"Little vixen, don't you understand my feelings for you?"
Gu Qianlu smiled slightly and looked up at him.
When she met Chen Jinheng's eyes, which were filled with deep affection, her heart pounded wildly, and her cheeks suddenly began to burn.
She quickly turned her head away, refusing to look at him.
Chen Jinheng gazed intently at her, raised his hand to brush a few strands of her hair aside, and a wicked smile curled his lips.
"Luo'er, why...why is your face so red?"
"What do you mean?"
Are you shy?
"Nonsense! I didn't!"
Seeing her shy expression, Chen Jinheng's eyes burned with intensity. He slowly knelt before her and spoke intimately to her.
"Luo'er, I promise you, when I return from the border, I will retire from the army and live a normal life with you, okay?"
Gu Qianlu was taken aback as the man's large hands gripped her slender hands tightly.
She looked intently into his deep eyes, nodded firmly, and softly replied.
"Okay! It's a deal."
"Um!"
"It's getting late, let's not waste this beautiful time."
"Luo'er, come and help your husband change his clothes."
"good."
"We missed our wedding night last time, so we must make up for it tonight," Chen Jinheng added, his eyes darkening further.
Upon hearing this, Gu Qianluo's mind went blank for a moment, and she stood there dumbfounded.
Before she could respond, she felt her body go limp, and in his broad arms, the two of them were enveloped in the tender moonlight.
Two months later
One day, Gu Qianluo felt tired, nauseous and vomiting, so the former Marquis's wife summoned the imperial physician. To her delight, this time she was found to be pregnant.
Meanwhile, Chen Jinheng had already led his troops to the cold frontier.
Back at the Xiaoyao Sect, Tang Jiuzhao knew that she was pregnant and specially ordered her to take good care of her health, and also sent people to bring her a lot of nourishing food.
The position of sect leader of the Hundred Flowers Sect will be reserved for her, so that she can take back the position whenever she wants to return.
The businesses of the second and third patriarchs of the Chen family were thriving.
Both families plan to return to Beijing together to settle into their new homes.
After settling matters at the house, the second and third matriarchs, accompanied by their companions, came to the Marquis of Wu'an's residence, bringing Gu Qianluo many baby clothes and chatting with her about some interesting stories of childbirth.
To ensure the safe birth of his first grandson, the old Marquis and his wife personally took care of Gu Qianluo's daily life.
The entire Chen family doted on her like a precious treasure.
“Mother, Luo’er is just going back to her parents’ home to celebrate Father’s birthday. You don’t need to worry.”
"How can that be? You're six months pregnant now, and there's no man to take care of you. How can your mother feel at ease?"
"Mother! Father's health is poor. What will happen to him if you leave?"
"It's only a one-day absence; he has a butler to take care of him."
You don't need to worry, now your mother only needs to take care of you.
"Let's go! Your mother will go back to the mansion with you."
Seeing that she couldn't refuse Chen Jinheng's mother, Gu Qianluo let her help her into the carriage.
When they returned to the Gu residence, Gu Qianxue had already sent a congratulatory gift from the palace.
In just two months, Gu Qianxue appeared to have aged several times over.
Rumor has it that Li Zhiyan's doting on Chu Li caused her to become depressed, which is why she aged so quickly.
Gu Qianlu couldn't help but feel sorry for her younger sister. In her previous life, Li Zhiyan was not a good match for her.
Reborn, she originally intended to refuse the marriage with Li Zhiyan, but Gu Qianxue couldn't see through her and insisted on clinging to him.
This outcome is entirely her own fault.
Seeing the Lady of the Marquis carefully supporting Gu Qianluo, Gu Qianxue felt a pang of sorrow in her heart, and tears instantly welled up in her eyes. She sighed inwardly.
"Gu Qianluo, I never thought that you would win in the end."
Even the former Lady Hou dotes on you now, and I've heard that the entire Chen family treats you like a treasure.
Unlike me, my son was taken away by Chuli, and my husband's affection was also taken away by Chuli.
What's so great about that Chu Li?
How could Li Zhiyan be so infatuated with this?
Gu Qianlu sat down next to Gu Qianxue. Seeing the tears in her eyes, she felt a pang of pity and spoke softly.
"Little sister, how have you been lately?"
"Sister, you've arrived?"
"I heard that my sister's health hasn't been good since giving birth to the little prince. I have some tonics here, I'd like to give them to her to help her recover."
Gu Qianxue's heart trembled, and the tears in her eyes surged even more fiercely.
She tremblingly reached out to take the tonic, and asked softly,
"Gu Qianluo, don't you hate me?"
Do you know that the rumor about you and Zhuying that day was spread by me...?
"Let bygones be bygones. I heard that my sister is going to Ling'an Temple to recuperate for a while?"
"Hmm. His Majesty said the scenery there is beautiful and suitable for settling down, and he will depart tomorrow. This time, he probably won't be coming back."
Gu Qianluo's brow twitched slightly as she realized that Gu Qianxue's departure from the palace was actually Li Zhiyan's idea.
That's good, this way we can avoid the pain of having our hearts ripped out and our blood drawn.
Gu Qianluo gently covered her hand and softly comforted her.
"Take good care of yourself. I'll come to see you next spring."
Gu Qianxue lowered her head slightly, a hint of helplessness flashing in her eyes, and softly replied, "Mm."
At the Gu family banquet, Gu Cixiu specially invited all of Gu's relatives and friends to show off that his son-in-law had obtained the title of marquis.
In addition, he also wanted the Gu family to meet his newly recognized "adopted daughter," Junlan.
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