Chapter 37: Sizzling cold air
Hongye stepped back a few steps and whispered, “Miss, is the Marquis staring at us? He looks scary.”

Gu Shiliu glanced at Hongye and reminded her, “You’re still calling me Miss. You should have called me Madam a long time ago.”

Hongye curled her lips quietly and muttered, “You take me for a fool, but the Marquis can’t hear me.”

You haven’t even consummated the marriage yet, so why call me Madam?

Lord Gu, who was deaf, looked even darker, and he let out cold air with a hissing sound.

Qin Yuan had gotten to know this gentleman’s temperament somewhat these days, so he hurried over to greet him and said softly, “Your Majesty seems to be feeling better. It’s hot right now, and you’re feeling suffocated and want to go out for a walk. It’s better to wait until later.”

Sure enough, Gu Jinghui’s expression softened, and his cold aura suddenly stagnated, then slowly warmed up.

“Yes,” Gu Jinghui said sparingly.

Qin Yuan said again: “Then let’s go in.”

Lord Gu was silent as gold, turned around and followed Qin Yuan into the house.

Hongye: “…”

Lord Gu, who was like a big block of ice just now, suddenly became much more docile.

The lady is really amazing.

Qin Yuan asked: “What did the Marquis have for lunch?”

“Nothing to eat.”

There was a hint of grievance in Lord Gu’s voice, which could be missed if one was not paying attention.

Qin Yuan said quickly: “How could these little maids ignore my words? I warned them repeatedly that the Marquis is still ill, how dare they be careless?”

“They have set out a meal, but I can’t eat it…”

Lord Gu hurried to explain.

Qin Yuan said angrily, “What does the kitchen dare not cook for the Marquis? Or are these girls tired? It’s my fault that I didn’t manage them well.”

Gu Jinghui asked Gu Shiliu to protect her, so she had to return the favor.

It is impossible for a husband and wife to love each other wholeheartedly, but if you respect me one foot and I respect you ten feet, it would be the best marriage.

“It’s because it’s too hot that I can’t eat. Don’t blame them.” Gu Jinghui changed the subject and asked casually, “Have you eaten at the restaurant?”

Qin Yuan smiled and said, “No, we hurried back to have dinner, but we came back late. Sixteen took me to Ranxiangju, but we ran into King Qi who was looking for fragrance there, so we were delayed for a while.”

“King Qi?”

Gu Jinghui asked hurriedly: “Have you met King Qi?”

Qin Yuan shook her head, “We didn’t meet.”

“Oh,” Gu Jinghui said nothing more.

The two of them entered the house together and sat down at the table. The maids came forward to serve them attentively. Qin Yuan did not even change her clothes and asked, “My Lord, do you want to eat with me? I will ask Hongye to go to the kitchen and spend some money to ask the cook to make something simple. What do you want to eat?”

Gu Jinghui said, “Call me husband, just take care of me. I’m not picky about food.”

Qin Yuan only asked symbolically to show respect. She could also see that as long as this gentleman had decent and sufficient food, clothing and other expenses, he would be fine. He was surrounded by servants and did not care too much about it.

She smiled and said, “Then I’ll order something lighter, one because it’s hot, and the other because my husband’s injury still needs to be healed.”

Gu Jinghui’s brows relaxed and he followed her instructions, nodding: “Very good.”

Hongye wrote down the name of the dish and went to the kitchen to serve it.

Gu Jinghui asked: “Why don’t you change the coat you’re wearing outside?”

Qin Yuan smiled and said, “Let’s talk about it after Hongye comes back.”

Although Gu Jinghui was curious, he didn’t ask any more questions.

Gu Shiliu had already taken the snacks out of the car, and Cui Ming brought them in and placed them on the table.

Gu Jinghui asked, “What is this?” Qin Yuan smiled and said, “I just went out and saw the snacks from Meixiangzhai, so I asked Sixteen to buy some. There was the lotus cake that you like, and I also bought some for mom.”

As soon as he finished speaking, a gentle smile appeared on Gu Jinghui’s face, which had not been shaved for two days.

Looking at it is somewhat… inexplicably heart-moving.

The man’s dark stubble grew quickly, which not only did not detract from his handsomeness, but instead added to his masculinity.

Lord Gu has such a fine appearance that it is pleasing to the eyes to look at him every day.

After Hongye came back, she was not surprised to find that Lord Gu had gone from being cold as ice to being warm and blossoming. She curled her lips and said, “Madam, Lord Gu, the kitchen said that the rules in the mansion are strict. They won’t cook after dinner time. The cook is nowhere to be found.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Lord Gu frowned and asked, “There is actually such a rule?”

Hongye muttered, “I just arrived, how do I know if there is such a rule?”

Qin Yuan said nothing, seemingly thinking about something.

Lord Gu looked at her and said, “Put this aside for now. Don’t starve yourself. How about asking Sixteen to go to Tianxiang Tower and order some food for us?”

Qin Yuan smiled and shook her head.

The more they got along, the more she realized that as long as she made Lord Gu happy and satisfied, he would find ways to protect her.

This is a good thing and a bad thing.

She was a new bride, and she and her husband ordered a banquet from outside, which would not sound good if it were made public.

Be careful not to do things that give others an advantage.

Qin Yuan said softly, “Husband, let’s go to mother’s house to eat. I haven’t eaten in mother’s small kitchen yet, okay?”

How could Gu Jinghui say no? He immediately said, “Okay, I’ll go change my clothes.”

Since I’m going to the upper room, it would be inappropriate to wear my undershirt.

Fortunately, my injuries have healed a lot in the past two days, and it is no longer unbearable to wear outer clothes.

Qin Yuan asked: “Can my husband still bear it? Why don’t I go to my mother’s place and ask the kitchen to send it to me?”

“Yes,” Gu Jinghui answered immediately, and called out, “Sixteen, help me change my clothes.”

He went to the side room to change his clothes and no longer let Qin Yuan help him.

Qin Yuan said to Hong Ye, “It’s a good thing I didn’t change my outer clothes. It would take me half a day to wash and dress again. This gives me an excuse to go to the old lady for dinner.”

Cui Ming asked: “Miss, have you guessed it a long time ago?”

“It was just a thought, I didn’t expect it to happen.”

Qin Yuan looked like she didn’t expect it to be like this.

Hongye smiled and said, “Young lady, you are very wise. You are truly a female Zhuge Liang. I admire you very much.”

Gu Jinghui changed into a dark-colored casual uniform made of soft Songjiang cloth. The upper body was loose and fitted well.

Qin Yuan asked again: “Can my husband go further?”

“Do you think I’m a porcelain doll?” Gu Jinghui smiled and rolled his eyes at Qin Yuan. “I’ve been injured more seriously than this before and nothing happened. Let’s go. You haven’t eaten for so long, are you hungry?”

He took a piece of hibiscus cake, handed it to Qin Yuan’s mouth, and said, “The hibiscus cake of Meixiangzhai is very good. Eat some first to fill your stomach. You need to take care of yourself if you are weak.”

Qin Yuan had no choice but to take it and said, “Okay.”

Gu Jinghui himself liked to eat lotus cake, so he thought she would like it too.

The two of them went all the way to the upper room.

Madam Gu had just taken a short nap when she vaguely heard Madam Rong whispering instructions to Xiaohong.

“Xiaohong, there are no maids in the upper room right now, and Qiuju is busy too. Isn’t it time for you to show your face in front of the lady? Hurry up and welcome the Marquis and the lady in. Be smart.”

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(End of this chapter)