GTB Chapter 174

Chapter 176: You Tell Me to Go East, and I Will Never Go West.

Chapter 176: You Tell Me to Go East, and I Will Never Go West.

Jiang Jiuchu thought about Shí Yan’s bet: not being able to say ‘no’ for three days?

Could it be that Shí Yan wanted to consummate their marriage within these three days but was afraid she would refuse, so he made this request?

Or perhaps…

He still wanted her to take the initiative to kiss him like she did in the carriage today, or maybe he just simply didn’t want to hear her say no to him?

“Okay, Your Highness, please make your move!”

Jiang Jiuchu felt that no matter which it was, it was a small matter, not a big deal for her at all.

Even if he acted unreasonably, she could endure it, it was only three days after all.

“Good.” A faint smile appeared at the corner of Shí Yan’s mouth, his eyes full of smugness.

After one game, Shí Yan flicked open his folding fan, “The princess must abide by the spirit of the bet, no cheating.”

“Hey! Don’t worry, I always abide by bets. Besides, what’s the big deal? Does Your Highness not trust me that much?”

“Alright, since you say so, I certainly believe you.” Shí Yan said, preparing to get up.

Seeing this, Jiang Jiuchu quickly stopped Shí Yan, “Is Your Highness not going to play anymore?”

“No more.” Shí Yan stood up and stretched, “I’m a little sleepy, I want to lie down.”

“Don’t go! Let’s play another game.”

Jiang Jiuchu pulled Shí Yan down, “Let’s play another game. If Your Highness wins again, I’ll just not say no to you for six days. You tell me to go east, and I will never go west.”

“Oh! You said it, don’t regret it.” As the smile spread across Shí Yan’s lips, he also felt a bit puzzled.

Although this woman didn’t hate playing chess, she wasn’t so obsessed with it either. What was she planning now?

Forget it, no matter what she’s planning, she can’t say no to him anyway.

“I said it, I said it,” Jiang Jiuchu quickly made a move.

“However, if I win, would Your Highness personally go to Jade Shop and buy me pastries?

“I want to eat the pastries there, and I especially want to eat the ones Your Highness personally bought for me.”

“Okay.” Shí Yan made a move.

In order to get Shí Yan to buy her pastries, Jiang Jiuchu played this game with particular care.

However, the final outcome was only to prolong the battle by a quarter of an hour, ultimately ending in defeat.

“Six days.” Shí Yan said, getting up and walking outside.

Jiang Jiuchu got up and quickly asked, “Where is Your Highness going?”

“Didn’t you want to eat pastries that this Prince personally bought for you? This small matter doesn’t require a bet; I will do it for you.”

“Thank you, Your Highness,”

Jiang Jiuchu felt both touched and happy. After thinking about it, she said to Shí Yan, “Actually, Your Highness doesn’t need to make a bet with me, and I…”

The words, ‘I won’t refuse you either,’ Jiang Jiuchu was ultimately too embarrassed to say.

Shí Yan smiled, “It’s different.” Then he turned and walked out of the courtyard.

Half an hour later, Shí Yan’s carriage, bathed in the setting sun, stopped in front of Jade Shop on West Magpie Street.

Inside Jade Shop, the shopkeeper looked at Song Fuge in front of him and smiled:

“Master Song, you always eat these same pastries, aren’t you tired of them? Why not try these new ones, they taste very good too.”

“No, I only like to eat these.” Song Fuge said with a smile, handing over two taels of silver.

“Alright, but these are indeed very delicious; our owner also loves to eat them.” The shopkeeper said with a smile, taking the silver and chatting casually.

Completely unaware that his words had caused a tremor in both of their hearts.

Shí Yan walked to the counter, “Shopkeeper, pack all of the new pastries in your shop for me. Also, only the new ones from recent days, my wife doesn’t like to eat the old ones.”

Song Fuge’s hand, which was reaching for the pastries, paused slightly, already recognizing who was behind him.

He didn’t turn his head, calmly taking the pastries and turning to walk out, not even glancing at Shí Yan.

Shí Yan also didn’t look at Song Fuge, as if he had only said those words for the shopkeeper to hear.

Seventh Prince’s Residence.

“Miss, aren’t you waiting for His Highness to have dinner together?”

The maid, Yu Qin, thought to herself, her Miss had just coaxed him into a good mood, and hasn’t even spent the night yet, and she’s already not cherishing him?

His Highness personally went to buy pastries for Miss, but Miss was so good that she didn’t even wait for dinner.

Thinking of this, Yu Qin silently cast a sympathetic look at Shí Yan.

“No, I have something to do after I finish eating.” Jiang Jiuchu glanced at the already setting red sun.

After quickly finishing eating, she returned to her room, picked out a set of red underwear from the closet, and went into the bathroom.

While quickly washing, Jiang Jiuchu wondered how to maximize the surprise.

After taking a bath, she still put on the orange dress she wore during the day and then walked to the courtyard, sitting on the swing.

Looking at the already dark sky, Jiang Jiuchu was wondering why Shí Yan hadn’t returned yet when a figure finally stepped into Emerald Bamboo Garden.

“Your Highness, you’re back.” Jiang Jiuchu quickly took the pastries from his hand, “Did you buy too much?”

“Not much, I didn’t know which ones you liked, so I bought some of each of the new ones.”

“Why aren’t you going inside?” Shí Yan was a little unaccustomed to Jiang Jiuchu’s sudden change. It was already dark, yet she was still waiting for him in the courtyard.

“No, I’m just admiring the moon…” Jiang Jiuchu looked up, finally finding a blurry crescent moon behind the dark clouds after a long time.

The words ‘admiring the moon’ were ultimately too far-fetched, so she had to say embarrassedly, “I was waiting for Your Highness.”

Because of Jiang Jiuchu’s words, Shí Yan’s heart felt like it had been smeared with honey. Although he couldn’t believe it, the facts didn’t allow him to doubt it.

He affectionately touched Jiang Jiuchu’s cheek, “Waiting for me for what? It’s not like I wasn’t coming back?”

As he said this, he took Jiang Jiuchu’s hand and walked towards the main house.

“Your Highness, go eat dinner quickly.” Jiang Jiuchu directly changed their direction.

Inside the dining room, Shí Yan looked at Jiang Jiuchu, who wasn’t sitting down, “How can you eat standing up? Sit down quickly. In the future, when it’s mealtime, eat first, don’t wait for me.”

“…Cough.” Jiang Jiuchu coughed embarrassedly, “That… I already ate, too, too hungry, so I ate first.”

Shí Yan was stunned. Although he didn’t want her to wait for him, for some reason, hearing her say that she had already eaten, his heart instantly fell.

He didn’t expect that she had specially sat in the courtyard to wait for him, but she hadn’t waited for him to eat together.

But hearing her say embarrassedly that she was hungry, his fallen heart instantly softened again, and he even felt that she was very cute.

He smiled, “Then sit down and wait, I’ll finish eating soon.”

“That… I’ll take the pastries back to the room to plate them first, Your Highness eat slowly.”

Jiang Jiuchu said, not waiting for Shí Yan to reply, and directly left the dining room, walking towards the main house next door.

Shí Yan paused in the act of picking up food, looking at Jiang Jiuchu running away with the pastries, he reasonably suspected that she was only waiting for his pastries, not him…

Shí Yan withdrew his gaze with an unhappy expression. Very well, let’s see how he deals with her tonight.

Thinking this, he unconsciously sped up his eating.

In less than a quarter of an hour, Shí Yan put down his chopsticks and hurriedly left the dining room.

However, when he pushed open the wooden door of the main house and stepped one foot inside, his whole body instantly froze, leaving only his desperately beating heart.