After rebirth, I kidnapped the sickly Dugong

Wen Baizhi waited until the carriage completely disappeared from her sight before turning back home.

In a short period of time, she regarded this Governor's Mansion as her own home.

There was also someone she cared about in the Governor's Mansion.

The young eunuchs behind him were carrying boxes.

Cuizhi asked which room the things were kept in.

Wen Baizhi just remembered that when she left the Governor's Mansion, her room was separate from Si Jiu's.

After the trip to Jinzhou, their relationship was no longer the same as before.

It is a relationship that allows for in-depth communication in all aspects.

Of course we can't sleep separately anymore.

She raised her eyelids slightly, and Cuizhi understood what she meant, and ordered the eunuchs to send the things to Sijiu's room.

Returning to Si Jiu's room again, Wen Baizhi saw those windows and thought of Si Jiu who was sitting under the window in despair late at night.

The darkness engulfed his entire body, and Wen Baizhi felt frightened just thinking about it now.

She found a young eunuch and asked if the craftsman who had made the glass bottle for her was still in the mansion.

She spent an afternoon discussing with the craftsmen how to replace the original windows in Si Jiu's room with glazed windows, or glass.

Although the workmanship is not as transparent as modern ones, the light transmittance is still acceptable.

She thought that when the window was built, when Si Jiu slept in this room, he would see the light coming in from outside, and then he would not be so afraid of the dark.

After some discussion, the craftsmen also came up with a feasible solution.

After sending the craftsman away, Wen Baizhi was starving.

She ate three bowls of rice for the lunch made by Cuizhi.

After eating, he went straight to Si Jiu's bed to catch up on his sleep.

She told Cuizhi that unless there was anything urgent, and unless Sijiu came back to wake her up, she should not be disturbed even if the sky fell.

Cuizhi responded nervously.

Although she didn't know whether the sky would fall.

While Wen Baizhi was sleeping soundly, Si Jiu was kneeling on the floor tiles of the imperial study.

Qi Yanan sat in the front with a superior look, looking at Si Jiu who was kneeling in front of him with contempt.

"I heard that you did a lot of good things during your visit to Jinzhou. The governor of Jinzhou has already written to me to praise you."

Si Jiu said respectfully: "It's all because of your Majesty's heroic decision."

Qi Yanan didn't want to hear his words at this moment: "I know the ability of Si Dugong."

Si Jiu kowtowed on the floor tiles and said, "Thank you for your trust, Your Majesty, and for giving me the opportunity to serve you and Dacheng. Otherwise, with my humble body, I am afraid that I will never be able to realize my ambitions in my life."

In the past, whenever Si Jiu expressed his loyalty to him in this way, Qi Yan'an would feel a secret sense of accomplishment in his heart.

But today he just felt irritated.

He got straight to the point and said, "I heard that your wife Wen went with you to Jinzhou this time."

Sure enough, Qi Yan'an asked about Wen Baizhi.

Si Jiu still rested his head on the ground and said, "Your Majesty, you don't know that the journey to Jinzhou is long and arduous, and I don't know when I can return. I am worried that my wife, whom I have finally found, is not safe at home, so I insisted on taking her to Jinzhou despite her objections."

Although Qi Yan'an knew that Wen Baizhi went to Jinzhou, he definitely didn't know the reason behind it.

Si Jiu is just gambling.

But Qi Yan'an is the emperor after all, and the emperor's suspicion is the most terrifying.

"I know you don't like the marriage I've arranged for you. Now that you've done a great job in Jinzhou, if you don't want to be with Wen Shi anymore, just tell me directly. I'll help you apologize to Wen Ruogu and send Wen Shi back to the Wen family."

Si Jiu was looking at the ground and could not see the doubtful look in Qi Yan'an's eyes.

He is testing Si Jiu.

Si Jiu's heart sank, and he said:

"Your Majesty, although I did not want to marry Wen before, it was because I am not even a man and I don't want to delay such a good girl.

But I also know that it is all because of your Majesty's love for me that he could not bear to see me alone with my body crippled, so I allowed Wen to enter the mansion.

Everything I have was given by Your Majesty, and I am willing to give everything I have for Your Majesty, including my own life.

Your Majesty said that Wen should be sent back to the Wen family, and I naturally obeyed Your Majesty in my heart.

But if Your Majesty considers Lord Wen's reputation and Your Majesty's reputation among the court officials and the people, you still cannot do this.

Before this, Lord Wen was extremely reluctant to marry his daughter to a eunuch like me, and it was not easy for him to finally agree to marry his daughter.

If Wen is sent back to the Wen Mansion now, I am afraid that the dissatisfaction that Lord Wen has suppressed before will explode.

Then the ministers will think that Your Majesty is a monarch who does not keep his word, which will be harmful to Your Majesty and will not benefit you in any way.

Being a woman in this world is not easy. Frankly speaking, it is unfortunate for anyone to marry a eunuch like me. If she is already unfortunate and is sent back to her parents' home, it would be better to sentence Wen to death directly."

Si Jiu's words were very precise, taking all aspects into consideration and were well-reasoned.

If it was the previous Qi Yanan, he would definitely believe what he said.

But he already had doubts in his mind.

The more Si Jiu tried to protect Wen Baizhi, the more curious he became about who Wen Baizhi was and what magic power she had that made Si Jiu care so much about her.

Even if he could prove that Si Jiu really didn't like Wen Bai anymore, he would still be happy.

Then he would be the only one left in the world who loves to smell white the most.

Thinking of this, Qi Yanan said, "Sir, please raise your head first."

Si Jiu didn't dare to disobey.

Qi Yanan continued, "What the governor said makes sense. I really can't do such a thing, but you did make a contribution in the Jinzhou incident, and Wen Shi also went to Jinzhou with you. How about this? You bring Wen Shi to me, and after I see her in person, I will give her some benefits. What do you think?"

Qi Yan'an had long wanted to meet Wen Baizhi again.

Alarm bells started ringing in Si Jiu's heart.

"Your Majesty, Wen was unfortunately infected with smallpox when she was in Jinzhou. She is now recuperating in a separate room in the Governor's Mansion. Smallpox is highly contagious. If she were to come to see Your Majesty at this time and infect Your Majesty, then the entire mansion would die ten thousand times and it would not be enough."

Qi Yan'an seemed to have expected that Si Jiu would find a reason to stop him from seeing Wen Baizhi.

Come to think of it, he had made the same excuse to prevent him from seeing Wen Baizhi during the Autumn Hunt.

But the more Si Jiu tried to stop him, the more he wanted to see her.

Qi Yanan said: "Hearing what you said, Wen Shi must have suffered a lot in Jinzhou, so she should be rewarded.

In this case, wait until Wen recovers and then bring her to the palace. When you return, I will ask you to bring a royal doctor with you to personally take care of the infected Wen and report Wen's condition to me every day. When you recover, come to the palace to claim your reward as soon as possible."

Si Jiu knew he couldn't refuse anymore.

If I refuse again, Qi Yan'an's suspicion will probably double.

At least now he can delay it and think of other solutions.

So Si Jiu kowtowed again and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your consideration!"