After returning to the Marquis' Mansion, Su Jinhua thought that Gu Yan'an had already gone to bed.

Unexpectedly, he was sitting in the yard, covered with a new quilt, which should be the one embroidered by Shen Jingshu.

Hearing footsteps, he looked up and met Su Jinhua's eyes.

"You're back."

Su Jinhua was stunned. She didn't expect Gu Yan'an would be waiting for her. When she came to her senses, she had already nodded.

"Is my husband ready for dinner?"

"I have already eaten. I asked the maid in the yard to prepare the meal in the kitchen."

Gu Yanan gave a look and the maid in the yard immediately went to the kitchen to get the food.

"Thank you for waiting for me, my husband. Jinhua is touched, but it's cold in the spring night, my husband should not wait in the courtyard any longer."

"It's okay. I have internal energy to protect myself, so I can't feel how cold it is. I forgot that Gu Yanan's martial arts are still intact, and he still has internal energy to protect himself. It seems that protecting himself is not a problem.

Su Jinhua smiled and pushed Gu Yanan into the main house.

After a while, the food was served, and today there was also hot soup.

Gu Yanan watched Su Jinhua eat, took out a book from under the quilt and started reading, but his eyes always looked over here vaguely.

Su Jinhua pretended not to see it. If he wanted to say something, he would say it himself. He might not answer if he asked. It would be a waste of time to argue with him. It would be better to wait for him to say it himself.

Sure enough, Gu Yanan spoke after a while.

"The concubines in the mansion were indeed taken in by me carelessly. If you mind, I will divorce them."

As soon as Gu Yan'an opened his mouth, Su Jinhua put down his bowl and chopsticks and listened quietly.

After he finished speaking, Su Jinhua said, "My husband, I am very grateful that you can think of me like this, but the concubines in the mansion have already lived in the mansion for more than a year."

"They haven't done anything wrong. If they are all divorced suddenly, it will inevitably lead to outsiders speculating whether something has happened in the mansion."

After she said this, Gu Yan'an's face became serious.

He was indeed thinking one-sidedly. Of course, someone would be watching every move of the Marquis' Mansion. If he really did this at this time, it would really make people...

"I was thinking one-sidedly."

"It's okay. I still have to thank you for your understanding. My sisters and I get along well in the mansion. You don't have to worry."

"I'm just worried about one other thing..."

Gu Yanan's face was solemn: "What's the matter?"

"The imperial examination held every three years has passed, and the cards in the capital are destined to be changed. From what you said when you came back, the border is unstable, and the Xiliang Imperial Guards can still travel freely at the border, killing people like ghosts."

"It seems that Xiliang and the court are not stable anymore."

These words came out of her countless thoughts.

Gu Yanan's ending in the previous life should have been changed by her. In addition to being disfigured, he also became lame.

She thought about it for a long time, perhaps she was not in the Marquis' Mansion at that time, and was not aware of the internal and external troubles in the Marquis' Mansion, nor did she know about the situation on the border.

As soon as Gu Yanan came back and told her what happened, she realized that there were too many situations beyond her expectations. Only by grasping more information could she grasp the future direction and avoid repeating the same mistakes.

The Xiliang army had fought with Yongyi Hou and easily recognized Gu Yanan. If they recognized him the first time they fought with him, why didn't they name him?

In the second life-and-death battle, he was also certain to die and reveal his identity. What if Gu Yanan was not dead yet? Should they keep an eye on him and ambush him in Kyoto?

Is there something strange about the death of Marquis Yongyi? Buried beneath these questions are huge dangers.

Su Jinhua's deep eyes looked directly into Gu Yan'an's ink-black eyes. Those eyes, which had lost their youthfulness, looked exceptionally calm and could make people fall in love with them at first sight.

"I know what you mean. I'll pay attention."

The meal was over and it was time to rest. They left the main room. Gu Yanan's back was facing away from her, with his head slightly lowered, reading a book.

My eyes were fixed on the book, but my thoughts had been wandering for a long time.

The sound of a door closing was heard, and he looked back as if he was looking at the door, or as if he was chasing a figure.

……

Time always passes exceptionally quickly. It seemed as if in the blink of an eye, five days had passed since Gu Yanan returned from the frontier.

Liu Dashan stayed in the Marquis' Mansion. When Su Jinhua was not in the yard, he would come to chat with him to relieve his boredom.

He also practiced martial arts at the same time. Gu Yanan's martial arts were even more powerful than Liu Dashan had imagined. Even if he had to grind his face to be as thick as a city wall, he would still learn a thing or two.

Gu Yanan also looked at Liu Dashan's foundation. He learned martial arts through acquired skills, and actually relied on brute force. He didn't even have internal strength.

As he was old, it was impossible for him to cultivate his inner strength, so he could only improve it through martial arts.

So in the past few days, Liu Dashan was tortured by Gu Yan'an in terms of cleverness and lightness skills. His original joy has turned pale as he comes to the yard now. The difference is too big.

"Practice hard, and one day you will become a peerless master."

"Don't bluff me. Just protect yourself."

Liu Dashan weighed the axe in his hand and grinned. Now it was time to rest, so he leaned against a big tree and thought about the past few days.

Gu Yanan's return did not bring joy to the Yuhou Mansion, but it was not heavy either. The mansion inside and outside seemed to be as peaceful as usual.

He really took advantage of Gu Yan'an's appearance to stay in the Marquis' Mansion to see the world. He ate medicinal food every day for the past few days and his injuries were mostly healed.

He didn't know how long such peaceful days would last. He longed for peace, but the warlike blood in his body was already boiling.

What he didn't know was that a gorgeously decorated carriage slowly drove over, breaking the tranquility.

The flag on the carriage was flying, with a golden dragon pattern embroidered on it, which was the exclusive symbol of the royal family. The arrival of the carriage made the air in front of the Hou Mansion freeze instantly, and everyone understood that this was news from the palace.

After the carriage stopped, the door slowly opened, and a eunuch in a purple brocade robe and a golden crown walked out of the carriage. His face was filled with a hint of majesty and arrogance, as if the whole world was at his feet. He glanced at the people in front of the Hou Mansion.

Someone immediately took him into the palace and reported to the princess.

When everyone was present, Gu Yan sat on the wooden wheel, bowed and saluted, while Liu Dashan prostrated himself on the ground.

The eldest princess did not need to salute when she was standing, but bowed and saluted.

The eunuch glanced at it and shouted, "Announce the decree!"

Upon hearing this, everyone shouted in unison: "Long live the emperor!" The eunuch slowly unfolded the imperial edict in his hand and began to read it.

"By the providence of Heaven, the Emperor proclaims: Gu Yan'an, the eldest son of the Yongyi Marquisate, is a man of both civil and military talents, loyal and brave, and is hereby appointed as the third-rank Zhenbei General, and is granted 100 taels of gold, a brocade robe, and a jade belt."

The eunuch did not pause and continued to read the following imperial edict. Liu Dashan also had the merit of defending the camp and killing the enemy, so he was appointed as the fourth-rank general, General Anding, and was awarded one thousand taels of silver and a brocade robe.

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