GTB Chapter 153

Chapter 155: Even More Destined to be Apart Than He Imagined

Chapter 155: Even More Destined to be Apart Than He Imagined

With the red veil lifted, Ji Shutíng shyly raised her eyes. Seeing a hint of redness in Gu Changxuan’s dazed eyes, she quickly asked, “Husband, are you drunk? Mother has prepared a sobering soup, I’ll fetch it for you.”

Gu Changxuan watched Ji Shutíng walk towards the table. He raised a hand to rub his heavy brow, as if trying to regain some clarity.

Ji Shutíng picked up the sobering soup that Gu’s mother had instructed someone to bring earlier and walked back to the bedside, offering it to Gu Changxuan.

“Drink this, and your head won’t hurt.”

“Alright, thank you, wife.”

Ji Shutíng’s heart fluttered at Gu Changxuan’s address of “wife.” Seeing him finish the soup, she bashfully said, “Then, let’s pour less wine for our nuptial cup!”

“Okay, whatever you say.” Gu Changxuan looked at Ji Shutíng extending her hand to him, and handed her the empty bowl.

She and she are different in every way. Their appearances and personalities are different. She isn’t the kind of woman he likes, elegant like a lotus, beautiful like the clear moon, but it is undeniable that she loves him.

He got up and followed her, taking the wine pot Ji Shutíng had just picked up and personally pouring the wine. Now that he had married her, he would not fail her.

After the two drank their nuptial wine, Gu Changxuan suddenly swept Ji Shutíng into his arms and walked towards the bed. “Wife, it’s time for our wedding night.”

Ji Shutíng, held in Gu Changxuan’s arms, felt her small face burning with shyness, her heart pounding uncontrollably with overwhelming happiness.

At this moment, she felt like the happiest woman in the world. Hooking her arms around his neck, she silently made a beautiful wish.

May she and he hold hands through the years without suspicion, and may this love last forever, morning and night.

Dan City

Shí Yan, having inspected the water conservancy project, returned to the County Magistrate’s residence. Just as he reached the gate of the small courtyard where he resided, he saw a young woman, about sixteen years old, suddenly appear before him.

Wang Cuilu held out the food box in her hands towards Shi Yan, hoping that he would accept her gesture of goodwill.

“Seventh Prince, these are pastries I made myself. I hope Your Highness will do me the honor of tasting them.”

She knew that her status as the County Magistrate’s daughter was not worthy of a man as noble and precious as him, but he was like an immortal descending from the sky. One glance was enough to make her yearn for him, unable to sleep at night.

Moreover, as far as she knew, his princess consort was also just a County Magistrate’s daughter before. Although Ning An County was large and wealthy, not comparable to their small Dan City, in the end, they were both just County Magistrates.

Shi Yan paused, frowning as he looked at the woman who had suddenly appeared before him. He gave a look to Mu Feng beside him, then walked around her and into the courtyard where he lived.

Wang Cuilu watched Shi Yan walk around her. The hopeful expression on her face froze for a moment, then she turned to follow him.

After all, she rarely saw this Seventh Prince, let alone enter the small courtyard where he lived. Today, she finally had such an opportunity, and she couldn’t give up easily.

Seeing this, Mu Feng immediately blocked Wang Cuilu’s path with quick eyes and hands. “Miss Wang, His Highness doesn’t like sweets, and he doesn’t like women like you even more.”

As Mu Feng spoke, he unceremoniously sized Wang Cuilu up and down, the meaning of his gaze obvious.

“Also, let me remind Miss Wang, His Highness has a bad temper. Don’t try to get close to him again.”

After he finished speaking, he walked past her and strode into the courtyard, thinking to himself, “I don’t know where this girl gets her confidence. Not to mention that our Prince isn’t lustful in the first place, even if he were, he definitely wouldn’t be interested in her type. Does she really think our Prince doesn’t have standards?”

Wang Cuilu stood there, stunned. Thinking of Mu Feng’s scrutinizing gaze, she slowly lowered her head to look at herself, then ran away crying in shame and indignation.

Inside the study, Shi Yan pondered for a moment, then picked up a brush and paper and drew several more irrigation systems, handing them to Mu Feng, who had just entered. “Arrange for more canals to be dug.”

Mu Feng took it and looked, puzzled. “Master, the dams have almost been reinforced, and the people are still building their homes. Their energy is overspent, this…”

Before Mu Feng could finish speaking, Shi Yan interrupted him. “This is a way for them to benefit once and for all. Tell them, and they will understand. Also, draw some more manpower to assist.”

“Yes.” Mu Feng took the drawing and retreated. This was the first time he had followed his master to do things for the people, and it was also the first time he had seen his master working so hard, completely different from when he was in Kyoto.

He sighed. Since leaving the capital, he didn’t seem to have seen his master in a good mood. He couldn’t understand. Didn’t the princess consort just drink a little wine at the Ji residence? Why was his master so angry that he hadn’t shown a good face until now?

“Go, give this to the County Magistrate, and also have him draw some more manpower to help dig the canals.”

Mu Feng had just handed the drawing in his hand to his subordinate when he received a secret message from Lanji Pavilion. Seeing the green mark on it, he felt a sense of relief and quickly turned and entered the study.

“Master, this is a secret message from Lanji Pavilion. It should be information about the Hidden Trace Tower’s owner.”

Shi Yan’s brush paused, then he put down the brush and took the letter, saying to Mu Feng, “You may leave.”

Shi Yan glanced at the door that Mu Feng had closed. His slender fingers tore open the sealed letter, took out the letter inside, and his handsome eyes slowly narrowed.

The letter recorded Song Fuge’s major and minor events in the two months before his marriage, including buying a shop and renting it to Jiang Jiuchu and Ji Shutíng, including the Hidden Trace Tower taking on the task of capturing the Black and White Sha Flower Thieves, and also including his mysterious disappearance for a month due to capturing mountain bandits.

During that month, the Hidden Trace Tower sent out a large number of people to search for Song Fuge’s whereabouts, but they were unable to find him until the day of his wedding, when he returned in a disheveled state with a few subordinates.

Shi Yan leaned back, lazily leaning against the back of his chair, slowly tearing the letter in his hand. Recalling the figure he had glimpsed in the crowd on the day he welcomed his bride, a hint of a smile that was not quite a smile appeared in the corner of his eye.

She escaped on the day of my wedding?

It seemed that they were even more destined to be apart than he had imagined, but they were also more deeply in love than he had imagined.

Thinking about it, the time she was kidnapped by the Flower Thief, it wasn’t her brother who saved her, but Song Fuge!

Thinking of this, the scene of Song Fuge saving Jiang Jiuchu from the Flower Thief involuntarily appeared in his mind.

Imagining Jiang Jiuchu in despair, at the moment she saw Song Fuge appear, she must have thrown herself into his arms and cried miserably!

A faint smile tinged with jealousy appeared at the corner of his mouth. He really couldn’t compare to the heart he gained by saving a beauty, not to mention that the two had known each other since childhood.

“Master, something bad has happened.” Mu Feng pushed the door open directly, interrupting Shi Yan’s thoughts.

“The County Magistrate sent someone to report that there seems to be a plague in the city, and many people have developed rashes and coughs.”

Shi Yan’s expression changed when he heard this, and he immediately stood up. “Follow me to take a look. Also, quickly send people to seal the city gates and prevent the flow of people.”

“Yes.” Mu Feng responded and turned to his subordinates outside the door and ordered, “Did you all hear that! Hurry!” After he finished speaking, he followed Shi Yan out of the courtyard.

Although the streets in the city had been cleaned up, the air still smelled of mud after the flood, as well as some damaged houses, making it look extremely desolate.

But no matter when, where, or what the situation, there are always evildoers doing evil.

A woman in white was being chased by several local ruffians. She had a beautiful face, and the clothes on her arm were torn a little, revealing a glimpse of her fair and slender arm.