Chapter 75 The Storm Will Always Pass

"Does Jiang Yuan really want to be the concubine of Prince Han?"

Nian Xi was so shocked when she heard the news from Gu Ci that she was stunned for a long time. She had also heard a little about Han Gaojie in her previous life. Although he was born vulgar and ugly, he was still a playboy. He slept with many women and brought home a house full of prostitutes and courtesans. He had no respect for his wife at all.

Han Gaojie's wife died of illness not long after she got married. From then on, he became more unscrupulous and spent all day with his concubines. He was a well-known playboy in the capital.

The reason why Nian Xi knew all this was because her cousin Mu used these examples to persuade her.

At that time, she had just lost her child and was disheartened. Cousin Mu advised her to be positive, "A man with three wives and four concubines, hugging left and right, has a gentle and tender life, and can comfort his heart with sweet words. But if a woman is always depressed and ruins her health, no one will care about her except her parents."

But Nianxi was like banging her head against a wall, unable to get over it. It was not until she died once that she realized that cherishing yourself is better than anything else.

Gu Ci held Nianxi's hand and covered it. The weather was getting colder, and Nianxi's hands were often icy. Holding them in his hand was like a piece of cold jade, smooth and delicate.

His palms were very big, not as pampered as those of other rich children. There was a thin thread in his palms that could completely wrap around Nianxi's hands.

"Probably not. The Xindu Marquis's family is well-established. If Jiang Yuan becomes a concubine, what will happen to the reputations of the other girls in the Xindu Marquis's family? How will they get married in the future?"

"Then when you said that, didn't you offend the Marquis of Xindu for nothing?"

What's more, the Marquis's wife is also his aunt.

The sun had already set, and a beautiful glow dyed the sky red, and a golden silence enveloped the area. The two walked side by side in the setting sun.

Nian Xi raised her head slightly and saw him looking at her. She bit her lip and said softly, "I know you did it for me."

Gu Ci's brows relaxed, and under the half-glory of Mingxia, his face looked even more profound and angular, with the mature and steady look of a man.

"Jiang Yuan will not be a concubine, but the Han family father and son are not stupid. They will only focus on this point. The two families will have a lot of arguments. Even if Jiang Yuan becomes the mistress, even if her family is noble, she will not be honorable if she enters the house under such circumstances."

Nian Xi couldn't help but think of Han Gaojie's wife in her previous life, the girl who was tortured to death by Han Gaojie's concubine. Now it has been changed to Jiang Yuan. It can be considered a good deed for two evil people to torture each other.

Nian Xi sighed, "Sixth brother, why are you so tall and handsome today?"

“Don’t be naughty.” Gu Ci smiled, and the deepness from the previous moment disappeared, returning to his youthful look.

"I mean it."

Nian Xi's watery almond eyes sparkled, "I have never realized that Brother Gu Liu is so resourceful, so calculating, so graceful, so beautiful..."

Gu Ci knew she was teasing him, so he just listened with a smile, but his mind gradually drifted away.

After all, he is not as calculating as Pei Jian.

At that time, he was only thinking about venting his anger for Nian Xi, but he only thought about Jiang Yuan, and didn't think about the role played by Princess Xinchang behind the scenes at all.

But he didn't expect that Pei Jian had figured out everything. Even Jiang Yuan's mention of Princess Xinchang was probably deliberately guided by Pei Jian and was under his control.

Even if Gu Ci hadn't shown up in the palace today, he believed that Pei Jian would have been able to vent Nian Xi's anger. In fact, if it weren't for him, Pei Jian would have done something even more cruel and ruthless.

Because since he appeared, Pei Jian never spoke again.

"What are you thinking about?" Nian Xi saw that he was absent-minded and pretended to be angry, "Gu Xiaoliu, come back to your soul."

Gu Ci came back to his senses and looked at the soft and fragrant face of Furong in front of him. Of course, he would not tell her about Pei Yan. As for feelings, his selfishness made him never allow them to be shared with others.

"My brother sent me a truckload of furs from the north. I was thinking that since you are so afraid of the cold, you should make a few more cloaks for the winter."

"In the north, what's going on with the Liang people?"

"My brother wrote to me, saying that everything is fine. Because we have already figured out the details of Beiliang, we know both ourselves and the enemy. This battle will certainly cause Beiliang to suffer a great loss of vitality, and it will be difficult for them to recover for decades. By then, my father and brother will not have to stay in Beijing all year round, and can return to Beijing to reunite with their families."

Gu Ci was full of confidence, and when he talked about his family, his eyes and eyebrows were full of joy.

Nianxi could understand him very well. Parental love is always the most difficult thing to give up in people's hearts. Although Gu Ci never said it, Nianxi could feel that he felt guilty towards his two brothers.

The northern border is the responsibility and mission of the entire Gu family. It was his brothers who shouldered the responsibility and brought Gu Ci prosperity in Beijing.

Nian Xi ignored the vague uneasiness in her heart.

As Gu Ci said, his brothers had been fighting against the Liang people for many years, and no one knew the enemy better than them.

All storms will eventually pass.

Just waiting for a big victory to welcome the arrival of spring.

…

Xiao Nanxi returned empty-handed once again, with a gloomy face and a listless look on his face as he went back to Xiyuan.

Nian Xi caught a cold during the day and coughed a few times. The weather in the enclosure was even colder at night, so Gu Ci rushed to send her back before the sun set.

"Where do you stay at night?"

Gu Ci pointed to the curtains outside the palace and said, "Everything is in the big tent. Xie Qiu has packed it. You should go to bed early. I will take you hunting tomorrow."

So Nian Xi returned to her residence early and took a bath. Her pores relaxed and her skin turned a light pink. When she saw the princess coming back, she hurriedly asked her where she had been.

Xiao Nanxi saw the beautiful woman who had just taken a bath and looked very pretty. When comparing herself to her, he became even more depressed and said, "Just take care of yourself. Don't worry about me."

Nian Xi is now familiar with her and knows the princess's personality.

Xiao Nanxi was raised in the deep palace since she was a child. The Concubine Shu loved her too much, so the princess lived a very lonely life.

Come to think of it, she is somewhat similar to Nian Xi in her previous life.

The princess's wild ideas about finding men and having fun were just what she read in storybooks, and she thought it was a way to relieve her loneliness.

But the royal family was complicated, and the concubine Shu was still in favor, making it increasingly difficult for the princess to be free.

Nianxi's mental age was much older than Xiao Nanxi's, and she treated her as a younger sister. She gently pulled her to sit down and asked, "What's wrong?"

The princess pouted and said sullenly, "No one loves me anyway."

Nian Xi laughed, "Who said that? Your Majesty, Concubine Shu, Fuling, Yan Qing and I, we all love you very much."

Xiao Nanxi went to the hunting grounds every day like a check-in, looking for a man she liked. Today, she checked in one more time, but to no avail. When she thought about returning to the palace and facing a dull life again, she couldn't help but feel anxious.

"How can this be the same? Father, mother, and Fuling Yanqing..."

"Yan Qing?"

Nian Xi seemed to be unaware of what was happening, and asked, "What happened to Yan Qing?"

For some reason, Xiao Nanxi felt a little weird, but it quickly disappeared. He shook his head and said, "Nothing."

Nian Xi said no more.

These days, she noticed Yan Qing's feelings for the princess, but the difference in their statuses was so great that it was hard to say whether it was good or bad if they really fell in love.

However, the princess is simple-minded and curious about the taste of love. Nianxi is afraid that she will be caught and used by someone with ulterior motives. After all, the heart of a girl can be captured in just an inadvertent moment.

It is difficult for outsiders to interfere in matters of the heart. Today, she only hinted at something, just to provide the princess with a choice.

She had seen Yan Qing risking his life to save the princess. Regardless of other things, at least Yan Qing was absolutely loyal to the princess and would never betray her.