Chapter 223: Not Soft or Hard

As soon as the words came out, not only was Gu Huai dumbfounded, but even Lu Mingchao couldn't help but get goosebumps all over his body.

Is Xie Yan trying to open up a new race for those small-time people who are self-righteous and complacent about their benefits?

Gu Huai was extremely angry but laughed, "Xie Yan, if you had any self-awareness, you should stay away from Lu Ming Dynasty."

"Your Excellency, the Imperial Inspector, can control the heavens and the earth, but he can't control me from living a life of luxury, right?" Xie Yan raised the corners of his mouth, smiling tenderly, "I know myself well. If I leave you, I won't have a life of luxury."

"Sir, to cut off one's life is like digging up one's ancestors' graves."

"Your Excellency would never do such a shameless and immoral thing."

Gu Huai gripped the teacup tightly with his slender fingers, his fingertips sliding lightly over the lines on the cup wall. He suppressed his inner anger and tried hard to remain calm and composed.

He thought that Xie Yan, who was born into a hunter family and had never seen the world, would endure such a great humiliation and beg for mercy by bowing his head and wagging his tail.

He also thought that Xie Yan, with his pride at fault, would become so angry that he would curse and swear, causing chaos.

It would be best if Ah Chao could witness Xie Yan's ugliness with his own eyes.

But he never thought that Xie Yan would act in this way, which was totally beyond his expectations.

Turn a blind eye to his attempts to sow discord.

Contempt and disdain for him, and be complacent.

Gu Huai couldn't help but wonder if Achao was blind to choose such a shameless gigolo.

It really discredits the Xie family!

Gu Huai took a deep breath and tried his best to put on a polite and sincere look. "Xie Yan, I would like to give you a chance to become successful on your own."

"If you want, I will donate money to help you get an official position and support you for a few years. By then, you will be able to gain a firm foothold in the officialdom, and power, money, a beautiful wife, and concubines will be at your fingertips."

"As long as you choose to divorce Ah Chao, let Ah Chao live his life as he should."

Gu Huai's original plan was to use coercion, benefit and inducement.

He didn't want to believe that there really were seven-foot-tall men in this world who were willing to live off women and have their spines poked and their faces scolded.

Don’t you see, throughout history, there are many poor scholars who, as soon as they graduate from college, can’t wait to abandon their wives who do housework and serve their parents-in-law.

Unexpectedly, Xie Yan shook his head without hesitation.

"My dear officer, I am tired of the hardship I endured while hunting for a living, and now I just want to live a comfortable life and eat my wife's food."

"Don't bother me, Mr. Qincha, to worry about my family affairs."

Gu Huai twisted his neck stiffly and looked at Lu Mingchao, "Achao, are you also willing to keep a pretty boy with scars?"

"People's minds are fickle. Aren't you afraid that he will kill you for money one day?"

Lu Mingchao nodded seriously, "Just love and respect me for now. Who can predict what will happen years later? At most, I don't know people well."

Gu Huai heard the hidden meaning in Lu Mingchao's words and his face turned ugly.

"I wonder if Chauffeur Gu Qin is okay?"

"If there is nothing else, my husband and I will leave first."

There was a hint of sadness in Gu Huai's eyes.

Nothing, but he had a thousand words stuck in his throat and didn't know where to say them.

He didn't need Ah Chao to tell him about the pain of missing him and separation.

He didn't need Ah Chao to confess his mistakes, beg for forgiveness, and express his true feelings in front of him.

He just needed Ah Chao to reach out to him and be willing to follow him back to Beijing.

But, his figure could no longer be reflected in Ah Chao's clear and bright eyes.

Seeing that Gu Huai remained silent for a long time, Lu Mingchao stood up, bowed, and left with Xie Yan.

Never say that belated affection is worth less than grass.

Wildfires can never be extinguished, and spring breezes will bring new life. Only those who are not so mean are not so mean.

Gu Huai looked at the backs of Lu Mingchao and Xie Yan, and envy welled up in his heart like a spring.

The spring sun shines down, and tiny dust particles float in the sunlight. A breeze blows by, and the ears of corn hanging on the window frame sway gently.

The breeze and warm sunshine made the two people's backs soft and charming.

If that graceful woman with smiling eyes and eyebrows was not Achao, perhaps he would also sincerely praise them for being a perfect couple.

But, there is no way.

It’s Achao.

It was A Chao who chased after him and called him Brother Gu Huai thousands of times.

Gu Huai stroked the sachet around his waist. The dazzling sunlight made his eyes go dark. When he opened his eyes again, Lu Mingchao's figure had disappeared.

At this moment, Gu Huai was overwhelmed by frustration and confusion.

He couldn't help but think of Lu Mingchao's loud questioning.

After several years of getting along, Ah Chao is like fire, while he is like thousand-year-old black ice that cannot be melted.

Is that wrong?

He is the eldest son of a first-rank duke, so there is nothing wrong with being a little arrogant.

It's not his fault.

If there hadn't been the farce of the real and fake daughter, Ah Chao would still have admired him like the stars and the moon for years.

Forget it, just think of it as Achao just having a bad temper.

The most urgent task is to get rid of the fetus in Achao's belly. If it gets any further, it will hurt Achao's body.

A cruel look flashed in the depths of Gu Huai's eyes, and he was filled with murderous intent.

This murderous intention was not just directed at the fetus in Lu Mingchao's belly.

"Xu County Magistrate." Gu Huai pulled off the sachet from his waist and stuffed it back into his wide sleeves.

County Magistrate Xu: If he doesn't go to hell, who will?

County Magistrate Xu stepped over the threshold with his coat in hand, speaking in a fawning tone, vividly portraying the image of a fence-sitter. "My Lord, please give me your orders."

Gu Huai sneered, "How dare I, an imperial envoy, summon the Magistrate of Xu County?"

"I don't know what benefits Xie Yan promised the county magistrate to make him so cautious and attentive."

Xu Xianling's palms were sweating.

It’s coming, it’s time to settle the accounts.

I couldn't bear to offend Lu Mingchao, so I took it out on him.

Is he the loser in some bloody triangle?

County Magistrate Xu lowered his head and said tremblingly, "Your Excellency, please understand that I have no improper dealings with Xie Yan."

If I had known earlier, I shouldn't have fought so hard with my third brother for the opportunity to become an official.

"Really?" Gu Huai smiled.

County Magistrate Xu hurriedly said, "That is absolutely true."

Gu Huai said calmly, "County Magistrate Xu, forget everything you saw and heard today."

County Magistrate Xu managed to utter, "I saw and heard nothing."

In the first round, Prince Gu faced Xie Liaohu and was completely defeated.

"You are quite obedient." Gu Huai raised his eyebrows. "Where is Sun Zhiye?"

County Magistrate Xu frowned and asked, "Your Excellency also knows Sun Zhiye?"

Gu Huai asked casually, "Is it strange?"

"I am here as an envoy for inspection, so I naturally need to know about Changhe's major events in advance."

"Not surprising, not surprising." Xu County Magistrate echoed, "Your Excellency is diligent and conscientious, which is a blessing for the people."

"Sun Zhiye is being held in the county jail, and his execution date has not yet arrived."

He agreed on the surface, but was suspicious in his heart.

Could it be that the nobleman in Shangjing City who tried his best to protect Sun Zhiye was Prince Gu?

No, what's the point of Prince Gu protecting his love rival?

When the officials searched Sun's house, they found a portrait of Lu Mingchao in the secret compartment of the study in Fuguangyuan.

At that time, he was completely dumbfounded and immediately decided to burn everything.

Everyone in Changhe knows that Sun Zhiye and Lu Mingchao are at loggerheads with each other.

It was not until the end that he discovered that Sun Zhiye was thinking about Lu Mingchao while he was worrying about his life and death.

We are both lost people in this world】