The woman who came out of the tavern and left with the jade token turned around with a smug smile on her face.
When they returned to their somewhat shabby residence, the woman looked a little disgusted.
This place was bought by her father, Marquis Dongchang, not long ago. She used to cover her nose and immediately avoid places like this, but now she has to stay here for a while.
Sitting in front of the embroidery frame by the window, the woman took out the jade token and looked at it carefully.
The jade pendant was well-made and had a faint medicinal fragrance. The woman sniffed the pendant, then took out the woven string on the table, strung it through the pendant, and put it on her body.
Mo Lan, who gave this jade token to Gu Yankai, had no idea that the jade token she had painstakingly crafted was not given to Bai by Gu Yankai, but to this woman.
Gu Yankai cried for most of the night and went to court in the morning, exhausted. Seeing his dismal state, the emperor rewarded him with a bowl of tonic. The two of them discussed matters privately for half an hour, and it was almost noon when Gu Yankai finally emerged from the palace.
After leaving the palace, Gu Yankai naturally did not return to the Marquis' Mansion, but went straight to Yanzi Lane.
After stopping at the door of the third house at the entrance of the alley for about quarter of an hour, he met a woman who was about to go out.
The woman exclaimed in surprise, then took two steps back and asked angrily, "You, why are you here?"
Her face flushed with anger, her chest rising and falling, causing Gu Yan to stare blankly. Yesterday, she looked very similar to Da Qin, but today she seemed even more lively.
Subconsciously, Gu Yankai rubbed his right hand and said in a hoarse voice, "Don't worry, young lady. I am not unreasonable. It's just because you are very similar to my late wife that..."
He choked up as he spoke, then continued, "I came here today to confirm one thing. Please do me a favor, young lady."
The woman blinked and asked, "Resembles your late wife? Then, what's that about!?"
Taking out the portrait from his arms, Gu Yankai handed it to the woman and said, "Please take a look at the person in this painting."
After taking the portrait, the woman unfolded it and asked in confusion, "How did you get my mother's portrait?"
The two of them were having a blast talking back and forth. Finally, Gu Yankai walked into the courtyard where the woman lived.
There were only two rooms in total, so Gu Yankai naturally couldn't enter the boudoir, but sat on the stone bench in the yard.
Drinking the water brought by the woman, Gu Yankai felt that the water was sweeter than honey.
The woman said that her mother had gone to a temple outside the city and would not be back until the afternoon.
A single man and a single woman couldn't be together for too long, so Gu Yankai said goodbye soon. But before leaving, he made an appointment with the woman for the next meeting.
Gu Yankai rode away humming a song. His mood at the moment was just like when he first met Da Qinshi. He wanted to marry her right away.
However, when I thought about the fact that there was now a legal wife in the Marquis' Mansion, Bai had given birth to a son and a daughter.
Divorce will damage the reputation of the Marquis's Mansion.
Divorcing his wife was out of the question, as Bai had been in mourning for the old marquis for three years. The more he thought about it, the more headache he felt. Gu Yankai decided to go have another drink with the Marquis of Dongchang.
Duke Dongchang was looking at the note that had just been passed to him. There were four words written on the note: The plan went smoothly.
Dongchang Hou smiled, stroked his beard and said, "Good, good, Miaomiao has given birth to a good daughter!"
Then he hugged a beauty in her twenties. The beauty patted the Marquis of Dongchang coquettishly and said, "My lord, Fang'er is your daughter, so it's naturally good. I have a miserable life, but fortunately I met you. If it weren't for you, I would have been..." Two tears fell as she spoke.
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