Chapter 67 Marriage
Unexpectedly, he said to her with a mysterious look on his face, "Come closer, I'll tell you something." Seeing his mysterious look, she was also curious, so she moved closer, but she still felt strange in her heart and didn't dare to get too close. When Gu Chengze saw her coming, he hugged her and buried his head in her. He hadn't been able to spend time with her properly these past few days because of Bao Ge'er's troublemaking.
"Hey, you." There are so many people outside, it would be bad to do this, so she struggled a little. Unexpectedly, Gu Chengze hugged her tighter, and leaned close to her ear and whispered, "Don't you want to know what I said?" Hearing this, she stopped moving. Or was it because of this strong attraction? She put her ear close to him, wanting to hear clearly. Seeing that he didn't say anything, she couldn't help but pinch him, "Say it or not."
"I'll tell you, I'll tell you." He leaned closer again and said, "It won't work if you tell me." He quickly hugged her again. Fortunately, he hugged her, otherwise he would have been in trouble. She wanted to hit him when she heard this, but he was prepared in advance. However, she was still angry and stepped on him. "Let go!" She struggled to get free. When did this guy become so strong? Did I neglect my training? Seeing her face flushed from struggling, and seeing that no one was watching, he went up to her and kissed her before letting her go.
She looked at Gu Chengze, who was holding her hand, and wondered when he had this side of her. She touched her face again, as if the touch from before was still there. Seeing her hand, she wondered what she was doing! She quickly shook her hand to get rid of the ambiguous atmosphere. He watched her movements from the side and thought that she really liked this, and the corners of his mouth curled up even more.
"Sister!" Bao Ge'er originally wanted to go find his sister, but he didn't expect them to come back. Seeing his sister and brother holding hands, he felt unhappy. He rushed over, separated the two of them, and held Li Zheng's hand again. He glared at Gu Chengze again. Gu Chengze didn't bother with him when he saw it. Who made him feel good now?
Li Zheng saw Xiao Zi and Du Hai standing together, and A Yue and Guard Yang also standing together. Although they were some distance apart, what was going on with the lanterns in their hands? It seemed something was wrong. Xiao Zi and A Yue also felt their mistress's gaze and immediately blushed.
"Sister, let's go to Wanfu Restaurant. I heard that the lanterns there are the most beautiful, and it's free. You just have to guess riddles to get in." Bao Ge'er thought to himself, guessing riddles, and it's free, this is really great, who made me poor? Li Zheng was very strict with Bao Ge'er, especially before the age of seven. After seven, your money is yours, but he has no money now.
"OK."
At the riverbank, the servant saw his master had been standing there for a long time and couldn't help but say, "Master, it's cold, standing by the river is not good for your health, let's go back." He stood there without moving or speaking, just looking in the direction where Li Zheng and the others had just stood. After a while, he finally said, "Let's go." The servant responded and followed, glancing at his master again. As his master's personal servant, how could he not know? He had already felt that his master had something special to say to that girl, and now he didn't expect to encounter it again. What should he do? The girl was obviously in love with someone. What should his master do?
Even without looking back, Wang Lang knew what his servant was thinking. Although it was not what he thought, he did not say anything to stop him.
Arriving at the Wanfu Restaurant, it was indeed bustling with activity. Many talented men and beautiful women were there. The learned, naturally eager to win the favor of the ladies, tried their best to showcase their talents. Some already had several lanterns in hand. I wondered, with so many people around, would Bao Ge still want to guess? And it seemed like the riddles here weren't just riddles, they had questions too. The simple ones had probably already been picked up.
"Miss Zheng, our mistress asked me to invite you." A maid in a pale pink dress approached Li Zheng. She recognized her from Madam Cheng's side. Looking up, she saw Madam Cheng smiling at her from the second floor. Li Zheng nodded in greeting. She said to Gu Chengze, "I'll be right back. You stay with Bao-ge'er first." Since she had seen her, she had to say hello.
"Well, go ahead, we'll wait for you here."
Following the maid upstairs, she saw not only Madam Cheng but also Madam Yang and Madam Wan. She bowed to them, but Madam Cheng immediately stopped her and said, "Okay, stop being so polite. Come and sit down. Don't blame us for disturbing you." She looked at Li Zheng with a teasing look on her face.
"Really? This is none of our business. It was her idea," Madam Yang quipped, thinking to herself that the young couple was just enjoying their shopping trip when this scoundrel had to tear it down. Madam Wan just smiled and said nothing.
"Okay, don't talk about me. I just want that boy to cherish A Zheng more!" Everyone laughed again.
Downstairs, Bao Ge'er was furious. These questions were too difficult for him. There weren't any lanterns. It was too boring! It wasn't Bao Ge'er's fault. The easy ones had already been exhausted. Besides, these questions were meant for those above the rank of scholar. That was the intention of the Wanfu Restaurant. They wanted to use these lanterns to establish good relationships with those who might become officials in the future. Even if they couldn't establish good relationships, they could still gain a good reputation and bring more business to their restaurant.
Seeing that Bao Ge'er was unhappy, Gu Chengze went to the side and won a lantern for him. Bao Ge'er saw that it was from him, so he didn't refuse but secretly pouted, thinking that when he grows up, he will definitely be more powerful than him. Gu Chengze also saw it, but didn't say anything. Children at this age are hard to understand, and his sister was going to marry him in a few days. It was even harder to explain why he was in a bad mood.
The Chinese New Year is coming soon after the Lantern Festival. Li Zheng's family is not only busy with Chinese New Year preparations, but has also been busy with their wedding. They originally wanted to start after the Chinese New Year. After all, the six rituals had already been completed and they were engaged long ago, so they only needed to hold the wedding. However, General Wang said that the war might start not long after the Chinese New Year, so they had to hurry up. So they had no choice but to keep rushing forward and find someone to set the earliest date, which was the tenth day after the Chinese New Year.
Gu Chengze felt a little guilty about this matter, but she was fine. After all, it was a rare truce now. If the war started after the new year, it would probably last for several years. This war would not be so easy to stop. It was better to do it now so that she wouldn't be worried all the time.
In this way, the Chinese New Year came. On the day of the New Year, Gu Chengze invited Qin You to come and celebrate the New Year together. It was too pitiful that he was the only one in his family. Li Zheng also cooked a table full of delicious food. Bao Ge'er also liked Qin You very much, probably because he thought he could work with him to deal with Gu Chengze.
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