Chapter 485 Little Snake: I'm not being obedient, I'm just dizzy...
She took a closer look at the two of them and saw a red line on their bodies, which looked unusually thick.
As for Princess Emil and her father, they are no longer related!
Little Su Bao did something naughty for the first time... I'm a little guilty...
She didn't dare to look at Uncle Su Shan anymore.
"Well, it just so happens that you don't have a wife. One of you is unmarried and the other is unmarried, perfect!" Tang Bugui glanced at the two of them and said casually.
"You...don't go too far!" Su Shan was completely flustered!
He's only been divorced for a short time, so why is everyone so eager to find him a wife?
If he wanted to, he wouldn't have run back.
Tang Bugui glanced at him, thought for a moment, and said, "If all else fails, you can go to His Majesty. He should really want a daughter-in-law!"
Su Shan's eyes lit up instantly, and her gaze fell on the Second Prince.
Marrying the crown prince is impossible, so...
"Su Shan, how dare you..."
The second prince instantly glared at Su Shan and Tang Bugui with hostility.
I've never seen such a vicious person!
"Your Highness, you're so old and still unmarried, His Majesty must be very anxious!" Su Shan immediately agreed, and his eyes lit up as he looked at the man.
"Don't go too far. I won't get married, and I certainly won't marry that foreign princess!" The second prince glared at Su Shan, crossed his arms, and looked wary.
Princess Emil's face darkened instantly upon her arrival.
Am I really that unlikable?
But I don't like this man either!
Although he is the second prince, he doesn't seem very smart, so I don't like him at all!
The kind of people she likes must be great heroes!
Thinking of this, Emil couldn't help but glance at Su Shan, and Tang Bugui, whose imposing aura was impossible to ignore.
"Huh..."
Emil looked at Xiao Su Bao; this little girl seemed vaguely familiar.
And then there's this man who has a very similar temperament to Su Shan...
"This is all a misunderstanding, Princess Emil. I wasn't going to save you; I was just looking for someone when we ran into each other..."
Su Shan wanted to explain, but Princess Aimee spoke up: "That proves that we are destined to be together. If we weren't, why would you appear in front of me?"
"And if you take the bell off my foot, that's my husband!"
Princess Emil felt somewhat aggrieved, after all, even in the Western Regions, there were countless men who wanted to marry her.
If it weren't for the desire to maintain peace between the two countries, I wouldn't have married into this family!
Now that she's finally found a man she likes, she's determined not to give up on him.
"Just give up, I..." Su Shan was about to speak when someone stuffed a sweet piece of steamed rice cake into her mouth.
He turned his head and met Xiao Su Bao's clear and innocent eyes.
"Uncle Su, eat something! This steamed rice cake is delicious!"
The little dumpling was startled when it saw the red thread almost break.
Just then, Emil suddenly said, "I have already proven my innocence to you. If you don't want me, it means you don't agree to the marriage alliance and you are trying to destroy the peace between our two countries!"
Princess Emil put her hands on her hips and spoke in a very domineering manner.
Seeing Princess Emil's appearance, Su Shan was completely dismayed!
What am I supposed to do now?
He looked pleadingly at Tang Bugui, who coughed and said, "You've already slept together, so you should take responsibility!"
"I... I didn't..." Su Shan was completely stunned.
This state only lasted until the afternoon!
Once Tang Bugui and his group confirmed that Su Shan was alright, they left the Su family home.
As for Su Shan's constant pleas for them to take Amy away, Tang Bugui did not refuse this time.
However, after they took the person away, the emperor's bestowal of marriage arrived in the afternoon.
Su Shan looked at the imperial decree of marriage in her hand and felt completely distraught.
Before they knew it, it was New Year's Eve. Xiao Su Bao and Tang Bu Gui had been summoned by the Emperor and Empress to the palace to celebrate the New Year.
But neither of them wanted to go this time.
According to Tang Bugui, this is the first New Year for both father and daughter, and they both want to stay home with Lan Shuyu.
Their first family reunion year!
The emperor had no choice but to send over a large number of gifts.
Meanwhile, the Gu family arrived early on the first day of the Lunar New Year.
Lord Gu did not look well; he was accompanied by his wife and daughter.
They hadn't originally planned to come on the first day of the Lunar New Year, but when they thought of the Emperor's decree, Lord Gu's face turned extremely grim.
He was originally a fifth-rank commander, but now he has been suspended from his post by the emperor and is staying at home to reflect on his actions.
All of this was because of his wife and eldest daughter.
He only has two legitimate daughters: Gu Xi, the daughter of his deceased wife, and Gu Qiu'er, the daughter of his current stepmother.
The two daughters were about the same age, and he was able to return to the capital to become an official because of the help he received from his second wife's family.
However, he never told his daughter any of this.
If I had known, I wouldn't have let my daughter come to the capital with me!
"Lord Gu, our general invites you and Miss Gu Xi inside!"
As for his second wife, Tang Bugui had no desire to see her at all.
Lord Gu's expression changed slightly, and he turned to look at his wife in the carriage.
"Madam, you should go back now!"
For the sake of his future, Lord Gu said to his wife, Lady Wang.
Wang's expression changed slightly, but she managed to hold back, only looking at Lord Gu with her charming eyes.
"I understand. I will go home and wait for your good news, my husband. Please don't blame my eldest daughter. She's just... unhappy with me, her stepmother!"
Wang wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, looking extremely aggrieved.
Lord Gu nodded haphazardly and got off the carriage.
Wang was furious as she watched her husband leave; she was determined to marry off her stepdaughter as soon as possible!
What's wrong with that young master Wei? He's just a bit older, but there are plenty of men in the capital who get married later in life.
He only had a few concubines, and no illegitimate sons or daughters...
Thinking of this, the coldness in her eyes intensified.
It's all Qiao'er's fault for talking back to the Second Prince; otherwise, I wouldn't have been embarrassed in front of my mother-in-law and husband.
"Let's go back to the manor!" Madam Wang called out to the coachman.
Gu Xi had already gotten off the carriage. The carriage she rode in today was quite good, at least much better than the previous ones.
She now has a new maidservant by her side. The young maidservant looks quite young, but she is very well-behaved.
Lord Gu saw his daughter in a light blue cloak and a hint of satisfaction in his eyes.
Gu Xi is good-looking; her eyebrows and eyes are about 60% similar to her mother's.
Looking at Gu Xi, Lord Gu couldn't help but think of his deceased wife and sighed inwardly.
The father and daughter entered the general's mansion.
It has to be said that, as fellow military officers, Tang Bugui's general's mansion and its enormous training ground were incredibly alluring to him.
Before long, Lord Gu was led to the main hall.
Tang Bugui and Xiao Subao had just finished eating.
Tang Si was also with them. It was his first time spending the New Year away from home, and Tang Si hadn't slept well the night before.
"Greetings, General Tang!" Lord Gu bowed to General Tang.
As soon as he entered the room, he saw Tang Si talking to Tang Bugui.
Considering some recent rumors, he suddenly looked down on Tang Si even more.
At such a young age, why does she have to give herself to a man?
I knew from the start that this brat wasn't going to be a good person.
Tang Bugui's faint smile vanished. He glanced at Lord Gu and said, "Lord Gu, you came to our house on the first day of the Lunar New Year to glare at my nephew. What, did my nephew offend you, sir?"
Tang Bugui spoke calmly, his gaze sweeping over Lord Gu's eyes.
“Nephew…” Lord Gu was slightly taken aback. Why hadn’t anyone told him about this?
Besides, wasn't General Tang all alone?
How come you have relatives?
Putting that aside, the Tang family was incredibly poor, just farmers from a remote, impoverished area. How could they possibly be General Tang's nephew!
"Of course it's my nephew!"
Tang Bugui glanced at Lord Gu indifferently, then turned his gaze to Gu Xi.
"Sit down, someone bring some black tea!" Tang Bugui said to Gu Xi, "Your complexion is much better than before, but no one in your family has poisoned you!"
Lord Gu...
Is this something you can say to someone's face?
And when did they poison their own home?!
He's as good as dead!
Lord Gu was furious, but dared not speak, and could only look at Tang Bugui with resentment.
"He's mostly recovered!"
Gu Xi told the truth without giving her own father any face.
Lord Gu clenched his fists, his face as dark as the bottom of a pot.
"The child doesn't know anything and is just talking nonsense. General Tang, please don't take it seriously." Lord Gu's forehead was already covered in sweat.
Tang Bugui's ruthlessness was well-known throughout the military.
Even if such a thing didn't happen in my own family, I wouldn't say it in front of this person!
Tang Bugui finally looked at Lord Gu, and then said in a strange tone, "What you said is quite interesting. As the head of your own family, you should know better than anyone else whether there are any problems or not!"
"Since your daughter wasn't poisoned, why did she get better after taking our antidote? When we met her before, she was teetering on the brink of collapse, like a shattered piece of glass!"
Tang Bugui looked at Lord Gu with a mocking expression, his tone suddenly becoming somewhat strange: "Or is it that you were the one who poisoned him..."
"I didn't! How could I possibly poison my own daughter!"
Even tigers don't eat their cubs, and although I have some issues with my eldest daughter, I wouldn't go so far as to harm her.
Gu Xi wore a cold smile.
Little Su Bao also opened her third eye out of curiosity.
Wow!
The little dumpling's mouth twitched instantly when it opened its third eye.
Although Lord Gu doesn't have a lot of dark energy, he still has some; these are all karmic obstacles.
Anyone who does bad things will accumulate karmic obstacles, and the more concentrated those obstacles are, the more unfortunate that person will become.
Those who have no karmic obstacles or have accumulated much merit will have good fortune.
This is a cycle of cause and effect.
Remembering what her master had said, Xiao Su Bao glanced at Lord Gu's children's palace again.
There seem to be quite a lot of children, but the area around the children's palace is red and slightly sunken, which clearly indicates a risk of losing a child.
As for Gu Xi, who was standing to the side, she was filled with merit, and her merit even influenced Lord Gu.
So, all along, Lord Gu has actually been very lucky.
Half of Gu Xi's merits belong to herself, while the other half belong to those she protects.
This Lord Gu is not a good person, but Gu Xi's mother should do good deeds often!
Little Su Bao looked at them, her little face changing color over and over, and finally the little dumpling let out a soft hum.
Tang Bugui frowned slightly as he looked at his daughter.
"What's wrong?"
The little dumpling said, "It's okay, Daddy, Su Bao wants to play with her sister!"
Tang Bugui glanced at Tang Si, then at Xiao Su Bao, and handed the little girl over to Gu Xi.
"Miss Gu, could you please look after my daughter for a while? There's a greenhouse behind the General's Mansion with lots of flowers inside. You and Su Bao can go and take a look!"
Tang Bugui spoke to Gu Xi.
A hint of joy flashed in Gu Xi's eyes, and she immediately hugged the little baby and said, "Yes!"
Lord Gu instructed, "Be careful not to damage the general's flowers!"
Tang Bugui glanced at Lord Gu indifferently, then said nonchalantly, "It's nothing, just some flowers and plants. We can just replant them if they die. You children, go and have fun!"
"Xiao Si, go protect them!"
Tang Si tried his best to keep a straight face, and he stood up and bowed to the two of them.
Lord Gu's already aggrieved feelings became even more intense!
What on earth is going on here?!
He glared at his daughter secretly, then gave Tang Si a disapproving look.
Tang Si could only see the back of his head and couldn't see anything.
As for Gu Xi, ever since she learned that her biological father wanted to use her for a marriage alliance, and that Young Master Wei was a womanizer, a gambler, and a womanizer...
Her heart sank completely.
Little Su Bao glanced at Gu Xi, then at her fourth brother, and breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that they were alright.
The two had just stepped out of the main hall when they looked at each other and then laughed together.
"Hehe!" Little Su Bao laughed along.
The little girl looked at Gu Xi and said, "Sister, have you been having a lot more luck lately? Your head isn't dizzy anymore, your legs don't hurt anymore, and you can run up several floors in one go?"
Hearing Xiao Su Bao's words, Gu Xi couldn't help but cover her mouth and chuckle.
Tang Si breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the little girl's smiling face.
"You don't need to come with me anymore, go and wait for my father!"
Gu Xi glanced at the little maid who had followed behind her and spoke calmly.
She bought this maid, but because of her stepmother's scheming, she also threw Qiao'er out.
"Yes!" The little girl lowered her eyes, quickly retreated, and returned to the outside of the main hall.
The three of them walked together, with the little girl holding Gu Xi's hand in one hand and her fourth brother's hand in the other.
The little dumpling looked left and right, then back again, waiting for the two to say something, but neither of them uttered a sound.
Once they were outside the greenhouse, the two of them didn't say a word to each other.
The little dumpling sighed.
My sister-in-law had clearly told me before that when she was dating, she and her boyfriend wanted to be together all the time and talk all the time!
Could it be that Sister Gu doesn't like her fourth brother?
What should we do then?
Sister Gu is such a good person, she can't just drag her away by force!
She secretly glanced at the red thread between them and, seeing that it was still secure, finally breathed a sigh of relief.
As long as the red line is reliable, there is still a chance!
Thinking of this, the little girl finally breathed a sigh of relief.
“There are so many flowers here!” Gu Xi finally spoke up.
However, the first sentence was a compliment to the flowers in the greenhouse!
Tang Si then said, "These were all brought here by my uncle these past few days, he said they were for my little sister to play with!"
Gu Xi was slightly taken aback, but then she laughed.
This sounds like a really funny story!
After all, in other people's eyes, these flowers are very valuable.
"The General really dotes on Miss Su Bao!"
As she spoke, a hint of envy appeared in her eyes!
If her father had been so good to her, perhaps she wouldn't have been so upset about being forced into an arranged marriage!
Tang Si saw the sadness in Gu Xi's eyes and felt slightly uncomfortable.
After a pause, Tang Si asked, "Are you alright?"
"I'm fine, what could possibly happen to me!"
Although Gu Xi said this, her mood was clearly lowered!
"There's a really beautiful flower here, would you like to go take a look?"
Tang Si seemed to have thought of something and spoke to Gu Xi.
Gu Xi looked at Tang Si's nervous appearance and smiled.
"good!"
Her eyes were curved in a smile, just like when we first met.
Little Su Bao saw that their eyes seemed to be filled with pink bubbles, and immediately burst into laughter.
A few people took a few steps in the greenhouse when, at that moment, a small flower snake suddenly appeared out of nowhere.
It just so happened to fall right in front of Gu Xi.
Gu Xi screamed in fright.
Tang Si hurriedly reached out to grab the snake, but unexpectedly, Gu Xi jumped directly into his arms.
At this moment, Gu Xi felt as if she had returned to her childhood, to the time when the two of them played together.
"Quick, Tang Si, catch...catch the snake..." Gu Xi's voice was trembling, and tears were about to fall!
She's been terrified of snakes more than anything in her life. She was bitten once when she was little and almost died.
Tang Si's body stiffened; Gu Xi at this moment was not the Gu Xi from before!
His limbs were stiff and he couldn't move them; his cheeks were flushed, whether from the heat or something else, it was hard to tell.
Little Su Bao raised her head, as if she had just seen Sister Hong Yue's pendant...
Little Su Bao paused, reached out, and grabbed the little snake that was about to run away.
"Sister Gu, this little snake isn't poisonous, so don't be afraid. Besides, it makes a delicious dragon and phoenix soup!" Little Su Bao pinched the snake's head and lifted it up.
Gu Xi, who had just turned around, gripped Tang Si even tighter.
On the rooftop, Hong Qing and Hong Yue exchanged a glance, their eyes revealing a knowing smile.
These two kids are so cute together, and the little girl is amazing too!
"Su...Su Bao, quickly throw the snake away, or it will bite you!"
Gu Xi suppressed her fear and turned around to take a look at Xiao Su Bao.
The little girl pinched the snake in her hand, flattened and rolled it into a ball, and the little snake just stayed obediently in her hand.
(Little snake: I'm not being good, I'm just dizzy...)
Gu Xi stared wide-eyed, completely forgetting her current state, her face filled with shock.
Are there still little girls who aren't afraid of snakes?
"Snakes can eat meat, so don't be afraid!" Little Su Bao said, but still took a step back, worried that she might scare Gu Xi.
"The Dragon and Phoenix Soup is quite delicious!"
Tang Si felt he should say something and couldn't help but whisper.
Gu Xi...
She belatedly realized that she was completely clinging to Tang Si.
this……
Gu Xi instantly became extremely embarrassed, her entire face turning bright red!
She wanted to get down, but Tang Si's hand was dragging her leg...
ah……
This...this...
Tang Si also noticed that Gu Xi's face was getting redder and redder, and then he became a little embarrassed.
He quickly put Gu Xi on the ground.
The two sisters on the roof were laughing hysterically, wishing they could come down and marry the two little ones right there and then.
Seeing this, Xiao Su Bao cautiously approached the two and asked, "Should we go in again...?"
She didn't get close on purpose, but she just accidentally got a tiny bit too close...
"Ah..." Mei Kai hit the jackpot again. Gu Xi, who had just quieted down and was standing to the side, hugged her again instantly.
Tang Si looked at Xiao Su Bao, then at the little girl in his arms, and for a moment suspected that Xiao Su Bao was doing it on purpose!
Even the two people on the roof felt that the little dumpling seemed to be doing something on purpose!
But looking at Xiao Su Bao, it seems like she didn't do it on purpose!
"Waaah, I'm terrified of snakes! Please, please don't let me see it!" Gu Xi was almost crying from fright.
If Tang Si hadn't been there, she probably would have burst into tears.
Little Su Bao took two steps back, a little embarrassed. If you looked closely, it seemed that there was a faint golden light in the little dumpling's eyes.
Little Su Bao thought for a moment, then picked up the little snake and ran outside.
"Then I'll take the little snake to the kitchen first!"
Little Su Bao ran incredibly fast, and even when Gu Xi wanted to call out to her, she didn't dare...
That little snake just glanced at me!
As soon as Xiao Su Bao left, the boy and girl exchanged glances.
Gu Xi hurriedly got down, took two steps back, and almost fell, but Tang Si reached out and pulled her back.
Gu Xi pursed her lips, a hint of panic in her eyes: "What happened just now, I... I didn't mean to!"
Gu Xichao offered an explanation, but worried that Tang Si might overthink it, she quickly tried to explain again!
"Yes, I know!"
Tang Si chuckled softly, then asked, "Do you still want to go see the flowers?"
Gu Xi looked at Tang Si's face and, seeing that he wasn't laughing at her, breathed a slight sigh of relief.
The two walked with a distance of half a meter between them.
As she approached the inside, Gu Xi paused slightly, then lifted her skirt and quickly walked in.
"This is actually a fairy orchid!"
Gu Xi turned to Tang Si and said, "This kind of orchid is extremely rare. I heard that there is only one in the Empress's greenhouse!"
Tang Si looked at Gu Xi's appearance and said with a smile, "This is the one!"
Gu Xi was stunned. She had noticed that Xiao Su Bao had a good relationship with the princes, but she never expected that the Empress would also like Xiao Su Bao so much.
But who wouldn't love such an adorable little dumpling?
"This is a golden peony..."
Gu Xi knew that His Highness the Crown Prince was the only one in the entire capital who possessed golden-leaf peonies!
Previously, someone offered a large sum of money for a single flower stem of the Golden Leaf Peony, but the Crown Prince refused!
"This was sent by the Crown Prince, and I don't really know much about it..." Tang Si said truthfully, seeing the questioning look in Gu Xi's eyes.
Gu Xi...
She was at a loss for words and felt completely bewildered.
"Tell me the truth, is General Tang really your uncle?"
Gu Xi pursed her lips and couldn't help but ask.
Tang Si was taken aback, but nodded.
"My grandfather's brother's son!"
Tang Si thought for a moment and then spoke.
Gu Xi paused for a moment; this relative was indeed quite distant…
"But don't worry, my uncle is a very good person and he won't abandon us!"
Before leaving, Qian told herself that Tang Bugui seemed heartless, but he was actually more affectionate than anyone else; he just didn't know why he had closed himself off from his emotions.
Mrs. Qian also reminded herself to be good to her younger brother-in-law, and her younger brother-in-law was indeed good to them.
Otherwise, given Tang Bugui's personality, he would never have gone to the capital!
"Tang Si, do you...do you want to marry me?" Gu Xi clenched her fists, took a deep breath, and then asked.
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