Chapter 26 Chapter 26 (Updated 8.22) She and Gu Yanzhou...
"What's the status of the Gongcha smuggling case?" She stood up and asked loudly.
After a while, a voice came from outside, sounding a bit far away: "With all the evidence and witnesses, Feng Yichen has confessed to smuggling tribute tea. He has been detained and exiled to Lingnan, and he is forbidden to return to Beijing for life."
Song Siyun nodded and asked, "What about the murder of Si Shi? Did he admit it?"
"You'll deny it until your death." The voice became farther away.
"It doesn't matter if you don't admit it," Song Siyun frowned, his tone softened slightly, but after a while, he frowned again, "The most important thing is to expose Prince An's evil ambitions."
"Um."
The voice was unclear through the bed curtains, and I could only vaguely hear him say that something strange was happening.
I really didn't hear anything about what was so strange and where it was so strange.
Her slender eyebrows knitted slightly, and she looked out with a puzzled look, asking, "What did you say?"
He seemed to say it again, but it was still unclear.
Song Siyun lost his patience, opened the curtain and went to look for the person in his slippers.
"According to the coroner's report, the Yunqu Patrol Inspector's death was similar to the death of Feng Yichen's father, Feng Weize, three years ago."
The sound gradually became clearer, and the person walked further and further in. When he came to his senses, he had reached the door of the bathhouse.
The wooden door was wide open, and the man's every move was exposed.
Song Siyun watched him take off his underwear. His back was strong, his waist and abdomen were tight, and his abdominal muscles could be seen from the side, tightly attached to three pairs of curvy legs.
One, two...
The last pair was only half exposed, with the other half faintly visible under the pure white panties.
Song Siyun stared without blinking, watching the man's bony fingertips slowly put on his underwear, and then -
Pull the rope tighter.
Even from a few meters away, one could hear the creaking of the man's back teeth, "Song Siyun, aren't you ashamed?"
"ah?"
Song Siyun slowly raised her head and saw the man striding towards her angrily. He held the door with both hands, glared at her, and then slammed the door shut.
Not a single gap is exposed.
She stood outside the door and touched her nose awkwardly.
It seems... I should be ashamed.
But, didn’t he say that we had already gotten married?
Even those who have been married...can’t I watch it?
Song Siyun hesitated, wanting to ask but worried that he couldn't hear clearly through the door, so he simply swallowed it.
After he came out clean, she puffed out her cheeks and asked him in a low voice.
Gu Yanzhou was completely stunned.
Her pair of almond-shaped eyes were as big as copper bells, and she turned her head stiffly. Even the handkerchief she was using to wipe her hair froze in her palm in surprise.
After a while, he found his voice again: "What did you say?"
The little girl in front of him seemed not to understand the implication. She blinked and repeated in a firm voice: "After the wedding ceremony... can't I even watch?"
Gu Yanzhou laughed angrily and simply threw the handkerchief on the table. He was only wearing a plain white undergarment and his body was still damp from bathing.
The man stared at her steadily, stepping closer, "Husband and wife can see, but you and I..."
His narrow, long phoenix eyes scanned her up and down, and after a long moment, he whispered in her ear, sneering, "Are you a couple?"
It seems like self-mockery, but also like contempt.
For some reason, she suddenly felt furious. She took two quick steps, circling his presence, and sarcastically retorted, "Yes, I know you're attracted to my sister. My sister is the only wife you consider yours. We're not husband and wife. Three years from now, you can kick me out without any reason. Anyway, I don't want to be in the same room with you every day and become a nuisance."
Seeing his expression stiffen slightly after he finished speaking, he thought he was worried that this marriage was granted by His Majesty, and sneered, "Minister Gu, don't worry. The crime of unfilial piety is beyond the reach of even the imperial power. It will not affect your bright future!"
After finishing his words, he walked back inside, leaving only the people behind him mumbling, "That's not what I meant..."
The sound was very soft, like a mosquito's buzz, drifting away in the wind. No one could hear it except me...
For several days after that, the two of them didn't say a word. Whenever they met, Song Siyun would just roll his eyes, and he wouldn't dare to take a single step forward.
Until this day, he discovered that there were many strangers coming in and out of the yard. He then realized that she was actually going to build a wall in the room!
When he came in, Song Siyun was sitting in an armchair, waving a round fan and directing the craftsmen to mark out the area.
She was clever enough to build the wall right at the end of the couch, leaving no space for him.
He strode over and stopped the craftsman.
After everyone left, he released his grip and asked sternly, "What are you doing?"
The man raised his head, not showing any fear at all: "Shouldn't I be the one asking you this? What are you doing?!"
Gu Yanzhou fell silent. The man simply opened up and said, "Gu Yanzhou, you and I are not husband and wife, but we have to live under the same roof. If that's the case, why not build a wall to separate us so we don't get bored!"
"When did I say I was tired of you?" Gu Yanzhou was really helpless. He rubbed his eyebrows and spoke tiredly.
As soon as he finished speaking, the person in front of him jumped up like a firecracker in winter, and said in a strange tone: "Yes, you didn't say you were tired of it, but every word and every gesture of yours showed that you were tired of it."
"Gu Yanzhou, I don't need you. I, Song Siyun, have a good family background, good looks, and my parents love me. I can live freely even if I divorce you. Since we can't stay under the same roof, and we have to do this for various reasons, why don't we both take a step back?"
Song Siyun smiled, the corners of his mouth curled up, cold and sarcastic, "We've built a wall, and we won't see each other in the future. In three years, I will ask to leave the palace and will not cut short my career as an official."
After that, she ignored him and waved for someone to come in. But as soon as she raised her hand, someone grabbed it.
Looking up, it was Gu Yanzhou.
The man bared his eyes, his teeth grinding loudly. "When did I ever say I wanted to divorce you?"
"Gu Yanzhou," Song Siyun asked with a strange expression, smiling, "Why are you trying to stop me?"
"I--"
Gu Yanzhou just blurted out a word when she was interrupted by her sneer, "Don't ever say that you are attracted to me. I don't deserve your affection. My sister believed in your affection, my parents believed in your affection, and I believed in it too. But what was the result?"
Song Siyun looked at him, each word piercing, "My elder sister is imprisoned in the deep palace, my parents have lost their eldest daughter forever, and I...cannot see my elder sister except at a palace banquet."
"Gu Yanzhou, your loyalty... is truly terrifying."
Ignoring his obstruction, he raised his hand and called for people to come in.
The craftsman stood there trembling, looking at the face of the person opposite him.
Song Siyun didn't even look away, and ordered in a cold voice: "I'm the one who pays you, build it."
She said the last word while looking at Gu Yanzhou.
Gu Yanzhou stood there with a sullen face, not saying a word.
He stared at the person in front of him, still unable to believe it.
He actually saw hatred in her eyes?
She hates him?
Because of what happened four years ago?
Gu Yanzhou was silent for a long time, and finally turned and left.
For several days after that, he did not set foot in the main bedroom of Ruixue Pavilion again and stayed in the study.
The swing in the yard was already covered in dust, and despite the maid's careful cleaning and maintenance, it still couldn't escape decay.
The autumn wind was bleak, blowing through the wide-open window onto my face, causing piercing pain.
Behind the table, Gu Yanzhou raised his eyes and saw the broken swing.
Somehow, I suddenly recalled her unconcealed joy on the day the swing was built, and the image of her curling up on the swing with her storybook in hand and eating candy cakes in the spring when the willows were swaying.
The little one curled up on the swing, and when he saw the happy scene, he pulled the swing and laughed until he rolled around. And...
Gu Yanzhou thought that she liked this swing.
But recently, my worries are as numerous as fallen leaves, and my conversations are as scorching as the sun, which has caused the swing to become dusty and cracked.
but--
She loves this swing!
Gu Yanzhou firmly believes it!
Otherwise, why would Li Mansion's Flower God Banquet speak out to protect him?
Why did Qiulie risk his life to save her at the bottom of the cliff? She was such a delicate person, who would need to apply medicine and bandages if she bit a bit, but that night the blood on her palms dyed a pool of clear water.
If it wasn't intentional, why did Yun Qu's eyes sparkle with joy when they met?!
Everything is about love and affection.
Gu Yanzhou was absolutely convinced that she liked him! It was just that he had never calmed down and asked himself, so he didn't know yet.
In that case, why not give her more time?
Thinking of this, the man who had been sitting at the table for a long time put down his pen, and without hesitation, walked quickly towards his bedroom.
In fact, there was a secret that he had never told Song Siyun.
At the bottom of the Qiulie Cliff, she said his heart was beating very fast.
In fact, that night, her heart was also...
It was already past lights-out time in the main bedroom of Ruixue Pavilion, but Song Siyun was not sleepy at all. He dismissed everyone and sat alone in front of the window for a long time.
She was a little confused.
I can't figure out what's wrong with me. I did everything according to her ideas, didn't I?
Obviously...
I looked up at the bronze mirror, at the melancholy-stained self in the mirror, at the unfamiliar self in the mirror...
Gradually, his sight shifted.
She saw the new wall.
Very thick and tall.
She didn't know when the wall was finished, nor could she remember when it was started. She only knew that there was a very thick wall between her and Gu Yanzhou.
It can't be pushed down or smashed.
He raised his hand and picked up the purple wooden comb on the table, combing the fine hair on his chest intermittently, his eyes still staring at the wall.
She didn't know what was wrong with her. She wanted Gu Yanzhou to leave and wanted to divorce him; but when he really left, she felt very strange, as if she had lost something and felt empty.
But if she really let him get along happily, she would feel as if a heavy stone was pressing on her heart and she would feel suffocated.
It's a feeling I've never experienced before.
But it was not convenient for her to tell other people about this kind of thing.
She had told Yun Wanqiao about this, and at that time she held her hand and said sincerely, "Please ask the imperial physician."
Song Siyun: ...
I really can't figure it out.
well--
She let out a long sigh, the flickering candlelight dazzled her eyes. At the same time, she saw a figure hurriedly walking towards her.
Judging from his stature, he must be a man.
Before my mind could come to a conclusion, my body had already shut down.
The last light in the bedroom went out, and the room fell into darkness.
In the darkness, Song Siyun sat in front of her dressing table with her hands clasped tightly, staring out the door without blinking, her breathing seemed to stop for a moment.
In the moonlight, I saw the black shadow pause for a moment, then stride towards me.
"Ayun!"
The door was pushed open, and the moonlight in the room pushed the man in.
She looked at him and was about to scold him for the reason when she saw him speak hastily: "Feng Yichen is dead."
"Poisoned."
Gu Yanzhou spoke firmly, his face facing away from the moonlight showing his determination to win.
He remembered that she had said: Please believe me, I want Your Majesty to be worry-free more than anyone else.
In this case, let’s just talk about business until your mind becomes clear.
Only business matters that cannot be refused. Fortunately, I am still young and have plenty of time to wait.
Gu Yanzhou raised his eyes and looked at her with a look that seemed even gentler than the moonlight.
Even through the layers of darkness, Song Siyun felt as if he had been burned. He shuddered unconsciously and clung to the handle of the chair.
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The author has something to say: Yes Yes Yes [Spread flowers] The second update is here on 8.22. I’ve been waiting for a long time, everyone [hug][hug] From tomorrow on, I will update daily as normal [lop-eared rabbit head] The time is still stable at 9pm [shy]
Finally, thank you to the angels for the nutrient solution [shy] all the little fish are gone [scatter flowers]
Super fragrant!
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Insert a digression, how do you see that the babies have been given nutrient solution? The little fish may be too old to find it at all (crying) and can only reply in the comment section (pitiful)
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