SOS
As the scars on Jiang Yufan's hands gradually faded, the winter grew colder, and the snow fell heavier and heavier. Fortunately, Gu Sidu had set up a warm pavilion in the courtyard, where Jiang Yufan always had Daoyun copy books and recite scriptures, and she didn't want to go outside.
Aside from Gu Sidu's daily "bothering" of Jiang Yufan, fearing that Jiang Yufan would be bored, he specially had someone pick various kinds of plum blossoms and put them in a beautiful vase to send to Jiang Yufan. The white plum blossoms were like snow, with a touch of icy coldness, while the red plum blossoms seemed like fire, yet they were also like the passionate Gu Sidu.
"Buddha's daughter, why does Lord Gu send these things every day? Doesn't he get tired?"
“Lord Gu kindly sent these things, which allow me to see the world from afar. Such kindness should not be taken for granted. He also wants me to know about the outside world,” Jiang Yufan said.
She was selecting beautiful sandalwood beads to string into a bracelet. Life was boring, so she was finding something interesting to do to pass the time.
"When he stops sending them one day, you'll start saying, 'Why isn't Lord Gu sending these anymore?'"
Jiang Yufan said this, but Daoyun disagreed: "Everyone in the manor knows how Lord Gu feels about you, so who else would he give it to?"
"I don't know, but I can't say for sure," Jiang Yufan said without answering, continuing to string beads. Daoyun, sitting to the side, continued, "Buddha, these bracelets you're making now, you didn't have to make them yourself. If they were to be given to you, they could only be given to Lord Gu. Everyone in the mansion thinks so. You have the intention, and he has the intention; everyone knows that."
“I didn’t say I was going to give it to him,” Jiang Yufan paused, stopping what she was doing. “I was just killing time.”
"Then why didn't you let Lord Gu know?" Dao Yun looked at Jiang Yu Fan with his hands on the table. "Then I'll be so bold as to ask for this bracelet. Would you grant me, Buddha Maiden?"
That sandalwood was meant for that refined gentleman; its unique fragrance perfectly reflected his status. The Buddhist nun knew no other men; it was clearly meant for Gu Sidu.
Jiang Yufan simply refused to admit it.
“That’s perfect. I’ll make it and give it to him. It can be considered as repaying his kindness to me. In a way, he saved my life, so it makes sense.”
Jiang Yufan had a sudden inspiration and came up with a brilliant plan.
“Yes, yes, yes, you’re absolutely right, Buddha Maiden,” Dao Yun said, seeing Jiang Yu Fan blush, and stopped teasing her. “To be honest, Buddha Maiden, you don’t need to go back to Chenxiang Temple. You should also think about your future. What are your true feelings for Lord Gu?”
“Daoyun,” Jiang Yufan paused again, “Speaking of your feelings towards Gu Sidu, you used to be averse to him, but now it seems you’ve changed your opinion of him.”
“Yes, I used to think Lord Gu was unreliable and not someone I could entrust with anything,” Dao Yun pointed to his head, “He looks like he’s not very bright.”
"And now?" Jiang Yufan asked with a smile, "Is your mind all better now?"
“His mind isn’t working well now,” Dao Yun shook his head, “but this kind of person always appears when you need him most and always protects you. I think it’s fate, or maybe it’s heaven’s will that you two are together. So even though Lord Gu is unreliable, it’s okay as long as he doesn’t cause any trouble.”
“Women always have to plan for themselves. Look at me, I have learned martial arts since I was a child and I want to protect you. So this is my own plan to stay by the side of the Buddha.”
“But what about you,” Daoyun said, “you can’t be a bodhisattva forever, and you won’t need to be one in the future. So how will you live your life? If you’re in the Gu family, you need to have some kind of status.”
Dao Yun's words were quite serious. Jiang Yu Fan hadn't thought about these things before, but upon closer reflection, these were things that needed to be seriously considered. She had just recovered and should make such plans.
Jiang Yufan nodded. Her relationship with Gu Sidu was very delicate. Although Gu Sidu said he would follow her, she understood that her feelings for Gu Sidu included gratitude, friendship, and a sense of shared fate, but she didn't know if there was any love from a married woman involved.
She didn't know how to describe her feelings for Gu Sidu. She didn't reject Gu Sidu, and she even found his feelings for her somewhat endearing. She considered Gu Sidu a comrade-in-arms who fought alongside her, and that was all...
As Jiang Yufan was pondering, footsteps approached from outside. They were familiar and strong, and she could tell at a glance that they belonged to Gu Sidu.
Dao Yun and Jiang Yufan turned their heads to look at the door, and sure enough, Gu Sidu's familiar cry of "Bodhisattva, save me!" came again.
Jiang Yufan and Daoyun smiled at each other. The scene made it seem as if Jiang Yufan had never left the Gu family, and that she was still regarded as a divine bodhisattva, and that Gu Sidu had invited her to save him.
If only time could turn back, and none of this had ever happened.
Fortunately, things weren't too bad at the moment, but she didn't know what Gu Sidu meant by "saving him" this time. Jiang Yufan watched Gu Sidu rush over and sit down at her table. She didn't say a word, but quietly put away the sandalwood.
Gu Sidu thought that Jiang Yufan hadn't heard what he had just said, so he continued, "Bodhisattva, save me!"
"Now that Lord Gu has been promoted, no one can suppress you. If you handle the imperial examination and other matters well in the future, what more could you ask for?"
Jiang Yufan found Gu Sidu quite interesting. Even though he knew she was a fake bodhisattva who had been pushed into the limelight, he still kept putting on an act using such excuses. Since it was an act, Jiang Yufan would cooperate with him.
"Bodhisattva, my heart is filled with bitterness!" Gu Sidu glanced at the Bodhisattva who was actually cooperating with him in his act. At this moment, the Bodhisattva was fiddling with her prayer beads, her eyes lowered, and she looked quite beautiful!
I never expected that someone like Bodhisattva would be willing to play along with his antics.
Should we not continue?
Gu Sidu said, "Everyone says that getting promoted and making money is good, but now that I'm in this position, I know how hard and difficult it is. I can handle the official duties, but the social engagements are too much. They haunt me like ghosts, choking me."
At this point, Gu Sidu stretched out his hands, grabbed his throat, and vividly acted it out for Jiang Yufan. His face turned red, and he really looked like he was about to suffocate, but Jiang Yufan didn't even raise his head or look at Gu Sidu.
Having put on a show for nothing and made a fool of himself, Gu Sidu pursed his lips and released himself, somewhat regretting his actions.
The acting went too far...
What Gu Sidu didn't see was that when he lowered his head, Jiang Yufan's lips curled up.
"Really? Then how do you want me to save you?" Jiang Yufan asked.
"I hold this position, which is neither too high nor too low, and I am still unmarried. Among the ministers, those who have unmarried daughters all come to me, wanting me to be their son-in-law." Gu Sidu really couldn't imagine that after the court session, he would be called over by a group of old men, pulled around and looked at from head to toe, every word they uttered about being a good match. What was a good match for? He didn't know. Gu Sidu knew that he was like a fish on a chopping board, or a monkey performing in a circus on the street being watched by a crowd.
He told Jiang Yufan about this, hoping that Jiang Yufan could understand that someone wanted to take him away, and he wanted to refuse, because there was only one person in his heart.
That person was his Bodhisattva. He hoped that the Bodhisattva could understand that he had the Bodhisattva in his heart, and he only wanted to be with his Bodhisattva for a long time.
It's a pity that Gu Sidu was like this, but his Bodhisattva just gazed at him at this moment, without even moving the prayer beads in her hand. The Bodhisattva said, "Why would you refuse such a good thing? This is a benefit that others cannot obtain."
Gu Sidu fell silent, blinking as he looked at Jiang Yufan.
Dao Yun fell silent, swallowed hard, and looked at Jiang Yu Fan.
Jiang Yufan, however, calmly fiddled with the prayer beads again: "What's wrong?"
“Bodhisattva!” Gu Sidu said to Jiang Yufan, “Don’t you already know my heart towards you, Bodhisattva? What I want is not these kinds of marriages, but only one thing.”
"Then what does Lord Gu want me to do?" Jiang Yufan quickly stopped Gu Sidu. She thought that if she didn't stop him, Gu Sidu might say her name. She was a little shy about hearing those words.
"Bodhisattva, please help me calculate my birth date and time, and tell me my destined partner. Can you tell me if I and the one I like can become a couple in the end?" Gu Sidu would not be defeated. He came prepared today.
He pulled out something from his pocket: birth dates and times, one of which was his, and the other...
Jiang Yufan took the other sheet and saw that it clearly contained her birth date and time. Jiang Yufan had been wondering why Gu Sidu knew she didn't know these things and still wanted her to calculate them. Now she understood. This wasn't something that needed to be calculated; it was something that only required Jiang Yufan's consent. It all depended on whether Jiang Yufan was willing or not.
Dao Yun, who was standing to the side, saw that Gu Sidu insisted on having the Buddhist nun calculate his birth date and time. She did not know whose the other one was. In her opinion, this was Gu Sidu's way of making things difficult and provoking her. Gu Sidu was still as unreliable as before.
It's a good thing she spoke up for him, and now he's deliberately making things difficult for the Buddhist nun.
"Lord Gu, if you want your fortune told, go find the fortune teller at the gate. He's better able to help you find a good match."
“No, I want the Bodhisattva.” Gu Sidu shook his head.
"But you know perfectly well that the Buddhist nun..."
“Daoyun,” Jiang Yufan called out to Daoyun, “It’s alright. Lord Gu isn’t being presumptuous. Let me hear what Lord Gu wants to do after he’s taken this birth date and time.”
Simply calculating Gu Sidu's birth date and time cannot solve his problem. Therefore, the birth date and time are just a stepping stone, a pledge of loyalty for Gu Sidu, so that he can make his perhaps impolite demands later.
Jiang Yufan waited for Gu Sidu to say what he was going to say next.
Sure enough, the Bodhisattva is clever. Gu Sidu no longer hides his true feelings. He smiles and looks at Jiang Yufan with his hand on his cheek: "Nothing can be hidden from the Bodhisattva. I actually want to trouble the Bodhisattva to pretend to be my wife."
Pretending to be a lady?
Jiang Yufan and Daoyun were both stunned when they heard these words. Gu Sidu was really bold to say such things. It was really too presumptuous and presumptuous.
So that's what they were waiting for. Before she could even say it, Gu Sidu put her hands together and spoke first: "Bodhisattva, it's just an act. I promise I won't offend you. I really, really don't want to go to those social events anymore."
"Bodhisattva, please have pity on me, waaaaah!"
"If the Bodhisattva doesn't say anything, I'll take it as the Bodhisattva already agreeing!"
It wasn't that Jiang Yufan didn't speak; rather, Gu Sidu simply didn't give her a chance to speak. Not only did he not give her a chance, Gu Sidu also stood up and ran faster than anyone else. If he didn't hear an answer, then the Bodhisattva would accept it.
Jiang Yufan and Daoyun sighed as they watched Gu Sidu disappear from sight in a short time.
“Buddha Maiden, why didn’t you say anything just now?” Dao Yun sighed. “You’re too biased and indulgent towards Lord Gu Sidu.”
If the Buddhist nun had spoken earlier, she could have interrupted, but Jiang Yufan did not.
"He treated you like that, he's practically wearing his fake relationship on his sleeve!"
“He also took advantage of your ignorance and even tried to test you by using other people’s birth dates and times.”
Jiang Yufan spread the birth dates and times out to the side and said to Daoyun, "Those are not other people's birth dates and times; they are Gu Sidu's and my birth dates and times."
Dao Yun exclaimed, "Oh dear!" She was at a loss. The birth date and time belonged to Jiang Yu Fan.
Gu Sidu is quite shrewd!
Dao Yun shut his mouth, while Jiang Yufan placed the two slips of paper together.
"Buddha Maiden, what do you want to do?" Dao Yun's eyes widened. The Buddha Maiden wouldn't be trying to...
Jiang Yufan nodded: "Actually, I want to calculate it."
Give it a try, it doesn't matter if it doesn't work.
What if?
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