Chapter 19
When Li Youfu came over, Gu Yanling was lying on the table with half of her body, her face full of worry. He was so concerned about her buttocks that he forgot that the waist was also a key part that needed to be protected.
After all, if you are not careful, it might break if you keep bending it. After all, his waist is really too thin. Woohoo, what should I do?
Li Youfu stood at the door and saw that the person in the house didn't notice him at all, so he coughed twice to remind him.
Gu Yanling finally raised her head from the table and saw that it was Li Youfu. Her bitter face instantly disappeared. "What are you doing here?"
Could it be that after seeing the young master's fondness for him today, he realized that he had offended him and came here to apologize without stopping? Humph!
Li Youfu walked over and placed the small cloth bag he was carrying on the table. He opened the drawstring and Gu Yanling saw the golden ingots inside. She subconsciously counted them and found there were five. She exclaimed, "Youfu, I didn't expect your family to be so wealthy and so generous."
Although she was still angry with him, thinking that this might be the other party's life savings, Gu Yanling certainly couldn't accept it. He was also easy to talk to. After knowing that he was wrong, he didn't dare to provoke her. So this matter was over. After all, the two of them got along quite well before.
Li Youfu saw that he had misunderstood and explained, "This is given to you by the young master."
When Gu Yanling heard that it was given to her by Xiao Xinghan, she sat up straight and asked with a smile, "Is it really given to me by the young master?"
Li Youfu saw that he had changed his listless demeanor and his eyebrows were filled with joy. He thought to himself, "You kid have climbed up the ladder. This is just the beginning." "The young master gave it to you so that you can hold the flowers."
Gu Yanling didn't care whether it was gold or not, as he was not short of money. The main thing was Xiao Xinghan's attitude. Today, he just said that he was studying, and he was given five gold ingots. This was a hint to him!
He will definitely benefit from following the young master.
Gu Yanling's heart, which had been frightened out, was burning with fire again. Her mind was full of thoughts of taking Xiao Xinghan down and waiting for him to be completely bewitched by her. By then, he would obey his every word.
"The young master is so kind to me. Tell him that I will go to see him in the evening when I feel better."
Li Youfu saw that he was smiling happily at the moment, with his dark eyes shining. He didn't look uncomfortable at all. However, the other party was about to become half the master, so he would naturally agree to whatever he said.
"Then I will go back and report to the young master."
Gu Yanling waved her hand: "Go back."
"Hey, wait a minute." Gu Yanling took out a gold ingot and threw it to him, saying generously, "Here you go."
Li Youfu: "This, I cannot accept."
Gu Yanling looked at him and said, "You don't dare to take it? Don't worry, I won't hurt you. Am I a stingy person? I'm with the young master, and I don't lack these things. You have served the young master for so many years, so I'm giving them to you on his behalf. Spend them."
Seeing that he had given the reward on behalf of His Highness, Li Youfu acted like the mistress of the house, so she did not refuse and accepted the gold and thanked him for the reward.
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The lake was covered with mist and rain, and fish jumped out of the lake from time to time. Xiao Xinghan was unhappy about leaving Beijing due to his absurd words, but now he felt that Jiangnan also had its advantages and was not entirely boring.
When Li Youfu came over, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was casually throwing fish food into the lake. He had never been seen so leisurely and elegant before.
"Your Highness."
Xiao Xinghan wiped his hands with a handkerchief. Li Youfu accepted the reward from Gu Yanling and reported their conversation to His Highness without missing a single detail.
"Your Highness, this ingot of gold—"
Xiao Xinghan: "Since he gave it to you as a reward, just take it."
Li Youfu: "Yes."
Now that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had said so, Li Youfu felt at ease taking the gold.
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"Brother Chang Feng!"
Gu Yanling waved to Chang Feng from a distance. Seeing him so happy, Chang Feng thought that he had received a reward from His Highness, so he walked over to him. Gu Yanling quickly grabbed his arm and went to a corner.
Chang Feng thought of what His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had said, "Yuanbao, you should be more careful in the future. Be careful not to let His Royal Highness see you and me fighting like this."
Gu Yanling asked curiously, "What's wrong?"
Chang Feng saw that no one was around, so he whispered to him, "Young Master feels that you and I are getting too close, and he's a little jealous."
Gu Yanling was shocked after hearing this: "When did this happen? How come I didn't know about it?"
Chang Feng: "Be careful next time. By the way, what do you want to see me about?"
Gu Yanling took out a gold ingot from her pocket: "Young Master just asked Li Youfu to give it to me. I'll give you two."
"I'm very happy that you're so kind. Just keep this, young master, and spend it." Chang Feng couldn't accept it. Seeing that he was still wearing the gray servant's clothes, he said, "When you have time, buy yourself some nice clothes. Your status is different now, so you can't wear these servant's clothes."
Gu Yanling came to give gold to Chang Feng because of his good relationship with him, but he never expected to hear him say that the young master was jealous. He even warned Chang Feng behind his back not to get too close to him. If he gave Chang Feng gold and the young master found out, it would harm Chang Feng.
"Then I'll keep this gold for now, but I can't let the young master think too much about it."
"Keep it."
Gu Yanling: "Young Master, are you really jealous?"
Chang Feng: "When have I ever lied to you?"
Gu Yanling knew that he never joked, so she touched her nose subconsciously. She didn't expect that Xiao Xinghan liked her so much. Oh, she couldn't help but feel that she was really charming.
After separating from Chang Feng, Gu Yanling couldn't sit still and went out of the house again. He had borrowed the money he had previously discussed with Xiao Xinghan to buy those things from the waiter in Nanfeng Pavilion. He wanted to do the whole show just to be on the safe side in case Xiao Xinghan really sent someone to investigate in the future, so he went to Nanfeng Pavilion to find Yingxia.
"I'm not sure if anyone will come and ask. If they do, just do as I said."
Gu Yanling took out a silver note and gave it to him. It was just a matter of a few words, so Yingxia was naturally willing to help. After all, Gu Yanling was quite generous to him. After accepting the reward, Yingxia asked, "Sir, how is your friend and his lover doing?"
Gu Yanling was worried when he mentioned this: "It hasn't progressed to that stage yet."
Yingxia: "It doesn't necessarily have to be the last step; other things can also strengthen the relationship."
When Gu Yanling heard this, his eyes lit up. He wanted more than anything else to deepen their relationship without having to wait until the end. Yingxia smiled, covered her mouth, and leaned close to Gu Yanling's ear, whispering to him.
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When leaving Nanfeng Pavilion, Gu Yanling walked briskly with a smile on his face. He said that no matter how many books he read, it would be better to learn from experienced people!
Gu Yanling bought herself some fashionable clothes, went to a tavern for a drink, and finally booked a room in the restaurant. She asked the waiter to boil water, washed herself clean, and changed into new clothes from head to toe. Then she went home, first returned to her residence, put away the purchased clothes, put the picture book in her pocket, and went out again.
Chang Feng happened to come looking for Xiao Xinghan, and the two met at the gate of the courtyard.
"Yuanbao?"
Gu Yanling: "What's that expression on your face?"
"Why are you dressed like this..." Chang Feng couldn't find a suitable description for a moment.
Gu Yanling stretched out her arms and felt good: "What's wrong? I just bought the clothes this afternoon. They are the most fashionable styles and colors now."
Chang Feng felt that the problem wasn't with the clothes, but rather with Yuanbao himself. However, this didn't dampen his confidence. "Satin is fine."
Gu Yanling: "Of course, I picked it specially. I wear gray clothes all day long, but now I guarantee it will brighten the eyes of the young master!"
As a male favorite, one must dress himself up dazzlingly. Although he looks too ordinary now and nothing he wears is satisfactory, the young master likes this kind of thing, so he will definitely be touched by the fact that he spends time and effort on him.
Chang Feng: "Very good."
The two of them entered the courtyard. Gu Yanling didn't even wait for anyone to go in and report. She went straight to the study and shouted, "Master!"
Xiao Xinghan was reading a book. Hearing his energetic voice, he opened his eyes and looked at him: "......?"
Gu Yanling came over with a smile: "Do you like it? I just bought it."
Xiao Xinghan looked him up and down, and felt his eyes were greatly shocked. Gu Yanling had a dark complexion, and chose a robe in apricot and coral color. The robe also had a round collar, revealing his slender neck, giving people the feeling that a crow had picked up colorful feathers for decoration.
"Why aren't you talking?"
Xiao Xinghan retracted his gaze and fell on the book, trying to make his eyes feel better. He didn't criticize him, but just said, "As long as you like it."
Li Youfu, who was ignored by Gu Yanling, lowered his head, afraid that he would laugh out loud.
Gu Yanling: "What do you mean, as long as I like it, I dressed it up specially for the young master."
Xiao Xinghan: "In that case, don't dress up next time."
Gu Yanling understood the meaning of his words and snorted, "Master, Brother Chang Feng is outside and said he wants to see you."
Xiao Xinghan: "Let him in."
Li Youfu hurriedly withdrew, and as soon as he left, Gu Yanling took his place, placed the illustrated book on Xiao Xinghan's desk, and took the book from Xiao Xinghan's hand, closed it, and covered the illustrated book with it.
Chang Feng and Li Youfu came in.
Xiao Xinghan glanced at Gu Yanling, warning him with his eyes to be more honest, and then he said, "What's the matter?"
Chang Feng didn't rush to report, but looked at Gu Yanling.
Gu Yanling: "What's the matter? What can't I listen to?"
Xiao Xinghan: "You go down first."
Gu Yanling didn't say anything, but curled her lips and left the study. Chang Feng handed the letter and invitation in his hand to Li Youfu.
The letter was sent from the palace. When Xiao Xinghan opened it, he found it was written by his father himself. It talked about some recent court affairs. At the end of the letter, he asked him if there was any progress in the matter of the Crown Princess.
After reading it, Xiao Xinghan threw the letter into the charcoal fire used to boil tea. After it burned to ashes, he opened the invitation.
The Yangzhou prefect sent an invitation. Three days later, he would hold a birthday party for his seventy-year-old mother at his mansion. Xiao Xinghan handed the invitation to Li Youfu and said, "Prepare some birthday gifts and send them over when the time comes."
He definitely wouldn't go to such an occasion.
Gu Yanling was outside the study, scratching her head out of curiosity, and leaning against the door with her ears perked up, trying to listen to what they were saying, but the room was silent. The young eunuch waiting outside was almost scared to death when he saw this scene. They were too bold and didn't know the rules!
The door opened from the inside, and Gu Yanling almost fell in. Fortunately, Chang Feng supported him in time, "Yuanbao, what are you doing——"
Gu Yanling said nonchalantly, "Are you guys done talking? Then I'll go in and find the young master."
Chang Feng didn't know what to say. When Gu Yanling entered the room, she saw Li Youfu holding something in his hand. The prefect was going to hold a birthday banquet for his mother. The whole Yangzhou city knew about this. Gu Yanling didn't need to guess to know that Li Youfu was holding an invitation.
Li Youfu: "Then I will go and prepare first."
After Li Youfu left, Gu Yanling sat on Xiao Xinghan's lap with ease, "Master, what is Li Youfu preparing for?"
Xiao Xinghan thought of the letter from the palace. He placed his hand on Gu Yanling's waist and rubbed it occasionally. "Why, are you curious?"
Gu Yanling: "I'm just curious, Master, will you tell me?"
Xiao Xinghan looked at him for a few seconds before speaking, "This is an invitation from the Yangzhou prefect. He's going to hold a birthday party for his mother in three days."
Gu Yanling acted surprised: "Why did the prefect send an invitation to the young master?"
Xiao Xinghan: "What do you think?"
Gu Yanling had learned from her previous experiences, so she was smarter this time. "I think the young master must be from a prominent background. He has such an extraordinary bearing, could he be an official?"
Xiao Xinghan didn't continue the topic. He raised his hand from his waist, walked around behind Gu Yanling, took the illustrated book on the table, and asked nonchalantly, "What is this?"
Gu Yanling stopped him from opening it: "Young Master hasn't said whether he is an official or not?"
Xiao Xinghan said indifferently, "So what if it is? So what if it isn't?"
Gu Yanling blinked her eyes: "I'm just afraid that the young master will abandon me after having an affair with me. If I follow you and you leave Yangzhou, what will I do?"
Xiao Xinghan: "Then it depends on your ability."
Gu Yanling: “…” What are you talking about!
Xiao Xinghan: "Can you take your hands away now?"
Gu Yanling withdrew her hand from the book cover and saw Xiao Xinghan turn to the first page. She secretly observed his expression and saw that his face had not changed at all.
???
So calm? When he was looking through it last night, he couldn't help but blush and even drank a pot of cold tea!
Xiao Xinghan suddenly raised his eyes, and Gu Yanling ran straight into his dark eyes that always hid emotions. She stuttered, "What, what's wrong?"
Xiao Xinghan: "Aren't you illiterate?"
Gu Yanling: "...I, I looked at the picture."
Xiao Xinghan didn't expose him: "No wonder you learn so slowly."
This time, Gu Yanling sat face to face with Xiao Xinghan on his legs, with her back against the table, and there was only the distance of the atlas between them.
Such a good opportunity, thinking of what Yingxia taught today, Gu Yanling swallowed her saliva, put her hand on the back of Xiao Xinghan's hand, and gently stroked it with her fingertips, "Then Master, teach me."
Xiao Xinghan pretended not to understand his hint and said calmly, "How do I teach you?"
Gu Yanling: "Young Master and I will watch it together!"
After saying that, he quickly changed his position on Xiao Xinghan's legs, with his back pressed against his chest. He was much shorter than Xiao Xinghan, and looked particularly petite sitting in his arms.
Xiao Xinghan let him sit on his lap, easily covering him from behind. He pointed his slender fingers at the picture in the book, and said with a hint of instruction: "You need an extremely flexible waist to be able to fold it into such a posture."
Gu Yanling listened to him talking to her in a serious tone, and her ears felt a blush unconsciously rising from the breath he exhaled. He said Xiao Xinghan was a hypocrite!!!
However, reading the book alone felt different from reading it with others, especially when Xiao Xinghan was whispering in his ear from time to time. After reading a few pages, Gu Yanling was shocked to find that he had a reaction.
"Young, young, young master!!!"
Xiao Xinghan saw Gu Yanling trembling and covering the bird: "..."
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