Gu Qingyuan was so shocked by Pei Jinting's words of tiger and wolf that she almost choked on her saliva.
She could never have imagined that the thing that had troubled her for so long and kept waking up in the middle of the night would be so simple in Pei Jinting's eyes.
She couldn't help but glance at Pei Jinting and didn't respond to his words. She just asked softly,
"Why are you so sure that we are not biological brothers and sisters? My mother's notes are very clear."
Pei Jinting didn't expect her to ask about this.
He said bluntly, "You just need to believe me. We will never be brothers and sisters."
After hearing his answer, Gu Qingyuan was speechless for a moment, her eyebrows narrowed. But she felt inexplicably relieved in her heart.
A person carries a secret and walks alone, and every step he takes is extremely difficult.
Now that there are people sharing the burden, there will always be light ahead.
She half-lidded her eyes and thought.
Pei Jinting saw that she looked a little lonely, and his hand around her waist tightened again, only to let her get closer to him.
Before he came to Rencheng to see her, he didn't have any news about her.
He kept those secret letters neatly in the box and read them frequently.
At first, he didn't understand why she insisted on leaving.
She clearly liked him, so why didn't she want to stay and leave immediately.
He treats her differently from others, doesn't she know?
What did he do wrong? What exactly was wrong?
He wanted to see her in a state of embarrassment after leaving. He wanted her to regret leaving Kyoto and go to Shandong.
If she wants to lose her temper, let her have a try. If she hits a wall, she will naturally know what she did wrong.
However, when he saw those secret letters, he knew he was wrong.
She was not once assassinated on the ship. When she was eating various delicacies prepared by chefs from all over the country in Kyoto, with a high bed and soft pillows, and a group of guards, she was racking her brains to avoid assassination.
On the way from Kyoto to Shandong, she wore shabby clothes, ate dry food, and slept in the wilds.
The truth she wanted to find, no one could stop her, not assassination, not living a rough life, not even him.
He only dared to read those secret letters once, and never dared to read them again.
Even if the stabbing damaged even one of her hairs, it still hurt his heart.
The unspeakable pain kept him awake at night.
Fortunately, she finally arrived at Qin's house and settled down temporarily.
She was living in the Qin family like a fish in water, and Mrs. Qin was quite fond of her.
It seemed like she was doing well without him, no, quite well.
Then didn’t the eldest son of the Qin family love her very much?
Pei Jinting, who was far away in Kyoto, looked at the sealed letter mockingly, unable to suppress the unknown anger in his heart.
But when Zhao Xiaoqi said, it doesn't matter if a man is more cheeky. If a girl doesn't want him, she can chase after him.
Being a husband or being a lover, which one is not to be done?
Pei Jinting slowly exhaled, looked at Gu Qingyuan, and curled his lips lightly.
Finally knowing some of her secrets, I felt a little better.
He still hugged her again and said,
"After all, Yuanyuan still doesn't believe me. Do you think I will leave you if I know we are siblings?"
"You only asked Li Yi to protect you when you came to Rencheng."
Of course, Gu Qingyuan's visit to Li Yi was not her request, but Gu Shao's arrangement.
He pondered for a moment and wanted to defend himself, but the resentment and struggle he had carried before seemed to flow like water.
"Mr. Pei, don't you want to be a lover? Then be my lover and the most loyal slave. When you have enough fun, I will kick you away."
Gu Qingyuan spoke angrily, but her ears couldn't help but feel warm.
As expected, the person who is close to the ink is the darkest person. After spending a long time with him, I have become shameless.
Pei Jinting was stunned for a moment, then raised his eyebrows and smiled,
"I just like to go against secular morality."
After hearing this, Gu Qingyuan found that Pei Jinting didn't seem to be joking and was not shy, so she almost fainted.
I wonder if Duke Chengen will be furious if he finds out about it in the future.
It was rare that Gu Qingyuan relaxed a little, and Pei Jinting hugged the person in his arms tightly, his heart throbbing in pain.
"Can we really be together without any grudges?"
Gu Qingyuan asked the deepest question in her heart. She couldn't tell whether she was asking Pei Jinting or herself.
Their identities are there, Duke Cheng'en's Palace, and the Queen don't have any blessings for them, plus this.
Once people find out, it will be the biggest scandal in the world.
No. No way.
She did so much just to prevent Pei Jinting and the Gu family from falling into such a turmoil.
King Qin still had a lot of evidence in his hands.
Gu Qingyuan felt her heart beating faster.
The man's arms are strong and strong, which makes her fall in love with him.
But once things are revealed...
She shook her head, with tears in her eyes. "No, it can't be done... King Qin has a lot of excuses."
She felt that it was really inappropriate for him to hold her by the door like this, so she turned around and wanted to get out.
But he refused, and instead tightened the grip even tighter.
As soon as Gu Qingyuan cried, Pei Jinting panicked a little. His heart seemed to be wrapped in a ball of flames, which caused some pain, some heat, and some indescribable itching.
He slowed down his voice and said softly,
"Okay. Don't cry. I promise you that once my father knows your identity, not only will he not break us up, he will also find ways to make us happy."
"I'll tell you the specific reason later, okay?"
After coming out of Qin's house, Pei Jinting rode towards the inn.
The night wind lifted his robe, and the high and low walls stretched under the moonlight to the place where the moon rose.
Gu Yuanyuan did not push him away again.
Pei Jinting was riding on the horse, thinking that the two of them would be together as before, he laughed softly again.
He Zheng and others who were following Pei Jinting almost fell off their horses when they heard his laughter.
Ever since the young lady left Kyoto, the young master has been smiling less than before. He often locks himself in his study for an entire afternoon.
Everyone can see that the young master is not as happy as before. He has a straight face all day long and is almost like a little old man.
Gu Qingyuan in the room couldn't sleep after Pei Jinting left.
She couldn't believe it. She couldn't restrain herself and told Pei Jinting the truth.
And he, as if nothing had happened, swore that they were not brother and sister.
So what went wrong?
The mother's notes are unmistakable; she is indeed the illegitimate child of her and Cheng'en.
However, if the pattern on the jade lock piece belonged to Duke Chengen, why couldn't father and Pei Jinting find it?
Gu Qingyuan was lying on the couch, turning over and over. The more she thought about it, the more she felt sweating on her back.
It seemed like it was going to rain, and the night was so stuffy that people couldn't breathe.
She stood up weakly and drank all the cold tea in the teapot, but she still couldn't suppress the thin sweat that kept breaking out.
I couldn't suppress my depression, so I had to put on my clothes and lay down. The cool night breeze drove away some of my restlessness.
She stood for a while and walked out of the yard. However, as soon as she walked not far, she saw a man standing in the distance.
Gu Qingyuan suddenly felt something strange in her heart and couldn't help but walk towards the man.