Chapter 361 Extra Chapter: After Growing Up, My Childhood Sweethearts Became Sticky With Me (Part Two)
I'm injured, it's not serious, but I just don't want to go out.
"Still pretending?"
A faint voice came from behind me, which startled me so much that I frantically started hiding my storybook.
"Don't hide it, I saw it all." My mother snatched the notebook from my hand, flipped through two pages, and hit me on the head with the book. "They say you've ruined your brain by reading this."
I pursed my lips and didn't say anything. I thought my mother was right.
"Let me ask you, what happened a few days ago?"
I blinked and started to play dumb, "I don't understand what Mom said."
"How did Princess Funing and Gu Qinghuai get together?"
I felt guilty, which made them so rampant. Even my mother could see that something was wrong.
But considering that one of them is a young general and the other is a princess aspiring to be a general, to be honest, I'm starting to ship them as a couple.
I mumbled, trying to get away with it: "I just sprained my back, and they both rushed to get me back. What else could it be?"
When Yun Jinglan saw her daughter's wandering eyes, she knew something must have happened!
"Where are your friends?"
I chuckled and said, "They lost the fight and are now lying on the ground."
Yun Jinglan couldn't help but burst out laughing. She sat on the edge of the bed, staring intently at her daughter's little face.
She is just a little prettier than other girls. Is it necessary for so many people to fight for her?
What are you going to do with it after you take it home?
I got annoyed by my mother's staring, so I turned around, wrapped myself in the blanket, and hid. "Mom, if you don't have anything else to do, you can go now."
I didn't get out of bed until there was no more noise, my face was flushed from being suffocated.
During that period of oxygen deprivation, I finally figured it out!
"Xiaoqing, send a message to this young lady!"
I had arranged to meet Gu Qinghuai at Shengyanlou, and since there's no time like the present, I decided to make things clear today.
Although he was in the wrong first, I was the one who broke off the engagement first, so I should indeed lower my stance a bit.
After I waited for him for half an hour, Gu Qinghuai got angry.
"You said you wanted to break off the engagement?"
I looked at the young general opposite me who looked like he was about to eat someone and couldn't help but shudder. I subconsciously took a step back and said, "Don't be so fierce. Let's talk it out."
I know the procedures for annulling an engagement are very complicated, but we can talk about it slowly.
Look how happy and excited the kids are!
Gu Qinghuai felt helpless as he looked at Jiujiu's round eyes that showed an innocent look. He was angry but didn't know how to vent it.
Annulment of the engagement?!
He rode three horses to their deaths all the way back from the border just to hear her say she wanted to break off the engagement with him.
After receiving the letter, he took a bath, changed three sets of clothes, and fumigated himself with incense, just to smell good and sit here and listen to her break off the engagement?
"Su Yuhe, your ability to deny your mistakes is getting better every year!"
I was dumbfounded. "Which of us is denying the truth?"
"Gu Qinghuai, you dare to do it but not admit it! You call yourself a grown man, yet you can't even admit what you think. I'm just helping you out, and you're not even willing to do it?"
Listen to me, live life with an open and honest heart!
After drinking my chicken soup, I don't know why Gu Qinghuai didn't rush to confess to Funing, but instead acted like a little wife.
Looking again, the tips of his ears were red.
The man's face was as white as jade, and now with a hint of red in the corners of his eyes, he looked somewhat charming.
What a handsome man! Too bad he's not mine.
Before I could even urge him to be brave, he whispered, "I know what you're saying, and I understand your intentions. You must be upset that I'm slow and indecisive. Don't worry, I'll go home and prepare right away."
Hearing him say that put my mind at ease.
After seeing off Gu Qinghuai, whose face was flushed, I went to the palace again.
In the palace's martial arts training ground, a woman in tight clothes wielded her spear with great vigor, as if she could conquer the world with a single shot.
Fu Ning had always longed for distant places, and if she could go to the border with Gu Qinghuai, it would be a good match. It would be better than being trapped in the capital for the rest of her life.
I have to persuade her that what she said about not bullying a friend’s husband is bullshit!
You took everything from my best friend!
I was open with Funing from the bottom of my heart, and she wanted to be open with me.
"Did you tell Gu Qinghuai this?" Fu Ning stared at me blankly, as if she had heard something incredible.
Although my fiancé will soon be hers, it doesn’t matter because I still have a green hat!
"You two fly bravely, and I'll help you with the rest."
Fu Ning was furious. She couldn't understand what this little idiot was thinking. Everyone says a fire would destroy all the storybooks in the world, yet her Third Princess was diligently writing at home every day!
It seems that for the sake of the future of the Great Zhou, she has to find an opportunity to burn all the outlines of the Third Princess!
Fu Ning was about to explain, but when he thought of Gu Qinghuai's face that deserved a beating, he felt so angry that his teeth itched.
At the beginning, Jiujiu was poisoned by a piece of oily fruit and was unconscious for half a year. His father was afraid that he would be beaten to death in the Marquis' Mansion, so he took him to "escape" to seek refuge at the border overnight. Later, he was rescued and woke up, proving that he had nothing to do with the oily fruit. His father then shamelessly went to the Marquis' Mansion to plead his sympathy, and no one knew how he made this ridiculous marriage contract.
In Fu Ning's opinion, this person has no real ability and relies entirely on his father's connections!
Is he worthy of her sisters?
That's a joke!
Fu Ning didn't explain. Instead, he moved closer to Qiu Qiu and took her hand: "How can you give up the whole forest for a single blade of grass? How about this, I'll have my brother choose a handsome man for you. We'll find all the good men in the world for you to pick one by one."
"Three husbands and four maids... well, just pick ten first. If you pick too many, they'll all be like Cai Bangzi next year."
I look at my sister with starry eyes, she is my God!
but! ! !
I am a little koi with principles!
"I have someone I like."
"puff!"
Fu Ning spat out a mouthful of water, grabbed his red-tasseled spear, and asked fiercely, "Who is it?"
Anyone who dares to steal the heart of their innocent and naive little koi will be shot to death!
I obediently shook my head, "I don't know him."
I'm not lying about that.
"Over there, I spend money under the moon, while I'm slightly drunk, only to find the moonlight too beautiful..."
Get to the point!
"I touched someone's hand, so I have to take responsibility for it."
"..."
What a shy young scholar! His blushing face bears a resemblance to Gu Qinghuai's.
I understand this plot point.
I admit I'm a bad woman.
My fiancé is far away in the north, so I found a stand-in in the capital. Although the stand-in hasn't started yet, he's innocent.
"If you dare to do it, you must dare to take responsibility!"
Fu Ning circled around Qiu Qiu twice, somewhat incredulous: "Didn't you say you didn't touch it?"
I chuckled awkwardly, "It's because there were too many people and I was shy!"
"Why aren't you shy anymore?"
I shrugged. Isn't this just to help them get together?
I had originally planned to play dumb, after all, I was engaged. But the engagement was about to end, and I had to find the young scholar quickly.
We have to cuckold each other so that I won't be the only one to become a laughing stock.
I've got my plans all figured out!
Fu Ning caressed the chirping little hair lovingly and said, "Go back. Your little scholar will find you on his own."
Look how stupid the child is, we should give her a bigger dowry later.
Seeing Funing give in, I felt relieved again.
Helping others and purifying our hearts, today is another day to protect the Great Zhou!
But I soon realized I had put my mind at ease too early.
This kid Gu Qinghuai came to my house to propose marriage!
I stood in front of the Wenyang Marquis Mansion and looked at my house's door plaque three times before I was sure that I had not walked into the wrong door.
What are these sixty-eight boxes tied with red ribbons for?!
What's that matchmaker with a big red flower in her hair and a handkerchief swaying as she walks to our house for?!
etc! ! !
What is Gu Qinghuai doing bringing two wild geese into my house?!
How foolish of me to have taken the wrong path.
Later I realized that I was the only one who was stupid.
Gu Qinghuai, who had agreed to annul the engagement, sat in the main hall of my house discussing the wedding date with my parents. Fu Ning, who was determined to fight for love, added 1,808 sets of dowry to my dowry and warned Gu Qinghuai that if he dared to bully them, she would dig up their ancestors and whip their corpses.
How could I, a little koi fish, possibly listen to such cruel words?!
I covered my ears and implemented the policy of pretending to be deaf and dumb, but some people just didn't do what I wanted.
"Jiujiu, what do you think?"
Gu Qinghuai's voice was clear and crisp, and for some reason, he pronounced the word "chirp chirp" with such lingering tenderness that it made me blush.
I stared coldly at his face in a daze, with only one thought in my mind - my little scholar is no match for Gu Qinghuai.
Gu Qinghuai called me several times before I came back to my senses. He chuckled at me jokingly, "I listened to you and came to propose marriage immediately. Why are you silent now that I'm here?"
What did I say? Did I say I was thinking about how to find my little scholar?
And when did I ever urge him to come to my house to propose marriage?
I glanced at the faces of my family members in the room and saw that everyone was looking at me with condemning eyes, and I knew that the matter was over.
"Mother! I really didn't say that!"
Gu Qinghuai even started to feel aggrieved, "You didn't say it, but you did it!"
Me: “What did I do!”
I was so angry that I was about to go up to him and argue with him, but my mother intervened and said, "Go home!"
I didn't dare struggle; I was afraid my mother would really beat me.
I glared at Gu Qinghuai and ran away.
You think I'll give in?
Then you really underestimate me!
It's okay, I'll run away from the wedding!
When traveling in the world, the most important thing is to be fully equipped.
I quietly left home carrying the huge bundle that Xiaoqing had prepared for me, which was twice my size.
"What on earth is Xiaoqing pretending to be? It's so heavy!"
I took advantage of the night to sneak in and hide at the base of the wall in my backyard. Because I knew how to dig holes, my mother had confiscated my tools long ago, so I had to climb the wall.
First, throw the bag out.
“BIU~”
Yes!
Next, I'll throw myself out there.
When I sat on the wall and looked at the brightly lit fire outside, I knew things were not simple.
"County Lady Roujia, please go back."
I recognized the burly man who was speaking; he was Gu Qinghuai's deputy general.
With him here, how far can Gu Qinghuai be?
A group of people separated and stood apart, making way for two people to come out.
Gu Qinghuai, dressed in white, walked out holding Jin Yuzhen's hand. He looked up at Qiuqiu, chuckled softly, and then shook his head helplessly.
"Fiancée, would you like to get down first?"
I was a little embarrassed and was about to find an excuse to jump back, but when I looked closely, I saw that the man holding the little golden hand was the little scholar I had glanced at that year!
"Young scholar!"
Little Jin blurted out, "Auntie, are you going to elope with me?!"
Damn it, who brought this little brat back?!
Three years ago, I was falsely accused of harassing a respectable man; three years later, I was falsely accused of eloping.
My whole life has been like walking on thin ice!
Huh?
It seems like Little Jin wasn't wrong!
Yes, I want to escape from marriage, okay?
Fu Ning was right; the young scholar did indeed come back to find me.
It was just a glimpse of him three years ago and I have forgotten what the little scholar looked like. Our main focus is on the beauty of artistic conception. Do you understand what Plato likes?
Now that I look closely, he really looks like Gu Qinghuai...exactly the same?
"You, you are not a little scholar!"
Gu Qinghuai said with resentment: "If I had known that you liked scholars, I would not have become a general."
He muttered in a very low voice, so low that only Xiao Xiaojin could hear, "I don't know if it's too late to take the imperial examination now."
He's a man of both literary and martial talents; he should have enough time...
Xiao Xiao Jin: Don’t love too much!
Gu Qinghuai didn't say much, picked up Xiao Xiaojin and left quickly, only leaving behind the words "Wait for me to marry you" before disappearing.
Now I have both bad news and good news in front of me.
Bad news—her attempt to escape the wedding failed, and she was caught red-handed by her fiancé.
Good news – the person I want to elope with is my fiancé.
I scratched my head until it was a mess, looking utterly frustrated: "What the hell is going on?!"
The group of bad friends surrounding me kept comforting me.
"Chirp chirp, look on the bright side, you just have one more."
"Or should we just poison him?"
"Don't talk nonsense. He's already engaged. If he's poisoned to death, they'll say he's a jinx. Let's try a different approach."
They kept chattering away, and it sounded like a thousand ducks were quacking in my ears.
Finally, Fu Ning intervened, interrupting their rambling.
They were no match for Fu Ning, and under the overwhelming force of his superior strength, they had no choice but to submit.
"Chirp chirp, do you prefer the young scholar or the goose-like young scholar who looks like Gu Qinghuai?"
Other girls might blush when they hear this, but it's okay, I'm thick-skinned.
Without hesitation, I replied, "I like young scholars who look like Gu Qinghuai!"
Everyone: "Let's disperse. This is a mutual love and we can't separate them."
Jiujiu: "So it was really Gu Qinghuai that night?"
Well, to be precise, I thought he was a young scholar who looked like Gu Qinghuai. I happened to have read two novels about substitutes and wanted to experience the joy of being a scumbag woman.
Who would have thought that was the person in question!
Fu Ning patted Qiu Qiu's head: "Silly child, fools are lucky. You are Gu Qinghuai's good fortune!"
It's a nice thing to say, but it sounds awkward.
Three years ago, on Jiujiu's fifteenth birthday, Gu Qinghuai returned to Beijing without being summoned. To conceal his identity, he changed his attire and wanted to personally give Jiujiu the birthday gift.
Others may not know, but Fu Ning knows it very well. That bastard Gu Qinghuai comes back every year to celebrate Jiujiu's birthday, but he never shows up.
For several years, her elder brother couldn't sleep at night, always feeling that Gu Qinghuai was sent by the Prince of Zhennan to the capital to assassinate him.
Later, when he discovered that Gu Qinghuai was secretly returning to the capital and only going to the Wenyang Marquis's residence, he simply turned a blind eye.
With Jiujiu around, anyone can be calm!
Three years ago, she was the one who gave up the opportunity to meet him, but she didn't expect that Qiuqiu would be so bold as to bite him raw.
For fear of trouble, she had to pinch Xiao Xiaojin's butt.
The kid had such a loud voice that the coward Gu Qinghuai was scared so much that he jumped into the water and swam away.
But no one recognizes this fierce little sister of hers!
After listening to Funing's explanation, I seemed to remember that there was an older brother who accompanied me on my birthday every year. However, his outfits were always disgusting, and I didn't even dare to look at his face.
Who would have thought it was Gu Qinghuai!
It turns out that my fiancé has a crush on me!
It just so happens that I need a secret crush who likes me. Look at how handsome he is, I might as well accept him reluctantly!
October 8th is an auspicious day according to the Chinese calendar, suitable for marriage.
Everyone smiled and made a commotion.
……………………
Of course, the marriage didn't happen.
Because Gu Qinghuai actually said he wanted to pass the imperial examination first and told me not to disturb his Daoist mind!
Hmph! Which is more important, getting married or becoming the top scholar?
The side story is over! This time it's really over!
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