Lady Wan Guan

"Gu Zhouting, you are so noisy..." Jiang Wanning murmured in confusion.

Gu Zhouting was stunned for a moment, and then he stopped laughing. He didn't know whether it was the dim candlelight that softened the color of his eyes, or whether the tenderness in his eyes was so dazzling that it eclipsed the candlelight.

"If you don't want me to nag you, just drink the medicine."

Gu Zhouting scooped up a spoonful of the concoction and put it to her mouth. This time she didn't spit it out. She frowned and swallowed it.

Just like this, she drank it all.

Gu Zhou stopped and put down the medicine bowl, gently placed her head on the pillow, and carefully tucked her into bed.

Then he went to fetch hot water, twisted a handkerchief and wiped her temples that were soaked by the concoction. Then he changed the water to cold water, twisted the handkerchief, carefully folded it into a long strip and placed it on her forehead, giving her a cold compress.

When he got up, he found that her hand had reached out from the quilt at some point and grabbed his clothes.

Gu Zhouting tugged lightly but didn't move, so he let her hold it and pulled the quilt to cover her hand.

"Ziqian..." she muttered in her sleep.

Gu Zhouting felt that his heartbeat suddenly skipped a beat, and then it started beating loudly and rapidly.

Ziqian was the name he originally wanted to use. According to the rules of their Gu family, a man's father would not give him the name until he was in his weak years, and his father died young.

In the early winter of that year, she was about to go on an expedition with her father. She said, "Gu Zhouting, I may not be able to attend your crowning ceremony in time. Otherwise, you can decide on the words today and I will wish you a crowning ceremony in Gubei."

So he wrote the word "Ziqian", which means freedom, flying, and displaying his ambitions.

Because she always said that he was pedantic and stupid in reading.

But she didn't know that he actually envied her freedom and freedom. If he could worry less, maybe there would be no marriage granted by the emperor.

By the time he reached the age of [-], she was already gone, and he could no longer wait for her blessing, so he did not use the word "Ziqian". These two words were exclusive to her.

Later, he used the word "yin" as the word "hidden", which means "hidden" to hide his patience. In order to warn himself that the road to find the truth is difficult and dangerous, he must be patient and be patient.

He thought he would never hear anyone called "Ziqian" again in his life.

"I'm here." Gu Zhouting responded, his voice trembling slightly.

When she heard the response, her frown gradually relaxed, and her breathing became longer.

Jiang Wanning didn't know how long she had slept. She had been stuck in a chaotic dream. One moment, she was in the flames and blood shadows of Gubei. Her father and brother fell one by one. She fought hard but could not break through the encirclement; the other moment, she was lazily running away in Wujun Mountain. When catching a rabbit, the master was very angry. He took the rabbit and said he was going to roast it, but he turned around and made a rabbit cage for her. After a while, he went to the Princess Changping Mansion to attend the Peach Blossom Banquet, and those high-ranking ladies laughed at her. She was a wild girl who grew up in the mountains. She was forced to show off her talents. She chose to dance with the sword. Gu Zhou stopped playing the piano to accompany her. Ji Yunchen gave her tricks. The swords were dazzling and the fallen heroes were colorful. No one dared to mess with her again...

So much so that when she opened her eyes, her expression was still in a daze, and the sound of the piano still seemed to be echoing in her ears.

"Madam, you're awake!" Qingxing's joyful voice brought her back to reality.

Before she could speak, Qingxing ran out happily: "Little Pan, little Pan, go and tell the adults that the lady is awake."

Another gust of wind came running back: "Madam, do you feel better? Are you feeling uncomfortable anywhere? Are you hungry?"

Jiang Wan Ning had a headache. She was a silly girl asking so many questions at once. Which one should she answer first?
"How long have I slept?"

"Madam, you have been in coma for two days. You have a high fever that lasted all night. However, you still don't wake up after the fever has gone away. Everyone is worried to death. Master Gu has been working around the clock to take care of you. Even the servants can't help you."

Jiang Wan Ning was stunned. Did she hear it correctly?Gu Zhouting took care of her personally?
Seeing her look of disbelief, Qingxing said: "It's true. Your fever persists. Mr. Gu personally feeds you medicine and gives you cold compresses with cold water. It was originally agreed that a servant would take your place the next day, but the slave I gave you medicine, but you didn’t drink it. Only Master Gu fed you. You drank it. Seeing that you were not sleeping soundly, Master Gu found a piano and played it to you, and you felt at ease."

Jiang Wan Ning was very suspicious. Was she the person Qing Xing was talking about? "When you were in a daze, you still held on to Mr. Gu's clothes and refused to let go. Mr. Gu had to sit by the bed all night."

"Green apricot."

"what?"

"Stop talking." Besides, she was going to find a hole in the ground.

Has she become confused and exposed her true nature?Going crazy due to illness?
The key is when did Gu Zhouting become so easy to talk to?The daughter of the Minister of Rites once picked up the handkerchief he dropped. Of course, it was close to robbing. Gu Zhouting threw the handkerchief away casually.

He didn't like women touching him or his things. He was always served by men. Even when she was Nan Zhi, she didn't dare to touch him for fear of annoying him.

She once wondered whether Gu Zhouting had a broken sleeve and was inseparable from Ji Yunchen.

Now, he just let her pull his clothes all night long, and he even fed her medicine?

Is it hard to argue with her because she is a patient?

Because she got sick while completing the food robbery plan, his tolerance for her increased?
Jiang Wanning couldn't help but think wildly, and Qingxing on the side called out weakly: "Madam..."

"If you still want to say something about Mr. Gu, don't say it."

"No, it's not."

"What do you say."

"Madam, you are really good at predicting things. Yesterday, Chen Song and the others arrived. Chen Song said that officials from the Dengzhou Prefecture were searching Linchuan for your whereabouts. Fortunately, we did not go to Linchuan, otherwise we would have been arrested."

Jiang Wanning was not surprised. The government could not find the batch of grain and could not find any clues. They would eventually suspect Gu Zhouting because they felt that only Gu Zhouting had the ability to steal the batch of grain quietly. She is suspected to be the one who stayed in Dengzhou to implement the plan.

"They didn't come to the Yanzhou government office to ask for someone, did they?"

Qingxing shook her head: "Master Gu said they didn't dare."

Jiang Wanning was silent, that's right. They didn't dare to question Gu Zhouting, so they thought of taking her back. It would be best if they could ask something from her, otherwise they would hold her in their hands. Gu Zhou If you stop, you will also throw a rat deterrent.

"How is the situation in Yanzhou?"

"I don't know. I only know that Shopkeeper Yang and the others have been busy these two days."

"Let me tell you." A slightly hoarse voice sounded.

Jiang Wanning looked up and saw Gu Zhouting, dressed in moon-white clothes, walking in.

Qing Xing was very discerning and moved an embroidery stand next to the bed.

Gu Zhouting looked down gracefully, his soft eyes roaming on her face: "Do you feel better?"

Jiang Wan Ning recalled what Qing Xing said and couldn't help but feel hot in her ears. She didn't dare to look at him: "Well, it's much better."

"The granary in Yanzhou was burned down. Fortunately, the big families in Yanzhou generously donated a lot of grain. With your batch of grain sold at a fair price, the food shortage in Yanzhou has been solved." Gu Zhouting said.

"Have you invited the rich people to dinner again?" As soon as these words came out, Jiang Wanning wanted to slap her forehead. She must have been burned out for daring to tease Gu Zhouting.