The scumbag ran away from marriage, I remarried on the spot

It's quiet at night.

After all the tossing and turning, Gu Jingxi held the soft and fragrant beauty in his arms with a contented look on his face. He felt very satisfied. He was not used to sleeping alone these days. If he was not really tired, he would have found it difficult to fall asleep.

Seeing that he was about to kiss her again, Meng Jinyao was afraid that he would keep doing this until dawn, so she quickly put her hand on his chest, moved her body back, and stayed as far away from him as possible, and said softly, "Husband, it's late, let's go to bed early."

Gu Jingxi held her tightly in his arms, kissed her lips without letting her refuse, put one hand on her waist, kneaded her with moderate strength, and asked: "Are you tired, Yao?"

Meng Jinyao glared at him: "I feel sorry for my husband. You came back from a long journey today and you haven't rested yet."

"Being a husband is not tiring."

Gu Jingxi said this and proved it with his own actions.

After a long time, Meng Jinyao was too tired to move. Looking at the man who was still in good spirits, she was very depressed: "Who is thirty-two, you or me?"

Hearing this, Gu Jingxi paused, pinched her little face, and asked in a faint voice: "Ayao, do you dislike your husband's age? What's wrong with being 32 years old?"

Meng Jinyao shook her head repeatedly: "Husband, don't think too much. I don't dislike you. I just think you are in good spirits and you are not sleepy even at this late hour."

Gu Jingxi replied: "If A-Yao knew martial arts, her physical strength wouldn't be bad either. She could lift a table with one hand like Chan'er."

Meng Jinyao: "...I didn't say physical strength."

Gu Jingxi nodded: "Yes, I know. A Yao is saying that I can withstand the ordeal."

Meng Jinyao's mouth twitched, and she said unhappily, "Who tormented you?"

Gu Jingxi changed his words and said, "It was me who tormented A Yao."

Meng Jinyao was choked by these words. Wasn't this saying that she was weak and couldn't stand it?

Meng Jinyao didn't want to pay attention to him immediately. She left him alone for a while. After he hugged her and coaxed her with soft words for a while, she finally paid attention to him and changed the subject directly: "Husband, why did you suddenly want to leave Beijing half a month ago?"

Hearing this, Gu Jingxi hesitated for a moment, but finally told her the truth: "It has something to do with Concubine Xiao's mother's family."

Meng Jinyao asked again: "Then the Xiao family should be in trouble, right?"

Gu Jingxi smiled meaningfully, and everything was said without words.

Seeing this, Meng Jinyao understood. The Xiao family was the second prince's maternal family. If anything happened to the Xiao family, the second prince would also be in trouble. The emperor suddenly wanted to move against the Xiao family, there must be a reason.

In a flash, Meng Jinyao suddenly remembered something and asked softly, "Husband, is it related to the death of Prince Huizhao?"

Gu Jingxi replied, "The incident itself has nothing to do with the death of Crown Prince Hui Zhao, but the Emperor's move to target the Xiao family is indeed related to the death of Crown Prince Hui Zhao. This time, the investigation is into Madam Xiao's mother's family. One move can affect the entire family. Anyone from the Second Prince's faction, especially those who have close ties with the Xiao family, will not have a good ending as long as they have a dirty background."

Meng Jinyao grasped the key point: "Then was the Xiao family responsible for the death of Prince Huizhao?"

Gu Jingxi replied: "That was also the Second Prince's idea."

Meng Jinyao was silent. When Crown Prince Huizhao was assassinated, many people privately suspected the Second Prince. After all, now that the Crown Prince was gone, the Second Prince, who was in the limelight, had a chance to take the throne. However, no one dared to speak without evidence.

To ascend to the position of the supreme emperor, fratricide is inevitable. No emperor sat on the throne without blood on his hands. It's a pity for Crown Prince Huizhao, such a virtuous crown prince, who died at the hands of his brothers before he could realize his ambitions.

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During the three-day vacation, Gu Jingxi did not take care of any official business. He stayed at home to accompany his wife, children and elderly mother, and did not even go out. Qi Yunwen did look for him, but he refused to see him.

Mrs. Gu held her grandson in her arms, looking at her son and daughter-in-law playing chess next to her. She felt that her son had changed a lot after having a wife and children. He was more homesick than before. How could her son have spared time to accompany her old mother before? He was devoted to official duties every day.

Suddenly, she felt that this was the true family happiness. She liked quietness, and normally the younger generations did not come to her often, so she herself was happy with the quietness. But now, she liked the days when her son, daughter-in-law and grandson were by her side even more.

At noon, Gu Jingxi and his wife also stayed for lunch.

After lunch, Mrs. Gu wanted to take a nap, and the couple left with the child.

Nanny Feng smiled and said, "Madam, they say men change after they get married. The Marquis has changed a lot now."

Madam Gu replied, "Before he had a wife, he was so focused on his official duties that he only thought about solving the case. Now that he has a wife, he has a little wife waiting for him to come home every day, so it's naturally different."

Madam Feng nodded gently, "That's right. The Marquis used to think about the case while eating." As she spoke, she suddenly remembered the rumors that had been circulating in the capital for the past two days, and said, "Madam, people outside have been talking about the Seventh Princess of Anguo and the Marquis these past two days."

Madam Gu frowned: "What could possibly happen between Yao Ling and the Seventh Princess?"

Nanny Feng replied, "Of course, there is nothing wrong between the Marquis and the Seventh Princess. It was those people outside who spread the rumor that the Marquis was frightened by the Seventh Princess. In order to prevent another young girl from falling in love with him without knowing his age, he deliberately ruined his face and now has a scruffy beard."

Hearing this, Madam Gu laughed helplessly, "I think they are bored and just want to make up this story. Gu Yaoling doesn't know how much he cares about his face. He is afraid that he will look old and unworthy of A-Yao. It is impossible for him to ruin his face just because of a sudden admirer. He wants to dress himself up like a peacock every day and spread his wings in front of A-Yao."

No one knows a son better than his mother. Madam Gu added, "When he came back two days ago, he had a beard, but now he has shaved it off. He had a beard two days ago because he was probably too busy to take care of himself."

Madam Feng continued, "I also think that this is the truth, but people outside are spreading rumors. I heard that the Seventh Princess feels guilty about it. Moreover, she and the Third Prince of our dynasty have fallen in love with each other and have gone to ask the Emperor for permission to marry. I guess she wants to get married as soon as possible and suppress those rumors."

Madam Gu paused, then said, "That's good. If it weren't for the Yao Ling incident, the Seventh Princess should have been engaged to a royal family member more than half a month ago. The marriage between Anguo and Zhao would have brought greater benefits. I think even if the Seventh Princess had not chosen Yao Ling, but other young and promising unmarried ministers, or the sons of ministers, Anguo would not agree to her marrying into a minister's family. She could only marry into the royal family."

After hearing this, Nanny Feng nodded in agreement. Although Anguo was a vassal state, it should not be underestimated now. A marriage could bring many benefits. And the third prince of Anguo, as the old lady had mentioned inadvertently before, probably wanted to get help from Zhao.