Chapter 141: Letter From the Rival
Qi Wu?
Qi Jiajun?
Gu Huaizhi vaguely guessed the identities of Qi San and Qi Wu, and when Su Wan introduced them to him frankly, he was inevitably surprised.
My heart is complicated and there is an indescribable joy.
Su Wan knew very well what the Qi Jiajun's existence represented.
Her willingness to tell him of their existence shows her trust in him.
Gu Huaizhi nodded slightly, his calm expression concealing the turbulent emotions in his heart.
"Uncle, the eldest lady and General Zhao really have nothing to do with each other. General Zhao escorted the eldest lady away for discussion. Let's discuss with the Zhao family army." Qi Wu patted his hard chest and assured.
Gu Huaizhi's joyful mood disappeared in Qi Wu's words.
Zhao Wei was the first to know about the existence of Qi Jiajun.
Su Wan had equal trust in Zhao Wei.
"Don't think too much. Qi San and Qi Wu don't want Zhao Wei to know their identities. When Qi San rescued people, Zhao Wei broke his sword skills." Su Wan was keenly aware of Gu Huaizhi's change in mood and stretched out He took out a finger and gently hooked it around his sleeve: "I never thought about hiding it from you."
Gu Huaizhi smiled and said, "Everyone has secrets, I understand."
Su Wan had a hunch that Gu Huaizhi was speaking sarcastically.
But when he mentioned "everyone has a secret", she thought of Mo Yuan and Mo Chen, and loosened her fingers from holding his sleeve, too lazy to coax him.
He also had something to hide from her and was still unhappy.
Both of them had straight faces and the atmosphere was subtle.
Qi Wu's thick nerves finally realized something was wrong.
Did he say the wrong thing?
Qi Wu looked at Qi San blankly.
Qi San wanted to jump up and blast him. He quickly explained to Gu Huaizhi: "Uncle, don't listen to Qi Wu's nonsense. The eldest lady brought us to Fucheng specifically to pick you up and formally introduce us to you. General Zhao was an accident."
Gu Huaizhi was not in a bad mood because Zhao Wei first knew about the existence of Qi Jiajun.
What she cares about is whether Su Wan treats Zhao Wei and puts him on the same level as herself - just a friend.
Su Wan's temperament is free and unrestrained, and she does not stick to the relationship between men and women.
When two people sleep in the same bed, she doesn't have the shyness of a woman.
It was obvious that she was not attracted to him.
"You go back to the inn and rest first. I'll make arrangements for the workshop and the medical clinic, and return to Xihe Town early tomorrow morning." Su Wan dropped these words, quickly escaped from the uncomfortable atmosphere, and walked around the medical clinic. In a circle, she took a piece of rice paper and a brush dipped in ink, scribbling and drawing, and reset a decoration design. "Qi San, you stay in Fucheng and find a few craftsmen to renovate it."
She took advantage of this gap to hire doctors and medicine boys again.
"Yes." Qi San carefully stuffed the drawing into his arms.
Qi Wu knew that he had done something wrong, so he recommended himself: "Miss, I am quite good at carpentry. Please stay and supervise the work. Qi San will go back with you. He is smarter than me and can protect you better."
"You two stay together." Su Wan made the final decision.
When Su Wan returned to the inn, Mo Chen and Mo Yuan were guarding the door.
"Ms. Gu, you are back!" Mo Chen's eyes lit up when he saw her: "Mr. Gu is in the house, waiting for you to come back and have dinner together."
Su Wan nodded, opened the door and entered the house.
Gu Huaizhi sat at the table, with a book spread out on the table. He held his chin in one hand and closed his eyes to take a nap. The sharpness between his brows and eyes was hidden under his soft appearance.
Su Wan stood beside him, and Gu Huaizhi slowly opened his eyes, the light in his eyes was cold and captivating.
"Did I disturb you?" Su Wan suppressed the throbbing caused by the moment he looked at him, opened the lid of the food box as if nothing had happened, and took out the food: "Why don't you eat first?"
"I'm not hungry." Gu Huaizhi said concisely and concisely. He closed the book and placed it beside his pillow: "Is the medical clinic finished?"
Su Wan said softly "Hmm".
They looked at each other speechlessly.
Gu Huaizhi served Su Wan a bowl of rice.
Su Wan sat opposite him and ate in silence.
Gu Huaizhi held the bowl but did not move his chopsticks. He looked at Su Wan with calm eyes and whispered, "Mo Chen and Mo Yuan are my people."
Su Wan said "Hmm": "I know."
Gu Huaizhi wanted to confess his relationship with the regent, but he thought that he also had to dig out Gu Jingyun's identity. Gu Huaizhi hesitated as his eyes fell on her tired face.
The regent's thoughts can be somewhat guessed.
He had no intention of supporting the crown prince to ascend the throne, and chose Gu Jingyun.
The regent saw that he had some talent, so he planned to cultivate him and assist Gu Jingyun in the future.
Su Wan would not end up well if she married the prince. The regent wanted to protect Su Wan, so he asked Su Wan to marry him.
It was precisely because of this that Gu Huaizhi acquiesced in allowing Su Wan to stay with his mother's plea when Su Wan got married.
But he forgot that the regent's behavior was not something he could explain to others.
Su Wan didn't know the regent's intention to control heaven and earth.
In the end, she wanted to sell Gu Jingyun and Gu Baozhu, which touched his bottom line, and gave her a letter of release, allowing her to leave the Gu family on her own, so that the regent could not blame him and take Gu Jingyun away from the Gu family.
However, after this incident, Su Wan's temperament changed drastically and he continued to stay in the Gu family. The development of the matter was completely beyond his control.
Su Wan urged him to obtain fame as soon as possible, but Gu Huaizhi was worried that she wanted to divorce him when he became famous.
She has tested Heli more than once.
Gu Huaizhi had a headache, please wait.
When he is named on the gold list, he will explain everything to her one by one.
"Have you finished?" Su Wan tilted her head slightly, her dark and clear eyes staring at him without blinking, and said, as if it was true or false: "I thought you had a lot to say."
"Today's part is over." Gu Huaizhi remained calm.
Su Wan rolled his eyes.
Late at night, the two washed and lay down, each covered with a quilt.
Su Wan was so tired that she fell asleep as soon as she touched the pillow.
Gu Huaizhi put his arm on his forehead, feeling a little sleepy, and the quilt moved. After a while, a soft body came in. He stretched out his arm, and Su Wan's head rested on it, leaning into his arms, finding a comfortable position, and fell asleep deeply.
He opened his eyes and looked at her peaceful sleeping face, not guarding against him at all. Her dependent look made him feel a strange feeling in his heart, and he leaned over and touched her forehead gently.
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Early the next morning, the two packed their bags, had breakfast, and took a carriage back to Xinghua Village.
It was night when they arrived at the village.
Gu's mother was about to go to sleep. When she saw the two people coming back, she came up to them happily and circled around them. She confirmed that the two people were just a little thinner and were in good health. "You haven't eaten yet? There are fresh vegetables in the kitchen. I'll make two dishes for you."
"No, we'll just have a bowl of fried rice." Su Wan didn't want Gu's mother to work too hard.
"Okay, there's cold rice in the pot." Gu's mother suppressed her joy and prepared to go to the kitchen to cook. Suddenly she thought of something and went back to the room to take out a letter and stuffed it directly to Gu Huaizhi: "This is a letter from the prefecture. It's been a while. Take a look. Don't tell me it's something important."
Gu Huaizhi glanced at the words "Gu Huaizhi's personal letter" on the envelope. He didn't recognize whose handwriting it was, so he opened the letter.
Su Wan saw the three words "Cao Suxue" at the signature.
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Babies, see you tomorrow, good night, muah~