si-mexico Chapter 174 You Still Have to Sew Me Up
Chapter 174 You Still Have to Sew Me Up
Chang An simply looked at Gu Li, suddenly yawned, and simply leaned against the bed railing, closing his eyes and taking a nap.
But she never thought that it would be dusk the moment she closed her eyes. When Gu Li woke up, she found Chang An sitting next to her pillow. She sat up slowly and shook him gently.
"Chang Lang?"
Chang An was not sleeping very deeply to begin with, and he opened his eyes when he heard Gu Li's voice.
"uh-huh."
"It's good that Chang Lang is still here." Gu Li gently shook his hand, and smiled after saying that.
Chang An smiled, held her directly on his lap, touched her little nose, and asked, "How is Gu Niang? Is she okay?"
Gu Li nodded and replied: "Fortunately, I am much better now."
"Is it really much better or is it pretending to be much better?" Chang An rubbed her face and asked lovingly.
“It’s really much better!”
Gu Li pouted unhappily, and then, as if unwilling to admit defeat, he climbed out of Chang An's arms with his hands flailing. Then he quickly put on his shoes and jumped twice in front of the bed. Then he put his hands on his waist and looked at Chang An who was sitting beside the bed.
Chang An smiled, stretched out his hand and held her in his arms, saying lovingly: "Okay, okay, Gu Niang is much better, don't jump, don't jump."
Gu Li was still wearing court robes at this time. Just now, Gu Li was covered with a quilt and could not see the condition of his clothes. But now that he got out of bed, he could see clearly - there was an area on the originally light crimson court robe that seemed to be darker in color.
At this time, Gu Li also noticed that Chang An's eyes were on her skirt, and quickly stretched out her hand to block that area.
"It's dirty here, Chang Lang, please don't look at it." Gu Li said.
Chang An gently tapped her little mouth and said, "Mother Gu is not obedient and honest."
"I...I'm not dishonest!" There was obvious panic in Gu Li's eyes.
Chang An smiled, gently held Gu Li's hand, and said, "I know everything. There's blood all over here, right?"
"Ah... Chang Lang knows everything." Gu Li lowered his head a little embarrassedly, "It's not a big deal, I know it myself, Chang Lang, don't worry."
"How can I not worry?" Chang An said with a smile, "You are my only precious wife, Gu Niang. I have turned down all the engagements with the princess. Without you, Gu Niang, I would really be a widower."
As soon as the matter of breaking off the engagement was mentioned, Gu Li reacted immediately, holding Chang An's hand and asking, "Chang Lang entered the palace today. Has His Majesty punished Chang Lang?"
"Mother Gu herself knows that disobeying the imperial order is a capital crime, but now that I'm back, how can there be any punishment?" Chang An said.
Gu Li blinked his eyes and asked in disbelief, "Then there is no punishment of taking back the reward and being demoted back to one's hometown?"
"No." Chang An shook his head and said, "Today, the Master, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and the King of Qi all pleaded for your Chang Lang, but in the end, the princess said she didn't want to marry, so the Master took back his decision."
"Then, this time, apart from the granting of marriage, all other rewards will be given as usual. This is also what Your Majesty said."
Gu Li's beautiful eyes widened in surprise and asked, "Is it true? Chang Lang has disobeyed the emperor's order, but he can still keep his title and reward."
"It's all thanks to someone's help, otherwise what would be coming back tonight would be my corpse. Moreover, disobeying an imperial order is a serious crime of treason, and my mother might have to sew up my corpse when it comes back." Chang An said jokingly.
When Gu Li heard this, her eyes became red again. She originally wanted to hold back her tears, but when she thought about having to sew up Chang Lang's cold body with her own hands, tears welled up in her eyes.
"I don't want to..." Gu Li cried, "I don't want this..."
When Chang An saw Gu Li's big reaction, he quickly reached out to wipe the small pearls off her face and comforted her, "Don't cry, Gu Madam. I'm fine."
"I want Chang Lang to be well... I don't want to sew Chang Lang... for Chang Lang..."
"Let's not be here anymore... Let's go home, it's not good here... I'm afraid..."
"Chang Lang, please don't die..."
Gu Li cried even harder than she did in the afternoon, because in the afternoon she only thought about Chang An's death, and didn't think about what would happen after Chang An's death. But now she knew that she would see Chang An's body in pieces with her own eyes, which was more painful than killing herself.
It is even possible that Chang An came back this time to see him for the last time!
"That's not true, that's not true. I'm just saying that, it's not true." Chang An comforted her, "I won't die, don't worry, Madam Gu. Tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, and in the future, you will be able to see me when you get up."
Gu Li's crying finally made him laugh a little, but he still asked with a sob, "Really... Chang Lang really won't die?"
"No, no, when has your Chang Lang ever lied to you?" Chang An consoled in a soft voice.
"Then...then why did Chang Lang say that just now?" Gu Li asked, barely stopping his tears.
"I just said it casually. It's just some emotion after surviving a disaster." Chang An patted her on the back and said.
Gu Li sniffed and said, "Has Chang Lang really been pardoned?"
Until now, Gu Li still felt a little scared, afraid that he was dreaming. Chang An nodded and replied: "Really, I'm not lying to you, Gu Niang. So please don't cry, Gu Niang, I feel bad."
"Okay," Gu Li sniffed, wiped the tears from his eyes, and said, "I won't cry anymore."
Chang An kissed her and said, "I'll go get some water for Gu Niang to wash up. It's almost time for dinner, and we have guests to entertain today."
"Yeah." Gu Li nodded and consciously got out of Chang An's arms.
Chang An left the room, closed the door, and came to the courtyard, where he saw Wang Wei and his wife and Gao Shi talking in the pavilion. Wang Wei was the first to notice Chang An coming out, so he asked:
"Brother Yonghe, did you have a good rest?"
Chang An nodded and said, "Very good."
"What about Madam Gu?" Cui Yu also asked, "Is she feeling better?"
Chang An looked at his wet sleeves and replied, "Thank you for your concern, Madam Cui. I was quite energetic just now."
"Please wait for me for a moment. I'll go get some water for Gu Niang to wash up. After she washes up, it will probably be time for dinner."
After saying that, Chang An left. When he returned to the house, Gu Li had already changed into his usual clothes. After Gu Li finished washing up, Chang An also took this time to change his clothes.
So the couple came outside and took Wang Wei and the other two to the front yard. At this time, a large table had been set up in the front yard, and Huaiqin and Zhen'er were leading the servants to set the table.
At this time, Chang An shouted: "Huaiqin!"
After hearing the young master's voice, Huaiqin came to Chang'an and said, "Young master."
"Go and copy down the recipes for hot pot and dumplings in detail," Chang An ordered, "and have someone send them to Prince Qi's mansion."
"Yes, son."
The reason why Chang An remembered this was because he saw the hot pot on the table. Then he turned around and asked, "Brother Mojie, Brother Gao, do you want me to give you the recipes of hot pot and dumplings?"
"Just consider it as a reward for your help today."
Gao Shi and Wang Wei both shook their heads. Gao Shi said, "Thank you for your kindness, Brother Chang. But I only have a little book boy and myself at home now. We don't even have servants. I really can't make such a complicated arrangement."
"That's right. Besides, we couldn't help Brother Yonghe in any way today, so we feel unworthy of your help."
Chang An smiled and said, "I was just asking politely, and you really dare to refuse? Zhen'er!"
"Son."
"Tell someone to go to the kitchen and find two new hot pots. Also find two people who can read and write down the recipe. Make several copies." Chang An ordered, "If they don't accept it, don't let them leave this door."
"Yes, son."
Gu Li also smiled and said, "Don't refuse, Mr. Wang and Mr. Gao. In fact, the arrangement of the hot pot is very simple and can be completed by one person."
Wang Wei and Gao Shi looked at each other, smiled bitterly, and had to agree. There was no other way. Chang An dared to say so, so he must have dared to do so. He went to resist the marriage and almost didn't come back.
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After dinner, Chang An and Gu Li stood at the door together to see the guests off. After confirming that all the guests, including Chang Wenmeng, had left, the two returned to the house.
Because Gu Li vomited a mouthful of blood today and his body was weak, in addition to the medicine for regulating lung disease, he also had to drink a bowl of medicine to replenish qi and calm the nerves tonight.
"Is this tranquilizer bitter?" Chang An asked as he wiped the medicine from the corner of Gu Li's mouth.
Gu Li shook his head and said, "It's not bitter."
After that, she handed the medicine bowl to Zhen'er and went to pack her clothes. Chang'an leaned against the table, staring out the window in a daze. At this time, Gu Li sat back next to him and said:
"Chang Lang, let's go."
Chang An came back to his senses after hearing Gu Li's words, and asked in confusion: "Let's go? Where are we going?"
Gu Li put a set of clothes in his hand into Chang An's hand and said, "Take a bath! Chang Lang, can you accompany me tonight?"
"Okay." Chang An stood up and took Gu Li out of the room.
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In the bathroom, Gu Li sat in Chang An's arms, just like she usually did in the room. She pulled up Chang An's hand, holding it tightly with both hands, and asked:
"Chang Lang, does Princess Yongmu like Chang Lang?"