Chapter 411: Chapter 229: Don’t Tell Me These Eunuchs Are Going to Carry the Carriage in Front of the Emperor
Hearing his mother-in-law’s cough, Lu Yuan stopped what he was doing and released Gu Ziye, whom he had pinned to the bed.
Seeing Lu Yuan pull away from her, Gu Ziye propped herself up on her elbows and sat up.
Gu Ziye pulled down her tight-fitting clothes, covering the exposed skin on her waist.
Gu Ziye hadn’t heard anything and didn’t ask questions, simply busying herself with tidying her appearance.
After standing up, Lu Yuan took three steps back and took a moment to cool down. ’I was too impulsive, but thankfully, I stopped in time.’ He said, slightly apologetically, "Yue’Er, just now I..."
"Don’t say it, Yuan~ I understand." Gu Ziye wasn’t the least bit angry; in fact, she was a little thrilled inside.
Although Lu Yuan hadn’t done anything too excessive to her just now, it was Gu Ziye’s first time experiencing something like this. As she replayed the moment in her mind, she could hardly suppress the smile spreading across her face.
’So this is what love feels like!’
Lu Yuan looked at Gu Ziye’s inscrutable expression. ’I’ll never understand women.’
Lu Yuan picked up her outer robe from the floor, personally draped it over Gu Ziye’s shoulders, and tied the silk ribbon.
Gazing at the gentle man before her, Gu Ziye couldn’t help but step forward and kiss him again.
This was the second time Gu Ziye had taken the initiative to kiss Lu Yuan today. Afterward, she said playfully, "Yuan~ You have to do your best, okay? The other four who advanced have more consecutive wins than you. But it’s okay, I believe you’re stronger than them."
This time, Lu Yuan truly couldn’t escape. He couldn’t deny it anymore. If their previous encounters had been unintentional, this time he had actively kissed Gu Ziye and had nearly taken things all the way.
If his mother-in-law hadn’t sent that cough via sound transmission to snap him back to his senses, Lu Yuan really would have deflowered the Princess of the Current Dynasty.
Lu Yuan nodded and said, "Don’t worry. I’ll give it my all this time."
Gu Ziye pinched her own delicate little nose, a mischievous idea forming. She said, "Yuan~ What do you think? How about we bribe the other four and have them throw the matches!"
Hearing this, Lu Yuan chuckled and said, "Yue’Er, you’re so naive. Compared to becoming the Prince Consort, how much money do you think it would take to make them give up?"
Unless those four believed their chances were hopeless, only then would they consider taking a payout to withdraw. Otherwise, no one would want to give up a patron as powerful as the Princess.
With a patron as powerful as the Princess, life becomes easy. Latching onto her meant that, within certain bounds, you could have whatever you wanted.
Gu Ziye asked in return, "What about you?"
"Me? I’m not short on cash, and I certainly can’t be bought." Lu Yuan spread his hands, feigning an incorruptible disinterest in money.
After hearing him, Gu Ziye gently pinched Lu Yuan’s cheek and said, pausing on each word, "I mean... becoming the Prince Consort... what do you think of it?"
Lu Yuan said without thinking, "You know I have a wife. No matter what, Liyan is my number one wife. I don’t want to be like that Chen Shimei!"
"Who’s Chen Shimei?" Gu Ziye wondered. ’I don’t think I know any friend by that name.’
After hearing him, Gu Ziye showed no displeasure or disappointment. She smiled and said, "Yuan~ I actually really like how devoted you are! If you were fickle, what would be the difference between you and all those dandies? Don’t worry, I won’t try to take Liyan’s place!"
Lu Yuan patted Yue’Er’s head. Gu Ziye was the shortest of his women, but also the cutest. Her playfulness was somewhat similar to Xiaoqian’s, though Gu Ziye had never met Xiaoqian.
Gu Ziye pushed Lu Yuan’s hand away and pouted, "Don’t pat my head, we’re equals! It’ll stunt my growth! Yuan~ I’ll keep working on my father, the Emperor. There isn’t much time left. I should go back now, it wouldn’t be good if the Emperor found out."
Lu Yuan handed her the veil again. The veil was little more than self-deception.
Anyone who wanted to know who was under the veil could easily find out. And for those who didn’t care, they wouldn’t pay you much attention even if you took it off.
Gu Ziye wrapped her twin pigtails into a bun, put on the veil, and said, "I’m leaving."
Lu Yuan opened the door for her. Gu Ziye went first, with Lu Yuan following, and they descended the stairs one after the other.
Gu Ziye acted very cold and aloof, walking out of the Post House without a backward glance.
Not far from the Post House, Gu Ziye glanced back at the building, which was about to disappear from view. She stomped her foot and said, "So annoying! He got me all wet!"
After coming downstairs, Lu Yuan returned to the table where he’d been eating breakfast. He picked up his unfinished bowl of corn soup and took a slurp, but it was already completely cold.
Su Liyan’s mother, who had been eating breakfast with Lu Yuan, had long since finished. She hadn’t left, but sat there waiting for him to return.
Su Liyan’s mother stared intently at Lu Yuan, making him feel a bit creeped out.
’My mother-in-law... she can’t be angry, can she? Is she jealous of Yue’Er on her daughter’s behalf?’
Lu Yuan felt a little guilty and had long since lost his appetite. He chuckled and took the initiative to speak, "Mother, why do you keep staring at me?"
Su Liyan’s mother looked him up and down again before saying slowly, "Son-in-law, if I hadn’t stopped you just now, you would have been in huge trouble."
Ordinarily, Su Liyan’s mother wouldn’t eavesdrop on her son-in-law, but the moment the veiled Gu Ziye stepped into the Post House today, she could tell that something was afoot.
It was a move born of necessity; she was afraid her son-in-law would make a mistake. Su Liyan’s mother knew him well—he really was capable of anything.
Lu Yuan nodded after hearing this and replied, "Yes. Thank you for the warning, Mother."
There were so many eyes watching from outside. Lu Yuan and Gu Ziye had been on the second floor just now; if they had made any loud noises, they would have been discovered.
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