Chapter 26: Three o'clock in the morning, coming to coax her to sleep
After saying this, Gu Huailing turned and left, not giving Li Ji a chance to speak again.
The guard beside him looked at Li Ji's face and said cautiously, "Your Highness, why don't you go and ask the Prime Minister for help? If what happened today is reported to the Emperor, Your Highness will definitely be punished."
Li Ji's face was gloomy. "As if it wasn't embarrassing enough, when will he change his ways when talking to Gu Huailing?"
Li Ji stared at the figures and narrowed his eyes.
Mrs. Gu Huailing cannot be touched, so what about his sister?
Gu Yao has not yet arranged a marriage. If she can marry him, he and Gu Huailing will be a family.
Now that they are a family, he is not afraid that Gu Huailing will not help him.
With him as a guarantor, the throne will be easily within our grasp.
The most urgent task is how to capture Gu Yao.
On the way back home, Chen Yuan was in a bad mood. Gu Huailing wanted to stay with her, but was summoned back by the palace, so he asked Gu Yao to stay with her.
"Sister-in-law, are you still worried about what happened today? In fact, Li Ji is just a show-off with no bones. He has always been afraid of my brother and will definitely not harass you again."
Gu Yao saw that Chen Yuan was absent-minded and thought she was still worried about what happened in the restaurant, so she quickly comforted her.
Chen Yuan raised her eyes to look at Gu Yao and forced a smile. There were some things she couldn't say.
She was not worried that Li Ji would harass her, but she was worried that Li Ji would ruin Gu Yao's reputation.
In the previous life, Li Ji used despicable means to ruin Gu Yao's reputation, and not long after, Gu Yao died of a relapse of heart disease.
It was just something that happened in the previous life, how should she explain it?
If we calculate the time, if Li Ji takes action, it should be a year later.
But all this, everything has changed. Wouldn't he take action against Gu Yao in advance?
Chen Yuan was determined not to allow such a thing to happen again.
After Gu Yao left, she called Taozi in and said, "Send a message to the people in our shops, asking them to pay attention to the Fourth Prince's recent actions."
Chen Yuan was preoccupied with something and lay in bed until three o'clock in the morning without falling asleep.
A wisp of cool ink fragrance suddenly seeped in. Shen Yuan looked in the direction of the scent and looked at Gu Huailing in surprise, "Why are you here?"
Gu Huailing was still wearing court robes, and had obviously hurried over from the palace.
Chen Yuan wanted to stand up, but was pushed back by Gu Huailing. "I was worried that you were scared, so I came to check on you."
Gu Huailing sat down beside Shen Yuan's bed, looked at her pretty face, and asked softly, "But you can't sleep?"
Shen Yuan nodded honestly.
"Is it because of what happened during the day?" Gu Huailing asked softly.
Chen Yuan shook her head and asked an irrelevant question, "Yao'er is about to reach marriage age, I wonder if she has found a good family?"
Gu Huailing's brows knitted together, "Grandmother hasn't decided yet."
He was surprised why Shen Yuan suddenly asked this.
But those who have experienced the treacherous situation in the court and are still able to sit firmly in the position of Prime Minister can naturally get a glimpse of the whole picture.
He quickly realized, "Ayuan is worried that Li Ji will attack Yao'er?"
Chen Yuan nodded and said, "You are now the Prime Minister. The Fourth Prince has offended you. You can't please him openly, so you can only start with Yao'er."
Gu Huailing looked at Shen Yuan's expression and suddenly chuckled, "Then he is wrong. If you want to please me in the future, you only need to please my wife."
The half-joking remark made Shen Yuan feel a lot more relaxed.
Gu Huailing tucked the corner of the quilt for Chen Yuan. "It's three in the morning. Go to sleep quickly. I'll take care of all this. Yuan, just wait at home until I come to propose marriage, okay?"
He held Shen Yuan's hand and patted her gently as if he was coaxing a child.
At some point, Gu Huailing meant peace of mind to Shen Yuan.
She held his hand, smelled the cool scent of ink on his body, and fell into a deep sleep in a moment.
He could hear the woman's shallow breathing. Gu Huailing put her hand under the quilt and walked out into the night.
When Chen Yuan woke up the next day, there was no trace of Gu Huailing.
Perhaps the man’s words yesterday really worked, and Shen Yuan’s anxious heart finally settled.
She planned to embroider a purse for Gu Huailing today and give it to her when they got married.
The gift for Gu Huailing naturally couldn't be bad, so Chen Yuan took Taozi to Linlangfang to select the materials.
"Chen Yuan!" A powerful voice came from a distance.
Lin Wanyin stood not far away, waving frantically at Chen Yuan.
Ever since her pretense of a heart disease was exposed, she no longer pretends at all.
Shen Yuan turned around and left, and the sound of running like the wind could be heard from behind.
Lin Wanyin tugged at Shen Yuan's sleeve familiarly, "I was calling you? Why are you running?"
Shen Yuan shook her off and said, "I don't know you well, don't bother me."
Lin Wanyin ignored her and said to herself, "I was planning to look for you, but I happened to run into you here. I have something to tell you."
"If you don't want to hear it, don't say it."
Lin Wanyin got angry when she saw Chen Yuan's stubborn look.
Then she made a shocking move.
She stood in front of Shen Yuan and hugged her without caring about her image. "If you don't listen to me, I won't let go!"
Chen Yuan was stunned!
Lin Wanyin took two deep breaths on Shen Yuan. She had never been so close to anyone before. Could other people's best friends also smell so good?
It was like the taste of her mother in her memory.
Chen Yuan didn't understand when Lin Wanyin became so crazy.
People kept pointing and talking around, and Chen Yuan, with a dark face, pulled Lin Wanyin into a teahouse on the side of the road.
Having achieved her goal, Lin Wanyin sat down and got straight to the point. "The day after tomorrow is my coming-of-age day. You must come to watch my ceremony. I've liked the Linlang Pavilion Eight Treasures Phoenix Hairpin for a long time, and I want that for my coming-of-age ceremony."
Chen Yuan was speechless. He was fighting with her, and they even developed feelings for each other?
"Why should I go? And since you like the phoenix hairpin, ask Gu Jingchu to buy it. If there's nothing else, I'm leaving."
Chen Yuan left a silver ingot and turned away.
Lin Wanyin quickly stood up and said, "If you don't go, I will bother you every day. I will go even if you propose or get married!"
Shen Yuan suddenly stopped, raised her hand, and touched Lin Wanyin's forehead in confusion. "You're not sick, what nonsense are you talking about in broad daylight? If you dare, I'll have you thrown into the river!"
Lin Wanyin stared at Chen Yuan's overly pretty face and suddenly burst into tears. "I've never had any friends since I was a child. You're the only close friend I know. If you don't even give me a coming-of-age gift, I'll be laughed to death by those bitches in the mansion!"
Chen Yuan was too lazy to tell the difference.
This person feels like he has lost his mind.
"Chen Yuan, if you don't go, I will find a rope and hang myself in front of your house!" Lin Wanyin said angrily.
Wanting to plot against her was one thing, but she actually really wanted her to go.
"I love you to death." Shen Yuan's patience ran out.
"I know you like Gu Yao. I even invited Gu Yao to accompany you that day."
The two words "Gu Yao" are now extremely sensitive to Chen Yuan.
Shen Yuan turned around and looked at Lin Wanyin, "Yao'er promised you?"
Lin Wanyin curled her lips and raised her proud head, "Of course."
"I'll go."
After Shen Yuan finished speaking, he walked out.
Lin Wanyin was stunned. She actually agreed!
Although it was because of Gu Yao, she agreed, because she still considered her a friend in her heart!
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