After Gan Lin left, Gan Qiongying felt as if a piece of her heart had been hollowed out.
Gan Lin left on the fifth day of the first lunar month. Until the seventh day of the first lunar month, Gan Qiongying still felt that Gan Lin had just gone out to play. Once she even asked when Gan Lin would come back after a full moon.
Manyue was stunned by Gan Qiongying's question. Only then did Gan Qiongying realize that Gan Lin... wouldn't be back for a while.
However, this emptiness was quickly filled by Li Hua.
Because these past two days, Li Hua has been acting like a little maid, following Gan Qiongying around all day, serving her, cooking for her, and flattering her.
They even somehow produced a flute and would play little tunes for Gan Qiongying at night to keep her company while the children slept.
Then the wind woke up both children, causing the wet nurse to complain bitterly.
Gan Qiongying deliberately ignored him. She would still speak normally, but it seemed as if she had put away all her tenderness overnight, making Li Hua feel that the world was exceptionally cold.
These past few days he's used every trick in the book, shamelessly clinging to Gan Qiongying in public and private. To outsiders, the two seem inseparable, but only the two of them know that they're not together yet.
Moreover, they hadn't been to the mountainside for seven or eight days. Although this was Gan Qiongying's menstrual period, the two of them would usually comfort each other in other ways, even during Gan Qiongying's menstrual period.
They also find opportunities to be alone, unlike during this period when they seem close but are actually separated by a layer.
After the two wet nurses finally managed to coax the child to sleep at night, Li Hua hugged Gan Qiongying from behind and said in a very soft and intimate voice, "I really know I was wrong... Madam, please forgive me this time."
Gan Qiongying closed her eyes and pretended to be asleep. This time, she was determined to scare Li Hua completely. Otherwise, would she let Li Hua play tricks and schemes at home in the future?
However, Gan Qiongying couldn't stand Li Hua's persistent pestering. He kept pestering her until the eighth day of the first lunar month, when Gan Qiongying finally couldn't take it anymore and went to the mountainside with Li Hua again.
However, this time the two did not rush to be intimate; Gan Qiongying was going to discipline Li Hua according to family rules.
Therefore, Li Hua stood there with a smile and said to Gan Qiongying, "As long as Madam can vent her anger, I will listen to Madam's decision today."
As Li Hua spoke, she even took off her outer robe and inner jacket.
Fearing that Gan Qiongying was still not satisfied, he placed his hand on his collar, looked at Gan Qiongying with his handsome face, and his expression was full of tenderness.
Gan Qiongying almost lost her composure because of Li Hua's antics.
Moreover... the two of them hadn't been close for many days. Not counting the closeness they shared every day, their true intimacy was a meeting of their souls.
Gan Qiongying wasn't heartless. She had always been particularly fond of Li Hua, and that rascal Li Hua, when he finally took off his clothes, even pulled out a thick wad of silver notes.
"By the way, the Lantern Festival is coming soon, and there will definitely be a lantern festival down the mountain. Although I have already given you 200,000 this month, this 500,000 is for you to buy lanterns."
Li Hua placed the 500,000 yuan on the bamboo bed, and Gan Qiongying could barely hold onto the bamboo strip in her hand.
You're going to try and bury her with money, aren't you?
So what if you're rich?
She just... she just falls for that!
Although Gan Qiongying can no longer spend much money now, the expenses in this remote mountain forest are incomparable to those of supporting thousands of people in the Princess's Mansion.
In addition, all the necessities for clothing, food, housing and transportation here are now paid for by Li Hua, so Gan Qiongying doesn't have to worry about anything. Gan Qiongying receives 200,000 yuan every month.
What are you going to do with this 200,000?
Gan Qiongying simply kept them in her jewelry box, taking them out to count them occasionally, and sometimes placing them under her pillow to dream of being incredibly wealthy.
Recently, those boxes are almost overflowing. Firstly, there are more and more banknotes. When Li Hua is in a good mood, he gives Gan Qiongying money under various pretexts. He even secretly slipped Gan Qiongying New Year's money on the first day of the Lunar New Year.
Moreover, Gan Qiongying's jewelry boxes were all complete sets, and she would receive extra pieces of jewelry every now and then. Li Hua would never even tell Gan Qiongying that he had given her a gift.
Those pearls and corals that are worth a fortune outside, and all kinds of gold-threaded jewelry that are hard to come by, were casually stuffed into Gan Qiongying's hands after Li Hua bought them back.
Sometimes Gan Qiongying would only find it when she rummaged through the box; other times, she would only discover that Li Hua had given her something again after the full moon was over and Li Hua deliberately put it on her and said a few words to her.
She seemed to have been built up with gold and silver by Li Hua; the money had already eroded all of Gan Qiongying's backbone.
Being with such a meticulous man, no one could resist being immersed in this gentle embrace.
But principles are principles!
For the sake of long-term harmonious development, and so that Li Hua wouldn't resort to underhanded means to send the two children away from Gan Qiongying when they grow up, Gan Qiongying must grit her teeth and persevere at this time.
Therefore, Gan Qiongying forced a serious expression, pretending to be unmoved by Li Hua's seduction. But her heart was already trembling violently.
Li Hua's ears also turned slightly red. He was actually quite embarrassed; he was by no means a rash person. This act of "bearing thorns to apologize" had already made him completely abandon all pride.
But when Gan Qiongying was angry, even if she sat next to Li Hua, Li Hua still felt very lonely.
Li Hua leaned closer and looked at Gan Qiongying, her face instantly turning bright red.
Gan Qiongying glanced at him sideways and asked, "What's wrong?"
Li Hua looked at Gan Qiongying with an indescribable gaze, his eyes seeming to burn like a raging fire, as if he wanted to incinerate Gan Qiongying.
Gan Qiongying wanted to take this opportunity to reason with him. There were only the two of them here, quiet and peaceful; they could just talk everything out. Everyone has things they can't do.
Before Gan Qiongying could even utter a word, Li Hua immediately knelt down.
"Madam, I truly know I was wrong..."
What a fine prince of Jinchuan! What a fine son-in-law!
That's incredibly reckless!
Gan Qiongying felt a mix of amusement and pity, but also a sense of indignation. How could there be such a person in the world, someone so lovable that it made her grit her teeth!
How much must one love her to be willing to do something like this?
Gan Qiongying rubbed her back teeth as she looked at Li Hua. She was so close... so close to losing.
However, Gan Qiongying gritted her teeth and insisted on getting to the bottom of this matter with Li Hua.
Under no circumstances should one resort to underhanded tactics against one's own family; this is Gan Qiongying's bottom line.
But Lihua is so well-behaved...
She walked to Li Hua's side, painstakingly tore her eyes off Li Hua's body, then sorted out the thoughts that had long since flown away from her empty mind, and found the words she had prepared beforehand.
He spoke to Li Hua in a somewhat detached tone, trying to reason with her.
Li Hua's attitude in admitting his mistake was very good, and he responded to everything Gan Qiongying said.
Finally, Li Hua raised his head, his eyes slightly red. Gan Qiongying first looked into his eyes, then glanced down along them.
Then her face turned bright red in the blink of an eye. She took two steps back, pointed at Li Hua, and couldn't say a word for a long time.
After Li Hua stood up, she looked at Gan Qiongying and whispered, "Don't be angry with me anymore. I've missed you so much these past few days since you've ignored me..."
Gan Qiongying: "..." She felt an indescribable sense of suffocation.
It was a feeling of being overwhelmed by intense love and desire, making it impossible to breathe.
At this point, she was no longer angry; Gan Qiongying had almost forgotten her own surname.
So many silver notes were scattered on the bed, and such a handsome man said to you with deep affection that he missed you. He said he already knew he was wrong.
Gan Qiongying was just a mortal, how could she possibly resist the temptation of someone like Li Hua?
She now fully admits that she is just an ordinary person, greedy for money and lustful, and that Li Hua is her human delusion, filling all her desires to the brim.
Gan Qiongying lunged at Li Hua uncontrollably, and Li Hua caught her. The two of them fell onto the wooden bed together.
The silver notes, scattered across the floor and bed by the wind created by the two of them, were far more intoxicating than any rose petals in the modern world.
Gan Qiongying held Li Hua in her arms, cupped his face in her hands, and couldn't wait to kiss him.
At this moment, Li Hua reached out and pinched her chin, and even in this state, he still didn't forget to ask Gan Qiongying, "Then, has Madam forgiven me?"
"I forgive you, I forgive you, I forgive you..."
After Gan Qiongying finished speaking, she kissed Li Hua, and the two embraced tightly. Their souls touched and merged.
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