"Shy?" She suddenly remembered what Xue Cang had said to her a few days ago.
"I just hope Your Highness will be more considerate of Luan'er. This child is devoted to Your Highness and has a simple personality. I hope Your Highness will be more tolerant in the future."
Love! Thoughtful!
The dish in front of Gu Jinke suddenly felt hot. She didn't know how to respond to such a pure, passionate and warm feeling.
Gu Jinke finished the snacks in silence. Sang Yi was standing aside, and seeing her mood change, he couldn't help but remain silent.
Xue Luan indeed ran away out of shyness. Ever since the copper coin was thrown away and he knew that Gu Jinke was his wife, he was not prepared to suppress his inner desire and love.
Since he acknowledged that Gu Jinke was the master of his wife, he decided to take on his responsibilities as a husband. He was at a loss at first. How could a husband take care of his master of his wife?
But soon he had a reference object. Aren’t his mother and father just right?
He observed quietly.
Mr. Xue got up with Xue Cang every day, and they had their meals together sweetly. At this time, Mr. Xue would put the food that Xue Cang liked to eat into his bowl first. When he saw her eating it, he couldn't help but smile.
After the two finished their meal, they would stand at the door to say goodbye and send Xue Cang to court. At this time, Xue Cang would hug Master Xue, and then give Xue Luan a few words of advice. At Master Xue's advice, Xue Luan would put on more clothes to keep warm and then slowly leave.
When Xue Cang went to court, Master Xue would start talking about today's menu and household affairs, what he needed to discuss with Xue Cang, what he needed to decide on his own, and what dishes Xue Cang liked should be added to her today. Master Xue talked about everything in an orderly manner.
Xue Luan was also watching thoughtfully, but his and Gu Jinke's situation was far from that point yet, and many things could not be accomplished.
But he is Xue Luan! Xue Luan quickly came up with a new idea while driving his carriage outside the mansion.
He liked playing and eating. Once when he drove a carriage out to eat, drink and have fun, he looked at the delicious food that made him eager to eat, and soon thought of Gu Jinke. He happily asked someone to pack up a portion of the snacks he thought were delicious and hurriedly sent them to the Princess's Mansion.
When Sang Yi came out to pick him up, she wanted to keep him, but how could Xue Luan dare to stay? After he handed the food box to Sang Yi, he could no longer control his wandering thoughts. His mind was now full of thoughts about going out, eating and sleeping with His Highness. He brought his mother and father's daily interactions into the lives of Gu Jinke and him, and immediately became very hot and rushed into the carriage to leave.
After finally calming down, Xue Luan felt happy again when he thought about Gu Jinke eating the food he had personally selected, and started thinking about his next move.
What should I give Gu Jinke next time?
His actions were no secret to Xue Cang's wife and husband. They smiled immediately and shook their heads helplessly. It was true that the son was no longer under the control of the mother and his elbows had already turned outward.
He hasn't even gotten married yet, but he's already worrying about his future wife's food and clothing.
…
Everyone was having a good time here, but on the other side, which was being closely watched by Gu Jinke, people were a little nervous and on edge.
The fifth princess, Gu Jinyun, led her troops to Xingling Mansion to suppress the bandits. She had many concerns in her heart. She could never forget the deep look that the empress cast from her high phoenix chair. She couldn't help feeling uneasy and couldn't help wondering if the empress knew about her secret arrangements.
So was sending her out to suppress the bandits a test from the Queen? Gu Jinyun was totally unsure.
The group of bandits that Gu Jinyun contacted to intercept Gu Jinxiu was found according to her memories of her previous life. Later, when she and Gu Jinxiu were fighting fiercely for the throne, this group of bandits later wreaked havoc in Xingling Mansion and the nearby prefectures. Their methods were brutal, reckless and extremely courageous.
Gu Jinyun had been worried about the guards escorting the supplies, and he suddenly thought of this team. He immediately asked his guard Feng You to promise them huge profits and lure this group of bandits to rob Gu Jinxiu.
This group of people really lived up to Gu Jinyun's trust. They were completely ignorant of the immensity of the world and their eyes lit up when they saw the disaster relief supplies. As expected, they succeeded in getting them.
Gu Jinyun was very happy at first, as she had never taken these wild bandits seriously when she came to suppress the bandits herself. However, the Queen's attitude made her doubtful about how to deal with these bandits.
Should she decisively suppress the bandits and successfully take credit for it, thus completely erasing her involvement in the matter?
Feng You, who worked entirely for her, was a little hesitant. She also knew Gu Jinyun's concerns, so she told him her doubts immediately: "Master, when I contacted this group of people and returned, I saw someone secretly spying on me."
The fifth princess Gu Jinyun was immediately frightened. She did not doubt Feng You's ability, but she did not think of anyone else who could make Feng You feel that he was being watched but could not be caught, except for the people in the Queen's hands.
At this time, would Gu Jinyun dare to return to the capital after successfully suppressing the bandits? She didn't dare to do so. She loved, feared and hated the Queen. She was afraid that after she returned this time, the Queen would convict her and then she would have no hope.
Therefore, she fought with this group of bandits for a long time. Gu Jinyun drove this group of bandits into the area of Cangyang Prefecture like a monkey, and then confiscated most of the supplies that had fallen into the hands of this group of bandits.
At this time, she had already heard the reputation that Gu Jinxiu had created for herself along the way. Gu Jinyun sneered at it but also felt a new sense of urgency.
Gu Jinxiu became famous, Gu Jinge made a great contribution to the disaster relief in Qingcheng Prefecture, but what about her? Is it just relying on a small achievement of suppressing bandits? She didn't know what she was thinking for a moment, and instinctively beat the bandits into pieces. They were frightened and scattered in Cangyang Prefecture, and even drove the main force of the group towards Qingcheng Prefecture.
Gu Jinyun didn't know what she was really thinking. After expelling the main force, she and the remaining bandits continued to linger in Cangyang Mansion, and continued to listen to the movements from the outside world.
Then, after a few days, she saw the Third Princess hastily heading to the capital and heard rumors along the way.
The news that the Third Princess intended to murder the Crown Princess and had colluded with bandits was known to all the people around. Before Gu Jinyun had time to be happy about the Third Princess's defeat, he soon felt uneasy.
How did Gu Jinke become so powerful, and many things are completely different from the previous life.
The death of a rabbit makes the fox mourn. Gu Jinxiu's current running away made Gu Jinyun couldn't help but put herself in his shoes. The pressure from the unknown Gu Jinke, coupled with the pressure from the Queen, made Gu Jinyun suffer all the time. The thousands of soldiers in her hands made her feel insecure, and she couldn't help but look towards the border.
That is her base camp and also the source of her business income in recent years.
She called Feng You and said, "Go to the border and ask my grandmother and aunt to help. I want to go back to the border."
Feng You naturally understood her anxiety these days, and nodded immediately, then couldn't help but ask someone: "Your Highness, what about the arrangements for the Five Princes?"
The Fifth Prince, Tan Xi, is now staying in the capital. After all, it was just an ordinary bandit suppression mission at that time, and it was impossible to bring the Fifth Prince along. But now that Gu Jinyun is planning to return to the border, he must consider the whereabouts of the Fifth Prince.
Should I continue to stay in the capital, or find a way to bring it back to the border?
Gu Jinyun frowned, feeling a little irritated: "You go to the border to look for your grandmother first, I will make arrangements for Wang Jun!"
Feng You could only nod and retreat.
Gu Jinyun naturally didn't want to abandon Tan Xi. Her experiences in her previous life made her owe Tan Xi, and she only believed in Tan Xi.
When she woke up in this life, she decided to make it up to Tan Xi for the rest of her life. If she left Tan Xi in the capital, she would go to the border alone. If the truth came to light, she could quickly imagine Tan Xi's ending, which would be to die alone just like in her previous life.
Gu Jinyun could not tolerate such a thing happening, and Tan Xi was not just Tan Xi, there was the Tan family behind Tan Xi. Tan Xi and Gu Jinyun must be taken away.
But she didn't dare to go back to the capital and take people away directly. After thinking it over, she asked someone to send a message to the housekeeper at home, asking the housekeeper to arrange for Tan Xi to go to a temple outside the capital to pray for her.
Tan Xi was indeed very worried about Gu Jinyun's safety, so when she heard the housekeeper's suggestion, she was very tempted: "Pray for blessings? Okay! But why do we have to go outside the city?"
There are also temples with good incense in the city.
The housekeeper smiled faintly: "Lord Wang, this temple outside the city is more accurate in praying for peace."
Tan Xi had never heard of it, and although he was a little skeptical, this did not affect his heart at all. At this stage, his biggest wish was that Gu Jinyun would be safe and sound.
Therefore, he specifically reported this to Deguijun. Ever since Gu Jinyun fell into a coma, Deguijun had been even more concerned about his daughter's safety. Upon hearing that there was such an effective temple outside the city, he agreed immediately.
If it weren't for his noble status, he would have wanted to go and pray by himself. Now that Tan Xi wanted to go, he immediately agreed, and even said, "You can stay in the temple for a few days, pay more incense money, and listen to the master chanting. This way, your prayers will be more sincere and the effect will be better."
Tan Xi nodded in agreement and took his men to the temple recommended by the housekeeper.
This temple is really remote and there are not many people in it. All the people who come here are the nearby mountain people who come here to worship. Although Tan Xi once again had doubts about this place, since he was already here, he still knelt down sincerely and prayed for the safety of his wife, and then prepared to rest here for a few days as planned.
It was late at night and he was sleeping soundly when he felt someone come up to his bed and hug him.
Tan Xi suddenly woke up and was thinking about dying together, but the familiar breath behind him made him hesitate: "Wife?"
Gu Jinyun responded. She was feeling a little uncomfortable at the moment. She had been away for a while, always hanging out with women. Now that her husband was in his arms, she wanted to postpone what she wanted to say just now, and couldn't help rubbing her husband's forehead.
Tan Xi missed her very much when he was hugged by her. After all, they had been married for only a short time and were deeply in love. Now that he and Gu Jinyun had met after a short separation, it was even more difficult for him to suppress his longing for her.
"My dear wife, why are you here?" Tan Xi snuggled in her arms and couldn't help but hug her tighter, and asked in surprise.
Isn’t my wife fighting bandits now? She should be in Xingling Prefecture or Cangyang Prefecture. How could she appear in a temple on the outskirts of the city?
The fifth princess, Gu Jinyun, naturally came back to pick them up in person. After all, she couldn't leave Tan Xi alone in the capital. Deguijun was the empress's noble lord and she didn't need to worry about him. But Tan Xi, as the fifth prince, was different. He was completely dependent on her. If she went to the border and Tan Xi stayed in the capital, he would be Gu Jinyun's only weakness.
The Fifth Prince, Tan Xi, had already died for her once in his previous life, and in this life... Gu Jinyun hugged him tighter.
The temple on the outskirts of the city was quiet. The two people leaned against the head of the bed and cuddled for a while, talking and expressing their longing for each other. I could faintly hear the sound of bells coming from outside. It was the temple bell, used for timekeeping, which meant it was getting late.
Tan Xi was slowly getting sleepy again from being disturbed: "My dear wife, take a rest first. We can talk about it tomorrow if there is anything."
The ringing of the bell outside also woke the Fifth Princess Gu Jinyun up from the joy of reuniting with her husband. She glanced at the sky outside and saw that it was indeed getting late. She had to explain everything to Tan Xi first.
She pinched Tan Xi's face. Tan Xi raised his eyes hazily, and asked despite his sleepiness, "Wife?"
Why aren’t you sleeping yet? Do you want to pinch his face?
Gu Jinyun's expression became more serious: "I came back this time to tell you something."
Her expression was serious, and Tan Xi sobered up a little. He pinched himself and said, "Wife, tell me!"
Gu Jinyun shook his hand and said, "Are you willing to follow me no matter what I do?"
Tan Xi nodded. Of course, he and his wife were husband and wife, people who would share joys and sorrows, life and death together. Naturally, he was willing to follow his wife in whatever she wanted to do.
Gu Jinyun chuckled, feeling relieved. It seemed that all the annoyance she had felt in recent days had been released. "Come with me to the border, okay?"
Tan Xi was in a daze, and the sleepiness that had just disappeared came back. He could only wake up intermittently after hearing her words: "Where my wife goes... Tan Xi will go... there!"
Gu Jinyun smiled, even more satisfied, but she couldn't let Tan Xi disappear quietly. She held him in her arms, and when Tan Xi kept yawning to keep herself awake, she said, "In a few days, I will send someone to tell you that I am injured and unconscious. Remember to bring someone to take care of my medicine. I will wait for you in Cangyang Mansion."
Tan Xi didn't understand why they said Gu Jinyun was injured for no reason?
Gu Jinyun rubbed his head: "I have my own reasons. It's a matter in the court. You don't understand. If you want to be with me, just listen to me, otherwise..."
She shook her head and said nothing further, leaving Tan Xi to imagine.
This was half-said and half-retained. Tan Xi didn't understand what was going on in the court, and couldn't help but feel anxious. All sleepiness disappeared: "Did something happen? Do you want me to ask my mother to help you?"
Gu Jinyun shook his head and said half-truthfully, "I will be leaving Cangyang Prefecture for the border in a few days. There may be a war at the border. Now I am still in Cangyang Prefecture. If I go directly to the border, Mr. Tan, father and others will definitely not allow me to go for your safety. By then, the separation of husband and wife may last more than one or two months. But I really miss you in my heart. Before that, I want to ask you if you want to go to the border with me. I will definitely protect you."
"If you don't want to..."
"I do!" Tan Xi said firmly. If a war really broke out on the border, Gu Jinyun's safety could not be guaranteed. This would be more brutal than banditry and make her more nervous.
Gu Jinyun just smiled. She let Tan Xi stay here for three days as originally planned, and also waited for Gu Jinke to take action against Gu Jinxiu. She made up her mind to separate from Tan Xi for a short time.
Tan Xi went back to Beijing, and Gu Jinyun waited for him on the road.
…
So on the second day after Gu Jinke asked Xin Shuang to inquire about the news, Gu Jinke heard the news about Gu Jinyun before he got the news from Cangyang Mansion.
The fifth princess Gu Jinyun was injured in Cangyang Mansion!
According to the person who reported the news, he was not familiar with the terrain when fighting with the fleeing bandits, fell into a trap and was injured by an arrow.
As soon as the news broke out, the Fifth Prince Tan Xi cried and begged Lord Degui to go to Cangyang Mansion to take care of the Fifth Princess. Lord Degui immediately went to ask the Empress for help.
This was originally unreasonable, but Tan Xi was originally there to bring good luck to the Fifth Princess, and everyone assumed that the two of them being together would benefit the Fifth Princess. In addition, the Empress had just lost the Third Princess, Gu Jinxiu, and she couldn't bear to see Gu Jinyun suffer as well.
Moreover, Gu Jinyun's previous coma also left a shadow on Deguijun and the Queen, so the Queen agreed without thinking too much.
She only asked Tan Xi to bring a few good military doctors to help Gu Jinyun recover as soon as possible, and then return to Beijing to recuperate.
Tan Xi nodded and led his men out of the capital.
Because the Fifth Princess was personally handled by Feng You, who was by her side, Gu Jinke had no evidence that the Fifth Princess was colluding with bandits and could only watch Tan Xi leave the capital.
She stood with her hands behind her back, beside the farewell pavilion, watching the team outside the city gradually moving away. She couldn't help but wonder, "Is the Fifth Princess so weak?"
While fighting a group of bandits, he ended up injuring himself?
Without any definite news, Xin Shuang and Xun Ji could only shake their heads, saying they didn't understand. Gu Jinke could only say, "Hurry up the people over there."
Xin Shuang nodded, and then couldn't help but smile bitterly: "But the news will probably be delayed. The Fifth Princess is leading the troops differently from being in the capital, and it is even harder to hide in Cangyang Prefecture."
Gu Jinke nodded in understanding. It would be difficult to follow the Fifth Princess after she led the troops. After all, that was the area she was most familiar with and she was very capable of it. It was difficult for the people arranged by Gu Jinke to sneak in and get the real information about Gu Jinyun. In addition, Cangyang Prefecture was under martial law due to a fight with bandits, and the city was unfriendly to Gu Jinke's people, making it even more difficult to get information.
Gu Jinke sighed and could only wait and see what happened, then work hard to collect evidence so that he could catch Gu Jinyun in one go.
"Why is your highness sighing?" someone asked with a smile.
Gu Jinke turned around and saw the handsome young man in red clothes. He couldn't help but smile: "Finally, we've met the real master."
Li Yuxin dismounted from his horse in a carefree manner and separated from Li Qi. He seemed to have removed a layer of veil that had covered him. His radiance could no longer be concealed. His eyes and eyebrows were as bright as the morning sun.
The usual proper smile on his face became much more unrestrained, spreading to the corners of his eyebrows and eyes.
"Your Highness is waiting for me? Isn't it on the way? I thought Your Highness was here to see the Five Kings off."
Gu Jinke smiled and said, "It should be convenient indeed. After all, Master Li didn't invite me to see him off."
Li Yuxin felt guilty for a moment. He did not invite Gu Jinke or tell Gu Jinke that he was leaving today because he was reluctant to do so. But when he saw Gu Jinke's back here, he was inexplicably certain that Gu Jinke was here to see him off, so he rode his horse over here, completely unable to conceal his inner joy and the surging emotions in his heart.
Gu Jinke smiled, relaxed for once, and looked at the carriage slowly approaching from behind him: "Have a safe trip!"
Li Yuxin also followed her gaze and looked towards the carriage, revealing a little smile: "Okay, when I go back, I will sort out the remaining property of my grandparents, and then settle my father."
He paused and said, "My father still doesn't know about Li Qi's situation. I plan to return home and talk to him. I hope that for the sake of my grandparents, he can be more sober. Then..."
He looked at Gu Jinke with burning eyes: "Your Highness, I have settled my father and will be back soon to repay your life-saving grace."
Gu Jinke laughed: "Didn't you save me in Qingcheng Mansion? As for the rest, our deal has already been settled."
Li Yuxin smiled meaningfully and did not discuss the issue. He just knew it in his heart. He said, "Your Highness, can I have a hug as I leave you?"
Gu Jinke opened his arms and gave him the answer. The two of them worked together happily. Gu Jinke also admired this man. The relationship between the two was not just that of simple partners.
Li Yuxin couldn't help but smile and opened his arms to hug her.
He held Gu Jinke in his arms openly, then leaned his head against her neck and sniffed her scent. That was the breath that made him feel safe and at ease.
Gu Jinke wanted to let go after hugging her, but she heard a soft laugh beside her ear, which made her feel numb and tingling. It sounded like a complaint or a coquettish act: "Your Highness, why are you so stingy? You only let me hug you for a while."
Gu Jinke couldn't help but dodge sensitively, and then he heard a whisper in his ear: "Your Highness, do you still remember what I said to you?"
Gu Jinke was stunned. Li Yuxin had said a lot to her.
Then I heard Li Yuxin come closer and whisper, "Your Highness, I admire you and my affection for you grows stronger day by day. Now that I am no longer bound by Li Qi, I will stay with you after I settle my father and there will be no more trouble. Is that okay?"
After he has settled his father, no matter where in the world, or in hell, no matter what Gu Jinke wants, he will follow her.
This was the thought that popped into his mind when he saw her back from afar while riding on his horse.
Besides, the grace of saving my life should be repaid with my body!
His beautiful phoenix eyes curved up, and he couldn't help but smile, then he let go of Gu Jinke and kissed the corner of her lips: "Make a seal first, Your Highness, remember my words."
After he finished kissing her, he separated from her gracefully and then got on the horse: "Go!"
It’s better to run first. He doesn’t want to hear Gu Jinke’s refusal. As long as she doesn’t have time to refuse, he will take it as her consent!
The horse raised its front hooves and carried him forward. All that could be heard was his unbridled laughter and the sight of his red clothes fluttering in the wind.
Gu Jinke looked at his back and touched his lips.
Xin Shuang and Xun Ji behind him widened their eyes in surprise. Although they did not hear Li Yuxin's words clearly, they saw his behavior: "Your Highness, this..."
Li Yuxin treated Gu Jinke like this in public, clearly leaving no way out for himself. Behind him was his own carriage, and there were other people coming and going around him. Gu Jinke also had Xin Shuang and Xun Ji on his side. If he did this, he would be entangled with Gu Jinke in the future.
Gu Jinke is a woman, so no one would say anything even if she had three husbands and six maids. But Li Yuxin is a man, a man bound by the reputation of male virtue.
Gu Jinke shook his head: "Don't make this public."
As for Li Yuxin, what can be done now? Let’s wait and see.
Although he thought so in his heart, the warmth left by the person on his lips still seemed to be very scorching. Gu Jinke pursed his lips unconsciously and said, "Let's go back first."
Xun Ji responded with a "yes" and led Gu Jinke's horse over. Gu Jinke climbed on the horse and turned the horse's head. She felt someone on the official road looking at her with burning eyes.
Gu Jinke couldn't help but look up, and their eyes met.
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I had something to do during the day and didn't have time to post it. Sorry, my darlings. I will combine them into this chapter. If I have time tomorrow, I will update another 3,000 words. If not, I will update next weekend~
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