A rebellious minister forced me to be a foolish king

Chapter 645: Swaddled Baby
Yuan Wuyou looked at Gao Yanzong's handsome profile. Without bangs or loose hair, his fair and delicate face was completely exposed.

The man had prominent brow bones and a straight nose. Although he had a baby face, the feminine beauty of his facial features that made it difficult to distinguish between the androgynous and the flirtatiousness between his childish eyebrows and eyes had faded away at some point, transformed into a gentle and steady demeanor.

I don't know when it started, but Gao Yanzong actually had the composure and dignity of a husband. His gestures and movements also showed the calmness and stability of a mature man.

Yuan Wuyou suddenly remembered that the last time he saw him with his hair tied up was at Grandma Zheng's birthday party. At that time, Zheng Guanqi said that the custom in Yecheng was that unmarried men had their hair half-tied, while married men had their hair tied up completely.

If she returns home tired after a day's work and has such a virtuous wife to serve her meals, it must be the greatest happiness of marriage. However, as a housekeeper who stays at home, he must sacrifice his own life to be a vassal of the family.

Gao Yanzong's performance as a virtuous husband really surprised Yuan Wuyou, and she felt that he was even more perfect and well-rounded. In the past, she thought he was just a flirtatious paper tiger, flashy and incompetent, only suitable to be a beautiful and charming concubine, but today she found that he could also be a good wife and a good family man.

However, Yuan Wuyou knew in his heart that he was suppressing his nature and pretending to be virtuous in order to gain profits for the State of Qi.

One-sided efforts will not last long.

But the two of them looked at each other in silence and could only sit down to drink porridge and eat.

Gao Yanzong, a newly-married man, held the long-necked spoon with his slender fingers but did not start eating. He kept staring at the girl across the table. When he saw her honoring him by drinking the black chicken soup, he lowered his head cautiously, looked at her eagerly and asked:

"How's it...does it suit your taste?"

Yuan Wuyou raised his eyes and smiled back, "It tastes salty and fresh, quite appetizing."

The man was relieved. "That's good. People in the south of the Yangtze River use a lot of sweet dates and rock sugar to make black chicken soup, which tastes sweet. But I thought you were tired after a day of work and might not be able to drink something sweet, so I made it according to the northern method."

"You are so considerate and you understand me very well."

"If you like it, I'll make it for you often if I have the chance in the future. I'll make both sweet and salty ones."

Looking at Gao Yanzong's affectionate and gentle peach blossom eyes, Yuan Wuyou felt upset. She actually felt that Gao Yanzong was worth marrying. Was there something wrong with the Gao family's ancestral tomb, or was it caused by some Feng Shui? How could there be such a good husband?
Yuan Wuyou had just finished half a bowl of porridge and hadn't put down his chopsticks when he suddenly heard the shrill cry of a baby coming from the inner room!
She was stunned for a moment, but Gao Yanzong, who was sitting across the table, immediately put down his bowl and chopsticks and ran to the inner room.

Then he held a swaddled baby in his arms, rocking the baby with stiff movements but using a gentle, coaxing tone.

Yuan Wuyou was stunned and quickly walked around the table and chairs and walked towards the man holding the baby. "Where did you get this mistress?"

The man raised his eyes resentfully, "Can't it be ours?"

After hearing this, Yuan Wuyou's eyes instantly widened like copper bells!

"Are you laying eggs? You brought a baby out to scare me after not seeing him for a while? Besides..." Yuan Wuyou pointed at the baby in the swaddling clothes, with sparse hair and snot bubbles on its nose, "It's so big, it doesn't look like a newborn."

Seeing that she was not easy to coax, Gao Yanzong, who was busy rocking his cradle baby, finally raised his face and smiled with his eye bags curved.

"I won't tease you anymore, this child is Xiao Ye's."

"She? When did she come back?" Yuan Wuyou was terrified when he thought about it. "Did the Xiao family come back to attack us openly?"

"No, she came to tell me the news and left the child with me as a hostage. She also told me that the Zhou army was chasing the Xiao family and that the Xiao family seemed to have fled to Rangcheng, but in fact they took a detour."

Yuan Wuyou nodded in response and suddenly asked, "Are you full?"

"I wasn't hungry anyway."

"Then come in and tell me."

Gao Yanzong nodded and carried the child to the inner room. Yuan Wuyou hurried to the front and lifted the bamboo curtain at the door for him.

The man on the road said:

"Yuwen Zhi, who was sent by the Zhou army to pursue the Xiao family, was defeated. However, Bailan, who occupied several cities west of Nanyang, was in civil strife. They could not get supplies, so they had no choice but to take the risk and attack Rang County."

Yuan Wuyou nodded, "I have heard these words from the people of Zhou State. Is there anything new?"

When they returned to the inner room, Gao Yanzong sat on the edge of the bed with familiarity, rocking the baby to sleep, and looking up at her with a smile. "I heard that Xiao Tongyan was the only one left, and defeated Yuwen Zhi, causing him to injure his waist. As a result, Xiao's army escaped, and it became the fault of the Duke of Wei... How did Xiao Tongyan know that he had an injury in his waist and specifically injured his waist? And it was you who suggested that the Duke of Wei pursue him, so I'm afraid you had some ideas in it, right?"

The girl in black standing at the head of the bed had her back straight, and at this moment she was standing by with her arms folded, looking at him with disdain from her amber eyes.

"Then, what do you want to say?"

"The king is really loyal. He not only let his friend go, but also cleared himself. I heard that Zhou State forced you to go back to serve as the emperor's personal guard and the governor of Jingxiang. What are your plans?"

Yuan Wuyou didn't expect Gao Yanzong to be so well-informed. He raised his eyebrows and looked at him with scrutiny.

"I haven't decided yet. Why, are you guys from Qi going to increase the stakes?"

The two looked at each other, then looked away in an instant.

Gao Yanzong lowered his head to look at the child. "The child's mother said it was inconvenient to take the child with her to escape, so she asked me to take her away and raise her for a few days."

Yuan Wuyou's eyes were sharp, "And then?"

He raised his eyes again, smiling, "If we had a child, we wouldn't be in such a dilemma. My Lord, are you willing to have a little fox with me?"

She was disgusted by his slightly discriminatory and exploitative words.

"roll."

The man's eyes were suddenly filled with resentment, "It's my child, not yours... Do you despise me so much?"

Yuan Wuyou was stunned, then his eyes were cold and he frowned questioningly.
"Is this your new tactic to increase the stakes?"

Gao Yanzong snorted, "What does it have to do with Qi? Isn't my child the heir of your Yuan family? Am I not worthy of going to your house to recognize my ancestry? Never mind, I won't say anything more."

She choked, "Aren't you afraid of getting pregnant? So I thought you were joking with me, are you serious?"

The man looked deep in his eyes. He wanted to ask her what she would do if she was pregnant now, but he couldn't ask. Gao Yanzong was still afraid of being pregnant, but he couldn't deny his recent vomiting and the pulsating pulses in his hands.

He was far more troubled than the unfaithful woman at the moment. He realized sadly that he had become the same situation as most women in the world: in matters of physical intimacy, women have to pay a heavy price, the first of which is easy pregnancy, while men do not have such concerns, so strictly speaking, only women suffer.

Gao Yanzong should have been like other men in the world, only taking advantage of others and not taking responsibility, but he is not like that now. Now, if he is put in the situation of most women in the world, he has indeed become a "woman". He was sadly guarding the abnormality of his body, and he did not dare to accept it himself, let alone ask her if she would recognize the child.

After all, he and she are enemies of different countries, and there is a huge difference in status and position. His child cannot make him noble as a father, and she may not even want this child.

Seeing Gao Yanzong's lonely look, looking down at the baby in the cradle who was crying weakly and gradually falling asleep, Yuan Wuyou also bent his waist and sat down on the edge of the bed beside him.

"Bowang is occupied by the Zhou Kingdom. This place is close to Xi'e City. We can't stay here for long. I'll have someone escort you out in a moment."

Gao Yanzong raised his eyelashes, and his brown peach eyes held a somewhat heartless smile. "Aren't you going back with me?"

"I have to go back with the money."

"I want to follow you, too."

"..."

Yuan Wuyou couldn't bear to leave Gao Yanzong and his father behind, so he had to take him with him. But seeing that he looked awkward as a husband with his hair tied up, he let him restore his old high ponytail before leaving.

As soon as he went out, he found that the Tiger Guards surrounding the outside had all withdrawn, and only a woman in a red robe and armor with civil and military sleeves was left, leaning on the threshold with her arms folded, one leg inside the door and the other leg lifted outside.

This book was published a year and a half ago, and I am glad to receive a new book recommendation from Dianduan... Although it is a bit outrageous...

Thanks to the editor for helping me out, although I may have entered the wrong pool.

Don't worry, boss. We will definitely keep updating these days, and we won't step on the edge and won't lower the efficiency of your team.