IHOEAYSTTTIW Chapter 68

Chapter 68: Joy Tonight, Bliss in Good Time

Yun Qi felt it wasn’t good to eavesdrop, but he couldn’t resist Lin Yan’s sparkling eyes. Besides…

Besides, this could be considered a type of wedding night prank, which is understandable… right?

The two tiptoed and squatted outside the house, watching the candlelight flicker inside, the rustling sounds gradually growing louder.

Lin Yan’s eyes brightened a bit. He pressed his ear to the window, holding his breath.

The bed began to creak, and Cheng Que’s voice came from the room, “Husband, the quality of this new bed doesn’t seem very good.”

Lin Yan nodded, deeply agreeing.

Judging by the sounds, the quality was indeed bad.

The bed creaked for a while, then the sound stopped.

Lin Yan leaned closer to the window again, vaguely hearing Cheng Que muttering in complaint, “It’s so hard, what is this?”

Lin Yan covered his mouth and chuckled, leaning closer to the window.

*My innocent Chengcheng, what else could it be, of course…”

“Longan? Oh, to have a son early.”

Longan? The custom of scattering the bed?

Lin Yan’s smile froze for a moment. He shook his head regretfully, “I thought they were doing it.”

“Doing what?” Lin Yan heard a voice from above.

How could he not know this?

“Do…” Lin Yan was about to explain when he noticed Yun Qi standing obediently to the side, frantically winking at him. Lin Yan stiffly turned his head and met Gu Zhan’s non-smiling face.

Eating candy was okay, eavesdropping was barely okay, but getting caught in the act of eavesdropping to eat candy was absolutely not okay.

“Gu… Brother, why are you here?” Lin Yan forced a smile, retreating from the window in a way that only emphasized his guilt.

Gu Zhan didn’t speak, narrowing his eyes at Lin Yan.

Lin Yan felt uncomfortable being watched and wanted to say something to break the awkward silence.

Suddenly, Cheng Que’s voice came from the room, “Why hasn’t my husband returned yet?”

The opportunity must not be missed, Lin Yan made a gesture of invitation, pulling Yun Qi’s sleeve as he prepared to slip away, “Brother, your wife has been waiting for a long time, you…”

Gu Zhan coughed heavily.

The room fell silent for a moment, followed by a slightly flustered voice, “He’s back, quickly sit properly, the veil, the veil seems to be askew…”

“Hurry, hurry,” Gu Zhan impatiently shooed them away, beckoning the lazy servant at the door, “Douhua, see these two out.”

The servant entered, bowing politely, but his attitude was firm. Despite Lin Yan’s reluctance, he was ushered out.

Lin Yan hadn’t seen Gu Zhan and Cheng Que for two days.

But this was understandable, after all, they still had three days of honeymoon. Xiang Wei was gradually getting on track, and Lin Yan only needed to briefly check the accounts, so he was naturally happy to relax.

Lin Yan yawned, flipping through the ledgers while holding White, it wasn’t much different from the previous two days. But some noise came from the backyard. Lin Yan moved closer and heard Cheng Que gently scolding with some anger, “Crude, barbaric, bandit.”

Gu Zhan helped Cheng Que steady himself, acting like an honest man who wouldn’t hit back or scold back, and cheerfully echoed, “A Que is right, I’m crude, I should be gentler…”

“Shut up,” Cheng Que covered Gu Zhan’s mouth, and in Lin Yan’s teasing gaze, he turned as red as a small tomato once more.

He coughed awkwardly, patting his cheeks to cool them down. Although it had little effect, he still pretended to be nonchalant and asked, “Yanzi, why are you here?”

Lin Yan waved the ledger in his hand, his gaze sweeping over Cheng Que’s wobbly legs, “Alas, the boss and the boss’s wife don’t manage things, so I can only reluctantly come out of retirement.”

“Hard…hard work,” Cheng Que stood up to hide his weakness, squeezing Gu Zhan’s hand hard.

To Gu Zhan, Cheng Que’s strength was no different from a massage, but Gu Zhan still acted very aggrieved, coaxing Cheng Que to let go immediately, and very guiltily rubbed his hand.

Lin Yan’s teeth ached with envy. Gu Zhan’s spoiled behavior, in his outsider’s view, couldn’t be called a damsel in distress, but at least a roc spreading its wings. He turned his head in disgust, randomly stuffing the ledger into Gu Zhan’s hand, “Since you’re back, I won’t bother anymore, no need to see me out, I’m going to continue lying down and waiting for dividends.”

“That might not work yet.” The ledger spun around in Gu Zhan’s hand before being stuffed back into Lin Yan’s, “A Que has never been to the Capital City, I plan to take him out for a walk. Although the Southern Lands are not very peaceful right now, the north is fine, so walking around nearby shouldn’t be a problem.”

“You’re going on a trip, I also…” Lin Yan eagerly tried for two seconds before deflating. His voice lowered a lot, muttering insincere words, “I don’t want to go.”

Cheng Que saw through Lin Yan’s insincerity. He looked at the vigilant Gu Zhan and finally extended an invitation, “Yanzi, why don’t you come along too? It’s just that His Highness…”

Cheng Que’s words coincided with what Lin Yan was thinking.

He didn’t care where he went, but Yun Qi couldn’t go.

Lin Yan shook his head, his attitude even more determined, “I’m not going, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future.”

Cheng Que wanted to persuade him further, but Gu Zhan pushed him toward the backyard, using a very stiff excuse to shoo him away, “A Que, aren’t you tired? Go back and rest first.”

Lin Yan understood, got up and stuffed the black cat into Cheng Que’s arms, “White is also tired, Chengcheng, you take him up with you.”

Cheng Que looked at the two strangely acting people, then at the black cat in his arms who was energetic enough to punch the elderly in the south and kick the toddlers in the north, and reluctantly agreed with a “Okay.”

“Why did you send A Que away?” Lin Yan sat back in his chair, pouring himself a cup of tea.

“Yanzi, I don’t understand the affairs of the court. But…” Gu Zhan got up and closed the window, his voice much lower, “The growing power of Prince An is not a good thing. If possible, you and His Highness Prince An… It’s best to leave the Capital City as soon as possible.”

Lin Yan knew what Gu Zhan was talking about. He chuckled and gently shook his head, “Xiao Qi and I have no such intentions.”

“Whether Prince An and you have such intentions is not important, what matters is what the one above thinks.” Seeing Lin Yan still looking indifferent, Gu Zhan took a deep breath, simply making himself clearer, “Prince An used the Ministry of Justice in the Cheng family’s case, and His Highness has been entangled with the Ministry of Works. Although these two ministries are both lower departments, in the end… it’s still better to make plans early.”

The expression on Lin Yan’s face also became serious. He stood up and bowed to Gu Zhan, “I understand, thank you for your kindness.”

Seeing that he had listened, Gu Zhan also breathed a sigh of relief, nodding in response to Lin Yan’s bow, and said nothing more.

Lin Yan got up and glanced at the ledger on the table, remembering the matter he had rashly agreed to, feeling a bit troubled, “In that case, I’m afraid I’ll have to…”

“If His Highness trusts me, hand over the management of affairs to my mother.” Gu Zhan pointed in the direction of his home, mysteriously saying, “My mother’s family used to run a tofu shop, she understands all these accounting matters.”

Lin Yan was now eager to leave, not caring who took over. He very generously handed over all the accounting matters, cupping his fist to Gu Zhan, “Then I’ll trouble your mother.”

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