the earthquake, when there was a month of continuous heavy rain, followed by an outbreak of plague..." Xie Zhaozhao said, her eyes filled with tears.
"You're worrying too much. You're already sick, why are you still worrying? Earthquakes are unpredictable."
Gu Shaoyu assured her, "This year's grain harvest is quite good. I will order local officials to do a good job in the autumn harvest, to prevent floods and waterlogging, and to reinforce the houses."
Xie Zhaozhao breathed a sigh of relief. Perhaps God gave her a second chance to make up for all her regrets.
Then let me save the people of Zhongzhou as well, and my life will not have been in vain.
A conversation that began with Princess Yu Rong and ended with the goal of saving the country and its people quickly spread out to other topics.
Manman reported from outside the door: "Madam, Miss Zhang and Miss Liu have arrived."
Gu Shaoyu stood up and said to Xie Zhaozhao, "I'm going to the study to take care of some things. You two talk, don't tire yourselves out."
Gu Shaoyu avoided the situation, and soon Zhang Yanyan and Liu Yiyi arrived.
The two brought many gifts, and when they came in and saw Xie Zhaozhao like this, their eyes welled up with tears.
Seeing how haggard she looked in just one day and night, Zhang Yanyan angrily said, "I don't know what's gotten into the Duke of Xun's son, marrying such an arrogant and unruly wife."
Various unexpected situations arose, and Zhao Zhao was even forced to stay an unjust day, which caused her to fall ill from exhaustion! I will definitely have my father submit a memorial to Prince Yin later.”
Liu Yiyi clenched her little fist: "That's right, I'll have Grandfather write a petition against him too. He's blind to marry such a woman. I saw her being jealous of us being richer than her yesterday."
Xie Zhaozhao leaned against the bed frame and comforted herself, "I haven't been sick in a long time. Getting sick once isn't necessarily a bad thing. Haven't you heard that when someone who's never been sick suddenly gets sick, it's a serious illness? By getting a minor illness like this, I've avoided a major disaster."
The three of them had only been talking for a short while when Zhang Yanyan frowned and said, "Before I came to the Marquis's residence, I heard that the Marquis's steward led people to smash up the Sun family's residence!"
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