It was not until the end of the afternoon, when the sky turned golden, that the couple stood up to say goodbye and returned. Gu Tingye glanced sideways and saw Minglan's eyes were red, and her long and drooping eyelashes were still wet. He knew that she must have cried, and he couldn't help but feel

His heart softened. ~ He had a lot of wine with everyone during the banquet. He was already feeling drunk. Seeing this, he simply pretended to stagger a few steps. Changbai and others saw something was wrong and quickly asked someone to send him into the carriage.

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The spacious carriage was equipped with a small table for incense burners and was covered with a thin rongtan blanket. Minglan helped Gu Tingye lean on the cushions and found a fan to gently shake it to disperse the smell of alcohol.

It swayed slightly, the late spring afternoon was quite sultry, and the copper incense burner on the small table exhaled the faint fragrance of willow lanterns, lingering in the semi-enclosed space.

Gu Tingye pretended to be drunk, but this scene made him sleepy. He didn't know how long he had slept, and when he opened his eyes in a daze, he saw Minglan gently holding a round fan with a pink surface inlaid with coral beads and shark silk satin, and smiled slightly.

He closed his eyes and leaned back lazily.

Minglan was in a daze when she suddenly felt an itching sensation on her eyelids. She opened her eyes and reached out to touch, only to see Gu Tingye looking at her quietly. His fingertips were slightly rough and he was caressing her eyelids in a rustling way.

He said: "Are you awake?"

Minglan nodded, put down her fan, and sat up, her mouth curling up into a dimple: "Would you like some water?"

Gu Tingye felt his lips and teeth were dry, so he nodded. Minglan poured a cup of warm tea from the magnet tea tray on the small table. He held Gu Tingye up to his lips and let him drink it slowly. As soon as he put down the teacup, Minglan felt like the world was spinning.

, he asked Gu Tingye to turn over and press on the carpet, nose to nose.

The strong masculine scent and the smell of alcohol sprayed heavily on Minglan's face. Coupled with the pressure of her tall body, Minglan almost lost her breath and pushed hard: "...Heavy, heavy..." Gu Tingye moved away.

, but always stared at Minglan, his thick eyelashes almost poked Minglan's eyelids, he suddenly said: "You cried? Why."

Minglan gasped hard and whispered: "In the future... I won't be able to see my grandmother again? I feel bad."

"That's not true. Why are you crying?" He was more or less aware of Minglan's nature. She was very strong-willed even if she didn't suffer from physical pain. It wouldn't hurt her if nothing happened. Spring and Autumn were grieving, and it wasn't a separation between life and death, so why bother opening her eyes?

She was swollen from crying; even if she was a little sad about the separation between grandparent and grandson, it was probably funny based on her personality.

Gu Tingye's eyes were as dark as night, and he stared at Minglan quietly. Minglan was worried, and there was an inexplicable pressure, so she could only stutter: "Grandma, grandma taught me..." The pressure on the chest was slightly lighter.

After a while, Minglan saw that the man in front of her had no intention of moving away, so she had to continue, "Grandma is always worried about my bad life. She lectures me inappropriately and inappropriately about that. She is afraid that I will make you unhappy, afraid, afraid

She won’t be able to take care of me in the future…”

Gu Tingye turned his slender body slightly, hugged Minglan and sat up halfway, leaning on the velvet cushion. His voice was raised, which was quite strange: "So, she found a He family with you?"

Minglan's scalp was numb, and she suddenly felt envious of those couples who got married blindly. Although the wife didn't know her husband, the husband didn't know his wife's past either, unlike this brother, who knew everything.

"I thought his family was nice?" Minglan pouted and whispered.

"What happened next?" Gu Tingye just looked at her deeply, with no emotion in his eyes.

This question is very profound, and the question is not what it is asked, and what it means is not what it is meant to be.

Minglan tilted her cheek slightly and suddenly started another conversation, whispering: "On that day, Mrs. Tai asked Aunt Gong and Hong Xiao to come out to meet you, and you stood in front of me to talk. In fact... I am very happy. That day, you were free of charge.

I was at a loss and asked them to come into the house later so that I could take charge of the affairs of the house first. Protect me and treat me well, I understand."

The faint haze in Gu Tingye's eyes disappeared, and a smile appeared. He seemed to want to hide it, but he couldn't suppress the corners of his lips that wanted to curl up.

Minglan quietly looked at the faint smoke in the air and said softly: "The old lady once said that Mr. He was a good man, but when the Cao family came to force me, he clearly knew that I was not happy, but he let me go to my daughter's house alone.

Deal with it; towards the Cao girl, I am right and wrong, and wrong is even more wrong!" Thinking of the resentment and injustice at that time, Minglan couldn't help but choked up in her voice, then slowly turned her eyes and looked at Gu Tingye, her eyes as clear as water.

: "But you are different! You stood in front of me, blocked me from the wind, rain and embarrassment. I felt at that time that even if there were mountains of swords and seas of fire ahead of me, I would not be afraid of you at all!

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Liu Yao once asked Yang Xianrong with a smile, "How am I compared to the men of the Sima family?" Yang Xianrong did not hesitate and said immediately: Only after I married you did I know what a real man is in the world! - It was loud and powerful, as a man

It is not unreasonable to remarry a queen when she is no longer in her prime. Yang Xianrong can be the queen for two dynasties, and monopolizes the favor of Emperor Hu and Liu Yao. It is not unreasonable for him to be canonized as a queen in his future life.

Confession is a technical job. You can't just shout slogans, you can't be reserved, you have to say something meaningful, and it has to be just right. When you should say it openly, you should express it clearly and loudly. The rules for women in ancient times were strict. As a woman with a 'history'

Girl, Minglan must react quickly, and don't give up just because her husband knows her past.

If one of them is not done well, it could cause a rift between the couple at the least, or allow interested people to take advantage of the situation.

A real brilliance bloomed in Gu Tingye's eyes, as if a stone had been thrown into a quiet ancient well, and the microwaves rippled in circles, and the waves were filled with color in an instant. There was a layer of unspeakable joy in his heart, and he deliberately said viciously

: "You little naughty boy, you want me to put on a bad face for you, right? OK! I just want to be a bad person."

Minglan was waiting for these words. She immediately smiled with a smile on her face. She happily rushed over and kissed the man quickly on the face: "Second cousin, you are so kind..."

Gu Tingye only felt the fragrance on his cheeks and his soft lips. Before he could be happy, his face turned dark immediately. Minglan seemed to realize that she had said something wrong. She covered her mouth with her sleeves and opened her eyes wide, looking at him timidly.

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In fact, Minglan's eyes are very pretty and gorgeous, and the beauty is penetrating to the bone. She has a pair of soft and graceful eyebrows, which are reserved like a veil. When she casually looks at people, they are filled with a translucent water color, which makes her look...

The person was wrapped in it; Gu Tingye suddenly remembered that when he was a child, he was naughty in his father's study and turned over a precious ancient scroll of beauty. When he unfolded it and looked at it, on the ancient and yellowed scroll, the woman was graceful and soft, flowing out with a touching and moving feeling like water.

For some reason, as a young man at that time, his heart was beating wildly; he never knew that dignity, elegance, charm and playfulness could be so fused together.

"I was wrong." Minglan quickly admitted her mistake, lowered her head and lowered her hands, with a good attitude.

"You clever little slippery man!" Gu Tingye cursed in a low voice and stared at her with a straight face, but he couldn't hide the smile in his eyes.

He soon learned that this little naughty girl was not only clever with her words, but also good at turning her back and refusing to admit her fault. During the day, she talked about her good things like crazy, which made him excited. He felt that he had become a snarling pervert, and he wanted to deal with her severely.

After finally enduring it until night, she turned her face aside and ordered the maid to put two quilts on the bed in a serious manner.

Gu Tingye just looked at her with raised eyebrows, lowered his head to drink tea, while Minglan lowered her head and clasped her fingers.

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Late at night, Minglan was lying on the pillow, her head was still dizzy, her whole body was red, her cheeks were burning, the man lying on her body was still gentle, his heavy breath was extremely ambiguous, Minglan's body was weak, and there was still a trace of brain in her body.

Sober, he just begged softly with a hoarse voice: "...If I can't get out of bed tomorrow, I, I won't live..."

Gu Tingye still refused to give up, he just kept coaxing her to obey, and kept reaching down with his hand. Minglan's whole body felt weak, and he said in a hurry: "You have to do things step by step, and you can do it slowly. You, how can you... you can do it later.

Come on, I'm much better tonight..." Thinking about her performance just now, Minglan felt that she had made great progress, which could be described as making rapid progress.

After hearing this, the man couldn't help laughing, and sneered softly, with a low and hoarse voice like a whisper: "It is indeed much stronger...Okay, I will spare you this time." He also twisted his hand twice.

After all, she couldn't go too far. Thinking about the two dark circles under her eyes this morning, he knew it was enough. Besides, it had been three days since her wedding, and she had to start running the house and familiarizing herself with housework. She had to do it before she reached out her hand.

Tell her to clear her head.

On the second day, Minglan climbed out of bed very resolutely, holding back her breath and letting Danjue wash herself up. Today, Gu Tingye wore a sapphire blue tunic with arrow sleeves and tassels, and tied up her hair with a jade crown.

He is as tall as a pine tree, not angry but proud of himself, extremely tall and handsome.

After breakfast, he took Minglan into the side room, screened everyone away, and explained the affairs of the house to Minglan alone.

"... I have been outside for the past few years, and the government has not yet been established. Most of the people in the government, from stewards to servants, were rewarded by the emperor. They were either confiscated by the guilty officials or sold themselves to the army in the early years. These people have no foundation. You and me

Take a look, use what you can use, and sell what can't be used." Gu Tingye said seriously, his face solemn, with a mature, restrained and calm look on his face, "There are some..." He paused, as if

Thinking carefully about the words, "It was sent by the Madam and several aunts. You should also take a closer look."

This last sentence was very meaningful. Minglan hit her sore lower back and wrote it down carefully. This kind of handover work was mostly handled by the mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law. Her marriage was really unique.

"There are farm accounts and money balances in the house. I'll ask Mr. Gongsun to bring them to you later. If you don't understand anything, just ask Gong... That's all, just ask me." Gu Tingye said slowly, thinking.

"Mr. Gongsun?" Minglan listened for a long time and finally heard a familiar word, "Could it be the water thief that day..."

"Exactly." Gu Tingye smiled and said, "It's very hard for him to have two jobs these days; he is probably the person who is most looking forward to my getting married."

"You let Mr. Gongsun take care of the house?" Although Minglan had only met Gongsun Baishi once, she was deeply impressed. This kind of person is obviously a counselor who shakes his feather fan in the winter and likes to pretend to be sophisticated! Well, Zhuge Liang has been in charge of Liu Bei.

A harem of girls or something like that?

Gu Tingye felt happy in his heart, and with a calm expression on his face, he sipped the tea and said, "Mr. Gongsun, it's not easy."

The two of them talked for a few more words. After all, Gu Tingye was a man. He didn't pay much attention to the trivial matters in the inner house, and he didn't understand what he said. Minglan asked a few questions in a row without a clear answer, and couldn't help but said: "...what do you know? What? I'm afraid that all I can do is march and fight in the world."

Gu Tingye was a little annoyed by the question. He rolled his eyes at her and said with consternation: "How many great people do you know?"

Minglan said loudly: "From astronomy to geography, music, chess, calligraphy and painting, Bagua arithmetic, medical horoscopes, yin and yang and the five elements, Qimen Dunjia, farmland water conservancy, business and war, I know them all and am very proficient in them..." Gu Tingye listened. His eyes were straightened, but Minglan suddenly turned his head and said, "This is impossible!"

Gu Tingye's eyes were filled with amusement, and he was about to taunt him, but Minglan continued: "But at least I know the name of the person who combs my hair and washes my face, right?" Comrade Gu has not yet been able to tell which one is which between Xia Zhu and Xia He. They are really gods. People too.

Gu Tingye raised his eyebrows, without any shame, and said bluntly: "I have all their body deeds and endorsements, so what's there to worry about? You don't stick to trivial matters when doing big things, you just take the big ones, who can make a big deal out of it?" !”

There is a certain truth to this sentence. For example, Mongolia versus the Southern Song Dynasty. At that time, Mongolia had conquered half of the world and attacked with all its strength. No matter how tragic and heroic the Southern Song Dynasty was, and no matter how sad the soldiers were, they would have to overcome it. For example, now, no matter how much people in the Gu family hate Gu Tingye, they have itchy teeth. , there is nothing we can do.

Gu Tingye also had many women, and regardless of whether they were just for fun, they were still like Mannia Qiuniang. When they were together, they seemed to have never been so intimate and familiar with each other. They laughed and cursed, stared and laughed, and could say everything. Perhaps quarrels can enhance familiarity. Gu Tingye had already quarreled with Minglan several times before getting married. Therefore, he had only been married for three days, but he felt that Minglan was already like a piece of flesh that had grown on his heart. He liked and liked Minglan. .

"Okay." Gu Tingye saw that Minglan was speechless. He put down the tea cup very happily, looked sideways out of the window, brows widened, and smiled, "From tomorrow on, I have to go to court as usual. By then, the Jundu Mansion will be busy and I’m afraid I won’t have much time. If you have anything else to ask, ask it quickly. It’s over. I will take you around the mansion. The garden in the back mountain is quite big. What do you like about it? I'm looking for a craftsman to plant some fruit trees and flowers for you, and I think that mountain forest can be enclosed to raise some deer, cranes, pheasants and the like. Oh, you still want to ask, okay...ask about something grand, don't Bring me some little horns to trouble me with."

Minglan put down her raised hand, thought for a moment, looked a little hesitant, and asked seriously: "How much silver can the house spend every year?" - In fact, what she wanted to ask was, how is your income?
Chapter completed!