roccoschili Chapter 263: Discussing the affairs of the world, the whip is penetrating into the inside, and the p
Chapter 263: Discussing the affairs of the world, the whip is penetrating into the inside, and the p
He did not answer Gu Wangshu's question, but asked Gu Wangshu a question.
At this moment, Gu Wangshu's mind went blank, and all his attention was on the hand on his stomach.
She swallowed uncontrollably, and He Lianhuan could see her nervous and expectant look.
He burst out laughing, then removed his hand from Gu Wangshu's belly, hugged her waist, and whispered in her ear:
"scared?"
"No."
"Oh? Why?"
"I'm not at a disadvantage."
He Lianhuan: "???"
"Is this what you were thinking about?"
"Otherwise? Your Highness thinks I will resist? Or cry, make trouble, and hang myself? That's impossible. There are countless women in Yong'an who want to sleep with His Highness, but His Highness is too cold, and those women don't even have the chance to recommend themselves as pillows. , I am different, His Highness took the initiative to throw himself into his arms, I almost cried with joy."
This was Gu Wangshu's sincerity. In all three lifetimes, she was already 50 years old. How could she refuse when a young man like He Lianhuan was automatically delivered to her door?
He Lianhuan buried his face in Gu Wangshu's neck.
"You! I'm really helpless."
He squeezed Gu Wangshu's waist and said, "Wait a minute, the current life is not what you and I want."
"Okay!" The life she wants is simple, just safe and happy.
The current turbulent situation is destined to be unstable, so he said to wait.
He Lianhuan tucked the quilt for Gu Wangshu: "Go to sleep."
"Where are you, Your Highness?" Gu Wangshu asked.
"I'll go back after you go to sleep."
With him by his side, Gu Wangshu felt very at ease and fell asleep very quickly.
Listening to her steady breathing, He Lianhuan lowered his head and kissed her forehead: "Good night."
After saying that, he stood up, put the bed curtains away, and left quietly.
When Gu Wangshu woke up the next day, thinking about what happened last night, he felt light-headed.
"Miss, my servant has brought breakfast. Can you get up and wash up?"
Gu Wangshu agreed, got out of bed, washed and dressed, and then sat at the table to eat after everything was done.
While eating, he ordered: "Qiuchi, tell the people below to prepare the carriage for me."
"Miss, are you going out?"
"Well, let's go."
Qiu Chi agreed and went out without saying anything.
She was very efficient in her work and had made arrangements quickly. When she came back to resume her duties, Gu Wangshu had finished eating.
She took Qiuchi out of the general's mansion and got into the carriage.
"Miss, where are we going?"
Gu Wangshu didn't know where she was going. The reason why she went out was to give Zhou Qingxu a chance to get close to her.
"Let's take a walk around Taiping Street first."
As expected, Zhou Qingxu got up early today and originally planned to go near the General's Mansion. However, due to his special status, appearing in the General's Mansion would definitely make people think that he was up to no good.
So he found a noodle shop on the street and sat down to eat noodles and wait. He prayed in his heart that Gu Gu Wangshu would leave the house today.
By the time he waited, he had finished a whole bowl of noodles, and he didn't wait for Gu Wangshu.
In fact, he didn't know what Gu Wangshu looked like, but as a lady, he felt that if Gu Wangshu left the house, he would definitely make a carriage.
As long as you see the carriage of General Gu's mansion, you have a chance to meet Gu Wangshu.
He waited and waited, and sure enough he was waiting.
When he saw the carriage of General Gu's mansion, Zhou Qingxu was very excited.
Gu Wangshu opened a small gap in the curtain and looked outside. When she saw Zhou Qingxu, she knew that He Lianhuan had guessed correctly.
Zhou Qingxu was indeed trying to catch her attention.
Hehe, it's really interesting.
Then we have to see who calculates who first.
The carriage drove slowly on Taiping Street, with Zhou Qingxu following behind until it reached the entrance of Zhao's cloth store.
As an official lady, when she came to Zhao's cloth shop, she could not quarrel without arousing Zhou Qingxu's suspicion.
Gu Wangshu got off the carriage.
Zhou Qingxu could clearly see her every move in the dark.
Although he only glanced at the side of his face, Zhou Qingxu always felt that he looked familiar.
He thought for a while, but didn't remember it for a moment.
No wonder he couldn't remember that Gu Wangshu was disguised as a man in the palace yesterday and stood behind Gu Chengfeng with his head lowered.
Zhou Qingxu, Fu Jiuyuan and Zhao Xinglan all regarded her as a follower, who would care about the appearance of a small person.
That's why Zhou Qingxu felt familiar when he saw Gu Wangshu's appearance in women's clothing, but couldn't remember it.
He thought that the most favored young lady in General Gu's mansion was such an amazing and talented person, but he didn't expect that she would look so ordinary.
From the outside, there is nothing special about him. Even his face can only be considered handsome.
Gu Wangshu took Qiuchi into Zhao's cloth shop.
By coincidence, Zhao Chengcheng was at the cloth shop.
Seeing Gu Wangshu, Zhao Bingcheng was stunned for a moment, but soon realized who it was.
Zhao Bingcheng met Gu Wangshu once, and it was that time three years ago when Gu Wangshu slipped him a note.
At that time, Gu Wangshu was wearing a veil, only showing half of his face.
But Zhao Chengcheng was deeply impressed by her and immediately memorized her figure and appearance for three years.
Gu Wangshu did not wear a veil today, so Zhao Bingcheng hesitated for a moment, but reacted quickly and immediately came over with a smiling face.
He respected Gu Wangshu very much. Although Gu Wangshu was young, he was extremely intelligent.
If it weren't for her, he wouldn't be able to be appointed by the court with his low status as a merchant.
The richest man in Helian sounds nice, but after all he is a lowly businessman, but it is different now. He is recognized by His Majesty the Emperor and the entire court.
Although he is still a merchant, no one dares to look down on him anymore.
Zhao Bingcheng came over and saluted Gu Wangshu and said hello: "If I'm not mistaken, you should be Miss Gu from General Gu's mansion, right?"
Three years have passed, and Zhao Chengcheng has not changed at all from before.
Still as tall and tall as a cypress, he was dressed in gray clothes and dressed very simply, resembling a teacher.
Gu Wangshu also respected him very much.
She nodded: "Boss Zhao's vision is still so unique."
Zhao Bingcheng smiled: "Did Miss Gu come here today to see the cloth?"
"Well, look, the weather is getting colder day by day. It's time to buy some fabric and make new clothes."
It was still early, and there were not many people in Zhao's cloth shop. There were only twos and threes of wealthy ladies choosing fabrics.
Seeing Zhao Bingcheng personally accompanying a girl to look at the cloth and introducing her from time to time, the girls all turned their heads and looked at Gu Wangshu curiously.
"Look, that lady looks like the eldest lady from General Gu's mansion."
"That's her. I didn't expect that she would also come to Zhao's Cloth Shop."
"That's for sure. Zhao's Cloth Shop is the largest cloth shop in Helian. There are all kinds of beautiful fabrics here."
"I heard that Miss Gu and His Highness the Second Prince are very close, but I don't know if it's true or not."
"It's definitely not groundless. There should be some relationship between the two of them. Hey, I'm really envious."
Several people watched Gu Wangshu quietly and discussed her carefully.
Gu Wangshu pretended to be choosing fabrics, then avoided the ladies and walked to the corner.
"Boss Zhao, you can go and do your work first. There is no need to pay special attention to me. I can just look after it myself."
Zhao Bingcheng looked around and found that he and Gu Wangshu were the only two people in the corner.
Gu Wangshu's maid Qiu Chi stood on the other side, her eyes glancing at the door of Zhao's cloth shop.
Finding that no one had discovered him, Zhao Bingcheng took out a folded square piece of paper about the size of a palm from his arms and quickly stuffed it into Gu Wangshu's words.
"Topographic map of Nalan Kingdom." Zhao Bingcheng lowered his voice, said these six words quickly, and then pretended that nothing happened:
"Since Miss Gu wants to take a look at it by herself, I won't bother you. Miss Gu is interested in which fabrics you are interested in. Come to me at the counter later and I'll ask the waiter to move it to the carriage for you."
When Gu Wangshu heard that this was the topographic map of Nalan Kingdom, his heartbeat suddenly accelerated and he felt a little nervous.
At the same time, it is also very strange, how did Zhao Bingcheng obtain the topographic map of Nalan Kingdom?
Could it be that Zhao Chengcheng drove the cloth bank to Nalan country?
But according to her, Zhao's Clothing Company is only a domestic enterprise and has not crossed over into the group.
Although he was surprised, Gu Wangshu concealed it well. He clenched the drawing tightly and retracted his hands into his wide cuffs, so no one noticed anything strange.
After Zhao Bingcheng left, she turned her back and put the drawings in her arms.
It was at this time that Qiu Chi moved to her side and whispered: "Miss, here we come."
Gu Wangshu immediately understood that it was Zhou Qingxu who had entered the cloth shop.
Are you planning to take action?
Gu Wangshu sneered in his heart.
She continued to look at the cloth as if nothing had happened, and took the initiative to get closer to Zhou Qingxu.
Zhou Qingxu felt happy when he found Gu Wangshu approaching him.
This was called Sleepy's coming to give him a pillow. Before he could pass the exam, Gu Wangshu unexpectedly came close to him.
When Gu Wangshu passed behind him, he suddenly turned around and made the intention to take a look at the cloth on the shelf behind him.
But he didn't expect that when he turned around, he bumped into Gu Wangshu.
Gu Wangshu felt funny in his heart.
Such a clumsy trick, luckily he could come up with it. He wanted to create an accident, knock her down, and then a hero come to save the beauty, or something like that, it was simply too stupid.
Gu Wangshu complained in his heart, but he still had to cooperate with the other party in acting.
She exclaimed, her feet unsteady, she took a few steps back, and was about to fall to the ground.
Looking at Zhou Qingxu again, he grabbed Gu Wangshu's wrist, dragged her waist with the other hand, and pulled her into his arms with force.
The man's warm voice came from above his head.
"Girl, are you okay?"
The two bodies were almost touching each other, and Gu Wangshu could clearly smell the woody fragrance coming from the man.
It was the first time that he was so close to a strange man and smelled the strange scent. Gu Wangshu subconsciously held his breath and had the urge to push him away.
But for the sake of Helian's plan, she had to force herself to endure.
Gu Wangshu raised his head, revealing a face full of surprise and shyness.
She stared at Zhou Qingxu with a red face, and for a moment she didn't know what to say.
Zhou Qingxu saw his own reflection in Gu Wangshu's eyes. As a counselor, he was best at observing words and expressions.
Seeing Gu Wangshu blushing and heartbeating, acting like a frightened little daughter, he knew that the chance encounter he had created was what he wanted.
Women are women after all, and it is very easy to manipulate them with small tricks.
A look of concern flashed across Zhou Qingxu's face: "Girl?"
Gu Wangshu could tell from his expression that he thought his plan was successful, and he still had a disdainful attitude towards her.
Gu Wangshu sneered in his heart, it was not certain who calculated who.
She has been dealing with He Lianhuan and Chen Zui for a long time, and when she meets a smart person like Zhou Qingxu, she can easily see through them.
She pretended to be shy and said, "Sir, can you let me go?"
Zhou Qingxu was stunned for a moment, as if he realized belatedly that the two of them were extremely close to each other. He immediately let go of Gu Wangshu and politely apologized to her.
"I was in a hurry and didn't pay attention to propriety. I hope the lady won't blame me."
Gu Wangshu's voice was sweet and soft. She swore that her voice had never sounded so artificial as it did now. She even got goosebumps when she heard the squeaking sound.
"It doesn't matter. I almost accidentally happened. It was Young Master who helped me in time to prevent me from falling."
Her eyes were filled with gratitude.
This look made Qiu Chi's mouth twitch. It was the first time she saw such a young lady, and she was a little blind.
Gu Wangshu and Zhou Qingxu stood face to face, feeling a little embarrassed for a moment.
Gu Wangshu made a gesture as if she wanted to continue to say something but didn't know what to say. Her hands were tangled together, and in the eyes of others, she looked like a lady who rarely interacted with men.
Seeing her pure and innocent appearance, Zhou Qingxu felt a little more confident about capturing her.
He lowered his eyes to look at her with gentle eyes and a slight smile, which was indescribably noble and beautiful.
"Girl, do you want to buy some cloth?"
Gu Wangshu nodded obediently: "Well, where is the young master?"
"I'm also here to buy cloth. I heard that Zhao's Cloth Shop in Helian Kingdom is very famous, so I wanted to buy a few pieces before leaving."
"Isn't the young master from Helian country?" Gu Wangshu asked pretending to be surprised.
"I am a native of Dongling. I came to Helian for some matters." Zhou Qingxu explained briefly and did not continue the topic.
He touched a piece of cloth in front of him and praised: "The fabric from Zhao's Cloth Shop is really smooth to the touch. It is the best fabric I have ever seen. It would be great if I could have such high-quality fabric in Dongling."
He sighed, then immediately put on a smile and apologized to Gu Wangshu, "I made the lady laugh."
"No, I think the young master can say what he wants and is very sincere."
"The girl is really good at talking."
The two of them went back and forth and gradually became familiar with each other.
Gu Wangshu randomly selected a few pieces of fabric with good colors, and so did Zhou Qingxu.
After Zhao's departure, Zhou Qingxu offered to send Gu Wangshu home.
Gu Wangshu said, "No need to bother me, sir, I'm here to make a carriage."
"I see, then... miss, go slowly." He stood at the door of Zhao's cloth store, holding two pieces of cloth in his arms, intending to watch Gu Wangshu leave.
Gu Wangshu asked him: "Master, where is your carriage?"
Zhou Qingxu smiled and said: "I don't have a carriage."
"..." After listening to his words, Gu Wangshu began to think, bit his lip, and seemed to have made some kind of decision.
"If the young master doesn't mind, I can let the carriage take you back. It's really inconvenient for you to hold the cloth in your arms."
Zhou Qingxu's smile widened: "Girl, aren't you afraid that I am a bad person?"
Gu Wangshu looked innocent and innocent: "This is Kyoto, no one dares to act recklessly under the emperor's feet, and the young master behaves well and does not look like a bad person at all. I trust my intuition."
Gu Wangshu's words allowed Zhou Qingxu to successfully classify her into the ranks of the unscrupulous.
At first, he was afraid that it would be difficult to conquer Gu Wangshu, but he didn't expect that this woman was so stupid that she didn't even have the most basic precautions against strange men.
He thought it might have something to do with Gu Wangshu being so well protected.
As the legitimate daughter of the General's Mansion, she grew up in a honeypot. She must have never had the chance to be plotted against, right?
Zhou Qingxu pretended to be kind and said: "The girl is so simple and kind, but she will be in trouble if she meets a bad person."
"Is that young master a bad person?" Gu Wangshu asked innocently.
"No." Zhou Qingxu said extremely sincerely.
"I trust my son."
Zhou Qingxu: "..." Shabi.
This was his evaluation of Gu Wangshu.
Gu Wangshu laughed in his heart. If she didn't pretend to be more innocent, how could she make Zhou Qingxu think that she had succeeded?
Gu Wangshu ordered Qiuchi to help Zhou Qingxu carry the cloth to the carriage. After a while, Zhou Qingxu also got on the carriage.
There were three people in the carriage: Gu Wangshu, Zhou Qingxu and Qiu Chi.
It should have been very embarrassing, but Zhou Qingxu was good at mobilizing the atmosphere so that the atmosphere in the carriage would not be too dull.
Zhou Qingxu's well-spoken words and modest manner had a fatal appeal to the inexperienced little girl.
But Gu Wangshu lived three lifetimes, and he was over 50 years old in all three lifetimes.
How could she be easily tempted by Zhou Qingxu?
Everything she showed was disguised for Zhou Qingxu to see.
But Zhou Qingxu didn't know that Gu Wangshu was faking it, and thought his plan was very successful.
The carriage went all the way from Zhao's cloth line back to General Gu's mansion.
After they got off the bus, Zhou Qingxu pretended to be surprised and said:
"It turns out that the girl is the daughter of the Gu family."
Gu Wangshu pursed his lips and said, "I'm very happy to meet the young master today. I still don't know the young master's name. Can the young master tell me?"
Zhou Qingxu said happily: "Qingxu next week, if I guess correctly, the girl should be Gu Wangshu, the daughter of the General's Mansion, Miss Gu, right?"
Gu Wangshu pretended to be surprised: "Master, can you see this?"
"Everything the girl says and does does not look like an ordinary woman. She exudes an otherworldly temperament. I believe that the general's palace has protected the girl very well, which is why she is so unworldly."
Gu Wangshu was so praised that he almost vomited.
To put it mildly, it is otherworldly and unworldly.
To put it bluntly, doesn’t it mean that she is so naive that she has no brains?
She believed in a man whom she had just met once. This was either a lack of brains or something.
Gu Wangshu understood what he meant, but she had to continue to pretend not to know, acting as shy as after being praised.
She seemed to have gathered a lot of courage and bit her lip: "Mr. Zhou, can we meet again in the future?"
Zhou Qingxu thought for a while and said, "I am new to Yong'an and don't know much about Yong'an. If Miss Gu doesn't mind, I would like to invite Miss Gu as a guide. I wonder if Miss Gu is willing."
Gu Wangshu's eyes suddenly lit up.
"Then... Mr. Zhou, are you free tomorrow?"
Zhou Qingxu didn't expect that the progress of the two people would be so fast.
His goal was to capture Gu Wangshu, and of course the faster the better.
Three days later, the palace will hold a banquet for the three envoys. After the banquet, they will leave.
In fact, he was very anxious. It would be great if something could happen with Gu Wangshu as soon as possible.
Of course he would not refuse and agreed happily.
"It is Zhou's honor to meet Miss Gu."
Gu Wangshu's face turned red: "Master Zhou is in serious condition."
The two of them exchanged a few brief words before saying goodbye.
Gu Wangshu kept watching his figure getting further and further away. After he could no longer be seen, the expression on his face suddenly changed.
Just a moment ago, she was as shy as a pregnant girl, but the next second she lost her smile and became extremely cold.
Qiu Chi was amazed by the speed of his face change.
After entering the general's mansion, Qiu Chi said: "That Zhou Qingxu doesn't look very smart. He really thought his plan was successful. It's so funny."
Gu Wangshu didn't say anything, maybe because he had been with He Lianhuan for a long time, and it seemed childish to see others using strategies, just like playing house.
Back in his room, Gu Wangshu was about to take off his coat.
"Qiuchi, throw away this dress."
"Ah? Why? Isn't this dress pretty good?" Qiu Chi looked confused.
Anxiety flashed across Gu Wangshu's face, and he felt a little uncomfortable after being touched by that Zhou Qingxu.
"Bring me some water later, I want to take a bath."
Qiu Chi immediately agreed, took the clothes and went out.
After a while, the hot water was ready.
Gu Wangshu took off his clothes and started taking a bath.
Zhou Qingxu, on the other side, was feeling very proud, secretly thinking that the eldest lady of General Gu's Mansion had been spoiled and turned into a fool, and it would be easy to win her heart.
He was holding the cloth in his arms, and the corners of his lips were raised, unable to suppress the pressure.
There were still three days left, and he tried to capture Gu Wangshu within these three days.
As stupid as she is, if given a little sweetness, she will be so fascinated that she can't tell the difference between east, west and north.
Zhou Qingxu walked on Taiping Street, heading towards the post house.
Just when he was about to arrive at the inn, his knee suddenly hurt, as if he had been hit by a heavy hammer.
Zhou Qingxu couldn't stand firmly and fell to the ground.
With a "plop" sound, he threw a dog and chewed you.
It happened that there were many people on this road, and his fall was visible to everyone.
The people were startled at first, but when they saw the ridiculous look of him lying on the ground with his butt sticking out, they couldn't hold back and burst into laughter.
Zhou Qingxu had never been so embarrassed before. His face turned red and he planned to get up from the ground.
But when he exerted force, his knees hurt terribly. He staggered and fell to the ground again, causing more and more people to watch the excitement around him.
He Lianhuan, who was hiding in the dark, watched all this and sneered.
He also held a stone in his hand and tossed it twice.
He was the one who just threw a stone and hit Zhou Qingxu's knee.
He saw clearly what happened at Zhao's business trip and felt extremely unhappy, which is why Zhou Qingxu made a fool of himself.
After doing all this, He Lianhuan was in no mood to look at him any more, so he turned around and went straight to the general's mansion.
Instead of taking the main entrance, he chose to climb over the wall directly, avoiding the people in the General's Mansion, and went directly to Gu Wangshu's dormitory, pushing open the door and entering.