First Lady of the Crown Prince

Chapter 957 Big Brother’s Pampering

The past grudges are over, and the misunderstandings that should be resolved are also resolved.

Yao is not a vicious stepmother, Gu Changqing is also a good big brother.

For Gu Yan and Gu Jiao, he risked his life several times. Yao's heart no longer had any complaints against him, but only felt deeply moved and grateful.

 But it’s one thing to have no grudges in your heart, it’s another thing to actually open up the estrangement on the surface.

 She said she had no expectations, but at this moment, she realized that she had been waiting for this mother's voice.

"Look at you, why are you crying?" Mr. Gu on the side saw Yao shedding tears while holding the tea cup, and quickly took out a handkerchief to wipe her away, "Didn't you just call someone?"

Even though he was muttering like this, he also knew in his heart that Yao had been waiting for his mother for too long.

When his sons were young, he used many methods, both soft and hard, to force them to respect the Yao family and call her mother, but the three brothers were very hard-boned and would rather be beaten to death than do so.

The old lady felt sorry for her grandson and did not allow him to force the three children any more. At this point, the matter of calling people was delayed.

Now the eldest son took the initiative to speak. To be honest, he was quite surprised.

However, thinking about how they have gotten along with each other in the past few years, I feel that it is a natural progression.

Yuan Baolin looked at Mrs. Yao, and then at Gu Changqing, who was calm on the outside but must have a lot of troubles in her heart. She also took the tea cup from the servant and presented it to Mrs. Yao with both hands: "Mother, please drink tea."

 “Okay, okay!” Mrs. Yao took the cup of catechu from her daughter-in-law with a tearful smile.

Yao also gave Yuan Baolin a box of jewelry, which she and Gu Jiao went to the shop to select. The style was novel, simple and elegant, and complemented Yuan Baolin's temperament.

Yuan Baolin could tell at a glance that a lot of thought had gone into this gift. She smiled and thanked her: "Thank you, mother."

 The young couple had lunch in Yao's yard.

After leaving the yard, the two of them walked back together. When passing by the small garden, Gu Changqing suddenly stopped and said to Yuan Baolin: "I'm going to the military camp in a while. I may not come back tonight. You can settle in earlier."

Before Yuan Baolin could speak, the old Marquis strode over with his hands behind his back.

 “Grandfather.” The two of them saluted him.

 Lao Hou Ye nodded: "I want to go out, you can go back to the yard."

Gu Changqing said: "Grandpa is going to the military camp? I am going with my grandfather."

The old Marquis gave him a strange look: "What are you doing with me? I've given you a holiday. You don't have to go to the military camp this month, so you can spend time at home with Pauline."

Gu Changqing choked: "I..."

Yuan Baolin’s lips curled up.

 “I’m leaving.” The old Marquis left with a calm expression.

Yuan Baolin smiled slightly: "Grandpa, walk slowly."

 “Yes.” The old Marquis, who had already taken two steps, responded seriously.

Yuan Baolin looked at Gu Changqing with regret: "What should I do? Grandpa won't let you go to the military camp."

Gu Changqing was at a loss. He had been practicing martial arts since he was a child. He went on an expedition with his grandfather at the age of fifteen. He was either training soldiers or licking blood from the edge of a knife all day long. He was really not used to being free all of a sudden.

 He sighed: "I'll go to the back mountain to practice my sword for a while."

Yuan Baolin groaned and whispered: "You... still have the strength to practice swordsmanship?"

 Gu Changqing didn’t react for a moment: “Of course I have…”

 At this point, he realized what Yuan Baolin meant.

It has only been two days, but the embarrassment has not subsided. He cleared his throat and said seriously: "I will take you back to the courtyard first."

Gu Changqing sent Yuan Baolin back to her new house before going to the back mountain to practice swordsmanship.

 This practice lasted until night.

He returned to the yard sweating profusely and found Yuan Baolin sitting in the room waiting for him. There were several exquisite and delicious dishes on the table, but they seemed to have been left for too long and had lost their heat.

 “Are you back?” Yuan Baolin greeted him.

 He nodded slightly and asked her: "Are you...waiting for me?"

"Yes." After Yuan Baolin answered his words, she said to the maid beside her, "Yue'e, take these meals to the kitchen and let them heat up."

"Okay, miss." Yue'e took the food down.

Yuan Baolin handed him a towel. He paused, took it, and then said: "If I come back late in the future, you can eat it yourself without waiting for me."

Yuan Baolin said: "It would be weird if I eat it first. It would be easy for people to see that we are a fake couple."

Gu Changqing thought about it and realized that this is the truth.

 He said: "Then I...will try to come back as early as possible."

 The two of them had eaten, washed up, and were ready to go to bed.

Gu Changqing was dressed tightly from head to toe, even the collar was tied to the highest point. Although he was pure and elegant, his whole body exuded an aura of cold asceticism.

Yuan Baolin was not as formally dressed as him, but she was still fully clothed.

Yuan Baolin opened the red curtain and went to bed. Gu Changqing closed the door and went to pick up the bedding on the floor as usual, but found that the bedding in the cabinet was missing.

 He frowned.

Yuan Baolin stuck her head out from the curtain: "What's wrong? What happened?"

Gu Changqing frowned and said, "There is no more mattress."

Yuan Baolin asked: "How could this happen?"

 Gu Changqing still frowned: "Maybe the servants who cleaned the house saw that the mattress was dirty, so they took it and washed it. I'll ask them to bring some new ones."

"Hey! Gu Changqing!" Yuan Baolin stopped her, "If they took it away when they saw it was dirty, then you slept on it on the ground tonight and let them find it dirty again tomorrow morning? Once or twice is okay, it's more times Sooner or later, the secret of you sleeping on the floor will be exposed."

The man in the storybook made a bunk on the ground to avoid having **** with his wife. It seems like a perfect strategy, but in reality, you will see the loopholes after experimenting with it.

 Is the servant blind?

How can one not know that this mattress has been spread on the ground?

 Gu Changqing didn't think so much about it at first, mainly because he didn't expect that his grandfather would not let him go to the military camp. If the mattress was really dirty for a month, it would really make people suspicious.

 “Come up and sleep.” Yuan Baolin said, “The bed is very big anyway.”

Gu Changqing looked at the bolted door.

Yuan Baolin followed his gaze and said, "They are guarding outside. If you go to sleep in the study, the news that our newlyweds are not compatible will spread throughout the government tomorrow."

 Gu Changqing looked at the benches in the room: "I can sleep on the benches, too."

Yuan Baolin: “Oh.”

Gu Changqing arranged the stool, but as soon as he lay down on it, the stool collapsed.

 Gu Changqing was stunned by the fall: "..."

Gu Changqing finally had no choice but to lie down in the red tent.

The bed was very big. Yuan Baolin slept on the innermost side, and he slept on the edge of the bed. He wished he could lie down in a row in the middle.

Yuan Baolin's mind was not distracted, she closed her eyes and fell asleep in a moment.

 Gu Changqing was lying on his back, with his hands folded on his abdomen, looking faintly at the red tent roof, her even breathing was in his ears, and her warm and soft fragrance lingered on the tip of his nose.

The red tent completely gathered her fragrance in this narrow world, and the night made everything endlessly dense.

Due to his limited vision, other senses were infinitely amplified. In addition to her voice and breath, even the touch of the soft bed beneath him and the silky brocade quilt on his body all stimulated him as a man. instinct.

The scene of the wedding night flashed through my mind involuntarily - she was under him with tears in her eyes, her delicate body trembling slightly...

 He clenched his fists slightly, took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and forcibly eliminated the distracting thoughts in his mind.

 …

On the day Gu Changqing accompanied Yuan Baolin back home, there happened to be a lantern festival on Chang'an Avenue.

Yuan Baolin wanted to go to the lantern festival, and Gu Changqing accompanied her there.

"I'm going too! I'm going too!" Yuan Tong said, holding her sister's hand.

Mrs. Yuan gave her youngest daughter a hard look. She has no eyesight. Your sister and brother-in-law are going to the lantern festival. Why are you joining in the fun?

However, Yuan Tong did not receive any harsh words from her mother. She has missed her sister so much these days. She finally came back, so she couldn't bear to separate from her so soon!

 “Can my sister come with us?” Yuan Baolin asked Gu Changqing for his opinion.

"Of course." Gu Changqing responded generously and said to Father and Mrs. Yuan, "Father-in-law and mother-in-law, please don't worry. I will send you back after the lantern festival is over."

Yuan Tong smiled happily: "Brother-in-law is so kind!"

At this point, Mrs. Yuan couldn't stop Yuan Tong anymore, so she had to let her go.

When they arrived, Gu Changqing and Yuan Baolin were riding in the same carriage. At this time, Yuan Tong was present. To avoid suspicion, Gu Changqing rode in front.

In the carriage, the two sisters talked about themselves. Yuan Tong grabbed his sister's hand and whispered: "Sister, tell me the truth. Is your brother-in-law good to you?"

Yuan Baolin said: "It's pretty good."

"real?"

"real."

Yuan Tong nodded: "Then I'll be relieved."

Gu Changqing had no intention of eavesdropping, but he just had the ear to do it. It seemed that Yuan Baolin didn't even tell her closest sister about their fake couple.

Chang'an Avenue was so congested that the carriages could no longer drive when they reached the edge. Several people had to abandon their carriages and horses and walk.

Yuan Baolin and her sister walked in front hand in hand, and Gu Changqing followed quietly.

As night falls, the rows of shops are brightly lit, and the stalls on both sides of the road are hung with dazzling lanterns. At a glance, the eyes are filled with bright candlelight, like long dragons winding in the night.

Yuan Baolin would look back from time to time, and when she saw him there, she would smile at him, and then continue shopping for lanterns with her sister.

The three of them walked for a while. On the second floor of a restaurant, someone suddenly leaned out of the window and shouted to Gu Changqing in surprise: "Brother?"

Gu Changqing paused and looked up.

 Sister Yuan Baolin also looked at the man.

After Yuan Tong saw who the other party was, he instantly became disgusted: "Is it you?"

Gu Chengfeng's face darkened: "Why are you here?"

 (End of this chapter)