Therefore, I must sleep in bed today.
With that, the man shamelessly lay down on it.
Liu Sihua: "Luo Kejin, how old are you? You're still using this trick. Aren't you ashamed?!"
"Aren't you ashamed? Anyway, you're already lying down."
As he spoke, he put his arm around Liu Sihua's waist and pulled her onto the bed.
In the palace.
Gu Jingchun and Shen Hechuan were finally able to rest.
The bumpy ride over the past few days left Gu Jingchun feeling like his body was falling apart.
After returning to the palace, she first took a bath before going to Shou'an Palace with Shen Hechuan.
Inside Shou'an Palace, the Empress Dowager breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing Gu Jingchun.
"I'm so glad you're alright."
"Child, I'm sorry you've had to go through this."
Gu Jingchun looked at the Empress Dowager, and his uneasy heart finally calmed down a bit.
Although Shen Hechuan believed in himself and did not mind that he had been kidnapped by Mo Junxing.
However, this matter concerns her reputation, and if the Empress Dowager is bothered by it, she cannot explain herself.
Therefore, Gu Jingchun was mentally prepared before coming, and now that he heard the Empress Dowager's words, he felt relieved.
She couldn't help but smile, and sat down following the Empress Dowager's lead, before telling the Empress Dowager everything that had happened during this period.
Shen Hechuan and Gu Jinxi sat beside Gu Jingchun, patiently listening to him speak.
After Gu Jingchun finished speaking, Shen Hechuan began to recount everything that had happened to him along the way.
This leads us to the other group of people.
"Butterfly mark?"
The Empress Dowager and Gu Jingchun spoke in unison.
Shen Hechuan brought up the matter immediately, and Gu Jingchun was also full of surprise.
Shen Hechuan nodded and took out a piece of paper from his pocket.
"It's this mark."
The Empress Dowager took it, glanced at it, frowned slightly, and then handed it to Gu Jingchun.
Gu Jingchun looked at the markings on them and felt a vague sense of familiarity.
She frowned slightly.
"This mark looks familiar."
Upon hearing this, Shen Hechuan immediately looked over.
"Have you seen him before?"
He continued, "I suspect this is an organized and disciplined organization. Judging from their actions that day, it must be more than that."
Gu Jingchun nodded, then suddenly remembered something and took out a jade pendant from his neck.
This jade pendant was given to her by Mei Xueli before she passed away; she said it belonged to her.
After she received it, she put the jade around her neck and never took it off.
Now she took off the jade pendant and looked at the carved patterns on it.
It's carved with a butterfly, and it looks incredibly lifelike.
Both its shape and posture are very similar to the appearance in Shen Hechuan's paintings.
Shen Hechuan looked at the jade pendant, then at the butterfly, and his gaze involuntarily fell on Gu Jingchun.
"Where...did you get this jade pendant?"
His tone became more cautious.
Gu Jingchun said directly, "It was given to me by my adoptive mother before she passed away."
Shen Hechuan paused for a moment, then looked directly at Gu Jingchun.
Hesitation flickered in his eyes. "Jingchun, what if I send someone to investigate your adoptive mother..."
Gu Jingchun sighed.
"Investigate!"
"However, I have one request: you must guarantee that you will not hide any information you find and that you will tell me everything."
After all, Gu Jingchun also wanted to know what secrets her adoptive mother's jade pendant held.
Shen Hechuan nodded.
"That's natural."
The Empress Dowager remained silent throughout the entire meeting, only inquiring about Gu Jingchun's health after the two had reached an agreement.
After Gu Jingchun finished speaking, he immediately stood up, respectfully bowed to the Empress Dowager, and then said:
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I narrowly escaped death this time, but thanks to Your Majesty's rescue, I was able to return safely."
But what I've experienced during this period has also made me think clearly about some things.
"Therefore, I have made up my mind and earnestly request the Empress Dowager and Your Majesty to grant me permission to leave the palace and establish my own household."
Upon hearing this, Shen Hechuan immediately panicked.
What do you mean by that?
"You want to leave the palace?"
"Isn't it good for you to live in the palace?"
Do you know how dangerous it is outside?
"Moreover, now that Xier has been made crown prince, your status is already a foregone conclusion. If you leave the palace at this time, what will the ministers think?"
Shen Hechuan asked several questions in a row.
Gu Jingchun looked up and stared directly at Shen Hechuan.
"But Your Majesty, if I were to remain in the palace now, what would my status be?"
“As Your Majesty said, Xi’er is now the Crown Prince, so as her mother, I must be worthy of her status.”
"That's why I have to leave the palace. Only by leaving the palace can I enter it openly and legitimately in the future."
Shen Hechuan originally wanted to say more, but upon hearing these words, he understood everything and his face immediately lit up with joy.
"You...you mean you agree?"
"Um."
Gu Jingchun nodded.
"Naturally, during the journey with Mo Junxing, I thought about many things clearly, and it also made me see my feelings for you more clearly."
"Tsurugawa, this time I want to be brave."
“You have sacrificed so much so that we can be together legitimately along the way.”
"But I kept backing down."
"And now, I will never back down again."
"In the days to come, I hope you will let me accompany you. No matter what lies ahead, we will walk together."
Shen Hechuan nodded and immediately hugged Gu Jingchun tightly.
Meanwhile, the Empress Dowager and Gu Jinxi had already left sometime earlier.
They were left alone, whispering sweet nothings to each other.
Shen Hechuan also breathed a sigh of relief, hugged Gu Jingchun in his arms, and smelled her fragrance before speaking.
"Alright, I'll personally arrange the female household matters for you tomorrow."
"From now on, I will let everyone know that you are my only wife, Shen Hechuan."
"However, it's too late today, you should stay in the palace."
"Um."
Gu Jingchun nodded.
Shen Hechuan: "Also, your house has been uninhabited for a long time, and it will inevitably take a few days to clean it up. Since that's the case, you should stay in the palace for a few more days, and move out after it's all cleaned up."
Gu Jingchun nodded.
"good."
"I'll do whatever you say."
Shen Hechuan: "Since that's the case, why don't you..."
"Um?"
With just one look from Gu Jingchun, Shen Hechuan immediately shut up, pouting unhappily.
He sighed.
"Alright, alright, a few days it is."
However, after Shen Hechuan returned to Wanhe Palace, he received a letter.
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