Chapter 927 Stunning Beauty (Second Update)
It comes in small boxes, three in a box, with various flavors. The young master says his favorite is blueberry.
He used to think it was a wound medicine, but he never expected it to be used for this purpose.
As an ancient person, he naturally wouldn't know how to use it, so it could only be...
Gu Jiao wished she could bang her head against the pillow and die!
She's going to lose her memory! She's going to lose her memory!
...
It got completely dark.
Gu Jiao was very, very tired. It wasn't the kind of tiredness that comes from being physically exhausted after a battle, but rather a kind of soreness and weakness that she couldn't quite describe.
“You are not self-disciplined,” she accused first, “Young man, you must be self-disciplined.”
Xiao Heng nodded with a smile: "Yes, it was my fault. To express my apology, I will go and get my wife something to eat."
Gu Jiao raised her chin and said with utmost seriousness, "Since your attitude is fairly sincere, fine."
The room was already dimly lit, and after that ray of twilight disappeared, it became completely dark.
Worried that the light would hurt her eyes, Xiao Heng didn't turn on the lamp.
He tidied himself up and planned to go to his mother's courtyard to pay his respects, and also ask the cook to prepare some hot food and dishes to be sent over.
He had just arrived at the entrance of Lanting Courtyard when he unexpectedly ran into Yu Jin, who was carrying a food box.
Yu Jin came to bring them food; they'd been hungry all day and would starve if they didn't eat.
A hint of embarrassment flashed across Xiao Heng's face, but fortunately, the darkness concealed it. He pretended to be calm and greeted Yu Jin, "Aunt Yu Jin."
Yu Jin couldn't help but burst out laughing.
Everyone knows why they're sleeping this late.
Xiao Heng could only lie down and let himself be mocked.
This is just Aunt Yujin; when she meets her parents later, that will be the real story—
Yu Jin gave him a reproachful look and said with a smile, "Alright, the princess and the marquis have taken Yiyi out. You can come to pay your respects again tomorrow."
Xiao Heng secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Yu Jin handed him the food box and told him and Gu Jiao to eat it while it was hot. Before leaving, Yu Jin looked at him meaningfully and pointed to her neck.
Xiao Heng understood, coughed lightly, and carried the food box back to Lanting Courtyard.
Gu Jiao had already fallen asleep again, and she was so soundly that she couldn't be woken up.
Xiao Heng placed the food box on the table, tidied up the room briefly, and lit a dim oil lamp.
He carried the oil lamp to the bronze mirror, looked at the spot Yu Jin had just pointed out, and suddenly laughed: "This girl."
He placed the oil lamp on the table, lifted the curtain to see how she was, and found that her body was in a far worse state than his own.
That's awkward.
"So it really is because I lack self-control..."
He quickly covered Gu Jiao with the blanket.
Gu Jiao Re rolled over, turning her face from its original inward position to the front.
It was too dark in the room before, so Xiao Heng didn't have a chance to see her face clearly. But now, with the light of the oil lamp, he stared at her and was so shocked that he immediately grabbed a stool from the ground!
Who are you!
"Hmm..." Gu Jiao mumbled in her sleep, still half asleep.
He was startled, as if waking from a dream, and looked at her face carefully once more.
It was her lips, nose, eyebrows, and eyes, but the blood-red birthmark was gone from her left cheek, leaving it flawless and beautiful, like a sleeping fairy.
Xiao Heng was stunned.
He even forgot to put down the stool he was holding.
Just as he let go, the stool hit his shoulder. He winced in pain and quickly grabbed the stool to prevent it from falling to the ground and waking her.
He glanced at the bloodstain on the handkerchief, then his gaze returned to her exquisite face. He murmured in disbelief, "It really is the mark of virginity..."
...
Gu Jiao was completely unaware of her own appearance; she slept until the morning of the 20th.
Xiao Heng got up early and was sitting by the window reading a book.
Morning light streamed through the window lattice, falling on his handsome, jade-like face. Seeing such a pleasing scene so early in the morning, Gu Jiao was in a very good mood.
Xiao Heng had been posing like this for half an hour, and his body was almost stiff. Finally, he presented his perfect and handsome side to someone.
He calmly put down his book, turned to look at her, and smiled slightly: "You're awake. Did you sleep well? Are you still tired?"
My husband looks so handsome when he smiles.
Gu Jiao unconsciously curved her lips into a smile, unaware of how captivating her smile was.
"Much better," she said. "I've been in war; I still have the strength!"
She had just stood up when her legs gave way and she slumped back down.
Gu Jiao: "..."
Xiao Heng: "..."
Gu Jiao sat for a while to recover, and finally got used to it completely. She looked at the nightgown she was wearing and said, "Did you put this on for me?"
"Mm." Xiao Heng nodded.
Gu Jiao said, "Thank you."
Xiao Heng smiled gently: "It is my greatest honor."
Instead of blushing and feeling shy, she should say, "If you mind, I won't make decisions on my own next time."
Gu Jiao squinted at someone: Your skills have deepened again!
However, such a husband is quite interesting.
Gu Jiao withdrew her gaze and asked, "How many days have I slept?"
“Two days,” Xiao Heng said.
"She slept for so long...no wonder her voice isn't hoarse anymore..." Gu Jiao muttered to herself, then asked seriously, "So, did I miss serving tea to the princess and the marquis?"
She remembered that before she got married, her mother reminded her that she had to serve tea to her parents-in-law on the second day of the wedding.
If other relatives are also present, then you should also go and greet them.
Both Madam Xiao and Old Master Xiao have passed away, and the second branch of the family and the two illegitimate sons of Marquis Xuanping are far away guarding the eastern border. There are no other people in the mansion who need her to pay homage.
Xiao Heng said, "It's alright, they weren't here yesterday."
"Are you there today?" Gu Jiao asked.
Xiao Heng smiled gently: "You've rested enough, they'll be here."
After arriving in ancient times, Gu Jiao stopped looking in the mirror much because of the birthmark on her face. Out of sight, out of mind, she didn't notice any changes on her face until she finished washing up.
Xiao Heng chose to let her discover it herself rather than tell her.
Yu Ya'er heard the commotion inside the room and came in to help Gu Jiao wash up.
As soon as she entered the room, she froze in shock, staring at the unfamiliar woman inside, and said, "You...you are..."
"What is it?" Gu Jiao asked curiously.
It was the young lady's voice.
This person—
Miss? !
It's no wonder Yu Ya'er didn't recognize her; her young lady's birthmark was so distinctive that if it suddenly disappeared, anyone would suspect that the wrong person had entered the house!
"Miss, you, you, you..." she stammered, unable to speak, and looked at the young master beside her.
The son-in-law shook his head slightly at her. She understood and suppressed the turmoil in her heart, saying, "Why did you come out like this? You're married now, you can't comb your hair like this anymore."
Gu Jiao was considered mentally challenged in the village, and no one cared what hairstyle she wore.
After arriving in the capital, her family knew that she and Xiao Heng were not actually husband and wife, so they never forced her to wear a woman's hairstyle.
"I don't know how," Gu Jiao said.
It's so hard to comb a woman's hair into a bun.
“I’ll do it!” Yu Ya’er said with a smile.
Gu Jiao sat down directly at the octagonal table without going to the dressing table. Yu Ya'er took a comb and styled her hair into a young married woman's bun.
But she still looks like a little girl, with a very youthful face.
Yu Ya'er said, "Children comb adults' hair like this!"
Gu Jiao: You talk as if you're older than me.
Xiao Heng and Gu Jiao went to offer tea to Princess Xinyang, where Marquis Xuanping was also present.
When the two saw Xiao Heng leading a little fairy-like girl in, they were both stunned.
Marquis Xuanping's first reaction was also that the person had been replaced. He almost kicked his son out. He had only been married for two days and he had already brought another woman to his parents' side. Who did he want to anger?
Xiao Heng: "Father, Mother, Jiaojiao and I have come to pay our respects."
Marquis Xuanping: "???"
Gu Jiao whispered to Xiao Heng, "Why are Mom and Dad looking at me like that? Is there something on my face?"
Xiao Heng replied in a low voice, "It's because there's nothing on your face."
"Huh?" Gu Jiao really didn't understand.
The couple glanced at their son, and surprisingly, they refrained from exposing him.
Gu Jiao went to hug Xiao Yiyi.
Xiao Yiyi patted Gu Jiao's face, looking at it from left to right: "Waaah?"
That's all?
Gu Jiao served tea to her parents-in-law, and Princess Xinyang gave her an extremely large red envelope. Marquis Xuanping was also unusually generous.
It's true that he was generous; he definitely wasn't robbed by Qin Fengwan.
Most of the servants in the manor had never seen Gu Jiao's true face, but that didn't stop them from asking around.
A purchasing servant said, "I've heard that our young mistress is extremely ugly! She's not good enough for our young marquis!"
Several craftsmen from the manor surrounded him, one of whom said, "Really? Who told you that?"
The servant said, "I heard it from the people of the Marquis of Ding'an's residence! It was their second young lady's maid who told my sister-in-law herself!"
The craftsman then asked, "How does your sister-in-law know people from the Marquis of Ding'an's residence?"
The servant said, "I don't know her. We just happened to bump into each other at the jewelry shop! That maid said, 'What's so great about her? She's so ugly, even if she marries into the family, the young marquis will still dislike her!'"
The craftsman asked, "Then why does the young marquis want to marry her?"
The servant sighed, "Alas, she has done the young marquis a favor, and besides, she is lucky to be a daughter of a noble family, a perfect match. The young marquis can only accept his bad luck."
"Hey, hey." The craftsman tugged at his sleeve.
"What?" he asked.
The craftsman pointed to a spot not far away: "You mean this kind of ugly appearance...?"
Everyone looked in the direction he was pointing and gasped in shock!
Amidst the flowers, a young marquis in a crescent-white brocade robe and a woman in a blue fairy-like dress walked hand in hand through the blossoms.
A gentle breeze lifted the hem of her light gauze skirt.
It either stepped out of a mural or fell from the Heavenly Palace.
Everyone had one thought in their mind: "This is ugly? Are you blind?!"
...
After serving tea to their parents-in-law, the two went to the palace to pay their respects to their aunt and the emperor and empress.
Empress Dowager Zhuang tripped and fell this morning. Upon hearing the news, everyone rushed over—the Emperor and Empress, the old Grand Master of Ceremonies, and the family from Bishui Hutong, except for Xiao Jingkong, who had been taken by Shangguan Qing on a three-day trip to the capital.
Empress Dowager Zhuang was fine, but Eunuch Qin was injured and walked with a limp. Empress Dowager Zhuang gave him a few days of sick leave.
Not wanting the young couple to worry, she kept quiet and didn't send any news to the princess's residence, but the young couple arrived today.
—Are you two really not going to spend a few more days together at home, newlyweds?
As soon as the Emperor and Empress left, Gu Xiaobao was taken by a palace maid to the back to play with Eunuch Qin's little turtle, while the rest of the people sat under the big tree in the garden to enjoy the cool shade.
Gu Jiao used to be a regular at Renshou Palace, and all the old people there had seen her before, but today not a single one of them recognized her.
If Xiao Heng hadn't been holding her hand, they wouldn't have dared to let her in.
Empress Dowager Zhuang, who was lying on a rattan chair secretly eating candied fruit, caught sight of a certain little girl who had transformed into a fairy. She raised an eyebrow and said meaningfully, "Oh, you've consummated your marriage?"
Her great-granddaughter can finally be put on the agenda!
She wants someone chubby, even cuter than Xiao Yi!
Madam Yao hummed in agreement and nodded blankly, "I think so."
The old chief priest stroked his beard, he was shocked and happy: "Great, I can hold my little grand-disciple now."
Gu Yan sighed regretfully, "It's too good for my brother-in-law."
Gu Xiaoshun scratched his head, looking completely bewildered: "Am I the only one who doesn't understand what you're saying? And that person... is she really my sister?"
I almost don't recognize you!
Gu Jiao had already claimed that she and Xiao Heng had consummated their marriage, so of course she couldn't contradict herself now. Even though no one believed her that time, she was unaware of it. She always thought that her secret was perfectly legitimate.
She puffed out her small chest and said seriously, "I've already told you all, Ah Heng and I are already a real couple! We consummated our marriage back in the countryside!"
Gu Yan: "You're lying."
Yao: "Impossible."
Empress Dowager Zhuang: "You didn't."
Gu Jiao stood ramrod straight, her eyes resolute, exuding an incredibly powerful and confident aura: "What do you mean, 'No'? Do you think my face says, 'I'm only just consummating my marriage now'?"
Everyone nodded in unison: Yes!
Gu Jiao: "???"
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(End of this chapter)
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