Cheng Huaiyu looked at Peng Mu gratefully. "Thank you for giving me ten days so I can complete the mission successfully without having to think of any more excuses."
Cheng Huaiyu is beautiful. Gu Xin only became close to her because Cheng Huaiyu was a pretty young lady.
That one look from her softened Peng Mu's heart, making him even more determined to take Cheng Huaiyu away.
From birth until now, he has had very few favorite people or things, and has always tried his best to follow teachings.
The only woman he liked was the one in front of him.
Peng Mu couldn't help but pull Cheng Huaiyu tightly, trying to hug her, but Cheng Huaiyu reacted quickly, exclaiming in surprise as she struggled out of his arms: "Liu Lang, my consideration of leaving with you is entirely for finding my brother. Before finding my brother, I won't think about matters between men and women. If I really agree to leave with you, please respect my decision."
Peng Mu apologized: "I'm sorry, I couldn't help myself. I was rude. Xiao Yu, don't worry, I won't do anything out of line again without your permission."
Cheng Huaiyu simply nodded, then left somewhat angrily.
Only after leaving the house did his indifferent expression return.
They left by waterway, ten days later.
She returned to her room, dismissed the maid, wrote these words on the note, and then went to sleep.
Two hours later, Cheng Huaiyu's son woke up. She got up and fed him, and it was already the hour of Yin (3-5 AM).
She walked quietly to the kitchen, knocked on the door of the woodshed, and handed the note to an old woman inside.
The next day, the old woman made an excuse to go out and went to the market again. While buying vegetables, she handed the note to a vegetable seller.
Then, in a house in the west of Fuzhou, a pigeon flew towards Kuncheng, unnoticed by anyone.
...
Gu Xin celebrated her fifteenth birthday with the King of Liusha and Cheng Huaijin.
The three of them were in the small garden. Gu Xin had said not to hold a big celebration, which made the King of Liusha very disappointed.
He brought out a jar of fruit wine, and the three of them drank it together.
The ruler of the Flowing Sand Kingdom said to Gu Xin, "Little girl, you're fifteen now, all grown up, you can drink alcohol now!"
Gu Xin had long wanted to try the taste of wine, but her family had never allowed her to drink it before.
As a result, good heavens, fruit wine wasn't enough for her. She dragged Cheng Huaijin and emptied out all the wine in the Liusha Kingdom's wine cellar and drank it all.
The King of Liusha was on the verge of tears. He planned to write a letter to Gu Shouxin to complain and demand that Gu Shouxin compensate him with strong liquor, specifically the kind brewed by Gu Shouxin's family. He had heard from Queen Dugu that his second cousin from his aunt's family could brew liquor that was mellow, fragrant, and strong.
After drinking too much, Gu Xin and Cheng Huaijin climbed directly to the roof of the Liusha Palace. The two lay on the glazed tiles of the roof, looking at the starry sky and the full moon.
Gu Xin, her face flushed from drinking, grinned foolishly and said, "Brother Xiao Jin, I saw Brother Yuan Yuan!"
Cheng Huaijin: "I saw Sister Niannian!"
Gu Xin looked at the full moon with a sorrowful expression: "Alas! It's a pity that your sister Nian Nian belongs to someone else!"
Cheng Huaijin: "..."
Gu Xin added, "Brother Xiao Jin, besides Xiao Yu, I also have friends, Yi Yi, Han Han, and Xue Er. They are all good girls."
Cheng Huaijin ignored her. "Good girls have nothing to do with me!"
Gu Xin added, "But I still like Brother Yuanyuan the most! Where is Brother Yuanyuan?"
Cheng Huaijin: "..."
Weren't you talking about Yiyi, Hanhan, and Xue'er? What does this have to do with your favorite Yuanyuan brother?
"Waaah..." Gu Xin cried, "Waaah... Brother Yuanyuan said he would give me a big gift when I come of age. He lied! Grandpa, Grandma, and my parents and sisters also said they would give me a grand coming-of-age gift, but in the end, they didn't give me anything. Waaah..."
Gu Xin lay on the roof and cried loudly. Even when she was taken to the Sand God King's tent, wandered alone on the grassland, and crossed the snow-capped mountains alone, she did not cry.
At that moment, she cried.
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