Chapter 71: The Bridal Chamber
When Li Zheng heard this, she was about to refute, but when she saw his deep eyes, she immediately swallowed her words and didn't know what to say. She was just a little scared.
When her hair stopped dripping, Gu Chengze went to the table and poured two glasses of wine, handing one to her. Li Zheng looked at him puzzled, "What is this..."
"Cup-to-cup wine." Li Zheng immediately understood what she was talking about, and was a little annoyed at how she had forgotten this. She quickly reached out to take the wine glass, put her arm around his, and drank from it together. Gu Chengze saw her bold gesture and was about to open his mouth to remind her that she only needed to take a sip and not drink it all, but before he could say anything, he saw that she had already finished the drink.
Seeing that he was still holding up his glass, he asked, "You don't want to drink?"
"Drink." He put it to his lips and drank it in one gulp. Li Zheng saw that he could drink quite well. It seemed that he had some skills to drink all the way through the guests tonight.
After drinking, she sat on the edge of the bed awkwardly, not knowing what to do. Although she knew what was going to happen next, she still felt a little hesitant.
"Go to sleep." Seeing that she was a little nervous, Gu Chengze lay down first. She looked at him and hesitated for a moment, then reluctantly lay down as well. However, it seemed that there was room for another person to lie down between them. Seeing that she was hiding far away, Gu Chengze was a little amused. He turned over and hugged her from behind. He could clearly feel Li Zheng's body tense up immediately.
Although he knew she was nervous, he didn't want to let her go tonight. Li Zheng felt his body heat and breath, rubbing against her ear, making her body go limp. She felt a little scared, but she couldn't escape. She didn't know when the thin band around her neck had fallen off, and her clothes had been torn open. Gu Chengze saw her dazed expression, his eyes becoming even deeper, as if hiding waves. The night deepened, and the moon also hid.
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The next morning, Ayue and Xiaozi waited outside the door, the food still warming in the kitchen. Ayue watched the sun, thinking it was almost noon, and thought to himself, "This is really going to be a chore." Although Xiaozi was still young, she had grown up in the village, and the gossip of the country ladies was generally not taboo, so Xiaozi knew everything she needed to know.
"Sister Ayue, let me go to the kitchen to add some more firewood." Xiao Zi thought that the firewood was almost out, so she had to boil some hot water for the young lady to use when she got up later.
"Okay, go ahead. I'll wait." A-Yue was also a little impatient, not knowing whether he should go in and knock on the door. When he reached the door, he heard the rustling sound of clothes being put on, and knew that someone had finally gotten up. He stood at the door, waiting for instructions at any time.
Li Zheng, who had just woken up, saw Gu Chengze playing with his hair next to her. She glared at him unhappily. Seeing that she was awake, Gu Chengze asked her with concern, "Would you like some water?" Seeing that she nodded, he got up and poured her a glass of water. It wasn't that she didn't want to speak, but her throat was dry and she couldn't speak.
After he poured the water, she sat up. Seeing her movement was a little awkward, Gu Chengze became a little worried: "Is it still painful?" This made her feel a little embarrassed and annoyed. She felt a little uncomfortable, but it was okay. In addition, she was in good health, so this matter was not so difficult for her.
After drinking a glass of water from his hand, she felt better and said, "I want to take a shower." "Okay, wait a minute." Gu Chengze put on his coat and went out to say hello to Ayue who was waiting outside. Then he came back and hugged her again, rubbing against her. Li Zheng felt like she was a pet dog.
"Okay, stop it." She didn't know if it was her illusion, but she felt that she and him seemed to be closer after last night. Feeling something wet on her neck, she quickly stopped him from moving further, but she didn't want to do it anymore. "No, I'm tired."
He hadn't thought about the next step, but he just felt a little, ahem, uncontrollable. "Well, go wash up first. I'll go shower in the study." He hugged her again before leaving. Li Zheng finally breathed a sigh of relief after seeing him leave. Gu Chengze thought to himself that what those people said was true. After getting married, they didn't want to be apart even more.
Li Zheng leaned against the edge of the bathtub and instantly felt much better after taking a bath. Fortunately, she didn't have the habit of having someone help her bathe, otherwise it would be so embarrassing if someone saw her.
He was getting married recently, so he didn't have to go to the barracks. Normally, he would have been on duty after the tenth day of the first lunar month, but his wedding date was right on the dot, so he postponed it for a few days. There weren't many elders in the family, so their lives weren't much different. There were still only three masters, and the mistress was still the housekeeper. The only big difference was that Bao Ge'er started calling him brother-in-law and demanded a hefty fee for changing his name, but Gu Chengze was happy to give it. The servants also started calling him "master" and "madam." When Li Zheng first heard that, she felt like she had aged ten years, but she got used to it over the past few days.
That night, Gu Chengze pitifully asked to take a bath with Li Zheng. Li Zheng, of course, disagreed, and since the next day was just a shift, it wasn't a big deal. But she felt a little soft-hearted towards him, so she agreed that night. But the next day, she regretted it. She slept until noon, while Gu Chengze had already left for the barracks, looking energetic.
Bao Ge'er was used to not seeing his sister coming over for breakfast. Ever since his sister got married, he loved to stay in bed. In the mornings, his brother-in-law always ate with him. Now that his brother-in-law was not here, he felt lonely! "Bao Fu, come and have dinner with your young master."
When Gu Chengze arrived at the military camp, someone came to move Gu's horse. When he arrived at the tent, he saw Qin You lazily leaning on the table, sitting in an awkward position. Qin You saw Gu Chengze coming and stood up to tease him, "Hey, look at you, you look like you're doing well." He was so happy that he couldn't hide it.
He didn't refute it, and the more you pay attention to Qin You, the more excited he gets. Qin You saw that he ignored him and lost interest, so he sat down and said to him, "The general said to go to his tent this afternoon to discuss something."
Gu Chengze frowned when he heard the news, "What's the matter?"
"What else could it be? It's nothing more than attacking the King of Wu." He glanced around quietly and lowered his voice, "And we received news that not long ago, the King of Wei led his troops to besiege the Forbidden City and has already captured the capital. It is estimated that he will ascend the throne soon. The prince must be anxious." If the King of Wei is given more time to subdue the ministers in the capital, the chances of the King of Qi conquering the capital will be smaller.
"What's going on? Logically speaking, Prime Minister Zhang has a lot of power." Gu Chengze lowered his head and thought, doesn't Prime Minister Zhang have the military power of the capital? Logically speaking, even if he took it, it shouldn't be so fast.
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