GTB Chapter 8
by VolareSong Fuge was sitting by the window, stroking the purse in his hand, quietly staring at the two characters embroidered on it. It wasn’t until he heard footsteps at the door that he looked up.
When he saw Jiang Jiuchu dressed as a man, he was slightly stunned for a moment before a trace of understanding appeared on his face.
He picked up another purse from the table, shook them together in his hand, and casually asked, “Which one is yours?”
Jiang Jiuchu stood at the door, looking at the handsome man sitting in the room. After hesitating for a moment, she stepped into the room and slightly raised her finger to point at the purse on the right, “The turquoise one is mine, with a thousand silver note inside.”
Hearing this, Song Fuge grabbed the green purse in his palm. “What’s your name?”
“Jiuchu.” Jiang Jiuchu knew that this person probably asked because he saw the two characters “Jiuchu” embroidered on her purse.
Song Fuge continued to ask, “Surname Jiang?”
Jiang Jiuchu nodded in surprise, thinking, merchants must have the ability to hear in all directions and see in all directions!
Could it be that her name, Jiang Jiuchu, was very famous in Kyoto?
Impossible! She had only been in Kyoto for a year, hadn’t participated in any public banquets, hadn’t made a name for herself, and hadn’t embarrassed herself!
Just as she was thinking, the man across from her spoke again: “Jiang Jiuchu from An Yang County?”
“Yes.” Jiang Jiuchu nodded again, thinking that people in business probably have the ability to listen in all directions and see in all directions!
Seeing that he had asked almost everything, she took the initiative to step forward and reached out to take back her purse, but she heard the person in front of her say:
“Then this thousand silver… consider it as you repaying my life-saving grace?”
Jiang Jiuchu suddenly stopped, and after a moment of doubt, looked blankly at the person in front of her.
Life-saving grace…?
She had only encountered danger once in her life. Although she was young at that time, she couldn’t remember Brother Fu’s face clearly, but she remembered the dark night, the dense and damp forest, the warm back, and the blood that flowed all over the back of his hand.
Thinking of this, she quickly lowered her head to look at Song Fuge’s hands, only to see a very faint mark extending to the cuff on the back of his left hand.
She quickly raised her head, and the tall figure, sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes, and handsome features of the person in front of her slowly overlapped with the blurred face in her memory.
Was he… the Brother Fu who saved her back then?
Her father really didn’t lie to her. Brother Fu was really rescued by kind people and seemed to be doing well.
In an instant, the worry that had accumulated in her heart for many years finally dissipated. Jiang Jiuchu slowly opened her mouth, her voice filled with surprise and tentative, “Brother Fu.”
The words “Brother Fu” echoed like that night, instantly rushing into Song Fuge’s heart. The big hand holding the purse couldn’t help but tighten, and the usual shallow and gentle expression on his face slightly froze.
He didn’t know why he had let her come up? Perhaps it was because he didn’t have time to leave any message when he was rescued back then.
Or perhaps it was because those cries of “Brother Fu” back then had invisibly become his last warmth, making him want to see her after she grew up.
Song Fuge, who had long been skilled and at ease, helplessly threw the purse in his hand directly into Jiang Jiuchu’s hands.
He had expected the little girl’s reaction after learning the truth, whether she wouldn’t remember, would smile faintly, or would disdain it, but he didn’t expect that her eyes would turn red. Her crying habit really hadn’t changed at all.
“Here, I only took a thousand silver from you, don’t call me so pitifully, it’s not worth it.”
Jiang Jiuchu was stunned, as if she didn’t expect him to say that suddenly, and immediately handed the purse back again. “No, I’m not reluctant to part with this silver note. If you want it, take it.”
After she finished speaking, she continued to explain: “I’m just… I’m just happy to see Brother Fu appear safely in front of me.”
Heaven knew how uneasy she felt after learning that she had been unconscious for a whole day and night.
Now, seeing Brother Fu appear in front of her safe and sound, how could she not be happy?
Song Fuge looked at the purse handed to him, as well as the bright eyes that were looking straight at him, and the slightly raised pink lips, which were sincere and radiant, like a ray of warm sunshine shining into his heart.
“Take it back, I was just joking with you. I don’t lack your little bit of silver, and I don’t need to exchange it for life-saving grace.”
Seeing him say this, Jiang Jiuchu slowly took back the purse, thinking that the owner of Mo Feng Pavilion certainly didn’t lack money.
She put away the purse, looked at Song Fuge, bowed her waist and nodded, and solemnly thanked him:
“Thank you, Brother Fu, for carrying me out of Lian Shan Mountain Range back then. I will always remember your life-saving grace. In the future…”
“In the future, if Brother Fu needs me, I will definitely do whatever it takes. Also, my father, my father is also very grateful for the trap map you gave him back then.”
Listening to Jiang Jiuchu’s sincere thanks and her words of loyalty, the original words “don’t need” reached his lips, but turned into a faint “Mm.”
Seeing that he only responded once before picking up the teacup and drinking tea, Jiang Jiuchu thought for a while and then said goodbye:
“Then I’ll go first. Brother Fu, you can come to our Jiang residence as a guest when you have time in the future. My parents will definitely be happy.”
Song Fuge looked at the figure leaving, and a smile unconsciously appeared on the corner of his mouth. He didn’t expect that the little girl he rescued back then was quite conscientious.
On the other side, in a side room on the second floor, a man and a woman were hugging tightly.
“Yu Qin, take me to see your manager. The crown prince gave me fifty thousand silver. I’ll ask your manager to let me take you away.”
Yu Qin slightly left Gu Changxuan’s embrace and shook her head helplessly. “It’s useless. Although I don’t know who that person is, whoever can make the manager cancel the auction will never change his mind.”
Gu Changxuan looked anxiously at the woman in front of him, his eyes full of impulsiveness. “Then let’s run away! I’ll take you away from here. We’ll go far, far away.”
“Changxuan, we can’t escape. Mo Feng Pavilion isn’t as simple as it looks on the surface. Besides, you still have more than half a month before the imperial examination. Don’t give up your bright future for me.”
Yu Qin knew clearly that not only did Mo Feng Pavilion’s methods make her afraid to escape, but even if she dared to escape and could escape, could the man in front of her, who was full of talent, really be willing to be mediocre and useless for her for the rest of his life?
“I don’t care. I only know that I can’t leave you, I can’t live without you.” As Gu Changxuan spoke, he lowered his head and kissed those pink lips.
Yu Qin didn’t avoid the kiss and closed her eyes to meet it. How could she not love the young talent’s infatuation? But unfortunately, God always teases people.
The kiss was lingering until the two of them were breathing slightly faster before they slowly separated. Yu Qin finally spoke out the insignificant possibility in her heart.
“Perhaps, that person just likes my zither skills and has no other thoughts. When the time comes, I will find a chance to ask that person to fulfill our wishes.”
Gu Changxuan looked at the woman in front of him, who was as beautiful as a pure lotus, and didn’t quite believe that someone wouldn’t be moved. But he had no other way for the time being, so he could only nod helplessly.
When he won the first place in the imperial examination this time, no matter who it was, the crown prince would definitely help him get her back.
In the lobby, Ji Shutíng looked at Jiang Jiuchu who had returned and asked, “Did you get the purse back?”
“Yes, I got it back.” Jiang Jiuchu glanced at the stage, where Yun You Gong Zi’s painting was long gone.
“How much did Yun You Gong Zi’s painting sell for?”
She hadn’t had much hope in the first place, so she wasn’t too disappointed, just curious.
Ji Shutíng directly stretched out two fingers towards Jiang Jiuchu and sighed, “Twenty thousand silver.”
After speaking, she didn’t forget to comfort Jiang Jiuchu, “Don’t be unhappy, there are plenty of good things. If this one doesn’t work, we’ll choose another one.”
Jiang Jiuchu wasn’t unhappy at all, but very happy. She never dreamed that she would meet Brother Fu here.
She was just shocked by the high price of Yun You Gong Zi’s paintings. Even the Emperor’s own handwriting wouldn’t be so expensive!
Okay! She forgot what her father said, that the Emperor also favored Yun You Gong Zi’s paintings.
Probably Yun You Gong Zi’s paintings were rarely circulated in the market, so they were valued for their rarity!