After returning from Chen Zhao's place, Gu Qingyuan went back to her room, sat by the window, purified her hands and burned incense, preparing to copy scriptures.
Chen Zhao noticed that after she looked over at the puppet, she saw the puppet on the ground, and her face changed slightly as if she had thought of something.
Pushing away the maid who was supporting her, she stumbled over and picked it up, then scolded the servant who was carrying it inside.
When she picked up the doll, with the bottom facing up, Gu Qingyuan seemed to see the same familiar mark.
Shuangzhi set up the table for Gu Qingyuan and laid out the paper and pen.
He looked up and saw his wife sitting on the top chair with her eyes lowered, wondering what she was thinking.
In the past, when I was copying, my wife was calm and composed.
Today, she always couldn't write half a page and made mistakes.
There were several pieces of scrap paper stacked next to it, but none of them were copied completely.
Now she started copying it from scratch again.
Just after writing the fifth word, a large ink stain appeared on the tip of the pen.
This one is invalid again.
Gu Qingyuan looked at the scrapped papers and the handwriting on them, and smiled awkwardly and helplessly.
She held the penholder and breathed out slowly.
He took another piece of snow-white paper and put it in front of him.
Gu Qingyuan, you can’t make any more mistakes.
The brush has absorbed the ink and hangs on the paper, but I haven't put pen to paper yet.
There seemed to be a sound in the courtyard, and someone walked in quickly.
The sound of footsteps came from far and near.
Gu Qingyuan raised her eyes and looked out the window, and the man's figure jumped into her eyes.
He was wearing dark clothes, with a straight spine, broad shoulders and narrow waist.
There was a person who looked like a guard following beside him. His expression was tense and a little serious. He listened to what the other person was saying as he walked.
As if feeling her gaze, he raised his eyes and looked in the direction where she was, stopping not far away and talking to the person next to him in a low voice.
Gu Qingyuan listened vaguely.
However, he just said a few words there and the guards withdrew.
He did not go towards the door of the room anymore, but turned around and stopped outside the window.
The two of them were separated by the window, and the ink freshly dipped in Gu Qingyuan's pen dripped down and spread on the paper.
A hand beside him took out the pen in her hand and threw it aside. He grabbed her wrist with one hand and clasped her waist with the other hand, just lifting and tugging.
Gu Qingyuan said "Oh!" as she was grabbed by the waist and picked up, and was snatched out of the window by Pei Jinting.
Instinctively, she grabbed the arm of the person in front of her. When he placed her on the window lattice, the arm around her lower waist had not yet been retracted.
Instead, it squeezed between her legs.
Their clothes, one bright and one dark, were entangled together.
Gu Qingyuan was "stolen" out of the window.
The frosty branches inside have already retreated to dark corners, looking at the little insects busy spinning webs above.
"Weren't you punished by His Majesty? Is it okay to go out?" Gu Qingyuan was hugged by his waist and stared at her, feeling a little uncomfortable.
Pei Jinting put his hands on Gu Qingyuan's waist and slowly kneaded her slender waist.
"Gu Yuanyuan. I heard some news today."
"Um?"
"We found Duke Zhen Guo's lieutenant. Although he is dead, he is still wearing the clothes of Duke Zhen Guo..."
Pei Jinting's strength was moderate, which made Gu Qingyuan's sore waist much more comfortable from sitting just now.
After hearing what he said, Gu Qingyuan frowned, her eyes showing disbelief.
"He wore his father's clothes...that is, he died in his father's place. That father..."
"That's right." Pei Jinting nodded, "So if you want to relax for the time being, His Majesty sent people over again, and also asked the surrounding guards to drop their troops..."
He looked at the girl in front of him calmly,
"Gu Yuanyuan..."
Pei Jinting leaned over to look at her, with slightly raised peach blossom eyes and a casual chuckle, he said meaningfully,
"If you want to know something, just come and ask me...you don't need to go to anyone else..."
Facing his casual and slightly raised eyes, Gu Qingyuan paused for a moment, but she did not expect that Pei Jinting would suddenly say these words.
She looked at the clothes worn by the person in front of her, the way they looked when going out to meet guests.
The cloud shoes on my feet were slightly dusty.
I think I went out.
Are you going to help her find out about the Duke of Zhen?
Before being banned by the emperor, he could enter the palace every day.
I have been locked up in the house these days, as if I have never left the house.
Gu Qingyuan met his gaze and felt that there were emotions brewing in those deep eyes that he couldn't quite understand.
Her fingertips curled up subconsciously.
"On a certain level, our relationship is closer than others. You are always so outspoken, which makes my husband uncomfortable..."
A little closer than others?
It seems that apart from the initial cooperative relationship.
Because of this nominal marriage, there were more unexplainable interactions between her and Pei Jinting.
perhaps.
For Pei Jinting, the continuation of this marriage is no longer just because of their original agreement.
As for her, Pei Jinting's help to her during this period was not just to help her ask the Gu family and Lu Wenze's groom.
This seemed not to be the first time that Pei Jinting seriously told her that she could ask him for help.
Gu Qingyuan is always used to escaping from the feeling of cowardice caused by dependence.
She is afraid that the mountain she relies on will fall, and the water will flow...
At this moment, her eyes suddenly blurred, and before she could sort out her chaotic thoughts, some words blurted out.
"Pei Jinting, the person you said you admired before, what kind of person is she?"
Pei Jinting looked at her calmly and spoke calmly,
"He is a very good person. Even in adversity, he can still ride the wind."
"A few days ago, she argued hard in front of His Majesty."
"In front of His Majesty?" Gu Qingyuan frowned slightly, subconsciously clenching her fingertips, "Do you... still admire her now?"
The soreness in my heart was like soaked cotton, blocking it.
Pei Jinting chuckled quietly, picked up her hair, twirled it in her fingers, and said lightly,
"Gu Yuanyuan. Didn't you ask me not to ruin other people's marriages last time?"
Gu Qingyuan's eyes subconsciously crossed his shoulder and looked at Xiyuan's position.
"What will you do if she gets divorced?"
It was heard that Chen Zhao's divorce was brought about by him, and he was afraid that she would be gossiped about, so he moved a separate courtyard to her.
A man cannot deny being authentic,
"I'm afraid I can't live without the girl I admire..."
Pei Jinting looked at her with deep eyes, emotions hidden in his eyes.
Huh? Hearing this, Gu Qingyuan seemed to be relieved for some reason, and the wet cotton suddenly became light, as if a bird was pecking at her heart.
She raised her eyes to look at him, smiled, and her voice became lighter,
"Pei Jinting, can you tell me more about what you have learned about your father?"
Pei Jinting raised his eyebrows casually and said something meaningfully,
"Gu Yuanyuan, you are really making great progress."
Facing the man's teasing eyes, Gu Qingyuan suddenly felt helpless.
However, he still ignored his arrogant attitude, and his peripheral vision fell lightly on him.
I tugged on his sleeves and saw that he was unmoved. I cleared my throat with some embarrassment and gently pulled his hand.