Chapter 381 This Scoundrel
night.
As soon as Gu Jingxi lay down, he remembered what Yu Chuan had told him about Lord Wei and his wife. This problematic couple would bring him up every time they argued. Lady Wei slandered his reputation, saying that he was deeply in love with her, and Lord Wei even called him no different from a eunuch.
He was extremely frustrated. When he was sick, you could say anything, but he just couldn't get over it.
Now that I'm cured, I can't be told I'm no good.
So, Gu Jingxi immediately pulled his wife into his arms, looked into her eyes, and said, "Ayao, someone is insulting your husband. You must stand up for me."
Seeing his sudden aggrieved expression, Meng Jinyao felt bewildered, but still asked with concern, "Husband is a marquis and an official in the court. Who would dare to scold him? What did that person say?"
Gu Jingxi replied, "He called me a eunuch."
Upon hearing this, Meng Jinyao roughly knew what was going on, but she had never seen him so vulnerable before, despite all the things people had said about him.
Meng Jinyao was confused for a while, then gently comforted him, "He's talking nonsense. My husband hasn't been castrated and is perfectly healthy. How can he be a eunuch? My husband used to have an illness, but it's cured now. Those people are just gossipy. My husband doesn't need to take it to heart."
Gu Jingxi nodded and said, "So, let's have a child to shut them up."
Meng Jinyao nodded in agreement: "Husband, let's have a baby next year, then they'll shut up. Let them say whatever they want now."
Gu Jingxi replied, "But I can't wait any longer. I want a child right now. What should I do?" After he finished speaking, he stared straight at her with a meaningful look in his eyes.
Meng Jinyao was dumbfounded: "???"
When she saw the man lean down and get closer, she suddenly realized, "Good heavens, this scoundrel! He had already dug a pit for me and was waiting for me here!"
She resisted and was about to push Gu Jingxi away, but she was held tightly in his arms, and his lips were sealed with hers, silencing her further protests.
A gentle summer breeze carries the delicate fragrance of lotus blossoms through the window, causing the pale purple bed curtains to flutter in the wind.
Inside the bed curtains, the enchanting scenery was breathtaking, its beauty unspoken yet fully revealed.
...
The night is beautiful tonight, with a bright moon and few stars, and silvery sunlight pouring down from the sky, scattering across the ground.
Outside their room window was a small, man-made lotus pond.
Standing by the window, you can see the lotus pond, which appears even more serene under the moonlight, with the water shimmering like a silver mirror.
The lotus leaves swayed gently in the breeze, and the pale pink lotus flowers exuded a delicate fragrance in the moonlight.
Gu Jingxi stood behind her, trapping her by the window and forcing her to look at the lotus pond outside. He leaned close to her ear and whispered, "Ayao, look over there. Which lotus is more beautiful?"
Meng Jinyao was conscious, but she bit her lip and didn't make a sound. When she heard this scoundrel ask such a question, she turned her head and glared at the man angrily.
Her eyes were alluring, yet her gaze held no harm whatsoever; rather, it seemed as if she were playfully nagging.
As a barely passable bad apple, Gu Jingxi refused to let her off the hook and asked again, "Ayao, tell your husband, which lotus flower is more beautiful? Point it out to your husband."
The man didn't give her a chance to think. Meng Jinyao was a little confused. She reached out and randomly pointed to a lotus flower, opened her mouth slightly, and made a soft sound: "That...that lotus flower is pretty."
"Is that so?"
Gu Jingxi glanced casually at the lotus flower she was pointing to. The newly blooming lotus flower was like a fairy on the water, fresh and elegant. It was indeed quite beautiful.
After a moment, he lowered his head and whispered sweet nothings to the person in his arms, saying in a gentle tone, "It is beautiful, but I think it's just so-so, far inferior to the one in my arms."
Meng Jinyao's cheeks flushed, whether from his words or something else, it was unclear.
In the lotus pond, two koi carp are playing. One of them tries to escape, and the other chases after it. No matter what, the koi carp that tries to escape can't get away and can only resign itself to playing happily with the other koi carp.
I stood by the window for so long, admiring the lotus flowers and watching the koi fish playing. It was quite tiring, especially since it was hot in the summer. Even with a gentle summer breeze, I still broke out in a sweat.
Meng Jinyao was boneless, slumped in his arms, not wanting to move an inch, letting him carry her back to the bed.
Back on the bed, Gu Jingxi embraced her again.
Meng Jinyao sobbed, accusing Gu Jingxi in a wronged tone, "Gu Jingxi, you bastard!"
Gu Jingxi kissed her misty eyes, but still didn't let go of her with a heart of stone. He whispered in her ear in a hoarse voice, "Yes, I'm a bastard, but this bastard really likes Ayao."
By the time it was over, Meng Jinyao had already drifted off to sleep.
Gu Jingxi had the maid prepare water and carried her to the bathing room. Knowing she was shy, he specially asked his trusted maid, Qingqiu, to come in and help her.
After her bath, Gu Jingxi massaged her lower back to prevent it from aching the next morning. Hearing her moan softly, he knew he had given her a good massage, and she seemed quite satisfied even in her sleep.
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The next day, the sky was cloudless, the water was a vast expanse of blue, a gentle summer breeze blew, and the weather was fine.
The anniversary of the death of the Gu family's ancestor has arrived. Gu Jingxi and his wife went to pay their respects to the ancestor, with servants following behind them.
Besides the servants, other members of the Gu clan who had settled in Huzhou Prefecture also went to worship their ancestors.
Along the way, the procession was quite long. The news that Marquis Changxing had returned to his hometown to pay respects to his ancestors had already spread. Many people, seeing this procession, knew that it was the Gu family paying respects to their ancestor.
On the carriage.
It was probably because Gu Jingxi gave her a massage last night that Meng Jinyao didn't feel any back pain when she woke up today, and her mental state was pretty good.
Compared to her, Gu Jingxi, who had a hearty meal the night before, was much more refreshed.
Meng Jinyao was still angry about his awful behavior last night, and no matter what sweet words he said to coax her, she turned a deaf ear and just left him hanging.
Gu Jingxi moved closer to her, pulled her into his arms, and sincerely pleaded for reconciliation: "Ayao, please calm down. I know I was wrong. I promise you, there won't be a next time I go to see lotus flowers."
Meng Jinyao reached out and pinched his waist, angrily saying, "Gu Jingxi, I've seen through you long ago! You said you knew you were wrong in the bathroom, and you said you were wrong again on the ship. I think you just know you're wrong, but you won't change. You'll find other ways to continue to cause trouble in the future!"
Gu Jingxi looked heartbroken: "Ayao, you actually don't believe your husband. I'm so sad."
Meng Jinyao: "..."
He's a perfectly normal man, but sometimes it feels like he's a completely different person, especially when he bullies her or when he's apologizing.
Their eyes met, and they stared at each other for a moment.
In the end, Meng Jinyao couldn't stand his pitiful pleas for forgiveness and forgave his outrageous behavior last night. She put on a stern face and snorted, "Today is the anniversary of our ancestor's death. For the sake of our ancestor, I won't hold it against you. Let go of my hand, sit properly, and don't touch me."
Gu Jingxi obediently released her, sat up straight, and said, "Ayao is the best."
Meng Jinyao glanced at him. When this man wanted to be obedient, he was as docile as a kitten. Anyone who didn't know better would think she was a fierce tigress who had her husband completely under her thumb. But when this man wanted to bully someone, he was wicked, and no matter how much you begged for mercy, it was useless.
Gu Jingxi looked at her with completely innocent eyes: "Why are you looking at me like that, Ayao?"
Meng Jinyao retorted, "Gu Jingxi, if those old foxes in officialdom saw you like this, wouldn't they say you're possessed by something evil?"
Gu Jingxi said in a serious tone, "That proves that they are not busy enough with their official duties, or that they are not dedicated enough to the court. They even have time to think about trivial matters all day long. As subjects, they should eat the emperor's food, bear the emperor's worries, and do their best to solve the emperor's problems. Otherwise, they are not good subjects. This is also inseparable from the lax management of their superiors."
Meng Jinyao: "...Luckily, I'm not your subordinate."
"How could Ayao be my subordinate?"
Gu Jingxi smiled gently. She would only ever be his wife, his sweetheart, his little princess, and the mother of his future children. They would spend the rest of their lives together, growing old together.
The man's smile was gentle, and his eyes held a hint of doting affection.
Looking into his eyes, Meng Jinyao could sense how moving his next words would be, even without asking anything.
The couple smiled at each other, and Gu Jingxi pulled her into his arms again, everything understood without words.
A summer breeze blew by, lifting a corner of the carriage curtain. The bright sunshine outside shone in, and the man's jade-like face seemed to be bathed in a soft halo.
Meng Jinyao slowly raised her head to look at him, a smile playing on her lips.
Having him for the rest of my life is enough.
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