GTB Chapter 123

Chapter 125: Changing the Title

Shi Yuanchen, after his surprise, curled his lip and jumped onto his horse. Was this the seventh brother he knew? He must be deliberately making them envious!

Although Chu Yifeng shook his head in disdain, his eyes showed envy. “Today has truly been an eye-opener! Is His Highness the Seventh Prince afraid others won’t know that Miss Jiang is taken?”

He felt that Shi Yan deliberately rode the same horse as Jiang Jiuchu because she had been attracting attention all the way. As for letting a woman ride a horse and carry him, he guessed it must feel good, and he would find a chance to try it next time.

Meanwhile, Shi Xiu and Fan Yuwan, standing to the side, watched this scene, their hearts filled with jealousy that seemed ready to spill from their eyes, wishing to replace one of them.

As Ji Shutíng rode past, she gave Jiang Jiuchu a meaningful smile and then rode off alongside Gu Changxuan.

Jiang Jiuchu awkwardly tugged at the corner of her mouth and then said to Shi Yan, “Okay, I’ll carry you. Let go of my hand, it’s a little itchy.”

“If I don’t hold you, how can you sit steadily? Ride quickly! It’s too hot, let’s go back to the manor quickly.” Shi Yan not only didn’t let go, but instead rested his head on Jiang Jiuchu’s shoulder.

Jiang Jiuchu’s whole body stiffened from Shi Yan’s touch. She thought, Shi Yan must have taken the wrong medicine today. It was one thing to let her carry him, but to rest his head on her shoulder? Was this appropriate?

Did he not know that only women leaned against the backs of men like this?

Jiang Jiuchu didn’t have time to dwell on Shi Yan’s unusual behavior. She quickly urged the horse to leave, only thinking about getting back to the manor as soon as possible.

Chu Yifeng and Shi Yuanchen exchanged glances, both seeing a “living to see it” look in each other’s eyes. They thought to themselves, Shi Yan must be possessed! How could he be so delicate?

The two of them spurred their horses to follow, sighing inwardly. Indeed, beauty could lead one astray, capable of making Shi Yan lose all sense of shame.

Shi Xiu watched the departing crowd, the veins on his hand gripping the reins bulging. Shi Yan must be putting on a show for him! It truly made him look at him with new eyes. He was shameless enough.

One horse after another departed, gradually blocking the moon-white figure in front, blocking Fan Yuwan’s view.

She stiffly turned and walked towards the carriage, seemingly unable to believe that the aloof and detached Shi Yan would act this way.

Was it because they were newlyweds? She narrowed her eyes slightly, a cold smile playing on her lips as she lifted the curtain of the carriage. Men were always fickle. She would see how long their honeymoon phase could last. Could it last half a year?

In front of the Seventh Prince’s manor, Jiang Jiuchu finally breathed a sigh of relief. Remembering the astonished gazes of the pedestrians when they passed through East Magpie Street, she felt extremely uncomfortable.

She shrugged her shoulder that Shi Yan had been leaning on. “We’re here. Your Highness, please get down.”

Shi Yan opened his eyes and stretched. “It’s really sleepy in the middle of the day.”

Jiang Jiuchu curled her lip. He was comfortable, sleeping all the way to the manor entrance, while her shoulder was sore from his leaning. She didn’t know how his head could be so heavy, not taking any of the weight at all, relying entirely on her back.

She glanced at Shi Yan, who didn’t seem to be completely awake, and walked towards the manor, thinking that this man really lacked manners sometimes.

Shi Yan’s lips curved up, and he immediately stepped forward to follow. “This Prince knows how to repay kindness. Seeing how diligently you’ve served me these past few days, I can accompany you back to the Jiang manor for a night tomorrow.”

Hearing this, Jiang Jiuchu was delighted. Although she felt that one day was a little short, it was rare that he would accompany her back to her parents’ home.

She immediately smiled at Shi Yan. “Okay, then we’ll go tomorrow morning and go to the royal garden for horse racing with my brother and sister-in-law the day after.”

“Okay,” Shi Yan replied, a hint of calculation flashing in his eyes.

After entering Crabapple Courtyard, he didn’t go to the study as usual but followed Jiang Jiuchu directly into the bedroom.

Jiang Jiuchu walked to the table, poured herself a glass of water, and was about to lie down on the chaise lounge when she heard Shi Yan say, “Play a game of chess with me!”

“Isn’t Your Highness sleepy? Don’t you want to sleep?” Jiang Jiuchu asked, looking at Shi Yan as he sat down.

Shi Yan also picked up the teapot and poured himself a cup of tea. “I dozed off on the horse, so I’m not sleepy now. Besides, if I sleep too much during the day, I won’t be able to sleep at night.”

Jiang Jiuchu rolled her eyes and suddenly thought of something. She sat back down at the table and said to Shi Yan, “Let’s bet something!”

The corners of Shi Yan’s lips, which were sipping tea, twitched slightly. He finished the tea in one gulp and put down the cup. “What do you want to bet on again?”

Jiang Jiuchu felt a little embarrassed by the question. It seemed that she always wanted to get something whenever she played chess.

“That… if I win, how about Your Highness stay at the Jiang manor for an extra day?”

She looked at Shi Yan with hope in her eyes. One day was really a little short. If she could stay for two or three days, that would be more like it.

However, this request was neither too small nor too big. Not to mention princes, even the sons of other high-ranking officials wouldn’t accompany their wives back to their parents’ homes unless there was a special occasion, nor would they allow their wives to return alone.

Hearing this, Shi Yan hesitated for a moment. “Seeing how much you want to stay an extra day, I can gamble with you on this game. But what should I ask for as a bet?”

Hearing this, Jiang Jiuchu forgot that he also had to propose a bet.

Shi Yan thought for a while, finally appearing too lazy to think, and said directly to Jiang Jiuchu, “How about this? If you lose, you’ll change your form of address in the future.”

“Change what form of address?” Jiang Jiuchu looked at Shi Yan in surprise, completely unexpected that he would think of this after thinking for so long.

“Don’t always call me ‘Your Highness.’ The servants in the manor call me that, and you follow suit. Isn’t that a little inappropriate?”

“Then what should I call you?” Jiang Jiuchu didn’t think there was anything wrong with calling him “Your Highness,” but hearing him say this, it seemed that she was using the same form of address as the servants in the manor. But if she called him by his name, wouldn’t that seem disrespectful?

“Call…” Shi Yan paused, as if he was also thinking about what to call him. “Call me ‘Husband’! Isn’t that what married people call each other?”

Hearing this, Jiang Jiuchu was startled and looked at Shi Yan, who was leaning back in his chair. Seeing his indifferent expression, she didn’t know whether he was serious or not.

Although Shi Yan’s expression was casual, his eyes were fixed on Jiang Jiuchu.

Jiang Jiuchu didn’t know if he wanted to hear her call him that, or if he was just saying it casually to get her to change her form of address. But in any case, she really couldn’t bring herself to call him “Husband.”

“I think ‘Your Highness’ sounds more natural.”

“It sounds natural to you, but I don’t like hearing it very much. Besides, isn’t this a bet now?”

Of course, Jiang Jiuchu knew it was a bet, but she only had a chance to win, not a guarantee. Asking her to call the person in front of her “Husband” made her feel uncomfortable just thinking about it.

Shi Yan sighed. “Alas…! Tell me, what man is like this Prince, who marries a wife and can only look at her, not…”

He deliberately dragged out the sentence and paused, then continued, “Now, even changing a form of address is not allowed.”