Chapter 60 From now on, I will only protect you. This is my promise to you...

Gu Huai kissed his lips again.

Ji Zhiyang didn't react to his words for a moment, and accepted his kiss blankly, forgetting to break away. It wasn't until a silver thread flowed into his throat that he came to his senses and reached out to push Gu Huai.

Gu Huai let him go, staring into his eyes, stroking his long hair.

He just said he doesn't want to marry?

...What does that mean?

What do you mean he doesn't want to get married?

Could it be... taking a concubine?

How could the legitimate daughter of the Minister of Personnel become someone's concubine?

Ji Zhiyang looked at him in confusion.

Gu Huai kissed his temple and said softly, "I was wrong about what happened before. I shouldn't have doubted you. After you got hurt saving me, I shouldn't have misunderstood you."

He held Ji Zhiyang in his arms and whispered in his ear: "I asked you to sign the indenture because... I don't want you to leave. I don't mean to make you a slave. I have never treated you as a servant." His lips touched Ji Zhiyang's ears, "I will not marry, and I will not take concubines in the future. This is my promise to you."

His tone was very gentle, like a feather brushing past my ears, making me feel numb and tingling.

When the spring hunt comes in two days, I will tell my father my true feelings. Even if I still cannot marry a man by then, as long as you are willing to stay with me, then what's the harm?

Ji Zhiyang blinked in confusion.

Did he just... hear it wrongly?

...He said, he won't marry or take concubines?!

This sounds like a confession, but it doesn't seem to mean that.

Ji Zhiyang felt that his mind was a little confused.

The words that Gu Huai said kept appearing in my mind: I will not marry, and I will not take a concubine in the future. This is my promise to you.

...promise?

Is he... telling the truth?

But he was a prince and could not marry a man. If the emperor granted him a marriage, how could he allow it? He refused.

Gu Huai held his cheek, stared into his eyes, and said seriously: "Everything that happened in the past was my fault. I will definitely treat you well in the future and will never let you down."

Ji Zhiyang is still in a state of chaos.

He was still immersed in the words he had just heard and couldn't come back to his senses.

Is what he said true?

Why did he suddenly change his personality...

Gu Huai's gaze fell on Ji Zhiyang's lips, his Adam's apple moved, and he couldn't help but lean over and kiss him.

Ji Zhiyang stared at him blankly, forgetting to move for a moment.

Gu Huai hugged him tightly, bit his lips lightly, and said, "Don't be angry, okay? Not okay?"

This tone is like coaxing a child.

Ji Zhiyang's cheeks were slightly flushed. He hurriedly turned his eyes away, avoiding Gu Huai's sight, and said, "I'm not angry. Whether you get married or not has nothing to do with me." He tried to struggle out of Gu Huai's arms, but Gu Huai held him tightly around his waist and he couldn't move. The distance between the two was so close that their noses were almost touching.

Their breaths intertwined, what did Ji Zhiyang feel? His cheeks were burning terribly, and his whole body was hot.

Gu Huai pecked his forehead lightly and said with a smile: "Since you are not angry, then don't say you want to leave the palace in the future."

In the past, I just wanted to keep him in the house and never really cared about his feelings.

Han Jingzhi is right. I should respect him and love him instead of forcing him, let alone doubt him or distrust him.

I thought that as long as I kept him by my side and treated him well, he would understand my feelings. However, I never thought that what I thought was good might actually be a bondage and shackle for him.

I should learn to respect him no matter what he wants to do.

At least, I shouldn't use tough measures to confine him and restrict his freedom.

I should have given him enough space.

Trust him as he trusts me.

I should have understood earlier. When Gu Jing took him away, he knew what kind of situation he would encounter, but he still kept silent about the relationship between him and me... Now that I think about it, his life in the Second Prince's Mansion for half a month was probably much worse than I imagined.

I should have loved him more, but when he returned home, I doubted him because of Gu Jing's instigation.

On the day of the assassination, he blocked the arrow for me without hesitation. I was obviously worried about him, but when he woke up, I questioned him... If I were him that day, I would have been extremely disappointed.

What should I do? I should compensate him.

Ji Zhiyang lowered his eyes and looked elsewhere, muttering, "If I don't leave the palace, do I still want to stay here for the rest of my life?"

"I don't want to be a servant all my life."

Gu Huai hooked his chin and said, "Who said you should be a servant?" He rubbed the corner of Ji Zhiyang's mouth with his fingertips, "I will definitely not let you suffer any grievances in the future. I promise."

Ji Zhiyang glanced at him and snorted, "If you force me to sign a contract to sell my body, I won't believe you."

Gu Huai was stunned for a moment, and pinched his cheek, "I will return the indenture to you. Then I will sign another one with you, selling me to you. You promise me that no matter what happens in the future, you will never say you will leave the palace again, okay? Not okay? "

Ji Zhiyang was stunned for a moment.

Totally unexpected? Gu Huai would say such a thing. He even suspected that he was hallucinating.

How come he seemed like a completely different person in just one day?

He was drunk yesterday and didn't come back for dinner on time. According to Gu Huai's personality, shouldn't he be angry and questioning him? Why did he suddenly become gentle...

The gentleness made him feel a little flattered.

"you……"

Ji Zhiyang pursed his lips and asked in surprise: "What happened to you today?"

Although he sometimes gave him a slap and a candy, it never made him feel so unreal as it did today.

Gu Huai touched his face and said, "Han Jingzhi is right. Since I love you, I should treat you well instead of suspecting you without reason."

He paused, then continued, "I will treat you well in the future. Although I cannot marry a man now, I will not marry a wife or concubines either. I will only stay with you."

Han Jingzhi?!

What did he talk to Gu Huai?

It actually changed him into a different person...

No...is he confessing his feelings?

He said he was only guarding me?

Does he really like me?

Ji Zhiyang suddenly felt his heart was filled with sweet emotions, and his eyes looking at Gu Huai also became softer. "You...really don't want to marry?"

Gu Huai said seriously: "Really."

Ji Zhiyang blinked slowly and said, "But you are a prince."

There is no royal family in the world that does not marry wives and concubines.

Even if he really doesn't want to marry, if the emperor grants him a marriage, can he still disobey the order?

Gu Huai smiled and said, "So what? I just like you anyway."

Ji Zhiyang's cheeks flushed, and he quickly turned his head away, muttering in a low voice: "You said it as if it were true."

Gu Huai held his hand, bent down and kissed his palm, "Of course it's true. If you don't believe it, let's sign a document, how about that?"

Ji Zhiyang pulled his hand back and avoided his gaze, "I don't want it."

Gu Huai grabbed his hand and placed it on his chest. "From this moment on, I promise to treat you well forever, trust you, love you, and protect you for the rest of my life. No matter what happens in the future, I will tell you clearly and will not hide anything from you. If I break my oath, I will not be able to stop you, okay?"

Before he could finish his words, Ji Zhiyang covered his mouth.

Ji Zhiyang's face flushed, and he glared at Gu Huai, "Don't swear."

Gu smiled and pulled Ji Zhiyang's hand away, looking at him lovingly, "Believe me. Since I dare to swear, I can do it."

He is a prince and cannot marry a man. He must be sincere when he says this today.

But if the emperor grants me a marriage in the future...

...Why think so much? If that day really comes, surely there is a way to solve it...

Ji Zhiyang raised his head, met his gaze, and snorted, "Since you are so sincere, I will reluctantly believe you." His voice became smaller and smaller, like a mosquito, "If you dare to lie to me, I will... I will..." He gritted his teeth and didn't say the second half of the threat.

Gu Huai lowered his head and placed a light kiss between his brows. "I promise not to lie to you. No matter what happens in the future, I will tell you everything clearly."

After he finished speaking, Jiang Wang's voice came from outside, and then the door was pushed open.

"Zhi Yang, are you free today? Let's go to West... Street!" He pushed open the door and saw Ji Zhi Yang sitting on Gu's lap, mouth slightly open. He was stunned for a moment, his face flushed instantly, he took two steps back and bumped into the door frame, "I, I, I, went to the wrong door..."

He left in a hurry after saying something, but he didn't forget to close the door tightly before leaving.

It’s terrible!

What did I just see?

Zhiyang was sitting in the prince's arms? The prince was holding him?

When did they get together?

Oh my god, I actually saw something I shouldn’t have seen!

It’s over, it’s really over now.

Jiang Wang's heart was beating fast, his ears were burning, and his whole head was confused.

Seeing Jiang Wang run away like a wolf, Ji Zhiyang was extremely embarrassed. He pushed Gu Huai and said, "Let me go. Others have seen us."

Gu Huai smiled softly, then held Ji Zhiyang's waist, pulled him into his arms, and lowered his head to kiss his lips.

"So what if I saw it? Can't I see anyone like this?"

Ji Zhiyang's ears instantly turned red, and he put his arms on both sides of Gu Huai's body, "What nonsense are you talking about! Put me down now."

Gu Huai pecked his lips before reluctantly letting him go.

Seeing Ji Zhiyang lowering his head in shame, he couldn't help but move forward and kiss him a few times.

"My Lord."

Door? Pei Ji's voice was heard from outside.

Gu Huai pinched his earlobe and said, "I'm going to my third brother's house. I won't be back for lunch, but I'll be back early for dinner." He leaned over and kissed Ji Zhiyang again before standing up reluctantly.

Ji Zhiyang nodded and watched him turn around and walk out of the house.

When Jiang Wang saw Gu Huai coming out, he immediately turned his head away, pretending that the embarrassment just now had never happened.

Only after Gu Huai and Pei Ji walked away did he step into the house.

Ji Zhiyang saw him, and the two looked at each other, both of them were very embarrassed. Finally, Ji Zhiyang looked away, coughed twice and said, "Let's go to West Street, right? Let me change my clothes."

Jiang Wang originally wanted to ask Ji Zhiyang what happened just now, but when he saw Ji Zhiyang's still rosy face and the purple marks on his clothes, he turned his head away awkwardly, "Yes, yes, I wanted to find you at Xianxianglou..."

I really didn't mean to see that.

Next time...I will definitely knock first.

Ji Zhiyang walked straight behind the screen, changed his clothes, and came out, stroking his ears, "Then let's have lunch at Xianxianglou."

Jiang Wang nodded, "Okay?"

The two of them drove to Xianxianglou. They were in tacit agreement along the way, and no one mentioned what had just happened.

They walked into Xianxianglou one after another. As soon as they stepped into the lobby, they saw Han Jingzhi rubbing his waist and cursing as he walked down the stairs. "Is it because he ran away this morning? Hurry up, or I'll beat him to death! Ouch, my waist." Looking up and seeing Ji Zhiyang and Jiang Wang, he immediately took back his hand from his waist, walked down the stairs, and said with a smile: "Why are you here so early today?"

Jiang Wang glanced at his waist and said, "Boss Han, what's wrong with your waist?"